This may be a bit premature (and not taking into account bugs) but so far as one in a sea of users, I like the new forums. Though a little bit hard to find at first, the new layout and wealth of user perferences is great.
A couple of suggestions:
That's all, so far so good.
steve
steve.k said: I've liked forums that list a "number of times viewed" column. It helps to know what other users have looked at, what they have found helpful, especially threads I have started.
Yes, I see what you mean. There is a "Popular Discussion" widget at the top-level forum thread listing, but we will look into showing the number of views (first to see if that is possible :)
steve.k said: Probably not suitable for a company forum, but I also like a Thanks feature, that you can thank a user and it is a user statistic - I think it encourages user contribution more.
Hmmm... that is an interesting suggestion. Not sure if this system provides that, but it will be looked into also.
steve.k said: Is the "answered" category similar to the "solved" feature in other forums? Ie where the user who posts the thread can tick a "Is Solved" box when the question is answered.
Yes, that is precisely what that is for. It existed in the previous system, but was only engaged in a couple of forums there... we did not think it looked that good, and what exists now is so much nicer.
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I'm finding the new format to be cumbersome and confusing so far. It is NOT intuitive. Is there a tutorial to help us get familiar with the site?
The links to the home page should be more prominent (they are tiny hyperlinks along the top of the page). The links to my favorites are also not easy to find as they are small buttons at the very top edge of the page. I would really like to see the community in some sort of tree format. Right now it is difficult to find what content is available. As for the list of My Favorites, I am seeing my favorite forums and my favorite threads mixed together in the list. I think we should keep favorite forums and favorite threads seperate. Otherwise the list is going to bloated and cumbersome.
Lastly, is there a way to stop getting email notifications to my own posts like the old site was?
Neil Wilson (aka Neilw)
Power Civil v8i 08.11.07.245
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018
Unknown said: I'm finding the new format to be cumbersome and confusing so far. It is NOT intuitive. Is there a tutorial to help us get familiar with the site?
Agree entirely.
Unknown said: As for the list of My Favorites, I am seeing my favorite forums and my favorite threads mixed together in the list. I think we should keep favorite forums and favorite threads seperate. Otherwise the list is going to bloated and cumbersome.
As for the list of My Favorites, I am seeing my favorite forums and my favorite threads mixed together in the list. I think we should keep favorite forums and favorite threads seperate. Otherwise the list is going to bloated and cumbersome.
Again agree. In fact I've started another thread about this.
Unknown said:Lastly, is there a way to stop getting email notifications to my own posts like the old site was?
I find this irritating as well. Now that there is no more NNTP service it might be neccessary.
Thanks to bring the new forum alive. I think that there was huge work behind the scenes to migrate that.
I'm also confused by the new interface. Took some slices of a day to find information, "my discussions" and even this thread here! It's so unusual, and the way how it's organized now is hard to grab. Also this very modern presentation is very different from all other forums I know (generally a problem in Internet). Need to learn yet another handling.
But I think the new search engine is worth all the hassle. I'll give it a chance to mature more and see good discussions and FAQ/Tech Articles to browse through.
THX again, guys. Bigean
Try Customizing your Home Page.
Place a "Generic Content" widget and build your own html link list.The following are links to various Forums - Unread page which canbe copy-paste & edited to your taste:
AskIngaBeCommunities FeedbackBentley LibraryCivil Site DesignEverything ElseMicroStation
MicroStation V8 2004 EditionMicroStation V8 2004 Edition - DWGMicroStation V8 2004 Edition - PrintingMicroStation V8 2004 Edition - ProgrammingMicroStation V8 2004 Edition - VBA
MicroStation V8 XM EditionMicroStation V8 XM Edition - DetailingMicroStation V8 XM Edition - DWGMicroStation V8 XM Edition - PrintingMicroStation V8 XM Edition - ProgrammingMicroStation V8 XM Edition - VBA
MicroStation V8iMicroStation V8i - DetailingMicroStation V8i - DWGMicroStation V8i - PrintingMicroStation V8i - ProgrammingMicroStation V8i - VBA
Road DesignersShare & Show OffWorkspace Wizards
How do you place a widget? If I put my cursor over the widget I just get a cross with arroes on each end! I've tried drop and drag, but clicking finish reverts back to my previous layout. The placement doesn't stick.
Stuart,
just drag&drop it. some of them needs some space so if you have narrow column, they don't fit in. then put them below in free space and reorganize later
some comments to new layout >
-- too much wasted space - big fonts and too much free empty space around (big borders)
when I want to check the thread with say 10 posts, I need to scroll way down 5 pages ... please consolidate the layout and make it nicer and cleaner
-- the layout does not follow the width of the browser window (FF 3.6.3 XP SP3 / Win7) so my default width of browser window is half-empty
- the "quote" button is missing in simple editing mode
- the "options to insert attachment" are missing in simple editing mode
- once I switch to rich formatting mode, I'm not able to get back. using back in browser discards everything
- much slower then the old one
+ copy/paste now works without that special window (might be just simple editing mode, but it's OK for me)
+ option to turn off avatars / signatures
* the "thanks" button would be great
p.
/pt
Great feedback... thanks!
Unknown said: -- too much wasted space - big fonts and too much free empty space around (big borders) when I want to check the thread with say 10 posts, I need to scroll way down 5 pages ... please consolidate the layout and make it nicer and cleaner -- the layout does not follow the width of the browser window (FF 3.6.3 XP SP3 / Win7) so my default width of browser window is half-empty
This is a tough one... try to appease the "new look" crowd as well as the "put as much text as possible on the screen" folks. That said, we will be experimenting with different look-and-feels on an every-so-often timeframe.
Unknown said: - the "quote" button is missing in simple editing mode - the "options to insert attachment" are missing in simple editing mode
The "quick reply" area is just that... an area to post a quick reply with no formatting, no ability to quote, no ability to attach files, etc. For those "non quick edit" things, the "rich formatting" editor needs to be used.
Unknown said: - once I switch to rich formatting mode, I'm not able to get back. using back in browser discards everything
Not sure I am understanding this... is that a common workflow?
Unknown said: - much slower then the old one
We are seeing intermittent slowdowns and are looking into what can be done to address that. But "much slower then the old one"? Is there a specific pattern you are seeing that we could look into?
Unknown said: This is a tough one... try to appease the "new look" crowd as well as the "put as much text as possible on the screen" folks. That said, we will be experimenting with different look-and-feels on an every-so-often timeframe.
ok, I understand
Unknown said: The "quick reply" area is just that... an area to post a quick reply with no formatting, no ability to quote, no ability to attach files, etc. For those "non quick edit" things, the "rich formatting" editor needs to be used.
Phil, I don;t know if I set it somehow incidentally, but I have only one button - "reply" in my layout and this brings me directly to "simple editing mode" (which is fine for most of time). anyway, since I'd prefer to call it "quick reply" and then have additional buttons like "reply" and "quote" which will bring me into rich text formatting dialog ... or am I overlooking something?
and also, the "preview" button should be available down, near "post". as it is located now, user must scroll up to use it ...
btw, is there a way how to avoid an empty line when user hits "enter"? I understand there is a reason for this like the spacing of paragraphs, but anyway
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this might be related to above remark on buttons (reply, quick reply, ... ) so the user has all options available. well, definitely not common workflow, I was just trying :-)
e.g. the "Favorite places" and other menu items, it takes some time till the drop-down menu is open. also going back to already visited page takes some time. hard to say what exactly, overall reaction of page is slower. but not always, sometimes it loads quickly and sometimes it takes some time to get deeper into content
thanks
Unknown said:btw, is there a way how to avoid an empty line when user hits "enter"? I understand there is a reason for this like the spacing of paragraphs, but anyway
Use SHIFT+ENTER instead, it does new line instead of new paragraph (this is standard on many word processors)
- Roy