superwarp1 posted:When you edit a post, does it still show last edited date and time? Not seeing it in a post I just edited. Not that it's a big deal, just wondering.
Nope.
Edit tracking is either not there, or at the very least it's not turned on. (I added this second sentence in an edit, but my post is not marked as edited)
OK, as called out by several posters below, it is just different. Look for blue asterisks.
-Dave
Dave45681 posted:superwarp1 posted:When you edit a post, does it still show last edited date and time? Not seeing it in a post I just edited. Not that it's a big deal, just wondering.
Nope.
Edit tracking is either not there, or at the very least it's not turned on. (I added this second sentence in an edit, but my post is not marked as edited)
-Dave
It's in the (Blue?) asterisk next to the date/time of the post below the posters name. Just put your cursor over it and it will show when it was last edited.
EDIT: If it wasn't edited, there won't be an asterisk.
DoubleDAZ posted:Dave45681 posted:superwarp1 posted:When you edit a post, does it still show last edited date and time? Not seeing it in a post I just edited. Not that it's a big deal, just wondering.
Nope.
Edit tracking is either not there, or at the very least it's not turned on. (I added this second sentence in an edit, but my post is not marked as edited)
-Dave
It's in the (Blue?) asterisk next to the date/time of the post below the posters name. Just put your cursor over it and it will show when it was last edited.
EDIT: If it wasn't edited, there won't be an asterisk.
I find the asterisk rather useless on an iPad. Can't seem to touch it so the information can be read before it disappears.
DoubleDAZ posted:Dave45681 posted:superwarp1 posted:When you edit a post, does it still show last edited date and time? Not seeing it in a post I just edited. Not that it's a big deal, just wondering.
Nope.
Edit tracking is either not there, or at the very least it's not turned on. (I added this second sentence in an edit, but my post is not marked as edited)
-Dave
It's in the (Blue?) asterisk next to the date/time of the post below the posters name. Just put your cursor over it and it will show when it was last edited.
EDIT: If it wasn't edited, there won't be an asterisk.
Ok see it now, thanks
GregM posted:I find the asterisk rather useless on an iPad. Can't seem to touch it so the information can be read before it disappears.
I find it hit & miss on my Note 5. I seem to have to click, then click/hold fairly quickly. Sometimes it displays, other times it doesn't, so I just try a few times. When it does, it remains displayed until I click again. I rarely check when something was edited, so doesn't much matter to me. It was just fine where it used to be displayed, so not sure why they changed it. Seems like page designers change things at times just to be changing them.
Hello Rich,
I've reserved comments about the upgrade, because as a long time member of the Forum, I've ridden this upgrade train many many times. As always it takes several weeks of dedicated effort on your part to work out the bugs. I just wanted to say that thus far the new format looks great and has a much more cleaner look to it. For that I want to commend you for as it's initial release wasn't as nicely formatted. I understand that some of the real heavy posters on the forum are still having issues and I fully believe it will eventually work its self out. The only question that I have is will the feature of seeing which posts one has read (being highlighted) in the past be returning? After reading several posts over several pages it gets a bit difficult to discern which one was read and which one wasn't. That's all I have and I wish you continued success in the coming New Year and a Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I for one like the newv system.
I apologize if this issue has already been discussed but I have been having problems using the Forum on my Samsung Tab2 10” Android tablet ever since the Upgrade. The Forum opens up fine and it works fine for awhile but usually after scrolling up or down a few times it freezes up, crashes and goes back to my “desktop” screen. It has Android version 4.2.2. I don’t have any problems using the Forum on my new Android phone, a Samsung S6 with Android version 5.1.1. And it also works fine on my Windows 7 laptop.
Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Do I need to upgrade the software on my tablet?
Bill
WftTrains posted:I apologize if this issue has already been discussed but I have been having problems using the Forum on my Samsung Tab2 10” Android tablet ever since the Upgrade. The Forum opens up fine and it works fine for awhile but usually after scrolling up or down a few times it freezes up, crashes and goes back to my “desktop” screen. It has Android version 4.2.2. I don’t have any problems using the Forum on my new Android phone, a Samsung S6 with Android version 5.1.1. And it also works fine on my Windows 7 laptop.
Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Do I need to upgrade the software on my tablet?
Bill
I can't say whether or not an upgrade will correct the issue BUT you definitely want to upgrade if for no other reason then to get whatever security fixes Google/Samsung released. ALWAYS a good practice to stay somewhat current.
Chris:
Thanks for the advice. I just tried to update and Samsung says that 4.2.2 is the latest version of Android available for my tablet.
Bill
OGR Ad Man posted:.................... Take a look at the last post on any page and note that you can set the number of replies per page of up to 200. I believe the default is 40. Just click on 200 and the posts will go all the way to the bottom of the page.....
Am i the only one who finds it ironic (maybe even a little backwards) that the selection for that is only at the bottom of the page? Would somewhere near the top make more sense?
If you scroll all the way to the bottom and then select a new #, it will reload and take you all the way to the top again (at least on PC with Firefox - maybe phone/tablet behavior is different).
Doesn't bother me on a PC, but if I was a frequent tablet/phone user, I could imagine all that swiping just to get to the bottom to select the new # would drive me insane after a while. I guess if you do that first before reading any posts it might be OK, but otherwise you then also need to re-skim to figure out the last post you read before changing the replies per page setting.
-Dave
I too have exactly the same problem as Bill (WFTTRAINS).
I have the Samsung Galaxy NOTE 10.1 and the latest update available is Ver 4.12.
After a few seconds of entering the Forum, the screen freezes up and eventually resorts back to the home page or desktop.
The Forum is fine on Win 10. I finally ditched XP, as it was beginning to get outdated for most applications.
Thanks... Tom
This is a test of the photo attachment process. Today I posted this artwork as a j-peg file. See link below, I am doing this test because the pixels did not look as sharp as the original Photoshop j-peg file.
https://ogrforum.com/t...m-without-a-basement
Below I am going to place the same art work as a Photoshop pdf file, to see what happens. Looks like it is not going to work. At this point, I do not see the artwork as part of the post.
Looks like, you can only attach a j-peg file, to show up in the post. Has anyone tried to place a tif file, as part of the post. I still like j-peg files for the OGR Forum, fast to load and less memory, being used.
The pdf attachment, does open. Click show.
a minor point, but if you edit a post/ reply, the "Use Signature" checkbox defaults to Use Signature (box checked) when it had originally been unchecked.
[edit... just noticed this, but ALL the Settings (Follow, Use Signature) default to the checked/ selected state.]
WftTrains posted:... Do I need to upgrade the software on my tablet?
...
Staying relatively current on software levels is usually a good thing, although trail-blazing the very latest levels has its moments/risks. So those days are gone for me, as I generally prefer letting other folks debug the very latest software and OS levels. 
But this forum software update caught everyone by surprise, and many of us were affected with a variety of "issues". Although Rich notified us of the update planned, I don't think ANYBODY (including Hoopla's clients) were given sufficient information as to the negative impact this software update would ultimately have. This update seems to be using certain software interfaces that "stress" or tax older mobile devices out there -- even if it's still just doing the most basic functions.
For example, I'm still experiencing very uneven/inconsistent scrolling performance on my iPad2, which is often frustrating. So scrolling all the way to the top or bottom of any given screen display can be quite the nuisance at times. And despite Rich's best efforts, I have found this update turned out to be generally unfriendly overall for iPhone4 users. So unless I'm at my desktop PC, my use of this forum has been down dramatically -- both browsing and most certainly posting new content. It wouldn't surprise me to see overall general usage stats taking a hit this month... and perhaps going forward as well. If that turns out to not be the case, then we're a very patient, tolerant, and forgiving audience indeed. Either that, or we just really love talking about trains! 
Off the top of my head, I'd say Hoopla owes the folks at OGR a huge credit for all the troubles this update has caused! 
Wow... Just Wow... 
David
Tom Burke posted:I too have exactly the same problem as Bill (WFTTRAINS).
I have the Samsung Galaxy NOTE 10.1 and the latest update available is Ver 4.12.After a few seconds of entering the Forum, the screen freezes up and eventually resorts back to the home page or desktop.
The Forum is fine on Win 10. I finally ditched XP, as it was beginning to get outdated for most applications.
Thanks... Tom
Tom:
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with this problem and I see that yours is a different Samsung model than mine. Now, are we enough of a sample size to justify Hoopla to work on a fix or do we need more members to report this problem?
So is there anyone out there with an Android tablet who does NOT have this problem? Could it be unique to Samsung Galaxy 10” Android tablets?
Bill
I posted this Samsung Note 10 problem many pages ago in this thread and webmaster said he'd refer issue to the problem makers at hoopla.. As of last evening, problem still exists. It does not appear to happen on my Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone.
Rocky Mountaineer posted:...It wouldn't surprise me to see overall general usage stats taking a hit this month... and perhaps going forward as well. If that turns out to not be the case, then we're a very patient, tolerant, and forgiving audience indeed. Either that, or we just really love talking about trains!
Well David, we must enjoy taking about trains!
In December 2014 we averaged 252,600 pages per day and had a total of 7,831,052 pages served. So far this month (through the 20th) we are averaging 283,000 pages per day, which puts us on pace to hit 8.7 million pages this month. However, traffic always slows down around Christmas for a few days, so I don't think we'll hit that 8.7 million page mark, But I do expect we will see very close to if not slightly over 8 million pages this month.
trainroomgary posted:This is a test of the photo attachment process...Looks like it is not going to work. At this point, I do not see the artwork as part of the post.
Looks like, you can only attach a j-peg file, to show up in the post. Has anyone tried to place a tif file, as part of the post. I still like j-peg files for the OGR Forum, fast to load and less memory, being used.
Gary, the procedure for attaching files here did not change with this upgrade.
This Liberty mag cover was a 24 megabyte .bmp file:
And this photo was a 19 megabyte TIF file.
This Ameri-Builds image was a 6.75 megabyte, CMYK mode jpg file.
All uploaded just fine.
No word from Hoopla on the Android and Ipad issues discussed above. However, this system is designed to take advantage of all the latest features and capabilities in the current smart phone and tablet operating systems. If you are using an older device running an older OS, you may have problems.
Rich -
Would you be able to comment on the number of unique visitors to the web site? I'd be curious as to whether the total audience is changing because of the updates. I'm not sure total pages would be as meaningful for whether the site is causing people to leave...
RJR posted:I posted this Samsung Note 10 problem many pages ago in this thread and webmaster said he'd refer issue to the problem makers at hoopla.. As of last evening, problem still exists. It does not appear to happen on my Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone.
OK, so this problem has previously been reported and hopefully that means that is at least in the queue to be worked on at Hoopla.
Thanks,
Bill
On my Samsung tablet I don't see the avatar pictures on the recent posts, should I be able to?
So it is very nice, but how does a guy like me find the Search?
sonny posted:So it is very nice, but how does a guy like me find the Search?
The "Search" function is EXTREMELY difficult to locate. Try going all the way to the top, blue bar, header and look for the magnifying glass symbol.
When I access the new OGR Forum, the sign in place is gone from the top. I have to click on a subject at the right side of the screen, then scroll to the bottom of the page to get to a sign in point. What's with this? And where is the search box? There's a magnifying glass symbol in the www address box, but that's the only place search appears, and it's not for searching a topic on the forum.
While we are searching for Search, is there a way to search individual forums? For instance, i like to search for items in the For Sale forum, but get a lot of hits for other discussions.
I have to say my initial impression of the new forum was completely wrong. While there are aspects of the old forum I enjoyed (or was comfortable with) the new design has been easier in many respects. Thanks again Rich, the entire OGR Staff and forum sponsors.
Paul
John H posted:While we are searching for Search, is there a way to search individual forums? For instance, i like to search for items in the For Sale forum, but get a lot of hits for other discussions.
-Dave
Dave,
Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for. I just never filled out anything that far down.
Hi Rich one question ,since the new forum web site has changed how do you do a search like we use to do to find a previous thread, I don't see where the search engine is maybe it's me . would appreciate your wisdom and thought where and how to do the search engine ! Merry Christmas and thanks for all your great work on this forum web sight. you do a great job !
Alan Mancus
To do a search, you use the SEARCH ICON...
...then choose ADVANCED SEARCH if you want to narrow a search to specific forums, etc.
This type of icon indicating the SEARCH function is in use on many sites, including YouTube and Google.
jhz563 posted:On my Samsung tablet I don't see the avatar pictures on the recent posts, should I be able to?
FWIW on my Samsung Tablet (Galaxy Tab2 10.1) for which I and a few others reported the scrolling problem, I do see the Avatars. For example, your Avatar in your posting is visible on my screen.
But the scrolling problem is still there. Otherwise the upgrade works fine.
Bill
Rich, can you give any guesstimate of when the forum will work again on Samsung Androids? It's a pain in the wantaffle not to be able to access it from the tablet?
RootBeerRail posted:... I'm not sure total pages would be as meaningful for whether the site is causing people to leave...
Good point! For starters, the number of hits to this thread alone should be subtracted out of a meaningful total!!!
In all seriousness though, Rich has been OGR's saving grace to this forum software upgrade being a total disaster. It's light years better than the day Hoopla threw the switch to go live with this new software. On that day the forum was clearly not ready for prime time. But within a few days, I think members got past most of the stuff that was grossly unacceptable. There are still a few glitches, and some I've written off to the new software just not working well with older mobile devices. And that's probably not gonna change. So everybody's experience is gonna be a bit different. Unfortunately, Hoopla never communicated those platform nuances to the user community... They just blindly proceeded with the software upgrade, and we were left to "discover" those glitches along the way.
Candidly speaking... In the 15 or so years I've been a part of this forum, I've looked the other way many days with respect to its moderation policies and content being deleted. (And I'm sure OGR has looked the other way tolerating my critiques over the years as well.). But it took this forum software upgrade's initial roll-out to push me to the point of participating on another toy train forum -- which is a darn nice place also. And that's an important message that should go right to the top of Hoopla's management -- if they even care. No software upgrade is worth the price of losing community membership -- especially at a time when ad revenue here appears to be an important incremental piece of income for OGR's business model.
David
As far as the search goes, there is no magnifying glass on the page at all. At the top left of the page there are three white horizontal lines on a blue banner. Once you click these lines, search and many other functions are listed. Not a big deal for me, as I've used these functions already. Just a comment that everything does not show up the same for everyone. I'm using an ipad3 with the latest OS, using Safari. I've gotten the same look using Chrome and Firefox. I wanted to post this for other iPad users. As far as other issues with posting pictures, and the ad banner up top being cut off, they have been resolved.
Andy
Steamfan77 posted:As far as the search goes, there is no magnifying glass on the page at all. At the top left of the page there are three white horizontal lines on a blue banner.
Andy
this is because it detects what program you use as your internet access and adjusts accordingly.
some have what rich posted some have the three bars.
Steamfan77 posted:
As far as the search goes, there is no magnifying glass on the page at all.
That depends... I see one.
Right you are John! I'm guessing you're not using an iPad. As Bigdodge mentioned, this is what I see from an iPad. The site adjusts to what device you use. Just an FYI for iPad folks...
Thanks Rich I see the icon, you do a great Job on this forum!!! Thank for all your great work setting up and maintaining the Web sight! I think more people should tell you also you do a great Job!!
Alan
FWIW, SEARCH is also in the bar at the bottom of the page.
OGR Ad Man posted:Stubbso....you already have the ability to do what you are requesting. Take a look at the last post on any page and note that you can set the number of replies per page of up to 200. I believe the default is 40. Just click on 200 and the posts will go all the way to the bottom of the page.....
Not on the topics page I can't! RTFP!
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