Techie board vs Platform 3

[Dave2002]

I'm not sure that the arrangement which has moved some threads of a technical nature to a separate area is really working well. Surely for some people it's more relevant to their enjoyment of music than Platform 3, yet it is harder to find. I've just posted a new thread on the use of iPads for high resolution downloads, but the current layout of the boards will mean that probably no one will find it unless I use one of the beeb's modern day favourites, and "trail" it here on Platfom 3.

[MrGongGong]

This , on the other hand
belongs in here
so anyone wanting a Supercollider Theremin


//////// the theremin ////////

// playing only one instance:
(
play(
{
var f;
f = MouseY.kr(4000, 200, 'exponential', 0.8);
SinOsc.ar(
freq: f+ (f*SinOsc.ar(7,0,0.02)),
mul: MouseX.kr(0, 0.9)
)
}
)
)


// building a synthdef and spawning separate synths

(
SynthDef(\theremin, { arg mod = 7, detune = 0;
var f, a, z;
f = MouseY.kr(4000, 200, 'exponential', 0.8) + detune;
a = SinOsc.ar(f + (f * SinOsc.ar(mod,0,0.02)), mul: MouseX.kr(0, 0.9));
z = Mix.ar(a);
Out.ar(0, z) + Out.ar(1, z)
}).add
)

a = Synth(\theremin);
a.set(\mod, 12);

b = Synth(\theremin);
b.set(\mod, 5, \detune, 200);

a.free;
b.free;

[Curalach]

I'm not sure that the arrangement which has moved some threads of a technical nature to a separate area is really working well. Surely for some people it's more relevant to their enjoyment of music than Platform 3, yet it is harder to find. I've just posted a new thread on the use of iPads for high resolution downloads, but the current layout of the boards will mean that probably no one will find it unless I use one of the beeb's modern day favourites, and "trail" it here on Platfom 3.

As someone who always starts by clicking on "What's New" and then checking out any threads which are likely to be of interest to me, I found your post without difficulty. I'm not sure that I understand it all, but my wife has an iPad and I might just experiment with it.

[french frank]

One of the ideas was that it was a more convenient way of keeping techie threads which people might want to check back on later in a more manageable form. These get lost on Platform 3.

I do as Curalach does and check on What's New? which should show up the thread titles which have been added to since you last looked. I'd be interested to know if many people mainly click on particular forums which just have the restricted list.

[kernelbogey]

As someone who always starts by clicking on "What's New" and then checking out any threads which are likely to be of interest to me[...]

I do this too, and perhaps naively, assume most people would. I proposed the Techie Board so it would be easier to retrieve informative posts once the thread has ceased to attract new posts.

[MrGongGong]

I do this too, and perhaps naively, assume most people would. I proposed the Techie Board so it would be easier to retrieve informative posts once the thread has ceased to attract new posts.

Me too

[Mr Pee]

As someone who always starts by clicking on "What's New" and then checking out any threads which are likely to be of interest to me

Me too.

[Don Petter]

As someone who always starts by clicking on "What's New" and then checking out any threads which are likely to be of interest to me ...

Same here.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Yep, me, too! (I only use the general Forum area if I want to start a thread or to find an old topic.)

[salymap]

I check on 'What's New' but only get the top half of the words.

Err, perhaps this is one for the techie thread

[Dave2002]

One of the ideas was that it was a more convenient way of keeping techie threads which people might want to check back on later in a more manageable form. These get lost on Platform 3.

I do as Curalach does and check on What's New? which should show up the thread titles which have been added to since you last looked. I'd be interested to know if many people mainly click on particular forums which just have the restricted list.

A useful idea - checking on What's New. Unfortunately doesn't work if one uses different machines/different browsers on a very regular basis, as I do.

Back at base I can perhaps train myself to do this, but I don't think it'll work on many of the machines I use.

I understand the motivation for the change. That's also had me thinking about the overall structure of this site. Why is Platform 3 under the Classical area, for example?
Is this a form of separation from those who are interested in Arts, Jazz, World Music etc. If we can talk about anything, why is it under Classical?

[french frank]

Is this a form of separation from those who are interested in Arts, Jazz, World Music etc. If we can talk about anything, why is it under Classical?

Because it doesn't fit anywhere else. I did think of putting it right at the bottom so that people had to scroll down through everthing else to get there.

Though, like most people who've commented, I usually access threads from What's New? And I'm not completely devastated at the thought that I might miss a fascinating thread. It happens

[MrGongGong]

A useful idea - checking on What's New. Unfortunately doesn't work if one uses different machines/different browsers on a very regular basis, as I do.

Errr why not ?
I didn't think the "What's new" button meant "What's new to me that I haven't read before"
but rather "what's the most recent"
So how does using another machine make any difference ?
and if you really have so many computers then surely you could get one of the servants to check for you

If I open the forum on another browser the "What's new" results are identical
but
the "New Posts" (Safari) become "Todays Posts" (Firefox)

[french frank]

Errr why not ?

Hmmmm, well what you should find is that the thread titles are in bold if you haven'y already read the last post in the thread, and in light if you have read it. But this does assume that you are using the same browser on the same machine.

the "New Posts" (Safari) become "Todays Posts" (Firefox)

That should be the difference between being logged in or not logged in, rather than which browser you're using.

A thought: the bold-light thing may be cookie based (can't remember), so your cookie setting may affect what you see.

[Don Petter]

Hmmmm, well what you should find is that the thread titles are in bold if you haven'y already read the last post in the thread, and in light if you have read it. But this does assume that you are using the same browser on the same machine.

If you close the forum window, and then reopen it later, in the same session on the same machine, everything goes to bold again, losing which threads you've looked at.

But I don't see this as a big problem. (You can usually work out roughly 'where you are' by the timing of the last posts.)