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AlanSh
Forum Admin 2608 posts

April 1, 2023, 1:21 p.m. April 1, 2023, 1:21 p.m.
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It's being worked on - but for now, you can load a browser extension to give you dark mode.

Alan
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DarnGoodPhotos
Members 27 posts

April 1, 2023, 1:29 p.m. April 1, 2023, 1:29 p.m.
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@sagittarius has written:

Is it possible to have a navigation string which is right above the thread name at the bottom of the thread. It will eliminate necessity to scroll up to move around.

You can already do this with most computer keyboards. On Macs, for example, Fn + Left Arrow is top of page.
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DarnGoodPhotos
Members 27 posts

April 1, 2023, 1:31 p.m. April 1, 2023, 1:31 p.m.
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@AlanSh has written:

It's being worked on - but for now, you can load a browser extension to give you dark mode.

Alan

IMO the mode settings should be Light / Dark / Match Computer
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Robert1955
Members 209 posts

April 1, 2023, 3:48 p.m. April 1, 2023, 3:48 p.m.
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@DarnGoodPhotos has written:

@sagittarius has written:

Is it possible to have a navigation string which is right above the thread name at the bottom of the thread. It will eliminate necessity to scroll up to move around.

You can already do this with most computer keyboards. On Macs, for example, Fn + Left Arrow is top of page.

On my W1o it is CTR+arrow Up
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April 1, 2023, 3:55 p.m. April 1, 2023, 3:55 p.m.
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@bobn2 has written:

@NCV has written:

@bobn2 has written:

For people used to DPReview, this site is a little different (or as @Rafal, who was responsible for the development of the misago package we used says, 'good core but its rough around the edges') - we chose it for the 'good core' because we want this to be more than just a forum in time, and we'll be smoothing out the edges. In the meantime, here's a quick explainer for people new to it. Other people who find neat ways of doing things, feel free to add your own to the thread.

1. Posting Images
The most asked question. Who'd have thunk it, in a photography site? So, here's how to do it.
In the top bar menu is the 'upload' icon, select that:

This will insert a load dialogue at the bottom of the frame, select the 'embed' icon:

This will embed the image where the cursor was, use the 'Preview' button to see it there.
Now you've loaded your image.

2. Navigation
This is very different from DPReview, but powerful when you work it out. When you access DPRevived.com you will go into the Category view:

Categories are what were called 'forums' in DPReview. They same categories/forums are mostly here, with some changes that members have asked for. The layout is quite different. It's not ideal, but we've done our best to get in as much of the DPR list in a single screen. There are some choices in navigation.

Mostly these are under holder categories, in this case 'DPRevived Discussion'. The post notification -green arrow - is the most recent thread in the whole group of categories. Press that, it takes you straight there. Select a sub-category - blue arrow - and you go there. If you select the category itself - red arrow - , you will get a list of the latest threads in all of the the lower categories.

There are lots of arrows here because you can navigate lots of places in one click. It's a bit like a Nikon, lots of buttons which at first sight look a bit daunting, but gives you one button for each function.

If you choose the top level category name (News and Discussions - red arrow) you'll get a drop-down list of all the sub categories and you can go straight to one of those. If you choose the holder category name (DPRevived Discussion - blue arrow) you'll get a list of just the categories in there. If you choose 'All threads' - green arrow - you get this drop down list:

The names are self explanatory, each lets you filter the list of threads to the selected criterion.
If you go to the thread name - orange arrow - you go straight to the first post of the thread. Choose the forum breadcrumb - magenta arrow - and you'll go to that specific forum, and if you select the latest post - violet arrow - you'll go to the last post in the thread.

That's the Category view, you can also select the Threads tab in the top bar to get the threaded view, or go there directly with DPRevived/threads/

The last thing on the screen is the 'Start thread' button (purple - top right). Press this and you get a drop-down list of all the threads in the scope of this screen. You can start a thread there without having to navigate to it.

So whilst it's not as neat and intuitive as the DPReview screen, when you know how to use it you can navigate very quickly.

3. Private Threads

The quote box next to your user identifier:

takes you to your private threads. These are just threads, but shared between selected people, so you can use for a one-to-one like a DPReview private message, or for a group of people and people can be invited to the conversation or leave as it continues - so good for group discussions that you don't want on the public forums.

I made a trail run post with a picture heavy thread. When I upload a picture from my computer and insert it in the thread, it shows up as code.

It is planned to have a picture show up rather than the code, as this makes it a bit cumbersome to make image heavy threads?

BTW The Forum is looking good. Thanks to the movers and shakers behind this project.

Yes, the post editor needs some work. Fortunately it looks like this might be much easier than first thought.

I do like this editor compared to you-know-where!

Perhaps a "how to edit/manage quotes" post would help to avoid post replies that force readers to scroll down big quotes like the above?

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43review
Team 234 posts

April 1, 2023, 4:16 p.m. April 1, 2023, 4:16 p.m.
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Have added a new point in the devel thread. This was also an issue on the dpreview side.
Howto will help and a button to reply without quotation
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meow
Members 510 posts

April 1, 2023, 5:49 p.m. April 1, 2023, 5:49 p.m.
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There are two such buttons already. At the top and bottom of the thread.
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Bathgate
Members 2 posts

April 1, 2023, 10:24 p.m. April 1, 2023, 10:24 p.m.
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First off, thanks to Bob and his team for doing this. I really hope this grows to become our new home away from home.

One little bit of programming that I'd love to see here is a little button on the bottom of each thread that simply brings you straight back to the top. I see this on some sites and find it incredibly helpful.

Really looking forward to watching this site grow and evolve.

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bobn2
Team 2240 posts

April 1, 2023, 10:29 p.m. April 1, 2023, 10:29 p.m.
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@Bathgate has written:

First off, thanks to Bob and his team for doing this. I really hope this grows to become our new home away from home.

One little bit of programming that I'd love to see here is a little button on the bottom of each thread that simply brings you straight back to the top. I see this on some sites and find it incredibly helpful.

Really looking forward to watching this site grow and evolve.

It's there right at the bottom (and top) of the thread:

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nightowl
Team 135 posts

April 1, 2023, 10:33 p.m. April 1, 2023, 10:33 p.m.
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I think they mean the top of the page, rather than the start of the thread. As a workaround, folks can press "home" on their keyboard to do this.
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Craig440
Members 15 posts

April 2, 2023, 12:43 a.m. April 2, 2023, 12:43 a.m.
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Is there a way to delete posts i.e. if you double post in error, post to the wrong forum, etc?
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Robert1955
Members 209 posts

April 2, 2023, 7:41 a.m. April 2, 2023, 7:41 a.m.
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@Craig440 has written:

Is there a way to delete posts i.e. if you double post in error, post to the wrong forum, etc?

I saw someone do an edit in such a situation
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AlanSh
Forum Admin 2608 posts

April 2, 2023, 9:21 a.m. April 2, 2023, 9:21 a.m.
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@Craig440 has written:

Is there a way to delete posts i.e. if you double post in error, post to the wrong forum, etc?

yes,just ask me (for now).
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Xaver
Members 1 post

April 3, 2023, 7:37 a.m. April 3, 2023, 7:37 a.m.
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please is there any straight way to see last posts first?
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bobn2
Team 2240 posts

April 3, 2023, 8:39 a.m. April 3, 2023, 8:39 a.m.
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@Xaver has written:

please is there any straight way to see last posts first?

For now just use the navigation button to go to the last page:

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ChrisOly
Members 1249 posts

April 5, 2023, 6:47 p.m. April 5, 2023, 6:47 p.m.
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Hi,

How does one separate the pics. I have loaded 3 and they are all stacked up on the top of each other without any space in between. Kindly let us know.Thanks.
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ChrisOly
Members 1249 posts

April 5, 2023, 7:21 p.m. April 5, 2023, 7:21 p.m.
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Hi,

I have just started a new thread Lonely Benches which was running for some 10 yrs on DPR. I have erroneously placed it in News and Discussions section and I think it should be in general Photography Discussions one and it would be good if it had a separate sub-section like "This week through your eyes" so people can easily find it. Most appreciated and thank you to your team for outstanding effort in creation of this site. Excellent work!
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AlanSh
Forum Admin 2608 posts

April 5, 2023, 7:41 p.m. April 5, 2023, 7:41 p.m.
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@ChrisOly has written:

Hi,

How does one separate the pics. I have loaded 3 and they are all stacked up on the top of each other without any space in between. Kindly let us know.Thanks.

Just put a carriage return between the urls.

Alan