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Post by mrclondon on Apr 6, 2016 15:20:59 GMT
I've made a small change to Saving Stream's platform link as a test:
Small screen / fat fingered users can you see whether by us preceeding the url with some plain text (Platform url: ) , you can then click on the left hand portion of the board link and avoid the platform link ?
guff it was your suggestion that triggered this experiment, so thanks  It certainly moves the board link and platform link further apart, which pretty much fixes the issue I suspect. On my phone, the length of the SS web address causes the "Platform" and "URL:" to break over 2 lines so the extra separation is vertical rather than horizontal, but the net effect is still better. can you have another look please - I've changed the space between platform and url to a non-breaking space ( ) - is that better or worse ?
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Post by SteveT on Apr 6, 2016 16:05:51 GMT
It certainly moves the board link and platform link further apart, which pretty much fixes the issue I suspect. On my phone, the length of the SS web address causes the "Platform" and "URL:" to break over 2 lines so the extra separation is vertical rather than horizontal, but the net effect is still better. can you have another look please - I've changed the space between platform and url to a non-breaking space ( ) - is that better or worse ? That's certainly better, although the final k of the web address still wraps onto a second line. Could you lose the "www." from the start of each web address? I notice that MT's one is already without it.
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Post by SteveT on Apr 6, 2016 17:25:59 GMT
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Post by mrclondon on Apr 6, 2016 17:54:06 GMT
I've made a small change to Saving Stream's platform link as a test:
Small screen / fat fingered users can you see whether by us preceeding the url with some plain text (Platform url: ) , you can then click on the left hand portion of the board link and avoid the platform link ?
guff it was your suggestion that triggered this experiment, so thanks
I've now implemented this across all the boards, and thanks to SteveT for helping with the testing.
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Post by guff on Apr 6, 2016 18:57:13 GMT
ABR (rather than AR or ABL) was their choice. Sorry to hark on about it, but do I need to go to SpecSavers, because I see ABL rather than ABR.
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Post by guff on Apr 6, 2016 18:58:24 GMT
I've made a small change to Saving Stream's platform link as a test:
Small screen / fat fingered users can you see whether by us preceeding the url with some plain text (Platform url: ) , you can then click on the left hand portion of the board link and avoid the platform link ?
guff it was your suggestion that triggered this experiment, so thanks
I've now implemented this across all the boards, and thanks to SteveT for helping with the testing.
It works a lot better with a 26" display and mouse-on-steroids as well.
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Post by GSV3MIaC on Apr 6, 2016 19:54:12 GMT
I've made a small change to Saving Stream's platform link as a test:
Small screen / fat fingered users can you see whether by us preceeding the url with some plain text (Platform url: ) , you can then click on the left hand portion of the board link and avoid the platform link ?
guff it was your suggestion that triggered this experiment, so thanks
I've now implemented this across all the boards, and thanks to SteveT for helping with the testing.
It's a big improvement, but since you are fixing things today, is there anyway we an lose the 'moderator' line(s), which all say 'moderator' and are a complete waste of space (unless we can get some platform to mod their own private forum one day). Just a thought (for those of us with mere 18" laptop screens when we are on the road).
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Post by mrclondon on Apr 6, 2016 20:22:21 GMT
since you are fixing things today, is there anyway we an lose the 'moderator' line(s), which all say 'moderator' and are a complete waste of space (unless we can get some platform to mod their own private forum one day). Just a thought (for those of us with mere 18" laptop screens when we are on the road).
Aren't I a clever boy 
(I will confess to a slightly nervous moment as I clicked save after hacking the html style template  )
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Post by GSV3MIaC on Apr 6, 2016 20:24:29 GMT
A gold star sir, possible platinum. Now we wait for the complaints to roll in??
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Post by duck on Apr 7, 2016 5:57:59 GMT
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Post by adrianc on Apr 7, 2016 6:58:02 GMT
<cough> URL is an acronym, so should be capitalised, and a space after the colon would aid readability...
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Post by mrclondon on Apr 7, 2016 12:15:45 GMT
<cough> URL is an acronym, so should be capitalised, and a space after the colon would aid readability... Since today is obviously nit picking day your post should have read ...... and a non breaking space after the colon would aid readability
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Post by adrianc on Apr 7, 2016 12:20:51 GMT
Since today is obviously nit picking day Who am I to deny Grumps one of his greatest pleasures?
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Post by shimself on Apr 7, 2016 18:59:34 GMT
<cough> URL is an acronym, so should be capitalised, and a space after the colon would aid readability... not having got out at all today URL is not an acronym, it would have to be pronounced as if it were a word to be an acronym. (eg NATO) it is an abbreviation stand by for corrections
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