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Posted on 03/06/2008 7:53:34 PM PST by John Robinson

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To: John Robinson

Another question. When I clicked on the RSS thing I was able to change my sidebar to some gosh awful colors but now that I want to get rid of those colors when I click on the RSS again, I get all this HTML stuff. How do I change it back to the way it was before I tried out the colors?


821 posted on 03/07/2008 6:37:00 PM PST by Spunky (You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
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I like the changes
Thanks for all your hard work
822 posted on 03/07/2008 6:43:09 PM PST by firewalk
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To: Spunky

Try this link to go to where you can change the colors back

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/my/subscriptions

I believe gray is the default color


823 posted on 03/07/2008 6:47:49 PM PST by Syncro
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To: John Robinson

My suggestion would be to bring back the ability to search by words in the title.

I suspect that there will be a spike in duplicate posts. Some posters are stingy with keywords or select obscure ones; other folks use keywords that have only limited ties to the article.

Or, perhaps a site specific link to Google would save a step when using outside search engines.


824 posted on 03/07/2008 7:06:48 PM PST by PAR35
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To: John Robinson

Ignore my last post. I was trying to search from the news page. I see now that if you open a random article, you can search titles. It seems like an extra step, but at least it can be done. It seems backwards to me, but perhaps most folks find the keyword search more useful than a title search. I’ll just remember to leave open the first story I view and use that to access the search page.

It is an improvement to be able to go ahead and hit ‘post’ after running a search result.


825 posted on 03/07/2008 7:14:57 PM PST by PAR35
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To: Syncro; John Robinson
"Go to by:johnrobinson again

when you get there, do NOT click on a thread

above the threads, there will be choices

Articles Activity Comments Full

They are all clickable

Below is what I get when I do that.

Free Republic Home-Forum-Pings-Mail-More (Horn symbol) by;John Robinson (go)

Robinson Articles Posted by John - Put on sidebar.

Now if I were to click on one of his threads then I see what you say. Articles Activity Comments Full. And like I said if I click on Comments there I just get Lastest Article Postings.

Maybe since I didn't connect through the home page it is making a difference. I think I will log completely out and see if that helps.

826 posted on 03/07/2008 7:19:45 PM PST by Spunky (You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
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To: RightWhale
What on earth are you talking about? Speak for yourself. I use "search" constantly, probably a couple dozen times a day.

Leni

827 posted on 03/07/2008 7:21:08 PM PST by MinuteGal (I Love My Country More Than I Hate McCain.)
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To: Syncro
Your # 678.....all well and good, Syncro, but what if you don't have the freepers name in front of you in a post....just in your head. How to you bring their profile page up?

I tried both the little boxes and neither works for me.

Leni

828 posted on 03/07/2008 7:24:49 PM PST by MinuteGal (I Love My Country More Than I Hate McCain.)
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To: John Robinson

How do you search?


829 posted on 03/07/2008 7:26:47 PM PST by r-q-tek86 (If you're not taking flak, you're not over the target.)
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To: John Robinson

I see the search box, but how do you sort and search for user comments?


830 posted on 03/07/2008 7:31:56 PM PST by r-q-tek86 (If you're not taking flak, you're not over the target.)
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To: Syncro; John Robinson

I logged out and came through the Home Page and logged back in. It made no difference. I still am not able to find Replies (Comments) from John.


831 posted on 03/07/2008 7:34:23 PM PST by Spunky (You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
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To: Spunky
Click on the following hot link

Following Hot Link

You should get something like this, only with some of the top missing, but his latest posts should show up.

Posts by John Robinson Put on Sidebar »
Recent Changes to Free Republic ^
  Posted by John Robinson to Notary Sojac
On News/Activism ^ 03/07/2008 11:41:36 AM PST · 744 of 831 ^
 

Hating new Format ^
  Posted by John Robinson to JerseyHighlander
On General/Chat ^ 03/07/2008 11:26:09 AM PST · 40 of 83 ^
 

Recent Changes to Free Republic ^
  Posted by John Robinson to CedarDave
On News/Activism ^ 03/07/2008 10:51:18 AM PST · 721 of 831 ^
 

Recent Changes to Free Republic ^
  Posted by John Robinson to flaglady47
On News/Activism ^ 03/06/2008 11:56:57 PM PST · 479 of 831 ^
 

Recent Changes to Free Republic ^
  Posted by John Robinson to STARWISE
On News/Activism ^ 03/06/2008 11:44:53 PM PST · 467 of 831 ^
 
If it doesn't work, I don't know why.
832 posted on 03/07/2008 7:51:08 PM PST by Syncro
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To: MinuteGal
Well, if you want their profile page, what is also called a poster's FR page and you know their FR name, and how to spell it, just click on your name at the bottom of one of your posts.

Then just type their name in the field under view home page, enter name and click "view"

That has always worked that way.

833 posted on 03/07/2008 7:55:10 PM PST by Syncro
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To: MinuteGal
Your # 678.....all well and good, Syncro, but what if you don't have the freepers name in front of you in a post....just in your head. How to you bring their profile page up?

if you don't have the spelling correct.....That problem has always been there....find a thread they posted on ......

834 posted on 03/07/2008 8:01:42 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: John Robinson

Question: how does one access the [old] “search” function, to:
1. Search for threads by keyword or title, and...
2. Search for a member’s postings by screenname?

I must be blind. Where is it?

- John


835 posted on 03/07/2008 8:02:07 PM PST by Fishrrman
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To: John Robinson

The search function has been downgraded or even missing in the new format in my opinion

Previously it used to be quite easy to use and fairly comprehensive which allowed people to catch up on news and topics, this new search utility does not scale up.


836 posted on 03/07/2008 8:05:57 PM PST by GregH (Those conservatives who wish for a US defeat in Iraq are traitors.)
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To: John Robinson

later


837 posted on 03/07/2008 8:09:27 PM PST by berdie
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To: John Robinson

Please bring back the old format. It was the best in my opinion.


838 posted on 03/07/2008 8:12:53 PM PST by BlueAngel
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To: Syncro
I clicked on your hot-link and below is what I got.

Personal Menu

You've posted a total of 23 threads and 8,899 replies. My Mail
Send and receive private messages.

My Comments (self-search)
View forum messages to and from me.

My Profile
View and edit my homepage.

My Locale
State/locale message boards.

My Subscriptions
Edit my subscriptions. Change order, number shown, etc.

My Preferences
Change my personal preferences.

Review
Show top titles from all subscribed topics on one page.

Edit Account
Change my e-mail address, password, etc.

Log Off
Log off Free Republic.

It appears that my computer is working different than yours is. But I did discover that clicking on a Posters name and get their Profile Page, up at the top of that it has several things you can click on and one of them is "In Forum" when I click on that THEN I was able to view all that posters comments. But I should not have to go that route. When I log on I may want to see what Syncro has had to say today. If I always have to go that route it might take me forever to find a thread you have posted on in order to click on your name.

839 posted on 03/07/2008 8:26:19 PM PST by Spunky (You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
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To: John Robinson
From here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/*/
I enter the following in the "Go" box in the upper right corner:
posts-by:johnrobinson
I don't get the results I expect and here's what's in the "Go" box:
title:posts-by:johnrobinson
So if I want to search for a poster I have to do one of the following:
  1. Go to any user's profile page
    -http://www.freerepublic.com/~BufordP/
    -Enter the user you want to look up in the "view home page, enter name:" box in upper right corner
    -Then click "In Forum"
  2. Hand jam
    http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/posts-by:johnrobinson/
    in the browser's URL/address box
I don't see where http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts works anymore.

Seems if I want to do a keyword search I have to hand jam it into the browser's URL/address box:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/walterreed/
No online Help.
Okay, so as I play around with it a little more I see that in order to do a "keyword" search I don't put anything in the "Go" box other than the keyword.

No online Help.

Wonder what happens if I enter "walterreed;aar"?

Oops! "Nothing matched your criteria." and "title:walterreed;aar" in the "Go" box.

840 posted on 03/07/2008 8:40:44 PM PST by BufordP (Had Mexicans flown planes into the World Trade Center, Jorge Bush would have surrendered.)
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