[07-MAR-2016] Current status of BLF upgrade process

[1dash1]

@sb56637

@1dash1

@sb56637

@1dash1

Why is it …

Whenever I click on a new discussion thread, it opens up on the second post and I have to scroll back up to see the OP. :SICK: Am I doing something wrong (need to reconfigure my setup in some way)?

If not, is this problem fixable? :nerd_face:

Hmm, I haven’t seen this yet. What browser and OS are you on?

The problem occurs for me in Chrome and Windows 7.

My other PC running Chrome and Windows 8.1 works fine.

I guess you could try to log out of BLF, delete all cookies related to budgetlightforum.com, and log back in again. Can’t hurt anyway.

SB:

My error.

I habitually click on the “new” replies to pick up the discussion where I last left it.

Well, on a brand new discussion thread, clicking on the “new” starts off on post #2.

I need to break this habit. (That should be easy enough, since I’ll be immediately reminded of my mistake by having to scroll up to see the OP.)

Funny, I never had this problem on the old website. I guess it was smarter than me!

Sorry for troubling you!

[sb56637]

@1dash1

My error.

I habitually click on the “new” replies to pick up the discussion where I last left it.

Well, on a brand new discussion thread, clicking on the “new” starts off on post #2.

Actually the “X new” link should take you directly to the first new post number, not necessarily to post #2. This feature actually seems to work well (for you guys at least, unfortunately there’s a major bug for me with my admin privileges ), which is one of the few major advantages of this upgrade.

[sb56637]

@shrick

Hang me for this,its ok… Theres quite some functionality just taken away in this release and stuff that just does not work. I appreciate your effort SB, but my honest opinion is that I prefer the previous version. I must admit, Im not sure why this release was pushed, might be good reason though.

Yeah, I won’t disagree with you on this. But it was unfortunately necessary, because it’s absolutely imperative to be using software with security updates. These complex forum engines always have bugs, and if the developers don’t look for and fix them the bad guys will find them and exploit them. So I really didn’t have any choice but to upgrade.

[sb56637]

@mattlward

I have noticed, that with some frequency when clicking a post and having it open in a new tab that the page will not load. I never had this problem with the old server. I am running Firefox and Chrome on Windows 7 with multiple machines and have seen the behavior on multiple machines as well as Android. I have also seen this across multiple network providers.

It could be a bandwidth problem or a problem with the initial page request or part of the initial handshake being eaten somewhere.

Hmm this doesn’t sound good. Anybody else seen the same thing?

[raccoon]

@sb56637

@mattlward

I have noticed, that with some frequency when clicking a post and having it open in a new tab that the page will not load. I never had this problem with the old server. I am running Firefox and Chrome on Windows 7 with multiple machines and have seen the behavior on multiple machines as well as Android. I have also seen this across multiple network providers. It could be a bandwidth problem or a problem with the initial page request or part of the initial handshake being eaten somewhere.

Hmm this doesn’t sound good. Anybody else seen the same thing?

I have. It happens to me several times a day, but I skim every new post on the forum. I just reload the page that won't load, and the problem is gone. ;)

By the way, I use Chrome on Windows 7 and Windows 8.

[sb56637]

@raccoon city

@sb56637

@mattlward

I have noticed, that with some frequency when clicking a post and having it open in a new tab that the page will not load. I never had this problem with the old server. I am running Firefox and Chrome on Windows 7 with multiple machines and have seen the behavior on multiple machines as well as Android. I have also seen this across multiple network providers. It could be a bandwidth problem or a problem with the initial page request or part of the initial handshake being eaten somewhere.

Hmm this doesn’t sound good. Anybody else seen the same thing?

I have. It happens to me several times a day, but I skim every new post on the forum. I just reload the page that won’t load, and the problem is gone.

By the way, I use Chrome on Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Ok, thanks. And is this when loading single tabs or multiple tabs at once and/or quick succession?

[raccoon]

@sb56637

Ok, thanks. And is this when loading single tabs or multiple tabs at once and/or quick succession?

I usually load at least a few tabs, in quick succession, at a time.

[sb56637]

OK I made an adjustment that I hope will improve or eliminate the issue with hanging tabs opened in quick succession. I’d appreciate your experiences.

[shrick]

@sb56637

@shrick

Hang me for this,its ok… Theres quite some functionality just taken away in this release and stuff that just does not work. I appreciate your effort SB, but my honest opinion is that I prefer the previous version. I must admit, Im not sure why this release was pushed, might be good reason though.

Yeah, I won’t disagree with you on this. But it was unfortunately necessary, because it’s absolutely imperative to be using software with security updates. These complex forum engines always have bugs, and if the developers don’t look for and fix them the bad guys will find them and exploit them. So I really didn’t have any choice but to upgrade.

Thanks for your effort SB…

[The_Miller]

With all the beautifull BLF special flashlights….
Can’t anybody who has them take a picture with a white background to replace the current pic?
I mean, de Kronos set would look better then the now widely despised SRK that is shown right?

[DavidEF]

@The Miller

With all the beautifull BLF special flashlights….
Can’t anybody who has them take a picture with a white background to replace the current pic?
I mean, de Kronos set would look better then the now widely despised SRK that is shown right?

Funny, those lights were specifically chosen recently by members of BLF to be put up on the page, replacing what was there before. That SRK is one TK owns and modded a while back. And the light on the left is the original BLF X6-SE, from the first GB with Eagle Eye. The light on the right is simply a SK-68 zoomie.

-Edit: Here is the relevant thread.

Edit again: OOPS! Wrong one! Here!

[The_Miller]

ha yes I saw the BLF special on the left.
Knowing what that SRK is changes the meaning of the pic of course, thanks.

[djozz]

@DavidEF

@The Miller

With all the beautifull BLF special flashlights….
Can’t anybody who has them take a picture with a white background to replace the current pic?
I mean, de Kronos set would look better then the now widely despised SRK that is shown right?

Funny, those lights were specifically chosen recently by members of BLF to be put up on the page, replacing what was there before. That SRK is one TK owns and modded a while back. And the light on the left is the original BLF X6-SE, from the first GB with Eagle Eye. The light on the right is simply a SK-68 zoomie.

-Edit: Here is the relevant thread.

Edit again: OOPS! Wrong one! Here!

Hey, so you are calling my dedomed XP-E2 @2.1A 40kcd red hotrodded sk68-clone simple?

[The_Miller]

hahahaha and now all of them are explained for the special ones they are.

[DavidEF]

Sorry, djozz, I missed that detail! :-x

[sb56637]

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[ToyKeeper]

@The Miller

With all the beautifull BLF special flashlights….
Can’t anybody who has them take a picture with a white background to replace the current pic?
I mean, de Kronos set would look better then the now widely despised SRK that is shown right?

Well, BLF does start with “Budget”… and the Kronos set is arguably not “budget”. I’d also argue that BLF is more about making than about consuming. So I think the cheaper lights in the current logo are still more representative. Make something awesome. Plus, they won the vote (except for disagreement about whether to use a P60 or C8, and then the X6 got used instead).

Lights like the Kronos set are nice… but they’re not what BLF is really about.

I wouldn’t mind a minor logo upgrade though, to add translucency and clean up Moire patterns on some edges: (current logo on top, suggested upgrade on bottom)

[raccoon]

@sb56637

OK I made an adjustment that I hope will improve or eliminate the issue with hanging tabs opened in quick succession. I’d appreciate your experiences.

I just went through tons of new posts, and BLF didn't hang once!

I'd say you fixed the problem, sb. ;)

[wight]

@The Miller

the now widely despised SRK

! Really? Even setting aside the fact that the image is actually of TK’s fancy SRK…. The SRK is not widely despised AFAIK. In fact, as far as I can see it’s still fairly widely sought after, despite the common knowledge of the quality issues with clones. If anything that seems to indicate that it is still widely loved! Just my two cents. :-/

EDIT: Hopefully I don’t sound too troll-ish! “widely despised” just seemed like quite a bit of an over-statement.

[sb56637]

@raccoon city

@sb56637

OK I made an adjustment that I hope will improve or eliminate the issue with hanging tabs opened in quick succession. I’d appreciate your experiences.

I just went through tons of new posts, and BLF didn’t hang once!

I’d say you fixed the problem, sb.

Sweet, thanks for letting me know.