[tomahawk]

I can do it, so can you. There are detailed posts on here telling you how to get breaking nows in the sidebar.

[jlogajan]

To turn on breaking news sidebar:

On a fancy new page, look at extreme upper right, click on the tiny word "Topics."

That'll open a new page, so scroll down until you find "Breaking News" as one of the topics. Click on it.

That will open a new page too. Look on the left sidebar, and click on the text "Click here to subscribe." Breaking News items should then show up on your right sidebar.

Oh, you may have to log in again to get this to work. Not sure about that. Last week before the cut-over I had some stuff that wasn't working correctly even though I had logged in a long time ago. But relogging in cleared it up. Just a thought.

[week 71]

Who moved my cheese!!?

[Sungirl]

I like this new set up...looks very professional. Looks are only skin deep however, so I'll get back to you on its functionality.

[FITZ]

Probably once you get used to it, you'll like it better. Whenever they change this site, at first I'm sure I won't like it but then I do after I get used to it.

[southern rock]

Are you sure you are logged on???

[VRWC_minion]

The major suggestion I would give is the directions to setting up the sidebar are incorrect.

By trail and error the first step is to choose topics from the top of the list (note beaking news and front page are about 1/3 down page) , then choose your topic, when the list of currect topics is loaded then there will be a "subscribe" button on the left hand side.

Hint: The order you choose them in is the order they load in. Be sure to choose them in the order you want them to show. For example choose breaking news topic first.

[hellonewman]

I wish they would have left the "Post Article" option up with "Latest Posts" and "Latest Articles".

[Naked Lunch]

Its not that bad, after you get used to it. I like the navigation index in the upper right corner. I think the "Free Republic" Heading should be bigger. And I like the personalized sidebars. I anticipate that I will cease griping about the new format within the week.

[Georgia_JimD]

FR put a lot of work into this. You'll get use to it. Quit your belly achen... I bet you hated DOS 3.2 also. ;o)

[Joaquin]

It took a while for me to figure this out, as well.
See if this works for you:

Here's how to add a sidebar for "Breaking News":

(1) From the main FR page, click "TOPICS" on the left side.
(2) Scroll down to and click on "Breaking News", under the "Highlights" heading.
(3) On the left side, below the "United we Stand" flag, click on "Click Here To Subscribe".

That's it! You just added a "Breaking News" sidebar.
Other topics can be added to or deleted from your sidebars in the same way.
I should mention that cookies must be turned on in your browser for this to work.

[tomkat]

in the upper right corner of the main forum page, click |topics|

scroll down to, and click, 'Breaking News', which you'll find under the blue 'Highlights' bar.

then from the Breaking News page, look to the left column
directly under the 'United We Stand' graphic, and 'Click here to subscribe.'

do that to a couple different topics and it'll seem the piece of cake that it is.

JR has done a helluva job with this new format, imho...

[Fitzcarraldo]

Three things that need fixing before making confusing cosmetic changes:

1) Search for keywords in articles and replies is now broken, as far as I can tell.

2) Full database search capability, i.e., over the timespan of the entire archive.

3) Capability to reply to articles over one year old.

[TexRef]

How many websites did you program and launch this week?

If you just want to whine and pout, go on over to DU.

[Slehn]

New set-up is just fine. Appearance is great. I had been using the beta version for about a week and I learned as I went. Stick with it for a week and you'll be fine.

[Free the USA]

Without the number for a post displayed and without seconds displayed how do you know where you left off before refreshing the screen? When the pace picks up and only 50 posts displayed this will be very impractical.

[SkyPilot]

I read that you do not have to use HTML to post articles now, just CUT and PASTE.

Great.....What About Pictures?

Is it still that unholy mess about placing pics on some website (that won't accept them), and then some God awful html language to do it?

[Fishrrman]

Nope, I don't like the "new look", either. Frankly, my eyes are getting weaker, and the new listing of topics & replies uses text that is much smaller than it was in the previous layout -- much harder for me to read.

I realize the ever-present pressure to "improve"; but the old setup was simple and it worked well for just browsing. Not so with the "new way".

Why must we have change for change' sake?

- John

[NormsRevenge]

Change IS Good ... adapting to change is a bitch sometimes ...

I like the site look and feel, for the most part , I reckun it will morph again soon anyway and thats OK...

Have fun and there are lots of good suggestions below...

??? When the heck do U FreePers guys sleep? My Hat is off to all of you who put and keep FR online everyday

SEMPER FI
---Norm---

[Random Access]

I am sure you will get more comfortable with the new format over time. I spent many years as a software developer and every time we introduced new versions, we got much the same reaction from users. I called it the "old shoe/new shoe" conflict. Hang in there.