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Re: Up then down then up again!

BTW' date=' the function that I'm really hoping to have restored is the ability to navigate from thread to thread within a topic without having to go all the way back to the front page. The navigation setup exists within the topics, but not within the threads themselves, so after posting I have to hit the back button multiple times to get to where I want to go, or jump back in from the start page.[/quote'] Did you mean, the 'Jump to forum' drop down functionality? I should be able to get that back in there soon.
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Re: Up then down then up again! No, if you notice at the top of the page inside of a topic, there is a series that says something like, "Home>General>Introductions", each of which are links that can navigate you back to those areas. They used to exist inside individual threads/topics as well, like "Home>General>Introductions>Hi Everyone!", so after you were done in that thread, you could get to another thread fairly quickly without going back to the homepage or hitting the "back" button on your browser. When there are multiple topics with unread posts in each category, it's tedious to start from the start, and if you post something in one of those topics, you have to hit the back button multiple times to return to where you can view one of those other threads.

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Also' date=' ever since quoting became active again, it looks like all posts are being displayed one after another on each thread, as opposed to being moved to the next page when there are more than 10 replies.[/quote'] How about now? I have sorted a breadcrumb on the individual topics pages, put quoting back in and put the 10 posts per page back. Any other major issues I need to sort before I get on with the graphical improvements? Really want to make this place the most awesome Metal site online so any and all feedback is appreciated.
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Re: Up then down then up again! The only remaining bit of functionality that's out of whack that I know of is that when you open the full editor, the text box is not where it is supposed to be, it's pushed all the way over to the right side, and the block of smiley inserts and our login/member data are blocking the text from being fully viewed. You can still type, but you can't really see what you're typing, you have to hit the preview button to see how it looks, but if anything needs to be changed that's blocked off by the smileys or the user data, you're basically SOL.

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Re: Up then down then up again! There is a short-term semi-cure for that: simply make your window less wide. The box will go down underneath everything else and then you can see the text box a lot better. Granted, it's still annoying but it works better than not knowing what you're typing.

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