An introduction to Discourse

Meta
#32

OK, so Toby and I have talked about this and while we think you have a very valid point, there’s no data to suggest that this is actually a problem. That’s not saying it could be down the track, but at the moment I like how we’re giving greater prominence to the current discussions rather than presenting an organised view.

Ideally we’d have a combination of both — maybe five or so recent topics up the top, then followed by the categories themselves; but at the moment what we have is fine; there’s no need to burden users with categories first-up when what really matters is the discussions, anyway.

#33

This weekend in cool Discourse features you probably didn’t know about: have I told you about how you can start writing a post on your computer, move to your iPad/iPhone, and keep right on writing where you left off? Obviously, it works the other way too, but provided you’re signed into your account on both devices it should, like the Apple adage of old, “just work”.

Happy posting!

1 Like
#34

I really don’t get why people are put off by this software: its different, but not so different as to be unusable. It interests me, that people get so fixed in their expectations that change becomes such a huge issue. I’m OLD and I love it (change, and the forum structure). It looks nicer, too :slight_smile:

#35

I STRONGLY dislike the very bright white background and when you combine that with the pale grey icons and small type font of the posts I find myself squinting to read (yes I’ve got glasses and no I don’t have this issue with other web sites).

So in my case whilst I think it’s a bit minimalist (and not in a good way) it’s really the unpleasant reading experience that irks me

It’s a bit like reading Kindle books on an iPad, I always switch the screen from the horrible default black on white to the MUCH easier on the eyes white print on black background.

If there is a way to do that with this software on a per user basis then I’d be very happy, failing that I’d prefer a global color change!

#36

Thanks for the feedback. Let us have a think and see what per-user config options we have.

#37

4 posts were split to a new topic: Can news posts be fully expanded by default?

#40

Awesome! What a useable, fresh breath of air in comparison to that other forum software. Here’s a hot tip, the logo text might need to be updated as the blurriness stands out on retina displays.

#41

Is it possible to add the ability for a forum member to “hide” all posts from an other forum member?

#42

Was wondering when this would come up. Short answer: no, you can’t hide all posts from another forum member, but you can mute all notifications from that user (say, if they reply to a topic you’ve posted in or similar). Set it up in your user profile.

Long answer why you can’t hide all posts from a user straight from the Discourse founder here.

Edit to add: if you have a problem with what a user is saying and think it violates the community guidelines, flag it and we’ll follow up.

I’ve disagreed with many people on the internet and hope to disagree with many more, but keep in mind that this is the internet - everyone has an opinion, but yours is stupid.

Relevant webcomic link.

1 Like
#43

I’m not an advocate of mute features on forums, but this just sounds like a developer making excuses for either being lazy or not knowing how to implement the feature.

#44

I’m all for opinionated software personally - a thousand nos for every yes and all that :smile:

#45

I love the new forum software, it works better and looks cleaner, but…

The lack of any kind of app to use it from drives me crazy. I miss the convenience of being able to use an app. The Discourse app that was in the App Store never worked for me, it would never let me log in. Though now, the app has been pulled from the App Store. So there’s not really any hope now of being able to use this in an app anymore.

#46

The web app/ mobile version works quite well. It just lacks notifications. Otherwise, you can attach/upload files/photos - no issues really.

#47

It works okay, but it has to reload when multitasking to another app and switching back.

#48

You mean if you add it to your home screen? Nothing we can do about that, that’s on Apple.

I’ve just been using AppleTalk in a Mobile Safari tab. Seems to work fine.

#49

True but you can also use Facebook in mobile safari, much nicer on a dedicated app

#50

Hardly a valid comparison, there’s plenty more the Facebook app does that the mobile website doesn’t. There’s gaps between Discourse on mobile too, but nothing show-stopping.

But yeah, there’s an “app” available in the form of a web app. The refreshing thing is annoying, I agree — so do like I do and use it in a Mobile Safari tab.

#51

Although it still works being in the mobile safari tab, it’s still always better being a dedicated app. Hopefully someone makes an app for it eventually.

#52

True, this could be slowing the growth of the forum…it does take some getting use to and actual effort…you have to actually figure it out…and that can be a big deterrent. That been said, after I started to figure it out I love it…but…I wanted to because of nostalgia

1 Like
#53

The sooner that a working dedicated app for Discourse comes out, the sooner ill be happy