An "Up Top" anomaly. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Graham G3ZVT · 12th Dec 2020, 5:37 pm

Since PS announced the new service data, my Android phone displays this rather invasive message on every page of the forum.

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Yet my Windows 10 PC using Chrome or Edge displays only the normal discreet rectangle.

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I just wondered if it was a bug in the forum, or my rather ancient phone that was to blame?

g4aaw pete · 12th Dec 2020, 5:48 pm

My three month old phone does the same, Graham.

Probably due to image scaling on a non-desktop screen.

Paul Stenning · 12th Dec 2020, 6:04 pm

Yes it doesn't scale very well. Click the red X in the corner and it will go away and stay away.

I'm removing it after the weekend anyway, most people should have seen it by now.

paulsherwin · 12th Dec 2020, 6:22 pm

I regularly access the forum using Chrome on an Android tablet. I dismissed the message when I first saw it and haven't encountered it since.

Chrome and many other mobile browsers use a technique called 'font boosting' which is supposed to make website text more readable on very small screens. Almost everyone thinks it looks really awful, but Google have ignored the criticism. There are HTML hacks which can disable it, but the vBulletin version used by the forum doesn't have them.

Graham G3ZVT · 12th Dec 2020, 8:08 pm

Thanks guys, I hadn't noticed that tiny red x

g4aaw pete · 12th Dec 2020, 8:12 pm

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Originally Posted by rambo1152

Thanks guys, I hadn't noticed that tiny red x

Nor me - I'll go to the back of the classroom.

Paul Stenning · 12th Dec 2020, 8:16 pm

With the way the text is enlarged on mobile devices the red X does look very small and easy to miss.

12th Dec 2020, 5:37 pm	#1
Graham G3ZVT Dekatron Join Date: May 2010 Location: Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 18,711	An "Up Top" anomaly. Since PS announced the new service data, my Android phone displays this rather invasive message on every page of the forum. Yet my Windows 10 PC using Chrome or Edge displays only the normal discreet rectangle. I just wondered if it was a bug in the forum, or my rather ancient phone that was to blame? __________________ -- Graham. G3ZVT

12th Dec 2020, 5:48 pm	#2
g4aaw pete Heptode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birchington Kent, UK. Posts: 596	Re: An "Up Top" anomaly. My three month old phone does the same, Graham. Probably due to image scaling on a non-desktop screen. __________________ Regards Pete

12th Dec 2020, 6:04 pm	#3
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9,071	Re: An "Up Top" anomaly. Yes it doesn't scale very well. Click the red X in the corner and it will go away and stay away. I'm removing it after the weekend anyway, most people should have seen it by now. __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Webmaster

12th Dec 2020, 6:22 pm	#4
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,937	Re: An "Up Top" anomaly. I regularly access the forum using Chrome on an Android tablet. I dismissed the message when I first saw it and haven't encountered it since. Chrome and many other mobile browsers use a technique called 'font boosting' which is supposed to make website text more readable on very small screens. Almost everyone thinks it looks really awful, but Google have ignored the criticism. There are HTML hacks which can disable it, but the vBulletin version used by the forum doesn't have them.

12th Dec 2020, 8:08 pm	#5
Graham G3ZVT Dekatron Join Date: May 2010 Location: Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 18,711	Re: An "Up Top" anomaly. Thanks guys, I hadn't noticed that tiny red x __________________ -- Graham. G3ZVT

12th Dec 2020, 8:16 pm	#7
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9,071	Re: An "Up Top" anomaly. With the way the text is enlarged on mobile devices the red X does look very small and easy to miss. __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Webmaster