bpetersxx
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Bug Report #9 Edit Your Threads via the Select-o-Dial!
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bpetersxx
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robert the edit function is immediate 2307[this post was last edited: 4/29/2010-22:07]
bpetersxx
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times off too this is 2230 1030pm but it lists 2130 930pm
yeah I need this I cannot spell up the broad side of a barn
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yeah I need this I cannot spell up the broad side of a barn
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Woo-hoo!
Let's give it a try... this is so cool, thank you, Robert!
Everything seems to be working very well so far here.[this post was last edited: 4/30/2010-00:02]
Let's give it a try... this is so cool, thank you, Robert!
Everything seems to be working very well so far here.[this post was last edited: 4/30/2010-00:02]
Robert, love the new features
All your hard work is coming to fruition. Hope you don't mind a little critique. The features are all great the only thing that feels off to me is the header on each section. With all the additions it feels a bit clumsy and a little busy. I would suggest dropping the update profile and log-out, as these are used less on a regular basis, at least by me. They are fine on the main forums page, that would seem to be the logical place for them.
I like the addition of the search function and perhaps it could be placed where the log-out content is now. Perhaps that would clean up the spacing a bit because it feels, again to me, a bit top heavy.
Perhaps something on this order, remove the duplicated circular link to the current forum, and simplify down to 3 main links, plus the sub links. When the future sections are added they could be placed to the right, creating a set of push button options or cycle selections...
Just a thought.......
All your hard work is coming to fruition. Hope you don't mind a little critique. The features are all great the only thing that feels off to me is the header on each section. With all the additions it feels a bit clumsy and a little busy. I would suggest dropping the update profile and log-out, as these are used less on a regular basis, at least by me. They are fine on the main forums page, that would seem to be the logical place for them.
I like the addition of the search function and perhaps it could be placed where the log-out content is now. Perhaps that would clean up the spacing a bit because it feels, again to me, a bit top heavy.
Perhaps something on this order, remove the duplicated circular link to the current forum, and simplify down to 3 main links, plus the sub links. When the future sections are added they could be placed to the right, creating a set of push button options or cycle selections...
Just a thought.......
Speaking of toilets, the internet to the rescue.
This house has a one-piece American Standard can, circa 1966. Elongated seat (hard to find replacements for that). Problem has been persistent leaks through the valve assembly. I changed it over to a Fluidmaster valve, but it has never "set" quite right, and now it's leaking again, about 1/4 tank a day.
10 years ago when I checked with a local plumbing supply house, they said "good luck finding a replacement valve".
Oh and here's an edit...
But after a little Googling I found the exact (I hope) replacement valve assembly. I ordered it plus two extra sealing "disks" to keep this thing flushing for years more. I'll be happy to rip out the Fluidmaster makeshift valve assembly and put in the original stuff again.
This house has a one-piece American Standard can, circa 1966. Elongated seat (hard to find replacements for that). Problem has been persistent leaks through the valve assembly. I changed it over to a Fluidmaster valve, but it has never "set" quite right, and now it's leaking again, about 1/4 tank a day.
10 years ago when I checked with a local plumbing supply house, they said "good luck finding a replacement valve".
Oh and here's an edit...
But after a little Googling I found the exact (I hope) replacement valve assembly. I ordered it plus two extra sealing "disks" to keep this thing flushing for years more. I'll be happy to rip out the Fluidmaster makeshift valve assembly and put in the original stuff again.
Rich,
We have a toilet in my partner's 108 year old house with similar problems.
After many attempts and failures, I found a Fluidmaster solution which might work for you.
It is no longer on the market, so you'd have to look through flea markets to find it - I'd send you a scan, if I were in the US.
Basically, it is a stainless steel seat and hi-tech valve assembly which is held in place against the old seat with a non-drying compound. Feels a lot like the stuff your dentist uses to make a negative of your teeth, but waterproof and totally gripping.
Repair takes all of two minutes and holds.
Might help. I hope.
We have a toilet in my partner's 108 year old house with similar problems.
After many attempts and failures, I found a Fluidmaster solution which might work for you.
It is no longer on the market, so you'd have to look through flea markets to find it - I'd send you a scan, if I were in the US.
Basically, it is a stainless steel seat and hi-tech valve assembly which is held in place against the old seat with a non-drying compound. Feels a lot like the stuff your dentist uses to make a negative of your teeth, but waterproof and totally gripping.
Repair takes all of two minutes and holds.
Might help. I hope.
All your hard work is coming to fruition. Hope you don't mind a little critique.
Hi Matt, not at all I certainly do appreciate the feedback. While I don't always agree with it, it is very interesting to hear how others think. One thing to keep in mind is I'm trying to design not necessarily for 2010 but for 2015 so I wont have to do this again for a long time. If you go to Best Buy and look at the new laptops and desktop monitors the lowest resolution you can buy is 1920 x 1080. While many users are still on a 1280 x 1024 monitor they wont be for many more years.
Look at how the design looks on my modern 2010 model 1920 x 1080 monitor...
Now look at the same design on my vintage 2004 model 1280 x 1024 monitor...
Its a bit crowded on the vintage monitor but I think it still works well. When designing for the internet you really need to try and maintain a balance while staying focused on the future. Hope that makes sense at least that's what I've been told by other web developers.
Hi Matt, not at all I certainly do appreciate the feedback. While I don't always agree with it, it is very interesting to hear how others think. One thing to keep in mind is I'm trying to design not necessarily for 2010 but for 2015 so I wont have to do this again for a long time. If you go to Best Buy and look at the new laptops and desktop monitors the lowest resolution you can buy is 1920 x 1080. While many users are still on a 1280 x 1024 monitor they wont be for many more years.
Look at how the design looks on my modern 2010 model 1920 x 1080 monitor...
Now look at the same design on my vintage 2004 model 1280 x 1024 monitor...
Its a bit crowded on the vintage monitor but I think it still works well. When designing for the internet you really need to try and maintain a balance while staying focused on the future. Hope that makes sense at least that's what I've been told by other web developers.
So lets see...
If I press this button and type some stuff over here... yup, so far, so good.
And now, an edit a bit later...
Sweeeeet. Works great, Robert!
A hummel? A fake Hummel? In the woods?[this post was last edited: 4/30/2010-11:48]
If I press this button and type some stuff over here... yup, so far, so good.
And now, an edit a bit later...
Sweeeeet. Works great, Robert!
A hummel? A fake Hummel? In the woods?[this post was last edited: 4/30/2010-11:48]
I guess I live in the dark ages with my 1024 x 768. LOL
I still prefer your design, it may look a bit busier but it also looks better organized than Matt's design. No offence Matt, but that's just my 0.02.
I still prefer your design, it may look a bit busier but it also looks better organized than Matt's design. No offence Matt, but that's just my 0.02.
OK..... OK... me too!
So I have to jump in and try the fun too!
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......
Very nice Robert!
Kevin
So I have to jump in and try the fun too!
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......
Very nice Robert!
Kevin
Robert,valid points, I'm using a wide screen monitor @ 1440x900 so it looks a bit spread out. All my monitors are wide screen and have been for years so I don't even think about standard sized screens, my bad.
I know how much work goes into the layout, I did it once and never again. Tweaked the layout soooo, many times over a few months to get it to look just right. I appreciate the fact that your design lets my use the full real estate of my monitor, some sites display in 4x3 regardless of the monitor and I find it VERY annoying.
I know how much work goes into the layout, I did it once and never again. Tweaked the layout soooo, many times over a few months to get it to look just right. I appreciate the fact that your design lets my use the full real estate of my monitor, some sites display in 4x3 regardless of the monitor and I find it VERY annoying.
If widescreen is too wide, simply resize the browser accordingly.
lordkenmore
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Some thoughts about monitor sizes
Screen resolutions are definitely getting bigger. At least on new standard laptops and desktop monitors. Unfortunately, the problem for the modern web page designers, is that smaller resolutions have been making a bit of a comeback. Netbooks tend to have a resolution of something like 1024 X 600. The new iPad, which some say may become a primary computer for many people, is 1024-by-768. Then, people are increasingly using smart phones for some Internet access. (I don't know how many visit this site, but I can imagine some people do. Either to keep up with hot discussions in this forum. Or to quickly look up a washer model number when at a yard sale to decide "Is this worth bothering with?")
Then, there are troublesome people like me who tend to have older hardware. Frankly, it is completely irrelevant to me what is available today. I buy used--let someone else take the depreciation hit. Further, in this wretched economy, I'm not very enthusiastic about spending money on even used hardware unless absolutely needed. Thus, it'll likely be years before I have any of that technology in my home. I'm just one person, but I think many others are choosing to stick with older hardware, too until the economy improves.
Another point is that not everyone has their web page maximized to cover the whole 20" monitor. Many users probably do that thinking that "I have the space, I might as well use all of it!" But many people like large monitors so they can have several different windows open at once, and at least partly visible.
I don't envy the modern web page designer, simply because of how variable the screen is.[this post was last edited: 4/30/2010-18:41]
Screen resolutions are definitely getting bigger. At least on new standard laptops and desktop monitors. Unfortunately, the problem for the modern web page designers, is that smaller resolutions have been making a bit of a comeback. Netbooks tend to have a resolution of something like 1024 X 600. The new iPad, which some say may become a primary computer for many people, is 1024-by-768. Then, people are increasingly using smart phones for some Internet access. (I don't know how many visit this site, but I can imagine some people do. Either to keep up with hot discussions in this forum. Or to quickly look up a washer model number when at a yard sale to decide "Is this worth bothering with?")
Then, there are troublesome people like me who tend to have older hardware. Frankly, it is completely irrelevant to me what is available today. I buy used--let someone else take the depreciation hit. Further, in this wretched economy, I'm not very enthusiastic about spending money on even used hardware unless absolutely needed. Thus, it'll likely be years before I have any of that technology in my home. I'm just one person, but I think many others are choosing to stick with older hardware, too until the economy improves.
Another point is that not everyone has their web page maximized to cover the whole 20" monitor. Many users probably do that thinking that "I have the space, I might as well use all of it!" But many people like large monitors so they can have several different windows open at once, and at least partly visible.
I don't envy the modern web page designer, simply because of how variable the screen is.[this post was last edited: 4/30/2010-18:41]
As I said, I tried a Fluidmaster solution - very similar if not identical to the one suggested - and it hasn't been leak free. The problem is that the stock brass valve seat has a very narrow lip, and the Fluidmaster goo has a hard time getting a grip on it. It's also possible the gasket under the stock seat has eroded and is leaking. I have hesitated trying to remove the stock seat since it looked like it might break in the process. Also, a screw that held the original valve assembly to the stock seat had sheared off, hence the 10 year old Fluidmaster patch. In any case, I just got a UPS package with the new stock valve seat and valve assembly, and I'll be opening it soon enough to see if it's the right part and if it will work.
Screen sizes/resolution...
And then there are the new smart phones... mine runs IE mobile 6, or Opera, or Skyfire. Some web sites have mobile versions (like Yahoo) which shrinks down the content to fit the tiny screens and allow mouse-less navigation. It would be great if AW.ORG had a m.automaticwasher.org but I can certainly appreciate that it might be a lot of work to set up and maintain (reduced content for the m version seems to be the rule on the sites I've visited). NPR has an interesting mobile version, which gives on an option of font sizes etc...
And then there are the new smart phones... mine runs IE mobile 6, or Opera, or Skyfire. Some web sites have mobile versions (like Yahoo) which shrinks down the content to fit the tiny screens and allow mouse-less navigation. It would be great if AW.ORG had a m.automaticwasher.org but I can certainly appreciate that it might be a lot of work to set up and maintain (reduced content for the m version seems to be the rule on the sites I've visited). NPR has an interesting mobile version, which gives on an option of font sizes etc...
I think I found a bug...
When I hit "Report offensive post" on my own post (didn't try other posts) and then I try to cancel, I get into a loop that asks me again if I want to confirm or cancel. Tried 3-4 times hitting "cancel" and always get to the same place. If I hit "Confirm" it seems to accept it just fine.[this post was last edited: 4/30/2010-19:58]
When I hit "Report offensive post" on my own post (didn't try other posts) and then I try to cancel, I get into a loop that asks me again if I want to confirm or cancel. Tried 3-4 times hitting "cancel" and always get to the same place. If I hit "Confirm" it seems to accept it just fine.[this post was last edited: 4/30/2010-19:58]
Paulo,
Your posts are never quite offensive enough to hit that button...
With regard to the American Standard valve issue... the replacement looks like an exact fit. I'll probably be installing it in the trusty old throne this weekend.
I know you're all dying for pics, but it's a friggin' commode, for gosh sake ;-).[this post was last edited: 5/1/2010-01:35]
Your posts are never quite offensive enough to hit that button
...With regard to the American Standard valve issue... the replacement looks like an exact fit. I'll probably be installing it in the trusty old throne this weekend.
I know you're all dying for pics, but it's a friggin' commode, for gosh sake ;-).[this post was last edited: 5/1/2010-01:35]
Rich says: "Your posts are never quite offensive enough to hit that button ..."
LOL -- maybe I need to make more of an effort in either direction then? ;-) (I was just testing because we're supposed to be helping debug the features and, really, I wasn't about to tag someone else's post as offensive.)
Glad to know the new valve will work. As for the pix, well, you don't have to photograph the toilet per se, but you might, if you feel like it, photograph the broken valve, then the steps as you replace it. Might help someone out there.
..."LOL -- maybe I need to make more of an effort in either direction then? ;-) (I was just testing because we're supposed to be helping debug the features and, really, I wasn't about to tag someone else's post as offensive.)
Glad to know the new valve will work. As for the pix, well, you don't have to photograph the toilet per se, but you might, if you feel like it, photograph the broken valve, then the steps as you replace it. Might help someone out there.
