Uh-oh...

[boputnam]

We gotta new GUI.
I think it's nice but it makes my head spin...

Thanks, John Nebel and Don, for working unfailingly hard for us all!

[johnaec]

OK - I think I've got it mostly figured out, except for one thing, (really two). First, how do you tell which threads have new messages in them, and second, how do you now mark a thread as "read", so you know where you left off the next time you come in? And I guess third - what is the significance of the blue vs. orange envelopes down the left?

Edit: OK - I found the "Mark as read" button under Forum Tools, but still don't know the answer to the other questions.

Edit 2: It looks like threads with new messages are bold...

Envelope colors?

John

[Don McRitchie]

Threads with this icon at the left have new posts. This is explained in the legend at the bottom of the main page. You can also click "New Posts" on the menu bar at the top to get a list of all posts that you have not read. The envelopes are also explained in the legend.

[johnaec]

Got it Don - thanks!

One more thing - personally, I prefer the signatures down the left. With them on top, sigs with large pics result in a big blank gray area across the top, often larger than the message itself. Is this an option?

John

[Don McRitchie]

Let me work on it

[Robh3606]

Neatoooo

Thanks Guys!!!!

Rob

[Robh3606]

Anyone else try the Search??? Doesn't seem to be working???


Rob

[johnaec]

Anyone else try the Search??? Doesn't seem to be working???

'Broke for me too, even Advanced search.

John

[Maron Horonzakz]

I dont like this...You have black lettering on dark red background. I cant read this..More contrast is needed. Perhaps white lettering on dark red background would be appreciated for these old eyes. Lets not get too artsy....Readability is most importent.

[Don C]

I dont see any black lettering on the red background. This the same transition that we had over at AK a couple of weeks ago, but it does seem to be going a bit smoother here. No data seems to be lost, thats nice.

[boputnam]

Hey, Don...

Can you add a "Home" Link either on the top header or at the least under "Quick Links" - I was pretty fond of that refresh option...

[scott fitlin]

How do I get to my private messages? cant find them.

[Don McRitchie]

A number of ways. At the top right corner, where it says "Welcome: Scott Fitlin", there is an underlined link for "Private Messages". Just click that link. Conversely, click "Quick Links" on the menu bar above. "Private Messages" is one of the options displayed in the pop-up menu. A third option is to go to the "Forum Jump" drop down box at the botton right corner of most pages. Clicking on this will reveal a link to private messages. If this isn't enough, there are still other ways.

[Earl K]

I dont like this...You have black lettering on dark red background. I cant read this..More contrast is needed. Perhaps white lettering on dark red background would be appreciated for these old eyes. Lets not get too artsy....Readability is most importent.

Hi Maron,

I understand your frustration. Todds Altec forum ( for me ) is Blue ( or Purple ) Lettering over the Green Backround. I might as well be blind .

Here; I see black-lettered text on top of a white background, with my Explorer 5.0 Browser ( Mac based ) .

What Browser are you using ?

<. Earl K

[Don McRitchie]

I believe Maron is referring to the few instances where the legend text falls on the red background. I am working on these. None of the posts should be anything but black on white or light grey.