Today I logged in from my cell phone and tablet to find a gorgeous, light version of the forums much to my delight!
Is this the reason for the downtime? If so, I like it!
New Mobile Forum?
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recruittons
, Nov 05 2012 08:16 PM
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recruittons
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Posted 05 November 2012 - 08:16 PM
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Posted 05 November 2012 - 08:42 PM
Is that new? My @&$) sensitive tablet swapped over to it earlier due to an errant finger swipe and it took me a while to figure out how to get things back.
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Posted 05 November 2012 - 08:44 PM
Ya it's new.
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 12:06 AM
Hmm new is relative, that's the mobile interface I've been seeing for sometime, perhaps as long as I've been posting.
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Adrift
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 03:09 AM
Since I've been logging on with my phone, I've always had this lite version and that goes back a lot of months.
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 07:18 AM
That's been the mobile version for quite some time. From the full version, you had the option down at the bottom of your screen to change your theme (it's on the bottom left near the RSS feed icon). Your options are IP.Board and IP.Board.Mobile. Fairly certain you can figure out which is which. Down at the bottom it also used to have a link to just go straight to the mobile version as well. This was helpful because when you swapped your theme, it was "permanent" and also affected your login from a laptop/desktop as well until you changed it back; putting you in the mobile version.
It appears at least for the Android ICS browser, going back to the full version doesn't work, but it does for iPhone users. In the mobile version, you lose the most functionality in the text editing. If you know all the board commands, you're set.
It appears at least for the Android ICS browser, going back to the full version doesn't work, but it does for iPhone users. In the mobile version, you lose the most functionality in the text editing. If you know all the board commands, you're set.
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 07:23 AM
Mine had switched over to the mobile version after the forum was down the other day for an upgrade. Switched back to the full version easily. Had to because when the menu came up for notifications, new posts etc, half the time selecting something would ignore the menu that was up and select from the forums front page that was behind it instead.
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 10:10 AM
My phone has been the full version up until the last update, probably because that's when they started watching for my browser.
Not sure which one I like better on it so I'm sticking with the mobile version for another few weeks as i only use my phone to check here maybe once, twice a week if that.
Not sure which one I like better on it so I'm sticking with the mobile version for another few weeks as i only use my phone to check here maybe once, twice a week if that.
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Posted 12 November 2012 - 08:42 AM
As a user I go for the full version every time, even on mobile devices. As an administrator, I make the option available for my users.
Apparently IBS has become more aggressive in its browser sniffing.
At least they didn't kill the theme this time.
Apparently IBS has become more aggressive in its browser sniffing.
At least they didn't kill the theme this time.
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Posted 12 November 2012 - 10:39 AM
The only thing I don't like about the mobile version is I can't access any of my Mod tools. But it's easy enough to switch over if I need to, now that it allows it.
Sacrificing minions: is there any problem it CAN'T solve?
- Lord Xykon, OotS #192
Beowulf ll. 1538-1543
... Pay no heed to proud thoughts, famous champion. Now the flowering of your strength is but for a while. After a while, the time will suddenly come that disease or the sword's edge will cut off your power. Either fire's grasp or flood's surge or blade's bite or spear's flight. Or vicious age, or the flash of your eyes will gutter and burn out! It will be all at once, great campaigner, that death will overpower you.
It's terrifying! Without enough caffeine your body undergoes these hours of partial paralysis and hallucinations! :shudder:
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Posted 13 November 2012 - 04:46 AM
Possibly because IBS is now selling their ap for reading IBS forums .
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