Dumbing the interface down?

[gordon 229]

Is there some way (another skin or a list of javascripts I could block or whatever) to make this shiny javascripty Web2.0 abomination go away? I may be whiny, but trying to simply select a piece of text making me go in places I never even knew existed isn't very... nice.

 

I am already using the mobile skin, but even this is bordering on being unusable. Or should I say, this is bordering on being usable, but isn't quite there yet.

[gordon 229]

Ah, http://forum.43oh.com/public/js/mobile_touch.js

With that gone at least the foam is back in my mouth.

[bluehash 1,580]

You could use Tapatalk, as an alternative.

I'm not understanding what is wrong. You are unable to select text?

[gordon 229]

No, it's that the above js makes everything a hot spot in the mobile interface. Which is good if you are actually on a mobile phone, I guess. But whatever, I have filtered a couple of javascripts, now at least it doesn't do random things.

 

Anything like active topics in the old forum? No, "new content" by far isn't what active topics was. Active topics was a sort order -- you still got all of the index with unread posts marked. "New content" is a filter.

[bluehash 1,580]

There is a bar on the left with filters.

[cde 334]

No, it's that the above js makes everything a hot spot in the mobile interface. Which is good if you are actually on a mobile phone, I guess. But whatever, I have filtered a couple of javascripts, now at least it doesn't do random things.

 

Anything like active topics in the old forum? No, "new content" by far isn't what active topics was. Active topics was a sort order -- you still got all of the index with unread posts marked. "New content" is a filter.

 

On the very bottom footer, there is a mark community read option. Use that on the forum index page, everything will be cleared out. As for Active Topics, new content with the "last week" filters is essentially the same thing.

http://forum.43oh.com/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=viewNewContent&search_app=forums&period=week

[gordon 229]

Almost, but that is getting quite workable now.

 

I could kiss you. Metaphorically.