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thePITman

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Jun 1, 2010 1:21 PM
I don't like the big icons at the left of each thread. I like having one thread per line. Not one thread every 3 lines since the icons take up so much room.
Jun 1, 2010 1:21pm
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Nick Mangold

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Jun 1, 2010 1:25 PM
thePITman;375372 wrote:I don't like the big icons at the left of each thread. I like having one thread per line. Not one thread every 3 lines since the icons take up so much room.

The icons aren't much, if any, bigger than the thread icons on the old software. They are just more bold, I guess.
Jun 1, 2010 1:25pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:29 PM
Why was my last post put on 4 lines instead of 2? And in the middle of just about every post is empty space with a solid background color... don't know what that is.
Jun 1, 2010 1:29pm
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

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Jun 1, 2010 1:30 PM
thePITman;375378 wrote:Why was my last post put on 4 lines instead of 2? And in the middle of just about every post is empty space with a solid background color... don't know what that is.

I have no idea what you are talking about. What browser are you using?
Jun 1, 2010 1:30pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:31 PM
thePITman;375378 wrote:Why was my last post put on 4 lines instead of 2? And in the middle of just about every post is empty space with a solid background color... don't know what that is.

it's your browser. Nothing is any bigger on here for me than on the other software.
Jun 1, 2010 1:31pm
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Curly J

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Jun 1, 2010 1:32 PM
thePITman;375372 wrote:I don't like the big icons at the left of each thread. I like having one thread per line. Not one thread every 3 lines since the icons take up so much room.
thePITman;375378 wrote:Why was my last post put on 4 lines instead of 2? And in the middle of just about every post is empty space with a solid background color... don't know what that is.
Have no clue as both of you post are sowing only 2 line for me. What Browser are you using?

Hold down your CRTL Key then scroll on your mouse wheel and see what happens
Jun 1, 2010 1:32pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:39 PM
thePITman;375378 wrote:Why was my last post put on 4 lines instead of 2? And in the middle of just about every post is empty space with a solid background color... don't know what that is.

I'm using IE 7 and I see what you're talking about.

The solid background color only shows up for me in posts without a sig.
Jun 1, 2010 1:39pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:41 PM
Can you screenshot it for me.
Jun 1, 2010 1:41pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:42 PM
i hate how sometimes (especially while quoting) I get like 6 lines of blank space.
Jun 1, 2010 1:42pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:44 PM
I am using IE6. Someone else is getting the same thing on IE7, it sounds like. Here is a screen shot.

Jun 1, 2010 1:44pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:46 PM
maybe you should upgrade?
Jun 1, 2010 1:46pm
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thePITman

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Jun 1, 2010 1:46 PM
Here is a screen shot of my text being formatted and having line breaks inserted into it. But when I maximize my IE6 window, it displays better (only 2 lines) but still doesn't span the whole width like others' posts.

Jun 1, 2010 1:46pm
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Curly J

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Jun 1, 2010 1:47 PM
FYI Justin, that was what I get on IE6.

If there is a avatar the quote starts below the info under the avatar. Didn't find that issue with IE8.
Jun 1, 2010 1:47pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:49 PM
Well the problem is you're using a browser (IE6) that was developed and released in 2001. :p
Jun 1, 2010 1:49pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:51 PM
In Firefox the per-post background blocks go away, which helps make posts smaller. But my text is still improperly formatted.

Jun 1, 2010 1:51pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:52 PM
ts1227;375406 wrote:Well the problem is you're using a browser (IE6) that was developed and released in 2001. :p
Yep it was a known issue we discovered in Beta testing. I'm stuck with it where I work, until they upgrade the OS sometime this/next year.
Jun 1, 2010 1:52pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:53 PM
I'm not going to spend any time trying to fix any display issues with IE6. You'll either need to upgrade to a real browser (if your computer isn't locked down at work) or deal with it. That browser is almost 10 years old and needs to die.
Jun 1, 2010 1:53pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:54 PM
thePITman;375411 wrote:In Firefox the per-post background blocks go away, which helps make posts smaller. But my text is still improperly formatted.


Not sure what to tell you. That post looks just fine in my Firefox browser. It also doesn't seem like a really big deal, at least to me.
Jun 1, 2010 1:54pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:55 PM
thePITman;375411 wrote:In Firefox the per-post background blocks go away, which helps make posts smaller. But my text is still improperly formatted.
justincredible;375415 wrote:I'm not going to spend any time trying to fix any display issues with IE6. You'll either need to upgrade to a real browser (if your computer isn't locked down at work) or deal with it. That browser is almost 10 years old and needs to die.

The text in my post still displays incorrectly when using Firefox. (automatically-inserted line breaks)
justincredible;375416 wrote:Not sure what to tell you. That post looks just fine in my Firefox browser. It also doesn't seem like a really big deal, at least to me.

Well, if it's not a big deal to you, that's fine. No worries. Just giving my input on this thread since that's what it is about. I'm at work, so I'll try when at home. I'm at work right now.
Jun 1, 2010 1:55pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:55 PM
Your post shows up fine for me on firefox
Jun 1, 2010 1:55pm
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Jun 1, 2010 1:59 PM
thePITman;375419 wrote:The text in my post still displays incorrectly when using Firefox. (automatically-inserted line breaks)



Well, if it's not a big deal to you, that's fine. No worries. Just giving my input on this thread since that's what it is about. I'm at work, so I'll try when at home. I'm at work right now.
Maybe go back and edit your post(s) to see if it jumps back to 2 lines.
Jun 1, 2010 1:59pm
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Jun 1, 2010 2:03 PM
justincredible;375415 wrote:I'm not going to spend any time trying to fix any display issues with IE6. You'll either need to upgrade to a real browser (if your computer isn't locked down at work) or deal with it. That browser is almost 10 years old and needs to die.

Apparently the IE6 holdouts are almost exclusively businesses, who wrote proprietary software to run inside IE6 (since it was out for so long) and won't upgrade because it would cost money to redo it for IE 7/8. Microsoft wants it to die and is actually starting to push hard to kill it.
http://www.technobuffalo.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-actively-trying-to-kill-off-ie6
Jun 1, 2010 2:03pm
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Jun 1, 2010 2:09 PM
i'm on IE7 and its doing the same thing as Pitman with the quotes being underneath the avatar.

anyone notice (from his second screenshot) that the post at 1:21 is fucked up, but the post at 1:29 is fine?
Jun 1, 2010 2:09pm
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Jun 1, 2010 2:11 PM
justincredible;375415 wrote:I'm not going to spend any time trying to fix any display issues with IE6. You'll either need to upgrade to a real browser (if your computer isn't locked down at work) or deal with it. That browser is almost 10 years old and needs to die.

C'mon Justin. IE6 is a solid and well proven browser, look at all the companies that use it and refuse to upgrade. :p

Thanks for the article ts1227. That explains a lot.
Jun 1, 2010 2:11pm
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Jun 1, 2010 2:13 PM
j_crazy;375435 wrote:i'm on IE7 and its doing the same thing as Pitman with the quotes being underneath the avatar.
You didn't notice while it was being tested?
Jun 1, 2010 2:13pm