Trains need to bring back the old site Now??
conrailman Trains need to bring back the old site Now??
Yeah, that's not going to happen.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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I miss the old "covered wagons" especially. And I don't care what ANYBODY says, nothing will ever roll out of Muncie that'll match an FM Trainmaster.
BaltACD The hallmark of Kalmbach IT has been fix one thing and break three others.
The hallmark of Kalmbach IT has been fix one thing and break three others.
Let's be fair - that's usually the case no matter who.
I'm convinced that the software developers monitor what features the users use most, then eliminate or bury them in the next release.
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NOTE TO EDITORS- All three of the blog buttons, including Observation Tower and Train of Thought, lead to the CT blog Mileposts.
At 9:32 on an iPhone the buttons pointed to the right things, including the one-year-old Frailey comments. I am not sure if retaining the Big Boy and Journey to Promontory blogs as 2/5 of the choices -- also a year since anything new was added to them -- is a great leap forward even if selected from snazzy buttons.
They should least do the Newswire Part of the site, I can't read the newswire like before all these dumb boxes.
The link boxes for the various publications now line up properly across the top of the screen. Progress!
tree68 The link boxes for the various publications now line up properly across the top of the screen. Progress!
Not on my phone. The are in a stack on the left, with bullets. The word "Trains" appears twice, and the second one is just to the left of the stack, sandwiched between two of the bulllets, the ones for Classic Trains and Garden Railways.
Lithonia OperatorNot on my phone. The are in a stack on the left, with bullets.
This is likely to be typical of mobile devices for some time. Kalmbach for a while started redesigning their site features around the then-up-and-coming age of small smart mobile devices (after the iPhone was introduced) and some of the early compromises we've been suffering since were driven by the need to optimize content around what would display on such devices. In the years since the strategy change that I think started around early 2018, Kalmbach announced they were doing a complete U-turn and not supporting or writing for mobile devices at all. I have no present idea what their plans for mobile support of forums in stage 3 might be, and certainly no one from Kalmbach seems particularly eager either to tell us or comment on the ongoing issues.
I expect nothing concerning phones -- not the link boxes, not the PM and profile viewing bugs, not the weird error-handling code deflictions, not the formatting issues -- to be addressed before the stage 3 changes are rolled out ... probably in typical Bangalore style by just cutting over at an undisclosed time and 'letting the users find the bugs for them'. I remain what Tom Lehrer said concerning how I wait for this to take place.
I am sure the final version will be fine. What we are seeing now is in all likelihood transitional.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190I am sure the final version will be fine. What we are seeing now is in all likelihood transitional. -Kevin
Kalmbach IT has been transitioning for the 18 years I have participated in this forum, they have yet to master any level of their transition. No level of the transition has ever ended up 'fine'.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
On a positive note, the new streamlined inyerface appears to load much faster than the old. In times past when browsing with my laptop from a heavily loaded wifi hotspot, the lag could be insufferable. I have noticed a big improvement since the new.
Convicted One On a positive note, the new streamlined inyerface appears to load much faster than the old. In times past when browsing with my laptop from a heavily loaded wifi hotspot, the lag could be insufferable. I have noticed a big improvement since the new.
Balt can bring back the animated signatures now!!
rdamon Convicted One On a positive note, the new streamlined inyerface appears to load much faster than the old. In times past when browsing with my laptop from a heavily loaded wifi hotspot, the lag could be insufferable. I have noticed a big improvement since the new. Balt can bring back the animated signatures now!!
Animation is beyond my control.
He means the whitewater cat. And the people having trouble crossing the chasm. And the little stick figures going up and down.
Reversion is not going to happen.
Lump it or leave it.
rdamonBalt can bring back the animated signatures now!!
I used to have animated train signatures, but some of the less progressive members complained because they were still using dial-up internet service providers. So, I acquiesced ....and changed to a static picture, and then yet others still complained about the picture.
Now they've killed Mr Potatohead, and are putting Pepe LePew out of a job. What next?
See if this works :)
Yours works - mine doesn't HERE.
charlie hebdoReversion is not going to happen. Lump it or leave it.
Will just leave sticky brown lumps.
Having a strange issue today. I'm logged in here at the forum, but getting an error about my credentials outside of the forum when attempting to log-in such as when trying to view the Newswire.
Leo_AmesHaving a strange issue today. I'm logged in here at the forum, but getting an error about my credentials outside of the forum when attempting to log-in such as when trying to view the Newswire.
While I am logged into the forum.
I am getting 'You have X free articles left' when accessing things like News - and I haven't even opened any of the articles 'IN' the News.
Leo_Ames Having a strange issue today. I'm logged in here at the forum, but getting an error about my credentials outside of the forum when attempting to log-in such as when trying to view the Newswire.
Having same problem.
MidlandMike make that 3 persons Leo_Ames Having a strange issue today. I'm logged in here at the forum, but getting an error about my credentials outside of the forum when attempting to log-in such as when trying to view the Newswire. Having same problem.
make that 3 persons
make that this person as well
Yep... it is all buggered up today. I can no longer log-in with my Trains subscription credentials as well.
Me as well.
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BaltACD I clicked one of today's articles (progress report on Brighline's extention and got "You have reached your limit of 8 articles this month". And I subscribe to Trains and CT. Leo_Ames Having a strange issue today. I'm logged in here at the forum, but getting an error about my credentials outside of the forum when attempting to log-in such as when trying to view the Newswire. While I am logged into the forum. I am getting 'You have X free articles left' when accessing things like News - and I haven't even opened any of the articles 'IN' the News.
I clicked one of today's articles (progress report on Brighline's extention and got "You have reached your limit of 8 articles this month". And I subscribe to Trains and CT.
What's annoying me at the moment is the "Events" section isn't on-line yet and it's been over a month since the flip!
Come on Kalmbach, I've got something to put in there! How long does it take?
At seems like at first, after the change, News articles didn't count against your monthly allotment, only feature stories. But now News stories seem to count also.
Mainly what they are accomplishing in regards to me is chasing me away from their digital content. So I'll miss ads for stuff they wish to sell me.
Most of what the Unlimited membership offers is stuff I don't care about. To me it's not worth the bucks to get the remainder.
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