Forum Changes in place

pilotbob · 03-15-2010, 12:05 PM

We are happy to announce that the forum changes are in place. This pass at forum changes was mainly for the device sections. The goal was to maintain what was working and fill in some missing areas.

To start with there is now a "General Discussions" section. This section was created for those discussion which were about e-books and e-book reading but didn't really fit into a device or software thread. These threads usually ended up in the "News and Commentary" section. You will also see the "News and Commentary" section was renamed to simply be "News" to focus it a bit more.

You will see there is now one category where all E-Book Reader device sections will be found. This includes dedicated devices such as the Kindle and the Sony and non-dedicated devices such as the iPad and the eDGe. The devices are listed in alphabetical order to make them easy to find.

There is a new "More E-Book Readers" section to discuss dedicated e-book reader devices for which there is no section. And grouped under that section are many device specific sub-forums. As discussion in the generic "More" section about a new or coming device become popular a new sub-forum can be added. We value all participation no matter what device you use but we needed a way to keep the forum list from becoming very long and daunting.

In addition the "Other Devices" section is now named "Alternative Devices" for discussion of Netbooks, PDAs, Smartphones etc. Once again, this incubation area will be watched carefully and device or OS specific sub-forums may be created for more popular devices or software.

The very good news is we added the following device sections:

BeBook
enTourage eDGe
iRiver Story
Onyx Boox
Plastic Logic Que
Spring Design Alex

We hope that these changes make everyone happy and will be responding to new forum section request more swiftly since the new organization easily allows it.

Thanks for your patience while we planned all this out. We do appreciate it.

Please enjoy.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-15-2010, 12:45 PM

Yes! We kept "Alternative Devices"!

It can be hard to slim down when there are so many devices and areas of interest to cover.

Batman Jr. · 03-15-2010, 05:29 PM

Thanks, pilotbob et al.; much appreciated!

LenzGr · 03-15-2010, 06:40 PM

Thanks a lot for setting up a dedicated Boox Forum, it's appreciated!

Verencat · 03-15-2010, 09:34 PM

And thank *you* Bob for all your good work!

dwanthny · 03-15-2010, 10:07 PM

I was about to suggest a way people with low vision could zoom the page without the text exceeding the screen. Then it occurred to me that you must have this as an option if I could only find it. So I looked at all of the options again and low and behold I found it.

For those folks on here who like to zoom the screen to increase font size, but are frustrated that the forum and thus text extends past the edge of the screen just go down to the bottom left and change Fixed to Liquid.

Keep up the good work!

jupstin · 03-16-2010, 11:16 AM

This is great! I can see all the links for the e-book reader forums in one screen with no scrolling. Also, I think the device-specific tags are super useful. Great job, and thanks for all the hard work.

gollu · 03-16-2010, 01:07 PM

I like the new layout as well.
Great job guys!

Xanthe · 03-16-2010, 01:48 PM

One minor quibble. Would you please add "Aluratek Libre Pro" under the Ectaco Jetbook category? Since both readers use the same hardware, the users of both e-readers post in that section. It would enable new users of the Libre to more easily locate information about their e-reader. Thanks.

pilotbob · 03-16-2010, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xanthe

One minor quibble. Would you please add "Aluratek Libre Pro" under the Ectaco Jetbook category? Since both readers use the same hardware, the users of both e-readers post in that section. It would enable new users of the Libre to more easily locate information about their e-reader. Thanks.

Sounds reasonable. Done.

BOb

Laura81 · 03-16-2010, 10:03 PM

I think the new layout is great! Good work!

Xanthe · 03-17-2010, 12:47 AM

Thanks, pilotbob!

pendragginp · 03-17-2010, 08:39 AM

Very nice!

exreader · 03-17-2010, 08:03 PM

something changed such that unless i do a shift/control-reload of the main page, to flush the cache, i get some nonsense about tokens expired and so forth. very annoying.

ex

pilotbob · 03-17-2010, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exreader

something changed such that unless i do a shift/control-reload of the main page, to flush the cache, i get some nonsense about tokens expired and so forth. very annoying.

Bladite

I really can't see this having anything to do with the forum changes.

What is the "main page"? You mean the home page? That pages hasn't changed at all.

BOb

03-15-2010, 12:05 PM	#1
pilotbob Grand Wizard Posts: 17,878 Karma: 2014526 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Forum Changes in place We are happy to announce that the forum changes are in place. This pass at forum changes was mainly for the device sections. The goal was to maintain what was working and fill in some missing areas. To start with there is now a "General Discussions" section. This section was created for those discussion which were about e-books and e-book reading but didn't really fit into a device or software thread. These threads usually ended up in the "News and Commentary" section. You will also see the "News and Commentary" section was renamed to simply be "News" to focus it a bit more. You will see there is now one category where all E-Book Reader device sections will be found. This includes dedicated devices such as the Kindle and the Sony and non-dedicated devices such as the iPad and the eDGe. The devices are listed in alphabetical order to make them easy to find. There is a new "More E-Book Readers" section to discuss dedicated e-book reader devices for which there is no section. And grouped under that section are many device specific sub-forums. As discussion in the generic "More" section about a new or coming device become popular a new sub-forum can be added. We value all participation no matter what device you use but we needed a way to keep the forum list from becoming very long and daunting. In addition the "Other Devices" section is now named "Alternative Devices" for discussion of Netbooks, PDAs, Smartphones etc. Once again, this incubation area will be watched carefully and device or OS specific sub-forums may be created for more popular devices or software. The very good news is we added the following device sections: BeBook enTourage eDGe iRiver Story Onyx Boox Plastic Logic Que Spring Design Alex We hope that these changes make everyone happy and will be responding to new forum section request more swiftly since the new organization easily allows it. Thanks for your patience while we planned all this out. We do appreciate it. Please enjoy. __________________ Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. --Napoleon Bonaparte Last edited by pilotbob; 03-15-2010 at 12:11 PM.

03-15-2010, 12:45 PM	#2
Steven Lyle Jordan Ebook pioneer Posts: 7,858 Karma: 3000150 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germantown, Maryland, USA Device: Nook Color, Droid 3	Yes! We kept "Alternative Devices"! It can be hard to slim down when there are so many devices and areas of interest to cover. __________________

03-15-2010, 06:40 PM	#4
LenzGr Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hamburg, Germany Device: Onyx Boox 60	Thanks a lot for setting up a dedicated Boox Forum, it's appreciated! __________________ Join my Onyx Boox Fan page on Facebook!

03-15-2010, 09:34 PM	#5
Verencat Procrastinators unite! Posts: 2,608 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: Sony PRS 500, given generously by PilotBOb! Nook? Kobo!	And thank you Bob for all your good work! __________________ To summarize: it is a well known fact, that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Douglas Adams

03-15-2010, 10:07 PM	#6
dwanthny Grand Wizard Posts: 5,784 Karma: 5857986 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Sony PRS-950, Sony PRS-505, PRS-300	I was about to suggest a way people with low vision could zoom the page without the text exceeding the screen. Then it occurred to me that you must have this as an option if I could only find it. So I looked at all of the options again and low and behold I found it. For those folks on here who like to zoom the screen to increase font size, but are frustrated that the forum and thus text extends past the edge of the screen just go down to the bottom left and change Fixed to Liquid. Keep up the good work! __________________ -- Walt -- Stopping to check... sigh of relief ...all of my hair is still there.

03-15-2010, 05:29 PM	#3
Batman Jr. Unstoppably Curious Posts: 176 Karma: 7676 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle 3/Fire; BB Storm2; enTourage eDGe/Pocket eDGe; iPad1/iPod touch	Thanks, pilotbob et al.; much appreciated!

03-16-2010, 11:16 AM	#7
jupstin Groupie Posts: 150 Karma: 300000 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambria, California Device: Kindle 2	This is great! I can see all the links for the e-book reader forums in one screen with no scrolling. Also, I think the device-specific tags are super useful. Great job, and thanks for all the hard work.

03-16-2010, 01:07 PM	#8
gollu Unsullied Posts: 236 Karma: 621611 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Israel Device: Kindle 2i	I like the new layout as well. Great job guys!

03-16-2010, 01:48 PM	#9
Xanthe Guru Posts: 803 Karma: 75609 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek Libre Pro, Sony PRS-350, Pandigital Novel, eBookMan 911	One minor quibble. Would you please add "Aluratek Libre Pro" under the Ectaco Jetbook category? Since both readers use the same hardware, the users of both e-readers post in that section. It would enable new users of the Libre to more easily locate information about their e-reader. Thanks.

03-16-2010, 10:03 PM	#11
Laura81 Addict Posts: 351 Karma: 407796 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Device: Kindle 4 (non-touch) & Pocket Pro	I think the new layout is great! Good work!

03-17-2010, 12:47 AM	#12
Xanthe Guru Posts: 803 Karma: 75609 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek Libre Pro, Sony PRS-350, Pandigital Novel, eBookMan 911	Thanks, pilotbob! __________________ Plan B Is Now In Force

03-17-2010, 08:39 AM	#13
pendragginp Fanatic Posts: 566 Karma: 300369 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The End Of The Earth Device: Several	Very nice!

03-17-2010, 08:03 PM	#14
exreader exanimate ex post facto Posts: 55 Karma: 30 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Kindle	something changed such that unless i do a shift/control-reload of the main page, to flush the cache, i get some nonsense about tokens expired and so forth. very annoying. ex Last edited by exreader; 03-17-2010 at 08:25 PM.

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