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Posted by: CC_333 on 2026-01-02 12:45:59 The Lounge and Trading Post show up as empty with no explanation as to why. Perhaps it would be useful to add a message saying something to the effect of "this forum is only available by logging into the modern site." Make sense? Also, I know we're aiming for the lowest common denominator here, but maybe the formatting could be a little bit nicer. Something like the System7Today forum, perhaps? c
Posted by: wthww on 2026-01-02 13:00:44 There's no error handling for forums that are permission restricted. Perhaps it would be useful to add a message saying something to the effect of "this forum is only available by logging into the modern site." Hello @CC_333, The permissions one is in the list already, I just haven't gotten to it yet! In re styling, we're actually pretty close in terms of table layouts. I'd like to understand what you'd like to see here. More consistent styling at the top of the page, different header/footer styling, or a third column for post stats? Thanks for the feedback, //wthww
Posted by: CC_333 on 2026-01-02 13:15:37 The permissions one is in the list already, I just haven't gotten to it yet! OK. In re styling, we're actually pretty close in terms of table layouts. I'd like to understand what you'd like to see here. More consistent styling at the top of the page, different header/footer styling, or a third column for post stats? Basically, I think a third column for post stats would be useful (something like, last post by $USER in $THREAD at $TIME), but I guess just an overall refinement of the look of the layout would be nice. Maybe make the fonts a point or two smaller, make the frame a bit wider (but not so wide that it no longer fits within 512 horizontal pixels), trim down the width of the table borders, etc. Maybe I'm being too picky? It is very good as is! Thanks for the feedback, Of course! c
Posted by: PB145B on 2026-01-02 13:41:17 Oh, wow, super excited to try this! I'll have to try loading it on my original Mac II here in a bit.
Posted by: wthww on 2026-01-02 15:25:23 Maybe I'm being too picky? It is very good as is! More brains (and eyes!) are better than one. I plan to implement the permission checking this weekend so I can display a message similar to what you've suggested.
Posted by: CC_333 on 2026-01-02 16:50:42 More brains (and eyes!) are better than one. Indeed! c
Posted by: LaPorta on 2026-01-02 17:00:47 Seems to work on Classilla on 8.6 on my PTPro:
Posted by: wthww on 2026-01-02 21:27:58 Seems to work on Classilla on 8.6 on my PTPro: Sweet!
Posted by: wthww on 2026-01-02 23:17:31 I’m not a web designer, but it doesn’t seem like MacWeb even gets a chance to try. I get the following with all the versions I have; 1.00A2 through 2.1. FYI all: Moved classic.68kmla.org to point at a container with a public IP instead of a load balancer/WAF, at IP 76.164.192.221 which answers with the classic site as the default server, so even browsers that don't send the host header (like MacWeb) have a shot at loading this. You may need to clear your cache / flush your DNS for this to take effect or simply wait the 30m after this message is posted for the TTL to run out! Thanks, //wthww
Posted by: wthww on 2026-01-03 13:48:07 (like MacWeb) Tested this with MacWeb, seems to work now!
Posted by: aladds on 2026-01-04 10:04:30 An interesting error here - presumably from the github links in that thread?
Posted by: wthww on 2026-01-04 13:45:55 An interesting error here - presumably from the github links in that thread? Yep, you’re on the money! I need to add some features to catch those and handle them
Posted by: just.in.time on 2026-01-04 21:51:38 So, what do you think? While there is inherent risk, transmission is momentary and I can't think of a better "middle of the road" option to allow this. Anything special to protect from bots, etc. to minimize impact if someone gets hacked? Such as character count limits, character selection limits, or not allowing URLs to be passed through?
Posted by: Slimes on 2026-01-05 12:31:28 Well done sir. This is a welcome addition.
Posted by: djhaloeight on 2026-01-08 14:17:09 This is really neat. I'll check it out when I've got one of my old Macs hooked up again!
Posted by: nathall on 2026-01-14 22:21:04 Tested this with MacWeb, seems to work now! Great news. Thanks. I’ll give a spin in the next day or so.
Posted by: nathall on 2026-01-16 20:22:42 It works! …More or less. On one of my SE/16s, pages load just fine in MacWeb now. Depending on the size of the page, it will stall on “Paginating…” (formatting) anywhere from a minute to several minutes before you can browse the page. Then you can browse and read freely. I guess that’s all you can expect from a 16mhz CPU, which works for me in this case. The fact I can do it is pretty cool. Maybe make the fonts a point or two smaller, make the frame a bit wider (but not so wide that it no longer fits within 512 horizontal pixels), trim down the width of the table borders, etc. I second this. Fonts are ridiculously gigantic on MacWeb. Would it be possible to downsize them several times if MacWeb is detected? CAN MacWeb be detected?
Posted by: adespoton on 2026-01-23 15:34:31 It works! …More or less. On one of my SE/16s, pages load just fine in MacWeb now. Depending on the size of the page, it will stall on “Paginating…” (formatting) anywhere from a minute to several minutes before you can browse the page. Then you can browse and read freely. I guess that’s all you can expect from a 16mhz CPU, which works for me in this case. The fact I can do it is pretty cool. I second this. Fonts are ridiculously gigantic on MacWeb. Would it be possible to downsize them several times if MacWeb is detected? CAN MacWeb be detected? It's been years since I've used it, but I seem to recall the default fonts on MacWeb being gigantic, and I needed to dial them down in the settings? Do you have other pages where MacWeb is displaying fonts at an appropriate size?
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