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  • dummydummy
    Posts: 243Gold Member
    I am just a dummy when it comes to computers, but I would think if they wanted to, they couLd solve this problem of singing it each time easy. May be we should all go to facebook page that someone has started.
  • roy chapin
    Posts: 34Greasemonkey
    I'm a car guy. I really don't want to do this computer stuff. OR LEARN A NEW WAY TO DO IT! I really don't want to start a facebook profile either. I just want to talk cars.

    This forum looks like a place for young kids now. Not a grumpy old "car guy". >:P
  • roy chapin
    Posts: 34Greasemonkey
    Huh? I wonder how many young kids are getting on a "classic car" forum?
  • denverslim
    Posts: 407Platinum Member
    I think they're about to ban me from here. I been "bitchin" about this "new" format ever since it started. I just don't know why we can't get something that is easy to use instead of what we have, a site that requires us to contact a computer geek to walk us through every little step and ask if we've read all the "tutorials".
    I would one hundred times rather be able to communicate with car guys than computer guys. For some reason that message just seems to fall on deaf ears...slim
  • drivergo2
    Posts: 197Expert Adviser
    I have to agree John
  • ScottFitzgeraldScottFitzgerald
    Posts: 189Hitchhiker
    @dummy Can you provide more detail on your problem with the signing in? I did say in another discussion the other day that we will be moving to signing in on the forum page itself, but we have other things in the queue in front of making that change.

    Roy - and here you are, posting. Potentially about cars rather than the look and feel of the site. Isn't that the main thing, other than the subjective opinion of the colour? Also keep in mind, this forum is part of a larger site, it is not a standalone web property.

    @denverslim We're not going to ban you, but these posts of yours are hitting redundant territory. We have tried to help you all through this, but you bite our hand at every opportunity. Again, to repeat something I said last week, the old forum was new once, and you got used to it. And for all your "bitchin'", again, you are posting here successfully and talking cars. And you're a car guy, right? You don't ever read manuals or how tos, you just jump on in, read nothing and hope you don't make a mistake? I don't think so.
  • rambos_riderambos_ride
    Posts: 3,124Platinum Member
    Scott,

    When you swapped to the new forum you took away a much used feature that was always available on "remember me".

    Old folks have a hard time remembering passwords, emails. I have at least 20 I have to maintain..I and others simply want to login to this forum and have it remembered via cookie or someother mechanism beyond the browser session.

    I am a professional programmer by trade, I cannot believe "remember me" is not a turn-key feature in the software or that everyone is just too busy to implement?

    Just make things more user friendly is all I think a lot of folks are asking for...but not everyone's learned you can get more results using honey than salt.

    Dan
  • ScottFitzgeraldScottFitzgerald
    Posts: 189Hitchhiker
    @rambos_ride Hey Dan. Thanks for the post, the understanding and the suggestion.

    I'm not sure about that part of the login process, so I'll ask the devs. Unlike you I'm not a programmer, I have an editorial background, any tech I know has been learnt swim-or-sink-style working on various websites over the years, and running my own (i.e. doing everything myself) for the past two-and-a-half years.

    I understand about the difficulty of username and passwords. I have hundreds I need to use, and without some sort of help, I would be lost. I keep a heavily coded master document somewhere with all of that, plus in-house here we use a password service called LastPass which works well, and is either free, or $12 a year for the 'pro' version.

    Anyway, let me get back to you on the cookie thing. By the way, and I'm sure as you know, most browsers have a username/password remembering facility built-in - they too work well and could lighten the login load for the forum members.

    Also of interest, Vanilla, the new software program we switched too, is quite widely used. At last count it powers forums on 537,686 sites.
  • dummydummy
    Posts: 243Gold Member
    THINK YOU, RAMBOS RIDE, JUST GET TIRED OF SIGNING EACH TIME, THERE IS NO PRIVATE INFORMATION HERE.
  • rambos_riderambos_ride
    Posts: 3,124Platinum Member
    Scott,

    Yes, modern browsers may let you save credentials..however, the jquery plugin you all are using is not recognized for any saving password/credentials

    I just logged in with each IE9, Firefox, Safari, Chrome..I haven't gone back to IE8, or tried my Ipad yet, but not one of them prompted me to save.

    However, this is still not the norm..goto Facebook and check their login..your's should be similar.

    A quick search of Vanillas forums "remember me" or "keep me signed in" is clearly a configurable feature of this open source software package.

    Dan

  • ScottFitzgeraldScottFitzgerald
    Posts: 189Hitchhiker
    @rambos_ride Yes, I've emailed the devs to discuss this. I also sent them a chunk of code to look at for the Remember Me functionality.
  • 46HudsonPU46HudsonPU
    Posts: 5,152Moderator
    @rambos_ride @ScottFitzgerald - IE8 does not prompt me either. As long as I keep my current session, it keeps me logged-in, however if I close my session I must re-login. My autocomplete is set both to remember passwords, and to prompt me with the option to remember passwords (my personal preference).
  • ScottFitzgeraldScottFitzgerald
    Posts: 189Hitchhiker
    I've put this in the hands of the devs. I've also escalated the ticket to have the forum login ON the forum page, which will essentially address these login issues.
  • 46HudsonPU46HudsonPU
    Posts: 5,152Moderator
    Thanks Scott, understood. Was just doing some 'fill' for IE8.
  • oldhudsonsoldhudsons
    Posts: 1,728Platinum Member
    gonna try one more time
  • oldhudsonsoldhudsons
    Posts: 1,728Platinum Member
    image
    well hit the "image" button, found photo, get "Uploading" for 5 min.
    the tried just hitting Browse, " " , waited 5 min., nada, so hit "Post Comment", more nada so whatever they think they did in improving it, trying to attach or show a photo is not anything easily done as it once was ~
  • ScottFitzgeraldScottFitzgerald
    Posts: 189Hitchhiker
    Trying it now...
    Lalique-hood-ornament.jpg
    385 x 250 - 9K
  • ScottFitzgeraldScottFitzgerald
    Posts: 189Hitchhiker
    @OldHudsons Try instead clicking the "Attach a file", located just below the box where you type your post. Find the image you want to insert, and then Click 'Post Comment'.
  • oldhudsonsoldhudsons
    Posts: 1,728Platinum Member
    I did exactly what you said - had to type in a comment first then:
    hit "attach a file", "browse" came up,
    found the photo, hit "Open" so photo was listed in box
    then hit Post Comment =
    nada as you can see
  • ScottFitzgeraldScottFitzgerald
    Posts: 189Hitchhiker
    Testing again...
    1953-Ferrari-375-MM-Spider-BIG.jpg
    562 x 346 - 43K
  • ScottFitzgeraldScottFitzgerald
    Posts: 189Hitchhiker
    @oldhudsons Are you seeing any onscreen error messages when you try to attach an image? Is the image one of the standard formats - i.e. a jpg or gif file or the like?
  • oldhudsonsoldhudsons
    Posts: 1,728Platinum Member
    jpg
  • oldhudsonsoldhudsons
    Posts: 1,728Platinum Member
    try a different pic
  • oldhudsonsoldhudsons
    Posts: 1,728Platinum Member
    and another
    Ranalah, front view.jpg
    2116 x 1727 - 765K
  • oldhudsonsoldhudsons
    Posts: 1,728Platinum Member
    aha - gonna try another
  • ScottFitzgeraldScottFitzgerald
    Posts: 189Hitchhiker
    @oldhudsons Excellent. By the way, if you want to insert the image to appear big in your post, this is how.

    1. After you've attached the image, and saved the post, click 'Edit'.
    2. Go down to the thumbnail, and you'll see the option "Insert Image". Click 'Post Comment', and the big image will display.

    Like this:

    image
    1965-Ford-Falcon-Futura.jpeg
    640 x 360 - 127K
  • dlewistyyahoocomdlewistyyahoocom
    Posts: 3Hitchhiker
    I am more fascinated with old cars than the more recent models. Classic never grows old.
    I am glad that I can now go shirtless while posing for a picture with a trim and fit figure that I have here.
  • henemigos
    Posts: 1Hitchhiker
    Classic never goes out of style. Hurray to old car makes and models.