IBJoel

I checked the source and yeah, they may have edited the text. I found "[color=#dddddd]" in there.

wantan

I appreciate this site is offered for free and that it has been around a long time ...

However I can't help but feel the UI could be so much better :

1. after the latest update, threads do not fully load at once, but loads in bits after you reach the "bottom" . It's annoying as it causes the page to jump, and breaks the scroll action.
2. pictures are not automatically resized. and the photo upload tool is archaic. at a time when social media makes uploading photos so easy, there should be no reason we can't have an easy plugin for flyertalk.
3. too many layers. I like the new notification bell on the top right, however it still requires at least 2 clicks to reach any content ... and the only way to clear those notifications is to access the content there, rather than it clearing no matter how the content is reached.
4. mobile UI is just weird. seems it's a skin just for the sake of saying FT has a mobile version ?

Just my 2 cents above ...

IBJoel

Thank you for listing your points in list form (makes it a bit easier for me to read)
1. Infinite scroll can be turned off here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/prof...do=editoptions
2. A revamped photo editor is in the works by our corporate dev team
3. Is tricky, since that simply serves as a notification of all updates. Similar to Facebook
4. Mobile updates are coming (I do not have an ETA on them)

wantan

thank you for the tip on 1. , didn't know the feature was named "Infinite scroll"
great to hear the news on 2 & 4 as well.

As for the notification, on Facebook the number of notifications clear after the first click on the "Globe" , content that wasn't clicked on still stay blue-ish.
On FT however, the only way to clear the number from the Bell is click on each item on the menu. I find myself opening tabs and closing them again just to reset it to 0, as I'm used to reaching new content via the subscribed threads.

clin9383

I didnt get a chance to read thru the 59 pages but just 2 questions.
1. Does the site have dark mode?
2. App for mobile? Like tapatalk ?

IBJoel

No on both counts, but I do believe Dark Mode is in discussion with at least one member of our tech team.

SFO777

How do I change the font size on my signature? Used to be easy with directions which I can't seem to find now.

SamirD

I didn't see any gui or mouse-clicky way to do it, but the BBcode 'SIZE' does it. I couldn't paste an example of the code (as it would parse the code), but did find this link that should help:
https://www.bbcode.org/examples/?id=5

SFO777

Thanks so much SamirD. That was most helpful and I was able to reduce the font size as I had hoped.

SamirD

You're welcome!

weezl

edited

Nvm I'll try in desktop. Meantime, I wouldn't mind the infinite scroll if it wouldn't jump several messages up every time i get near the top of the page. It's very jumpy. Can this be adjusted?

IMH

Are the different colours used on the 'button' that takes me to MyFlyerTalk meant to signify something? If so, what?

IBJoel

Nope, just a flourish/variety our designers added.

SamirD

You can turn it off your user control panel--that's what I did.

IMH

Thanks for the speedy response. But... Seriously? If the colour doesn't signify or indicate anything, why program it to change (on an apparently random basis)?

I'm sure I'm not the only user who's tried to work out whether a particular colour means I've got notifications, or unread messages, or something else...