New Site Feedback And Issues [Archive] - BushcraftUK: Community Forum

Tony

19-05-2007, 08:21

Please post your feedback, good and bad about the new site. If you have any problems let us know, if you see something strange let us know (No naming of relatives or friends:lmao: )

We need your feedback to make sure all is well and all the kinks are ironed out (it's a big complicated site)

Thanks all, and enjoy the new site.;)

Tone

giancarlo

19-05-2007, 10:42

Looks good to me Tone :)
Like you said in your intro article (which you left a link off btw, "(here - Add URL) " in articles para), lots of new bits and changes to the ways we used to get to things.

Trying to find the "mark all posts read", on the old one used to be on a drop down.
Only because I usually "go to new posts" ... look through the 100's that have been posted in the last 4 hours! ... pick out the ones i want to read, then mark the rest as read..

Only place i can see a "mark as read" is on the individual forum sections. Don't want to have to go through each forum to mark them all as read.

EDIT: Also, just found... when you go "home" on the gallery sub navigation, it opens it up in that cascading frame error still.

EDIT #2 : Finding that sometimes when i click on "go to last new post" from the new posts messages it's not working, putting me to the first post in the thread. Might just be me though... also seem to be logged into the main site login, but then when i hit here i seem to be logged out ( can see the "register" nav link)

EDIT #3: (not urgent one) Could you enable the RSS feed on the blogs? just tried to add yours Tone to my feed lists, but said "RSS feed not enabled" after i click the RSS feed button to add it.

Will post more as i come across them, good work guys!

Cheers
Carlo

giancarlo

19-05-2007, 14:00

If you switch the thread view to "hybrid mode" then it does the cascading frame error

DaveP

19-05-2007, 14:47

Giancarlo:

1. Hybrid mode seems to be working here...Tested in IE6, IE7 and FF2
2. Can't replicate your Gallery...Home issue - we may have fixed it, can you test pls?
3. Can you give me a link to the "last new post" issue?
4. Logging out then back in again should sort any problems to do with the forum and main site logins not being in sync. We expect some issues with this for a while, so if you find yourself logged out of the forum, just logout of the main site and log back in again. I know that' a pain, buthopefully it shouldn't happen much and we will get to the bottom of it eventually.
5. We'll check the RSS issue. It's a bit lower on the list right now.

Thanks for your help:)

giancarlo

19-05-2007, 14:57

1. Hybrid mode seems to be working here...Tested in IE6, IE7 and FF2

still going weird for me (in FF2), just loads the left nav menus into the same centre column, so doubling up on the left

2. Can't replicate your Gallery...Home issue - we may have fixed it, can you test pls?

just retried it.. still happening here:
when in gallery, "clicking on "Home" within the " Home (http://beta.bushcraftuk.com/forum/../gallery/) · Search (http://beta.bushcraftuk.com/forum/../gallery/search.php?cat=) · Profile (http://beta.bushcraftuk.com/forum/../gallery/member.php?uid=142) · Upload Photos (http://beta.bushcraftuk.com/forum/../gallery/uploadphoto.php)" nav links

3. Can you give me a link to the "last new post" issue?

I cant see it at the mo, since there's no new posts.
But does the same on the "view last post" (icon next to users name in "last post" column)
got this at the mo for your last post on this thread :
http://beta.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=285971#post28 5971

whn i click it, or even paste it in new browser i get tony's.. it's like it's not jumping down to the anchor, or the query string is wrong? the p ID is correct for your post.

4. Logging out then back in again should sort any problems to do with the forum and main site logins not being in sync. We expect some issues with this for a while, so if you find yourself logged out of the forum, just logout of the main site and log back in again. I know that' a pain, buthopefully it shouldn't happen much and we will get to the bottom of it eventually.

Yeah i think it may have timed out

5. We'll check the RSS issue. It's a bit lower on the list right now.

yeah i guessed so ;)

Thanks for your help:)

No probs mate, here to help

DaveP

19-05-2007, 15:06

Are you using the "beta.bushcraftuk.com" address to get to the site?

I need to try and get to the bottom of issues 1 and 2, but can't trplicate - I'll ask around for some others to check.

The "last new post" issue is a problem - it's down to the URL rewriting and is on the bug list - I didn't recognise it until I saw the link. Unfortunate :(.

Cheers.

Greenpete

19-05-2007, 17:49

I have tried to do forum searches but get no where because it says I haven't entered the image verification, but there is no image!
I am using Ubuntu Feisty Fawn and Firefox 2.0.0.3
Also threads I have bookmarked no longer work :(
All a bit different, not sure I like it yet.
It feels very busy and scrunched up, but maybe I'll get to like it in time?

Tony

19-05-2007, 17:54

If you're logged in you shouldn't have any problem with the search function. people that are not logged in need to use verification to search and we'll get that ironed out soon.

Maybe;)

Westnorfolk

19-05-2007, 17:55

hi there, i have to scroll to the right to see the forum posts. on the left of the screen is the list of tiltles home, artilcles, forum etc then all the rest of the info is on the right.

i am on an apple running safari 1.2.3 on OS X 10.3.5

like the new look.

DaveP

19-05-2007, 18:09

Greenpete

19-05-2007, 18:16

Greenpete, can you post some example links please?

Oh, and we are working on the image problem right now for those who are not logged in. Of course, everyone should just register and login ideally :)

Thanks
The one I am checking at the moment is this one; http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=21238&highlight=knife+making+video
Which is now here; http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21238&highlight=knife+making+video
The difference seems to be that the forums root directory has changed from 'community' to 'forum'.
I found it by searching once I had logged in, thanks Tony.

spamel

19-05-2007, 18:25

When I join the forum, use new posts and enter a thread, I get all of the stuff on the right and left of the forum. It takes me to the first post of the thread regardless and only after clicking on the go to first unread post thing at the top of the page do the ads and quick links on the left dissapear. It then looks like the old site on its' wedding day!!!:D

KAE1

19-05-2007, 18:35

The shop, ads and weather are great. I noticed the discount for members - I'll have to join. I reckon with all the experience within the membership we could stack up a load of good 'first hand' reviews - not the donated gear type that are always a bit biased.

Ahjno

19-05-2007, 18:57

The downloads-section is down / doesn't work: got a 404-Error thingy when I click on a PDF-file. The PDF-download itself is also broken.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/downloads/file-downloads/file-downloads.html

I like the look of the new site Tone! A job well done to everyone concerned :D
:You_Rock_

EDIT:
<deleted question, found "How do I ..." forum>

Goliath

19-05-2007, 19:01

First of all; great redesign and so far I didn't found any errors yet.

However, is it still possible to open the forum in another display? The new 'embedded' site just takes too much space on my 1280x800 laptop screen, mainly in the heigth.

Shift clicking etc doesnt work :(

g4ghb

19-05-2007, 19:44

Love the new look Tony - though i'm starting to get a headache as the white background seems SOOOO bright now! :o

noticed that if you hit the button to take you to the latest post in a thread it just takes you to the first one instead

Goliath

19-05-2007, 19:46

Hmm.. It works better in Firefox than Opera, too bad :( Really love Opera but I'll use FF for this site then ;)

Scots_Charles_River

19-05-2007, 20:17

A lot of the pdf links in the downloads section don't work.

HTH

Nick

Aragorn

19-05-2007, 20:26

using linear mode - oldest first, clicking on the topic shows the first poost as normal, but clicking on the "go to last post" link still shows first post, not sure if this is right

ArkAngel

19-05-2007, 20:28

I've stuck the same thing in Red's "wipe your feet" post but could the background be a bit more muted or earthy coloured? My eyes hurt!:cool:

Ta

Martin

John Fenna

19-05-2007, 21:03

Love the new site but some posts are trimmed on the RHS and in PMs the adverts sit on top of the message and obscure the "Reply" button.
Surely only a minor tweak is needed....
John

JonnyP

19-05-2007, 21:17

Fab new site, well done guys :You_Rock_
I do agree with some of the others about the white background though

swyn

19-05-2007, 21:18

I willhave to be careful here as the first piece of writing is clipped off on the left hand side.
For example; The 'Iwill' and half the h of have is not visible.
Swyn

Mac mini system here.

swyn

19-05-2007, 21:27

Also when scrolling down the page shifts to the left loosing the first six letters of type(as I wrote earlier) and when scrolling up it shifts back to centre.??????
The edit is not working either.
Swyn.

tomtom

19-05-2007, 21:41

Love the new look Tony - though i'm starting to get a headache as the white background seems SOOOO bright now! :o

I agree, once you get below the bottom of the menu and the ads it is very bright. The off white colour which backs the menu might work!

falcon

19-05-2007, 21:51

Must have been hard work...well done. I agree with the comments about white background.

I'm trying to post a comment on the blog but, even though I'm logged in, I get a message saying I'm not. Then when I changed to "New posts" I had to relog in again......maybe it's just me as a Luddite......

Steve27752

19-05-2007, 22:34

Tony,
The new site is working well.
Is it possible to view the first post in a subject first rather than the most recent and then having to scroll down to the first post?
Steve :)

wanderinstar

19-05-2007, 22:35

Have just tried to send an email and I get a message saying you can only send 1 email every 60 sec. This is the first one I have sent. I waited 60 secs and tried again, same message.

Steve27752

19-05-2007, 22:38

I have to log on every time I come back to the website. Even though I clicked `remember me`!
Steve :)

Singeblister

19-05-2007, 22:42

Its very pro looking Tony , not sure I like the adds in the forum section though , also it seems a bit bright, but other than that well done great job :)

AndyW

19-05-2007, 23:56

Existing links seem to be a problem.

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21303

There is a link in this thread "that doesn't exist" but at a guess it's because the link has changed and it now has "forum" rather than "community" in it ( I went to it manually).

Andy

Tony

20-05-2007, 00:08

Thanks for the feedback guys, it's all getting logged and it will get sorted. When we've got the time we'll have a play with the background colour:D

AndyW

20-05-2007, 00:16

Tony,

Thanks for all the hard work that must have gone into this :You_Rock_

Thanks also for putting the background colour on the list as it definitely gets a bit much!

Andy

Martyn

20-05-2007, 07:47

My observations....

I cant get all of the width on my screen on a 1024 pixel width monitor - that's bad. The vast majority of monitors are set at 1024 width, which means a lot of people are going to experience "clipping" or horizontal scrolling. Once you get past the first few inches, which look very "crammed in" then the forum is flanked either side by a lot of white space. It's a questionable use of screen space. If the sponsor links on the right, were moved to the left and under the main menu, they would get exactly the same number of hits, but loosing the right column would make the forum posts wider and eliminate the clipping issue and the crammed appearance. The lack of cell padding alsom makes the crammed appearance worse. You have absolutely no cell padding on the right or left menus, which means that the links/content start right at the very edge of the screen. This is visually awful to be honest, I suspect you have done it in order to squeeze in the right menu. Your choice, but it looks bad.

Martyn

20-05-2007, 07:52

Oh, and can we have the vB quick links menu in the header please? Among other things, it has the "todays posts" link and edite buddy list etc.

Bisamratte

20-05-2007, 08:06

scanker

20-05-2007, 08:07

The new posts icon next to a thread doesn't seem to take you down the thread to the new posts, if you know what I mean?

scanker

20-05-2007, 08:09

I really like the new look:approve: , well done:You_Rock_
but....

I have just been reading red's images from Hampshire thread and I can only see the first half of the page, the rest of the page just gets cut off and is plane white:confused:
Has anybody else got this problem or is it just me?

Cheers

Andy

I'm just experiencing that too. With the post I just made above - my signature is half obscured by the footer and I don't have edit and reply buttons (or I would have edited my post to add this!)

But it seems OK now.

Lastly, when I click on the new posts icon for the "wellies or not?" thread it says thread id not valid.

Martyn

20-05-2007, 08:12

Also, at 800 pixels wide, there is loads of scrolling. I know a lot of folks now use 1024, but a lot are still on 800. It's a bold choice for a commercial site to write off the 800 pixel users. At hobbyist level you can get away with it because you are not trying to generate revenue, but for a commercial site, I would've gone for a design which didnt alienate the 800 pixel screen users....

At 800 pixels the screen looks like this...
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i273/Martyn_s30v/bcukscreenie.jpg

Moving the sponsor links on the right, to the left and under the main menu wold allow you to use cell padding with good effect, open up the top a bit making it morte visually appealing and remove the need for horizontal scrolling at 800 pixels.

Matt Weir

20-05-2007, 08:19

Tone,

When I click on the 'go to last post' icon on a main page of a forum it just takes me to the the first post in that forum rather than the lastest post :confused:

Edit: A workaround is to change the Thread Display Mode option to 'Linear - newest post first' but not ideal.

leon-b

20-05-2007, 08:30

i cant seem to find the quick links menu ??? i normally use it to mark all read threads
leon

Martyn

20-05-2007, 08:32

This is what I mean about lack of cell padding. In the first pic, you can see how it's so tight (at 1024 pixels), that the first letter of "Hi" has been clipped - that's the result of 0 cell padding....

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i273/Martyn_s30v/bcukscreenie001.jpg

Yet a few inches further down there is a ton of white space on both sides...

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i273/Martyn_s30v/bcukscreenie002.jpg

leon-b

20-05-2007, 08:38

i also liked the pictures scrolling at the top like the old site used to have :D
leon

gunnix

20-05-2007, 08:57

Totally agree with you martyn. I think the adds should just go on top or bottom of the page so that there's not so much space wasted. And so you can see the forums well on a 800x600 which I also sometimes have to use.

I can use this address to get it in fullscreen but if I click a link it gets back to normal :/: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/index.php?&DontReWrite&ct=

I think the website is quite chaotic and not so calm looking like it did before.

Nevertheless you've done a great job.

rapidboy

20-05-2007, 08:58

SPONSORS on RHS is obscuring part of the PM's when you open them.

Auto notification for PM's is working again which is great, haven't had for thread subscriptions yet.

gunnix

20-05-2007, 09:04

middle mouse click + scroll doesn't work anymore in firefox nor opera. Probably because the forum is running in a frame.

Ahjno

20-05-2007, 10:00

Oh, and can we have the vB quick links menu in the header please? Among other things, it has the "todays posts" link and edite buddy list etc.

I agree with Martyn here.
The Quick Links (just like in the header) already contain:
- Articles
- Reviews
- Forums
- Gallery
- Weather

A second header would solve a lot of white on the left hand side of the screen and would make the screen less cramped.

In the second header you can add:
- Events
- Bushmoot
- Magazine
- Newsletter
- Resource links (maybe combined with Submit Weblink)
- Competition
- Downloads

Site Blogs are already in the header, so could also be removed from the left hand menu.

Maybe the User Menu could be combined with the Login section (top left - where you can add a pic of yourself :D - neat feature btw :naughty: ).

What about making the adverts automatically drop down as you scroll down the page? That would also eliminate a lot of white at the right hand side, and from a commercial point of view: the adverts are in sight at all times (and that's what those companies are paying for).
Or: make them a header aswell, maybe a moving one - from right to left ...

Another, minor, point of interest: could 'bushcraft' on top of the page (in the blue header) changed to 'Bushcraft' or 'BuscraftUK' - at least something written with a capital ... :)

I realise this would be another complete make over ;) Maybe it's just getting used to it. Having a little bit of selfknowledge: I know it takes some time for me to get used to new things ;)

Gailainne

20-05-2007, 10:49

I couldnt see this posted here, so forgive me if its been raised already. If you click on a new forum post on the front page, you only get a frame length of replys for that thread with no scroll.

Had a look at the code, it looks like people are still posting in the beta site, which is screwing it up, the new posts on the active site work fine.

Stephen

Stew

20-05-2007, 11:02

Auto notification for PM's is working again which is great, haven't had for thread subscriptions yet.

It's working for thread subscriptions for me.

middle mouse click + scroll doesn't work anymore in firefox nor opera. Probably because the forum is running in a frame.

It seems to work on some pages for me but not all. :confused:

Also, clicking the 'go to first new post' button in a thread doesn't work.

kobalt01

20-05-2007, 11:15

1) Gunnix.
If you middle click off to the side i.e. under the menu or sponsors then the scroll works for me in Firefox and IE 7.

2) Also the link in Tonys sig doesnt work an error comes up saying "Restricted Access"

3) and i have the previously mentioned Hybrid mode cascading error in IE7 and Firefox

Matt

P.s.Other than that its great.

Zammo

20-05-2007, 14:51

I'm not getting any of the visual problems people are experiencing, I'm viewing in 1600x1200 and using Firefox.

One problem I do have (and it was the same on the old forum) is that I can goto a sub forum and there might for instance be one thread with unread posts and if I then read it and then click the shortcut at the top of the page to take me back to the forum index, it still shows that post as being unread. The only way around this is to Mark the sub forum as read.

One suggestion, as well as having a mark forum read option can you have mark forum read and return to index, also?

dommyracer

20-05-2007, 15:01

The full members forum isn't working. And most importantly, that's the bit we pay for.

I'm sure you know this already, but when you click on the link to the FM forum, it loads the forum AND the side menus into the main frame.

some bits even shoe the header design from the old site.

andyn

20-05-2007, 16:07

If you have any issues with being logged into one and not the other, then just logout of the site and log back in again.

Is this something i'm going to have to do every time i visit the forum as repeatedly logging out and back in is doing my head in.

gunnix

20-05-2007, 16:41

Now in firefox it works much better. Often in opera I would get the forum as a grey frame (nothing in it), having to reload the page to get it right. Might be an opera bug though..

Martyn

20-05-2007, 17:54

Is this something i'm going to have to do every time i visit the forum as repeatedly logging out and back in is doing my head in.

Clear your cookies, you have a cookie conflict between old and new. Either that or you are using AOL and have some lazy cookies on thier proxy server which will clear naturally in time, it's just that AOL is crap and it takes ages.

Martyn

20-05-2007, 18:01

The full members forum isn't working. And most importantly, that's the bit we pay for..

That's not really necessary is it? I'm sure you pay for more reasons than just one more itty-bitty forum to use?

Give the bloke a break, this is a major site upgrade and there are bound to be teething troubles. I'm sure Tony will deal with the FM forum, but there is no need to throw the "bit we pay for" thing at him. I'm sure if it's an issue for you, Tony will give you a refund (and if I were Tony I'd gift-wrap it with an invitation to find the door.) :rolleyes:

JonnyP

20-05-2007, 22:06

Why can the word s o r r y not be used on here.....I have been trying to appologise to folk for the silly mood I have been in this evening and the word sorry does not appear....???
I know s o r r y is supposed to be the hardest word, but this is rediculess...

falcon

21-05-2007, 09:43

Still having to log in to each section when I change from, say, forums to blogs and vice versa and it will not let me post a Blog comment to wish Red ATB....says I have to be logged in to post even though I am. If it's me being computer illiterate perhaps someone would kindly tell me where I'm going wrong as I'm sure Tony has enough on his plate....

scanker

21-05-2007, 09:49

The threads still have their anchors (the # and number at the end of the url when clicking on a new posts icon) but they no longer seem to work in the frameset. Is there anything that can be done about this?

PMs seem to be obscured on the RHS too.

Woodcutter

21-05-2007, 12:12

some more problems. http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21556

dommyracer

21-05-2007, 17:28

That's not really necessary is it? I'm sure you pay for more reasons than just one more itty-bitty forum to use?

Give the bloke a break, this is a major site upgrade and there are bound to be teething troubles. I'm sure Tony will deal with the FM forum, but there is no need to throw the "bit we pay for" thing at him. I'm sure if it's an issue for you, Tony will give you a refund (and if I were Tony I'd gift-wrap it with an invitation to find the door.) :rolleyes:

With respect, I pay for it, and its not working. Not 'throwing anything' at anyone.
I just feel that if this is now a commercial site (which it appears to be) it comes across as a bit amateurish to have the paid-for bit not working.

I know its a new site blah blah blah but these sort of things should be sorted out before go-live.

But yeah, maybe I should STFU and lump it because the big scary ex-black mod told me to.

dommyracer

21-05-2007, 17:31

And after posting that reply, I got taken to a blank page, rather than the view of the thread that I would normally get taken to.

Just off the top of my head, it might be useful to compile a known bug list so that we know what you are and aren't aware of, that way we will know what needs reporting.

Steve27752

21-05-2007, 19:42

Tony,
The new site is working well.
Is it possible to view the first post in a subject first rather than the most recent and then having to scroll down to the first post?
Steve :)

It`s still happening and it is driving me MAD!
Steve :)

Stew

21-05-2007, 19:53

It`s still happening and it is driving me MAD!
Steve :)

until it gets fixed, try hitting the 'end' key. ;)

Glen

21-05-2007, 20:39

Trying to buy a Spring Bushmoot ticket (Full event ) from the shop it fails and gives an error
"Info: To add this product into your cart you have to select a product variant on the details page." and the shopping cart stays empty.

That's trying to add to the cart from the details page using IE6 on XP and not using a proxy server.

However it will add to the cart if I claim to have a child under 13 with me so looks like a problem with the cart coding not accepting a zero for that field.

gunnix

22-05-2007, 08:39

until it gets fixed, try hitting the 'end' key. ;)

just to say you first need to click on the forum frame before pgup, pgdown, end, home buttons work for the forum.

TheGreenMan

22-05-2007, 13:06

Login browser error occurs when following a URL in an email notification of a new post to thread. It’s a recurrent problem I’ve noticed during the last few days.

1. Click on URL to new post in thread in an email notification..
2. Navigate to front page to login (as requested at the top of the forums).
3. Results in the following browser error (screen capture):
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/B3xIq7/bcuk_capture.jpg

4. Refresh page in browser, resulting in the following error message box (screen capture):
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/B3xIq7/bcuk_capture2.jpg

5. Click OK button on error message box, which results in successful login (screen capture):
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/B3xIq7/bcuk_capture3.jpg

Login to BCUK using the browser directly, works fine with no errors.

EDIT: Using the Browser only, and to login directly at the front page, causes no errors (to clarify the above sentence).

OS: XP 2002 SP2
Email Client: Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 SP2
Web Client: Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11

Hope this helps,
Paul.

PS: Admin - if the screen captures are of any use, please grab them soon, as I’ll be deleting them after a coupe of days. Cheers.

falcon

22-05-2007, 13:40

I have the front page saved in my bookmarks and I'm logged in. When I visit after being logged out on my PC, although the login box says "Hi, falcon", when I move to the forum pages the system shows I'm not....no PM's etc. So I have to log out, log in again and things are OK. I can then leave the site to go elsewhere and revisit and my login performs as it should do. Not sure if this problem has been mentioned elsewhere among the more sophisticated reports, but this is certainly mine.....

Edit:.....just tried to comment in the Blogs again and it won't let me. It seems very inconsistent...sometimes moving between forums and blogs I'm logged in and sometimes not. Sometimes all blogs appear, somtimes only one. I'm struggling to see a pattern to it and can't understand why some users can comment on the blogs while others can't. Oh....I've cleared cookies and temporary internet files to no effect.....

Tony

22-05-2007, 14:13

Hi Guys,

Thanks again for all this feedback, it’s massively helpful in ironing out all the issues. I’m sure you’ve noticed that things are getting fixed at a good rate, although the list is quite long so it’s going to be a while more before they’re all sorted.

We’ll compose an ‘issues logged’ list as soon as we get a chance then it will be easier for us all to keep an eye on things. Some people are experiencing things individually and other things affect multiple people. Keep giving us the errors and any relevant info, such as how you got to the fault, what system you’re using etc.

The new site has only been up a few days, it won’t be long before all this is just a memory :D

Thanks again
T

DaveP

22-05-2007, 17:37

It`s still happening and it is driving me MAD!
Steve :)

Steve - Have you checked your User CP options? Go to User Options and check that your thread display mode is set to "Linear - Oldest First".

Dave

KAE1

22-05-2007, 18:34

I've changed my mind about the weather feature - having just seen my local forecast for the weekend - rain!!!!! can't you fix that?:(

TheGreenMan

23-05-2007, 09:29

Two issues:

A. Profile Picture not uploading to server/loading on to pages via User CP menu link.
B. Conflicting information about the file size allowed for Profile Picture (highlighted in red).

1. Login on front page.

2. Click on Forums tab.

3. Click on User CP

4. Click on Edit Profile Picture link – ‘Note: The maximum size of your custom image is 100 by 100 pixels or 64.0 KB (whichever is smaller)’
5. Upload picture from hard drive.

6. Profile picture upload completed but not displaying – page refreshed but still not displaying.

7. Logged-out/browser files flushed/login at front page/profile picture still not there.

8. Goto User Menu section (left of screen) and click on My Profile.

9. Goto Edit button, and choose Update Your Image from pop-up menu – ‘Your image file can be maximum (width x height - size): 200x500 - 100 KB’
10. New image uploaded, and now displaying.

OS: XP 2002 SP2
Email Client: Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 SP2
Web Client: Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11

Best regards,
Paul.

TheGreenMan

23-05-2007, 10:03

Following on from the above issues in post #72:

Tried to update Profile Picture from User CP with an image larger than the recommended 100 x 100 pixels (200 x 321) and I get an error message from the site software (screen capture):
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/B3xIq7/bcuk_capture4.jpg

Tried to update Profile Picture from the front page - User Menu >My Profile>Edit>Update Your Image:

Successfully uploaded and displayed.

OS: XP 2002 SP2
Email Client: Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 SP2
Web Client: Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11

Best regards,
Paul.

falcon

23-05-2007, 10:29

After some login and password problems last night it has allowed me in on the system generated password this morning but, on trying to change the password to one of my choice, the Edit Password option in Edit profiles just produces a blank screen even though the icon shows that the folder is open. I'll try again later.....

26-05-2007, 11:23

Hello, Just a few words:

Well, I am sorry that advertising has made such a big entry in BCUK. even if it is called sponsoring, it is advertising, and well, it makes the place far from what it used to be, both morally and visually, much less attractive to me. But then I suppose it was unavoidable. Hey who I am to throw the stone, I have done that too in my time and place!

BTW the word sorry: s.o.r.r.y. does not show!

BorderReiver

27-05-2007, 11:58

Can't read the right hand side of some posts.The words disappear into the adverts.:(

Jodie

27-05-2007, 17:44

Search facility
I'm not having much joy with this - I tried searching for airic and alpkit to find something
I'd written about these sleeping mats and it returned zero hits. So I tried a search for
Ray Mears but only 24 hits turned up and not that many from thread posts, more from
reviews and the articles / skills section. I know there must be more than that cos I've
probably written in quite a few of the threads myself :rolleyes: , unless there has been
some judicious pruning in the transfer of course :D

Goliath

27-05-2007, 19:14

Not sure if it's mentioned already, but the 6digit image isn't working, at the search thingy.

Now I'm not able to search! :'(

Gailainne

27-05-2007, 19:17

Jodie

I find the easiest way to do a search on old posts I've started or been involved in, is to click on my avatar in a post, that allows me to search for either "threads started by me" or "threads I've contributed to". I know you probably know this already but thought I would share.

I know the search facility allows you to do a search by name, but I find this quicker, if theres a better way, spill :notworthy Oh Goddess of the search and Google it. :D

On final countdown to Sweden :red: :red: 5 days and tick tock :red: :red:

Stephen

Jodie

27-05-2007, 22:14

Hehe :)

I've not found a search facility other than the little box in the top right which only lets
you search a keyword or two. Is there another search facility that is hiding from me?

Sometimes I might not post in a thread but still want to refer to it and I expect these
search option tweaks are on the glitch list.

Google is helping me until I find the whizzy search facility.

What are you doing in Sweden? I used to live in a house with five Swedish nurses,
you can imagine how suddenly popular I was with my male colleagues :rolleyes:

They chewed lots of snus (a type of tobacco), made weird cakes from fish and wore
candles on their heads on St. Lucia day - quirky bunch :D

Gailainne

27-05-2007, 23:22

You dont use the search on the User CP bar up there /\ second from the left ?, if not, click on it then advanced search :D

Sweden I'm doing this Vildmark (http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19041)

Stephen

Jodie

27-05-2007, 23:38

I'm sure that wasn't there earlier when I looked...! Yet it's in exactly the same position
as on the old site, and I would use that facility most of the time. Either I'm a bit dozy
or they have hidden it from me until now ;) Deliberately hidden I tell you.

Well it's certainly taken the gleam off my "I can find anything, me" smugness :D

Is the Vildmark ever so slightly advanced?

DaveP

31-05-2007, 14:51

We're having trouble tracking the issues in this thread now - can you create a ne thread for new issues please? :)

Thanks
Dave

dommyracer

13-06-2007, 10:29

When using IE 6, If I click on the thread title from the thread view window, I get a blank page.

falcon

26-06-2007, 11:06

dommyracer

28-06-2007, 15:01

Is this something i'm going to have to do every time i visit the forum as repeatedly logging out and back in is doing my head in.

any updates on this, its happening to me also, getting bored of logging in and out all the time.

TheGreenMan

25-07-2007, 16:09

Why can the word s o r r y not be used on here.....I have been trying to appologise to folk for the silly mood I have been in this evening and the word does not appear....???
I know s o r r y is supposed to be the hardest word, but this is rediculess...

It occurs to me that this may be a deliberate decision that 'The Management' have taken. From a philosophical viewpoint, and if I’m correct, I’d be very, very interested to know the underlying rationale as to why it would be undesirable to apologise in the simplest and most direct way…musings of a mad man…:D

Best Regards,
Paul.

Matt Weir

25-07-2007, 16:38

It occurs to me that this may be a deliberate decision that 'The Management' have taken.

Not so Paul...

I've been looking into this and i can't for the life of me find out why it's not allowing it, we will get to the bottom of it though :D S orry:lmao:

As posted in this thread (http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21851)

TheGreenMan

25-07-2007, 17:00

Thanks, Matt :)

Spooky though...;)

Cheers,
Paul.

Tony

10-09-2007, 11:01

Still can't write sorry S orry :-( apologies for that, we'll get it cracked i'm sure.

We're also still working on other issues so rest assured that we're not sitting back and ignoring things. There's been a lot of things fixed and these ongoing issues are complicated, or there's a few things that are taking up all the time and they'll get done soon.

When i've got time i'll get a list sorted so that it's more trackable. IN the mean time feel free to drop us an email if there's a problem that's causing you a lot of grief, please include info on your OS, a description of the issue, how you navigated to it, do you use internet explorer or Firefox, which version, etc etc

Thanks all
T

Shankly

14-11-2009, 02:10

Hi Tony, I was starting to get BCUK withdrawl, terrible sight for the wife and kids. However I was just wondering if the new blue font will change colour in step with the seasons, or is it going to stay for keeps.?

Cheers, Rob.

Wayland

14-11-2009, 09:01

I suspect colour and decoration is the last of your worries while you're still working on the roof.

Well done for all the hard work and I hope you get to kick back and have a rest soon.

Like most people I suppose, I liked the old colour scheme but at the end of the day we're just glad you're back. http://www.wayland.me.uk/assets/images/8823.gif

rdevonshire

14-11-2009, 10:02

It will be back.

Focusing on functionality and stability before rolling out the original template/design/colours.

:)

Shankly

14-11-2009, 16:20

Thanks for the reply, can I just add that I would like to echo Waylands comments, and clarify that my question was written merely out of curiosity and not meant in any kind of derogatory fashion. The work done on this website is greatly appreciated by the community as a whole, and I would hate to be thought of as an ungrateful nit-picker in light of the work that you guys have had to carry out on our behalf. :240:
Many thanks, Rob.

ps I too preferred the old colour... :D:BlueTeamE

andythecelt

14-11-2009, 23:27

I'd reset my password shortly before the server went down. Since the site came back online I tried three times to reset it again so I could log in, each time it said an email had been sent but nothing arrived in my inbox or junk folders. To try and report it I signed up with another account but the verification email never arrived. Eventually I found the password for this account I'd been sent when I'd originally reset it (in my deleted messages) and was able to sign in. It's entirely possible that others are in a similar position and completely unable to report problems.
....Anyhoo.... hello! I hadn't intended my first post to be about a snag but I thought it was worth mentioning.

rdevonshire

15-11-2009, 15:00

nevetsjc80

15-11-2009, 18:51

The site looks great and glad its back.

But i cant get the search option to work, its just goes to a page that says fatal error ( hope that does nt mean ive killed anyone lol)

Asa Samuel

15-11-2009, 18:54

I just noticed on the main page where it shows the most recent post in a sub forum and time that a post was made it said Today: 19:35 at it's not even 7 o'clock yet :)

Shewie

15-11-2009, 19:49

Tony

16-11-2009, 10:25

Thanks for the feedback guys, we'll get on to them as we go. The colours will change etc.

sandbender

16-11-2009, 21:57

Welcome back :)

They way the forum is set up just now I'm being asked to 'Log In' just to access the 'New Posts' option, hopefully that will change when things settle down.

scanker

18-11-2009, 20:45

Got an error about a re-direct loop when I initially loaded the forum tonight, but was OK on refreshing. Not sure if it's to do with ongoing work, but thought it worth flagging up.

sandbender

24-11-2009, 13:00

Thanks for the feedback guys, we'll get on to them as we go. The colours will change etc.

Tony, will the 'New Posts' button only be available to members who have logged in from now on, or will the facility to search for 'New Posts' without logging in be reinstated when things settle down?

Thanks.

Tony

04-12-2009, 16:42

Don't know,i've not looked into it to see what can be changed, although i'm inclined to have people login before being able to use the search functions. To be honest i can't think why people could look up new posts when not logged in.

relfy

10-12-2009, 20:14

Hello, love the new site :) didn't notice the colours.
I have got a strange thing going on with my inbox though. It's like it doesn't really want to give me my messages... It tells me they're there in the top right corner. Then when i click on that when igget to my inbox it tells me they're not there. I have to use the drop-down (inbox/sent mail) thingie to reload the page and then that usually works... Its kind of characterful...But not sure it how its meant to be?

Tony

11-12-2009, 09:07

The messages have all been grouped into that one area, so you click on it, get the drop down box and then select the message type you want to look at and then click on that, it's introduced an extra stage whihc although disconcerting you do get used to.

Hope that helps
T

relfy

12-12-2009, 00:54

Thanks Tony, yes i understand that bit. What i mean is, my new messages are not showing up in my inbox until i reload the page. And the top link saying you have so many new private messages, changes its mind every time i change pages despite not having read the new ones yet. Its like it isn't quite certain, or doesn't really want me to know.
Could it possibly be to do with my browser? as I've been viewing th site on my mobile phone.

Tony

15-12-2009, 10:54

Sorry, just seen this.

I don't think this is happening to anyone else so i would suspect it's to do with using your phone, have you tried from a PC?

relfy

15-12-2009, 17:19

Righto. No i haven't, but i will over christmas. Its not a big thing anyway. Thanks Tony.

Bootstrap Bob

01-02-2010, 16:02

I've had a quick search for this problem but cannot find the answer so wondered if anyone has got round it.

Basically I cannot access my gallery pictures via the 'gallery' link on the top bar. All I get is the error message;

Could not connect to PhotoPost databaseAccess denied for user 'bushcraft_food'@'localhost' to database 'bushcraft_gallery'

Can anyone help please?

phill_ue

01-02-2010, 16:13

I'm not too sure about the 07 look! Aaargh, my eyes! The blue format is very nice though. I go on another forum or two on a mobile device and find the mobile formats are very helpful in getting pages to load quickly. Is there any chance of implementing a similar scheme here?

Tony

02-02-2010, 13:35

ahh, the gallery is offline at the moment, that will be why you can't get to it :D

ged

24-04-2010, 09:42

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/index.php

1. Has two "Register" links. The first one is OK, the second one is dead.

2. Bug?
Strange. Twice this has happened and for the moment it's repeatable. In the forum index I accidentally clicked on my own name instead of the name of the thread. As it happened I had been the last poster in that thread. The profile that came up was for user "Scoman". Is there a reason that this might be supposed to happen, or is it a fault? When I click on e.g. 'Tony' I see the Tony public profile as I expect.
2a. However if I click on red_dreads who is the last poster ATM in the "out and about" forum 'stolen canoe' thread I see the profile for "Shogun". But a minute or two later the last poster in the "out and about" forum, but in the thread "Going Dutch". There might be a pattern emerging...