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1. Re: Finally! I have a dead-simple request:
~graffiti Apr 8, 2009 5:17 PM (in response to Phos±four dots)Agreed. It would be nice to do that in the Acrobat and Reader forums as well.
When they post in the wrong area (and they will) we can just have them go back to the list and tell them to look for the link on the right instead of having to get in some sort of detailed discussion simply to get them to the right area.
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2. Re: Finally! I have a dead-simple request:
John_Cornicello_Photo Apr 8, 2009 7:22 PM (in response to ~graffiti)You actually can do the "grunt work" on this. Just do it in a regular message. I can then convert that into the descriptive text box at the top of the forum(s). Let me know when you have something and I'll get it posted.
As for posting in the wrong area, hosts will be able to move the message to someplace else. They will also be able to break out messages in the middle of a thread to a new thread if things really drift off and don't come back. The URLs for the moved messages won't change, so folks can still find their messages by using History or Your Stuff if they got moved to a different location.
John
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3. Re: Finally! I have a dead-simple request:
Phos±four dots Apr 8, 2009 7:52 PM (in response to John_Cornicello_Photo)John_Cornicello wrote:
You actually can do the "grunt work" on this. Just do it in a regular message. I can then convert that into the descriptive text box at the top of the forum(s). Let me know when you have something and I'll get it posted.
Well, I'd be happy to do this, at least for a couple forums. But to be quite frank, navigation is already sludgy and the inefficient use of space is already among the top complaints here.
That said, I'd propose that as little text as possible be posted at the top of the forums...I wouldn't want it to be anywhere near as bulky as the text at the top of some of the WebX forums. Not EVEN close to that.
The text at the top would succinctly admonish/request/cajole/beg/politely ask/demand—with phrasing that is as attitudinally neutral as possible—that the wayward and/or clueless peruse the wonderful wealth contained in the right-column box.
That's why my suggestion is to place links in the box/widget already provided for them in the right column. And that I can't do.
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4. Re: Finally! I have a dead-simple request:
John_Cornicello_Photo Apr 8, 2009 7:59 PM (in response to Phos±four dots)Agreed about trying to keep the top less cluttered. But it could go off on the side as in
http://forums.adobe.com/community/general/forum_comments/testing?view=overview
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5. Re: Finally! I have a dead-simple request:
Bob_Peters Apr 8, 2009 8:20 PM (in response to John_Cornicello_Photo)Better yet, John, let's dispose of the entire right column and regain the space for some worthwhile use. Perhaps even take the great leap and have a flexible width posting area
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6. Re: Finally! I have a dead-simple request:
Phillip Jones Apr 9, 2009 10:29 AM (in response to Bob_Peters)Has anyone used the FileMaker Forums?
The have something that looks similar to this except nothing on the right and the windows go copletely from one side to the other. (Flex width) Wonder if it run on Jive software? Wonder it the system her could be set like that?



