Trad Gang
Main Boards => Trad Gang and Computers => Topic started by: Crooked Stic on February 12, 2020, 09:18:31 PM
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I have been using Tapatalk on my phone for a few months. Now not been working for several days. So I email Tapatalk about it. They informed me the TG plugin is outdated but they have contacted TG about the plugin. Anybody got info on that. Will we be able to use it in the futher. It was pretty handy to use.
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I thought I was just being dumb and couldn't get it to work. Thanks for posting now I can stop going crazy Haha
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TTT
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instead of tapatalk, use the special trad gang mobile device theme.
here's how to access it ...
http://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=171194.msg2907615#msg2907615
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There is no option tip change the theme under look and layout.
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There is no option tip change the theme under look and layout.
thanx for the head's up, the theme switch was off for users, it's now on ....
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The difference is how easy it is to read, post, attach pics. The print without it is too small to use on my phone where I do 99% of my forum viewing.
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The difference is how easy it is to read, post, attach pics. The print without it is too small to use on my phone where I do 99% of my forum viewing.
you are currently using the forum default that's not mobile friendly.
change that to ant's recursive mobile theme, here's how ...
http://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=171194.msg2907615#msg2907615
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instead of tapatalk, use the special trad gang mobile device theme.
here's how to access it ...
http://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=171194.msg2907615#msg2907615
Yes that does make easier viewing. Not as good as TT. I use the night mode. Idk. This will work. Except maybe for pic attachment.
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Well I changed mine over. Then when on the PC it had changed it there to.
Is there some reason why you can not update the Tapatalk plugin?? It is way more easier -pics load really nice etc. and it dont mess with My PC settings.
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Image added via Android. Image resized with the free "photo & picture resizer" app.
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Rob....was that pic posted through TT ?
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Rob....was that pic posted through TT ?
NO. this forum was accessed via my cellphone and using the Ant Theme. the image was simply attached via my android cellphone. nothing could be easier. it took seconds, seriously.
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Not saying there are not things or ways to go with mobile. But is there away to change on mobile and not change settings on My PC.
And is Tapatalk for Trad Gang gone??
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Not saying there are not things or ways to go with mobile. But is there away to change on mobile and not change settings on My PC.
And is Tapatalk for Trad Gang gone??
in a word, no, because whatever theme you've selected within your profile - curve or ant - is how you'll view the forum and boards.
what is the problem yer having with the ant theme and logging into a computer rather than a mobile device?
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The pics I posted with Imgur in the bowyers bench got way bigger with the change on the PC
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The pics I posted with Imgur in the bowyers bench got way bigger with the change on the PC
show me what yer talking about, please.
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I have already changed back to the original format. I think I will just use it as is and just not worry about the mobile part. Maybe play with tomorrow I will PM when I get to it Thanks
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Never mind Rob. I changed it back to the new one on the PC and is working fine now. Now if my dumb ass can figure the picture part out.
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while "ant's theme" isn't perfect by a long shot, it's better than the default "curve" theme for mobile devices. there will be upgrades and new releases to ant's theme, to make it better. tapatalk is a commercial enterprise, you must go thru their system "filters", and for the most part it's caused trad gang nothing but software and network grief.
when i began testing ant's theme, first thing i did was get a free image app loaded on my android. the one i'm using is "Photo & Picture Resizer". having an image resizer is MOST important. this one is very easy to use, allows viewing all yer phone's stored images, you can select one image or a batch of images to resize. most images taken with any digital device - cellphone or camera - are incredibly large on purpose, so that they may render maximum detail for creating hard copies ... the hard copies that 99.9% of us don't care about. these digital devices create images that are mega pixel in width, some as large as 8000 wide. my phone does about 5000 in width. i resize ALL images to a sane 1000 wide at the most. this also frees up a ton of space in my phone's memory bank.
now that i've got properly sized images that will not fail to load due to the browser timing out on too large an image, i'm set to post it. with my android, i begin by adding the new topic or post text, then click the "Show attachments and options" arrow, click on "Browse" which opens up image choice sources on my phone, i select "Files" and i'm taken to my image gallery, i make the image selection to post, and then hit the forum "Post" button and it's a done deal.
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You can pick the size of your pics with TT and you don't have to go through an image service like imager or photobucket. It's a straight post from the phone. Not that I had a bunch to post from this past season. One deer and two pigs. It was a tough year.
I understand it may have things that make it more challenging to have involved for the web managers. There are a couple of forums I use to frequent that c/wouldn't and I found other good sites that did and really only visit those sites from my desk top anymore.
For me the phone is my main mode of checking the archery forums. Sitting in traffic, waiting on a lift to go down or come up, etc. I think that as time goes on very few people will be using computers for much other than complicated work processes. I only order stuff from the desktop though.
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I have to agree TT was very easy to us and the pic posting was a no brainer.
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unless tapatalk gets their software act together, it will not be installed in trad gang.
it's just fraught with issues and no matter what's done to the installed PHP tapatalk mod package, internal software errors are created and we get bombarded with tapatalk emails telling us their software isn't up to date, even though we've installed the latest of their software.
talking to the tapatalk tech support is like talking to a tree - we get better help and answers from a tree. :banghead:
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Was it a previously resized pic?
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Was it a previously resized pic?
who? what pic?
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Unfortunately I have no need to have a resizing app for any other of the forums I frequent. So I will be content with this format that does make for easier reading and posting from my phone than the "default" format did. I appreciate your help with that Rob. Who knows if TT will hold up in the long run on other forums and I may be forced to change anyhow. That's the thing about technology. It is not idle or slow to change.
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Test
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Okay I was able to use a screenshot pic to attach. Doesn't automatically come up, have to tap on it but it posted.
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i dunno what yer doing with regards to snapping a cellphone image and posting it. with my android i can snap one or dozens of images and let the phone's resize app batch resize them all in perhaps 2 seconds. posting attached images does need to be one at a time, however.
be careful with image size ONLY from the perspective of your browser - browsers have the ability to time out on large images, this is not an issue with trad gang software. there is no need to post images that are larger than 1024 in either width or height, and for the most part 800 is more than perfect.
as to tapatalk - i mentioned there are lots of issues with that company and aside from that, trad gang would be subservient to their whims. we prefer to be in charge of our own world. installing third party software like tapatalk has caused the forum nothing but grief and the tapatalk people aren't at all responsive to their customers.
there is a current problem with ant's theme in that in will not allow posting inline attachment images, but it will always post attachment images. i've been working on that for weeks and the testing continues. it's actually not a problem with the theme, it's with the mod package that should allow inline attached images, but doesn't.
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That's just it Rob, I don't have a resizing app on my android.
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That's just it Rob, I don't have a resizing app on my android.
then just load this FREE google app - "Photo & Picture Resizer" ...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobilephotoresizer&hl=en_US
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Uhm, probably not. Poor reviews recently on that app. It's not a big deal. I'm good.
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Uhm, probably not. Poor reviews recently on that app. It's not a big deal. I'm good.
poor reviews? ah the internet, such a place that knows and tells all. the app works fine for what it does for me, reliably and quickly. i'd wanna know what the poor reviews refer to. no, i'm not a fan of google or microsoft or any of those mega outfits. but if need be, i'll use them just as they use their customers. and yes, it's a freebie app and there will be google ads.
and no, you won't be good, you'll be frustrated when loading large images using ANY web browser on any machine.
so think about it - how often are you posting forum images if once in a while, the app is worth it. if daily, go buy an image resizer app.
the bottom line is that unless a minor miracle occurs, there will be no tapatalk at trad gang.
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Thanks!