SamirD

If you look in the bottom left hand corner, you can change the style to the mobile one. It is less cluttered, but it is full screen width. I'm posting using it now.

SamirD

This is usually because of the browser. I still see this on sites with a lot of javascript where the browser takes time to parse it. If you try another browser (I typically will use portable ones), you'll have a better experience.

mnredfox

Biggest issue for me too. Where did this go???

RumPatrol

I think both things can be true at the same time. Yes, the changes made some things more clear, hyperlinks and forum headlines aside, but by doing that they introduced even more empty space. There are good parts of this update, but there are a lot of really bad things too and it is very clearly an unfinished product. I also think FT appears differently on different hardware, which is another problem all together.

The weird combination of font sizes is baffling to me. The Thread/Original Poster, Sticky Threads and Normal Threads headlines should not be the same color and size as unread thread fonts. Either change the background to those cells to something like light blue to provide contrast, or change the color of the font, or both. There is also the problem of the Forum Directory font being tiny and barely readable, but the thread title font is gigantic so you can't even zoom in without screwing something else up (see below).



I use two color calibrated 1440p 25" editing monitors on my desk with a 13" MacBook Pro Retina and iPad with retina display next to those and FT appears differently on all 3 devices. FT is too white on my monitors, I can't imagine people who do not have color calibrated monitors because the contrast is such that they might not even be able to differentiate between the white and light gray on the page.

All in all, this is just unprofessional development that forces users to be beta testers. People had *just* gotten used to FT's last botched roll out and before the paint was even dry on that one, they slapped this paint over it. At least the button graphics have the same background color as the background they are placed on this time, so that's a step in the right direction. FT looks like something I designed on Proboards 10 years ago.

escape4

I see it's now operational. Thanks!

techie

Thanks, using the mobile skin on a desktop browser is just as much of an abomination.

No sizeable beta test? No requests for feedback based on mockups? Just what kind of testing with a meaningful sample of FT users has been performed?

muji

Agree.

musicalbox

I find the actual thread pages OK but the pages with the lists of threads is just awful, I'm sorry. The contrasts are sort of nonexistent. The whole page is just a washed out gray/beige. I wish the section title background was darker than that of the thread titles rather than lighter but either way, they are like one shade apart. The font color of the section headers is just one shade darker than the threads with unread content which is just one shade darker than those that you've read. It's just so, so hard to read, an excruciating experience for the eyes.

intuition

I see now that the thread pages have been "toned down", ie they are now lacking the contrast they got in the makeover initially. I think it now is worse than before, low contrast and grey on grey everywhere. Yes, the blue accent is still here, but I guess the hyperboel people will keep shouting about migranes until we have the site in a 4-bit all-grey colourspace .

simonrp84

Dire. It looks like a child's toy with all these bright blue buttons and lines everywhere. Plus the new font is difficult to read.

Why couldn't we stick with the old layout? Who cares if it's modern? I prefer something that looks reasonable and does the job rather than something cutting-edge and difficult to use. Won't be on here so much any more.

UKtravelbear

I see links how have a very faint underline. Let's be thankful for small mercies.

skipness1E

Didn we lose the view non mobile version???

teemuflyer

Shouldn't we get free pizza and drinks since we are doing the User Acceptance Testing for FT? This is common practice for large software launches elsewhere (when team members come in after hours to help sort out post-launch issues)

wpcoe

Yes, having that problem. I liked a post of yours above and now I can't like any more posts.

estnet

HORRIBLE! I can't get rid of right columns asking for donations/etc. which makes readable area small and very difficult for old eyes - enlarging the whole page to get readable type makes for a whole lot of other problems.

"If it ain't broke don't fix it" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!