Update: Forum moved to new server and being tweaked

[Dan]

Okay,

So we've been running with various bugs for ages. The transfer was long overdue. We've done it now, we're fully on the new server.

I'm tweaking the forum now and fixing the bugs so give me a couple of days before you start to tell me what's not working etc please.

 

[SparkyChick]

Hi Dan,

Not a complaint, but a couple of questions.

Is it safe to assume that the posts which appear to have vanished will not be making a return?

My avatar has disappeared, should I upload a replacement or is it an indication there is an issue you may need to investigate/resolve (in which case, I'll leave it alone for the time being)?

 

[Dan]

Hi Dan,

Not a complaint, but a couple of questions.

Is it safe to assume that the posts which appear to have vanished will not be making a return?

My avatar has disappeared, should I upload a replacement or is it an indication there is an issue you may need to investigate/resolve (in which case, I'll leave it alone for the time being)?

Yes and yes.

 

[SparkyChick]

Ok, thought as much on the posts front.

But is that a yes to upload a replacement or leave as is to allow you to investigate?

 

[Dan]

No, upload a replacement. It's lost.

A fair few images went. Avatars I'm not too fussed about. But thread-content I am. So once I've finished tweaking and securing, I'll take a look into that kinda stuff.

 

[SparkyChick]

Ok, no worries

 

[7029 dave]

Like the new layout.

 

[Dan]

Seems a few people are having cache-related issues. It's still propagating the move. So might take a few hours (upto 24) to fully refresh through all the various networks between the server and various home hubs and routers and whatnot. Getting a lot of email replies saying they are hitting a error 500 page etc.

So thanks to those for hanging in there, when they eventually see this. Hope it has been worth it.

 

[freddo]

The numbers have gone a bit wonky! 1234567890 At least 6&8 are OK . It's good to have the upload things working properly again!

Edit: they are correct after posting!

 

[Dan]

Not sure if that's an inside joke or whether your device isn't loading Google fonts and it's a genuine issue lol

 

[freddo]

In the preview the numbers are all over the place. 0123456789

 

[Dan]

In the preview the numbers are all over the place. 0123456789
View attachment 36066

Can anybody else replicate that?
All seems fine to me.

Where are you seeing that? Take a screen shot of the whole page for me.

 

[SparkyChick]

@Dan ,

It's the font being used by the editors text entry area.

If I inspect the text entry area with FireBug, it's font list is:-

Titillium Web,Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif

The preview itself is correct and appears to be using the same font as posts do when they are displayed in the forums.

 

[Dan]

I think he's just sticking a strike through and underline on some of it. The text being rendered is as intended.

 

[SparkyChick]

I think he's just sticking a strike through and underline on some of it. The text being rendered is as intended.

I ignored the lines and just assumed they'd been added to illustrate the differences in height.

 

[Dan]

Oh maybe.

Either way, not an issue lol

 

[Dan]

After looking at it again, I think you're right.

But anyway. It's not a problem. Think it's times new roman isn't it that does that?

 

[SparkyChick]

I think the correct term for it in font speak is kerning???

Having just done a quick search, it's not Titillium Web as that appears to be the one used for the main posts, I think it's Georgia that's doing it.

 

[Dan]

Yeah, Titillium is a google font and I haven't got round to adding the code here yet. We're sort of piggy-backing off tilersforums.co.uk with some content here while I sort it out.

 

[SparkyChick]

Hi Dan,

Overall, I'm liking the new look, but it's got that trend that a lot of new sites have.... varying shades of grey text in small fonts. I'm struggling to read some of the text because there just isn't enough contrast between the background and the grey text, like some of the detail under the thread title on the new posts page, and username/timestamp on posts.

 

[Dan]

This is maybe the 12th generation setup you have here. You've skipped all the testing I did on tilersforums. It's designed to make the content that matters stand out. The thread titles on the new posts page. And the posts on the thread page.

I can tweak a bit but let me finish setting it all up first.

 

[SparkyChick]

No rush, was just providing a bit of feed back

 

[Dan]

Many users still can't access it so I'm just trying to purge caches etc.

 

[Pete999]

Hi Dan would one of those bugs you have in the system be responsible for me not being able to post a reply?

 

[Dan]

You've just posted one.

Post a reply where mate?

 

[Dan]

Ahhh it's lagging.

Yeah we're bringing in the plumbers forum so the servers are both under high load right now. I've also disabled caching so people can actually visit the site instead of hitting a no-loading page (many were stuck on that, I can enable caching again in a few hours).

Hang in there matey. We'll sort it out fully before tomorrow but until then might find the odd glitch.

 

[Pete999]

You've just posted one.

Post a reply where mate?

I know mate, so sorry I know you are busy I couldn't post it earlier on this morning, went back to to it and thought I would try again and bingo it went so I waited until you replied , didn't want to inundate you with messages, all OK now sorry for bothering you.

 

[Dan]

It's okay P don't worry about it matey. I'll only reply when I can anyway.

Things are going smoother here than our plumbing forum which is still offline!!!

 

[David M]

It's okay P don't worry about it matey. I'll only reply when I can anyway.

Things are going smoother here than our plumbing forum which is still offline!!!

Ah.. what a shame

 

[freddo]

but it's got that trend that a lot of new sites have.... varying shades of grey text in small fonts. I'm struggling to read some of the text because there just isn't enough contrast between the background and the grey text, .

Why do web designers do this so frequently?! I also struggle to see what is going on, it is a nightmare when viewing on LCD screens that don't have a very wide viewing angle. Light grey on white, that colour scheme must have been designed by the same dick head that picked the harmonised 3 phase colours.

It would be good to have some borders around the different parts of the page too, at the moment everything sort of blends in to one thing is a cluttered messy sort of way.