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Vanilla are planning an update to the site on April 24th (next Wednesday). It is a major PHP8 update which is expected to boost performance across the site. The site will be down from 7pm and it is expected to take about an hour to complete. We appreciate your patience during the update.
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  • 20-06-2011 3:33pm
    #1
    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭


    Howdy all,

    This isn't being "officially" announced until tomorrow (although obviously as soon as I've posted this it's kinda moot), we've got a new version of the site built with touch enabled devices in mind (smartphones like iPhones and Android phones mostly, but works pretty well on a tablet too!).

    We've only just finished development on this, so I'm hoping anyone who reads this forum will be able to help flush out any major bugs before the masses get to it :)

    At the moment we're not doing any magical redirects, so to access the site visit http://touch.boards.ie.

    Hope you like it!


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Comments

  • #2
    alwaysadub
    Registered Users Posts: 11,554 ✭✭✭✭alwaysadub


    Looks good so far! Any way to get rid of the ads though?


  • #3
    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭Ross


    Yep, subscribers can turn off ads!


  • #4
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    I like the fact it's got embedded YouTube vids.. something m.boards.ie was seriously missing!


  • #5
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,639 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    its awesome!

    Actually... if i click on a forum link in a PM it brings me to the full version of boards.


  • #6
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,668 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Very impressed with it so far. Huge improvement over the old mobile site. Great work, guys!


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  • #7
    Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    In-line ads is asking a bit much, imo.


  • #8
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,668 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    One problem I've encountered: it's not bringing me to the latest post. When I tap on a thread it brings me to the first page of that thread and I have to scroll to the end and tap on the last page and scroll to the end again, which is very awkward. Should it be remembering where I last was on the thread? If not, is there an easier way to get to the latest post?


  • #9
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Fantastic


  • #10
    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭Ross


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    One problem I've encountered: it's not bringing me to the latest post. When I tap on a thread it brings me to the first page of that thread and I have to scroll to the end and tap on the last page and scroll to the end again, which is very awkward. Should it be remembering where I last was on the thread? If not, is there an easier way to get to the latest post?
    There we go, first bug! Fixed, thanks!
    Baza210 wrote: »
    In-line ads is asking a bit much, imo.
    It's gotta be paid for somehow dude. As I've mentioned, subscribers have the option of removing ads if they wish.


  • #11
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,569 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    I like it Ross

    The view thanks is nice.

    The user title shows as 'subscriber' instead of the custom one


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  • #12
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,668 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Another very minor thing that I've noticed:

    In the My Forums list, if you tap on the time the last post was made (i.e. 1 minute ago, yesterday, etc) it brings you to the latest post regardless of whether you've read the thread or not. However, in the My Threads list, tapping on the same link brings up an error message saying "no post specified". And within individual forums, it's not possible to tap on this at all as there's no link.


  • #13
    Dermo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭Dermo


    I like it.

    From the look of the ads right now it is fine, but will the ads be checked beforehand? I mention this because a colourful ad would be distracting when placed in the middle of the thread. All the ads I've seen while browsing were of a similar colour scheme and it looked alright.


  • #14
    qz
    Registered Users Posts: 8,753 ✭✭✭qz


    Looks good, the old site was pretty unwieldy but this seems to have just what you need and nothing superfluous. Good job!


  • #15
    Delirium
    Moderators Posts: 51,708 ✭✭✭✭Delirium


    just wondering is it possible to get a reply button at the bottom of a page?

    was just testing it there and I read the last post in a thread. I only had an option to reply to the last post or to scroll to the top of the page to do a reply without quoting.

    If you can read this, you're too close!



  • #16
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,668 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    koth wrote: »
    just wondering is it possible to get a reply button at the bottom of a page?

    was just testing it there and I read the last post in a thread. I only had an option to reply to the last post or to scroll to the top of the page to do a reply without quoting.
    Yeah, this would be handy. But it's just as easy to hit reply and then tap "clear text" to get rid of the quote.


  • #17
    Delirium
    Moderators Posts: 51,708 ✭✭✭✭Delirium


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Yeah, this would be handy. But it's just as easy to hit reply and then tap "clear text" to get rid of the quote.

    Thanks for that, hadn't spotted the "Clear Text" function :)

    If you can read this, you're too close!



  • #18
    G_R
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,022 Mod ✭✭✭✭G_R


    Looks great and is really easy to navigate.

    One thing I have noticed, the text doesn't fit on to one screen, so you have to swipe the screen from left to right and then back again to read everything on it. I don't know if this is an issue on your end, or an issue with my phone, but on every other site I use the phone will auto fit the text on the page to the screen size.

    It isn't a big deal, but would be good if it could be fixed.

    Other than that great job guys.


  • #19
    Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    Ross wrote: »
    It's gotta be paid for somehow dude. As I've mentioned, subscribers have the option of removing ads if they wish.
    Yeah, I know, but in the desktop browser the ads are only peripheral (when logged in) and very infrequent in the m.boards.ie version. I appreciate that this is an extra resource that you aren't obliged to provide at all, but the current ad scheme feels too intrusive, to the extent that I personally would opt for either of the other two site versions mentioned since there is less visual interference.


  • #20
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Is there a multi-quote option?


  • #21
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    Is there a thanks filter on the homepage? Or am I just missing it?

    Also, when I went into my posts, the first page had all my most recent posts. Then when I clicked into the second page, it had posts from 6 months ago by other users that I've never read before in threads I've never been in. Odd :/


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  • #22
    Smcgie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭Smcgie


    Am I the only one that doesnt like it :confused:

    (sorry guys being honest)


  • #23
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users Posts: 26,556 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    one of the best features,
    spoilers work
    .


  • #24
    Earthhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 14,715 ✭✭✭✭Earthhorse


    I know you said it wasn't for tablets but maybe this is happening on phones too; my old custom avatar is showing even though I no longer have one (not objecting just seems inconsistent). Also, though I browse with avatar's off other people's avatars are showing.


  • #25
    smoochie06
    Registered Users Posts: 268 ✭✭smoochie06


    So far so good. I like the embedded graphics and videos which you didn't get on mobile site.

    One thing I see missing is a back to forum option at the bottom of a thread. Maybe I just missed it.


  • #26
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,904 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • #27
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,061 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    smoochie06 wrote: »
    One thing I see missing is a back to forum option at the bottom of a thread. Maybe I just missed it.
    Was just going to ask the same thing.


  • #28
    Eoin
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 21,238 CMod ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Looks great so far; well done.

    When viewing the 'my threads' tab, I see a zero in brackets beside all the thread titles. Should this show the number of replies in the thread?


  • #29
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,215 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Been having trouble posting using the touch site all morning. Just loads about halfway, then stops. Have had to switch back to the mobile version.


  • #30
    AdMMM
    Registered Users Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    I like it. Definitely a big step up. I'm missing the subbed link but at least they've just been moved to the top of the forums tab. Would also like to be able to view 40 posts per page like on desktop edition.


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  • #31
    AdMMM
    Registered Users Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    I like it. Definitely a big step up. I'm missing the subbed link but at least they've just been moved to the top of the forums tab. Would also like to be able to view 40 posts per page like on desktop edition.


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