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    #302
    Conor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Conor


    Sharpshooter wrote: »
    Hi guys, I wonder if you could fix something for me?
    I like the Boards.ie beta skin but it keeps reverting to white skin.
    Thanks.

    To make the change permanent, you have to change it in your user options. Under "Forum Skin" change it from "Use Forum Default" to "Boards.ie Beta".


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    #303
    Sharpshooter
    Registered Users Posts: 31,859 ✭✭✭✭Sharpshooter


    Cheers Conor, appreciated.
    Thanks.:)


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    #304
    ElBarco
    Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭ElBarco


    Another thumbs up from me. Very impressed with the menu - I usually just refreshed the main page when looking for new posts but this actually encourages me to look at all the various forums. Who knew there were so many?


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    #305
    eVeNtInE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


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    #306
    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭Ross


    eVeNtInE wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.
    That's actually the point of the bolded parts, to draw your eye towards "sub topics" :)

    The "find a forum" option is there if you know exactly what you're looking for, and the subscribed forums list is there for forums you visit frequently.

    I believe removing the highlighting would hinder usability for more users than it would help.


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    #307
    turgon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭turgon


    If I understand correctly when you are logged off the navigation cant be unlocked (and other settings cant be changed). I think that the default should be unlocked as its less cluttered, or at least the option be there. But that probably more personal preference.


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    #308
    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭Ross


    turgon wrote: »
    If I understand correctly when you are logged off the navigation cant be unlocked (and other settings cant be changed). I think that the default should be unlocked as its less cluttered, or at least the option be there. But that probably more personal preference.
    It's a conscious decision to have it locked by default, the option to unlock is right there in the preferences panel :)

    Not being able to edit the preferences while logged out is also a conscious decision, although when the beta menu is made the default menu, any customizations that don't rely on you being logged in will be kept (providing obviously that you haven't cleared your cookies).


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    #309
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Bit of largely meaningless feedback, when I did a bit of deleting and cleared cache there, after logging in again it went back to the default skin. I missed the new skin and had to change it back! So you're definitely on to a good thing IMO.


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    #310
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    For longer topic titles, it pushes the settings/PM/thread images of the toolbar (1024*768, Firefox 3). For example; http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055604798 - to fit everything onto the bar, it results in the images dropping off the bar.

    EDIT: Two more examples below (Mods Only)
    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055608281
    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055608180


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    #311
    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭Ross


    Thanks, both :)


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    #312
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Love the new menu-trail!, is the findaforum box gone now or do I have to refresh cache etc?


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    #313
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Gordon wrote: »
    Love the new menu-trail!, is the findaforum box gone now or do I have to refresh cache etc?

    Click the nut and re-enable, then refresh. Its disabled now by default.


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    #314
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Wow! Thanks Sully, nice one Ross.


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    #315
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,722 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    What's 'breadcrumbs'?


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    #316
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,253 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    hullaballoo wrote: »
    What's 'breadcrumbs'?

    Like "boards.ie > Sys > Feedback" at the top of the page. It's useful for sites with a deep navigation hierarchy, or where you have a progression of pages like an online store. E.g. checkout > shipping details > payment details > confirm order.


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    #317
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 16,578 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    it's the 'breadcrumb' trail to where you are in top left


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    #318
    eVeNtInE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


    This post has been deleted.


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    #319
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    eVeNtInE wrote: »
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    Correct. :) The term is a tad confusing, not sure how common it is. Great idea though.


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    #320
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,253 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Sully wrote: »
    Correct. :) The term is a tad confusing, not sure how common it is. Great idea though.

    It's a very common term. It makes sense when you think about it as a web dev/designer, but probably not as intuitive for a user.


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    #321
    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    It comes from the Hansel and Gretel story, doesn't it? Leaving breadcrumbs to find their way home... not that it worked out too well for them.

    The term always seemed self explanitory to me, but then I do the web dev stuff for a living :). "Link trail" / "Menu Trail" might be a better term for the average user.

    Either way, love the feature. Very handy.


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    #322
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    eoin wrote: »
    It's a very common term. It makes sense when you think about it as a web dev/designer, but probably not as intuitive for a user.

    Cant say I came across it before. Either that or my memory has failed me :)


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    #323
    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭Ross


    Term may not be terribly common in user parlance; I'm open to suggestions :)

    Obviously the concept itself works for Boards.ie; the plan is to provide sensible defaults (ie, breadcrumbs on by default) such that most casual users won't even be concerned with "cuztomization", so the breadcrumbs option should at most provoke some curiousity; all the "help" text is yet to be written, but at least I know that one needs better explanation :)

    Of course I don't really want to end up dragging users through a bunch of subtle options designed purely for power users.


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    #324
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Sully wrote: »
    Correct. :) The term is a tad confusing, not sure how common it is. Great idea though.
    As in "leaving a trail of breadcrumbs to find your way back", from Hansel & Gretel.


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    #325
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Ross wrote: »
    Thanks, both :)

    I think this was fixed earlier (title was stopped early with a follow of "....") but it seems to have cropped up again.

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=60981834#post60981834

    1024*768 FFX 3


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    #326
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Ross wrote: »
    Term may not be terribly common in user parlance; I'm open to suggestions :)
    Location trail!

    Non techie users don't know what breadcrumbs are..


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    #327
    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,964 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    It's nice, though my must have feature is a forum search box where you can type the first few letters of your forum name and have it pop up as opposed to wading your way through all the categories and forums for it.

    Breadcrumbs ftw btw.


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    #328
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Stark wrote: »
    It's nice, though my must have feature is a forum search box where you can type the first few letters of your forum name and have it pop up as opposed to wading your way through all the categories and forums for it.

    Breadcrumbs ftw btw.
    Click on menu preferences: find a forum.


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    #329
    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,964 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Awesome. Thanking you sir. (And thank you, Ross).


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    #330
    TPD
    Registered Users Posts: 7,814 ✭✭✭TPD


    Hello all. First time realising that there is another menu, and I like it so far. One change that I would make however is to add a 'close' button to the Menu Preferences box, or have it close itself a second or two after the cursor leaves it. Clicking the cog a second time to close the box doesnt seem to be the most intuitive option. That might just be me though!

    Overall the whole thing looks great. No more scrolling to the top of a page to change forum!


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    #331
    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭Ross


    The Perfect Drug wrote: »
    Hello all. First time realising that there is another menu, and I like it so far. One change that I would make however is to add a 'close' button to the Menu Preferences box, or have it close itself a second or two after the cursor leaves it. Clicking the cog a second time to close the box doesnt seem to be the most intuitive option. That might just be me though!

    Overall the whole thing looks great. No more scrolling to the top of a page to change forum!
    Thanks! Excellent suggestion too, implemented.


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