New forum up and running!

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

The whole "thing" here seems to be not thought proper to finish ... ^^

Hmm, a bit like Opera 15+ then many would say.........

[luxor]

luxor last edited by

Hmm, a bit like Opera 15+ then many would say.........

A bit?

Can't believe anybody thought this would be a good replacement for what we had before.
I would say that's exactly like Opera 15+.

[linuxmint7]

linuxmint7 last edited by

Well, we've been graced with a stripped down version of the old Presto browser, why not a forum to match ?.

[findkfn]

findkfn last edited by

Come on it could be much worse.....ok, no, it could not....

[frenzie]

frenzie last edited by

Come on it could be much worse.....ok, no, it could not....

It could be based on Disqus…

[frenzie]

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@woj-tek

It's beyond me why on earth Opera would scrap old forums just to... write a new one @_@ I thought that the intend was to use a ready made solution to avoid maintenance but no...

It's not clearly indicated, but Vanilla is definitely a ready-made solution.

[twozero3]

twozero3 last edited by

What an absolute mess!

That is all.

[frenzie]

frenzie last edited by

Oh lord, I've looked at the sources but missed that. Nevertheless - I'm kinda scared by 'lightweightness'...

Plus, anything that includes jQuery disqualifies as actually lightweight. :right:

[mgmgdgtd]

mgmgdgtd last edited by

Good to know that myOpenID doesn't have vanilla flavor anymore. Rss feed for all discussions isn't workable with Opera Mini via port 8081 (though http site has the same layout now but still 'just reload' issue is present if that counts) and it ain't working like http://my.opera.com/community/xml/rss/forum/111 (default atom replaced with rss) where the name of the user is on top of any post. Posts edit mode has a timeout period and also the main forum site, not suited for Opera Mini users. '#' sign at the end of the link can be handled like a perpetuum reload, another drawback. At least 3 links can lead to the same result as page tag, post number or link from discussions page if that counts as href. It's hard to say how can be fixed inconsistent reloads or fake links issue for mobile users with touch/non-touch devices.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

@pesala

Why throw away all that hard work and start over again? Don't you guys have enough to do with rewriting Opera?
We're using an existing forum solution, and I'm guessing it's much easier to maintain than the old My Opera forum.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I couldn't help but notice that the re-direct page on My Opera (RIP) says -
"We updated our forums for a new and shiny look."

I immediately thought that "n" in "shiny" must be a typo and should be a "t"!

(Sorry, couldn't resist.............)

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by admin

@<a href=https://forums.opera.com/user/haavard "title = haavard"</a>

<a href = https://vivaldi.net/forum/index "title = Vivaldi.net"</a> also uses an existing solution, but it doesn't look like a POS, and has quick links, quoting, bbCode, and all the other stuff people need.

People have to acquire a whole new skill set even to format a post here.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Markup or markdown sucks.

That seals it fore me. I haven't got time to learn new skills just to find my way through a morasse of spam in order to help users get to grips with Opera — whether that's the new version or the old one.

[mgmgdgtd]

mgmgdgtd last edited by

@davehawley
You got a knack, it's a great responsibility you know. Anyway, that's not the "shine" you're looking for.

[Deleted User]

Deleted User last edited by

Love the new forum, Opera Team. I understand it's still a work in progress. Spam reporting has got to be a priority. We'll help all we can if we have the tools.

[cryoburner]

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@pesala

Why throw away all that hard work and start over again? Don't you guys have enough to do with rewriting Opera?
We're using an existing forum solution, and I'm guessing it's much easier to maintain than the old My Opera forum.

They're also not rewriting Opera, just reskinning Chromium. They have much more time for wine tasting and polo matches this way.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

@cryoburner

They're also not rewriting Opera, just reskinning Chromium.
That is not true. We made a new user interface on top of Chromium and did not just use Chromiums interface.

[rainspa]

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Well, what can one say? Loathe as I am to waste time with negative posts I'm pushed to think of anything positive, comparing this to the old system. It seems such waste to have lost the wealth of information we used to have and the way we could comfortably access it. I suspect my daily browse through the forums might die a death. Then, perhaps, for Presto users like myself that may be by design. Change is inevitable but Opera has gone through a total reinvention, I wonder how many users it can take with it.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Also - the ui is not significantly different than original #facepalm...
Nope, it's quite different. Quite noticeably in Win8, and not only in the surface but also in the code.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

@joshl

I couldn't see any "new posts" or "first new post" buttons - either with threads or boards.
In the discussion view new threads / topics with unread posts are highlighted with a gray background.
Clicking in the thread titles themselves will act as "First new post".

@woj-tek

I'm using win8 - counting making corners square as opposed to slightly rounded ones is not quite noticeably....
Yeah that's the only difference. :rolleyes: