Board Software Updates

[75america]

Probably not possible but what I would like to see is a small thumbnail of the car next to each topic title.
Because now, with my terrible memory, I need to reopen each topic every time I want to know what car we are looking for. 

[Ultra]

Probably not possible but what I would like to see is a small thumbnail of the car next to each topic title.
Because now, with my terrible memory, I need to reopen each topic every time I want to know what car we are looking for. 

Coming soon........

[Allemano]

Probably not possible but what I would like to see is a small thumbnail of the car next to each topic title.
Because now, with my terrible memory, I need to reopen each topic every time I want to know what car we are looking for. 

Coming soon........

Wow, that would be great!

[Allan L]

If anyone is not enjoying some of the new themes we will be trying out this week you have the option in your profile settings to set your own theme as whatever you want it to be.  The Apollo is the one that most closely mimics the original.

Feel free to choose your own.  I will be uploading a few more during the week.

Sometimes I think few of you read my posts.

Perhaps we do, but without understanding what you've written.
For example, I've never come across the word "theme" in this sort of context, and when I had my profile displayed, even if I had noticed the "Look and Layout Preferences" under "Modify Profile" I would have expected it would be where you modified the look/layout of the profile, not the whole site's display. It was Allemano who told us that that was what changed the appearance of everything, hence I could then do it.
Hey ho!

[Ultra]

I have no way of knowing what you do and don't understand.

I have busted my ass to do this upate. Wanna know what I think of your haughtiness?

I didn't think so.

[Arunas]

My offer/idea for further development.

It would be nice to have an opportunity to somewhow "bookmark" separate topics for further reading in order to find them quickly when needed. For example to bookmark as "unread" (would be visible in recent unread topics list) or "interesting" topics. Also a chance to "ignore" topic. Well, that's just a basic idea nothing more.

BTW, is it normal that the forum is still working slower than normal/it should?

[Ultra]

Tried to upload the bookmark feature.  It wouldn't take. I am working on it. The forum is faster for me and I have only heard good reports till I heard yours. 

[Allemano]

It's working fantastic! Thank you so much Ultra!

[D-type]

(1)  I agree with other posters about the black background - it may look classy but it is tiring to read

(2)  I can't remember whether we had one before or if I've seen it on other forums, but I would like to see a duplicated  "next" button at the bottom of the page.  You open a puzzle and scroll through the answers - then you want to see the next puzzle and you have to scroll back up to the top

[woodinsight]

It's working faster for me.....

[Ray B.]

And much faster for me too. That seems solved. Thanks a lot, Ultra.

[Allemano]

Since the update is on I had no glitches at all, everything works absolutely fine.

Let's wait for the next group puzzle to come....

[Allan L]

(2)  I can't remember whether we had one before or if I've seen it on other forums, but I would like to see a duplicated  "next" button at the bottom of the page.  You open a puzzle and scroll through the answers - then you want to see the next puzzle and you have to scroll back up to the top

The Next/Previous pair seem to be at both top and bottom of the pages.
That's how they were, and if they were changed from that, they have been changed back.
Very useful it is when I just need a quick look at everything to see if someone's posted something I might have a chance of understanding (increasingly rare these days as most have already been used).

[D-type]

Next/ Previous is at top and bottom in Apollo but not on the black background "theme" or "format"

[Carnut]

Probably not possible but what I would like to see is a small thumbnail of the car next to each topic title.
Because now, with my terrible memory, I need to reopen each topic every time I want to know what car we are looking for. 

Coming soon........

That will be the biggest possible single improvement and is fantastic news!
Pleased to say it's all working much faster now and can only say the improvements have been well worth the effort!
Well done Ultra!

[Arunas]

Indeed the board is working much faster than previously. Most likely, some problems with internet connection resulted in my previous reply. My apologize. Well done improvements!

[Allemano]

Appearantly nothing is 100% perfect! Is it only me who's got the impression that the quality of posted pics is worse than before? (more pixelated!)
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=10245.0  (Oakland_Roadster_Show.jpg)
The pic was never good, but not that bad.
Maybe it depends on the dark theme which I'm using?

EDIT: No, the theme doesn't matter.

[Otto Puzzell]

It appears the watermark is part of an overlay that spans the entire picture.

FYI - I need to re-create the logo file I promised. I lost the original high-res PNG file. 

AND my Google Chrome account got screwed up, and I spent most of the early morning trying to fix that. 

[Carnut]

I'm finding the 'Search' doesn't work as before either.
Whatever I put in, I get 90 pages, starting with Djetset's Zodiac Ginetta Camper..!

I've found a way around it but as I say it doesn't work as before; why does 'Jaguar XK140' return that Zodiac and 90 other pages, many of them from within the last couple of weeks?

Anyone else finding this problem?

[Allemano]

Made the same experience on various items. Still can't find my solved 282. puzzle which was the same taxi as als15 posted recently. (Standard Taxi or NYC Taxi)

[Ultra]

Search parameters are adjustable by Admins. Any of you Admins wanna poke around and try adjusting them be my guest.

[woodinsight]

Also having the same problem with the search function.
It's necessary for me to find out if I'm about to post a puzzle that has already been covered.

[pnegyesi]

Ultra, I appreciate all your efforts and thank you for keeping this playground nice and tidy for us.

[Ultra]

Ultra, I appreciate all your efforts and thank you for keeping this playground nice and tidy for us.

We have not had one spammer since the update. Not one.

Huzzah!!!!!!!!!

[woodinsight]

I agree.
Thanks for all the hard work Ultra it's much appreciated.