Software update

[George]

Man, it is SO much nicer browsing GMG on my phone now. HUGE improvement!

[Florestan]

Sorry - but still can't do it (post picture)
The pictures that I like posting (CD covers usually) are invariably saved under'photos'on my laptop. In the old system, unless the image was too big, it was relatively easy to post them. In the new system I can find the picture image (which looks like a TV screen) next to You Tube, but I'm not sure what to do next.

If you want to insert an image from your computer you should use the "Attachments and other options" under the message body. The icon is only for inserting images from URLs.

[Papy Oli]

If you want to insert an image from your computer you should use the "Attachments and other options" under the message body.

This is only showing if you go via "User Actions" > "Reply".

It does not show via "Quick Reply" or "Quote" of a post.

[vandermolen]

If you want to insert an image from your computer you should use the "Attachments and other options" under the message body. The icon is only for inserting images from URLs.

Thank you Andrei! I'll have another go.

PS

Success! Thanks everyone.

[George]

This is only showing if you go via "User Actions" > "Reply".

It does not show via "Quick Reply" or "Quote" of a post.

Good point!

[Papy Oli]

Man, it is SO much nicer browsing GMG on my phone now. HUGE improvement!

Very much so! 

[George]

If we want to subscribe to a thread now without posting in it (and without email notification), how do we do that?

[Papy Oli]

If we want to subscribe to a thread now without posting in it (and without email notification), how do we do that?

Click the golden Alert bell in the top left corner then settings in the pop up window. Lots of alerts options there. You might find what you need there.

[Florestan]

This is only showing if you go via "User Actions" > "Reply".

It does not show via "Quick Reply" or "Quote" of a post.

Yes, I noticed that. I don't care for Quick Reply but not being able to insert images from computer via "Quote" is quite annoying, honestly.

[Florestan]

Agreed. I also don't particularly care for having to upload an image before posting a comment (it's an extra, separate step now, where before pointing to an image file was sufficient, without needing to explicitly 'upload' it. It would be nice if uploads could be automated.

If you mean inserting images by URL, you don't have to upload it first. Just copy-paste the URL in the pop up window which appears by clicking the "Insert an Image" icon and then click "Insert".

[Scion7]

It may be an image he made/scanned, however - for those, you must post them on some host site and get a URL for adding here now.

[Florestan]

It may be an image he made/scanned, however - for those, you must post them on some host site and get a URL for adding here now.

Alternatively, you can quote the post to which you wish to add an image from computer, copy the whole thing and paste it into a "Reply" message body, where you have the Attachment option. Bit of a headache either way. This absence of Attachment from the Quote is the biggest bug of the new version so far.

[Florestan]

No, I was responding to your comment about "being able to insert images from computer".

All the imagery I use I upload from my PC, never linking to a third-party site. The old forum version let you point to a JPG on your disk, then you clicked 'Post', job done. Now, you point to a JPG, and have to click 'Upload', then post.

I see what you mean: after specifying the jpg you have to click twice instead of once.

[Harry]

No, I was responding to your comment about "being able to insert images from computer".

All the imagery I use I upload from my PC, never linking to a third-party site. The old forum version let you point to a JPG on your disk, then you clicked 'Post', job done. Now, you point to a JPG, and have to click 'Upload', then post.

Correct.

[Mandryka]

The forum looks and feels good, so thanks from me for that.

There is one thing I'd like, though I appreciate the system may not allow it. I'd like to see a notification when someone has quoted one of my posts.

Just something for everyone to note, because it wasn't obvious for me. There is a difference between "quick edit" and "modify" -- modify is in the "more" menu. Basically modify includes formatting tools.

[prémont]

The forum looks and feels good, so thanks from me for that.

+ 1

here is one thing I'd like, though I appreciate the system may not allow it. I'd like to see a notification when someone has quoted one of my posts.

This would be a nice feature.

[Florestan]

I'd like to see a notification when someone has quoted one of my posts.

But hey, this is exactly what this new version does: even if I am on a different tab than GMG a notification appears in the bottom right corner of the screen (I use Firefox).

[JBS]

I think we can do that now.
Click on the arrow next to your avatar, then click on Notifications, and choose from the variety of options offered there.

[George]

The forum looks and feels good, so thanks from me for that.

There is one thing I'd like, though I appreciate the system may not allow it. I'd like to see a notification when someone has quoted one of my posts.

Just something for everyone to note, because it wasn't obvious for me. There is a difference between "quick edit" and "modify" -- modify is in the "more" menu. Basically modify includes formatting tools.

You can get notification if somebody quotes your post. if you go to the top left and click near your avatar and then click on notifications you'll find the ability to enable this in there.

[George]

I think we can do that now.
Click on the arrow next to your avatar, then click on Notifications, and choose from the variety of options offered there.

Haha! I was typing the same.