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brian64

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Jan 31, 2011
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it feels a little weird that I can see posts between members. It makes me feel like I'm eavesdropping.

I wasn't even aware of this feature. Does this mean there is no private messaging function here now?
 
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I wasn't even aware of this feature. Does this mean there is no private messaging function here now?

PMs work fine here, it looks like he was reading members' publicly-viewable Profile Posts which were mistakenly being treated as a PM system.

Has anyone found a "Night Mode" feature here? My retinas are burning.
 
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brian64

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PMs work fine here, it looks like he was reading members' publicly-viewable Profile Posts which were mistakenly being treated as a PM system.

Thanks...I see now where the PM function is...hadn't got around to figuring that out before.
Has anyone found a "Night Mode" feature here? My retinas are burning.

One of the best things I ever did for my eyes was buying "blue light" or UV protection computer glasses. They make a dramatic difference in how my eyes feel. I can't stand looking at any computer screen without them anymore.
 
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brian64

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Are those available in prescription lenses?

Yes they are. The ones I have are not prescription and less expensive...but I know of at least the below that offer prescription versions...there may be others out there.

 
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Chasing Embers

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Yes they are. The ones I have are not prescription and less expensive...but I know of at least the below that offer prescription versions...there may be others out there.

Cool, those would be great for work!?
 
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brian64

Lifer
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This platform is capable of supporting both private messages and conversations, but that appears not to have been activated.

If you click on a member's name, it takes you to a screen with a comment entry field, which is apparently for the "conversations". But if you look above that to the right, there is a "start PM" button.
 

olkofri

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The Arm of Orion
Another thing that needs fixing, that I just noticed as well: it's nice to have the old pipicons back, but the autocorrect is running amok changing the word 'puff' into the icon.
 

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I know, it's doing it automatically. I saw the conversation between JimInks and Kevin Godbee about it. If it was a bug I expect Godbee would have said so. I think it's just an Easter egg for the site.
 

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I guess I have to learn the necessary tricks, but the spell-check on the new site is highly oppositional. The Belgium burley variant I love so much always comes out Tabac-Manil Semis, and then there's Haddon's Delight. I don't even know the words Semis and Haddon, so I am all the more mystified. I'll live with it, or learn my way around it, but it is annoying. Mostly the new site is snappy. I like it not posting the total number of posts on each new post. Over time, think I'll discover a number of things that are improvements that I just don't "get" right away, not being immersed in tech.

Spell check is browser related, not website.
 
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Well I'm back to being confused then. I'm not seeing any private messaging function.

From a post, click on the persons screen-name, then click on their screen-name again in the new window that pops up. That brings up another window where you can click on "Start PM", although it looks greyed-out on my screen. It won't appear at all unless you're logged in.
 
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