Feedback : New design for the Board

[DonkeyOte]

In order to sell it you first need someone who wants to buy it... even for scrap...

Hijack over - keep the thread on track - progress is (at last) being made.

[teylyn]

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[list][*]Restore monospace code fonts in all browsers. Restore the string "Code" that appears just above the code box to its former small size. Remove the blank space that now appears from the end of code to the bottom of the code box, even when the closing code tag immediately follows the last line of code.
Done.....

not quite. there's still a large space in the code box after the last code statement. It's not a show stopper, but it's distracting. Nice to see mono font in FF now, though!

[*]Restore showing only unread posts as bold

Thanks. Much better!

[*]Reorganize the forum hierarchy
we will start a new thread for restructuring after completion the design & CSS work

Where? When? Can we have a timeline/ETA, please?

Quote:[*]Restore link to forum rules in navigation/menu bar at the top
Done....

Thanks, much appreciated!

Quote:[*]Please change navigation bar font to something other than white so when the nav bar breaks into several lines on a PDA or mobile phone screen, the menu items are still recognisable and can again be used on a mobile device (like they could with the old skin)
Done...

Gold! Finally able to (again!) access vital forum functions on the mobile

Any feedback to the community about the forum course, strategy and implementation time frame??? We all know that the goal is to become the "best", "biggest", or so. Maybe you want to share your ideas on how to achieve this? Like how to secure expert advice, MS MVP contributions, continued activities of active moderators, incentives for regulars who add value???

[shub]

we are planning a new twitter option with thread post....

(Mod....)are you interested in this option ?..

send me your feedback.....

[shub]

Where? When? Can we have a timeline/ETA, please?

next 3-4 days we will start a new thread for restructuring

[daddylonglegs]

@Dominicb Pardon? Everyone knows that the slimmest volumes ever published in the history of printed literature were the "Irish Book of Heros", the "German Book of Humour", and the "American Cultural Guide".

You missed out the "English Cookery book"

[Simon Lloyd]

DDL, great pic, shame its a myth about them being extremely venomous - you could threaten some folk

[Richard Buttrey]

Hi Shub,

Are you serious?

I think most of us would rather attention was paid to the basics of the forum before undertaking any future 'enhancements'.

From a purely personal point of view I am not interested in 'twitter'. The very name puts me off even if I thought it added to the sum total of humankind's beneficial experience.However since I believe it adds not one iota of usefulness and because I'm the wrong side of 60 you'll need to attenuate this response accordingly.

But from a practical point of view just how much Excel information do you think could be squeezed into 160 (?) characters?
Nuff said I think.

pip pip....

[D_Rennie]

wouldnt the thinking behind adding somethink like twitter to this site, be for trying to entice more people to view these pages. ive never been on the twitter website. though have seen facebook with its animal farms and pet dogs. so i think that would be a better choice.
maby then you could make it so everytime someone ties to view a page that had to feed excelforum a bone before they could get help.

[JBeaucaire]

1) Forum Rules link on every page is wrong:

The link in the lower left corner of every page entitled Forum Rules does not link to the Forum Rules we expect everyone to follow. It links to a VERY short mini-rules page.

I fear the mini-page is the one new registrants actually see, which may explain why so many register and immediately break posting rules. Did new registrants REALLY see the actual rules we want followed during registration?

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2) Quick Links:

I used to be able to point people to the Quick Links menu ...or was it the HOW TO... menu...where they could read the rules without us linking to it for them. The Forum Rules (the ones we expect them to follow) are no longer conveniently and obviously marked there, either.

Can we please get the two items above sync'd/reinstated?

[JBeaucaire]

Prior to the "new look", enclosing items in code tags results in a clean, mono-typed font that distinctively mimicked the look of the VBEditor in Excel.

Function GetUserName()
    GetUserName = Application.UserName
End Function

After the "new look", it still did that...for awhile.

Now, the default font is Arial for code tagged areas and I can find no way at all to set the font permanently back to the correct setting, I'm having to manually encode the font.

Function GetUserName()
    GetUserName = Application.UserName
End Function

Can we get it back the way it was? Can we turn on a customizable permanent font setting in the profile or something? Anything?

[shg]

Back to the top:

• Restore monospace code fonts in all browsers. Restore the string "Code" that appears just above the code box to its former small size. Remove the blank space that now appears from the end of code to the bottom of the code box, even when the closing code tag immediately follows the last line of code. [Is this fixed for all??]
  
• Restore showing only unread posts as bold [Done]
  
• Reorganize the forum hierarchy
  
• Reskin if there is some consensus as to what it should be, or offer several skins.
  
• Restore link to forum rules in navigation/menu bar at the top [Done]
  
• Please change navigation bar font to something other than white so when the nav bar breaks into several lines on a PDA or mobile phone screen, the menu items are still recognisable and can again be used on a mobile device (like they could with the old skin) [Done]
  
• Colour of Forum fonts for print out readability (post 84 & http://www.excelforum.com/exceltip-c...ing-macro.html)
  
• Re-apply the padlock symbol within threads (post 139)
  
• Improved communication (post 181):
  • What is your strategy for achieving the goal/vision?
  • Will this be published (or even better, discussed & published)?
  • If not published for everyone, at least for/with the Moderators?
• Correct the Forum Rules link in the LL corner of each page to the actual forum rules.
  
• Restore the How To link in the menu bar

[JBeaucaire]

REMINDER: During the registration process, the min-forum rules are presented, not the ones we actually expect them to read/follow.

[JBeaucaire]

Suggested - abbreviated version of the rules during the registration process:

Mini-Forum rules listing:

1. Your post title should accurately and concisely describe your problem, not your anticipated solution or state of mind. Consider writing the title AFTER you have finished writing your issue out.

2. Post your own question in your own thread -- do not post new questions into existing threads of other members.

3. Use code tags around code. Always.

4. Discuss the issues in the open forum so everyone benefits. - do not Private Message or email questions to moderators or other members.

5. Post in the correct forum.

6. Common courtesy is required at all times. Always.

7. Obey all instructions given to you by moderators.

8. Cross-posting the same question on other sites is OK as long as you include a link to those posts when you post the same question here. Always.

9. Self-resolved issues require you post your solution for others to benefit from.

10. Always respond to suggestions provided. Good or bad, respond. (flag resolved threads as [SOLVED])

11. Contact moderators directly to delete your post or move it to the correct forum.

12. Do not ask for help breaking passwords or security on any documents.

13. Promoting competing Excel Forums in your signature is not allowed.

(then provide a link to the LONG expanded version of the rules and detailed explanation.

[shg]

Allow me to stifle my scream.

You can no longer change the font color inside a code window to highlight a line of code. You can have any color you want, as long as it's black. See, for example, http://www.excelforum.com/excel-prog...or-number.html

If this is rocket science, may we get a rocket scientist?

If it's brain surgery, may we get a brain surgeon?

If it just requires modest competence, may we get someone modestly competent?

Or just go back to the way the forum was three months ago, and put the boy-wonder web science fair project on hold while someone goes back to school?