Thanks Karen and Paul. This new software is very nice. Still checking it all out, but I do like it. :D
PS: The "cool" smilie does not show up under smilies...it's just a blank area.
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Thanks Karen and Paul. This new software is very nice. Still checking it all out, but I do like it. :D
PS: The "cool" smilie does not show up under smilies...it's just a blank area.
   I think I fixed it. :cool:
      Paul
How do I turn invisible again? :o
I don't like people watching me! :p Or will I always be visible to myself?
   At menu at the top of the page select "User CP" then "Edit Options" from the left-hand column.
      Paul
I checked my user CP and it still says I am invisible, but it still looks like I am visible to me. I thought it was that we would always look visible to ourselves. Kay if you are still online, you are invisible to me.
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Originally Posted by Ginger's Mom
Yeah, that's what I was thinking..
And i'm still online so that must be the case. ;)
but our options has not changed so does that * next to my username on main pet talk page means I'm telling myself invisible?
I only keep myself invisible because using this pager, pet talk never logs me out automically if you don't 'surf' on for more than few minutes - pager different cookies I guess - people will see me on 24/7! :p
Thats alright, I keep it on 24/7 anyway, whether I am here or not! :D
Willie :)
Great job and I just love the look. One feature I think is fabulous is the abillity to export my PM's to a file. I've always wanted that.
Thanks for all your hard work Karen and Paul...now Paul, I hope you can crawl into bed for some well deserved sleep. If anything is else is missing, we can live without it for a bit.
Thank you both again.
slick xoxo
There are a lot more options you'll find as you explore. Like:
Viewing threads: You now can CHOOSE how you view threads. How we are used to viewing them is called Linear Mode
You also now have a choice called Threaded Mode which just shows you the beginning line of each post, and you click on it to see the contents of that post. This should be valuable to people with smaller screens - like when using a handheld device, or people with slower connection, like dial-up, as it only has to load a fraction of the information at a time. There's also a hybrid of the two modes.
To Change Viewing Modes when you are in a thread, the top left choice in the darker blue bar is "Display Modes" Click that text, and you'll see the choices.
New Private Message Feature:
Another new thing that Slick mentioned is that you can export all you Private Messages to a file - and you can choose whether you want it as a plain text file, an XML file or CSV. That's way down at the bottom of the screen that you view your PMs in. And then, if like me you're constantly filling up your PM box, you can go back and delete anything knowing you do still have it!
You can do that with ALL your Private Messages, or just with ones you have selected.
I also noticed that you can either view the website in Pet Talk vBulletin 3 Style or vBulletin 2 Default. The latter looks more like it used it.
Folks, you can see this on the blue bar at the very very bottom left-hand side. There is a drop down arrow to choose.
Edit: I chose the vBulletin 2 Default but it only kept that look for a couple of minutes then went back to the 3 Style by itself. May we have a choice?
Wow! So different. I logged on this morning, thinking I was on the wrong site. :o I guess this will take some getting used to. One thing I wanted to ask...Can't we edit/delete our posts anymore? I only see a quote button...and well...sometimes you need to edit! :D
Edit: Nevermind...I see that I can edit MY post. He he he. The hearts in my siggy don't work anymore though. I'm going to goof off and see how to fix this signature stuff.
I Miss "Today's Active Posts"
That's okay - you can still see them, it is just in a different place in this new software. In the blue bar above the forums, there's a spot marked New Posts
I Miss "Top 25 Posters"
That's okay - you can still see them, it is just in a different place in this new software. When you view the Members List you can click on "Posts" to sort by who has the most posts, or by "User name" to see everyone listed alphabetically.
I Miss being able to see everyone's birthday that's coming up this week under "Calendar"
That's okay - you can still see them,just switch your Calendar View to Weekly View instead of Monthly View
I am loving the "new ans improved" PT! When I ger on my computer, I'll really be able to see what's going on. Thanks Paul andKaren!
I miss Message Tracking in the PM system. Is that feature unavailable now? :( Will we still get pop ups when we get a new PM?
I like it! Now I have to go surf around and explore. Dang! I thought I was going to get some work done this morning! :D Thanks for all your hard work!
Fantastic job, I think this will be really nice, especially once we all get used to it and get familiar with the new features! :) Now not to seem 'overdemanding' after all you have done, but I was wondering (since we are talking about new changes) if it'd be possible to add at least a couple more emoticons? I'd absolutely love to see a "love" one like one of these:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...l/GIFS/wub.gif
http://bestsmileys.com/love1/24.gif
http://bestsmileys.com/love2/16.gif
A crying one like one of these (sometimes a sad face just isn't strong enough):
http://bestsmileys.com/crying/8.gif
http://bestsmileys.com/crying/6.gif
Hi Popcornbird. Message Tracking is still available. Private Messages is the second sub-heading on the left side of the CP page. The second (or is it third?) option down is Message Tracking. And it looks like we will still get pop-ups when we get a new PM (don't know if it works yet). I also love the fact that we can export the PM's so we can clean out the box yet still have our messages. I am a bit computer challenged, but I think I may try doing that some time this evening. Thanks Karen and Paul.
Edit: Just saw Jess's post on the emoticons. If we can get animated ones, can we get one of one laughing to replace the LOL we use (they have it on another board, wish I knew how to demonstrate like Jess did).
Did you notice posts are numbered? :) Before we might reference something on the third page of a thread. Problem was we all might different number of posts set for a thread. Now we just reference a post number. Cool
I wasn't sure I was going to like the change but now that I've read this with Karen explaining how things works and everyone's tips I'm liking it.
Karen - you should post a sticky in General with a link to this tutorial for everyone. I think it would help make the transition easier for all. Some people may be like me, not too observant. I didn't even notice this new Town Hall forum until it was mentioned in another post in General.
omg this is so cute!! i love the new smiley and everthing else! Thanks Paul and Karen for all your time!
I meant I didn't want anybody to think I'm on then PM me & wait, wait.. if I'm not here. well, I'd get a notification and reply to it as soon as I can anyway. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by trayi52
In the bottom left corner of your screen are the viewing options for Pet Talk. You have a choice, as others have noted, between the old (vBulletin 2) style, and the new (vBulletin 3 style) Pet Talk.
Rather than having people trying to remember which version of the software was which, we have changed the names of the two different styles. The new style is just called Pet Talk, the old style is called Widescreen, because that's essentially the big noticable difference.
Attachments You can now post attachments again. We have set it so that you can post more than one attachment per post as well. For those wondering why you can now post attachments, when we asked you not to before, the new version of the software stores attachments in a different fashion. It is no longer in a set-sized database.
Views We have set the "views" for each post to update only once an hour. It used to update automatically, but by setting it to only update once an hour, it will keep the system from bogging down.
Everything looks great, Karen and Paul! It will be fun playing with all these new features :D
Great job Karen and Paul!!! Looks terrific with lots of neat options...Still "adjusting!" :) Thank you so much for all the work you put into this!
Two questions...with the old software I could use my "view" option on my computer's taskbar to make the font size (for the site) larger or smaller but can't seem to change it now. :confused: Would that be due to the new program?
Also, miss having the option of clicking on the dog, cat and pet of the day write up links at the bottom of the page. Often refer back to them when writing my reply. :D Any chance of getting that back?:)
And did I read somewhere that you added a chat room? Can't find the post now or a link!
Thanks!
Yes, we get pop-ups when we get PM's - I just got a few and it tells you the subject and sender in the pop-up! :)
Wow! Things sure do look different around here! Love the new look, now I'm off to explore :)
We'll be adding those links back in, thanks for the reminder.Quote:
Originally Posted by tatsxxx11
We didn't add a chat room, but Randi set one up for the time Pet Talk was down, which helped afterwards as I was able to talk to her regarding her log-in troubles!
Thanks Boss!:)
Notice the red triangle next to the post number? That's going to be a easy & great way to report problem posters without cluttering up the thread.
Hmmm. Wonder why I don't have a red triangle on this post? Maybe because it's my post and it won't show on YOUR post, too.
omg i love that thing right next to the red triangle .that has what number you are on the post!
I found advance search. It seems simpler than before.
What is a child forum?
Members List only includes those who have posted at least once!:)
Are total members listed anywhere?
I found it! Bottom of first page, What's Going on?, Pet Talk statistics.
I really like the way the avatars and profile information are shown on the members page I think it looks really nice. I also like that when a member posts it shows the date that they joined, I think it's a nice little addition.
I love the fact that we can center things now. Our sigs no longer have to be on the side.
I keep finding little things that I like! I just noticed the little green and grey lights next to our names that shows up green if the poster is online.
:cool: :cool: Good one Laura. I never noticed that. This is just like getting a new toy...... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Uabassoon
The light beside my name is red to me but I'm invisible. Is it red to you?
If you are set to be invis it shows you as being offline :)