[WEBSITE v2] MusicBee website and forum redesign

[hiccup]

Well this can be done. But the patch release is also in the download page too. so there is no need for any separate patch button. Right now no patch is not showing in the download page but it is there, it will show up once steven submits a new patch in the dashboard.

Are we talking about the same download page?
We now have 3.0.6086, and the download page still shows 3.0.6067 under 'Get the latest MusicBee'.

[hiccup]

If you checked "Stay Logged in" when signing in it does not mean that it will show you always online but rather it stores some data on your pc(mostly cookies) to identify you when you open the website again and log in you automatically. there is no harm, no one can see you online and no reason to do it.

I never knew that!
Thnx, gonna try it.

[AvikB]

Hot damn, the new website and forum are looking great. Tested them on several normal and mobile screen resolutions and it all looks very good. Congrats on a job very well done!

ah, thanks for confirming about it working on different resolutions.

[AvikB]

Well this can be done. But the patch release is also in the download page too. so there is no need for any separate patch button. Right now no patch is not showing in the download page but it is there, it will show up once steven submits a new patch in the dashboard.

Are we talking about the same download page? We now have 3.0.6086, and the download page still shows 3.0.6067 under 'Get the latest MusicBee'.

it seems Steven might forget to submit the patch :S,

[AvikB]

When adding a skin, you can (and must) only select 'MusicBee 3' under 'Minimum Supported MusicBee Version'. No option to leave it open, or select v2.x.

Unfortunately there are no v2.x support. Sorry for no backward comparability.

[hiccup]

At the risk of revealing that I am not a smart as I don't think I am not:

I struggled a few times finding how to adjust my forum preferences. I just found out why that is...

When hoovering over the round 'little guy' icon, immediately the dropdown menu opens.
I am expecting to be able to click the 'Hey, username' entry there to enter the settings page.
But that does nothing.

I just now found out that you need to click the icon itself, and not the menu that opens.
Feels a bit odd. Would it be possible to make the username clickable for this purpose?

[AvikB]

When you want to enter the subject for a PM and click that field to do so, the text "(No subject)" stays in place, so you will have to remove it manually. It would be nice if that field was cleared as soon as you click it.

+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1

Might get fixed in next update.

[hiccup]

Unfortunately there are no v2.x support. Sorry for no backward comparability.

That's a bit strange then. There are skins that have been, and will be uploaded that will function fine under 2.0. (some even on purpose)
It will now give the wrong impression that they are only suited for v3.

[AvikB]

At the risk of revealing that I am not a smart as I don't think I am not: I struggled a few times finding how to adjust my forum preferences. I just found out why that is... When hoovering over the round 'little guy' icon, immediately the dropdown menu opens. I am expecting to be able to click the 'Hey, username' entry there to enter the settings page. But that does nothing. I just now found out that you need to click the icon itself, and not the menu that opens. Feels a bit odd. Would it be possible to make the username clickable for this purpose?

It was my fault for that bad design choice , i actually intended to make that "Hey, username" clickable but i forgot    will be fixed in next update.

[AvikB]

Unfortunately there are no v2.x support. Sorry for no backward comparability.

That's a bit strange then. There are skins that have been, and will be uploaded that will function fine under 2.0. (some even on purpose) It will now give the wrong impression that they are only suited for v3.

I think it is time for them to upgrade to new version.
there is one way to add v2.x in the dashboard, but Steven would have to do a bit more extra work which i don't think is even needed. From v3.x dashboard will maintain full backword compatibility. Unfortunately no backward support v2.x. unless ofc Steven would like to add it. in that case i can send him the instructions.

[hiccup]

Right now no patch is not showing in the download page but it is there, it will show up once steven submits a new patch in the dashboard.

Are we talking about the same download page? We now have 3.0.6086, and the download page still shows 3.0.6067 under 'Get the latest MusicBee'.

it seems Steven might forget to submit the patch :S,
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I think the wording on that button is wrong then, and also what it does.
It just says 'Get MusicBee 3', and then refreshes the same download page and brings you to the top.
Shouldn't it say something like 'download the latest patch'?
And preferably explain about extracting, copying over existing files etc.
That seems to be one of the biggest issues for many users trying to stay current with updates and 'installing' them.

[AvikB]

 I think the wording on that button is wrong then, and also what it does. It just says 'Get MusicBee 3', and then refreshes the same download page and brings you to the top. Shouldn't it say something like 'download the latest patch'? And preferably explain about extracting, copying over existing files etc. That seems to be one of the biggest issues for many users trying to stay current with updates and 'installing' them.

Here is how it looks when a patch is submitted.
http://test.getmusicbee.com/download/

Yeah i think it would be better to explain these. But i think even better solution would be for MusicBee to download and apply patch automatically without even visiting the site.
I have some API available for steven, ofc it is his call to implement it.

[Steven]

Unfortunately there are no v2.x support. Sorry for no backward comparability.

That's a bit strange then. There are skins that have been, and will be uploaded that will function fine under 2.0. (some even on purpose) It will now give the wrong impression that they are only suited for v3.

I think it is time for them to upgrade to new version.
there is one way to add v2.x in the dashboard, but Steven would have to do a bit more extra work which i don't think is even needed. From v3.x dashboard will maintain full backword compatibility. Unfortunately no backward support v2.x. unless ofc Steven would like to add it. in that case i can send him the instructions.

i dont want to do anything around this due to risks of messing things up and users can still visit the forum to get skins

[phred]

If you checked "Stay Logged in" when signing in it does not mean that it will show you always online but rather it stores some data on your pc(mostly cookies) to identify you when you open the website again and log in you automatically. there is no harm, no one can see you online and no reason to do it.

I never knew that!
Thnx, gonna try it.

FWIW, I never log off from the MB forum. After 15 minutes(?) of inactivity my name drops off the 'users online' list at the bottom of the main forum page, but I'm still logged in. As long as you're on your own computer, there really doesn't seem to be any reason to log off. This is the only site where I do that.

[psychoadept]

i dont want to do anything around this due to risks of messing things up and users can still visit the forum to get skins

I need to update the skins page on the wiki to point people to the new add-ons page, anyway.  I guess i can leave up the older skins, if they're still available, and call it the 2.x repository.