New Specktra platform feedback and bug reporting

[kaliraksha]

I like the design over all! It's generally very clean and I am so happy we kept the same color scheme. It's running pretty smoothly on Chrome browser. My favorite feature so far is the drop down forum menu navigation bar.

 

[purple_pumpkin]

I agree about changing the background, white it to harsh in day light, at night I just can't read a thing!

I have a bug to report,
I went to fotd section and tried to read *new guidline* ( http://www.specktra.net/forum/f166/fotd-forum-bulletin-board-*new-guideline*-60707/ ) , and there is an error message

"
[h=1]System Error[/h] We're sorry, but there's been an error in our system, and we can't complete your request. Please report this error to us, using our feedback system. Thanks!
You can also go back and try again.

"

I tried again from a different browser, and it still doesn't work

 

[banana1234]

janice, i try to type the smilies out from the list you gave and it just comes up as the words eg.

edit : ah, it just does this when u preview your post then, when i actually submitted it rather than preview it comes up, but i often preview my posts to make sure i have type the codes etc right

also, yesterday i tried to add a picture and the picture came out black, and you could faintly see the image but it was very faint. i ended up haveing to just put a link in instead. might this be a bug for you?

 

[tacobelle88]

Is anyone having problems sending PM's????? I can't send out any as i keep on getting the message "argument - empty body" even though I've written a message????? am i doing something wrong?????

 

[Janice]

Is anyone having problems sending PM's????? I can't send out any as i keep on getting the message "argument - empty body" even though I've written a message????? am i doing something wrong?????

This is a bug when trying to send a PM from a thread page, but if you go to a user's profile, it will work just fine. This should be looking better come early next week. Sorry about that!

 

[Kaycee37]

Surprise the site has changed! But everything looks great...and I will make myself get used to it!!

Nice Job!

 

[elegant-one]

Ack! Well on my ipad tonight, every time I hit the thumbs up symbol/button it takes me to wiki & does not leave a thumbs up count.

I miss the old thanks count for many reasons.

 

[Janice]

A open question for the Specktra community - If you could rename the Thanks! button, what would you call it? Think about how you use the button, keep you suggestions in line with the purpose of the feature.

 

[romi79_2008]

I can say just yet if I like the new platform or not, I think it feels like the time when they changed mac site as well , awkward at first but I grew to love it .My problem so far is with the subscription threads, I made the changes, than I posted in some threads but I still don`t get any notifications and without them I can`t keep it up with the site dynamics . How can I solve this?

 

[BlahWah]

Love the new look! Definitely caught me off-guard... I found some comfort in the previous colour scheme. =P

One question tho: Where are the FOTD's? I'm not as often anymore but I do like checking out people's artistry. Have we taken that section out?

Nevermind... it's b/c I wasn't signed in after the upgrade.

Sorry!

 

[elegant-one]

Well just off the top of my head - before coffee - how about Props. Its short & means respect. For me personally, whatever the actual word, its an acknowledgment of a person, an opinion, time put forth in adding information, a certain sense of reliability, a kinship etc. It also was a gauge as to those who have been around the community for awhile & trusted.

 

[LittleMaryJane]

I actually really like the little thumbs up in place of the "thanks".. But it sucks it doesn't work for you, elegant.

 

[banana1234]

janice, the image problem arose when i tried to use the picture button and upload it from my pc on the 'browse computer part', direct from the file, sorry i wasnt very clear

i also had difficulty putting the right coding on the page, previously i used the forum coding but that did not work, what format must the code be in?

also janice, i'm being signed out sporadically all day today, even when i'm typing out replies! ive been signed out twice while typing this!

 

[jjjenko]

This new platform is really pretty. Did you guys get rid of the new threads section? I loved reading new threads. If it's still here, where can I find it?

 

[gildedangel]

This new platform is really pretty. Did you guys get rid of the new threads section? I loved reading new threads. If it's still here, where can I find it?

You have to scroll down to the very bottom of the page, in the lower left hand corner click on "New Posts" and it will take you there!

 

[panther27]

I wish we could have the old thanks function back,Also,I can't see my friends list anymore when I go into my profile.

 

[COBI]

i also had difficulty putting the right coding on the page, previously i used the forum coding but that did not work, what format must the code be in?

I read in one of the explanatory posts (maybe the first ones in this thread?? I don't remember) that the format is WYSIWYG. Generally pronounced wissy-wig, the acronym stands for "What You See Is What You Get". You use the formatting options at the top of the reply box to change your text, add pictures, smilies, etc, versus using code; basically the same as using a word processing program (such as word) and "What You See" in the reply box is exactly how it will display.

Hope this helps!

 

[COBI]

You have to scroll down to the very bottom of the page, in the lower left hand corner click on "New Posts" and it will take you there!

I have the forums page bookmarked; on that page, it's "All New Posts" located at the top of the page.

Previously, it would only bring back the newest threads since your last "mark all forums read", and now it brings back 10 pages of results. The titles of ones that are new since the last time you selected "mark all read" are bold.

I miss the quick link to "mark all read" as after I'm done scrolling through, I have to go back to the forums page to mark them read. Is there a quick link accessible from every forum/thread page that I've missed?

 

[jjjenko]

You have to scroll down to the very bottom of the page, in the lower left hand corner click on "New Posts" and it will take you there!

Oh thanks! I would have never found that little link! =]

 

[visivo]

I'm not seeing this when I search. Looks nice and classy, great work! But why are the user pics such awful quality! So low res they make the eyes bleed, especially in profile view

Also, I've been on specktra for years and though I'm not active much anymore, I'm a "junior" member? Used to be cadet or something cute. I'll see if there's still an option to edit it…