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Urgrace
Member
09-15-2002
| Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 8:46 pm
There are a lot of us here, so I am wondering how many of you have figured out how to navigate the new format? I'm still looking for Search - Topics - the plus + sign and I'm trying to figure out why my screen doesn't look like everybody else's Suggestions, knowledge, direction, a shoulder to cry on, whatever information you have to offer ---> I am willing to accept with gratitude. Please???
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 9:47 pm
It is unfortunate but the pulldown menus do NOT appear on older versions of Netscape or on WebTV due to the type of programming used. For now, here are the main links you need that you would normally find on the menu above: Profile Search Topics
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Urgrace
Member
09-15-2002
| Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 11:09 pm
Thank You Draheid!!! Another thing I've noticed is none of the URL addresses in the profiles I've clicked on works, including yours.
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 11:13 pm
I'm sorry Grace, I haven't gotten around to taking care of my own stuff yet. There is another thread in this area where SpyGirl has given excellent instructions to everyone on how to do this, I just haven't gotten to it yet. I will do that now though. Thanks for reminding me. 
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Urgrace
Member
09-15-2002
| Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 11:31 pm
Yes, I already updated mine. Do you think that your links to the profile and search could be added at the top of this thread for easy access? Also, what is the + for and do webtv'ers need that too?
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 12:25 am
I'm not sure where exactly you would like these links posted. Are you suggesting they would be good to have in the announcement here or is there another area you access where they would be more useful to have posted? We don't want to try to put them on every page as the regular menu appears but I'm sure we can place them in an area that is easy for you to get to. The + is an icon used when you view search results, usually in a new message search. When a user clicks on it, the topic is expanded to reveal the posts under that topic results. Here is a search I did using the WebTV emulator:
Notice the + when clicked on, will expand to show you this:
Hope that helps.
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Admin
Board Administrator
07-07-2000
| Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 9:39 am
Web TV ers not seeing the lower part of the top menu is a problem I think I know how to fix. I will look at this later today. Please be patient.
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Admin
Board Administrator
07-07-2000
| Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 10:17 am
I have the solution for this problem. Just testing now. I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
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Admin
Board Administrator
07-07-2000
| Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 10:31 am
You should see the menu now, in this page. Can a WebTV user please confirm this for me? On other pages it may not appear, until I do a regeneration of the entire board which will mean nobody can post for a while, so I will wait to do that later.
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Urgrace
Member
09-15-2002
| Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 2:04 pm
Neil it all works beautifully! Thank you so much. Now I can put off buying the computer a little while longer
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Admin
Board Administrator
07-07-2000
| Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 7:24 pm
Good! The fix for this inadvertently caused Netscape users and some Mac users problems....but that's another story, that's on the back burner.
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Admin
Board Administrator
07-07-2000
| Sunday, February 01, 2004 - 11:06 pm
We're working on the problems you're having with WebTV. I'm sorry about them. The top menu should be working for you now, although we'll likely make some changes to it in the near future...but again, you'll be able to use it...don't worry. The search tool function is a little more complicated, but we'll try and sort that out. Thanks for your patience!
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Admin
Board Administrator
07-07-2000
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 5:56 pm
The search page should now be working correctly for WebTV users. 
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Admin
Board Administrator
07-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - 10:43 am
The pull-down menu was adding to the load times considerably. It has been replaced with a small icon that leads to a Quick Links page. Is this making any difference for WebTV users?
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - 3:42 pm
I don't know about WebTv but I'm loving it!! Almost as good as having the quick links at the top of the page.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - 6:03 pm
Did the Search page and tried Messages for the last 18 hours which DIDN'T work<shrug>, but then tried Messages for last 10 hours and got past the password to the search without any problem. Yay! --->I also only picked one topic. Didn't want to risk trying all my favorites yet. Will try the quick links next and let you know what happens.
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Admin
Board Administrator
07-07-2000
| Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 5:03 pm
I've been reading a bit about MSNTV. Here's some interesting things I found. WebTV Plus: Is 33.6K Faster than 56K? Maybe. Your phone line might affect your access speed too! Read this -> http://www.net4tv.com/voice/Story.cfm?storyID=1021 Do you have PLUS or CLASSIC? The innards of the Plus are a little beefier, however, sporting a 167-MHz processor, 8 MB of RAM, and a 56 Kbps modem. The Classic has a 112-MHz processor, 2 MB of RAM, and a 33 Kbps modem. There is a 1 GB hard drive on the Plus, but it's not available to the user like it would be on a computer. The WebTV box stores some key information, but most of the data comes from the WebTV Network. How can I clear my terminal's RAM cache? As you surf, the RAM cache (the part of memory that retains copies of places you've been so you can reaccess them quickly when using Back or Recent, without "pulling" them from the Internet each time) can become filled with data, slowing your terminal down (and with the Classic, leading to "This Page Too Big" notices). In order to regain speed, you occasionally need to clear the cache. Cache-clearing sites and buttons don’t clear the cache, no matter what they’re called. They clear the browser’s history file (which contains the list of sites you can go Back to), and relatedly the Recent screen, leaving you on the Home page. But the RAM cache remains as full as it was before you visited the site. To truly clear the maximum amount of memory, you need to switch users, or power the box off and back on again. What can I do about a "Too Big Page"? If you get a “Page Too Big” notice on a page you know isn’t really too big (like a newsgroup page of 100 posts, or even your Home page), your RAM cache is full, and you need to clear it. There are two ways to do this: Switch users (if you have more than one), right back to the same user, and return to the place you were (this method avoids having to dial into WebTV again). Power the terminal off and back on (if you only have one user, you’ll have to use this method, and you will have to dial in again). If you were viewing a “normal size” page, you should see it fine. If you were on a very large page, you’ll at least see the maximum possible. To make it easier to return to the place you were, either mail the webpage to yourself using Send, or save the site/newsgroup in Favs, then just go there and click to get back to it.
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Admin
Board Administrator
07-07-2000
| Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 10:44 pm
Email I received....again I'm sorry about this WebTV friends, but there's not a lot I can do about it. Please try the suggestions listed above and talk to your WebTV ISP and tell them of your problems. "Hi Neil: You have helped me in the past, and I would like for you to help me now, if possible. Since the whole format has been changed, my webtv is so much slower getting on, much less being able to post. I love the Games thread, and I can't post much anymore, because it takes so long now for a post to go through. Can you do something about this? It is more than frustrating, and just isn't fun anymore. I got knocked off again today, just trying to post something. Please help if you can. Thank you in advance!!"
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