Feedback on Mobile (beta) skin
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I've been running the Mobile (beta) skin for a couple of weeks due to the advert/iPad issue.
Couple of thoughts:
1. Works pretty well on the iPad, but of course it also changes my profile on a PC where I don't like it as much
2. Why is "My stuff" over on the right when all the other "My ... " links are on the left?
3. The adverts placed in the middle of threads are quite distracting, and interrupt the flow of a thread in my opinion
Other than that fine, no apparent speed or stability problems.
Couple of thoughts:
1. Works pretty well on the iPad, but of course it also changes my profile on a PC where I don't like it as much
2. Why is "My stuff" over on the right when all the other "My ... " links are on the left?
3. The adverts placed in the middle of threads are quite distracting, and interrupt the flow of a thread in my opinion
Other than that fine, no apparent speed or stability problems.
tertius said:
I've been running the Mobile (beta) skin for a couple of weeks due to the advert/iPad issue.
Couple of thoughts:
1. Works pretty well on the iPad, but of course it also changes my profile on a PC where I don't like it as much
2. Why is "My stuff" over on the right when all the other "My ... " links are on the left?
3. The adverts placed in the middle of threads are quite distracting, and interrupt the flow of a thread in my opinion
Other than that fine, no apparent speed or stability problems.
Being the person who's loosely speaking doing it. Thanks for the good feedback Couple of thoughts:
1. Works pretty well on the iPad, but of course it also changes my profile on a PC where I don't like it as much
2. Why is "My stuff" over on the right when all the other "My ... " links are on the left?
3. The adverts placed in the middle of threads are quite distracting, and interrupt the flow of a thread in my opinion
Other than that fine, no apparent speed or stability problems.
If you could answer a couple of questions that'll help me sort out more of it.
Firstly, what skin were you using before?
Secondly, This is in line with the layout of Big Blue(see one)
Thirdly, Yes, that is annoying! I'm going to have to prod the css and get that sorted.
Switch said:
Being the person who's loosely speaking doing it. Thanks for the good feedback
If you could answer a couple of questions that'll help me sort out more of it.
Firstly, what skin were you using before?
Secondly, This is in line with the layout of Big Blue(see one)
Thirdly, Yes, that is annoying! I'm going to have to prod the css and get that sorted.
1. PH ClassicIf you could answer a couple of questions that'll help me sort out more of it.
Firstly, what skin were you using before?
Secondly, This is in line with the layout of Big Blue(see one)
Thirdly, Yes, that is annoying! I'm going to have to prod the css and get that sorted.
2. Maybe they are both wrong ... such things have happened ...
3. Jolly good
I've also been using the Mobile (Beta) theme for a week or so, after I was having trouble with the mobile site.
On the PC I was using PH Classic, which I think I prefer to Big Blue, but other than the date and time of your last visit not being displayed, it isn't a deal breaker.
The issues I noticed with the mobile theme are:
Too many links on the page - old mobile site was better in that respect, only topics/replies & bookmarks in my stuff for example. I realise that because it is just a CSS change you have to work with the desktop version, but I think I'd rather have a simplified desktop experience than a cluttered mobile experience.
In bookmarks last posts are always shown as time rather than date, fine for posts today, but I'd rather see the date for older posts.
The page menu sometimes fixes on an option (usually the one you selected last time), then you can't select it the next time you go to that thread, you need to select the page number manually.
Go to last post, on the pages drop down, sometimes goes to post, sometimes to the top of the last page.
Ads in the thread are annoying, especially as the page download seems to pause for a while at the ad too, I do realise that PH needs to have income, but a lot of the time the ad doesn't even load on iOS.
I've seen it mentioned on other threads, but the text size/width changing, sometimes post to post is annoying. Is it something to do with images being displayed or something?
FWIW these comments are mainly based on browsing via an iPhone 5, but I have also been using an iPad.
A more general one as the also affects the desktop themes too - Can all created topics be shown on one page, rather than by 30 day period? I've only created a handful of topics over the years, but it is frustrating to find them using my topics, as some, such as my readers rides thread were a few years back.
Whilst all that may seem like a lot of moaning, it is meant as constructive criticism. The new theme is better than the old mobile site is most respects and I will keep using it!
On the PC I was using PH Classic, which I think I prefer to Big Blue, but other than the date and time of your last visit not being displayed, it isn't a deal breaker.
The issues I noticed with the mobile theme are:
Too many links on the page - old mobile site was better in that respect, only topics/replies & bookmarks in my stuff for example. I realise that because it is just a CSS change you have to work with the desktop version, but I think I'd rather have a simplified desktop experience than a cluttered mobile experience.
In bookmarks last posts are always shown as time rather than date, fine for posts today, but I'd rather see the date for older posts.
The page menu sometimes fixes on an option (usually the one you selected last time), then you can't select it the next time you go to that thread, you need to select the page number manually.
Go to last post, on the pages drop down, sometimes goes to post, sometimes to the top of the last page.
Ads in the thread are annoying, especially as the page download seems to pause for a while at the ad too, I do realise that PH needs to have income, but a lot of the time the ad doesn't even load on iOS.
I've seen it mentioned on other threads, but the text size/width changing, sometimes post to post is annoying. Is it something to do with images being displayed or something?
FWIW these comments are mainly based on browsing via an iPhone 5, but I have also been using an iPad.
A more general one as the also affects the desktop themes too - Can all created topics be shown on one page, rather than by 30 day period? I've only created a handful of topics over the years, but it is frustrating to find them using my topics, as some, such as my readers rides thread were a few years back.
Whilst all that may seem like a lot of moaning, it is meant as constructive criticism. The new theme is better than the old mobile site is most respects and I will keep using it!
Edited by Craikeybaby on Monday 8th April 09:15
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