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SuperSpy wrote:Hance wrote:++Ever thought of doing a download this article as a PDF ala ARS for TR supporters ? I would pony up a few bucks for it because I could take the articles with me and read them on the job when I have no internet access.
Damage wrote:Update on a few things:
As you guys requested, the news page is complete, thanks to Steve and Cyril working overtime to deliver a new feature late in the game. It's linked from the front page, but here's the direct URL:
http://trweb2.techreport.com/news.x
Bookmark that puppy, set your prefs to blue, and party like it's 1999!
Also, the blog paging issue should be resolved, and a number of other outstanding bugs are squashed. Some of the issues you guys have noted are related to the process we're using to import old content into the new tools. Those things should be sorted out during the conversion.
Thanks to those of you have been helping with testing. Much appreciated!
danny e. wrote:well crud.
i browsed to the "forums" link on the new site.
.. that fixed width is going ot be hard to get used to.
titan wrote:Your latest review isn't in the Feature Articles list. Bug?
<snip>
EDIT: I should note, too, that the review is in the featured article window place thing. Just not in the list.
Shinare wrote:Wow, thats the money shot right there Damage! Thanks for doing that. I still wish it was blue theme by default. I surf anonymously and no private data is kept on my computers. Which means all the things on your site (as well as everyone else's) that stores things in cookies do not carry over. I believe this is the way of the future as even FF3 will have built in anonymous browsing where nothing is saved to the computer in the first place, much less deleteing them every time you close the browser.
Kevin wrote:titan wrote:Your latest review isn't in the Feature Articles list. Bug?
<snip>
EDIT: I should note, too, that the review is in the featured article window place thing. Just not in the list.
If you read through the last few pages again I think there's a post where Damage explains how all of the recent articles get cycled through that spot based on what you've seen before.
Damage wrote:Shinare wrote:Wow, thats the money shot right there Damage! Thanks for doing that. I still wish it was blue theme by default. I surf anonymously and no private data is kept on my computers. Which means all the things on your site (as well as everyone else's) that stores things in cookies do not carry over. I believe this is the way of the future as even FF3 will have built in anonymous browsing where nothing is saved to the computer in the first place, much less deleteing them every time you close the browser.
If you refuse to store cookies with information about your preferences and what you have already seen, the new site will still work for you. You'll just have to live with the default colors and not seeing newer items in the feature box rotation. That is your choice.
Let's be honest: storing a cookie about both of those things doesn't compromise your anonymity in any meaningful way. Tinfoil hats don't attract the chicks, either, so it's a familiar dynamic.
titan wrote:Kevin wrote:titan wrote:Your latest review isn't in the Feature Articles list. Bug?
<snip>
EDIT: I should note, too, that the review is in the featured article window place thing. Just not in the list.
If you read through the last few pages again I think there's a post where Damage explains how all of the recent articles get cycled through that spot based on what you've seen before.
I read and understood that. What I'm saying is the review is in the rotation for that box, but it isn't in the feature article list below that box.
titan wrote:Kevin wrote:titan wrote:Your latest review isn't in the Feature Articles list. Bug?
<snip>
EDIT: I should note, too, that the review is in the featured article window place thing. Just not in the list.
If you read through the last few pages again I think there's a post where Damage explains how all of the recent articles get cycled through that spot based on what you've seen before.
I read and understood that. What I'm saying is the review is in the rotation for that box, but it isn't in the feature article list below that box.
Damage wrote:titan wrote:Kevin wrote:titan wrote:Your latest review isn't in the Feature Articles list. Bug?
<snip>
EDIT: I should note, too, that the review is in the featured article window place thing. Just not in the list.
If you read through the last few pages again I think there's a post where Damage explains how all of the recent articles get cycled through that spot based on what you've seen before.
I read and understood that. What I'm saying is the review is in the rotation for that box, but it isn't in the feature article list below that box.
If the review is up top in the big feature box, it's not duplicated in the articles list below. That's a feature, not a bug.
Nutmeg wrote:Don't like it, its too busy and cluttered. Much prefer the old style.