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A few notes on the new look and functions

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YetMoreTech · 30/01/2009 09:25

There are still a few problems with using the various "Mumsnet Classic" options. However, for a lot of people matters are significantly improved if they press Refresh in their browse. If you're using Firefox, try pressing Shift+Refresh. At about 4:30am this morning after many hours of work, that made the classic option work well. Only a couple of minor layout issues remained.

Text is not meant to be squished, you're not supposed to have to scroll down through acres of whitespace. We'll definitely fix these issues.

I've no idea why people are finding text too tiny; the font size hasn't changed intentionally, so if it is tiny for you it's either a need to press refresh (to reload the style sheet, in tech speak) or a problem that will be fixed.

Threads I'm On and Threads I'm Watching should behave in the way they always did - they do for me. Let us know the specifics of problems you have with them and we'll address them.

We know about the problem of seeing "hide hide hide" across the top of the page. If you go in to customise (which my huge ENGLISH dictionary lists as being able to be spelled either customise OR customize) you can turn off showing of the Hide option which is a workaround for this problem. We'll fix it properly soon.

The ads have neither changed size nor increased in number.

Remember: Press REFRESH (and try SHIFT+REFRESH) a couple of times. It might help a lot.

For those having problems we do apologise and will sort it all as soon as we can. For those that hate it, perhaps you'll get used to it after a while and we'll improve the classic options (though I am using them now and they're working fine).

Oh and for the 2 of you that said thanks for all the hard work: thanks! It has taken over a dozen people a lot of hard work. We had to release it in a hurry and it's not perfect, but we'll get there.

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ChasingSquirrels · 31/01/2009 17:22

reset?

TheInvisibleManDidIt · 31/01/2009 17:22

Top left side for me Frizbe, under the page number.

Frizbe · 31/01/2009 17:20

Can someone tell me where the 'reset this thread' option has gone?

dittany · 31/01/2009 17:16

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LowSlungAndOverhung · 31/01/2009 17:14

Soooooo much better with no left margin!

TheInvisibleManDidIt · 31/01/2009 17:09

Mine do Tinker.

Tinker · 31/01/2009 17:04

Are the threads you've looked at still not meant to be turning purple yet? Is that still to be fixed?

TheInvisibleManDidIt · 31/01/2009 16:52

Lol. Yup, have taken it off maximum and pulled the right side in and moved it to the middle of my screen.

Not that it really matters.

Quite like the calm blue and wee purple buttons on the new style

piratecat · 31/01/2009 16:52

i am just very amazed that if i have to now scroll, why don't i have to scroll, on any other pages on any other site. Tis includes other forums, car related and music sites. Which have an almost identical layout to this new mumsent layout.

Not having a go, at all, it just seems like it's very odd it's only here. I wish there was something i could try. I have tried my screen res, which can go higher, despite me having and old pc and monitor! Yet this results in teeny weeny writing, and screen size.

RustyBear · 31/01/2009 16:50

wheresthehamster - I'm now noticing the 'hide' more since you've mentioned it - it's amazing how often it actually seems to answer the question

What can be done about these kids? hide

Moving to Manchester - and I have no idea where to go. ... hide

What do you do when life feels a bit "flat"? hide

What is the law regarding bf in public places? hide

and

What do you wear to an opera? hide

Could become another game like the Thread juxtaposition one...

RubberDuck · 31/01/2009 16:47

(My resolution is 1900px wide... you can imagine how much white space I would get if I could be arsed to maximise the window )

RubberDuck · 31/01/2009 16:46

No your resolution is good TIMDI - white is annoying but at least you can read everything on the screen... if the white really annoys you, you could do what I do and not have the browser window maximised and then just resize as you prefer

squeaver · 31/01/2009 16:45

My twopen'orth...

I think I prefer it on the left - have spent longer on here today than yesterday anyway.

I get what people are saying about the text being too small - DWP had a good suggestion on another thread about using zoom in your browser to increase the size of the text.

I HATE the ads at the top of threads.

Don't like not being able to see the previous comments in threads I'm on. Also, on some of them it's telling me I made the last comment but I didn't. That's quite confusing.

Overall...while I can't see the need for change, I don't really mind it. We'll all get used to it.

FrannyandZooey · 31/01/2009 16:45

god it was better in the middle lol!
tech you know what, you have made the margins either side seem desirable by comparison
nice work

TheInvisibleManDidIt · 31/01/2009 16:44

RubberDuck, not very knowledgeable about these things, but in my display settings it says my resolution is 1440x 900. Should I change that? I've got about 5" of white on the right of my screen.

But then if I change it it will muck up other web pages won't it?

Ah never mind. I can live with it

RustyBear · 31/01/2009 16:42

But do you still have to go as far to the right as you did? Try refresh again (ctrl-f5) if you haven't done that since YMT changed it (at about 3 o'clock) & see if it's any better

StarlightMcKenzie · 31/01/2009 16:37

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RubberDuck · 31/01/2009 16:37

lol Soupy - with you on that one

TrinityRhino · 31/01/2009 16:36

I still have no purple bits

SoupDragon · 31/01/2009 16:36

Go to netmums/babyworld/tickersRus for a month. By the end, your eyes will be hurting so much that this will be bliss.

RubberDuck · 31/01/2009 16:35

Basically, it seems they've gambled on everyone having a 1024px wide screen as minimum - which, if you have the window maximised - means that everything will fit perfectly. Clearly, that was a bad gamble.

TheThoughtPolice · 31/01/2009 16:35

Can I just say that whaever adjustmenst were made to fix MN classic over night (or at least since 6pm last night) are MUCH better. The positioning and layout is much more like 'old MN' and more comfortable to read. Thanks Tech !

RubberDuck · 31/01/2009 16:31

Well asking them to change it from a fixed width site to a variable width is basically asking them to redesign the whole lot from scratch again, I'd have thought?

Unless they just make the fixedness less wide - what resolution monitor do you have? 800x600? That'll make it even narrower for those complaining of all the white space.

That's the biggest disadvantage of a fixed width design, imo. It ends up not really suiting anybody.

RustyBear · 31/01/2009 16:31

Starlight - does having it nover to the left solve your problem?

piratecat · 31/01/2009 16:14

so unless i have a better gigh def monitor i wil defh ave to scroll?