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Tony Darby


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Same problem with me, but not a big deal as you can type an emoticon in as follows ;)



Thanks Tanmay, it seems I'm not the only one with this problem. By the way, I do know how to type an emoticon, I just
chose not to to, get my point across!

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Tony Darby wrote:

The double spacing problem seems to have disappeared now. Unfortunately, my emoticon problem has reappeared.
When I click on an emoticon I don't get the character I get the whole code, which takes up a large part of a line, so I
can't use an emoticon within the body of a post.
It's not the end of the world I know, but emoticons can be quite important to get across the tone of a post, and to help
in not offending other forum members ( something I won't be doing, hopefully).





Same problem with me, but not a big deal as you can type an emoticon in as follows ;)

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Tony Darby


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The double spacing problem seems to have disappeared now. Unfortunately, my emoticon problem has reappeared.
When I click on an emoticon I don't get the character I get the whole code, which takes up a large part of a line, so I
can't use an emoticon within the body of a post.
It's not the end of the world I know, but emoticons can be quite important to get across the tone of a post, and to help
in not offending other forum members ( something I won't be doing, hopefully).

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Tony Darby wrote:

Unfortunately John your post is still double spaced on my screen confuse

 

 And mine at home now , but never mind its not that much of an issue

smile



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Tony Darby


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Unfortunately John your post is still double spaced on my screen confuse

 



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On my laptop and my works computers I get

a double space

each time I press the return or

enter keys- All history

and caches cleared

Although once submitted it corrects itself in the post ,so in reality it make no difference whatsoever and the layout is just fine to me

smile



-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Tuesday 7th of January 2014 01:12:13 PM

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Dennis atherton


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All working fine for me using Android based Samsung phone.  smile



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Ian McKerchar


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Though I'll look into it, changes to the forum were purely colour only and there were absolutely no changes to any other forms of code, so I've no idea why that might be happening. The forum isn't (can't be) selective as to who it affects either, so as these issues are only affecting some users and not others then its unlikely to be the forum; in the same way that emotions have worked for some it seems and not others confuse. For most of the forum users I've spoken to they remain unaffected by the changes but obviously there's some coincidence in when this issues have arisen. Have users encountering problems cleared their caches etc?

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Tony Darby wrote:

I don't know if it's anything to do with the revamp, but when I press the return key

it automatically does a double space and I can't do anything about it. Is anyone else

having the same problem? confuse  On the plus side, however,  the emoticons have started

working for me for the first time in over a year smilebiggrin

 Me too, although I've not had the problem with the winksmilebiggrinconfusehmmetc

Cheers Ian



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Tony Darby


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I don't know if it's anything to do with the revamp, but when I press the return key

it automatically does a double space and I can't do anything about it. Is anyone else

having the same problem? confuse  On the plus side, however,  the emoticons have started

working for me for the first time in over a year smilebiggrin



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keith mills wrote:

Anyway you can read it unlit and if you can't 2 comes after 1

 Thanks for your insight Keith. I'll probably carry on using the forum now smile

Cheers John



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Keith Mills


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It highlights well as you move over it, both on my ancient home computer using Windows XP and on touch on my
new Android. phone.
When you are in a lift do you want all the floors to light up at once? Then where are you?

Anyway you can read it unlit and if you can't 2 comes after 1

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

No that I'm aware of I'm afraid; it highlights in the nice orange as you roll over it with your cursor hmm

 It doesn't change if you using an iPad smile

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No that I'm aware of I'm afraid; it highlights in the nice orange as you roll over it with your cursor hmm

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John Rayner wrote:

On threads with more than 1 page I find the dark blue font (on the bottom banner) against a similar blue background quite hard to read. Could you make it all that nice orange font Ian? 

Cheers John

 I agree with John on this point.



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On threads with more than 1 page I find the dark blue font (on the bottom banner) against a similar blue background quite hard to read. Could you make it all that nice orange font Ian? 

Cheers John



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Simon Johnson wrote:

The links section seems to be missing off the home page too :/




Merely being 'spring-cleaned' wink

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The links section seems to be missing off the home page too :/



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Mike Chorley wrote:

Sorry - I think it's chilly and hard to readcry

 Gonna stick my neck out and say I preferred the old layout vastly - it was easier to see which threads had no new replies, and we easier on the eye... this an opportunity to say good work Ian, keep the good work on the forum :)



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Sorry - I think it's chilly and hard to readcry

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Nice new colours, Ian. Cool and classywink

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Kaz Horrocks


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Tis certainly very >>>>BRIGHT
Now where's my sunglasses??? :)

Kaz

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Im with Simon, I like it, best yet, kind of sunny and optimistic

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This new colour may have suited the recent weather but I think it should go back to grey - for today at least

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Simon Warford


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This is my favourite lay out !

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Like the colours. Freshens it up a bit. A change is as good as a rest as my Mum says.

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Nice new colour !
Reminds me of Van Gogh's ''Sunflowers''

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Tony Darby


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Ian, I know you shared the same host company; smile that was the point of the joke.cry Apologies, perhaps I should telegraph any further attempts at humour a bit more obviously. crysmile   



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Having had the privilege to see some of Ian's recent drawings, I can assure you that he is going through his "Grey Period".

I can't imagine what the website will look like when he gets into Cubism

Steve

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New layout? All I did was change the colour!

Odd that in the forum's five year existence, changing the colour always stirs so much discussion. Of course, those who've been on here long enough know I do like to change the colour too

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personally i am outraged at the lack of complaints about the new layout, where is all the wailing and gnashing of teeth, where is the tearing at the hair and mourning of the old layout while simultaneously decrying the new one. it's not on you're letting forum uses the world accross down in the moaning about changes to forum stakes.

 

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personally i care not what colour it is as long as it aint pink, i draw the line at pink.



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I couldn't help but notice that the new layout is exactly the same as the old and now (sadly) ex, M/C Wildlife Forum. Is there a connection? .... I think we should be told wink 





No there isn't! Other than the fact that Dave used the same company to host his forum as I do (it was me that put him on to them) and so he had the same range of colours as I do

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I couldn't help but notice that the new layout is exactly the same as the old and now (sadly) ex, M/C Wildlife Forum. Is there a connection? .... I think we should be told wink 



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Ian McKerchar wrote:

keith mills wrote:


Absolutely agree with you regarding Snow Bunting too, but would it look as good in monochrome?

-- Edited by keith mills on Sunday 4th of December 2011 02:41:56 PM



Give it about another five months and it would



Thankfully it will be a nice black and white job and not Luftwaffe grey!

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Ian McKerchar


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Absolutely agree with you regarding Snow Bunting too, but would it look as good in monochrome?

-- Edited by keith mills on Sunday 4th of December 2011 02:41:56 PM




Give it about another five months and it would

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

keith mills wrote:

From my computer desk this morning I can see nothing but dull drab Grey
sky shrouding Winter Hill . An exact match to the new Forum Screen!

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A dull drab grey sky shrouded Winter Hill that hides an excellent little male Snow Bunting at the moment and a dull drab forum which hides more information than any other local birding forum in the UK

Don't judge a book (or indeed forum) by its colour, I mean, cover...


Absolutely agree with you regarding this superbly informative Forum.
Was this in question?
Sorry about my aversion to the new colour. I'll just have to get use to it!

Absolutely agree with you regarding Snow Bunting too, but would it look as good in monochrome?

-- Edited by keith mills on Sunday 4th of December 2011 02:41:56 PM

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Nice work, Ian... the butter-yellow of old matched the colour of my office at work and was making me sick blehwink



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Ian, I agree with Pete, easier on the eye.  As per my PM would be nice to have our "old" message system back though biggrin



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keith mills wrote:

From my computer desk this morning I can see nothing but dull drab Grey
sky shrouding Winter Hill . An exact match to the new Forum Screen!

-- Edited by keith mills on Sunday 4th of December 2011 10:22:20 AM




A dull drab grey sky shrouded Winter Hill that hides an excellent little male Snow Bunting at the moment and a dull drab forum which hides more information than any other local birding forum in the UK

Don't judge a book (or indeed forum) by its colour, I mean, cover...

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Excellent new layout - much easier on the eye somehow! Thanks Ian.



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From my computer desk this morning I can see nothing but dull drab Grey
sky shrouding Winter Hill . An exact match to the new Forum Screen!

-- Edited by keith mills on Sunday 4th of December 2011 10:22:20 AM

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Thought my computer was playing up for a second!!



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I like the new layout, well done Ian. biggrin



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