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A look at the new forum software - 12/13/2021 1:04:53 PM   
RangerJoe


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https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=5115292&mpage=1&key=�

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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/13/2021 6:41:23 PM   
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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

From Iain McNeil

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=5115292&mpage=1&key=�


Fantastic news they are finally updating the forum. The slow downs, lag, server issues, crashes, double post issues, terrible search functions, etc. were becoming worse and worse...

< Message edited by Tanaka -- 12/13/2021 8:42:20 PM >

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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/13/2021 7:06:06 PM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		hmmm, hopefully it's functioning better than the known forum but I wonder why the new one only takes about halve of my 24inch monitor? It's like going from a 16:9 TV back to a 4:3




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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/13/2021 7:56:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Caster Troy, use the Control-Scroll wheel to zoom in, works fine.

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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/13/2021 8:39:46 PM   
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The search function works much better!

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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/13/2021 9:14:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		Use the Control-Scroll wheel and you will get this. I reduced it to 1/2 size so it would not be too large





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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/13/2021 9:26:30 PM   
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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/14/2021 10:16:29 AM   
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Hans Bolter is right:

-the white background is too bright, the grey lettering too washed out. The new color scheme is too hard on the eyes. The old forum color scheme is superior. The old forum leads 1:0.

-the two unused , dark grey vertical bars...Really? Smartphone users can just flip the phones horizontally. Do they really read forums vertically? The old forum uses the whole witdh of the screen. The old forum leads 2:0

Didnt use search, picture posting and quoting options in the new forum, so I can't comment on them.

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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/14/2021 1:27:56 PM   
RangerJoe


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The link doesn't load for me.

Hans Bolter is right:

-the white background is too bright, the grey lettering too washed out. The new color scheme is too hard on the eyes. The old forum color scheme is superior. The old forum leads 1:0.

-the two unused , dark grey vertical bars...Really? Smartphone users can just flip the phones horizontally. Do they really read forums vertically? The old forum uses the whole witdh of the screen. The old forum leads 2:0

Didnt use search, picture posting and quoting options in the new forum, so I can't comment on them.


Go to the top of the General Forum and post that on the thread named:

New Matrix Forum

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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/14/2021 3:24:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the links Ranger!

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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/14/2021 3:27:21 PM   
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Use the Control-Scroll wheel and you will get this. I reduced it to 1/2 size so it would not be too large






Yeah, but that doesn't put more text onto my screen, it's just zoomed in. Looks like the whole world has to fit on mobile devices nowadays. Pity on this forum we aren't all kiddies anymore.

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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/14/2021 3:42:28 PM   
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Thanks for the links Ranger!


You are welcome.

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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/15/2021 3:43:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		I also agree that the black bars and the white background make the new format a downgrade for me.

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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/15/2021 4:16:50 AM   
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I also agree that the black bars and the white background make the new format a downgrade for me.


I use dark modes on Firefox. This helps a lot with sites that still use the awful bright white backgrounds we all hate.

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RE: A look at the new forum software - 12/15/2021 4:32:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		Dark mode extension works great.

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