No pitchforks, just an observation. Not a fan so far, we'll see how it progresses.

The post view is a bit radical in change... and I know that view takes the most time for people to adapt to change in. I'm not necessarily digging the same background as the area between the posts (with the offset)... but I had some of the same background compliants with xenforo's default style initially but it has grown on me.

But I do think the user's name deserves to be in the white box and at least a vertical bar (even if only 80% of the space) is needed between the text area and the avatar/title area.

I think overall the changes are positive, but could be taken that last step if the data for the post were inside the lighter colored block and didn't rise above it. Maybe if you just tweaked the background color of the elements above the postouter div class to the same as the postouter div, it might improve the feel?

Robin did a TON of good work this year to make the mobile experience GREAT, while a rag-tag group of pinheads tested all his work over the last few weeks to ensure a smoother/quicker delivery.

If you have a concern/complaint, please be VERY specific in your post.

I'm VERY thankful that I can now use my tiny Samsung S3, and actually use the site without constantly zooming in and out. It's great!

-mof

Great work Robin thanks! Looks great on my phone, chromebook and windows PC.

I should add that I'm VERY happy the moving bar at the top is back. That was really annoying having to scroll up to go back to the forums page.

The recent iOS update hides the back and forward buttons on the browser on the ipad unless you are at the top of the page or pull them down.

I'm seeing icons now.
Title font fixed.
-mof

Great job, Robin!

I really do not like this on the iPhone... Also I always click new posts when I open a thread and it's gone... Prefer the old way much better on iPhone... Haven't checked out on desktop but I rarely go on pinside there...

Ohhh, I think that is way better.

I don't need the background of the forum to be lively and entertaining, the posts already cover that.

Hmm, Robin when I quoted you in the above post, it says I said it.

I see Wolf found the quoting bug.

I actually like the current one better. It's a little more out of the box (no pun intended).

Can there be a "style mode" for desktop users who prefer the old view/arrangement/colors/layout?

Like... an option where I select "Pinside 1.0". Heh.

I use Pinside on a Mac Desktop 90%, and on an iPhone6 the rest of the time, and was 110% satisfied with my user experience on those devices. Never minded pinching to zoom in on a phone etc.

Something really odd and dry about this new layout on desktop and its giving me the heebie jeebies. Like the site is in some sort of conservation mode. Like a hot-dog without cheese. Like pizza without the pepperoni.

Looks great on my iPhone, thank you! great update

Sleep well, you did it !
-mof

I will say, the new iPhone experience is VASTLY superior to the old one, but I didn't mind the old one, Lol.

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Actually, I think that version is better. It has a cleaner look than what is currently deployed IMO.

1. On a desktop (Firefox), the grey background that become the "bars" mentioned above posts are extremely ugly, a waste of space, and look amateurish at best.

2. The Green (?) box that comes down when selecting up/down vote is an exercise is horror.

yes, I'm familiar with all the fights between our UX guys and engineers about ambition vs comfort in designs In the mockup you show, I'm actually more 'bored' by the panel where the avatar/titles are than the post area.

I point to xenforo's style again.. they abandoned the spacing between posts and the post 'box' you have for thread views which was pretty radical at first.. but I've gone to like it. They anchor the avatar area in a bubble so it seems anchored.

For your current design.. I think if just the user titles was moved down inside the white area... it may be a cool hybrid. The avatar gets the cool offset.. the other elements are still up there... but I think the user's name itself is so important it shouldn't be obfuscated by being black on grey text and off the 'edge' so to speak.

What if you took that idea, and just extended it more the left, and kept the user icon shift? Quick and dirty mockup:

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This looks like crap on my IPad. Just like the image Jared posted on page 1.

Either way the new mobile changes are awesome. And since I've been using the beta on and off (more on mobile, less on desktop though) I'm pretty used to it already.

I like that too. As long as the "post block" includes all of the data and it visually stands off of the background as one piece my eyes will be happy.

Aurich, your post design idea is certainly an improvement on desktop.
Can I ask you to mock up mobile?
-mof

I couldn't figure out how to change the settings... There was desktop icon on bottom of page... Got it! Back to normal!! Lol .. Thanks dan

There are only two websites that I have ever donated to and I will continue to donate to pinside because there are always ongoing improvements to the user experience. Thanks!

Looks great on my tablet and phone, both android. I spend all of my time here with mobile devices, thank you for updating it for that. Donation on its way.

The grey bar and the icons for quoting, etc. look like something is missing.

In Aurich's image above it appears there are two shades of grey in the bar where the name is. In my Ipad that bar is a single color of grey. It seems like the part above the name should be blue or something else other than grey.

Wow! Much better on android mobile, thanks!

Mobile might be much improved, but it seems to have come at the cost of the desktop experience.

Added Stats Page could be interesting.
I thought that Pinside was hacked when first seeing that Martian Image.
Karma points are gone! Nutz! I was working so hard on those darn things.

Now there are embarrassing post counts instead.

Sure, when I get a moment I can screen cap off mobile and do it, won't take long, just about to head out the door to pick up a child from a playdate and grab dinner.

I am also not finding the borders between posts very appealing. Looks kinda weird with the user name and avatar offset from the white background. Used to see more posts on the same page. Plus, this is happening in Chrome now.

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Same here. My initial reaction was that desktop was not as great, I quickly grew used to it.

Even though i knew the update was coming, I didn't know what to do when I didn't have the awesome mobile version for around an hour.. Confessions of a Pinside addict, lol.

Did you check "Desktop Pinside" if so, yeah that is probably a bug. Robin will surely have that worked out in short order. I'm using my desktop now and the blank space on either side is fine, to my eyes.
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Firefox in desktop mode is displaying the same way for me. Makes me feel off balance.

Icons are working for me now. I like the number of posts as opposed to the kryptic karma points.

The iPhone version is really nice! Great work.

Yes it's desktop.

It's a blast from the past, converting the 16X9 aspect we've all had for years back to 4x3...maybe the next update will make it Black & White?

Where was that suggestion on the beta thread?

Expect that to be fixed. Wasn't like that on the beta site.

You are sick, Aurich! 13,465!! I don't know whether to envy or pity you.

I find it really interesting that people are saying there are grey 'bars' between posts.

I don't see that - I don't see it as 'grey bars' - the greay space between posts is the same color as the rest of the background. The post's content (and ONLY the post's content, not the top metadata) is highlighted with the white background. The small metadata (link to post, find all posts by, date, and up/down votes) are part of the background, 'hovering over' the background and post, as it were.

Things look a little wonky in firefox on win7, even after a hard refresh.

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Otherwise, it looks like there some nice improvements in this update