New Default Theme; Please Change Over

[kurtyordy]

Looks sharp MJ, great job.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

New Default Theme .. Please Change Over

There is a new default theme here at Fastlane; to see it, you have to manually change to it if you still see the old one.

To change, there is a select box at the very bottom of the page .... change the theme from "Fastlane Fixed" to "Fastlane New".

You can keep the old format however that theme is not current with the new version which means some things will not work. (Like the News field says "commented" always)

Also, I will NOT debug problems at the old theme. If something doesn't work, please move to the new theme.

At some point, the old theme version (FastlaneFixed) will be removed entirely so it is recommended that you move to the new theme (FastlaneTheme) or the default vBulletin theme (Default).

Also, I am requiring everyone to complete an "expertise" with default being "student" ... this is so we can identify people and their strengths. There is no net worth requirement for you to claim an expertise ... please feel free to do so.

Some buttons have moved to the left and will take some getting used to since we're all accustomed to the same format for the past 2 years.

Thanks
MJ

PS: Also, on the TOP STATS panel (Top of Page) you can adjust those to show "Most Viewed" or "Hottest". Just FYI

 

[CVentures1B12]

Real slick...love it! Gonna really dig into it this weekend, can't wait to see what is new!

-Josh

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Apparently there is an issue with the QUICK REPLY field hanging ... aware of the problem and working on it.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Fixed!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Fixed2 Fixed2

 

[Rawr]

I can't tell up from down. This will take some time.
The letters in quick reply are really small.

Is this a lot better for ads or are you hating on color green?

 

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[CMCarlin]

On the main page where it shows top 10 stats:

Where you see views|replies column.... in google chrome the heading is a little mis-aligned to the rest of the column. Just throwing that out there, IDK if it's the same for IE or FF.


BTW I love the new look. VERY SLICK!

 

[Runum]

I like the remodeling job MJ. :cheers:

 

[snowbank]

Looks nice MJ

 

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[Jonleehacker]

Looks great.

I just tried to do a "Quote This" and nothing seemed to happen, not sure what was supposed to happen if anything, but what I was hoping was that it would just quote the text that I had highlighted?

 

[Bilgefisher]

Once I get use to the change, I'll like it. It looks pretty slick.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Looks great.

I just tried to do a "Quote This" and nothing seemed to happen, not sure what was supposed to happen if anything, but what I was hoping was that it would just quote the text that I had highlighted?

Quote This is the MULTI-QUOTE function ... it glows RED when pressed ... then you can quote it via REPLY.

 

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[bflbob]

Nice job MJ!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Once I get use to the change, I'll like it. It looks pretty slick.

Looks great.

I just tried to do a "Quote This" and nothing seemed to happen, not sure what was supposed to happen if anything, but what I was hoping was that it would just quote the text that I had highlighted?

I like the remodeling job MJ. :cheers:

Looks nice MJ

I just used "Quote This"

 

[bflbob]

Looks nice MJ

Love your expertise, Ms. Snowbank!
:great:

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Housewife!? Bill you're a wiseass!

 

[G_Alexander]

MJ,

Everything looks great. I came to the page today half awake, expecting everything to be normal and then...BAM! WHOA! Beautiful new page. I'm sure I will love it when I get used to it.

Goodbye old school Fastlane...we salute you for your service! :smx19:

-Alex

 

[MJ DeMarco]

There are some minor tweaks still left to do ... but thanks all for the kind comments. I know change isn't all that easy ...

 

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[AroundTheWorld]

There are some minor tweaks still left to do ... but thanks all for the kind comments. I know change isn't all that easy ...

No kidding. Man. You have taught me one thing today, MJ. I am a creature of habit.

Looks great - - - if I can get over the screaming in my own head that says.... "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FAMILIAR FASTLANE SITE???"

Why are we humans like this?

(Really, It does look very nice.... if I pretend it hasn't "changed.")

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Ill probably move the edit and post buttons back to the bottom of the message vs the left side bar ... this will decrease the vertical length of each post and put those buttons back in a familiar position.

 

[neverfastenough]

Just a heads up, but on some posts if you use a quote in the 1st post, then the ad covers part of it. Same goes if you post a video

Here's a screenshot:

 

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[LightHouse]

Thank goodness we can still go back to the old version, new version is way to busy. hard to keep focus which is the main point. i realize it will be gone eventually, but the usability of the new version is just shot with buttons/icons/and ads everywhere.

 

[YoungOne]

Awesome new look MJ! I'm lovin it. :great: It doesn't look anything like a vB board at all!

Could I suggest the "get new posts now" button back though. That was really useful with seeing the new posts.

 

[neverfastenough]

Awesome new look MJ! I'm lovin it. :great: It doesn't look anything like a vB board at all!

Could I suggest the "get new posts now" button back though. That was really useful with seeing the new posts.

The button's located in the toolbar/ header, next to Calendar and search. :groove:

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Suggestions/problems can be dropped in here ...

But please do them AFTER I have finished ... I still have about 24 hours more left of fine-tuning.

 

[YoungOne]

The button's located in the toolbar/ header, next to Calendar and search. :groove:

HaHa! Thanks. Sometimes I'm blind as a bat. lol

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Has the Thank You button disappeared??

 

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[neverfastenough]

Has the Thank You button disappeared??

It's still there for me

Just tested to see if it's functional, and it is

 

[snowbank]

MJ,

Found what I think is a minor error:

In this thread: http://www.thefastlanetomillions.co...shoemoney-sues-google-employee.html#post88355

I went to edit my post and the ad is actually over part of the post so that you can't see it. I looked at other posts and this didn't happen(there was no ad), not sure if it's because it's the original post. I went back a few times and it was still there when I tried to edit.

-Bill

edit: looks like it is when it's the original post, as I went to another post where I was the OP and an ad was blocking part of the text when I tried to edit.