Testers Check-In Thread

[EarlG]

This discussion thread was locked by EarlG (a host of the DU4 Bug Reports forum).

Please reply and say hello if you're in here trying out DU4!

Thanks

[Ocelot II]

1. I'm in and it's working now.

[babylonsister]

2. Hi, Earl, going to take a look around the newer

place. I am already intrigued!!

AND I already have an observation. Is that preview necessary? Maybe because we haven't had that before, but to me seems like a time waster.

[EarlG]

8. That is currently the way it's set up BUT

I had a couple of MIRTers say they would like the option to just post without previewing, so I think we will definitely do something about this.

We'll either put the Post button back on the first page (as it is on DU3), or we'll include an option in Account Settings that allows you to display the button.

[Ocelot II]

9. You can preview in DU3 but it's optional.

In the new version it looks like you have to preview before you can post. It's an extra step but maybe it will result in fewer mistakes or badly-considered posts? Glad to see a spell-check feature, too.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. I'm here and it's working.

[malaise]

4. Hi

Checking in

[babylonsister]

5. How do we recommend original thread?

I seem to have rec'd ocelot's response.

The big brown fox



Edit to add: I did click on rec'd in original OP; did it default to ocelot's?

[Elad]

6. We turned off recommending in this forum

Since it's not visible on DU3.

[EarlG]

11. Yeah as Elad said you can't rec in this forum

But you should be able to rec everywhere else on the site -- let us know if you have any further issues with it.

[treestar]

7. Looks nice

[Cha]

23. Aloha treestar!

:paatriot:

[Ocelot II]

10. Can you do special characters in thread titles, like or ?

OK, the preview indicates you can't. The title was, "Can you do special characters in thread titles, like ü or ø?" They didn't show up in the preview. Can we get that fixed?

[EarlG]

14. Good question

At the moment, DU3 and DU4 have the same restrictions on which special characters can be used. However, we can probably look into this down the road and see if we can make some improvements in this area. (This is a security issue by the way, to do with what data can and can't be submitted to the server, so it's not a super-easy fix -- Elad can probably explain it better than I can.)

[Hekate]

12. Logging in -- hello

Thanks for asking me

[hlthe2b]

13. Just arrived!

Hi, all!


Off to check out the site, but it looks great!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. I feel very honored to be here!

It can be challenging to navigate, but I am getting used to it.

It looks clean and very well put together.

[Solly Mack]

16. Hello

It's me.

Off to be curious.

[Solly Mack]

18. Just seeing something

[malaise]

17. What a beautiful place

DU - always up to date😀😀

[William769]

19. Hi, checking in.

[Renew Deal]

20. Hello

[Cha]

21. Aloha EarlG & Lucky Testers! 😎💕🤷‍♂️

So appreciate Being able to participate in this DU4 Operation Testing!

[gratuitous]

22. All illusions of exclusivity are hereby dispelled

Just checking in, I'll see if I can break things later. First off, I wan to say I appreciate the strike-through feature and its return. Will the font color feature return? I liked posting a question or a quiz and then putting the answer below the question in font color white so later posters didn't have to avoid spoiler responses.

[EarlG]

26. The ability to change font color is not in the current build

But I won’t rule it out for a future update…

[Lasher]

24. I'm here! I'm testing!

Do we need to preview everything?

Lasher

[EarlG]

25. Lol, yes you do

But I think that will be one of the first things we resolve when we take our first break for bug fixes. A lot of folks so far have asked to have the post button back.

[Lasher]

30. Good idea.

Lasher approves.

[kentuck]

32. Will the HOME page remain much the same as it is now?

I did not see a "HOME" button?

[EarlG]

33. The DU4 homepage hasn't changed too much

To check it out, just click the site logo at the top of any page.

Oh one thing to note: the Trending and Greatest sections on the DU4 homepage are currently not updating in “real time” so the threads in those sections may be old. This is deliberate for technical reasons at the moment — the final version will work correctly.

[mopinko]

27. checking in.

i'll try to only test the software, and not earlg's patience.

[Judi Lynn]

28. Hi, have seen only some so far, but believe the more open space could have a calming effect.

Very easily may promote a more gracious feeling, making it harder to build up some steam at someone who seems to be breathing down one's neck! You never know, but the change makes an immediate difference in the vibes! It's so different. it will take a little time to make the adjustments internally to the new environment! I really think it seems an improvement.

It may encourage the idea of taking more quality time before firing off a response.

Just discovered the posting tips, and it's an outstanding improvement, should add a great deal. How nice!

Thank you.

[dalton99a]

29. Hello

[kentuck]

31. I tried to reply to a message?

And it did not go thru for me. The email seems to still be a little "squirrelly".

(edit: Is the font a little large for the OP Titles in the Forums?)

[EarlG]

34. Someone else had this issue

In that instance, it was because the first time you write a post or mail message, you have to preview it first, then post/send. That’s a change from current DU, where you can post/send right away. So the person wrote a message and hit the “Preview” button, but then just naturally thought that they’d sent the message when in fact they hadn’t. Could that be what happened to you?

(FWIW, we’re going to solve this when we pause testing for the first round of bug fixes.)

[underpants]

35. I'm here.

Damn looks great …..so far

[Lasher]

36. I just recommended a reply but I don't see it in my Recommendations

Is this by design?

ETA: Here is the reply in question: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217382365#post2

[EarlG]

37. Yes, it's by design in the sense that

we haven't programmed the Recommendations page to include reply recs. I'll have to discuss with Elad how feasible this would be to do.

[Lasher]

38. So right now it just highlights the reply in the thread after 5 recs?

Maybe some others will jump in and rec it to test this out.

[EarlG]

39. That is correct, although unfortunately

it doesn't work in this specific forum because recs are turned off in here at the moment.

I'll start a new thread in here with an idea for testing this out in a moment.

[Stinky The Clown]

40. Thanks for the honor of being a member-tester. I like cleaner, more modern look. I also have a comment . . . . .

. . . . . I would find it helpful if My Posts could have a direct pin instead of multiple clicks under My Stuff.

[underpants]

41. I just hope DU4 doesn't require another stool sample

Everyone has to give a stool sample, right?

[EarlG]

42. Unfortunately I don't think that will be possible...

I don't think I'd be able to come up with a way to float a "My Posts" button, in a place that makes sense on every page, outside of the main navigation menus.

If a single click to My Posts is essential for you, you might be able to better solve this issue by using a browser bookmark that takes you directly to https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=myposts. Depending on your browser, you should be able to place a bookmark button in a toolbar at the top of your browser, which will get you where you want to go in a single click.

[Stinky The Clown]

48. Thanks EarlG, on the current DU it is a tab at the top. May I assume you won't be using the tab system this time?

Which is okay. Just asking.

By the way, I like the tools we can now use for text, like highlights and strikethroughs.

[elleng]

43. hello

hello

[elleng]

44. hello

hello

[elleng]

45. test

hello

[EarlG]

46. hello

[sheshe2]

47. Here.

I only had a few minutes to stop by yesterday. I am back for a closer look. I do like the new format, much easier to read.

[Cha]

49. Aloha, she! 😎

[sheshe2]

56. Aloha, Cha

Hl Ooooh! Just wanted to test the strike option. Love it!

[Cha]

65. I know! I'm liking

the new bell & whistles!💙

[SheltieLover]

50. Hi All

[Stinky The Clown]

51. There seems to be a mismatch between the number of characters allowed . . . . .

. . . . . when entering text in the thread title box and the number of characters that appear when viewing threads. See my post 48 in this thread for an example.

https://du4.democraticunderground.com/13193#post48

On the other hand, maybe the issue is not allowing thread sites to grow to two lines.

[EarlG]

52. What device/browser are you using? (nt)

[Stinky The Clown]

53. Mac with latest OS and Safari on MacBook Pro

[EarlG]

54. This is what I'm seeing...

Does that look like what you're seeing?

[Stinky The Clown]

55. Yes, that is what I'm seeing, too. But that's not where the problem is.

It is in the view of the whole thread, here: https://du4.democraticunderground.com/13193

Posts longer than will fit end in an ellipsis instead of going to a second line.

[EarlG]

57. Oh I see

That’s deliberate…. it works the exact same way as DU3 (the only difference is that DU3 truncates without the ellipsis).

[Stinky The Clown]

58. Thanks! I'm new here. Honestly, I never noticed that on DU3

I can guess the ellipsis is better since it is an easy visual cue.

[EarlG]

59. I tend to agree

Yeah, in reply trees on DU3 the subject lines are just cut off at the right edge with no indication that they're truncated.

[brooklynite]

60. Checking in.

[brooklynite]

61. What is a "subscribed forum"?

Is this just a short list of the most frequently visited locations?

[EarlG]

62. You mean in the left column navigation?

Almost every forum on DU can be subscribed to by clicking the “Subscribe” button near the top of the forum.

New threads in these forums will appear on your Subcriptions page. (This is not new to DU4.)

On DU4 you can get additional notifications when someone starts a thread in one of your Subscribed forums. And your Subscribed forums appear in the left column navigation as a quick way to reach them.

On DU4 you can also subscribe to people by clicking the Subscribe button their Journal or Profile.

[Lasher]

63. I don't like the preview requirement.

There, I said it.

[EarlG]

64. Lol

Don't worry -- you're not alone. This will be remedied in the next round of bug fixes, likely at the beginning of next week.