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Andrew Lee wrote:I have some good news, and some bad news.

Midas wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:55 am Quick note to point out that new avatars aren't being served over https...

__philippe wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:07 am Is the new poster's avatar location irreversible ? (Position switched from left-side of old to current right-side)

I kind of preferred the old style, left-hand display, with a much narrower space allocated to the avatar.

Anyone else cares to state their like/dislike about the new avatar display location ?

@media (min-width: 700px) {
	.postbody { width: 70%; }
}

@media (min-width: 850px) {
	.postbody { width: 76%; }
}

@media (max-width: 850px) {
 	.postprofile { width: 28%; }

Specular wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:04 pm

__philippe wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:07 am Is the new poster's avatar location irreversible ? (Position switched from left-side of old to current right-side) ?

Here's how this can be changed in the CSS, at its most basic...

Specular wrote:Changing the .postprofile class to float: left rather than right, removing the border property, and changing the width to, say 200px rather than a percentage. Then changing width of the .postbody class to, say calc(100% - 200px) (to account for the new, fixed size .postprofile class).

Andrew Lee wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:33 amCould you send me a zip archive of the updated CSS files pls? Thanks!

1. New avatars are being served over http, not https, which breaks security standards and makes my portable SeaMonkey throw warnings in every forum page -- see also URL field, 2. and 10.
2. Nifty feature for quick access to user control panel but avatar suffers from issue noted above.
3. Centered and oversized topic subject is distracting and clutters UI; ideally, it would be preferable to have it in breadcrumb sequence (inside the grey bar marked with 2.).
4. This button is repeated below posts -- might be useful when returning to long posts but could be dispensable, keeping only the similar button below posts, creating an added incentive to (re-)read them.
5. No text thread/post utilities button would make more sense pulled all the way to the left (together with 6.), where the post/page count currently stands.
6. See previous entry.
7. Switch with 4., 5., and 6.
8. This button set would be a lot handier and make more sense if positioned at the bottom of the post (next to the "Top" chevron).
9. This "Author" info block would feel more natural at its former left position (as noted by Specular above).
10. See 1.
11. Extraneous double quote marks -- round ones nicer, BTW.
12. Previously, long URLs would get shortened by mid-truncation only when left alone and not enclosed in _[url] BB tags; now, it makes no difference (having URLs expressly written is a personal link rot contravention strategy, a concern that pays on a long standing site such as TPFC).
13. This "Quick Reply" block is huge (I edited the picture to shorten it vertically), which kind of defeats its use; moreover, buttons being moved down should stand above it.