Jan McNulty Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 OK, I don't reboot my MacBook very often but I did the other day and the Forum now looks different on Safari (it looks the same as on my phone and iPad). This is, in itself, not an issue but I absolutely hate the way the search facility is now presented. I tried logging in on Chrome and it is the way it always has been. Does anyone have any idea as to why the search is so different on what I think of as the mobile version to that of the laptop version? As it still is on Chrome: As it now is on Safari on my MacBook and as it is on my phone: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 it looks like the lower version in Firefox too (the latest version) As a bit of a guess, the upper version looks like the 'old' one as I assume Chrome browser not been updated in the reboot. The lower version looks a richer facility tbh (i.e. more options) and probably kicked in at the reboot, as perhaps the Safari browser updated as part of the reboot process. As I rarely use search myself, I can't say if this an improvement - or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Doesn't this just depend on how you're doing the search? Both look familiar to me. The top one is what I get if, say, I'm in a forum and put a search term in the box, but the bottom one is if I just click on the magnifying glass in the box without putting a search term in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, alison said: Doesn't this just depend on how you're doing the search? Both look familiar to me. The top one is what I get if, say, I'm in a forum and put a search term in the box, but the bottom one is if I just click on the magnifying glass in the box without putting a search term in. I get the bottom one full stop on Safari now. There isn't a search box any more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 isn't the 'search term' the box where you put what you're searching for? (and then the other check boxes used to modify the where's etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, zxDaveM said: isn't the 'search term' the box where you put what you're searching for? (and then the other check boxes used to modify the where's etc) No. On the old version it is much easier to search within a specific forum, which is what I usually do. Two screen shots of the home screen: The previous (and still chrome) version: The new Safari (and what it looks like on my phone) version: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 hmm - puzzled. My Safari version (on my MacBook) is the same as the Firefox look - which is like the top version above. Don't know what to suggest, tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 I could do with some tuition, please, on how to use the search function effectively. It doesn’t matter what I enter or which category I select, it never turns up anything remotely related to my requirement. I know that it’s a case of ‘user error’, but …… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, capybara said: I could do with some tuition, please, on how to use the search function effectively. It doesn’t matter what I enter or which category I select, it never turns up anything remotely related to my requirement. I know that it’s a case of ‘user error’, but …… Do you get a search box like the one in my first or second photograph Capybara? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Anyone else having difficulties with the site this morning? I'm writing this on Firefox but have been unable to get the forum on Chrome or Safari where other sites seem OK, including another Invision-supplied one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I got an error message on Safari a while ago but it's working OK now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 Seems to be working on Safari for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I couldn't get in - but clearing login credentials in the browser history settings did the trick (in Firefox) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 And all seems well here now after a 5-hour shutdown! Just one of those things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 they did write to me (eventually) to say they had 'intermittent faults' in the US (?). I was out last night though, so only saw it this morning. I sorted myself out though, clearing the cache Hope its all better this morning - seems fine for me anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Looks as though the powers that be have tampered with the search form again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 In what way? It's not something I use very often, so I don't know what's new or changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 7 hours ago, alison said: Looks as though the powers that be have tampered with the search form again It still looks the same to me and I still don't like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Maybe my settings have just caught up with yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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