What are the benefits of the upgrade?

Harry D · Oct 31, 2009, 01:54 PM

The bugs and problems resulting from this latest "upgrade" have been obvious. Some have already been fixed, and hopefully more will be resolved in due course.

But can anyone tell me what benefits or improvements have resulted from it? I've tried to find something that is better or significantly different from the way things were before, but I just haven't seen anything.

I ask this in all seriousness. I honestly would like to know what I'm missing here.

HappyKillmore · Oct 31, 2009, 02:31 PM

So far, I've noticed:

1) Multi-Quote
2) Recent Warnings List (maybe not important to those of you who never get points

)
3) Option for WYSIWYG editor
4) Auto-subscribe (not sure if this was in the last version, but I didn't have it turned on. Now when I create a thread or post s reply, I'm automatically subscribed (no email notification)).

Neil Stainton · Oct 31, 2009, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry D

But can anyone tell me what benefits or improvements have resulted from it?

I don't know what Multiquote is, but when you quote someone a little blue chevron icon is shown in your post. Someone can click on that to see the quoted post in full.

Apart from that I can't see any significant improvements. I mainly dislike the Discussion/ Question/ Cool etc icon shown in the Last Post column in My RCGroups. It is just distracting, without adding any value (true everywhere of course).

Neil.

Comm69 · Oct 31, 2009, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Stainton

Apart from that I can't see any significant improvements. I mainly dislike the Discussion/ Question/ Cool etc icon shown in the Last Post column in My RCGroups. It is just distracting, without adding any value (true everywhere of course).

Neil.

Absolutely agree about that annoying icon. I made a post about it in the Site/Complaint forum and did not get a response.

I have not discovered any real benefit yet, to this upgrade. Admittedly, my needs are meager and I am not easily amused by the 'eye candy' and trivial little features that seem to enthrall many other users.

Harry D · Oct 31, 2009, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Absolutely agree about that annoying icon. I made a post about it in the Site/Complaint forum and did not get a response.

I did exactly the same thing and got exactly the same result. In the "good old days", you could at least hide the stupid things.

Miami Mike · Nov 03, 2009, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyKillmore

So far, I've noticed:

1) Multi-Quote
2) Recent Warnings List (maybe not important to those of you who never get points

)
3) Option for WYSIWYG editor
4) Auto-subscribe (not sure if this was in the last version, but I didn't have it turned on. Now when I create a thread or post s reply, I'm automatically subscribed (no email notification)).

I was seeing a couple of long-expired warnings at the bottom of my "My RCGroups" page, but they're gone now. Also, the colored Discussion/Question/Cool boxes have disappeared.

I believe the WYSIWYG Editor (which I never used) and Auto-Subscribe were there before, so nothing about them has changed for me.

The way it looks right now, I think Mike K. did a great job of getting things back to what we're used to seeing while giving us a few features we didn't have before. The only minor complaint I have is that it would have been nice to do all of that ahead of time, but perhaps that wasn't possible for some reason.

Miami Mike · Nov 04, 2009, 08:15 AM

I apologize for drifting on topic, but what are the benefits of the upgrade?

Miami Mike · Nov 05, 2009, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Stainton

Apart from that I can't see any significant improvements.

I see now there's a little arrow next to the name of the person being quoted that takes you directly to the post the quote came from.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Stainton

I just got my first outdoor flight since F&M was declared, in damp Leamington Spa.

Looks like it even works with quotes taken from other threads.

Miami Mike · Nov 05, 2009, 12:00 PM

Here's another new feature: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...66&postcount=8

You can now mix text and uploaded images together in a post instead of having all the attached images appear together at the end.

Harry D · Nov 05, 2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

...mix text and uploaded images together in a post...

OK, that could be useful. Thanks, MM.

But that (and maybe Multi quotes) seem to be the only "improvements" so far. Perhaps when the dust settles and he has time to breathe again, Mike K could enlighten us.

Miami Mike · Nov 05, 2009, 04:35 PM

Or maybe we could all add what we discover to this thread like I'm doing.

HappyKillmore · Nov 05, 2009, 05:23 PM

I'm still looking, but not finding much... but then I was comfortable with the buttons I used to push... they all still exist.... so I'm good.

Mike Kolesnikov · Nov 08, 2009, 01:48 PM

Also add this one: try double-clicking the portion of the thread list where your own thread title resides. It works only in the forums, not in My RCGroups or in the subscribed thread list.

Harry D · Nov 08, 2009, 02:37 PM

Quote:

...try double-clicking the portion of the thread list where your own thread title resides.

I'd truly like to try but I just can't figure out what this means. I must be in super-dense mode today.

Mike Kolesnikov · Nov 08, 2009, 02:55 PM

Well, a picture is worth a thousand words...

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Edit: it should be "double click here". In fact you can double click anywhere in that table cell, just not on the thread title itself.

Oct 31, 2009, 01:54 PM	#1
Harry D Since 1952 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 394	What are the benefits of the upgrade? The bugs and problems resulting from this latest "upgrade" have been obvious. Some have already been fixed, and hopefully more will be resolved in due course. But can anyone tell me what benefits or improvements have resulted from it? I've tried to find something that is better or significantly different from the way things were before, but I just haven't seen anything. I ask this in all seriousness. I honestly would like to know what I'm missing here.

Nov 08, 2009, 02:55 PM	#15
Mike Kolesnikov RCGroups tech support Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,540	Well, a picture is worth a thousand words... Edit: it should be "double click here". In fact you can double click anywhere in that table cell, just not on the thread title itself.

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Oct 31, 2009, 02:31 PM	#2
HappyKillmore Poor Man's OSD Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brunswick, OH Posts: 3,487	So far, I've noticed: 1) Multi-Quote 2) Recent Warnings List (maybe not important to those of you who never get points ) 3) Option for WYSIWYG editor 4) Auto-subscribe (not sure if this was in the last version, but I didn't have it turned on. Now when I create a thread or post s reply, I'm automatically subscribed (no email notification)).

Nov 04, 2009, 08:15 AM	#7
Miami Mike Pompano Hill Flyers Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Miami Lakes, Florida, USA Posts: 6,554	I apologize for drifting on topic, but what are the benefits of the upgrade?

Nov 05, 2009, 12:00 PM	#9
Miami Mike Pompano Hill Flyers Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Miami Lakes, Florida, USA Posts: 6,554	Here's another new feature: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...66&postcount=8 You can now mix text and uploaded images together in a post instead of having all the attached images appear together at the end.

Nov 05, 2009, 04:35 PM	#11
Miami Mike Pompano Hill Flyers Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Miami Lakes, Florida, USA Posts: 6,554	Or maybe we could all add what we discover to this thread like I'm doing.

Nov 05, 2009, 05:23 PM	#12
HappyKillmore Poor Man's OSD Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brunswick, OH Posts: 3,487	I'm still looking, but not finding much... but then I was comfortable with the buttons I used to push... they all still exist.... so I'm good.

Nov 08, 2009, 01:48 PM	#13
Mike Kolesnikov RCGroups tech support Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,540	Also add this one: try double-clicking the portion of the thread list where your own thread title resides. It works only in the forums, not in My RCGroups or in the subscribed thread list.