Update from KM

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18 August, 2016 at 4:43 pm #850909

Tom “The Kittenmaster” Cooper
Keymaster

So as you will have noticed the look of the site has changed. This was due to an update which broke how the old theme and the forum were communicating with each other (it had become impossible to have them both active at the same time).

Given limited time and resources to get the site back up and working for you all I’ve implemented a new theme. It should still have the functionality of before just with a different look.

Please let me know your thoughts on the current theme.

18 August, 2016 at 6:37 pm #850912

katzenjammer
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KM,
You rock! Did Freddie help, if so he also rocks! Seems like all our TDK features are back and I like the look of the site.

From what went on last night, must have been one heck of a job getting things up and running again.

18 August, 2016 at 7:05 pm #850922

Buttons
Moderator

I love this new look! thanks KM your the best!

18 August, 2016 at 7:36 pm #850927

Tom “The Kittenmaster” Cooper
Keymaster

Thanks KJ and Buttons. It was all very urgent and last minute so have had to do the best with what I had available. I’m sure there will be some tweaks made here and there, and there may be some issues which I don’t know about until they are encountered. For what was a standard (free) theme, I don’t think it’s turned out too badly.

Of course feedback is welcome from everyone.

18 August, 2016 at 8:55 pm #850929

JerseyJoan
Moderator

I think it looks great, KM. The site has a fresh new look. Thank you, your hard work is always appreciated!

18 August, 2016 at 9:02 pm #850930

ecbrown
Participant

It looks great! Thanks! We have spaces between paragraphs now too!

18 August, 2016 at 9:17 pm #850933

Tom “The Kittenmaster” Cooper
Keymaster

Thanks. If anyone comes across anything or if you see someone commenting re: an issue with the new theme in another thread, then please point them to this thread. If I don’t know about any issues then I won’t be able to look into them and find a fix.

18 August, 2016 at 9:26 pm #850935

Jeankit
Participant

Paw up – Kudos for keeping TDK Forum Purring with another great look & user friendly! 😛

18 August, 2016 at 9:39 pm #850936

Anonymous
Inactive

A wee bit different but really nice format. I appreciate you working on our site so diligently.

18 August, 2016 at 9:58 pm #850937

Moonshadow_NZ
Moderator

Looks different to when I was posting lastnight. Much better and things I hoped would appear have appeared.
I am liking this.
Many thanks for all your hard work Tom.

18 August, 2016 at 11:19 pm #850947

AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
Participant

Looks good 🙂 Liking the TDK time on the side too.
Thanks for all your hard work Tom!

18 August, 2016 at 11:32 pm #850949

Moonshadow_NZ
Moderator

KM, one thing so far. The line above the comment box with the emoticons and youtube link box, the images are so tiny I had to get my magnifying glass out to see what they read. When the emoticon symbol is clicked on they are very tiny and difficult to make out. Any chance of increasing their size for not so young eyes? 😕

18 August, 2016 at 11:42 pm #850950

AV
Participant

I roll with it …. just feel blessed and privileged to be here …. thanks KM2!!

18 August, 2016 at 11:57 pm #850955

katzenjammer
Participant

I’m loving the paragraphs. I’m loving the font and the entire, more minimalist look of the site. I get what you mentioned MS about some of the tininess, then again when I do write I can get 600 wds on one side of single-spaced pg, micrography, and I think that my writing is normal!
Also, loading seems to be speedier, also great!

19 August, 2016 at 1:15 am #850958

bumblebee
Participant

Thanks KM2, you’re the BEST!!!

19 August, 2016 at 7:37 pm #850987

katzenjammer
Participant

Notice another improvement in updated site – for me that is. Previously when I edited I had to manually delete previous block of text. Now it seems to disappear automatically. Yay!
Also, I like the way our avatars appear in circles, it just looks neat! 🙂

19 August, 2016 at 8:18 pm #850988

TrufflesMom
Participant

Is it just me or are the ads gone from threads? I am only seeing them on the right sidebar and the header. – Which is fantastic! They weren’t that intrusive before but this is better. Like the new look. Although MS is right these icons are tiny.

19 August, 2016 at 8:55 pm #850992

Tom “The Kittenmaster” Cooper
Keymaster

There still is an ad in the threads unfortunately (need to pay for the hosting fees), but it’s just one instead of 2 and it should now appear in between the replies, rather than looking like it was part of a person’s reply.

Which icons are looking small? I’ve more than doubled the size of the emojis/smileys and the icons above the post area.

21 August, 2016 at 7:56 pm #851051

katzenjammer
Participant

While very much liking the new look I’m back to only seeing like 1 or 2 of the emojis. Now if I click on what is a line I can discern what the emoji is, but something is weird. As per before it could very well be my outdated browser. And this is no biggie.

21 August, 2016 at 8:11 pm #851055

Tom “The Kittenmaster” Cooper
Keymaster

@katzenjammer When did you last see the emoji’s? I remember awhile back (January) we were emailing about it and it looked as though it seemed it was down to the outdated browser and (as you put it) “my well-loved Mac is a dinosaur”.

However if you had started seeing the emoji’s again with the new theme, but they have now disappeared, it might be due to the method being used to make them appear bigger. If that’s the case then I can look into it using a different method to make them bigger.

This is how it should appear:

Are you able to send a screen capture of what you see?
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