Popular Post HendryTan Posted September 12, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 1.We just did our BlowingWind Annual Forum software upgrade. Our Forum Software Provider just released this as a Major Upgrade. A brighter UI with more saturation & contrast and simpler overall color scheme Improved typography Better, more consistent, spacing around and between elements, especially on mobile Better logical grouping of sections of each page Reducing underutilized links/buttons on the page and finding alternative ways of making them available Improving how post states are displayed 2. There is also a lot of unseen underlying software version upgrade. The forum developer has indicated that it will be phasing out older historical browsers as well. 3. Like all upgrades, there is currently several rough edge which we need to polish. Expect disruption as we bring the forum offline to do some fixes. 4. Some known issues: - Slow response. High System CPU (Working with Forum Software Developer for a fix) - Chat - Search box is messy - Some missing spaces here and there - Login and other navigation items missing on mobile UI 5. If you encounter display issues, please Clear your Browser Cache and check that you are using and up to date Browser. Please report bugs in this thread. 6. Our apology for the Forum Downtime due to the upgrade. Enjoy ! Hendry Tan Admin cum Moderator Coolbriz, TopChinese, upshot and 7 others 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kys0n Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Awesome! No wonder the site was down for a while earlier. Thanks BW team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Using mobile now, I can't find the place to log into my account Tried desktop I can see that on the top right corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Screenshot of the mobile page on android chrome Btw browsing on mobile is noticeably slower than before upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Teo Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 1. No more personal chats so sad 2. Can no longer see any notifications of whether anyone commented on your post or sent u a msg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphere Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Thanks @HendryTan and team!! Looks new and refreshing! (Initially it was slow, but I think there was a quick fix just a little while ago) Thanks for the upgrade!! Quote Happy - is what we should be, always. Notice: I DO NOT use the Chat Function in this Forum - this has always been written in my profile (and I don't read it too). {it is unfortunate that this new Chat Function does not allow users to turn/switch off in mobile phone} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Thanks and congrats to BW team! GKS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hmmm... Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Looks better and more spacious. Color tone good for the eyes too, especially for the aged members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max2020 Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) . Edited May 14, 2021 by Max2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahaha Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, Max2020 said: Using android mobile. Cant find my account and profile in the right hand top corner. Cant see my inbox. Thx Same for me on the mobile site. Otherwise the forum looks nicer than before Quote You’re not alone. If you’d like to speak to someone, help is available at the following centres: Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) 24-hour Hotline: 1800 221 4444 or pat@sos.org.sg. Institute of Mental Health’s 24-hour Hotline: 6389 2222 Care Corner Counselling Centre (English and Mandarin): 6353 1180 Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800 283 7019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earth_tone Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) - Edited September 12, 2021 by earth_tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Try and see Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Max2020 said: Using android mobile. Cant find my account and profile in the right hand top corner. Cant see my inbox. Thx 1 hour ago, hahaha said: Same for me on the mobile site. Otherwise the forum looks nicer than before In your mobile browser, click the 'Desktop site' option, then you'll see it 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Try and see Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Guest Guest said: Btw browsing on mobile is noticeably slower than before upgrade Is it? I'm using android phone and it's MUCH faster now after the upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock-top Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Generally an improved version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max2020 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) On 9/13/2020 at 8:58 AM, Guest Try and see said: In your mobile browser, click the 'Desktop site' option, then you'll see it 😀 . Edited February 17, 2021 by Max2020 Dart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve5380 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Thank you BW for this upgrade. It has a positive effect. Maybe I haven't reset everything, but I find that in the personal posts the "edit" field is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT2880 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Hello. Thank you. Comfortable new look and is neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianteh Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 25 minutes ago, Max2020 said: Thx. Found it. The font becomes very small. Hv to enlarge it. Pls share where to find the desktop option on mobile. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max2020 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Click on the 3 dots on the right hand top corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Try and see Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, ianteh said: Pls share where to find the desktop option on mobile. Thanks. For my phone, find the icon with the three vertical dots. When you click on it, you will see a "Desktop site" option: Then check the box: That should do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 37 minutes ago, Steve5380 said: Thank you BW for this upgrade. It has a positive effect. Maybe I haven't reset everything, but I find that in the personal posts the "edit" field is missing. aiyo, y so louzy 3 dots on e right of post got edit wat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Waste of space on the right hand side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_301 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Really like the whole look and feel but understandable for the initial bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsoo6868 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Anyone can help .. I m using IPhone and open in safari .. I could not found 3 dot coz I want to change to desks top site .. how .? Advance in thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolbriz Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jsoo6868 said: Anyone can help .. I m using IPhone and open in safari .. I could not found 3 dot coz I want to change to desks top site .. how .? Advance in thanks For iPhone it’s not the 3 dots you need to find. Look for the “AA” icon on the left side of your URL address bar and tap on it. It should show the option for desktop/mobile site. Quote Be cool, like a breeze... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsoo6868 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Coolbriz said: For iPhone it’s not the 3 dots you need to find. Look for the “AA” icon on the left side of your URL address bar and tap on it. It should show the option for desktop/mobile site. Yes I do change/ request to desktop and refresh it still the same ... sorry bro to disturb u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolbriz Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jsoo6868 said: refresh it still the same Do you mean you still can’t find the inbox (messages)? If yes, I realised I need to set the font size to 50% then it will work. Try? Quote Be cool, like a breeze... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsoo6868 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Coolbriz said: Do you mean you still can’t find the inbox (messages)? If yes, I realised I need to set the font size to 50% then it will work. Try? Still no working ... the page still remain same ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolbriz Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jsoo6868 said: Still no working ... the page still remain same ... oh, rotate your phone to landscape view? Quote Be cool, like a breeze... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsoo6868 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Coolbriz said: oh, rotate your phone to landscape view? Finally my dear ... thank you so much for helpful and generous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo123cool Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Hi, anyone know how to access mailbox? I could not find my mailbox on the new upgrade. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaguy Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 12 hours ago, HendryTan said: 1. We just did our BlowingWind Annual Forum Version upgrade. Our Forum Software Provider just released this as a Major Upgrade. A brighter UI with more saturation & contrast and simpler overall color scheme Improved typography Better, more consistent, spacing around and between elements, especially on mobile Better logical grouping of sections of each page Reducing underutilized links/buttons on the page and finding alternative ways of making them available Improving how post states are displayed 2. There is also a lot of unseen underlying software version upgrade. The forum developer has indicated that it will be phasing out older historical browsers as well. 3. Like all upgrades, there is currently several rough edge which we need to polish. Expect disruption as we bring the forum offline to do some fixes. 4. Some known issues: - Slow response. High System CPU (Working with Forum Software Developer for a fix) - Chat - Search box is messy, - Some missing spaces here and there. 5. If you encounter display issues, please Clear your Browser Cache and check that you are using and up to date Browser. Please report bugs in this thread. 6. Our apology for the Forum Downtime due to the upgrade. Enjoy ! Hendry Tan Admin cum Moderator Hi, so where to see the notifications for those topics that i followed? Apparently is missing as in the past is found at the top right hand corner. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earth_tone Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) - Edited September 12, 2021 by earth_tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upshot Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Coming along and looking good. The software allow for a night (dark) mode? heheheh Quote ** Comments are my opinions, same as yours. It's not a 'Be-All-and-End-All' view. Intent's to thought-provoke, validate, reiterate and yes, even correct. Opinion to consider but agree to disagree. I don't enjoy conflicted exchanges, empty bravado or egoistical chest pounding. It's never personal, tribalistic or with malice. Frank by nature, means, I never bend the truth. Views are to broaden understanding - Updated: Nov 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Embrace New Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Larry said: Waste of space on the right hand side. Auntie. I find very clean, zen and airy. I like. Must embrace change you know. Cannot live in old times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HendryTan Posted September 14, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 1. Status of Bug Fixes for the Forum Software Upgrade 2020. a. With Bern and myself working over the weekend, we have already FIXED majority of the known bugs due to the upgrade. b. The most critical bug which caused the forum to slow down was fixed early this morning. We checked and believe the forum "Page Response Time" is similar to before the upgrade (ie acceptable). 2. There is still some "Batch Job" updating some old-data due to the migration. We are awaiting assistance from the forum software vendor and this will likely take several days to close this issue. This issue should NOT affect most of our members/guest. 3. If you find layout issue, please Clear Browser Cache and try to update your browser to the latest version 4. Post any issues in this topic. Cheers ! Hendry Tan Admin cum Moderator earth_tone, Steve5380, oralb and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auscent Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 New look is fresh and sleeker. Thanks for the job. Some of us appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKS Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) @HendryTan and Team Well done. It's a vibrant renewal. I hope to join all of the heroes to serve the community. PM me. Thank you to renovate this home. It's important to review the direction and mission of this website to ensure its sustainability and relevancy to the individual, community and cultural vibrancy. That's the lesson I learnt from Nokia : a contended organization will stop to lost its competition edge if the people stop to search for the positive growing power perpetuating over time to bring about the quality of life and new height of its contribution possible to the world. Have all the wonderful moments, always. Regards GKS Edited September 15, 2020 by GKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Meanly Preacher Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 Thank you guys so much for all of the hard work that went into the changes. I am especially happy that quoted posts are now condensed to seven lines (or the equivalent if a photo is quoted). Now we no longer have to scroll down past the same long posts, or sometimes full stories, being quoted by people who refuse to shorten them. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford99 Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 23 hours ago, HendryTan said: 1. Status of Bug Fixes for the Forum Software Upgrade 2020. a. With Bern and myself working over the weekend, we have already FIXED majority of the known bugs due to the upgrade. b. The most critical bug which caused the forum to slow down was fixed early this morning. We checked and believe the forum "Page Response Time" is similar to before the upgrade (ie acceptable). 2. There is still some "Batch Job" updating some old-data due to the migration. We are awaiting assistance from the forum software vendor and this will likely take several days to close this issue. This issue should NOT affect most of our members/guest. 3. If you find layout issue, please Clear Browser Cache and try to update your browser to the latest version 4. Post any issues in this topic. Cheers ! Hendry Tan Admin cum Moderator Many thanks to Hendry and his team, for fixing the bugs. I am now generally able to seamlessly access all the functions/features that I used to access previously before the upgrade. Hope the other guys here are able to as well. Cheers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upshot Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) Maybe its just me but I miss the old layout where the EDIT button option is now hidden a way on the top right 3 dots click link. heh I super fast type and being dyslexic, I tend to re-edit a lot. And I made too many more mistakes as it takes me not to EDIT mode but QUOTATION which at times I did not notice and end up correcting my text in quotation, click send and found it was a new reply instead. heheh.. ** And I did it again when I try to edit this one. Edited September 16, 2020 by upshot Quote ** Comments are my opinions, same as yours. It's not a 'Be-All-and-End-All' view. Intent's to thought-provoke, validate, reiterate and yes, even correct. Opinion to consider but agree to disagree. I don't enjoy conflicted exchanges, empty bravado or egoistical chest pounding. It's never personal, tribalistic or with malice. Frank by nature, means, I never bend the truth. Views are to broaden understanding - Updated: Nov 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKS Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 @HendryTan How to insert poll in the topic that I have created and other topics created by others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve5380 Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 9/16/2020 at 12:22 PM, upshot said: Maybe its just me but I miss the old layout where the EDIT button option is now hidden a way on the top right 3 dots click link. heh I super fast type and being dyslexic, I tend to re-edit a lot. And I made too many more mistakes as it takes me not to EDIT mode but QUOTATION which at times I did not notice and end up correcting my text in quotation, click send and found it was a new reply instead. heheh.. ** And I did it again when I try to edit this one. I really like the change of making the Edit option one in the pull-down menu. I used to mistakenly press the Quote button instead of the Edit when they were side by side. I also don't hesitate editing a lot. Not to correct mistakes, but to enhance the post. When I read it over, I find ways to express better what I want to say. Is this worth the effort? YES, I think. Self correction is a way to constantly improve one's writing style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HendryTan Posted September 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 1. This topic is for dissemination of information about our Forum 2020 Software Upgrade 2. To ALL THE PEOPLE who wants to express your issues, this is NOT the topic to do so ! Please do NOT get out of topic. 3. To the member who persistently went out of topic here, I have DELETED your posts 3 times. The forth time you choose to go out of topic again, we will take necessary admin action to moderate your posts. Hendry Tan Admin cum Moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HendryTan Posted September 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 1. I just got another post here that is out of topic which I deleted. 2. If there is nothing useful for this topic to continue discussion, I am considering closing this topic. Hendry Tan Admin cum Moderator. PS: Sorry, I am thick skin. Pressure Tactics don't work on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 9/14/2020 at 11:16 AM, HendryTan said: 4. Post any issues in this topic. Some people took this open invitation quite literally. Cannot blame them...... 🤣😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boredandhorny Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 just a suggestion: a dark mode maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimochi Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Cannot display https://ibb.co/W0LwM1f [url=https://ibb.co/W0LwM1f][img]https://i.ibb.co/1Mk5PxT/Point-Blur-Sep272020-122405.jpg[/img][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 33 minutes ago, Kimochi said: Cannot display https://ibb.co/W0LwM1f [url=https://ibb.co/W0LwM1f][img]https://i.ibb.co/1Mk5PxT/Point-Blur-Sep272020-122405.jpg[/img][/url] Very smart system 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutriSoy Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Still no chat function ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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