kenfree Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 no one (with any authority) has responded to this concern, which i share: does it mean that our tons of categorigazation of other players is going to be lost? Is it really impossible to transfer this feature to the html version? Why? This will seriously impact my game...I cannot possibly remember all these players and their faults or virtues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmelbobc Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I had this same issue for months. I, too, like to view "left to right." The new program had the History on the left and the board on the right. And, it was not easy to use GIB. After many email exchanges with BBO support, here's what I'm pretty sure was going on. If you originally logged in with a somewhat small browser window, the program thinks you are on a mobile device and defaults to that version of the new program. I'm not sure how I fixed it, but I think what I did was start fresh by accessing BBO from its website with a large browser window (that was the only way in which I could get the option to try the new program). When I clicked to do so, everything was as I like it. AND, the new program is a big improvement. If this works for you, please do me a favor: I have requested that BBO us "T" rather than "10" in showing a hand. This way, all the suits line up nicely. That is, a suit with a "10" does not look longer than a similarly length suit without a "10." Some bridge websites already do this, and it looks much better (for example, "skybridgeclub.com). After all, a T is an honor card just like an A, K, Q, or J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssutham Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 i cant find number of brds to play for any touney when drag mouse over tourney's name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenne Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 As an IT person, I can say this is quite a hit and miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timorous Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I cannot find the bridge movies in the practice area.Does it still exist, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarletv Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 Can please someone help me in finding my saved hands and the hand editor? I found a way to load saved hands but no way to save them or at least not in a new Folder. EDIT: Found the editor by exporting an existing hand but was not able to change the board manually card by card. Hope someone is working on it. Otherwise teaching with prepared boards will be nearly impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankgee Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 please stop this program.I found it very difficult to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRolyat Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I thibnk it looks clean and modern.Everything is there, when you find it, and we'll all get used to it.Even better, it now works through my work firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_woz2 Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 There is a saying with just about everything that works well in this world, and it goes as follows : If it AINT broke, DONT FIX IT. I'm sorry, but if you consider your new version an upgrade, or an improvement, you need a reality check. It's clunky, the cards look like crap, no Matchpoints option, I had to scour my screen to find the trick counter, and I could continue. Suffice to say that if you dont allow the old version to run, I wont be playing on BBO anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 There is a saying with just about everything that works well in this world, and it goes as follows : If it AINT broke, DONT FIX IT. I'm sorry, but if you consider your new version an upgrade, or an improvement, you need a reality check. It's clunky, the cards look like crap, no Matchpoints option, I had to scour my screen to find the trick counter, and I could continue. Suffice to say that if you dont allow the old version to run, I wont be playing on BBO anymore. Comment the first: If you are too stupid to figure out how to play Matchpoints with the new software, maybe you aren't the right person to be hectoring others on software design Comment the second: The previous version was badly broken. It ran over Adobe Flash and Flash is being deprecated because it had a myriad of security problems. In a few months time, its not going to work on most browsers. This is not any choice that BBO is making, but rather a fundamental change in the ecosystem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susiecc Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 There are quite a few issues with this version. One of the things that really bothers me is how they've laid out the table. When playing with bots that are declaring, the played cards are no longer centered in the middle of the play. What used to feel like a table now looks like a bunch of rectangles with no proper alignment to make it more bridge tableish. Not only is this disturbing, the size of everything seems to be way out of proportion. Even with plenty of room, the bigness of everything makes the play uncomfortable. Some of the rectangles that hold text cut the text off and based on the size of everything, I don't understand why that occurs. Play is also very sluggish...choppy. I'm not happy at all with this. I've been sending support complaints, but nothing seems to be changing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notrump4s Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 How do you find the saved hands. I cannot see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 Yes this method of bringing up BBO does bring up an entirely different page which has options for both the new and old version. However, when I go to log in, it still brings up; "This connection is not secure. Logins entered here could be comprimed. Learn more." This is a warning from FireFox.This has been corrected. The home page now automatically switches to a secure connection, and everything you go to from there does as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I enjoy playing Bridge Bingo (25 cents) and did not find it in the new version. Is it going to be available? If not, for that and other reasons already expressed in this forum, I vote to continue using the old program. :) :)Bridge Bingo is not yet available in the new version. We're not sure yet when it will be added -- it's different enough from other games that it's quite a bit of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 please stop this program.I found it very difficult to useThe old version is going to stop working next year, it's out of our control. We have to replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 There is a saying with just about everything that works well in this world, and it goes as follows : If it AINT broke, DONT FIX IT.The old version is broken. It requires Flash, which is going away next year. We have to replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 How do you find the saved hands. I cannot see them.Go into the Account tab, and scroll the column headings to the right until you see "Deal archive" and select it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcabc68 Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I hate the new version,,,,,bring back the old version 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 If this works for you, please do me a favor: I have requested that BBO us "T" rather than "10" in showing a hand. This way, all the suits line up nicely. That is, a suit with a "10" does not look longer than a similarly length suit without a "10." Some bridge websites already do this, and it looks much better (for example, "skybridgeclub.com). After all, a T is an honor card just like an A, K, Q, or J. I strongly second this. Writing "10" makes it difficult to evaluate suit length. If the problem is that some users feel differently, then please let each user choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendae Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I think it's a fine improvement over the flash program. Sure, it will take a little time to get every little tweak in place, but bravo to the programmers for a fine job! I think a newcomer coming into this version, with no preconceptions of where things should be from the old, will have no problem finding things. The rest of us just need to take a few moments and look around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter4j Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 The performance of the new version seems to be going down hill as more users switch over. I just finished an "Express" tournament where the bidding and play was so slow and jerky that I was having flashbacks to dial-up internet. Not the kind of user experience that I would tolerate for very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus1234 Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 The new program/format is horrible. Will stop playing if they don't change it back.How did they come up with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnu Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 The new program/format is horrible. Will stop playing if they don't change it back.How did they come up with this? They've been beta testing the new version for a year or so. You could have tried out the new version and given feedback and just maybe, BBO would have thought your suggestions were worthy of being implemented. As it is, the best you can do now is make specific suggestions about what you want changed and hope that BBO thinks they are good ideas that are easy to implement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfree Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 The old version is broken. It requires Flash, which is going away next year. We have to replace it. That's understandable, but why trash years of accumulated categorization of players? This makes no sense. You should preserve what was good in the old system, including this accumulated personal data. Just lazy software design, IMHO, probably by someone who doesn't play bridge online. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo4bridge Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 WHERE ARE THE BRIDGE BINGO GAMES????JO4BRIDGE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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