've been trying to persuade my mate to join the forum but he and his wife are none too hot on how to use it. If I get him to use the NGF website address is there any special setting he would need for a tablet please? This will be the blind leading the blind :dunce:
Nope, not at all.
Should be absolutely fine
There isn't a 'special' setting. But on all the all the tablets/phones I've used you need to click on "Use Desktop Settings" to get the best experience.
Regards,
John P
It's amazing I view and do everything on the forum on my phone, I cant get on with the mobile site, the desktop version is fantastic in comparison, according to me, whose not yet past the slate and nail technology even though I'm trying to build a dcc layout :hmmm:
I agree that on a tablet it's best to use desktop version, it still allows you to do all the same things as on a desktop computer, the only thing I find is when I return to the forum tab (after being away from my device) it defaults to mobile view, tapping the refresh button on the browser bar updates it back to desktop.
I use an iPad Pro and an iPhone 7plus and both do the same.
Quote from: Only Me on September 30, 2019, 05:52:54 PM
if you want desktop view you click the desktop button :)
and being a thicko myself, that button is where please? :dunce:
Top left on the forum page.
Thanks Chaps. As I use a laptop I've never seen that screen.
I voiced this to Paul before, but I hate the nice red pages, and my phone and tablet have a habit of turning red quite often.
I find this very annoying.
Ok, it's an easy fix, but having to revert it to desktop view constantly is a bloody nuisance.
Rant over.
What sort of tablet are you on Mick?
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41EM5b57HbL.jpg) :goggleeyes:
Quote from: Trainfish on September 30, 2019, 10:32:15 PM
What sort of tablet are you on Mick?
Not so much a tablet as a heat seeking suppository! :worried: :worried:
Phew! I thought that there was a problem with this!!! :D Glad to hear that there isn't a problem, and that members are happy with the mobile version. :thumbsup:
Not this one, boss, sorry! ;)
I get the impression from the above posts that other members switch it over to the desktop version, too.
However, both versions work fine.
I just prefer the normal version, and get a bit peed off when my device decides it'll show me the red version.
Only Me has already explained that one mate...... Your browser or cookies are basically forgetting that you've selected the Desktop version (perhaps you're taking a long time to read a page?! :D ) and so it resets and you have to click the button at the top again.
Oh, ok... I did see that post, but it's not a language I'm all that familiar with :worried:
Mine often loads in the mobile view, but refreshing it reverts it to the desktop view. Cookie expiry must be very short, it's not when you close the browser. Of no consequence though.
Hi
I've had it switch to mobile view from desktop whilst going back to the unread list on my iPad.
Cheers
Paul
Yes, I prefer the desktop version.
Works better for me than the mobile one.
My iPad always open the Forum in Mobile format but hitting the Desktop button for the view I want I not a problem just a minor anoiance.
Ray
Quote from: Newportnobby on October 01, 2019, 09:56:50 AM
Quote from: Trainfish on September 30, 2019, 10:32:15 PM
What sort of tablet are you on Mick?
Not so much a tablet as a heat seeking suppository! :worried: :worried:
I certainly know that "feeling". Anyway, moving on...............
When I just went to read this, me phone turned red on me again.
That makes me turn red :veryangry:
Personally I'd love it if there were some user option in the forum software along the lines of "always show desktop version regardless of device". It's not too annoying but I've never found a way of getting it to always come up as the desktop version on my phone.
In Safari on Apple devices this ongoing niggle has gone away for me since iOS 13. In settings under Safari there's an option to request desktop versions for ALL websites. Although not specific to this forum, it does make it a lot less irritating for me :thumbsup:
iOS 13 has broken 'tap to zoom' though, which I use most on this website! Hoping Apple fix that soon, it's annoying!
Enjoy, because your post turned up red again :veryangry: