Actually all that makes sense. There's a bit of code logic to make sure that if the text area auto sizes that it keeps wherever your cursor is visible to the page. I'll mess with that and fix it, but I think I know exactly what part. Seems like FF doesn't handle it as well.
Forever, shun, can you double check the editor now? I believe I fixed all the plaguing issues.
Also, added back the home vs menu split.
Also, added back the home vs menu split.
Seems better. A lingering issue: When I right click the cursor automatically goes back to the very beginning and anything I had selected gets deselected. If I right click and paste, the pasted text goes to the top because that's where the cursor ends up. If I use a keyboard shortcut that works fine.
By reilo Go To PostAlright party peeps, let me know if this new homepage works for y'all. If not, I can dig deep again and re-tweak.
Looks good. Feels good.
I like the homepage a lot more now, and also thanks for bringing back the one click to homepage in the header. King Reilo.
edit: quote button is still missing from single post pages: http://slaent.com/thread/79658/page/35/post/834045/
edit: quote button is still missing from single post pages: http://slaent.com/thread/79658/page/35/post/834045/
New home page is nice. Would appreciate a divider on mobile between featured threads and the rest.
I've noticed that sometimes the menu bar gets detached from the top of the screen with chrome on iOS
I've noticed that sometimes the menu bar gets detached from the top of the screen with chrome on iOS
Reilo. Great Job!
Any chance we could get the video embedder to work with direct mp4 links? https://my.mixtape.moe/ahxkyo.mp4 for example
Any chance we could get the video embedder to work with direct mp4 links? https://my.mixtape.moe/ahxkyo.mp4 for example
The page isn't working properly anymore on mobile for me.
I could only log in by clicking on a username.
Can't anser and generally the UI is unavailable.
Android.
I could only log in by clicking on a username.
Can't anser and generally the UI is unavailable.
Android.
By Mega Man Go To PostStill no luck on my iPad, no ability to input text or log out or in unless googlin the log in page.That's so odd. I have an iPad myself (posting from it right now...). Can you tell me which iPad, and iOS version and browser. I can load up a simulator and check there.
By Pennywise Go To PostThe page isn't working properly anymore on mobile for me.Which browser?
I could only log in by clicking on a username.
Can't anser and generally the UI is unavailable.
Android.
By Vlatko Go To PostNew home page is nice. Would appreciate a divider on mobile between featured threads and the rest.That's a dumb fucking bug with Chrome since v50 and annoys the shit out of me.
I've noticed that sometimes the menu bar gets detached from the top of the screen with chrome on iOS
By reilo Go To PostWhich browser?Chrome
By Pennywise Go To PostChromeWuuuut. Any other Android users can confirm this? Which version? I can load up an emulator for it.
Dude you're killing me. You gotta upgrade that shit lmao. Chrome is on v52 now. Can you please try doing that first?
Working now.
Seriously, I just downloaded it yesterday as I got a different phone.
Time to remove those big ass pictures.
Seriously, I just downloaded it yesterday as I got a different phone.
Time to remove those big ass pictures.
By JesalR Go To PostReilo. Great Job!Forgot to respond to this.
Any chance we could get the video embedder to work with direct mp4 links? https://my.mixtape.moe/ahxkyo.mp4 for example
Ideally? Yes. It'd be kinda not difficult to implement it. But there's a caveat in that we would need a Flash Player fallback to make the video work on any browser that doesn't support MP4s -- which means Firefox unless you install a third party plugin to support it.
The real ideal here is to support the other formats such as webm as well. You can read more on it here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Supported_media_formats
By Pennywise Go To PostWorking now.I'll have a surprise in store tonight. Hold tight.
Seriously, I just downloaded it yesterday as I got a different phone.
Time to remove those big ass pictures.
I think the latest UI update pretty much kills any thread that is not one of the last 6. I know I wouldn't even bother digging up the pokemon thread, or I would just forget about it.
Can you expand on that? Before it was a list segregated by forum to 4 threads at a time and people seemingly preferred a flat list that was in order by most recently posted in. I'm gonna be adding some nifty options to help dig through some of the recent threads list so hopefully that'll alleviate some of it.
Ideally, I also need to design something that leads people into individual forums and I think the homepage lacks that aspect. Each forum once the user gets there should feel inviting as well. The homepage should act as a gateway as well as a primary way of figuring out what is happening right now.
Ideally, I also need to design something that leads people into individual forums and I think the homepage lacks that aspect. Each forum once the user gets there should feel inviting as well. The homepage should act as a gateway as well as a primary way of figuring out what is happening right now.
Subscriptions are a good way to keep up with threads that are relevant to you but get buried from general inactivity. Right now I just keep a few threads bookmarked in Firefox as a workaround.
Subscriptions is a big ticket item. I'm gonna brain storm the best way to go about it with Sharp. He has huge reservations about implementing it within our current infrastructure because it would make it impossible to effectively cache each user's subscription model. Might be a good candidate for implementing a first run events system starting with subscriptions.
For example, a new post is made in a thread, and it triggers a push notification to some unspecified part in the menu. You get quoted, it goes to the same notification system. Perhaps we even merge Messages into that same common area so if you get a new PM it shows up in the same list but stylistically different, but the advantage would be to piggy back off of the same notifications driven system.
For example, a new post is made in a thread, and it triggers a push notification to some unspecified part in the menu. You get quoted, it goes to the same notification system. Perhaps we even merge Messages into that same common area so if you get a new PM it shows up in the same list but stylistically different, but the advantage would be to piggy back off of the same notifications driven system.
By reilo Go To PostIdeally, I also need to design something that leads people into individual forums and I think the homepage lacks that aspect.Yes. How about making the search bar smaller, and on the same line next to it, have the buttons for each subforum? Saves a click, and makes it visible.
By Gabyskra Go To PostYes. How about making the search bar smaller, and on the same line next to it, have the buttons for each subforum? Saves a click, and makes it visible.Definitely thought about it and heavily leaning towards it, actually. I'd still have the click to expand on mobile though due to limited real estate.
Also, here are my thoughts on thread subscriptions (and by extension Who Quoted Me and event handling) of how I would like the system to be implemented: https://github.com/slaent/issues/issues/39
There's technical concerns to overcome which I'll have to discuss with Sharp.
Unpopular opinion, but truthful:
considering the general philosophy of the layout, the font size, etc... the thread titles are too long. Way too long. They fit minimalistic UIs. It's too crowded, too much for too little purpose.
The advantage of smaller parts for each thread is that you gather more info on the main page. I think there's too much noise, not enough actual info.
considering the general philosophy of the layout, the font size, etc... the thread titles are too long. Way too long. They fit minimalistic UIs. It's too crowded, too much for too little purpose.
The advantage of smaller parts for each thread is that you gather more info on the main page. I think there's too much noise, not enough actual info.
Maybe adding a link to each forum after the break (from highlighted threads to normal threads) would be a good idea to make people go and look inside of those forums.
The Last Read button is sometimes cutoff or completely out of view on mobile (on the right side of the screen). Seems like it happens next to longer user names.
Yep. you could fix it or ban wooden
Alright. Tweaked the homepage.
Added a section for the site forums so they're more accessible. Added a filter so you can filter on each forum for recent threads. Added a toggle button so user's can disable cover images if they so choose. Also fixed Wooden's shenanigans (usernames will now truncate if they're too long on mobile).
Added a section for the site forums so they're more accessible. Added a filter so you can filter on each forum for recent threads. Added a toggle button so user's can disable cover images if they so choose. Also fixed Wooden's shenanigans (usernames will now truncate if they're too long on mobile).
Safari Editor works well reilo. No more issues, site update looks cleaner and better. Wouldn't mind having it stay like this and just add more QOL features like notifications and search engine.
Everything here is already 10x more modern than what I am used to on a message board or BBS.
Everything here is already 10x more modern than what I am used to on a message board or BBS.
Cool.
Can you fill the empty space left by the filters with more recent threads from the remaining forums?
Can you fill the empty space left by the filters with more recent threads from the remaining forums?
By shun Go To PostSafari Editor works well reilo. No more issues, site update looks cleaner and better. Wouldn't mind having it stay like this and just add more QOL features like notifications and search engine.Glad to hear it! There's more bigger QOL features coming down the line, e.g. the subscriptions service I wrote about here: https://github.com/slaent/issues/issues/39
Everything here is already 10x more modern than what I am used to on a message board or BBS.
Search revamp is definitely coming up next.
By Jay Whatever Go To PostCool.Possibly. I would have to do a query to the server and then render client-side, which I am a bit hesitant about. Maybe in a future update.
Can you fill the empty space left by the filters with more recent threads from the remaining forums?
MacBook Air
OS X Yosemite 10.10.5
FireFox 48
Embedded Tweets don't show. Neither "broken image" pic, nor anything else. Only a big wide open gap.
Embedded Youtube works.
OS X Yosemite 10.10.5
FireFox 48
Embedded Tweets don't show. Neither "broken image" pic, nor anything else. Only a big wide open gap.
Embedded Youtube works.
how does the coli have this cool imgur embed function working? 
http://www.thecoli.com/posts/20433943/
http://www.thecoli.com/posts/20433943/
you should make the filter bar red
the new home page looks really good though
although the left side seems a bit redundant now
the new home page looks really good though
although the left side seems a bit redundant now
I wonder if this is how Mayan and Egyptian civilization felt, building shit ahead of their time, tinkering to perfection as a community for the rest world to realize how ahead of their time they are.
Amazing work Relio.
Amazing work Relio.
Yep front page looks very nice now, and I love that filtering, very useful. I wouldn't mind the threads on the front page being smaller either, to make room for more. But I find the current one pretty good anyway.
A few none important things, but suggestions anyway:
The top bar not staying consistently on the left or center is annoying. Think it should be moved to the center of the front page, just like it is when entering a thread.
Also I still find the pop up boxes of anything rather annoying, especially because when typing a post, it means you cant do certain things. Like if you have 3 links in your post, and want to check them, you can't copy with the mouse, or select a part and right click "search google for (selection)". Instead you gotta copy it with the keyboard and insert it into your web browser address bar. It's a small thing, but that is the kind of thing that makes me just want hard fixed buttons like other editors.
A few none important things, but suggestions anyway:
The top bar not staying consistently on the left or center is annoying. Think it should be moved to the center of the front page, just like it is when entering a thread.
Also I still find the pop up boxes of anything rather annoying, especially because when typing a post, it means you cant do certain things. Like if you have 3 links in your post, and want to check them, you can't copy with the mouse, or select a part and right click "search google for (selection)". Instead you gotta copy it with the keyboard and insert it into your web browser address bar. It's a small thing, but that is the kind of thing that makes me just want hard fixed buttons like other editors.
By Face it Tiger.. Go To Posthow does the coli have this cool imgur embed function working?You can embed imgur via the Share icon in the embeds.
http://www.thecoli.com/posts/20433943/
By ReRixo Go To Postyou should make the filter bar redI'll be filtering out promoted threads from recent threads, just didn't have time.
the new home page looks really good though
although the left side seems a bit redundant now
Thanks for the feedback Wooden, I'll look into hiding the buttons when right click is active.
By Kidjr Go To PostI wonder if this is how Mayan and Egyptian civilization felt, building shit ahead of their time, tinkering to perfection as a community for the rest world to realize how ahead of their time they are.lol thanks!
Amazing work Relio.
By DerZuhälter Go To PostMacBook AirTweets are sometimes slow to load. I don't know why :-/
OS X Yosemite 10.10.5
FireFox 48
Embedded Tweets don't show. Neither "broken image" pic, nor anything else. Only a big wide open gap.
Embedded Youtube works.
By reilo Go To PostDefinitely thought about it and heavily leaning towards it, actually. I'd still have the click to expand on mobile though due to limited real estate.
Also, here are my thoughts on thread subscriptions (and by extension Who Quoted Me and event handling) of how I would like the system to be implemented: https://github.com/slaent/issues/issues/39
There's technical concerns to overcome which I'll have to discuss with Sharp.
The subscription model outlined there sounds really great, but I think it's kind of overcomplicating the user need. Or, rather, that there's an MVP way of doing this. The notification system seems cool, but I genuinely think a page just listing subscribed threads would be a good enough start.
Obviously having no idea how the site is architected, I don't know if that's any easier, but it at least alleviates the need to handle bulk events and such.