Find the New Features!

[Steve Machol]

What new features can you find in the latest OptiBoard upgrade?

[Ory]

What new features can you find in the latest OptiBoard upgrade?

First glance:

The multi-quote button

The "The threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts." heading when you hit the new posts link.

I really like the second one. Thanks Steve!

Edit: and the view post link attached to quotes!

[hcjilson]

Attaching photo's is now a breeze. Larger files are allowed. We've come a long way since Steve first published a photo on Optical Help wanted of a family trip to the beach!

Also noticed a "report post " button. It may have been there before but I never noticed it was red.
Also posts in a thread are numbered. Also may have been there before but I never noticed. I can't find the peanut butter in the cubboard either, in case you were wondering.
The tools to underline Italisize etc. are easier to use and conveniently located.

Just saw moderation tools at the bottom of the thread. Haven't used them but conveniently located.

[Ory]

First glance:

The multi-quote button

The "The threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts." heading when you hit the new posts link.

I really like the second one. Thanks Steve!

Edit: and the view post link attached to quotes!

Steve, looks like the image that's supposed to appear with the view post link is missing. First bug?

[Steve Machol]

Steve, looks like the image that's supposed to appear with the view post link is missing. First bug?

Yeah, I noticed and fixed it along with a couple of others. There'll probably be a few more like that. Just let me know. :)

[hcjilson]

I also see that we have tools to use in the quick reply mode so that you don't have to 'go advanced' to underline something/

[Leo Hadley Jr]

I never noticed the "active members" stat before. Is that new?

[Steve Machol]

I never noticed the "active members" stat before. Is that new?

Yep. Right now I have it based on members that have been active over the last 60 days.

[GOS_Queen]

Spellcheck!?! Yeah!!!

(it's in the right hand corner when you "reply to thread" -- above the "smilies")


And there's something called "switch editor mode" next to it that I haven't figured out ...

[Joann Raytar]

Also noticed a "report post " button. It may have been there before but I never noticed it was red.
Also posts in a thread are numbered. Also may have been there before but I never noticed. I can't find the peanut butter in the cubboard either, in case you were wondering.

I think you've been getting too much sun on the golf course.

Just noticed while posting this quote ... I like the little link that goes back to the complete original post that you are quoting.

[hcjilson]

Spellcheck!?! Yeah!!!

(it's in the right hand corner when you "reply to thread" -- above the "smilies")


And there's something called "switch editor mode" next to it that I haven't figured out ...

Perhaps its a plot against Mac users. (safari browser) I have nothing above my smilies. What does it look like?

[GOS_Queen]

Perhaps its a plot against Mac users. (safari browser) I have nothing above my smilies. What does it look like?

it has "abc" with a check mark below it

[Jacqui]

I notice that on my computer things don't refreash like they used to,

[Steve Machol]

I notice that on my computer things don't refreash like they used to,

If you mean the whole page doesn't reload if you use Quick Reply or edit your post, that's done with AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) technology. It saves a lot of time and bandwidth on the user end.

[rinselberg]

I have not been able to find the new spell check either.

This is the newest Mac mini with Safari 2.0.4 ...

[Steve Machol]

The spellchecker user iespell which is only available to IE browsers on Windows I believe.

[Diane]

I liked it when the new threads were only new threads each time I logged in. I don't have time to read every post, and would rather not have to go thru them all. Is there a way to set my account this way?

Diane

[rinselberg]

I don't think the Advanced Search feature is working as it should anymore.

For example:

I searched for posts by rinselberg, selecting All Open Forums.

It retrieved exactly 52 posts - some new ones and some old ones. (I have over 800 posts.) It looks like it is only picking up the posts that were "thread starters", but I carefully specified "find all posts" and "show results as posts".

Yours truly.

[jofelk]

The threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts.


Is there a way to remove this section. When I click on New Posts, I only want the NEW posts.

[Steve Machol]

I liked it when the new threads were only new threads each time I logged in. I don't have time to read every post, and would rather not have to go thru them all. Is there a way to set my account this way?

The threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts.

Is there a way to remove this section. When I click on New Posts, I only want the NEW posts.

When you are done reading all the posts you want, just go to Quick Links -> Mark All Forums Read to get up-to-date.

[Steve Machol]

I don't think the Advanced Search feature is working as it should anymore.

For example:

I searched for posts by rinselberg, selecting All Open Forums.

It retrieved exactly 52 posts - some new ones and some old ones. (I have over 800 posts.) It looks like it is only picking up the posts that were "thread starters", but I carefully specified "find all posts" and "show results as posts".

This hasn't changed from previous versions. Make sure you click on 'Show Results as Posts' instead of the default 'threads'.

When I do this I get 500 results (which is the maximum I have set search to return.)

[rinselberg]

This hasn't changed from previous versions. Make sure you click on 'Show Results as Posts' instead of the default 'threads'.

When I do this I get 500 results (which is the maximum I have set search to return.)

Hi Steve.

I confirmed that my original post was correct - that, for me, the Advanced Search functions are not working as they did before.

I'm running a new Intel-core Mac with Mac OS X Version 10.4.7 and Safari (browser) 2.0.4 - and it's no different if I switch to my other Firefox or Camino browsers.

I don't know whether you have an objective of supporting Mac users, but at least I wanted to confirm these results for you.

[Steve Machol]

Honestly I don't see how the browser could possiby affect the number of search items returned. Only the display of the results would possibly be chanbged, not the number or results found.

Unfortunately I have no way of troubleshooting this for you. It works fine with IE.

[jofelk]

When you are done reading all the posts you want, just go to Quick Links -> Mark All Forums Read to get up-to-date.

The threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts.

I marked all forums read. It worked fine. Today I clicked on New Posts and again got old posts I do not want to view.

[Steve Machol]

Then click on Quick Links -> Mark All Forums Read

They will continue to show until you read then or mark them read.