Questions and comments about the new look to the forum.

[Atlanta Kiltie]

I like the new cleaner look a lot. It seems easier to navigate.

[Oldhiker]

the colors and larger/darker font have improved since the initial launch. I like it.

[Cynthia]

The colors and font are much easier on my eyes now, thanks!

Has anyone had any profile messages or PMs lately? I received a note on my profile wall, but I don't remember seeing an actual notification about it -- I usually hit my profile anyway, and that's how I found it. I used to see a section that appeared near my info at the top on the old version of this board that let me know I had a profile message. PMs used to have a pop-up window notifying me (I don't know if it's doing this now because I have not received one since the upgrade).

I wish I had taken a better look this morning before I went to my profile, but I was on my iPhone and wasn't fully awake yet. It's a little harder for me to spot things on the iPhone screen, but I've usually been able to. Didn't see anything this morning. That's why I thought I'd ask... if the notifications have changed, I did like those.

[sydnie7]

FYI, Steve and I exchanged some PMs yesterday and that pop-up notification works just like before.

[Standard]

I like the new version of the colours better than the "first draft", the posts are much easier to read.

I know Steve said a few posts back that they are working on the tartan border which I think will enhance the appearance of the site.

Any word on whether or not the Rankings will be returned?

Keep up the good work Steve (and moderators)

[Cynthia]

Thanks for letting me know, Sydnie! Glad to hear the PM notification pop-up is still working. I wasn't sure, since both had different kinds of notifications on the old version of the board. Like I said though, for all I know there was one for my profile message and I just didn't see it due to being on a small screen and having to navigate it differently than I do on my laptop. If there was one, it might have been in a section I couldn't see due to being zoomed in and having to drag the screen to go where I wanted to click next.

[ali8780]

I miss the font colors, are they coming back?

[Steve Ashton]

Font colors? What font colors? Did something go away that I haven't heard about yet?

Ali, can you be a bit more specific about what you mean. As I type this I am able to use colors.

I can use different fonts.

And I can make the letters different sizes.

The smilies seem to work. shock:

What am I missing?

[cavscout]

One more convenience thing, when I click on a vendor link, rather than open the vendors site in a new tab, it opens it in the tab XMTS is in. I like to have the various web sites I'm monitoring through out the day open in different tabs or if I'm doing research following links from one site to another I like being able to keep a good site open and still get back to the previous site by just clicking the tab. As it is, I have to reopen XMTS from a bookmark or as I do on other sites, remember to right click links and tell them to open in a new tab. As I said, it is a convenience that was very nice in the old setup.

[sorcererdale]

Unless I am missing a way how to do this, I still have to hit back button, for example from this post, six times to get back to the new posts. If I hit go to first page, then I still have to use the back button six times or so to get to the new posts. What do the others do when they are done reading a post of many pages, hit the back button until you get to the new posts, or is there an easier way?

DALE.