What would you like to see on/in this new format ?

View all threads button for sure.

On the Forum page a dividing line between the display of the number of threads and pages and the first post.
It just need to clarify where the first post heading starts as it tends to blend with the site post statistics.
Every other post is separated by a line except the very first one.

Maybe an "open all replies" button when you open a thread, or even an "open all unread replies" so you don't have to click through all the replies?

* A blog template that will automatically place text below a line of photos so that you don't get text squashed up or missing when placed at the side of or between photos or other attachment.

Cheers

Dunc

My first look sorry but I would like to see old format

I'd like the ability to change the background colours. Some themes to choose from maybe? Overall I do not mind the new format.

JamesW

All my "wants" surround readabilty at this point. My only real gripe is (1).

(1) Change font and make default font size smaller. Current font is EXTREMELY annoying.

(2) I'd like the thread default to be "expand all" (even the read replies).

(3) Ability to select BOLD and ITALIC - just a desire, no biggie if it's too much work.

(4) ALL thread titles to default to TITLE case - ie capitalised. Eg What Would You Like To See In/On This New Format? Looks like a dog's breakfast otherwise. Again, no big deal.

(5) Have never liked the anaemic blue/brown colour scheme but that's just a personal preference.

(6) Maybe the forum home page would be more welcoming if every other thread had a pale background colour to break up the white. While I'm at it - what's wrong with BLACK text on the index page (ie why the off black?).

Site is much faster so far.
Happy with the functionality I've explored.
David seems to have responded very quickly to ideas, so overall HUGE kudos even though I don't particularly like the look of the forum home page.

A more direct path into the members OETrackme live map? Single button press?

Would like to see a Welcome - (member name) in blue bar at top to indicate member is logged in.

David is there a function to mark all threads as read?

Is there an edit function?

Alan

Only a small point but perhaps move the forum option up the drop down menu to say 2nd or 3rd as this is probably one of the most popular applications used?

Three things that are missing from the Blogs section in the previous iteration;

1. The ability to seach a members blog list by specific date. At the moment it simply lists them from latest to earliest. In the old system you were able to pull up blogs by date...say Oct 2008. It would then provide a list of your blogs for that month. This doesn't happen anymore.

2. Can't search your specific (members) blog list by text. It searches the entire EO blog index and returns hits for all blogs, not the individual members. If you're looking for one of your canning blogs, you may have to scroll through 20 pages before you find it which leads to my third point below.....

3. Can't specify how many blogs to view in the blog list. You used to have the choice of 25, 50 or 100. Not anymore. You have to scroll through 16 pages in my case to find earlier blogs. Not so much of a hardship if you had an option to select from the 16 pages in the first instance but that is also not provided. You only have four. The Next button only brings up the next page so you have a lot of pages to open before I can get to a blog from 2009 say at Page 13!

The ability to "pinch zoom" on portable devices...

I mainly use an iPad and this ability has disappeared.

I realise that this new version is supposed to optimise the screen for the device, but I like to be able to zoom to look at a section of a picture a bit closer and also when typing/editing responses to position the cursor, select text to copy etc.

Cheers

Anthony

Love it!!
Just one little thing though, it would be nice to see the date and time added to the 'Follow Ups'

Cheers,
Dennis

For me the text / font is too large and or there is too much wasted space around the posts. It seems to be optimised for phones /tablets and I only get to see one or two replies per page.

If I make the font smaller using Ctrl - then all other sites are unreadable.

It really needs work on readability.

Also default to all display all unread would avoid clicking on that button every time I read a post.

Is it possible for technical symbols to be able to be included in the text?
If I want to write degrees of temperature, I find I can get the reply box to show the degree symbol - but when I click "preview", the degree symbol has altered to a black question mark.

Cheers, Ron.

Date and time on the follow ups as the posts have

At the top of the list of threads, to the extreme right of the New Thread and Terms & Rules buttons, Next and Previous buttons to go to and from the next page of threads.

Cheers

These two have been touched on but agree . . .

Ability to select BOLD and ITALIC on text, great for highlighting important points.

Being able to 'Mark all posts read' before exiting.

. . . and, an edit button, though I'm SURE if this was something you could do David & Michelle, it would already be there !! :)

In regards the spell checker I prefer the spell checker built into my browser which is Chrome. This gives me the option to correct as I go or all at once. Also the browser spell checker is much quicker and easier to use. If the spell checker is to be reinstated I would suggest it be an option that can be turned off.

When you look at a photo in "Places" the presentation has improved but less information is displayed, namely who took the photo and when it was taken. Is it possible to show this info even if it is by way of a popup box?