Use a computer instead of a damn telephone and the site works just fine!

 

Use a computer instead of a damn telephone and the site works just fine!

- papadan

I know it does. It works fine on a desktop or laptop. But I've been visiting for a year and a half on iPhone and iPad (both amazing computers) and it's still glitchy and not up to date.

I'm sorry if I sound like a dick saying the site needs a mobile overhaul but it's true. And it will continually need upgrades in the future as software/users/devices change.

 

I can't spell smartphone, much less use one. My phone is a landline that don't even do text. ;-)

 

I agree 100% with Matt.

 

what's a phone?

 

Well I'm out numbered! Ya'll can upgrade the site all you want and when my technology wont work anymore I'll move on to another site. TMFO

 

It would be great to have a good mobile version ….. but not if it means compromising the desktop version, IMHO. I hate sites that assume everyone is going to visit on a phone and optimize for that, leaving the desktop visitor with a lack of features and intuitive controls. Looking at things on a 26" screen is different than a 4" screen.

 

I'm still having trouble with Morse code with my two cans and tight string between them. I still have to fall back on smoke signals most times.

 

Your not out numbered Papadan I'm with you!
I have a smart phone. Don't use it. My wife bought it for me. use it so little that once a year someone from Mumbai calls and says " Sir: you very much must use your phone or your minutes will get too rusty to work. I am telling you this."

 

Use a computer instead of a damn telephone and the site works just fine!

- papadan

The world is moving away from the Desktop computer rapidly. Some articles say desktop could be obsolete the a couple years.

This site (if it intends to say in business) will be forced to update this site in the not s near future to surive. You old fogies like you better get with the program or you may be left behind.

 

Works just fine on my iPad… and I know how to take pictures the right way so they don't get displayed sideways. All sites look crappy on my smart phone, even 'mobile friendly' sites which generally mean dumbed down to just the bare minimum functionality.

Cheers,
Brad

 

I've already upgraded my Tech. I use a laptop now and with a 15" screen I had to upgrade my cheaters to see anything. Hell, I'm even wireless, I can sit in my chair on the front porch and raise hell with these kids. When the younger generation out techs all us old people, who is gonna teach them anything about life?

 

I know how to take pictures correctly and still have to manually rotate them 360 degrees to get them to appear correct on the site.. Laptop, desktop, iphone, ipad… doesn't matter. I have to rotate them every time. and yes they are right side up on the device I use

 

Works fine on my iPhone all you have to do is take a pic in panoramic view and it loads up fine and the site is just fine in panoramic view also.

 

Interesting discussion. I have to say I only go to the site on my laptop. Tried it on the mobile site and gave up, just to hard to use. But to be honest, I really don't think I would go often on the mobile even if it was easy to use. So the summary is, I don't care what you do just keep the site going. The community on here is great at sharing ideas, fun projects and providing great advice when asked. Even when not asked

 

Works fine on my iPhone all you have to do is take a pic in panoramic view and it loads up fine and the site is just fine in panoramic view also.

- diverlloyd

Thank you- a response that keeps this on point.
I do not use a Smart Phone but I respect it as a "tool" in our society.

 

Works fine on iPad for me as well. I basically only use my laptop for sketchup, Inkscape, and word processing now.
I do all my social media and forums on my iPad and find it excellent for that. I would not want to lose features.

The picture thing is easy (a simple crop or edit) but it is a pain educating every newcomer about how to fix them.

Phones are overrated for viewing pictures IMHO. It's nice to be able to pull one out of your pocket anywhere and show a photo but if you want to actually see anything a bigger screen is necessary. ..... and here on LJ, we want to see things.

Rant over…

 

I know how to take pictures correctly and still have to manually rotate them 360 degrees to get them to appear correct on the site.. Laptop, desktop, iphone, ipad… doesn t matter. I have to rotate them every time. and yes they are right side up on the device I use

- tschmidty68

Rotate them 360 degrees?

 

The old fashioned site is used by old fashioned users on old fashion equipment. Perfect! Who says the site needs updating?

 

Don't worry, this mobile craze will blow over soon and we'll be back to 12" CRTs and DOS like god intended.

@matt, the site software is too old. They have made improvements but I guess it needs a rewrite. LJs unique and forward thinking design is now working against it.

 

Can you iPad guys post a screenshot? I'd like to see what it looks like.

This is a Fire tablet, Firefox with ublock origin. Edit, zoomed in.

 

Thanks for the panoramic picture tip. Will give it a shot!

I started typing this post on my iPhone and it was basically unusable. "Aw snap, something went wrong" (404 screen twice) and lots of lag between the time I typed a letter and when it actually posted to the screen. Now that I'm on iPad it's not a problem. Maybe I was over exaggerating saying that iPad version is also faulty. I'll try and post a picture from it later tonight, see if it rotates.

I guess everyone's situation is different. I mainly use the LJ site when I'm not home, on my phone. When I'm home, I'm building in my free time. Almost always. So the mobile glitches get really annoying when I'm trying to type a quick post or post a project. I don't carry my iPad around with me. It's too big for the front pocket. All I'm asking for is a better mobile interface that isn't outdated and glitchy. Either way I'll keep using the site and cussing at the software occasionally. I love this place and the helpful attitude (for the most part).

Just trying to help improve things around here.

 

lots of lag between the time I typed a letter and when it actually posted to the screen.

That is a problem with your device, not the site. Input boxes do not send anything over the wire on a character by character basis. It is all strictly on your device until you hit the "post" button, then everything you typed gets sent at that time. This has been discussed many times before.

Cheers,
Brad

 

My wife's office designs and manage well over 2000 websites.

They run daily stats on all of their clients websites with 100's of thousands of viewers everyday.

Mobile (phone viewers) out of well over 2000 websites and 100's of thousands of viewers daily averages only 6%. Not very many considering the stats and how many millions of phones there are out there.

Forums are "best viewed" on a pc and a laptop, not a phone. I use my phone to contact people, not play in the internet.

Upgrading a forum is "not as easy" as someone would think, especially as large and as popular as this one, and it can be expensive.

I just looked at the forum on my phone and it's very responsive and looks just fine.The only thing that really needs upgrading is the mobile nav menu, and that could be a chore to do.

 

lots of lag between the time I typed a letter and when it actually posted to the screen.

That is a problem with your device, not the site. HTML Input boxes do not send anything over the wire, it is all strictly on your device until you hit the "post" button, then everything you typed gets sent at that time. This has been discussed many times before.

Cheers,
Brad

- MrUnix

Then I apologize for saying the software is old and needs updated. I'm using an apple 6s iPhone with latest updates for the record. 6 months old I think.

One rotated picture upload too many!