Even more improved support for mobile phones - Page 3

November 21st, 2014, 6:43 am

It's nice, isn't it?

November 21st, 2014, 10:12 am

Actually, there does one remain one tiny gripe with the new mobile look, which I also had with the old look... No "views" counter. After I start a new thread from my laptop I tend to check back frequently to how popular a thread it is, particularly if there's a delay in anyone responding. I can't do that from a phone without the "views" counter. Any chance that can get worked in somewhere?
Thanks again!

Oh... as long as I'm piling up a wish list -- how about a win 8.1 touch-friendly option? Big fat buttons, for tablet-style browsing. That'd be sweet.

#23: Post by **Bob_McBob** » November 21st, 2014, 10:27 am

I'm no longer taken to the newest unread post when I open a thread, so I have to dig through and find where I left off last time. Is that intentional?

November 21st, 2014, 10:33 am

SpromoSapiens wrote:Actually, there does one remain one tiny gripe with the new mobile look, which I also had with the old look... No "views" counter.

I'm trying not to clutter up the mobile interface with too much information, but this sounds worthwhile. I added a "Views" counter and removed the bold emphasis.

SpromoSapiens wrote:Big fat buttons, for tablet-style browsing. That'd be sweet.

That's the so-called Metro layout. Next upgrade, OK?

November 21st, 2014, 10:42 am

Bob_McBob wrote:I'm no longer taken to the newest unread post when I open a thread, so I have to dig through and find where I left off last time. Is that intentional?

No, that's a goof. It should be corrected now, thanks for the report.

#26: Post by **jbviau** » November 21st, 2014, 1:06 pm

Dan, I'm enjoying the improved mobile experience so far (thanks!), with one exception. I typically head straight to the "recent topics" view and then browse. On my iPhone 5, I can no longer see *who* made the most recent post in each thread using that view; whether or not I click through depends to some extent on this info. We're not talking about a high-priority issue here, but is it something that you might be willing to address?

November 21st, 2014, 1:17 pm

Looking on my phone now, I don't think there's room for the last poster's name without causing a wrap to three lines.

#28: Post by **Bob_McBob** » November 21st, 2014, 2:53 pm

HB wrote:No, that's a goof. It should be corrected now, thanks for the report.

It seems to be working for me except when I click the "latest forum post" links on the front page.

November 22nd, 2014, 1:39 am

That's how the old forum worked (just checked my backup test server). But it's not a bad idea, i.e., if you're logged in, the last link on the main index goes automatically to the last unread. If you're not logged in, it goes to the actual last link. I'll add that to my list of improvement to-dos.

#30: Post by **drgary** » November 22nd, 2014, 8:19 am

After logging on my first action is usually to see what's happening with threads where I have recently been participating. The "My posts" index is no longer listed in the drop down menu or the banner menu listing on top. Is this a permanent change or is it temporarily missing while being recoded? Is there some other way to find that index that I am not seeing?