O M G !!! The new look - - -

[Unimatic1140]

Robert, thanks, but it's not the home page that I use all the time.  I used the Forums page.  Here's what I do (did...)  After reading down the list of topics and finishing a section I'd simply hit the BACK button on my browser and get back to the forums page and move on to Deluxe from Imperial, simple quick and elegant in it's own way.  Now I have to stop and scroll all the way to the top of the current forum and then click on the next section, just seems a bit clunkier to me.

Matt then simply save the old forums page as a browser favorite and you can continue to use it.  I wont decommission it if you wish to use it, just select it once and you can backspace into to.  I always thought that extra page was redundant, I much prefer to use the header icons, but everyone's browsing habits are different.

 

[peterh770]

Got it!  Thanks!

 

[danmantn]

Is it just my browser (Chrome, Mac OSX)...or are the buttons centered now (vs. left justified)...keeps throwing me off in my normal click pattern...thought I would ask.

 

[joelippard]

Robert

Love the new layout and features, looks cleaner, and feels fresh. Thanks for all your efforts

 

[DADoES]

 
Robert, there appears to be a sort of bug when using "advanced editing." On typing in multiple paragraphs and previewing, the 2nd and successive paragraphs wrap to shorter lines (the 1st paragraph does not, it remains at full-width). Hard carriage returns apparently are added to the text. Turning off advanced editing and removing the CRs, all the lines stay at full-width.

The screen cap below shows the effect.

 

[mattl]

<hr size="2" width="100%"><font class="Apple-style-span">Matt
-- you probably have a few keys on your keyboard that let you quickly
go to the top/bottom of pages etc. See if you have a PageUp/PageDown, or
try Home/End etc. Some keyboards don't have those keys, but if you
press a combination of keys, like Control/Up or Function/Up, it might
work. Then you can just click on the icons, which is what I've been
doing and it's very fast and easy.
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<font class="Apple-style-span">Good luck!
</font></font><hr size="2" width="100%">I guess we all do things differently.  I use a trackball mouse and I rarely use the keyboard when viewing the forums, replaying of course...  But the way I do it my hand never leaves the mouse-- thumb on the trackball, 2nd finger on the scroll wheel, index to select.  It would be hard for me to use a computer  for any length of time without my trackball.<font class="Apple-style-span">
</font>

 

[mattl]

Robert, thank you!

Please keep the page active.  That will work well, since in Firefox I use  All-In-One sidebar and my links quickly open on the left when I mouse over there.  Good thinking!

One question, was it a decision not to include a Quote tool in the new editing bar?  Most forums I go to have an option to quote all or part of a message when responding, I can see advantages and disadvantage to that, or am I just missing something?

 

[mistereric]

[color=#NaN]Love the new look![/color]

 

[vacbear58]

I like it!

Especially the new mascot - and its a Frigidaire too!

Robert, after all the time an effort you have put into developing the functionality and features of this site you deserve a little R & R time away from it, although I doubt you will be sitting with your feet up.

Thanks for all your hard work
Al

 

[Unimatic1140]

Is it just my browser (Chrome, Mac OSX)...or are the
buttons centered now (vs. left justified)...keeps throwing me off in my
normal click pattern...thought I would ask.
Dan they all should be centered now.  I'm certainly not making changes for the sake of making changes.  I did this because this is the future of  web page formatting.  If you look at eBay or Facebook you see that their pages are all centered with big borders on both the left and right sides.  This is to accommodate all new kinds of devices such as the iPad, Droid, etc.  I don't want aw.org to fall behind if at all possible with all the new small web devices coming out.

Glenn I will look into that bug as well.  My main concern is not having the advanced editor delete any text.  Jon sent me an email which might have given me a hint as to why its happening.

One question, was it a decision not to include a
Quote tool in the new editing bar?  Most forums I go to have an option
to quote all or part of a message when responding, I can see advantages
and disadvantage to that, or am I just missing something?
Matt I actually didn't think of that, after everything else is working properly I will look into that.

Robert, thank you!  Please keep the page active.
You got it Matt, not a problem.

Robert, after all the time an effort you have put into
developing the functionality and features of this site you deserve a
little R & R time away from it, although I doubt you will be sitting
with your feet up.
Actually Al Fred and I just arrived in Florida today.  We are at our dear friend Terry's house (tlee618) for the night and we are off to my Dad's tomorrow down near Fort Lauderdale/Palm Beach.  My Dad has never met his new(ish) son-in-law before before so it will be a fun visit for us all.

 

[kevin313]

Old habits die hard, but I think the new look is wonderful.

Robert - I want to echo the many "thank you's" posted here for not only the revised look of the site, but for all you have done to make AW such a fun, educational and incredibly social site.

Awesome job!

 

[autowasherfreak]

<font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Courier New'">The new page wasn't showing up with Chrome or Firefox, but after I hit refresh the new page came up, and it is FABULOUS! The turquoise washer, is just too cute!  Robert has done it again! ! !</font>

 

[mattl]

Robert, not to be picky....

But the eponymous '58 Frigidaire washer now has room for a full view.  Any chance of adding on that missing front corner?<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> 

 

[Unimatic1140]

But the eponymous '58 Frigidaire washer now has room for a full view.  Any chance of adding on that missing front corner?<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> 

Lol Matt, the original Frigidaire Ad that I scanned that out of from a 1957 magazine had the corner cut off in the ad.  In order for me add the corner I'd have to draw it in Photoshop, which might not come out too pretty