New forum style

**macgreggor** · 19th May 05, 04:22 AM

morning Hank,
dunno if it is magic, being kilted while browsing or the new software

but the site is MUCH faster than in the past. thanks for your time!
macG

**dana** · 19th May 05, 05:52 AM

Hey Hank, the site is looking really good.
Are the little flags that indicate new posts going to eventually get used everywhere? I find they are much easier to spot than the envelopes. Plus adding a button at the bottom of the thread to return to the selected forum would be nice. Saves the time of having to go back to the top of the page.

Just a couple of suggestions. Thanks for all your hard work.

**Mike1** · 19th May 05, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by dana

Plus adding a button at the bottom of the thread to return to the selected forum would be nice. Saves the time of having to go back to the top of the page.

Hi Dana!

Look down at the bottom of the page, on the right-hand side. Forum Jump will let you navigate to any spot on the entire X Marks forum. By simply clicking on Go, you will be returned to the thread display for this forum section.

**macwilkin** · 19th May 05, 06:27 AM

This is nice, Hank. The more I use it, the more I like it.

Same here, Hank. I was skeptical at first (since I am a bluff old traditionalist!), but the more I use the board, the more I like the new style.

I really like the small Saltires for new message buttons -- that is a very nice touch!

Cheers,

Todd

**dana** · 19th May 05, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by Mike1

Hi Dana!

Look down at the bottom of the page, on the right-hand side. Forum Jump will let you navigate to any spot on the entire X Marks forum. By simply clicking on Go, you will be returned to the thread display for this forum section.

Hey Mike,

I knew it was just a case of me not knowing how to do it. Thanks for the tip.

**Riverkilt** · 25th May 05, 10:06 PM

Boy, you guys are doing so much better than me...I feel like a lost cause...I can't get from page to page. My Avitar disappeared and its too big to reload on this thing and I have no clue how to make the pixel things happy. Feel VERY discouraged...like I've lost friends....out of the loop.

How can this be so hard for me and so easy for you guys, am I that stupid?

It took me a LONG time to get the custom avitar on the old format, but managed...that stuff is long gone and now the "simple" new stuff rejects it.

Once I go to a PM the only way I can find to get back to the main forum is to use the back button or go in cold from the toolbar...can't find those links.

Everytime I post a PM I get a choice between an acknowledgement which I don't need or canceling the message, that makes no sense.

Is there an owner's manual or "for dummies" deal for this new format that I'm missing? Even going away for a while hasn't worked.

Is anyone else as discouraged as I am?

Ron

**beerbecue** · 26th May 05, 05:16 AM

When doing the PM, the cancel only cancels the reply acknowledgement, not the PM.

To resize your avatar, open your local file with MS Paint (under Accessories), go to Image > Attributes, and you can set the size there. I think the size limitations are 100 by 100 pixels....

When I read my PMs, I navigate back to the forums by clicking on the links at the top of the page. I see: X Marks the Scot - A Kilted Community > General Kilt Talk > Kilt Advice > etc. There should be a series of those above the blue bar that has 'Portal' 'User CP' 'FAQ'....

It is different, that is for sure, but I have found that this software does a much better job tracking my read/unread articles, and it seems a lot faster....

Good Luck!!