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goalie Sep 10, 2019 10:04 am


Originally Posted by IBJoel (Post 31509998)
Hi guys, I've asked Tech to take a look at Safari/Mac/iOS compatibility and stressed it's very high priority. I have no reason to believe that it's a content blocker, since we just use pop-ups to ask you to turn them off, not blank out your screen without telling you what's going on.

Fwiw....

I am using ad-block with safari on my iMac and disabling/pausing ad-block allows the pages to load (and fwiw, without ads :confused:)

IBJoel Sep 10, 2019 10:12 am


Originally Posted by karenkay (Post 31510423)
glad to hear this, but I'm experiencing the same thing on a MacBook using safari. if I 'reload without content blockers,' I get the page loaded, otherwise the entire site is blank.

while I'm at it, here's another voice saying 'the orange reply button is distracting and intrusive.'

Yes, that's something I included in the tech ticket.

kipper Sep 10, 2019 10:19 am


Originally Posted by Dr. HFH (Post 31508864)
Agreed. That's how it looks to me, too.

I agree.

Originally Posted by IBJoel (Post 31509907)
Announcements are rare (though less so as we head into the holidays and have site updates) and are reserved for important things. Whether you personally find them important is of course YMMV. I know not everyone participates in Wharvey's Secret Santa, for instance.

Perhaps a compromise could be that they are colored yellow for the first few weeks they are active and then revert to just a regular white bar?

yosithezet Sep 10, 2019 10:28 am

Hadn’t considered the ones at the bottom. I was referring to the ones in each post. Quote and Quick Reply.

Regardless, the lack of consistency will be confusing also for new users and color challenged I would expect.

IBJoel Sep 10, 2019 10:55 am


Originally Posted by yosithezet (Post 31510609)
Hadn’t considered the ones at the bottom. I was referring to the ones in each post. Quote and Quick Reply.

Regardless, the lack of consistency will be confusing also for new users and color challenged I would expect.

The main idea is to give users a more immediate, apparent reply option. I'd imagine most people wanting to reply to an individual post will just click "Quote"

Tafflyer Sep 10, 2019 10:59 am


Originally Posted by wco81 (Post 31509912)
Page loads and briefly shows the text but then blanks out to a white page.

Tried restarting Safari and rebooting 2017 iPad Pro 10.5 inch running iOS 12.4.

i can load the same page okay on Duckduck Go browser on same device.

Another here with this issue on my iPad with Safari. Pages display if I disable the AdBlocker but I will not do this as most Ad's on FT are really intrusive and make the site unusable.

jrl767 Sep 10, 2019 11:09 am


Originally Posted by goalie (Post 31510499)
Fwiw....

I am using ad-block with safari on my iMac and disabling/pausing ad-block allows the pages to load (and fwiw, without ads :confused:)

is there a quick and easy way to do this on iPhone (iOS 12.4.1)?

general observation for the web/UI developers -- PLEASE DON'T PRESUME EVERY FTer ON A MOBILE DEVICE IS A "POWER USER" ... some folks simply may not have the ability to get to a laptop/desktop, but prefer the familiar look and feel of that interface without having to take less-than-instinctive actions to specially configure FT on their mobile devices


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re the yellow "Announcement" bars: similar to the way the desktop version changes the font face from bold to regular when you view a page, would it be possible to remove the color after the user clicks on the announcement? that way only unread announcements would show in yellow ... that said, auto-expire of color after a week or so isn't a bad idea either

narvik Sep 10, 2019 11:13 am


Originally Posted by fassy (Post 31510373)
Thanks IBJoel, didn’t even notice the red dots...

The dots ARE pretty small!
Distinguishing by font difference is still desirable.

IBJoel Sep 10, 2019 11:20 am

Can someone please provide me with a screenshot of the blank page you get on Safari/Mac?

IBJoel Sep 10, 2019 11:21 am


Originally Posted by narvik (Post 31510797)
The dots ARE pretty small!
Distinguishing by font difference is still desirable.

As I said, we're working on font style.

narvik Sep 10, 2019 11:30 am


Originally Posted by IBJoel (Post 31510819)
As I said, we're working on font style.

Aye, and sorry, I didn't mean to be pushy; I just wanted to emphasize that the red dot -although helpful- isn't a proper solution.
Appreciate the help and all the effort you are putting in! ^

SK Sep 10, 2019 11:39 am


Originally Posted by IBJoel (Post 31510813)
Can someone please provide me with a screenshot of the blank page you get on Safari/Mac?

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...87f0535dbe.png

IBJoel Sep 10, 2019 11:52 am


Originally Posted by SK (Post 31510882)
...

Thank you!

IBJoel Sep 10, 2019 12:50 pm

"Reply" and "New Thread" buttons are now blue again (clear cache if still orange). and "Thread Closed" should appear red.

MSPeconomist Sep 10, 2019 12:53 pm


Originally Posted by IBJoel (Post 31511157)
"Reply" and "New Thread" buttons are now blue again (clear cache if still orange). and "Thread Closed" should appear red.

Thank you. I see the blue now, with no need to clear cache again.


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