MobileRead migration complete / Small changes - Page 3

Alexander Turcic · 06-04-2007, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taylor

https://www.mobileread.com/avantgo/comics.shtml sees unreachable now. I don't know if this is related to the move, but I think it worked right up until the move.

True. We don't want to host this feature on MR anymore, but I will give you a link once it's moved to another domain. Good catch

yvanleterrible · 06-04-2007, 11:21 AM

An other idea... Don't rush for it, I mean put it on the backburner for a while.

In the Hybrid display mode, when you browse in the hierachy, at any point if you click on a post, it brings you to it ... but only it. I would be nice if it brought you to it but with all the others around it too, just like a link in a long Wiki page for example. That would give an other dimension of browsing that is quicker than scrolling.

PS. An other helpful tool idea.

The blue menu bar could follow you everywhere you go and stay just at the top of your screen or one button called 'Top' could do the same and follow you. Once you click on it, it brings you to the blue menu bar at the top.

I imagine those would entail heavy programming, sorry bout that!

paulkbiba · 06-04-2007, 11:36 AM

Just gave your makeover a mention on Palm Addict. Hopefully it will bring you some new traffic.

Paul

astra · 06-04-2007, 11:49 AM

I had to leave for one week only and look what happened!?
Everything is up-side-down!
What are we gonna do?

Ah, probably it is a new design

Anyway, thanks to all admins for trying to please us all

Alexander Turcic · 06-04-2007, 12:36 PM

Thanks Paul for the mentioning, this is very kind of you!

And thanks to everyone for your patience. Sure changes are not always for the better, and we all have to learn. But I am willing to learn and I will always listen to you guys to make the best of MobileRead

So for a starter, our traditional postbit is back, where the user info is shown off to the left and the actual postings to the right. A lot of you guys preferred this way (and honestly, I do prefer it too

).

Should you prefer the newer look that we installed yesterday, you can go to your control panel options and change "Postbit Style" back to "modern".

More changes in the next few days (promised).

NatCh · 06-04-2007, 01:10 PM

It's already smokin', Alex. Great work, and thank you!

I especially like the fact that it doesn't mark threads as read unless I actually read them, makes it much easier to pick up reading new posts when I get interrupted before I get done going through them all.

UncleDuke · 06-04-2007, 01:34 PM

as for me, i like the look

pl0ni · 06-04-2007, 02:04 PM

None of the avantgo channels are working for me anymore. I grab a few of them on a daily basis and will miss them if they are removed (esp. boingboing).

nevsf · 06-04-2007, 07:21 PM

The mobile version of mobile read (www.mobileread.com/mobile) is dead. Was this intentional? I used to read it all the time on my Treo...

Thanks for the great site!

Leaping Gnome · 06-04-2007, 07:22 PM

Quote:

So for a starter, our traditional postbit is back, where the user info is shown off to the left and the actual postings to the right. A lot of you guys preferred this way (and honestly, I do prefer it too ).

Excellent, thanks!

sUnShInE · 06-04-2007, 07:58 PM

Alex is actually a super-secret machine that powers the interwebs.

Don't tell anyone though. It's our little secret.

Bob Russell · 06-04-2007, 10:00 PM

I really love the traditional style post that you returned, and even more with the new upgraded look. It's very nice, and the old style makes me feel so much more at home! Everyone should stand up and cheer for Alex, with all the amazing work he does. You'd think he was a professional web master. He's definitely an incredible guy. Unless you know, as Sunshine pointed out, that "Alex is actually a super-secret machine that powers the interwebs."

Steven Lyle Jordan · 06-04-2007, 10:31 PM

Yo! Alex...

Hip Hip...

Hooray!

Hip Hip...

Hooray!

Hip Hip...

Hooray!

...good job, dude.

Alexander Turcic · 06-05-2007, 04:44 AM

You honor me, thanks so much!

Hey, oh my, the liquid design is back as well. If you prefer it over the fixed layout, go to your Control Panel Options and change the Forum Skin under Miscellaneous Options.

Gavrahil · 06-05-2007, 05:25 AM

One other thing that seems not to be there any more are the RSS feeds for a single forum. Before you could create an RSS feed for every sub-forum you wanted, for example the Irex Iliad with all its sub-forums. That would be nice again... I just can't seem to find it anymore.

06-04-2007, 11:21 AM	#32
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	An other idea... Don't rush for it, I mean put it on the backburner for a while. In the Hybrid display mode, when you browse in the hierachy, at any point if you click on a post, it brings you to it ... but only it. I would be nice if it brought you to it but with all the others around it too, just like a link in a long Wiki page for example. That would give an other dimension of browsing that is quicker than scrolling. PS. An other helpful tool idea. The blue menu bar could follow you everywhere you go and stay just at the top of your screen or one button called 'Top' could do the same and follow you. Once you click on it, it brings you to the blue menu bar at the top. I imagine those would entail heavy programming, sorry bout that! Last edited by yvanleterrible; 06-04-2007 at 11:26 AM.

06-05-2007, 04:44 AM	#44
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	You honor me, thanks so much! Hey, oh my, the liquid design is back as well. If you prefer it over the fixed layout, go to your Control Panel Options and change the Forum Skin under Miscellaneous Options. Attached Thumbnails

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Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Thanks Paul for the mentioning, this is very kind of you! And thanks to everyone for your patience. Sure changes are not always for the better, and we all have to learn. But I am willing to learn and I will always listen to you guys to make the best of MobileRead So for a starter, our traditional postbit is back, where the user info is shown off to the left and the actual postings to the right. A lot of you guys preferred this way (and honestly, I do prefer it too ). Should you prefer the newer look that we installed yesterday, you can go to your control panel options and change "Postbit Style" back to "modern". More changes in the next few days (promised).

06-04-2007, 01:10 PM	#36
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	It's already smokin', Alex. Great work, and thank you! I especially like the fact that it doesn't mark threads as read unless I actually read them, makes it much easier to pick up reading new posts when I get interrupted before I get done going through them all.

06-04-2007, 01:34 PM	#37
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	as for me, i like the look

06-04-2007, 02:04 PM	#38
pl0ni Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Device: Palm IIIx -> pa1mOne T\|T5 -> Palm T\|X	None of the avantgo channels are working for me anymore. I grab a few of them on a daily basis and will miss them if they are removed (esp. boingboing).

06-04-2007, 07:21 PM	#39
nevsf Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony eReader	The mobile version of mobile read (www.mobileread.com/mobile) is dead. Was this intentional? I used to read it all the time on my Treo... Thanks for the great site!

06-04-2007, 07:58 PM	#41
sUnShInE Drama Queen Posts: 784 Karma: 11712 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United States Device: Palm Tungsten T\|T3	Alex is actually a super-secret machine that powers the interwebs. Don't tell anyone though. It's our little secret.

06-04-2007, 10:00 PM	#42
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	I really love the traditional style post that you returned, and even more with the new upgraded look. It's very nice, and the old style makes me feel so much more at home! Everyone should stand up and cheer for Alex, with all the amazing work he does. You'd think he was a professional web master. He's definitely an incredible guy. Unless you know, as Sunshine pointed out, that "Alex is actually a super-secret machine that powers the interwebs."

06-04-2007, 10:31 PM	#43
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Yo! Alex... Hip Hip... Hooray! Hip Hip... Hooray! Hip Hip... Hooray! ...good job, dude.

06-05-2007, 05:25 AM	#45
Gavrahil Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Sony Librié	One other thing that seems not to be there any more are the RSS feeds for a single forum. Before you could create an RSS feed for every sub-forum you wanted, for example the Irex Iliad with all its sub-forums. That would be nice again... I just can't seem to find it anymore.