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Jiantbrane2

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I've noticed an extremem irregularity concerning the shape of posts.
~Some are double-spaced; some are not. This is not due to the individual, as mine have even been double-spaced, and I don't double- space.
~Some are significantly wider than others, as if writing on narrower pages or something.
~Has this slowed anyone else's computer down when scrolling? Mine is slower... BIG-TIME slower. A WHOLE lot.

Thanks
Howie
 
Howie,
Yeah, I've noticed some changes starting yesterday, although not the double spacing. And my home computer, a P75 running Netscape 4.04, doesn't like it one bit. I'll have to see how things are at work on Monday; there I have a Pentium III 450 running Internet Explorer 4.01.

*Try disabling Java/Javascript; I just did and scrolling seems to work better.
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Dave

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of More Knives

[This message has been edited by dsvirsky (edited 01 January 2000).]
 
No problems on my system......but what happened to all the advertisers ?
All the banners are for the BF Store.

I like the calendar even though I have no interests in the US show circuit.




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BrianWE
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Hi y'all,

BIG TIME slower downloads.

3-5 times as long a wait to see pages as with the old format.

I also like the calendar, but what would be really cool is if when you clicked on a day it would list forum members birthdays...

Well it would be cool!
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Later,
John

[This message has been edited by automantic (edited 01 January 2000).]
 
You can also speed up your downloads by telling your browser not to automatically load pictures. For Netscape, look under "Edit, Preferences" and for IE you should be able to find it under "View, Internet Options."

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Dave

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of More Knives
 
Me too, takes forever to scroll, put an e-mail to Spark, but he has'nt got back to me yet.
 
I haven't looked at Community for about 3 days as it takes so long to load I give up.
Other ones seem all right.
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Originally posted by brian w edginton:
No problems on my system......but what happened to all the advertisers ?
All the banners are for the BF Store.
Click to expand...
Being that I am an advertiser here, I think that is a great question. Also, the banners seem to be much smaller. And way to much clutter on the top and sides. I don't like the new changes to the forum software.



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Lynn Griffith-Knifemaker

griffithknives.com
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Available Knives
 
Hi dsvirsky,

Woo Hoo!

Muchos Gracias Amigo!

Faster viewing than ever before!

No smilies though.
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But man is it fast!
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I think everyone should at least try it, what have you got to lose?

Later,
John
 
Ok, a couple things here.... It's looking like Y2K has brought on some interesting things...<ol>[*]The cookie problems have been fixed. There were some Y2K issues, but that's been patched now with the new UBB software release.</li>
[*]The Banner ad software appears to not be Y2K compliant. This is not a big deal, I'm checking out solutions right now, from fixing this software to implementing another program. If you check out the International Knife Directory, http://www.horn-net.com/ikd/ you'll notice that they are having the same problem. I'll report on this as I get more information.
Update Found the problem and fixed it. The ads should be rotating normally again in a few...</li>
[*]Appearance of the forums... This is another matter. As you can see, I've altered the appearance of the forums somewhat, as I'm going to be changing the entire site in the next week or so. For those of you who have smaller than average screen resolutions, that means that there is going to be longer scrolling. I've looked through here on most of the screen sizes and everything has worked without major problems. Chances are that if you are having major problems reading things, then your resolution is set at 640x480 (or smaller if you use WebTV). Things will be probably a lot better if you up your screen resolution to 800x600 or higher... you can do this by minimizing all windows, going to your desktop, and rightclicking... From there select Properties, and a window will pop up with lots of tabs at the top of it. Choose the Settings tab, and at the bottom right you will see a slide bar with screen resolutions on it. Slide that over farther to the right, hit applyand you should be in buisness.

It will give you a lot more room on your screen, and you'll be seeing most things are they are supposed too be seen....

640x480 is the default minimum resolution on many computers... not sure how many of you have changed it from that.

For a site like BladeForums.com, where there is an extreme amount of information on the screen, you are probably best off with a slightly smaller resolution than 640X480...
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More later, I have work to do...

Spark

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Kevin Jon Schlossberg
SysOp and Administrator for BladeForums.com

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[This message has been edited by Spark (edited 01-02-2000).]
 
Wow, thats really strange. Everything on my system is running MUCH faster than before the update.

I'm running a P3450 at 600 X 800, and the site is kickin' butt.

......just when I thought it couldn't get any better.

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Clay
www.balisongxtreme.com

 
Glad to see that the cookies are working again. I had a tough time going back and forth to the Preferences page to keep reloading the cookies.
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Am running at 1152x1024, and the screens look okay. But I think Spark's right, due to the amount of information on the screen, you'd be better off with at LEAST 800x600 resolution.

I did notice that it's a bit slow in loading though, but it's okay. BFC is worth the wait.
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hehehe...

Dan
 
OK, I'm using a computer. Do I lower or raise my resolution? I also don't know how to diable Javascript. Sorry. I'm an absolute computer idiot. I gotta do something though, 'cuz sometimes it's like the pages aren't gonna show up 'til like Y3K, and that's bad.

Thanks for the help.
Howie
 
FWIW, I noticed after the software upgrade of a few weeks ago, loading pages for me has been noticeably slower.

I would _guess_ that the upgraded software puts WAY more HTML tag stuff out than before.

DaveH
 
Hey folks, hate to tell ya'll this but, processor speed has almost nothing to do with how fast a page loads. The bottle neck is your connection, whether it be dial-up, ISDN, DSL, cable or T-1; that's where the slow down is, that and the connections between your ISP and the server that the file is on.

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But doom'd and devoted by vassal and lord.
MacGregor has still both his heart and his sword!
-MacGregor's Gathering, Sir Walter Scott
 
Spark-
Could you put the menu bar on the other side of the forum topic area? Then a lot of us would not have to go to the higher resolution (which I dislike) and we could still use it when we want to by scrolling over to it.
Thanks,
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On the right? Sure, no problem there, I think... or not much of one. How many people want that, or want it to remain where it is?

Spark

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Kevin Jon Schlossberg
SysOp and Administrator for BladeForums.com

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Well I think it would look better on the left but would function better for those who have crappy resolution (I'm on an AMD K6/2-450 and my resolution is 600x800 so it looks super at the moment). Even better if we could make it so the threads wouldn't split into multiple pages, that way the lazy people (like myself) won't have to push the mouse again to see the rest of the thread (that takes energy!!!). I amaze myself with how lazy I am sometimes...
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As long as we're all complaining . . .

What I've noticed is that now (presumably since and because of the new change), when I go from the list of topics to a thread and back to the list of topics, I end up back at the top and have to scroll down to where I was before. Not a huge problem, when one is reminded that a million men, women and children starved to death during the seige of Leningrad, but it is a bit of an inconvenience.

David Rock

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