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#55814 08/28/20 09:25 AM
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The old version of UBB.threads relied on an old PHP version, which has been removed from the server because of security issues. This required us to upgrade to a newer version of UBB.threads. The new version has a number of significant differences from the old. I've tried to keep FineTunedMac looking as much like it did before as possible, but there are bound to be some quirks and rough spots over the next few days. If you notice anything broken, let me know and I'll try to fix it.

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Re: FineTunedMac upgrade
tacit #55815 08/28/20 10:16 AM
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Thanks, tacit.

Is the new "Like" button functional, and what happened to the old "Report" button?

Update: Yep! The "Like" button works, but FTM has always eschewed that avenue.

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Re: FineTunedMac upgrade
artie505 #55816 08/28/20 10:22 AM
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The "Report" function seems to have been removed from this version of UBB.threads.


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Re: FineTunedMac upgrade
tacit #55818 08/28/20 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by tacit
The "Report" function seems to have been removed from this version of UBB.threads.

Nice to learn that spam and other abuses are no longer issues. tongue


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Re: FineTunedMac upgrade
tacit #55820 08/28/20 10:53 AM
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I don't know how others may feel, but I"d like to see "Add this thread to my Followed Threads" NOT checked by default.

The Image Tag doesn't allow me to enter a title for my image.

This image - https://imgur.com/x1HCxDP - shows a rendering glitch in post #55086 (in the dongle thread to which you replied).


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tacit #55821 08/28/20 02:13 PM
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Thanks for this. I'm heading out, so not able to explore a lot right now but, from the bit I've done this morning, I like the navigational changes and the fresh look.

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Re: FineTunedMac upgrade
tacit #55822 08/28/20 02:26 PM
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So does this put us over the top to PHP 7.X now?

....never mind - I just read the info that comes at the bottom of the page! PHP 7.3.15.....

The really good news is how nice the response times have cleaned up with the upgrade.

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MacManiac #55823 08/28/20 02:57 PM
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Is it PHP: 7.3.15 or is it 7.7.4 like so: "Powered by UBB.threadsâ„¢ PHP Forum Software 7.7.4 (Release build 20200307)?"

As I recall, it was 7.5.8 before the update.

Do you really find response times faster? It seems to me that they're consistent with what they've been since the delays disappeared.

More: I'd sure like to see the "Index" button back at the bottom of the posts page.

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artie505 #55825 08/28/20 03:09 PM
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7.7.4 refers to the current version of the UBB Forum software running on the server (which is utilizing PHP version 7.3.15)....


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Re: FineTunedMac upgrade
MacManiac #55826 08/28/20 03:15 PM
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Confusing! Thanks for the clarification.

More: Yeah, response time is snappier.

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Re: FineTunedMac upgrade
artie505 #55831 08/28/20 04:48 PM
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Missing feature: I can still see who's on my Friend List, but I can no longer see whose lists I'm on.


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tacit #55834 08/28/20 05:19 PM
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I like the "Hop to…" feature to move to another forum; no more "Go" button.

On the page that shows all of the forums, and maybe it's just old habits die hard, I would like to see alternating color banding. It makes it easier to see the different forums and also the data (reading across) for any one forum.


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Re: FineTunedMac upgrade
Ira L #55835 08/28/20 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Ira L
I like the "Hop to…" feature to move to another forum; no more "Go" button.

On the page that shows all of the forums, and maybe it's just old habits die hard, I would like to see alternating color banding. It makes it easier to see the different forums and also the data (reading across) for any one forum.

Sounds like you may need to change your style selection.


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artie505 #55837 08/28/20 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by artie505
Originally Posted by Ira L
I like the "Hop to…" feature to move to another forum; no more "Go" button.

On the page that shows all of the forums, and maybe it's just old habits die hard, I would like to see alternating color banding. It makes it easier to see the different forums and also the data (reading across) for any one forum.

Sounds like you may need to change your style selection.

OK, that gives me the color and separations I was looking for. But the default color here is blue-ish, which—at least for me in the past—was the color of everything when I was no longer signed in (after 30 days). Once signed in, the default color was yellow-ish. Really, how many adjustments do you expect me to make? tongue


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Re: FineTunedMac upgrade
Ira L #55838 08/28/20 06:40 PM
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The yellowish style is "ubbthreads stock."

I use the blue "ubbthreads finetunedmac," and I"ve never seen "stock" other than when I was trying out the different styles.


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artie505 #55839 08/28/20 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by artie505
Missing feature: I can still see who's on my Friend List, but I can no longer see whose lists I'm on.

Just found it by clicking on my screen name > View Profile above my avatar.


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artie505 #55840 08/28/20 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by artie505
I don't know how others may feel, but I"d like to see "Add this thread to my Followed Threads" NOT checked by default.

I'm not sure if that's possible or not. The UBB.threads people did some pretty deep changes with this version, and there's a lot of stuff under the hood that's now totally different.

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The Image Tag doesn't allow me to enter a title for my image.

This image - https://imgur.com/x1HCxDP - shows a rendering glitch in post #55086 (in the dongle thread to which you replied).

Huh, weird.


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tacit #55841 08/28/20 09:29 PM
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I ran into a similar situation that I believe is in UBB and beyond our ability to fix other than submitting a problem report.

Given the code:
Code
this is a line of text with an embedded list [list=1] [*]item 1 [*]Itme 2 [*]item 3 [/list] another line of text
It renders as
Originally Posted by incorrect
this is a line of text with an embedded list
  1. item 1
  2. Itme 2
  3. item 3
another line of text
change the code to
Code
this is a line of text with an embedded list 
[list=1] 
[*]item 1 
[*]Itme 2 
[*]item 3 
[/list] another line of text
and it renders correctly as:

Originally Posted by correct
this is a line of text with an embedded list
  1. item 1
  2. Itme 2
  3. item 3

another line of text

FWIW The UBBT77 style fits nicely with Big Sur's more "open" look IMO

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joemikeb #55843 08/29/20 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by joemikeb
FWIW The UBBT77 style fits nicely with Big Sur's more "open" look IMO
A few spiffy new forum titles/descriptions to go along with the spiffy new default style would also fit nicely.

(UBBT77 doesn't work well with the resolution of my 16" screen.)


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artie505 #55844 08/29/20 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by artie505
The yellowish style is "ubbthreads stock."

I use the blue "ubbthreads finetunedmac," and I"ve never seen "stock" other than when I was trying out the different styles.

And so it is. When I ran through all the options previously this seemed different. I hesitate to say it did not look like this. blush But now it does. Thanks.

Followup: on the Forums page, the listing of all forums, this "stock" format does not have the alternating shading and grid lines like the "finetunedmac" format, which might be why I passed it over. Within the forum itself, it does appear as in days of old.

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Re: FineTunedMac upgrade
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How do we "Notify" now that the button is gone (which doesn't make the least little bit of sense)?


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artie505 #55849 08/29/20 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by artie505
How do we "Notify" now that the button is gone?
Is that the "Contact Us" button at the bottom right of the page?

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Originally Posted by ryck
Originally Posted by artie505
How do we "Notify" now that the button is gone?
Is that the "Contact Us" button at the bottom right of the page?

Not really...other than in the absence of a better alternative.

Maybe it's "Forum Help," but it returns an error:
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"Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<', expecting end of file in /home/fveaux/finetunedmac.com/forums/languages/english/faq.php on line 43


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ryck #55851 08/30/20 01:13 AM
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Click the disclosure arrow at the far right of the title bar of the post you want to report; it reveals a menu including Copy Link to Clipboard, Email Post, and Report Post.



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Re: FineTunedMac upgrade
dkmarsh #55852 08/30/20 09:06 AM
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Thanks. You've always been the best reader around here.


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