Comment on Release notes - release 0.8.9

  1. I browse the site on my iPhone and everything is too big now. It means I have to constantly scroll down as I can only get about 9 lines on my 2 inch screen. Is there any way to change it?

    Posted Fri 11 Nov 2011 06:28PM EST

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    1. I agree. The text is far too big to be comfortably read from an iPhone. It does not make for an enjoyable reading experience.

      Posted Fri 11 Nov 2011 07:20PM EST

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      1. Purple clockwork gears

        We’re finding there are some bugs with the mobile overlay implementation, as in it’s not overlaying the base interface correctly, resulting in oddly sized text. We’re working on getting the interface fixed as fast as possible.

        Sam J.
        AO3 Support

        Posted Sat 12 Nov 2011 03:14AM EST

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    2. Me too. None of the skins work properly on my iPhone. All the buttons are floating somewhere at the top (and have different shapes too, some are rounded, some have sharper edges), my icon is as big on my phone as it is on my screen at home, and the margins squish everything this way and that way, which means browsing is next to impossible. If I want to read a story, I have to switch to the html version under Download to get anything readable. On the other hand, it looks great on my home screen.

      Posted Fri 11 Nov 2011 07:37PM EST

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      1. Nothing special; just a pixelated rainbow.

        Android (HTC Desire S) is much the same -- the buttons are all over the place, and this is the DEFAULT skin. Considering I reported these issues through a Staffer earlier in the year when this was pre-test deploy, I am not happy.

        Posted Fri 11 Nov 2011 10:54PM EST

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        1. Purple clockwork gears

          I am sorry to hear that - we do have bugs with the mobile overlay implementation. We’re working on getting this interface fixed as fast as possible.

          Also, I apologize that your comments were unheeded. There will most likely be more testing done on it soon, so if you'd like to sign up as a Tester, go ahead and contact Volcom!

          Sam J.
          AO3 Support

          Posted Sat 12 Nov 2011 03:28AM EST

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      2. Purple clockwork gears

        I'm sorry that you're having to use the download to view it correctly. We’re finding there are some significant bugs with the mobile overlay implementation, as in it’s not overlaying the base interface correctly, resulting in oddly sized buttons and strange overlaps. We’re working on getting this interface fixed as fast as possible.

        Sam J.
        AO3 Support

        Posted Sat 12 Nov 2011 03:16AM EST

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    3. I agree, the site now looks really bad on my iPod. I can't read in this format and even browsing is difficult because everything is so big now it takes tons of scrolling.

      Posted Fri 11 Nov 2011 11:55PM EST

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      1. Purple clockwork gears

        We’re finding there are some bugs with all of the mobile overlay implementations, as in it’s not overlaying the base interface correctly, resulting in oddly sized buttons and text. We’re working on getting this interface fixed as fast as possible.

        Sam J.
        AO3 Support

        Posted Sat 12 Nov 2011 03:17AM EST

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    4. Purple clockwork gears

      We’re finding there are some bugs with the mobile overlay implementation, as in it’s not overlaying the base interface correctly, resulting in oddly sized buttons and strange overlaps. We’re working on getting this interface fixed as fast as possible.

      If you have any other suggestions, let us know!

      Sam J.
      AO3 Support

      Posted Sat 12 Nov 2011 03:12AM EST

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    5. avatar: sketch of a girl wearing sunglasses

      Also chiming in to say that the site looks bloody huge now on my iPad with Safari as well. Like, there are barely any sentences that don't get wrapped into two lines or more. It seems like the site is convinced I'm using a smartphone or something and trying to compensate for what it thinks is a really small screen. I gave up on the skins and just started using a Readability bookmarklet. Would love to do away with that though and just return to how ao3 used to display fics.

      Posted Sat 12 Nov 2011 05:46AM EST

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      1. Purple clockwork gears

        The Coders are working on an emergency fix-and-deploy for the mobile site bugs as we speak, and are hoping to have it out within the day. Hopefully that should fix it!

        Sam J.
        AO3 Support

        Posted Sat 12 Nov 2011 09:35PM EST

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        1. avatar: sketch of a girl wearing sunglasses

          It still looks the same to me so I'm guessing the deployed fix-it didn't work. (I'm mostly all right with how the site looks on my laptop however.) Still, thanks very much for the reply. Hope you guys haven't been cursed out too much by irate fanficcers. :p

          Posted Mon 14 Nov 2011 09:42AM EST

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          1. Purple clockwork gears

            As they tend to do, the fix is seeming to need another fix (especially for tablets), but our Coders are still working hard at it! If you have any specific questions, let us know!

            Sam J.
            AO3 Support

            Posted Mon 14 Nov 2011 09:46AM EST

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