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The forum is undergoing significant updates, with many features still in development, including issues with LaTeX loading slowly and the Android app not functioning properly. Users have reported problems with editing posts, broken YouTube links, and difficulties in copying and pasting text in the editor. The new forum design has received mixed feedback, with some users missing previous functionalities like the old search feature and the ability to sort posts in descending order. There are ongoing discussions about the configuration of various features and performance issues, particularly related to server speed and SSL. Overall, the community is encouraged to report problems as they work towards refining the new platform.
  • #101
Shyan said:
I still have the problem with the list of my posts...mmm...contents and threads.
It seems that when I click "Find all content by shayan" the forum shows my today posts+all posts before a random date in 2013!
And I still see "No results found" when I want to see my threads.

Yes, it is still not fixed and we are aware of that. Sorry about that, but there are plenty of things to do. For now, try to use google adding
Code: 
site:physicsforums.com
to your searches.
 
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  • #102
I like the overall look!

But one thing I found quite annoying is the social media bar to the left on the screen. It's fairly big, flashy colors and always shows up with a delay on every page you start reading. Is there a way to turn it off or permanently hide it? There's a small arrow below it for collapsing it, but it still comes back as soon as you click a new link. Just make the small arrow perma-hide it would be a quick solution I think.
 
  • #103
Yep, I have the same issue. Probably some database cleanup that Greg will get to after the more pressing issues are resolved.

EDIT: OOPS ... didn't see Borek's post
 
  • #104
Greg Bernhardt said:
Not sure what canbe done about that. It needs to be broken up some how. Responsive sizing would be neat though.

Unfortunately I just don't recall exactly how the page appeared before the upgrade, but I know I could see that whole posting. Unless the rendering was smaller somehow, I think there must have been horizontal scrollbars either inside the panel, or on the browser frame? That would be the obvious way to handle very wide equations that don't fit in the current browser window (no different than any web page really). Would the previous version have done that?
 
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  • #105
ostrich2 said:
Unfortunately I just don't recall exactly how the page appeared before the upgrade, but I know I could see that whole posting. Unless the rendering was smaller somehow, I think there must have been horizontal scrollbars either inside the panel, or on the browser frame? That would be the obvious way to handle very wide equations that don't fit in the current browser window (no different than any web page really). Would the previous version have done that?
You're right, there was a scroll bar. I've edited this latex, anyway, since it went off the screen for me too. Hopefully it's all visible now.
 
  • #106
Greg Bernhardt said:
Not sure what canbe done about that. It needs to be broken up some how. Responsive sizing would be neat though.
Sadly this makes anything but the shortest equations cut off in the mobile version :-(

In the old forum the page just got wider, which worked quite well in my view.
 
  • #107
Lord Crc said:
Sadly this makes anything but the shortest equations cut off in the mobile version :-(
Interesting observation, I'll have to go look
 
  • #108
Greg Bernhardt said:
Interesting observation, I'll have to go look
FWIW it happens in both Opera Mobile and Firefox Mobile for me.

Mobile theme in general could be improved a lot with a few tweaks, especially the excessive empty spaces, but of course not a burning issue.
 
  • #109
Lord Crc said:
especially the excessive empty spaces
I see the left padding issue in posts that make them cramped. Solving that will make a big difference.
 
  • #110
Greg Bernhardt said:
I see the left padding issue in posts that make them cramped. Solving that will make a big difference.
That would be great indeed.

In any case thanks for the hard work. For some reason I hadn't seen the announcement despite visiting daily so came as a bit of a shock, but the switch seems to have gone very smooth, which I assume is due to much work and planning.
 
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  • #111
Two points: When I click reply in a thread, the previous text is automatically quoted. What is the "+quote" for, then?
There was a strange thread in the chemistry forum about how to write a sigma which had started some days ago. The overview didn't show when it started nor who had replied to it. Today, the tread isn't there any more. Are there more threads which got lost in transition?
 
  • #112
DrDu said:
When I click reply in a thread, the previous text is automatically quoted. What is the "+quote" for, then?

The +quote is what was called multi-quote in the old forum. The reply is what we used to call quote.
 
  • #114
Will there be a reply without quote as it is kind of nasty to delete long quotes?
How do I see that a thread has been moved?
 
  • #115
DrDu said:
Will there be a reply without quote as it is kind of nasty to delete long quotes?
Just use the quick reply. I used it rarely in PF3 because I often needed more tools but now that everything is present in quick reply, I just use it all the time and there is no unwanted quotes.
 
  • #116
DrDu said:
How do I see that a thread has been moved?

Depends. Sometimes you don't.

In general, when moving threads, we leave a redirection thread. However, we treat redirection threads as a junk, they are typically set to expire. If the thread had no answers redirection thread will be set to expire in a day or two. If there were many people involved, we can send alerts to all involved (or make the expiration longer) - but that won't work if you have only read the thread.
 
  • #117
Great job on the new PF;) Less bugs than anything released by MS!
 
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  • #118
Imager said:
Less bugs than anything released by MS!
We just have a good can of Raid :)
 
  • #119
Imager said:
Great job on the new PF;) Less bugs than anything released by MS!

Oh, that's setting the bar really low ;) Greg did a much better job than just beating MS.
 
  • #120
OK, here's a new one. In general, I like the new feature where the system remembers a post that you're writing even if you leave the page and come back later. However, if I wipe it out, it ignores that and keeps putting my unfinished post back. If I want to remove a draft, I have to either post something or replace it with a single character.
 
  • #121
Borg said:
OK, here's a new one. In general, I like the new feature where the system remembers a post that you're writing even if you leave the page and come back later. However, if I wipe it out, it ignores that and keeps putting my unfinished post back. If I want to remove a draft, I have to either post something or replace it with a single character.
I've been seeing that problem on this very thread. This post should take care of it.

Edit: yep, finally gone...
 
  • #122
Borg said:
If I want to remove a draft, I have to either post something or replace it with a single character.
Just discovered the "Drafts" button on the editor (Floppy disk icon). Click that and "Delete Draft".

The editor auto-saves a draft after a period of time.
 
  • #123
Borg said:
I have to either post something or replace it with a single character.
Find the diskette icon in the editor bar, one of the drop down options is delete draft
 
  • #124
Greg Bernhardt said:
Find the diskette icon in the editor bar, one of the drop down options is delete draft
Ah, I see it now. Thanks.
 
  • #125
I just edited my signature and realized there was no "Font Size" option. I managed to get a smaller font for the link but it took a little work. Not a big deal though.

edit: The preview looked smaller (size 1) but not in this post.
 
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  • #126
@Greg Bernhardt, is it possible to give us the option to close the "So you want to be a physicist" thing, at the top of /home? Most of us have already read it and it's just "wasting" space there..
 
  • #127
DataGG said:
close the "So you want to be a physicist" thing

Click the little triangle-in-a-circle icon at the upper right of that area ("Dismiss Featured Thread").

Oops, it doesn't do anything for me. :oops:
 
  • #128
jtbell said:
Oops, it doesn't do anything for me.
Try now
 
  • #129
DataGG said:
is it possible to give us the option to close the "So you want to be a physicist" thing

jtbell said:
Click the little triangle-in-a-circle icon at the upper right of that area ("Dismiss Featured Thread"). ...
Oops, it doesn't do anything for me. :oops:

Greg Bernhardt said:
Try now

Most excellent support! I like providing options - options are great! On my end, I'm jazzing/enjoying this particular featured topic, and don't plan to dismiss it for now. And with that said: OMG! That is quite a comprehensive resource for tomorrow's physicists to dedicate themselves toward their future goals. Kudos towards that! It's a most excellent "reality check" from my perspective, and if I wasn't 59 years old, I'd find it hard not to be tempted/assured that making this kind of commitment to my dream was well founded.
 
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  • #130
Greg Bernhardt said:
Try now

Still no go. Mac OS, Firefox 32.0.3. It doesn't matter whether my tracker-blocker (Ghostery) is on or off.

[added] Aha, now I get it. The message "Dismiss Featured Thread" isn't just a tooltip, it's a menu item. I was just clicking on the triangle. :p
 
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  • #132
I'm about to take a leap of faith... :)) As much as I want to keep the "So you want to be a physicist..." on my browsers, I can't resists the desire to test, report, and help.

DISCLAIMER:
It doesn't help my comfort level that yesterday, when I was digging into icon font issues, Firefox alerted me to update. I agreed and was updated to Firefox 30.0. When I launched Firefox today to investigate this dismiss issue, I was alerted to the 30.0.2 update. After downloading and installing, I checked Firefox 'Help' only to find/precipitate the installation of version 30.0.3. :confused:

Opening a second tab now to try the dismiss... SUCCESS! It works for me.
 
  • #133
TumblingDice said:
Opening a second tab now to try the dismiss... SUCCESS! It works for me.
Don't worry, I'll try to get a featured thread posted a few times a week :) Of course that depends on the quality of our threads at the moment :D
 
  • #134
@Greg Bernhardt - logged back in under IE 11 on desktop. The featured thread is gone - guessing the setting must be a user data bit on the server (e.g., not a local cookie thing.) Can you turn it back on for me? :rolleyes:
 
  • #135
TumblingDice said:
Can you turn it back on for me?
mmmmm not really :( :D
 
  • #136
Greg Bernhardt said:
mmmmm not really :( :D
No worries - I should have mentioned that. Sign me, "Looking forward!"
 
  • #137
Ah yes, clicking on that triangle on a circle and choosing "Dismiss feature" works for me. No idea how I didn't see that sooner. Thank you all.
 
  • #138
TumblingDice said:
@Greg Bernhardt - logged back in under IE 11 on desktop. The featured thread is gone - guessing the setting must be a user data bit on the server (e.g., not a local cookie thing.) Can you turn it back on for me? :rolleyes:
Goto My PF > Preferences and check "Restore dismissed featured threads".
 
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  • #140
Thank you. I can't decide on one I really like. It's driving me crazy! :P
 
  • #141
Turned it off and couldn't turn it back on?
 
  • #142
Evo said:
Turned it off and couldn't turn it back on?
Hey there, Evo. Seeing that your post starts a new page. EDIT: Well, it did a moment ago...
Did you see Jimmy's post?:
Jimmy said:
Goto My PF > Preferences and check "Restore dismissed featured threads".

Is it broken (or worse) ...?
 
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  • #143
Oh,
TumblingDice said:
Hey there, Evo. Seeing that your post starts a new page.
Oh, I need an "I love tumbling dice" thingy. Maybe we make it a new trophy,

I'm loving the growing green goop on jimmy's avatar too.
 
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  • #144
Thanks! I've probably switched avatars a dozen times in the last few days. I think I'll keep this one for a while. :)

@TumblingDice
Were you able to restore the featured threads?
 
  • #145
Jimmy said:
@TumblingDice
Were you able to restore the featured threads?
Ha-ha I just did! Never doubted ya', pal. Enjoying the rush of catching up to all of these wonderful Alerts!
 
  • #146
Ah, I thought it might be broken.

I'm finding these alerts pretty convenient.
 
  • #147
Jimmy said:
It's driving me crazy!

Here is my number, call me maybe.

Signed: Psychiatrist.
 
  • #148
I get email notifications when someone replies to a thread I posted despite I deactivated this option in my PF.
 
  • #149
DrDu said:
I get email notifications when someone replies to a thread I posted despite I deactivated this option in my PF.

Try to Unwatch the threads you watched before changing the notification settings and then watch them again.
 
  • #150
In PF3 there was an option to see only recent threads without any replies. Is it possible to have it in PF4 too?
 

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