Beta Release - Tue Mar 19, 2002

[John Robinson]

Click for the Beta Announcement

Today's updated software includes:

Merge "Latest Threads/Latest Posts" (later renamed "Threads/Comments") into one "Latest Posts" link. "Latest Posts" now defaults to either Threads or Comments depending on your last view. You can toggle the view between Threads/Comments anytime; and if you are logged in the setting will be remembered.

This new link has been copied through-out the site.

The timestamp has been removed from the forums list. If you are logged in, it now remembers the last time you visited and shows the Forums in bold if there are new messages. It also shows in italics private forums that you can access, and places a blue or red star next to the name if you are a member or moderator of the forum.

And yes, when you click a forum it will go to either the threads or comments view of Latest Posts, depending on your last setting.

And there were a large number of changes under the hood.

[fineright]

Big Bump, and thanks for the guide to the lay of the land.
Yes I meant to type "lay". God bless all Freepers.

[bwteim]

Thanks, JR. Am giving the beta.freerepublic a whirl now.
Ping!

[bwteim]

Already like the navigational change/informational change in Forums. From

Forums
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Campaign 2002
4 minutes

General Interest
a minute

News/Activism
4 seconds

VetsCoR
2 minutes

To
beta.freerepublic.com
Forums
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Campaign 2002
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General Interest*
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News/Activism*
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VetsCoR*
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Bold titles, new posts
* forum member

[bwteim]

Ping.

[Sungirl]

The toggling works nice....I gave it a workout.

[Sungirl]

I just noticed the TOPICS.....you have PETS/ANIMALS!! That's GREAT!

[Tony in Hawaii]

But how can I tell if I'm logged in or not?

[altair]

Is there anything in particular you would like us to test?

[altair]

Click on the "Members" button on the top. It shows the Forum Administrator and everyone who is logged into the Forum.

[malakhi]

Looks good, John. The one thing I noticed is that it is taking significantly longer to load a thread from "self-search" than in the regular version.

[JRandomFreeper]

The font/font size used in the forum box doesn't show up well on some of my less-abled computers. FYI.

/john

[OldFriend]

LOLOL Show some mercy for this 65 yr. old grannie. I didn't understand a single word you posted!!!! Is FR moving, changing? Do I have to do anything to get where you're going? Oh, HELP!

[smith288]

Fear not OldFriend... If you are reading this, then you are safe.

[OldFriend]

Thank you, glad to know I am practicing safe FreeRepublic!!!!

[Northpaw]

Scroll down topics and check out 'cheese, moose, sister'. JR has left no topic uncovered.

[smith288]

How about maybe changing colors of the header bar and sidebars depending on the topic? So people know they are elsewhere.

[KC Burke]

The new stuff works fine out here in the heartland.

[christine]

lol, oldfriend! i'm not old and i didn't understand a word either! i am technically challenged tho! ;)

[OldFriend]

Goodness......do you think we should dare click on the Beta Release message?