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@INeedMoreLumens Thanks a lot for mentioning that option, I had forgotten about it. It was actually already working and configured by default. It’s just that for some reason Chrome changes the text from “Add to Home screen” when the Discourse forum is opened on the Latest topics list, to “Install app” when viewing a thread. But they both do the same thing:
And here’s how to do it with mobile Firefox:
This creates:
And those icons launch BLF in a browser without the browser interface:
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Is there a reason why autocorrect doesn’t work when making replies? I’m on Android using Chrome.
It gets pretty annoyong afyer a while because apparently I’m not a. Very good phone typer (or my fingers aee groing fatter).
+1, just tried it with Firefox on my Android phone and it works great, albeit I fail to see the point: apart from opening the site directly from the Android launcher, the site operates exactly the same but it loses the browser menu which is sometimes useful.
Or am I missing something?
I reported that problem but apparently I was the only one. Doesn’t matter which browser, on Samsung devices (all 3 of them) with the default keyboard.
Edit : with Gboard it works, I don’t want to use another keyboard though.
Do you mean that it doesn’t automatically fix spelling mistakes, and/or it doesn’t underline mistakes in red, and/or it doesn’t show the autocompletion suggestions when an incomplete word is typed?
Could you both please test if it behaves the same on this demo/test site?
No that’s all there is to it. 
Some prefer it because it has an icon like any other app and it gains a little bit more screen space with the browser UI removed.
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This.
No change.
Thanks! This gives BFL a little more screen real estate!
Yes, spelling mistakes. If I type “anf” it doesn’t change it to “and” like it does basically in all other situations when using my phone.
My first thought is it would be an issue with my phone or browser, not Discourse, but I can’t find any settings to change on my end.
Overall I much prefer the new forum BTW.
Great to hear!
Thanks to @James_C and @thefreeman for reporting that bug, I’ll see if the Discourse devs can do anything. You’re both using the default Samsung keyboard right? And it makes no difference which browser?
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I started at cpf and then moved over to Reddit after leaving the scene for a while. Had an account here and came back to a warm welcome. 
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So everyone, what the heck is going on with r/flashlight?!
Just came back in there r/flashlight for the first time since the strike, and it seems everything is back to normal except people are not posting new stuff (newest post is by the moderator, 2 days ago)?
But I can navigate the whole subreddit, even when logged out…
So, WTH is going on? Sorry if this is a FAQ but I could not easily find the answer.
EDIT: @parametrek set me straight on the IRC channel, that’s what “restricted” mean: people can access old content but can’t post.
Another reply gave you some explanation. A bit more details is that Reddit allows 3rd party apps like Apollo and Reddit is Fun (RiF) to interface with Reddit and many people use those because the Reddit official apps stink. Reddit is implementing changes that would charge the makers of these apps large amounts of money to access Reddit which make it impossible for these apps to exist.
Fees are fine since they are a business. However compare Imgur that charges the maker of Apollo $166 per x number of requests to Reddit who wants $12,000 for the same number of requests. The maker of Apollo said for the number of requests their users make per year, Apollo would have to pay Reddit $20 million. Some people pay for Apollo and the maker of Apollo will be issuing $250,000 in refunds. So the fees make it impossible for these apps to exist. The makers of Rif an Apollo have announced they will cease operating on June 30 since fees will start accumulating on July 1.
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Exactly. r/flashlight isn’t too bad but, there are definite ‘cliques’ over there. That is offset by a large group of really great folks that make it a valuable resource for someone like myself.
Other SubReddits verge on being toxic and are run by people with views that are contrary to good public order IMHO. Since they generate traffic, sort of like news where “if it bleeds it leads” for clicks and ad revenue.
There is a move towards the “federated network” Lemmy.World from Reddit as well which is getting some traction. Some of the most well-respected names have gone over there. That system is a little immature so, there are some occasional development glitches but, it seems to work as well as Reddit.
Too bad the owners are looking to “cash out” but, it is what it is.
I think a big part of the change is that, in the past, mods were a lot more … necessary. Lights in general were worse, and needed to be fixed by the end user to make them good. But over time, modding got bigger and more professional, effectively making pre-modded lights that people can buy relatively cheap and use as-is.
Another part is probably just that the community as a whole has gotten bigger. Instead of just hardcore enthusiasts who are willing to spend a lot of time and effort, there are also more moderate enthusiasts and even people with only a casual interest. Things have mostly gotten easier and more accessible for a wider audience… except for modding, which has gotten harder since nicer lights means there is less room for improvement.
Reddit has been particularly good at addressing the needs of the more casual population who aren’t looking for a long-term engineering discussion, and instead just want something quicker, like sharing something or asking a question.
Different platforms serve different needs… but also, the needs themselves have changed over time.
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It’s not just that light s are better now, though that’s certainly true. Motivations for modding I’ve seen are mostly:
- Emitter swaps - some fairly mainstream brands are pretty accommodating of enthusiast preferences now. Want an ultra-throwy Osram in an EDC light? Fenix PD32. 519A? They’re everywhere. FC40? Just buy an Acebeam. 144A headlamp? There are two major brands now.
- Niche preferences - 1800K? UV mule? Specific optic? Hank and Simon (Emisar and Convoy) have you covered. If you don’t see it, just ask.
- Hot-rodding - it used to be that everyone obeyed LED spec sheets and was deathly afraid of a flashlight getting warm. Now, only Zebralight cares about spec sheets, and the very mainstream Skilhunt M200 drives a 519A at over twice what the datasheet says. Even conservative brands like Fenix have 3000 lumen tube lights.
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Hey @zak.wilson , great to see you here!
Entirely agree, pretty much all my mod ideas have been either niche/new emitters, require custom PCBs, or are UI swaps so that a side-switch light runs anduril instead of whatever UI it came with.
Once Simon starts making more anduril lights, and Hank adds more options for PCBs in some lights (like 5050 D4/D4S) that is pretty much half my mods made into factory options, the only ones left being those using weird emitters.
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