What Does The Current Version Have That The Beta Does Not?

[John Robinson]

I will wrap up the beta and install it this weekend.

What necessary functions are available in the current version of Free Republic's software that are not available in the beta?

[HIDEK6]

The down scroll function jumps too much. Try scrolling down in the beta version versus scrolling down in the old version.

[unsycophant]

Two things I notice after playing around with it more: One, I have a click-through for mail at the top, and also one to side. Two: (and boy do I like this one!): I can read all the replies that have been made to me......even from deleted threads.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Close to what this is currently!

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General Interest  #20: What Does The Current Version Have That The Beta Does Not? ^
To: John Robinson
20 posted on 3/26/02 12:47 PM Pacific by Ernest_at_the_Beach

General Interest  #18: What Does The Current Version Have That The Beta Does Not? ^
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
18 posted on 3/26/02 12:40 PM Pacific by John Robinson

General Interest  #17: What Does The Current Version Have That The Beta Does Not? ^
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
17 posted on 3/26/02 12:40 PM Pacific by John Robinson

General Interest  #16: What Does The Current Version Have That The Beta Does Not? ^
To: John Robinson
16 posted on 3/26/02 12:40 PM Pacific by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Well more specific to the Red on the numbered reply would be OK!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

My previous post was meant for John!

[glock rocks]

the beta is absolutely wonderful. great job.

i still ...sniff... miss the css though.

[unsycophant]

.....and, I can reply directly from the 'My Comments' page without going directly to the thread, like now for example. Nice feature.

The hyperlink that changes from blue to red is harder to see on the main forum for some reason (it shouldn't be but it is). Maybe a brighter red would work?

[Texaggie79]

The quick search form is not on top of the thread lists in the beta anymore

[John Robinson]

Hrm, that's neat but you shouldn't be able to read deleted threads. I mean, they're deleted!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Old eyes also?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

My big question is the reincarnation of the "Bump Register" and how that will work!

I think you need to implement the ability to "Add new keywords" pretty quickly after you turn on the whole new system. Otherwise everyone will try to recreate the whole of the items in the Bump Registar as Topics and I think it should be with an interplay between Topics and Keywords!

Anyone else got comments on this ?

[unsycophant]

I knew you'd like that one....it's not the whole thread, only the replies to and from me. So, the "My Comments" page is archiving posts to/from us, even after deletions.

It IS a cool feature, but something tells me it's going to go bye-bye one of these days.

[Dog]

I just went over to Beta and for the life of me I can't figure out what to do first....you have a users guide??

[unsycophant]

Old eyes? Boy. If these eyes could talk, the stories they'd tell, Ernest. You'd probably blush.

I notice that the red content looks different depending on the size of the monitor. I agree with you that a more vivid red will help.

[maxwell]

WHOA...

Reminds me of the old FR versions I saw in the archives...

It'll take some serious getting-used-to, dude... I have to be brutally honest and say I like the current version alot better but looks like y'all have worked hard on this so I reckon I'll deal, won't I. ;) Maceman is right about the fonts being too big though...

[Sir Gawain]

I want something that says "You have mail!" instead of just a little white color change.

[glock rocks]

my setting is set for "slave," but the thread opens up in the same window in beta...

[Free the USA]

Preferences,can you seperately select the number of posts to scan and the number of replies on a thread to view?
With a dial up modem it takes to long to load more than fifty replies on a thread but I like to go back several hours (250 posts) looking at old articles that have been posted.

[Free the USA]

That little Java script window you created to notify when a new reply has been addressed to me only shows the news and activism forum so I probably miss pings to other forums.

[nunya bidness]

I don't know what changed but beta is crashing my Netscape 4.71 browser.

Also the latest posts are not showing up.

Stop feeding the gremlins after midnight. And for God's sake don't take 'em swimming.