Feedback on Theme and subscription offer

[CharlieH]

Please feel free to leave your positive feedback and suggestions .

[josephbloggs]

The forum just changed! I am waiting for the deluge of people complaining about it as we know posters here fear change.

I just wanted to get in first to say I like it! Much cleaner, more modern looking. Nice!

[Andrew Dwyer]

7 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

The forum just changed! I am waiting for the deluge of people complaining about it as we know posters here fear change.

I just wanted to get in first to say I like it! Much cleaner, more modern looking. Nice!

I agree, it has a more professional feel about it and the shortcuts along the bottom of screen ( on my iPhone anyway ) are a nice addition.

[novacova]

Much different, I thought I was on a different site.

[tgw]

I think it's less legible on a computer, and the ads stand out even more.

It also looks less serious/credible.

[Mutt Daeng]

I like the new look.

[Mutt Daeng]

There is a useful "customiser" button on the top bar where your account appears. If you click on it you can enable an option called "Fluid width" which uses nearly the whole of the display to show AN content. This is of particular use to me as I have my browser set at 67% zoom to get more content on the display. Without the feature enabled the content is scrunched up in the centre but with it enabled it uses nearly the whole width. Useful for larger displays. See the difference in the before and after images below.

 

 

 

 

 

[Mutt Daeng]

Observations (not complaints): The "Dark Mode" moon shaped button on the top bar doesn't seem to have any effect when I click on it. Neither does the Dark Mode setting inside "Customiser".

[brewsterbudgen]

Where has the green button to get back to the top of the page gone?   

[billd766]

I know that this is probably a forlorn request, But is it possible to stop continuously updating the forum. It seems as though every week there are changes.

 

As a retired engineer the advice I was given was brief and simple,

 

If it works, then leave it alone and don't mess with it.

 

A good example is that the forum last night is completely different to the one I opened this morning.

[KannikaP]

What's the difference between Topics, Latest Posts and Popular in the Pub. The same things seem to appear on all three. Or can I get ride of o couple of them. 

The Option to remove Notifications one they have been read would be very useful (to me anyway).

[Mutt Daeng]

Previously, trying to use AN on a phone was virtually intolerable. The new look seems much better IMHO

 

 

[CharlieH]

"I know that this is probably a forlorn request, But is it possible to stop continuously updating the forum. It seems as though every week there are changes."

 

 

There are not "continuous updates". There have been technical issues for a considerable time and they must be addressed. Explanation of what has happened etc is explained in the public notice.

 

The forum had been technically neglected for a considerable time, the new owners have invested a lot to rectify those issues and move forward with a new and improved experience for the members. 

[connda]

43 minutes ago, billd766 said:

I know that this is probably a forlorn request, But is it possible to stop continuously updating the forum. It seems as though every week there are changes.

 

As a retired engineer the advice I was given was brief and simple,

 

If it works, then leave it alone and don't mess with it.

 

A good example is that the forum last night is completely different to the one I opened this morning.

100%

Recent topics on the right, then on the left, then on the right, then on the left, now on the right.

I'm in my 70s.  One reason I ditched Microsoft products was due to their incessantly changing the freaking User Interface.
No - I don't like change in the computer world.  When I wake up in the morning I want things to be as they were when I went to bed. 

[CharlieH]

3 minutes ago, connda said:

100%

Recent topics on the right, then on the left, then on the right, then on the left, now on the right.

I'm in my 70s.  One reason I ditched Microsoft products was due to their incessantly changing the freaking User Interface.
No - I don't like change in the computer world.  When I wake up in the morning I want things to be as they were when I went to bed. 

 

And now You can choose right or left yourself! The move to left was a technical issue as were most of the previous issues due to blatant neglect of the previous owners, we are doing our best to actually rectify and improve things going forward.

[KannikaP]

21 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

And now You can choose right or left yourself!

How please.

Oh, found it in Customise.

[Mutt Daeng]

2 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

21 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

And now You can choose right or left yourself!

How please.

Use the customiser button.

[dddave]

Nice clean look.  Easy for me to read as I use a 43" TV as a monitor.  Pages seem to load more quickly.  

[treetops]

3 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Where has the green button to get back to the top of the page gone?   

 

Always goes missing when there's a change.

 

It's seemingly a 3rd party plug-in or something like that and no-one ever remembers these need re-installed or updated too.

[Bangkokhatter]

Looks much better and fills the screen far more than before.

 

Just waiting for the up arrow to come back and my week will be complete.

[John Drake]

Dark Mode is okay. It's a shock however to be scrolling along in dark mode and then have quoted text shine out in white. Like the option. Much better than having no dark mode at all.

[CharlieH]

1 hour ago, Bangkokhatter said:

Looks much better and fills the screen far more than before.

 

Just waiting for the up arrow to come back and my week will be complete.

 

UP Arrow restored

 

[Keeps]

I prefer the new look on my phone but not on my laptop. Also, the 'go to page ' function is not working on my phone. I'm having to do next, next etc. Probably my phone though.

 

Overall though, I think it's an improvement.

 

[ukrules]

Looks OK to me, I see the links to different topics have also moved back from the left of the page to the right of the page.

[Liverpool Lou]

What are the details and benefits of the subscription offer?   Where is it?                      

[treetops]

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What are the details and benefits of the subscription offer?   Where is it?                      

 

https://aseannow.com/ad-free/

 

[lamyai3]

Thanks for the dark mode, appreciated. 

[LukKrueng]

23 hours ago, Mutt Daeng said:

Previously, trying to use AN on a phone was virtually intolerable. The new look seems much better IMHO

 

 

Actually on my phone it was much better with the old look. Now the headline fonts are so big that I have to scroll down much more to see the content.

Personally I also liked the order of the old digitally: featured, local news, international new.

A great addition would be to clearly mark those infomercials.

[bamnutsak]

Thank you for having Dark Mode.

[billd766]

On 11/1/2024 at 10:11 AM, billd766 said:

I know that this is probably a forlorn request, But is it possible to stop continuously updating the forum. It seems as though every week there are changes.

 

As a retired engineer the advice I was given was brief and simple,

 

If it works, then leave it alone and don't mess with it.

 

A good example is that the forum last night is completely different to the one I opened this morning.

Whoop de doo.

 

Nothing changed in 24 hours.