_GOTOBOTTOM
User Support
Having a problem with the site? Post it here.
site changes : red flash
GeneralFailure
Visit this Community
European Union
Member Since: February 15, 2002
entire network: 2,289 Posts
KitMaker Network: 532 Posts
Posted: Friday, August 23, 2002 - 04:16 AM UTC
Jim,
The site changes are nice, but maybe you want to give just a bit more color contrast to differentiate between some of the pictograms. Some forums that are not often used, are not easy to find among the others.

Anyway, the new site looks are a neat change !

Only one funny thing : after filling in a reply to a forum post, just after clicking the 'post reply" button, the whole screen flashes up bright red, for just half a second. It happened already several times. Is it a bug or a feature ?
Jan
staff_Jim
Staff MemberPublisher
KITMAKER NETWORK
Visit this Community
New Hampshire, United States
Member Since: December 15, 2001
entire network: 12,571 Posts
KitMaker Network: 4,397 Posts
Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2002 - 03:48 AM UTC
Jan,
Lol...well with 26 forums it was getting hard to find truely unique colors.

I may try to go back and put some of them in color groups. Like the site related stuff (support and talk) with one color and so on.

The red screen is something new. Can I say it's a feature?

Is anyone else seeing this?

Jim
Eagle
Visit this Community
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Member Since: May 22, 2002
entire network: 4,082 Posts
KitMaker Network: 0 Posts
Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2002 - 04:52 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Is anyone else seeing this



I see red flashes all the time......But hey I got a young mouth to feed couple of times at night........ I see flashes everywere... #:-)
Maki
Staff MemberSenior Editor
ARMORAMA
Visit this Community
Croatia Hrvatska
Member Since: February 13, 2002
entire network: 5,579 Posts
KitMaker Network: 538 Posts
Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2002 - 06:01 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Is anyone else seeing this?



After those dreaded red crosses, now the flashes... what's next??? Man, this site is sending some subliminal messages to our brains... #:-) Jim, look what you did to Captain Jack... I wonder if General Failure is your next victim.. #:-)

Mario M.
pipesmoker
Visit this Community
Virginia, United States
Member Since: January 31, 2002
entire network: 649 Posts
KitMaker Network: 261 Posts
Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2002 - 08:41 AM UTC
JIm,
Not getting any red flashes here.
sgtreef
Visit this Community
Oklahoma, United States
Member Since: March 01, 2002
entire network: 6,043 Posts
KitMaker Network: 1,603 Posts
Posted: Monday, September 02, 2002 - 09:30 PM UTC
None here neither but sometimes when you post it comes up in left coner with a page fault error in so and so so a refresh is in order.
staff_Jim
Staff MemberPublisher
KITMAKER NETWORK
Visit this Community
New Hampshire, United States
Member Since: December 15, 2001
entire network: 12,571 Posts
KitMaker Network: 4,397 Posts
Posted: Monday, September 02, 2002 - 11:11 PM UTC
The red flashes are Netscape related. Don't use Netscape!

Seriously there is code buried deep in the page that has some kind of red background. Hard to find the code though. It's well hidden.

Jim
GunTruck
Visit this Community
California, United States
Member Since: December 01, 2001
entire network: 5,885 Posts
KitMaker Network: 1,405 Posts
Posted: Monday, September 02, 2002 - 11:15 PM UTC

Quoted Text

The red flashes are Netscape related. Don't use Netscape!

Seriously there is code buried deep in the page that has some kind of red background. Hard to find the code though. It's well hidden.

Jim



Thank Goodness - I was feelin' left outta the "red flash" club for a moment there...

Gunnie
Kencelot
Visit this Community
Florida, United States
Member Since: December 27, 2001
entire network: 4,268 Posts
KitMaker Network: 1,174 Posts
Posted: Monday, September 02, 2002 - 11:29 PM UTC
Good thing I don't use Netscape. I see enough red flashes at bill time!

Just courious, how many out there (or here) use Netscape? I used to have both intalled on my PC (IE the other one), so when I came to sites that said "best viewed with...", I could just switch.
staff_Jim
Staff MemberPublisher
KITMAKER NETWORK
Visit this Community
New Hampshire, United States
Member Since: December 15, 2001
entire network: 12,571 Posts
KitMaker Network: 4,397 Posts
Posted: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 08:48 AM UTC
Ken,
Here are the current stats on user browsers (between those 2).

MSIE: 78.93 % (4698855)
Netscape: 4.052 % (241263)

Jim
Jeepney
Visit this Community
Philippines
Member Since: July 22, 2002
entire network: 1,538 Posts
KitMaker Network: 0 Posts
Posted: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 09:23 AM UTC
Try the Opera browser. It is downloadable from their website. I started using this 5 years ago and I never looked back. It's IE and Netscape compatible. It has a wee problem with some Javascripts but the next version is supposed to take care of that.
 _GOTOTOP