yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[About XDA developers] scootley:
The "Search forums" link that brings you to a separate page is also not the way to do this type of search*, nor is the Advanced search button. The

only way

to see this option is to click in the "Search..." box at the top of the page where there is an untitled dropdown for search scope that defaults to "Everywhere". It has an option called "This category" which is only present if the page you are on is a Category page (showing a group of related forums). However, as of now this option is broken and does not function, even if you were to select it when it is present.

Also when you get to that dedicated search page with the 4 tabs (Everything, Forums, Threads, Tags), the "Search Forums" tab is to find a forum or forum category with a given term in the name. In other words, it helps you answer questions like "where is the forum(s) for the Pixel 2"? That tab does not search for posts or threads.

*Note: the type of search we are talking about is where you want to see search results that are posts and/or threads, but you want to limit the scope of the search to a "Category", which is a grouping of related forums, such as "all forums for the Pixel 5"

And regarding sorting, the only way to achieve what I was asking about there is described here.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
@svetius and @osm0sis

I'm seeing another bug.

When viewing my profile

https://xdaforums.com/m/sd_shadow.4267571/

Spoiler content hidden.

It takes me to https://xdaforums.com/search/6550765/ which lists a few thread I am not the OP.

Like

https://xdaforums.com/t/no-puedo-ce...to-e6plus-la-variante-de-2-gb-de-ram.4162771/

And https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-access-lbf-file-lg-backup-it-is-urgent.4162779/
[About XDA developers] ianmacd:
It would be awfully nice for those of us not living in a former British colony if there were a facility allowing the user to configure the display of time using 24 hour clock notation.

I had a quick look at the XenForo forums to see how this is done, and it appears that it's only available via language selection. However, because I see no ability to select a language in my Preferences, I assume none other than US English has been configured in the global Admin Control Panel.

Anyway, it's just an annoyance, not a major issue, but it would be nice to be able to display the time using the notation that most of the world uses.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
https://xdaforums.com/t/app-2-0-mix...y-featured-file-manager.1523691/post-84326111

(post with an embedded image)

At least some images embedded in posts trigger a special image viewer. It doesn't count as a new tab, so hitting the Back button closes the tab in which I was reading the thread. It has its own controls, but they are not visible until you stroke the image. Even then, they disappear if you don't act fast enough. And the display of the controls is not always on the screen: while holding the tablet in portrait mode, the controls were not visible until I managed to Zoom Out.

I have seen a post with a flock of images attached/embedded. Tapping on one brings up a viewer that offers to let me flick through the images. Again, I need to realize that it has its own "X" to close -- hitting the Back button will close the tab in which I had been viewing the thread, which means I will also lose my place im the thread (all posts on that page will cease to be New).

I believe I have encountered embedded images that I did not have the option of opening in a new tab.

It would help me a lot if the Back button consistently dismissed the image being viewed and returned me to the thumbnail I tapped to get to the image. I think I would be better off if images *always* opened in a new tab.
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
I'm confused, when I click on the thumbnail, it goes full size and full screen, and in the top right is a close button to return me back to the post / thread. No need to touch the browser back button. I am on a desktop browser, so maybe thats not what you are talking about. The back button on the browser is exactly that / what a browser does. It goes back to the previous web page, NOT the state you were before you last clicked, as you appear to want. Imagine if it could be easily controlled by web pab pages, it would be abused by some sites to stop you navigating away from their site.

To open the image in a new tab, most browsers already support either right clicking and "open in a new tab" or even easier, holding the control button down and clicking on the image. The other benefit on that one is that you can click on a bunch in quick succession or selectively show then out of order.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
I'm mostly reporting problems when browsing on a tablet. On a desktop computer, it's much less confusing -- the browser window is always wide enough for me to see the ghostly controls. And I more often have the option of using the context menu to open the image in a new tab.

On a tablet, in a browser, there are some images that do not respond to my holding my finger on the thumbnail. Somehow, the image does not register as either a link or as an image. It may be related to how the image is attached to the post. I think wrapping the image in Spoiler tags gets in my way.

That image does not give me that problem. I was using it as an example of another aspect of the problem: When holding the tablet in Portrait orientation, when I open the image, the ghostly controls are not visible -- they are off the screen. If I remember to look for them, and I manage to Zoom Out, and then stroke the image, I get the controls, and I can use them.

On a tablet, the browser itself doesn't tend to have a "back" button. The only Back button is the tablet's Back button, on the navigation bar. I think it is normal in the tablet world to expect that Back button to undo whatever you just did: close the menu you just opened, close the tab you're on -- it's much more context sensitive. If clicking on an image makes the image get bigger, clicking the Back button makes the image go back to the way it was. Maybe in those circumstances, the Back button is behaving more like an Escape key.

I see your point about not letting a web page intercept the Back button. (Although I think I have experienced pages that managed to intercept it enough to nag me "are you sure you want to leave?" Fortunately, they aren't clever enough to stop me from telling the browser to close the tab.) That's why I offered "I think I'd be better off if the image opened in a new tab".

https://xdaforums.com/t/app-2-0-mix...y-featured-file-manager.1523691/post-84289305

This post has an image that my browser does not recognize as either an image or a link.
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
You did not say if you tested the "open in new tab"? I dont know how with a tablet, but someone else is sure to know.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
I do routinely open links in new tabs using the context menu.

Sometimes it is not an option -- something about the way the image is wrapped in HTML results in the tablet browser not recognizing that I am pressing on a link or image, and I do not get a context menu.

Other times, when someone posts a flock of images, I think it will be more convenient to trigger the mini image viewer, in order to flip through the images.
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
Or the devs of the browser should fix their bugs / missing features. Everything works in a desktop browser, and anything that they cant similarly get to work on their tablet (I am guessing android) browser highlights either a bug in their software or the users knowledge. You cannot expect every website to tailor their website to cover the bug in one specific browser. That's why there are standards, and you may also have better luck with a different browser.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
Is there some place where I can influence the way the attachments to a post are displayed?

https://xdaforums.com/t/app-2-0-mix...y-featured-file-manager.1523691/post-23109280

This post has a number of attached files with long, descriptive, names.

On the old web site, the post displayed with a neat list of the long names.

On the new web site, these attachments are shown as if they were a gallery of images, with a very large icon (adding nothing, since it's always the standard "generic document" icon), and as much of the filename displayed as will fit in the box around the icon. It is hard to read the name of each attachment to distinguish among the different versions of the program being offered.

On a desktop computer, in a browser, I can mouse over the link for each attachment and read the entire filename in the tooltip, or on the status bar.

On a tablet, in a browser, it is even more tedious: I have to invoke the context menu on each attachment link. By sheer luck, the particular browser I am using chooses to display the entire URL at the top of the context menu.

Is there a prefence that would change the display of attachments from Gallery View to Detailed View?
[About XDA developers] sol-invictus:
@osm0sis

Thanks for making and updating post #2 and #3 - could you please add also my remark on the HTML header to one of your lists:
[About XDA developers] Raiz:
I think a lot of people underestimate the potential behind the [MEDIA] feature
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
quick question.When I send a PM (start a conversation), this new interface allows me to edit what I have sent, after I have pressed the send button.

Does the actual edited version get sent or the original?
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
The only thing that gets sent is a email if the recipient has preferences set that way.

The conversation is like a private thread.

You just can't edit posts like a normal thread, except for that small window.

you can like posts. You can add others to the conversation. You can have upto 6 people in a conversation.
[About XDA developers] surdu_petru:
Hello !

I'm sorry if the question was asked here before, does anyone know if Donate To Me button will be under my avatav like before? Or maybe there is a new way to make it visible ? Thanks !
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
See post #3 requests
[About XDA developers] surdu_petru:
Wow, nothing changes till today ... it seems that there is a lot of work here, we can only hope that it will be solved.

Thanks !
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Was there a link to the new server that I missed?

Thanks
[About XDA developers] Raiz:
A cool feature would also be to get push notification for every new post in a watched thread. Atm there's only email updates, but that's not really optimal for me (or someone) since I'll be flooded with dozens of notifications .

I'd use that for the thread I help in, it would be much more convenient that way!
[About XDA developers] uglavnom_bezopasni:
I can't follow the forum on my mobile because the application doesn't work. On the computer, the white line that appears at the bottom of each page, which is completely blank for me, should probably contain an advertisement, causing me a physical feeling of nausea. You need to put a warning, this forum contains flashing images that can cause ...

I really liked this forum, but I can't do this anymore. Let me know when something changes a lot.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
The forum works great on mobile browser, you don't need the xda app.
[About XDA developers] uglavnom_bezopasni:
The forum is still far from great. For now, I would be happy if there was no white box at the bottom.

can't click Post reply
[About XDA developers] Raiz:
That bar is for ads AFAIK, but if you hit the cross it should go away
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
by small window, do you mean a window of time?
[About XDA developers] woodman:
You can already configure push notification when there's a new post in a watched thread but you need to use the new xda app to get them of course. If you don't use the app you can still get alerts in you alert tab when a post is made.

See here: https://xdaforums.com/account/preferences
[About XDA developers] Raiz:
Damn you saved me a lot of time!

Thank you my wooden fellow :)
[About XDA developers] ViolentNature:
On the website using desktop, its hard to read the attachments when its a long name. is there a way to change the grid into a list, and also is there a way to see the date the attachment was uploaded?
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
Why does "New Posts" sometimes have a section

Threads below have not been updated since your last visit.

?
[About XDA developers] Raiz:
Are you talking about the different tags like "Question" and so on?

Tags like that one : https://xdaforums.com/t/s21-ultra-brand-vodafone-help-to-debrand.4224643/

Nevermind, you gave us a link 😅

It means that you need to refresh the new section because it's not refresh atm.

At least that's my understanding of it
[About XDA developers] tiho5:
The OP says:

"Use this thread to report bugs or ask questions."

So all the time people report here. Almost 3000 posts already 60% of which repeat the same! Excuse me, but is this normal?

However, nothing has been fixed, changed or nothing new has been added for about a month now.

Then the OP says:

"Thank you for your continued support of XDA, and we hope you enjoy XDA 2021!"

I know that:

- We do not pay here.

- But I know that XDA is making money and does not exist without profiting. Which is ok and I have nothing against it.

However, let's be clear. XDA profits only because of one thing - all of us.

The thing that makes a difference is:

If this was a thread of some developer, I know he's not making any profit, so I can't demand anything from him. On the other hand XDA, after covering it's costs, makes profit.

And we are all forced to repeat the same reports and requests like little children for weeks.

No wonder everyone is switching to Telegram.

XDA, it's about time you start taking care. And quick.
[About XDA developers] Lz3807775t:
Yes please fix cause I like xda
[About XDA developers] lpedia:
This does seem an inefficient way to gather bug reports and feature requests. I think those should go directly to a bug-tracker instead of into the thread. That'd make it much easier for devs to keep track of each bug or suggestion, and users could easily see what's been reported and what (if anything) will be done about it.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
I was confused by "visit".

I was thinking "visit to the thread", which wouldn't make much sense -- if I didn't read all the new pages of a thread, I expect the unread pages to cause the thread to continue to be shown under "New Posts".

I think it means "visit to the site", so these threads have posts I haven't seen, but nothing newer than the last time I was on the site.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
New test version of XDA app is following system dark theme setting even though app is set to disregard system theme and use light theme. More details here:

https://xdaforums.com/t/check-out-t...ink-app-rolling-out-now.4199599/post-84381877

Anyone else?
[About XDA developers] theelderstatesman:
I support you, but - let's be honest - Telegram can't be the solution, because it's really bad ... I want to say something else instead of bad, but I don't want to get banned ... I guess, you'll figure it out anyway ...
[About XDA developers] tiho5:
I am with you on Telegram. I want XDA to be the place. And be better every day.
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
The new media tag looks pretty powerful. However, could you please add https://streamable.com as an allowable source? It allows the upload of video to see what users have actually clicked on.
[About XDA developers] Milkman725:
Could you bring this one back? It doesn't seemto be working

https://xdaforums.com/t/kernel-sm-t...for-samsung-galaxy-tab-4-7-0-3g-wifi.3314256/
[About XDA developers] MR4Y:
Everything is too big, too crammed colors everywhere, colored fonts are hard to read on dark mode, especially when some posts have black text. And you can't collapse the side bars, which never have information relevant to the forum you're looking at.
[About XDA developers] curiousrom:
Top tips if viewing in a PC browser:

1- Hamburger top left to collapse the left sidebar. (a.k.a. collapsed menu)

2- Button to change theme bottom left. Next to it button to expand if you have a wide screen. Zoom out to 80% or less if you don't see it.

3- To search thread click in the Search box & select This thread in the drop-down menu (cog in the app to expand).

4- See the excellent XDA 2021: How to navigate the new site by @sd_shadow.

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Edited to add image & details.
[About XDA developers] MR4Y:
I don't understand that. The most I can do is collapse the sections from the sidebar. I don't want the bar there.

That would also make the text smaller and hard to read.

That still doesn't give me back the space the right column takes.
[About XDA developers] woodman:
Curiousrom suggested you to adjust the zoom just to be able to have access to the theme button (dropdown list) at the bottom left of the screen in case you have a small screen. Then you can set it back to 100% when the theme is set.

But there's an even better solution to change the theme linked to your profile, just go to your preference here: https://xdaforums.com/account/preferences

Choose your theme and save.
[About XDA developers] woodman:
The side bar on the right can't be removed, unless you use a script on your own maybe?
[About XDA developers] osm0sis:
Just noticed that Recognized Developers can't moderate their own threads anymore. (Might have been a DevDB feature?)

Any chance we can get that back?
[About XDA developers] Raiz:
Yep, same on the RCs side, this is known and will be fixed soon hopefully :)
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
I think the "zoom out" was to get to the width toggle.
[About XDA developers] woodman:
Oh you are correct since the theme dropdown is always available no matter the zoom 👍
[About XDA developers] curiousrom:
That's right & there is no "width" option in https://xdaforums.com/account/preferences

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[About XDA developers] curiousrom:
Et voilà!

A.K.A. collapsed menu.
[About XDA developers] woodman:
Yes, I was just totally confused, I mixed up the two features for some reason... Was probably not the best moment for me to post earlier today 😕

The width option was the one hidden on small screens, not the theme dropdown.

And yes there is no width option in the profile preferences.
[About XDA developers] TonikJDK:
UX enhancement request for the mobile web version: My flow when I come here is to visit the forum this thread is in, then hit the top menu bar to go to watched forums. To get to watched forums I have to hit that little arrow to drop down the "watched" menu and then choose forums. If I miss and hit "watched" I end up on watched threads.

So a better experience would be to remove the arrows and when we hit the word watched we get the drop-down.
[About XDA developers] MR4Y:
Clicking that button does...nothing!

Neither of the themes have an option where I don't have the sidebars and the dark theme introduces issues with colors, since some of the posts appear with black text or colors that oversaturate over a black background.
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
I have read MANY people asking how to remove the right side bar, which is full of very irrelevant info. The "Latest Posts"are for random unrelated devices. And the "Our Apps" appear to be more geared towards either mobile users or easy to find otherwise.

So, I would like to make a formal request that there is an option to collapse the right hand bar. Sorry if its been formally requested before, but it keeps on getting asked how to remove it.
[About XDA developers] curiousrom:
Make The Right Sidebar Great Again!

Noooo! :eek: :eek: :eek:

See my Dec 6, 2020 famous & wonderful post: Bring Back Most Liked Posts & Custom Search Thread Box

New posts in the right sidebar drives traffic to other threads which is good from XDA's point a view + it gives them space for ads.

I do think that a widget with the top 4~5 most liked posts above New posts + easy access to Search This Thread is essential for thread usability as they are often the most useful posts in a thread.
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
Are you talking about the desktop site? I am specifically talking about the desktop site. Hence the screenshot.
[About XDA developers] curiousrom:
Oui, oui! (Google machine translation I guess would be: Yes, yes!)

Hence my Most Thanked/Search Thread widget cropped screenshot that was in the right sidebar before the migration & bitpushr's quote about it.

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[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
Post a fulll width screenshot from your PC not your phone. I m trying to decipher what you are telling me, and I am failing to be confident I understand.
[About XDA developers] curiousrom:
Re: Make The Right Sidebar Great Again!

I attached a screenshot with a big red arrow made on my Windows 10 laptop & Edge of the XDA Open GApps thread's page #1 before the migration after opening the web archive snapshot that you can open yourself on your PC and scroll: [GAPPS][DAILY] Open GApps for Android; All A… | Android Development and Hacking (archive.org)

This post is a follow-up of Make The Right Sidebar Great Again!

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[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
OK, now I see why I was so confused. you are talkinng about returning a feature from the old XDA. I am simply talking about a smaller change, in that removing a cr8ppy feature of this new interface. Baby steps.
[About XDA developers] tmihai20:
The mobile app is in Valhalla again. I don't know when it stopped working, I just know I wanted to use it last Friday and it does not show anything now (just a white screen).
[About XDA developers] tiho5:
About the new forum layout (like for instance for Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra) and the new "Prefix" based system with categories such as “Question”, “General”, “Accessories”, “Development” and etc.:

I think categories buttons must be added at the top of the forum like @t-shock said here. I know that now it is possible to click on a category and it will filter it for you (which is good), but if you do not see the category you need in the list you don’t have a direct shortcut to jump to it.

However, after you filter a category and you press the Mark Read button at the top of the list of this category, this action marks read the entire forum including the other categories! It should solely mark read this category only, not the entire forum!
[About XDA developers] t-shock:
Ι totally agree with you ! Thanks for mentioning me too

I want to highlight the importance of a filter to exclude a (or some) categories. For example, I dont want to see the threads that have the "Question" tag on their title. I want to see everything else. Or I want to see a specific group of threads (eg General)

I hope XDA considers it as it would make the experience much better (personally speaking)
[About XDA developers] tiho5:
Totally agree with this. Very useful. It would work great that way.
[About XDA developers] MR4Y:
I'd like the forums to prioritize the information that I want to read, which is the bits in the middle, rather than stealing that space with things that I could care less about, like posts from devices I don't even know about/have/care or the "topics" section on the left side, which conflicts with the navigation stuff at the top and bottom of the page, and that's whats matter since, once again, that's the content I want to see.

You're not gonna get people to use those features by hamfisting them to everybody without an option to opt out. Or maybe that's a secret plan to get users to remove those manually by making custom scripts for their browsers.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
There are tips for addressing some of this, at least if you're using a browser on a desktop computer:

https://xdaforums.com/t/index-xda-2021-how-to-navigate-the-new-site.4197775/post-84044801

Admittedly, it's quite a bug hunt if you aren't inspired to search for "minimize" ("collapse" was my first choice, then "left panel", then "left sidebar").