Suggestions for improving the aesthetics of the site?

[eightpondfarm]

Thank you Mod for showing me where the X was. I feel kinda dumb not seeing it. So, about the continuous scroll… There are many times when i wish to read the original post again. And many times when i just want to jump to the end. Very long discussions mean a lot of scrolling to accomplish either of these things…and if i want to read the OP, then go to the end …well, that’s double. Could there be a fast forward jump to top or ff jump to end button?

[Simkie]

@eightpondfarm

Could there be a fast forward jump to top or ff jump to end button?

Yep! We have several ways to do both of those things.

The thread slider tool will zoom you to the top of bottom.

@Simkie

How do I navigate within a thread?

There are two tools to make thread navigation easy:

The thread slider tool is found to the right of the thread text:

Breaking down the elements of the thread slider tool:

To quickly navigate within the thread, drag the navigation slider up or down. You will see the current post number and current post date change to reflect where you are in the thread.

Below the thread slider tool, there is a reply button, and a button to change your notification preferences for this thread.

The second tool for thread navigation is the first post footer. It is found at the bottom of the first post:

To go directly to the last post, click “Last Reply”:

To see who has posted on this thread, click the down arrow to the right to expand:

To filter the thread and view ONLY posts by a specific user, click on their avatar and the “filter” button:

Or, you can click the thread title to go to the top of the thread.

Or, you can use the keyboard shortcuts. Typing # when not in a reply window will pop up a box that allows you to enter a specific post number. Enter 1 to go to the top, or the last post number to go to the bottom.

All of the keyboard shortcuts are here:

@Simkie

What are the keyboard shortcuts to navigate the board?

If you want to go directly to the first or last post from the forum page, you can do that, too:

@Simkie

How do I go directly to the first or last post in a thread from the forum page?

Click on the “replies” number:

A menu will pop up with the date of the first and last post. Click on the top date to go directly to the first post in the thread, or click on the bottom date to go directly to the last post in the thread.

[furlong47]

An option for dark mode would be awesome. I prefer to use that in as many places as I can - much easier on the eyes than all the bright white.

[JB]

@Simkie

The Wayback Machine is a great way to review or remind what it used to look like:

I had totally forgotten we had that oldest version!

The reason things keep being able to be updated and life goes on, is because people tend to forget how different and “unusable” some of the previous upgrades were.

The color scheme of the last board was good. Not stark white. Off white/ecru/light sand/etc. I agree that I would probably not want gray unless it’s a warm gray, but also, gray would lead to a more monochromatic look with the black text, and IMHO having a different color would be easier on the eyes

I couldn’t care less about the avatar circles next to threads, as I ignore them, they don’t affect my decision to enter a thread, so whether they stay or go doesn’t matter to me.