App to read this forum is now in the store!

[wilbur4321]

Folks,

I have made an app to read this forum, and it is now in the store: SurfaceForums.net app for Windows in the Windows Store

Please try it, use it, and let me know your feedback. It is most of the way to be a generic tapatalk forum reader, so your input will be very valuable in shaping that, which I hope to have released in the next one or two months.

Thanks!
--randy

 

[jnjroach]

Folks,

I have made an app to read this forum, and it is now in the store: SurfaceForums.net app for Windows in the Windows Store

Please try it, use it, and let me know your feedback. It is most of the way to be a generic tapatalk forum reader, so your input will be very valuable in shaping that, which I hope to have released in the next one or two months.

Thanks!
--randy

Nice App...

What I really like is being able to use return and have multi-line posts

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[mitchellvii]

Using it now I like it very much. Hate trying to type in web forums.

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[Arizona Willie]

I just installed it but I only get the Splash Screen!!!

Can't seem to get it to do anything.

 

[Arizona Willie]

OK, it worked after re-booting. Sorry bout that.

I just installed it but I only get the Splash Screen!!!

Can't seem to get it to do anything.

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[derausgewanderte]

cool, thank you. going to try it out now.

works great except "by category" tapping on anything doesn't do anything. "by name" works fine though

never mind. I have to tap on the + exactly, then it works. May want to change that action and open tree with tapping on line rather than hitting on the + symbol.

 

[BillJ]

Folks,

I have made an app to read this forum, and it is now in the store: SurfaceForums.net app for Windows in the Windows Store

Please try it, use it, and let me know your feedback. It is most of the way to be a generic tapatalk forum reader, so your input will be very valuable in shaping that, which I hope to have released in the next one or two months.

Thanks!
--randy

Looks great- I can't see where to make the search feature to work (charm search brings up no result). Also, posting without quoting would be a good option

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[mitchellvii]

Needs a like Button.

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[tonyz3]

Needs a like Button.

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could also use a dislike button.

 

[wilbur4321]

OK, it worked after re-booting. Sorry bout that.

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Interesting. I will see if I can figure out why this happened, it definitely should not have.

Thanks!
--randy

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[wilbur4321]

cool, thank you. going to try it out now.

works great except "by category" tapping on anything doesn't do anything. "by name" works fine though

never mind. I have to tap on the + exactly, then it works. May want to change that action and open tree with tapping on line rather than hitting on the + symbol.

I really struggled with this one. For some forums and categories, this would be easy. However, many forums have categories that both have their own topics and have sub-categories. The sister-site of this one, XoomForums, has a few such. I was concerned that if I expanded the subcategories for the normal case (a category that just had sub-categories), that users wouldn't be able to figure out the other situation.

This was a roll-my-own tree control; I've seen another one out there that has much bigger indicator icon with a larger hit area. I may try swapping that in.

Thanks,
--randy

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[wilbur4321]

could also use a dislike button.

Dislike, as in to undo a like? I don't see on option on the site to dislike a post at all (through the web site).

Thanks,
--randy

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