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[Joe Blow]

Some of you may have noticed the new post editor after the recent software upgrade. The new editor has many advantages over the old one and I think you'll really appreciate the new features.

Here's a short three minute video that outlines a few of the most useful features:

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

Well done Joe.

Nice additions to ASF.

gg

 

[sails]

Thanks for the effort you put into keeping ASF a nice place to visit. I think the auto-save is a great feature - as are the other additions. Is there a spell check yet?

 

[Joe Blow]

Thanks for the effort you put into keeping ASF a nice place to visit. I think the auto-save is a great feature - as are the other additions.

It's my pleasure.

I always used to cringe a little when I saw a post from someone saying that they had composed a very long post but lost it for some reason. It is good to know that the new auto save feature makes that a thing of the past.

There are more improvements to come, but upgrading the forum is always a stressful time - this weekend has been a blur of energy drinks, frantic troubleshooting and very little sleep - so it may be a couple of months until they are introduced.

You also may have noticed that the pages load much faster since the software upgrade. This is due to the constant refinement of the forum code by the developers.

Is there a spell check yet?

Not yet, although I'm sure this is inevitable. In the meantime, I recommend the inbuilt spell checker in the Firefox web browser. It works very well and is just as effective has having one built into the software. (see attachment)

 

[Logique]

Many thanks Joe.

In the post dialogue, that looks suspiciously like the dreaded Ribbon, that caused such outcry when introduced to MS Office 2007 and 2010. Many users have reverted to the 2003 version because of the Ribbon, preferring a more streamlined page view.

 

[sails]

It's my pleasure.

I always used to cringe a little when I saw a post from someone saying that they had composed a very long post but lost it for some reason. It is good to know that the new auto save feature makes that a thing of the past.

There are more improvements to come, but upgrading the forum is always a stressful time - this weekend has been a blur of energy drinks, frantic troubleshooting and very little sleep - so it may be a couple of months until they are introduced.

You also may have noticed that the pages load much faster since the software upgrade. This is due to the constant refinement of the forum code by the developers.



Not yet, although I'm sure this is inevitable. In the meantime, I recommend the inbuilt spell checker in the Firefox web browser. It works very well and is just as effective has having one built into the software. (see attachment)

Thanks Joe! I have lost the occasional post and agree the auto-save is a good addition to ASF.

I do use firefox, but the spell check doesn't seem to work anymore when typing posts into ASF. I used to get the squiggly red line with a spelling mistake, but not for some time now. It is enabled in my browser, so I thought it must have been something to do with the forum software. Not sure why it doesn't work any more.

Sounds like you need a break from upgrades - I can only image how stressful it must be...

 

[bigdog]

Some of you may have noticed the new post editor after the recent software upgrade. The new editor has many advantages over the old one and I think you'll really appreciate the new features.

Here's a short three minute video that outlines a few of the most useful features:

The video plays in Firefox

The video does not play in Internet Explorer 9
-- just black screen with no button to click!

 

[prawn_86]

The video plays in Firefox

The video does not play in Internet Explorer 9
-- just black screen with no button to click!

Plays fine in latest IE for me

 

[joea]

Firefox spell check works for me on mac.
Video plays as well.

Still wondering when you guys going to Brisbane to fix Qld. Health salary software???
What makes you guys so great, is you can (and do ) communicate to the public.
That's half the battle!! Great upgrades.
joea

 

[Superb Parrot]

Thanks Joe! I have lost the occasional post and agree the auto-save is a good addition to ASF.

I do use firefox, but the spell check doesn't seem to work anymore when typing posts into ASF. I used to get the squiggly red line with a spelling mistake, but not for some time now. It is enabled in my browser, so I thought it must have been something to do with the forum software. Not sure why it doesn't work any more.

Sounds like you need a break from upgrades - I can only image how stressful it must be...

Seems to work for me OK, but, at times (on other sites) you need to right click to bring up FF dictionary(check spelling-languages) and click again for the Australian dictionary, bit of a nuisance but thar ya go.

 

[sails]

Seems to work for me OK, but, at times (on other sites) you need to right click to bring up FF dictionary(check spelling-languages) and click again for the Australian dictionary, bit of a nuisance but thar ya go.

Thanks, SP - have downloaded the dictionary and I have spell check back...

I also started this post and then had to re-start FF to complete installation of the dictionary and found the auto-save restore worked well!

 

[burglar]

Hi Joe,

I have just noticed that the lower case g is having its leg truncated,
but only in the last line of a post?

 

[sails]

Hi Joe,

I have just noticed that the lower case g is having its leg truncated,
but only in the last line of a post?

Burglar, have a look at SP's post (#30) - there is a "g" on the last line of the post and it is intact...

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe,

I have just noticed that the lower case g is having its leg truncated,
but only in the last line of a post?

Not seeing this issue at my end. Can anyone else confirm?

 

[notting]

Seems OK to me.
to g or not to g that is the question?

 

[sails]

Hi Joe, when using the "link" icon to paste a link, it no longer highlights the second link where the article title is pasted. It was handy to have it highlighted automatically as it, not only made it much easier, but also less risk of highlighting manually and accidentally removing some of the original link. Is it possible to have that put back sometime?

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe, when using the "link" icon to paste a link, it no longer highlights the second link where the article title is pasted. It was handy to have it highlighted automatically as it, not only made it much easier, but also less risk of highlighting manually and accidentally removing some of the original link. Is it possible to have that put back sometime?

I've done some investigating and it appears that the previous functionality that you mention is unfortunately no longer available, at least for the moment. I will continue to investigate and see if I can figure out a way of re-implementing it.

 

[prawn_86]

Not seeing this issue at my end. Can anyone else confirm?

Im actually having the same issue Joe. Even on the posts, not just when typing a reply

 

[Joe Blow]

Im actually having the same issue Joe. Even on the posts, not just when typing a reply

Hmmmmm... this may be a browser related issue. Can everyone who is experiencing this issue let me know in this thread what browser and version of that browser they are using? A screenshot would also be very helpful. Thanks!

 

[burglar]

Hmmmmm... this may be a browser related issue. Can everyone who is experiencing this issue let me know in this thread what browser and version of that browser they are using? A screenshot would also be very helpful. Thanks!

IE9 + windows7