New Forum layout problems / bugs / How Do I?

roddydogs

Why on earth is it not "last post" on top instead of having to scroll down? And to send a pm, is that now just called "message", after clicking on the person concerned?

thingamaBob

mumto2boys said:

thingamaBob said:

Marg2k8 said:

mumto2boys said:

@sleepyjones @One-Eye about this editing the first post, does this mean I won't be able to update the daily thread first few posts that are indexed? I've updated it today and yesterday with no problems so far?

I found I could edit the first post of a thread that was carried across from the old forum (mag daily thread) so you should be ok as the one you are talking about is also brought across from the old forum. 

I've just checked on several of mine that were brought across and couldn't get into edit the first post for any of them. Perhaps the edit is working on the Regular Comps Board but not the main Board. The only way to find out is to try it.

I'm still able to edit the Daily Thread first and second posts this morning so don't know why that one is working when others aren't? I'm not complaining lol, but doesn't seem to have any logical reason for one board to be editable and others not?

Looks like it's been fixed.  One I tried and couldn't get in to yesterday seems OK today.

thingamaBob

cornishpasty1 said:

thingamaBob said:

Marg2k8 said:

mumto2boys said:

@sleepyjones @One-Eye about this editing the first post, does this mean I won't be able to update the daily thread first few posts that are indexed? I've updated it today and yesterday with no problems so far?

I found I could edit the first post of a thread that was carried across from the old forum (mag daily thread) so you should be ok as the one you are talking about is also brought across from the old forum. 

I've just checked on several of mine that were brought across and couldn't get into edit the first post for any of them. Perhaps the edit is working on the Regular Comps Board but not the main Board. The only way to find out is to try it.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6101160/e-12-05-midday-3-days-postal-win-a-trip-to-explore-edinburgh-the-waverley-line/p1?new=1

I've just come across to mention this.  I've posted a thread in postal sub-section and found I couldn't edit the original post (can edit comment attached).  I've messaged a Board Guide (although their names are not now visible at the bottom of the page).  

Also, when compiling the thread I could find the bold edit button but couldn't find where I could change font colour, anyone know where it is?

@cornishpasty1 Try it again now. It has just worked OK for me.

COLINWXM

Type your messageSince las t week im not receiving the competitions email coming through anymore is there anyway to get it back

Didoow

before all the emails "came from" moneysavingexpert.com forums and I had this marked as VIP/important in my emails, now it seems they "come from" the user name of whoever has commented which makes it a lot harder to get notifications in my emails

cornishpasty1

thingamaBob said:

cornishpasty1 said:

thingamaBob said:

Marg2k8 said:

mumto2boys said:

@sleepyjones @One-Eye about this editing the first post, does this mean I won't be able to update the daily thread first few posts that are indexed? I've updated it today and yesterday with no problems so far?

I found I could edit the first post of a thread that was carried across from the old forum (mag daily thread) so you should be ok as the one you are talking about is also brought across from the old forum. 

I've just checked on several of mine that were brought across and couldn't get into edit the first post for any of them. Perhaps the edit is working on the Regular Comps Board but not the main Board. The only way to find out is to try it.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6101160/e-12-05-midday-3-days-postal-win-a-trip-to-explore-edinburgh-the-waverley-line/p1?new=1

I've just come across to mention this.  I've posted a thread in postal sub-section and found I couldn't edit the original post (can edit comment attached).  I've messaged a Board Guide (although their names are not now visible at the bottom of the page).  

Also, when compiling the thread I could find the bold edit button but couldn't find where I could change font colour, anyone know where it is?

@cornishpasty1 Try it again now. It has just worked OK for me.

yes it's working now, and thankfully BG had amended for me too 

sleepyjones

Text colours you can update via the Code view ( </> button), but it's not particularly user friendly/
If you wanted to try it, you just need to use

<span style="color:green">
I was this text to be Green
</span>

But if you switch back to normal view from Code view then you'll lose this so you need to post your comment while still in code view.
So what you need to do is  get your post ready with links and everything sorted, then when you're ready, click the code view button </>, find the bit of text you want to change colour of and surround it in <span style="color:green"> This is the bit of text </span> and then post comment, might be worth doing a CTRL A and copying it in case there's any mistakes.

Hopefully they'll sort a easier way to do this but in the meantime, this is all we have.
Worth noting too, that if you edit the post, it will revert to "Normal" view and you will lose the colour styling you've already done.
It's probably not worth playing about it unless you feel you know what you're doing.

sleepyjones

Didoow said:

before all the emails "came from" moneysavingexpert.com forums and I had this marked as VIP/important in my emails, now it seems they "come from" the user name of whoever has commented which makes it a lot harder to get notifications in my emails

All the alert emails have "Forum.NoReply" in the from email email address and  the emails all come from @moneysavingexpert.com so you could set up rules in your email to treat these differently, ie move to an MSE Alerts folder etc. If you need any help with this, let me know what kind of email account you're using, ie outlook.com / gmail etc

womble_lancs

Having read the whole thread now, I have two suggestions for compers.
1. If you want to copy and paste text from the web and strip out the formatting, you don't need to open Notepad or anything like that.  On a PC, press CTRL+SHIFT+V to paste, and on a Mac, you press CMD+SHIFT+V and it will paste as plain text.
2. If you want to open a lot of links in one go, rather than right-clicking and opening in new tab on each one separately, I use a Chrome extension called 'Linkclump' which allows you to select numerous links by holding down a key and dragging the mouse - you could theoretically open hundreds, but it would slow your computer down too much.

I hope this helps.

Didoow

sleepyjones said:

Didoow said:

before all the emails "came from" moneysavingexpert.com forums and I had this marked as VIP/important in my emails, now it seems they "come from" the user name of whoever has commented which makes it a lot harder to get notifications in my emails

All the alert emails have "Forum.NoReply" in the from email email address and  the emails all come from @moneysavingexpert.com so you could set up rules in your email to treat these differently, ie move to an MSE Alerts folder etc. If you need any help with this, let me know what kind of email account you're using, ie outlook.com / gmail etc

Thank you @sleepyjones I’ll have a go later, just wish these changes hadn’t  made easy things much harder