by Candlelight.kk Fri 13 Mar 2020 - 15:22
ariel wrote:Back as before then kk.
Well, not
quite as before ... The widget panel has been put on a diet; it's a bit thinner now than it used to be, leaving a bit more room in the posting area.
Also, I
think I've made it easier for people to use the quoting system, by de-activating the WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) as the default when quoting, at least temporarily to see how it goes ... I'm not sure whether folk are aware that when in the editing area for posting, quoting etc, you can change the look of the display by clicking on the last icon in the editing toolbar above the posting area. The WYSIWYG has been the default display up until now; it's obviously a personal choice, but I find when quoting that it's easier to use the alternative display (on clicking that token up in the editing toolbar -
(don't know what the proper technical name for it is) - e.g. you don't see the emboldened words, instead you will see [ b] in front of the word and [ /b] behind it (without the spaces) ... (is that HTML?? ....) Anyway, if you experiment with it yourself by clicking that icon button while you're posting, you will see what I mean.
You can toggle it back and forth as you are creating your message, just as you can with the smileys. I think I'm making it sounded complicated, when it really isn't in practice.
Misty wrote:Yes, maybe if the widget boxes were all on the portal page?
Most of them are duplicated there anyway.
I did consider that point, and tried it out - but decided to keep some of the widgets on the main page - kind of a boring, empty feel without them.
They just don't take up so much room now Also, some people are not even aware that the Portal is there, and so could be missing out on some important essentials of the forum, like being able to scroll through all the latest topics at a glance without having to go to another page - or perhaps checking on the latest updates on the Coronavirus situation without interrupting what you are doing.