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Box of Shouting Oct 22, 2020 9:20:16 GMT -5

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Post by TheWolf on Oct 22, 2020 9:20:16 GMT -5

What happened to the shoutbox being on top? I know PJ said he liked that better, and I think I did too. Mayhaps a poll on this? Or does anyone give a shit? UEM: Feel free to just pull the dictator card and ignore the poll results, but I'll throw it up anyway.

BSMB Members Jimmy Hat User she/her Posts: 9,701	Box of Shouting Oct 22, 2020 9:29:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BSMB on Oct 22, 2020 9:29:59 GMT -5 i like it on the bottom.
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Box of Shouting Oct 22, 2020 9:37:29 GMT -5

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Post by UEM on Oct 22, 2020 9:37:29 GMT -5

Here is the one thing to know about it.

If it appears on the top of one screen, it will appear on the top of all of them and I'm not sure that there is anything that I can do about that.

I'll go with whatever you guys vote for, just wanted that information out there.

Also of note, any of you have any technical skills and willing to help build this a little more? There are just some coding type things that I really don't understand.

ETA: Specifically, it will take someone who understands coding a bit more than I do in order to get the shoutbox set up on the right side

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Box of Shouting Oct 22, 2020 9:59:32 GMT -5

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Oct 22, 2020 9:37:29 GMT -5 UEM said:

Here is the one thing to know about it.

If it appears on the top of one screen, it will appear on the top of all of them and I'm not sure that there is anything that I can do about that.

I'll go with whatever you guys vote for, just wanted that information out there.

Also of note, any of you have any technical skills and willing to help build this a little more? There are just some coding type things that I really don't understand.

ETA: Specifically, it will take someone who understands coding a bit more than I do in order to get the shoutbox set up on the right side

That's a good call out. I like it at the top on the home page, but I also do like the feature that the shoutbox is always visible even when you're in a thread, and in that view I think bottom makes mor sense. If it's all or nothing, I may prefer top.

It's been a long ass time since I've done any website coding, but I do have some coding ability and would be willing to try to help out if there's not a more qualified/willing candidate out there.

Untouchable Members Dr. Jeckyll Posts: 1,307	Box of Shouting Oct 23, 2020 8:53:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Untouchable on Oct 23, 2020 8:53:25 GMT -5 i like the location of it now. also, ill be captain obvious, and i already said it in the box but putting it here too. much prefer the sb private

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Box of Shouting Oct 23, 2020 8:55:47 GMT -5

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Oct 23, 2020 8:53:25 GMT -5 Untouchable said:

i like the location of it now. also, ill be captain obvious, and i already said it in the box but putting it here too. much prefer the sb private

Working on shoutbox privacy. I can't quite find the right place to put the "If member" code, but I'll figure it out. I agree it should be private. No need for MEW to see what we're saying about her.

TheWolf Administrator Hand Holder Posts: 11,960 Staff Member	Box of Shouting Oct 23, 2020 8:58:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TheWolf on Oct 23, 2020 8:58:58 GMT -5 I think this is fixed now. Touchless: Try logging in and out, and make sure it looks the way you expect it.

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Box of Shouting Oct 26, 2020 8:26:00 GMT -5

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Post by Prez on Oct 26, 2020 8:26:00 GMT -5

Regarding auto-refresh of the shoutbox. I couldn't find a specific setting or related code but here is a comment on the ProBoards help forum from an Admin:

The shoutbox does auto-refresh. The longer you spend on the page the longer the gap between auto-refreshes. Eventually the shoutbox stops trying to auto refresh once the time reaches a certain point. This is to prevent excessive data consumption from occurring if the user leaves a browser tab with the forum open and say, walks away from their computer for hours or days.

Another Admin in a different thread:

The shoutbox should refresh automatically so long as you're participating in it. If you're not actively sending messages in the shoutbox it'll refresh at a slower and slower rate as time goes on. If you don't participate in the shoutbox at all on your current page load it won't refresh at all until you either post in it or click on its refresh button, after which it'll start doing it automatically as previously described.

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Box of Shouting Oct 26, 2020 8:31:34 GMT -5

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Oct 26, 2020 8:26:00 GMT -5 Prez said:

Regarding auto-refresh of the shoutbox. I couldn't find a specific setting or related code but here is a comment on the ProBoards help forum from an Admin:

The shoutbox does auto-refresh. The longer you spend on the page the longer the gap between auto-refreshes. Eventually the shoutbox stops trying to auto refresh once the time reaches a certain point. This is to prevent excessive data consumption from occurring if the user leaves a browser tab with the forum open and say, walks away from their computer for hours or days.

I was just coming in here to post a very similar comment I found on the same help forum.

The shoutbox will automatically refresh so long as you're participating in it.

The less you participate in it, the less frequently it refreshes up until it stops completely and you have to refresh it manually until your next page load.

Imagine someone walking away from their computer for hours or days and leaving a browser tab open to this forum? a1a1 25

BSMB Members Jimmy Hat User she/her Posts: 9,701	Box of Shouting Oct 26, 2020 8:38:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BSMB on Oct 26, 2020 8:38:36 GMT -5 Can you guys create a mobile app? Something about the layout of this joint is a little cumbersome on mobile. Its kinda hard to see everything IMHO.
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Flush Members Friend of Friends Posts: 3,148	Box of Shouting Oct 26, 2020 8:39:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Flush on Oct 26, 2020 8:39:10 GMT -5 Another question regarding the shouting box--does it not appear on the phone version of the site? Whenever I try to pull the site up on my phone I don't see the shouting box at all.

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Box of Shouting Oct 26, 2020 8:40:27 GMT -5

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Oct 26, 2020 8:39:10 GMT -5 Flush said:

Another question regarding the shouting box--does it not appear on the phone version of the site? Whenever I try to pull the site up on my phone I don't see the shouting box at all.

At the bottom of the page, click on the Desktop link.

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Box of Shouting Oct 26, 2020 8:41:23 GMT -5

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Post by Flush on Oct 26, 2020 8:41:23 GMT -5

Oct 26, 2020 8:40:27 GMT -5 Iron Mike Sharpe said:

Oct 26, 2020 8:39:10 GMT -5 Flush said:

Another question regarding the shouting box--does it not appear on the phone version of the site? Whenever I try to pull the site up on my phone I don't see the shouting box at all.

At the bottom of the page, click on the Desktop link.

OHHHH...thanks IMS!

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Box of Shouting Oct 26, 2020 8:42:15 GMT -5

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Oct 26, 2020 8:39:10 GMT -5 Flush said:

Another question regarding the shouting box--does it not appear on the phone version of the site? Whenever I try to pull the site up on my phone I don't see the shouting box at all.

If you switch to the full desktop site you can see and use the shoutbox. Bottom right of the screen is a link to "Desktop"

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