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C-Wolfe



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On my screen (macbook) I have to scroll down a bit to see the tip jar tab, bellow the add. hope this work for you
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

C-Wolfe wrote:
On my screen (macbook) I have to scroll down a bit to see the tip jar tab, bellow the add. hope this work for you

Oh yes, there it is. Thank you!

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PostPosted: Tue May 09, 2023 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Work on the migration is progressing, but as expected - it's very complicated. The biggest challenge to the developer has been migrating the photo albums. Forum content is actually pretty straightforward to bring across to the new platform, but those lovely pics we've been collecting for 2+ decades are problematic.

For the nerds/wannabe nerds in the audience - the issue is one of file vs. database design. Our ancient photo albums (Menalto Gallery v1.0) is an entirely file based solution. Having the images being file based is typical, even in modern photo album software - but all the attributes are also in files, not a database where they can be easily manipulated and migrated. Ownership, size, thumbnail info, album and photo relationships and hierarchies, album and photo names and comments - all in files.

All modern photo album software stores these photo and album attributes in a database, so the bulk of the developers time is going to writing a custom importer. It won't be cheap or quick.

None of this migration development work can be easily shown at this point, just described. However, we also have a theming guy working on the look/feel of the eventually converted site - and he just provided some samples you can check out in the Google Photo Album below. The design instructions were to ensure things look familiar, relatively simple but taking advantage of all the new tools and goodies that are to come. We've no sample forum for you to play around in yet, that's awaiting data migration - but the pics will give you an idea of what you'll see when visiting the site once done.

More as it develops!

Screen shots: https://photos.app.goo.gl/xu9dyaytFTjJqPJs7

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PostPosted: Tue May 09, 2023 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have one complaint about the new software.....

Perhaps this is something unique to my system, but as ads come and go while I'm typing a reply or new post, the sudden appearance of an ad "resets" input process in such a way that the input process refuses to accept additional keystrokes (just happened this very second). To recover I have to place the cursor at the end of whatever line I was typing, and then retype any keystrokes I had entered before I noticed this glitch has occurred once again.

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PostPosted: Tue May 09, 2023 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

smckean (Tosca) wrote:
I have one complaint about the new software.....

Perhaps this is something unique to my system, but as ads come and go while I'm typing a reply or new post, the sudden appearance of an ad "resets" input process in such a way that the input process refuses to accept additional keystrokes (just happened this very second). To recover I have to place the cursor at the end of whatever line I was typing, and then retype any keystrokes I had entered before I noticed this glitch has occurred once again.


This is a separate issue from the site upgrade, as you're seeing this behavior on our current, old system. The "new software" is still a ways off.

Still, know I'm not a fan of how the ads are now working. They annoy the hell out of me (I don't block them, I eat my own dog food) and changes are under consideration.

The new site will have far better ad management, and will have ad-free options - and we'll discuss ideas there as we get closer.
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PostPosted: Wed May 10, 2023 1:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Da Nag wrote:
However, we also have a theming guy working on the look/feel of the eventually converted site - and he just provided some samples you can check out in the Google Photo Album below. The design instructions were to ensure things look familiar, relatively simple but taking advantage of all the new tools and goodies that are to come. We've no sample forum for you to play around in yet, that's awaiting data migration - but the pics will give you an idea of what you'll see when visiting the site once done.

More as it develops!

Screen shots: https://photos.app.goo.gl/xu9dyaytFTjJqPJs7


Pretty cool views for the new site.
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Pat Anderson



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2023 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The screen shot link returns

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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2023 7:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pat Anderson wrote:
The screen shot link returns...


The one I supplied works fine.

colby's had a quote error - I fixed it.
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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2023 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am reminded of the Chinese fortune cookie that said "A change for the better will be made against you"!

Seriously, Will (and Tyboo) you know much we appreciate all you have done over all these years since we said goodbye to MSN!
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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2023 12:22 pm    Post subject: Updating THE C-BRATS Reply with quote

Hope it happens. Would be great to simplify and expand the reach to more folks interested in all things C-Dory. Appreciate you!

Paul
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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2023 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Huge News, indeed!

Thank you guys for your ongoing efforts. We have so often benefited from the knowledge base and connections and look forward to contributing more.

We appreciate the focus to update photo albums, they are so worthwhile and streamlining the process will be fabulous! There are innovations we'd like to share that we've put off because of the photo upload challenge.

We're behind you, hold the helm!
Tom & Rene

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