Message Board Update!

[Rob]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:09pm

NOT an April Fools joke! Our message board has been upgraded to a responsive design so it should open nicely (at long last!) on phones without going through our app. 

We’ve also added in a  visual editor that makes it easy to add multiple images, and links along with a few other improvements… 

Thanks to Cary for the development work on this one. If you see anything wonky or broken, shout!

[Fantod]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:11pm

Looks nice. Thanks!

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:12pm

I love the changes Rob. Long overdue, but better late than never!

[loliveve]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:14pm

Just checked it out on my phone and it IS much easier to read.  Looks great!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:16pm

Wow, thanks!

Though is this weird alignment problem happening to anyone else?

[Gothampc]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:18pm

It's not working well for me.  All the headings line up vertically on the left side of the page forcing the threads to be pushed all the way to the bottom.

 

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:23pm

Looks great on both my iPhone and my iPad!

 

Does the new visual editor allow us to embed YouTube videos? That worked about a year ago and then stopped working about 4 months ago.

 

Here's what it looks like when I post the embed code from YouTube into this message:

 

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M6Sp_ig4YXA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

And here's what it looks like when i post it into the "Insert/edit image" dropdown:

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:23pm

Yeah it looks insane for me. The dropdown menu is taking up half the page and pushing the board to the bottom

Not sure how to add a screenshot here.

 

Eta: the new design works on my iPhone but now looks terrible on my desktop. I will look into posting a screenshot.

Updated On: 4/1/15 at 02:23 PM

[Rob]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:25pm

To insert from YouTube, you want to copy/paste the Embed code, and pick Insert / Video / Embed. 

 

Updated On: 4/1/15 at 02:25 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:26pm

You'll have to upload the image to tinypic or something similar, and insert it by linking the image.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:33pm

Not necessarily. You can just copy/paste the image's url into the insert/edit image dialog box.

Updated On: 4/1/15 at 02:33 PM

[Tag]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:35pm

Lizzie is talking about if you are uploading your own image, not one available on the web.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:37pm

 

Well, that was easy!

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:37pm

Very nice! Looks a lot more up-to-date than the old design.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:37pm

http://i62.tinypic.com/1tjv41.jpg

 

This is is what I get on my PC.

[Showface]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:38pm

I am so pleased with the new reply options! I always wanted an easier way to format posts!

Thanks,Rob!

 

 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:38pm

@ Tag: Gotcha!

 

 

Updated On: 4/1/15 at 02:38 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:39pm

 

But you have to uncheck "Constrain proportions" first or it comes out all squished.

 

 Hmmm...still squished.

Updated On: 4/1/15 at 02:39 PM

[Tag]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:40pm

Not sure I like the "Started By" under the tread title, but I can live with it.

Currently there are only 3 "Latest Headlines" at the top of the page.  It was better when there were more than 3.

Anyone seeing the embeded videos as squished to about a third of the regular size?

[Rob]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:42pm

Videos should be unsquished now I think / hope. 

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:43pm

Why do smiley/frowny faces appear so huge...?

 

Update  - okay, fixed now!

Updated On: 4/1/15 at 02:43 PM

[Showface]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:49pm

Whatever that was...it's fixed now, apparently!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:50pm

Is there any way to a add"mail" tab so we can check messages without having to go searching for a place to click on a "messages" tab?

[gleek4114]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 2:59pm

Worked for me! Looks great!

[Showface]

Posted: 4/1/15 at 3:00pm

 

Updated On: 4/1/15 at 03:00 PM