ezbass Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, ped said: I think that refers to clicking the title, but clicking the blob should always take you to first unread That’s ok if you don’t have fat fingers, I always seem to miss the blob. Ham hand/eye coordination on phones and tablets is not my strong suit, it’s amazing I can type at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 24 minutes ago, ped said: There are some ads there which you must be blocking. I’m hoping to remove ads one day but can’t afford to unless more people subscribe Your ad blocker should block the frame of the ads too, so you lose the space OK, so the ads are expanding at a different rate to the text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 10 minutes ago, prowla said: OK, so the ads are expanding at a different rate to the text. No, the text and the ads (or whatever is in the right hand side bar) are expanding at the same rate. However the design of the site is such that the overall width of the site is always 100% of the browser window width, and with the width of the right hand side bar being a set size for a given magnification and the left hand side being fluid, then the left hand section expands or contracts to fill the rest of the available width. So changing the overall magnification of the browser window content makes the text size bigger and the ads bigger. As the ads get bigger the line-length of the text gets shorter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 This is what I see re: RH gap. If the ad was integrated into the main content I guess that would sort it. Mind, it's not going to bother me too much as I don't really view it at that width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Also - is 'Pressing return only gives you a single line break, not a paragraph break' a new thing? I can't remember. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 18 hours ago, ped said: Yeah that’s a weird one. We changed it and it works on everything else but apparently not Firefox. Anyone else of Firefox getting that? I'm getting it on Safari (the browser, that is - I'm not an an African adventure at the moment). Sorry if this has all been covered already. Just catching up..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 ^^^ It would be nice if the line break / paragraph spacing could be sorted out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, BigRedX said: No, the text and the ads (or whatever is in the right hand side bar) are expanding at the same rate. However the design of the site is such that the overall width of the site is always 100% of the browser window width, and with the width of the right hand side bar being a set size for a given magnification and the left hand side being fluid, then the left hand section expands or contracts to fill the rest of the available width. So changing the overall magnification of the browser window content makes the text size bigger and the ads bigger. As the ads get bigger the line-length of the text gets shorter OK the text box (or area) (width thereof) then... But in the pictures I posted, the window width didn't change, so the right-hand (ads) bar was growing and the posts text area was getting narrower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 hour ago, prowla said: Just in case you think I'm overstating the font readability issue; here's BC and BBC sites. BC: BBC: ----- Anyway, this is the critical issue for me. I can't be using the site if it's making my eyes hurt. Pleeeeeeeeez fix it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Strangely I get no ads at all now, which seems odd, I don't have any ad filter on or anything (this is on Safari, just updated to 11 after a long holdout) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Woodinblack said: Strangely I get no ads at all now Me neither Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, prowla said: Anyway, this is the critical issue for me. I can't be using the site if it's making my eyes hurt. Pleeeeeeeeez fix it! Yes, the difference is the font is dark grey here, and black on the BBC. Even though the size is the same. This is what it looks like if you force it black which is a bit clearer and now when I view this page, all text has gone black? Edited July 24, 2021 by Woodinblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Silvia Bluejay said: Ok, I had discovered some of that, but I would also like to access the Rank list in the screenshot in previous posts, if still accessible. And thank you. I've read elsewhere that clicking on someone's avatar, it shows at the bottom of their profile. I've tried this on both Safari and Chrome, but there's nothing there that I can see. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I'll be a bit direct and crude (rude for some) : Why is it so hard to adapt yourself to a new environment ? I know, that's the story of homo sapiens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hellzero said: I'll be a bit direct and crude (rude for some) : Why is it so hard to adapt yourself to a new environment ? It isn't, but if someone ask if there is anything about a thing you don't like, you are going to get answers about what people don't like. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Root Note Rumbler Eighth Note Nobbler Blues Scale Bumbler Triplet Tripper Shifty Shuffler Music Shop Slapper Fretless Finesse Slinky Sevenths Flat-Ninth Jazzer Odd-time Progger Heavenly Harmonics Groovemeister Cliff Craig John Paul Steve Junior Mark Pino John Paul Geddy Jaco Bernard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, ezbass said: I've read elsewhere that clicking on someone's avatar, it shows at the bottom of their profile. I've tried this on both Safari and Chrome, but there's nothing there that I can see. This^^^ Firefox in my case. I had wondered whether the various add-ons one can install into Firefox might have something to do with it, but if it's happening with other browsers as well then maybe not. Edited July 24, 2021 by leftybassman392 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northstreet Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 hours ago, ezbass said: I found this in account settings Seems to sort the issue. @Paul S might want to see this too. Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Minor gripe -- the orange-on-orange tag design isn't very legible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Each time I click this to go back to activity, the unread content box comes up , is it possible to close it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 59 minutes ago, Hellzero said: I'll be a bit direct and crude (rude for some) : Why is it so hard to adapt yourself to a new environment ? I know, that's the story of homo sapiens... Because some changes can be adapted to, whereas others can be considered backwards steps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Woodinblack said: Yes, the difference is the font is dark grey here, and black on the BBC. Even though the size is the same. This is what it looks like if you force it black which is a bit clearer and now when I view this page, all text has gone black? Yes, black is much better than shades of grey. My perception was that the BBC site font was slightly larger too. A quick google on usability guidelines for websites gave this as a design basic (https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/user-interface-design.html): Quote Use typography to create hierarchy and clarity. Carefully consider how you use typeface. Different sizes, fonts, and arrangement of the text to help increase scanability, legibility and readability. I've seen elsewhere a guideline that users should be able to choose their font settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 We don’t make the software so can only use what they provide unfortunately. I don’t think there’s an option to customise the font or the way it displays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hellzero said: I'll be a bit direct and crude (rude for some) : Why is it so hard to adapt yourself to a new environment ? I know, that's the story of homo sapiens... I'm all for improvements, but not all changes are improvements. Since the thread is asking for bugs, there are (unsurprisingly) instances of them being reported. Edited July 24, 2021 by prowla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 minute ago, ped said: We don’t make the software so can only use what they provide unfortunately. I don’t think there’s an option to customise the font or the way it displays. Maybe the customising is a "nice to have", but being able to read it is pretty essential. After-all, it is the content which is the reason for having the site in the first place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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