*** New Site Questions And Comments Thread ***

[ufcrules1]

The color scheme hurts my eyes for some reason

It hurts mine too.. Reality said he is going to work on toning down the bright white when he has time.

 

[WoodysGirl]

It hurts mine too.. Reality said he is going to work on toning down the bright white when he has time.

I believe he's toned it down some already and the site reads much better, IMO.

For updates on the tweaks and features he's updated, check out this new forum: http://cowboyszone.com/forums/whats-new-on-cowboyszone.56/

 

[dalexa1824]

Why the change? I almost had a heart attack when I couldn't initially get into the site.

I cant get it to load on Internet explorer. Had to go to chrome. Solution?

 

[Reality]

I cant get it to load on Internet explorer. Had to go to chrome. Solution?

I've tested it with IE and I know WoodysGirl has as well. I do remember her saying she had to turn off "Compatibility Mode" if that helps.

/reality

 

[dalexa1824]

I cant get it to load on Internet explorer. Had to go to chrome. Solution?

The white intense background is too bright. My posts come out with a blue-grey background(I don't know why) but it is less intense and easier to read.

 

[Reality]

The white intense background is too bright. My posts come out with a blue-grey background(I don't know why) but it is less intense and easier to read.

That's not IE, that's the site layout. The reason your posts show in a different color is because I made a mod that highlights your own posts so you can find them quickly.

/reality

 

[Sampson]

Will the search function be back or is it gone for good?

 

[Little Jr]

This the only thread that I can see the whole comments. All the others I really wide and have to go back and forth to read. This is on my phone that I have this problem

 

[Reality]

Will the search function be back or is it gone for good?

It will come back in some form. What in particular are you wanting to search for? There may be alternatives in the meantime.

/reality

 

[Reality]

This the only thread that I can see the whole comments. All the others I really wide and have to go back and forth to read. This is on my phone that I have this problem

A lot of users were having issues with the responsive theme because it is still in development so I disabled it. meaning, you are viewing the normal site when you use a mobile device. You can zoom in/out on most smartphones and several members have suggested turning your phone sideways to view the site.

/reality

 

[Little Jr]

Ok

 

[honyock]

Reality, I'm late to the party to say thanks for your work on the new site, but...Thanks! It looks good and has several improvements that make it much more user friendly.

The only issue I'm having is one that I think others have mentioned (I didn't read the whole thread but saw it pop up now and then.) It's more difficult to read on a phone. Even when turning the phone to get landscape view, I'm having to enlarge the text and scroll back and forth, since the text margins aren't auto-correcting to keep the whole reply onscreen (or something like that, not sure if I described that well). So during the day, I'm mainly just reading a few replies and waiting until I get home to my computer to catch up on the day's conversations. Probably for the best, I'm now more productive at work.

 

[cml750]

I personally like the old forum better but maybe this will grow on me. Maybe I am just getting old and set in my ways. I do appreciate all the hard work that you (Reality) and the staff do on this site.

 

[Sampson]

It will come back in some form. What in particular are you wanting to search for? There may be alternatives in the meantime.

/reality

Liked searching keywords or names. Made it easy to find topics on certain players or coaches. Things like that

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I have noticed some default avatars. One looks like a question mark and there is another one or two.

Is there anyway to make those defaults a cowboys star or cowboys helmet?

It just looks funky with the plain background for the default avatars.

 

[Reality]

I have noticed some default avatars. One looks like a question mark and there is another one or two.

Is there anyway to make those defaults a cowboys star or cowboys helmet?

It just looks funky with the plain background for the default avatars.

From the previous page in this thread:

I'm leaving it as the ? image because I want to push people to upload their own avatar. If I put any suitable or Cowboys related default avatar there, many of those users will never change it. That is why so many don't have avatars already because the old site gave them default avatars. On the new site, your avatar really does serve as your avatar and in some cases is the only thing users see without mousing over it.

I *may* even make it require an avatar be uploaded in order to post at some point

/reality

 

[WoodysGirl]

Possible to have the "click to read the first unread post" function in other forums besides the Fan Zone?

 

[Reality]

Possible to have the "click to read the first unread post" function in other forums besides the Fan Zone?

I have tested this in the other forums and it works fine for me. It uses the same routines for all forums.

/reality

 

[WoodysGirl]

I have tested this in the other forums and it works fine for me. It uses the same routines for all forums.

/reality

Ok. It's working for me now... But for some reason this am, it wasn't. I kept going back to the first post. Weird *shrug*

 

[Reality]

Ok. It's working for me now... But for some reason this am, it wasn't. I kept going back to the first post. Weird *shrug*

You're not weird .. oh you mean the first post thing was weird. Well, that's weird ..

/reality