Software update

[Papy Oli]

What's the difference between 'Quick Reply' and 'Reply' please? (no sarcastic responses  )

By the looks of it, Only 'Reply' has the "Attachments and Other options" button, which you mostly use, whereas 'Quick Reply' has not.

[George]

You can now choose from a variety of smilies in your Profile. none of the choices are great, I'm afraid.

Thanks, Rob!

[Madiel]

By the looks of it, Only 'Reply' has the "Attachments and Other options" button, which you mostly use, whereas 'Quick Reply' has not.

That indeed appears to be the difference. "Reply" has that dropdown menu below it, and "Quick Reply" doesn't.

[vandermolen]

By the looks of it, Only 'Reply' has the "Attachments and Other options" button, which you mostly use, whereas 'Quick Reply' has not.

Ah right! Thanks Olivier 

[vandermolen]

That indeed appears to be the difference. "Reply" has that dropdown menu below it, and "Quick Reply" doesn't.

Thanks 

[Spotted Horses]

Ah, I see. I was using the Search box on the left side, next to the Home button. For some reason, it seems to work better!

-Bruce

The search box next to the home button doesn't have an option to search a specific topic, just a specific board, so the feature that is not working (search of "This Topic") isn't available there. It does have the nice feature of searching in a group of boards (rather than "This Board").

[JBS]

Hi Bruce,

Did you try a search in this topic? That's the one that isn't working for most of us.

Where is the 'search in this topic' button?
I can only find the general Search function on the main menu.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Where is the 'search in this topic' button?
I can only find the general Search function on the main menu.

If you're in the topic (like now), go to the very top of the page.  It's on the far right.  There's the oval circle where you type in what you want to search for, and then to the right of it, it says "Search this topic" [also allowing you to change it to other options using up and down arrows and a menu].  To the right of the options is the search button which you then click on--after telling the search engine what and where to search for.

PD

[Spotted Horses]

If you're in the topic (like now), go to the very top of the page.  It's on the far right.  There's the oval circle where you type in what you want to search for, and then to the right of it, it says "Search this topic" [also allowing you to change it to other options using up and down arrows and a menu].  To the right of the options is the search button which you then click on--after telling the search engine what and where to search for.

PD

It is easy to miss because, at least in my case, when I first come to the site the page is aligned so that the narrow bar at the top is scrolled off browser window, and I have to scroll up to see it

[Pohjolas Daughter]

It is easy to miss because, at least in my case, when I first come to the site the page is aligned so that the narrow bar at the top is scrolled off browser window, and I have to scroll up to see it

Ah!  Interesting.  I don't have that issue in Safari.  So, when you go to log in, then you have to scroll up?

PD

p.s.  Meanwhile back at the ranch, I'm trying to remember/figure out how to do other things.  I need to make a cheat sheet with instructions as to how to do things! 

[Karl Henning]

By the looks of it, Only 'Reply' has the "Attachments and Other options" button, which you mostly use, whereas 'Quick Reply' has not.

Alyhough if you use 'Quick R." and hit 'Preview' after composing the message, you then have the option of attachments.

[Spotted Horses]

Ah!  Interesting.  I don't have that issue in Safari.  So, when you go to log in, then you have to scroll up?

Actually, now that I look more carefully, it is inconsistent. Sometimes it opens with the top bar visible, other times not. Seems to "remember" that I scrolled up to it on a previous visit. I'm also using Safari (current version).

[JBS]

If you're in the topic (like now), go to the very top of the page.  It's on the far right.  There's the oval circle where you type in what you want to search for, and then to the right of it, it says "Search this topic" [also allowing you to change it to other options using up and down arrows and a menu].  To the right of the options is the search button which you then click on--after telling the search engine what and where to search for.

PD

Thank you...but it's not showing on my screen.
!
I'm using Chrome for Android.
Maybe this is a browser-specific problem?

[Papy Oli]

Alyhough if you use 'Quick R." and hit 'Preview' after composing the message, you then have the option of attachments.

So it does, thanks Karl!

[Papy Oli]

Thank you...but it's not showing on my screen.
!
I'm using Chrome for Android.
Maybe this is a browser-specific problem?

Jeffrey

It doesn't show on my Android phone's chrome either (only the 'usual' search link via 'main menu'.

What PD advises however is visible on my laptop (Opera browser).

[Spotted Horses]

Thank you...but it's not showing on my screen.
!
I'm using Chrome for Android.
Maybe this is a browser-specific problem?

On iPhone/Safari it only shows up if the phone is held in landscape mode. It disappears in portrait mode (to declutter the screen, I presume).

In any case, the mobile version is preferable in the updated software because, as I recall, in the old version the mobile version didn't highlight boards that had new posts when viewing the main page.

[Madiel]

Thank you...but it's not showing on my screen.
!
I'm using Chrome for Android.
Maybe this is a browser-specific problem?

You won't get it on a phone. One of the various things that takes up too much real estate.

[Madiel]

I swear, even scrolling past ignored posts seems more efficient now. 

[Papy Oli]

On iPhone/Safari it only shows up if the phone is held in landscape mode.

So it does ! Thank you for the correction.

[Gurn Blanston]

I have yet to happen upon a checkbox that allows me to turn off that annoying box that comes up and verifies every move I make. "Are you sure you want to do that?". Hell yes, that's why I clicked that button!!