This is Weird - Forums Look Like Old Style List of Posts

[Dan Gould]

I recently install a new Mozilla Firefox update, so I wonder if that's what is causing my current situation, which is that when I open a thread, the first post shows as normal, but below is that is a list of subsequent posts, like the once common really old BB software would show. And even weirder, if I click on a post by someone I've put on Ignore, its like it defaults to the first post in the thread, with no "click here to see this post" link.

Is this weird or what?

I did launch IE and discovered that the board looks perfectly normal on that browser.

Did Jim do something to the board?

Edited March 23, 2007 by Dan Gould

[Niko]

I recently install a new Mozilla Firefox update, so I wonder if that's what is causing my current situation, which is that when I open a thread, the first post shows as normal, but below is that is a list of subsequent posts, like the once common really old BB software would show. And even weirder, if I click on a post by someone I've put on Ignore, its like it defaults to the first post in the thread, with no "click here to see this post" link.

Is this weird or what?

I did launch IE and discovered that the board looks perfectly normal on that browser.

Did Jim do something to the board?

maybe (!) this is the same problem, randy twizzle had in a recent thread... click on Options on the upper right corner of the first post in the thread; the last three options on the card that opens switch between three different display modes; "Standard" is the one you want, Linear+ or Outline is the one you currently have

[brownie]

I had the same problem a couple of days ago.

I reran Mozilla Firefox and restarted from scratch. Works very fine again

[Dan Gould]

I recently install a new Mozilla Firefox update, so I wonder if that's what is causing my current situation, which is that when I open a thread, the first post shows as normal, but below is that is a list of subsequent posts, like the once common really old BB software would show. And even weirder, if I click on a post by someone I've put on Ignore, its like it defaults to the first post in the thread, with no "click here to see this post" link.

Is this weird or what?

I did launch IE and discovered that the board looks perfectly normal on that browser.

Did Jim do something to the board?

maybe (!) this is the same problem, randy twizzle had in a recent thread... click on Options on the upper right corner of the first post in the thread; the last three options on the card that opens switch between three different display modes; "Standard" is the one you want, Linear+ or Outline is the one you currently have

Thanks, Niko!

[Claude]

No problem here, with Opera 9.

I didn't know what the ignore function does, so I need to try that out. Don't be offended, it's nothing personal

[porcy62]

I didn't know what the ignore function does, so I need to try that out. Don't be offended, it's nothing personal

That's because you never posted in the political section.

[Dan Gould]

No problem here, with Opera 9.

I didn't know what the ignore function does, so I need to try that out. Don't be offended, it's nothing personal

I'm sorry, did you say something, Claude? Nothing appeared in the post ...

[mikeweil]

That all looks like Firefox sets your options to default when installing an update instead of keeping your personal setup ... Next time before updating, copy your setup file to some other folder and try re-inserting it at the proper place after updating in case the same problem occurs.

At least that's the way it would work with Opera, which always keeps one's personal setup options when updating.

Edited March 27, 2007 by mikeweil

[Claude]

At least that's the way it would work with Opera, which always keeps one's personal setup options when updating.

It should work like that with Firefox as well. I never had a problem with updating Firefox, on several computers.

[Dan Gould]

I've now figured out why this changed for me. Its GOOGLE!

I had searched for something on the board using Google because I knew the search function here was worthless. When I clicked on the link, that was when the thread appeared in the "linear" format, and it was as if the settings had been permanently altered.

Now, I just went back to Google, and the same thing happened.

I've got no idea why Google is displaying hits on this site in that format.

[Kari S]

Should it be the "tree view" or not? Because I hated that and my forums look like that... Using Mozilla Firefox.

[ghost of miles]

Same thing happened to me a few days ago... I figured my computer had reset the board for some reason and found the "Options" solution that Niko mentioned. I hate the "tree" display...much prefer the standard BB format.

[Quincy]

Weird, I had the same problem start up last night. It's a maddening click-intensive problem. Thanks to all who posted here about the fix.

[Quincy]

Mine went out of whack for the same reason that Dan mentions above - using Google to search for something on the o.

Camino 10.3.9 btw.

[Guy Berger]

I use firefox and get that annoying "tree" structure when I search the forums using google.

Guy

[Jim Alfredson]

It comes from searching with Google. The search results come up, and some of them might be from the GoogleBot looking at the forum in "tree" mode. Whatever mode you come to the forum using resets your cookie(s) and it stays that way until you manually change it.

Pretty simple, really.

[(BB)]

i think it's deeper than that, Jim, at least with the Mac Tiger <---> Camino bc 1) the trees came up without any search stuff at all, just regular view & 2) this is NOT the only site with quirky behavior... anybody else messing w/ Camino 1.0.4 besides edc?

No experience with Camino. I have been happy running Firefox on OS X 10.4.8. The only issues I have here are the previously mentioned issues when using google to search.

What advantages is Camino suppose to have over Firefox?

Edited May 15, 2007 by (BB)

[rockefeller center]

Jim Alfredson is right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol

[rockefeller center]

Example:

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...p;mode=threaded

Note the parameter 'mode' and its value 'threaded'.

EOF

[Quincy]

What advantages is Camino suppose to have over Firefox?

I rounds off the edges on some buttons that appear as squares & rectangles in Firefox. Honestly, that's the main reason why I use it instead of Firefox. Mr. Superficial, that's me.

There was a time when Safari & this board didn't seem to get along, though I imagine that passed quite some time ago. Also had problems with Java apps & Safari, so I added both Firefox & Camino. I use Firefox for Zillow and a few other sites that don't seem to be Camino friendly. If I recall right, Safari hired away a bunch of programmers away from Camino way back when (when Camino was went by another name.)

Edited May 15, 2007 by Quincy

[rockefeller center]

friend, nobody said he was wrong but for some mac/camino users like edc there's other stuff happening too. i try to spend as LITTLE time as possible on technical shit so mozilla, firefox, camino... ???

Camino is based on Mozilla.

Don't try to spend as little time as possible on technical shit - spend NO time on technical shit.

[rostasi]

For a year, the O-Forum was the only thing that crashed Safari on me -

constantly...consistently...about every 5 to 10 minutes.

So, I changed over to Firefox and all's been great.

I love the Firefox add-on called Yoono,

so I don't see myself going back to Safari

(unless I want to save a YouTube movie, then Safari is ace!)

R~~

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Now playing: Terry Riley with Don Cherry - Untitled I

[rockefeller center]

(unless I want to save a YouTube movie, then Safari is ace!)

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2390

[rostasi]

Great! Thanks for that!

It seems pretty easy,

so I'll be giving it a try.

[Shawn]

I recently install a new Mozilla Firefox update, so I wonder if that's what is causing my current situation, which is that when I open a thread, the first post shows as normal, but below is that is a list of subsequent posts, like the once common really old BB software would show. And even weirder, if I click on a post by someone I've put on Ignore, its like it defaults to the first post in the thread, with no "click here to see this post" link.

Is this weird or what?

I did launch IE and discovered that the board looks perfectly normal on that browser.

Did Jim do something to the board?

I'm seeing the same thing now....