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News & Announcements: Open Room Flash Interface Support Will Be Removed 07/14/14
Created by:
vs_doug
7/11/14 @ 6:44pm
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Location: VS Media Inc.
Posts: 196
On Monday morning, July 14th, VS Media will officially stop supporting the flash version of the open interface.
The move to the HTML5 interfaces was not an easy or quick decision as our flash interfaces have served us well for many years now. Though to ensure that we are providing the best experience for our customers, we decided to embrace newer technology and move forward instead of clinging to the old technology, possibly finding ourselves increasingly outmoded and unable adapt to the rapid and constant evolution of the web.
As a result, the new interfaces are much more intimately integrated with the rest of our site, allowing us to do new things which we werent able to do with a flash based interface that was isolated from the rest of our technology.
It has never been more convenient to start a private show than now with instant show logins and it wasnt possible using flash. We were able to add side bar navigation so that we could consolidate all of your commonly used tools and enrich the interface with a more conducive experience. We made improvements to the way we communicate with our servers, allowing our customers much quicker access to live video and chat. We even got chat rooms to load quicker because the interface isnt comprised of a single flash file anymore; the elements can be loaded at different times when they are needed instead. The list goes on, and it will continue to grow because we have many new features coming in the near future.
Some of our customers have expressed frustration with the change in our software and that is to be expected any time change is introduced. We have faithfully addressed your concerns so far and we will continue to address your concerns with the same urgency going forward. As always, our users are our best source of feedback and we place a lot of emphasis on your opinions. We have worked hard over the past few months fixing bugs, modifying features to better suit our users needs and introducing new features that mark the beginning of our move forward with this technology.
We want to make this transition as convenient for you all as possible, so I encourage you to use this thread as a means to express your concerns, your problems and your ideas. We are going to do some great things with this interface and we want you all along with us on this journey.
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The move to the HTML5 interfaces was not an easy or quick decision as our flash interfaces have served us well for many years now. Though to ensure that we are providing the best experience for our customers, we decided to embrace newer technology and move forward instead of clinging to the old technology, possibly finding ourselves increasingly outmoded and unable adapt to the rapid and constant evolution of the web.
As a result, the new interfaces are much more intimately integrated with the rest of our site, allowing us to do new things which we werent able to do with a flash based interface that was isolated from the rest of our technology.
It has never been more convenient to start a private show than now with instant show logins and it wasnt possible using flash. We were able to add side bar navigation so that we could consolidate all of your commonly used tools and enrich the interface with a more conducive experience. We made improvements to the way we communicate with our servers, allowing our customers much quicker access to live video and chat. We even got chat rooms to load quicker because the interface isnt comprised of a single flash file anymore; the elements can be loaded at different times when they are needed instead. The list goes on, and it will continue to grow because we have many new features coming in the near future.
Some of our customers have expressed frustration with the change in our software and that is to be expected any time change is introduced. We have faithfully addressed your concerns so far and we will continue to address your concerns with the same urgency going forward. As always, our users are our best source of feedback and we place a lot of emphasis on your opinions. We have worked hard over the past few months fixing bugs, modifying features to better suit our users needs and introducing new features that mark the beginning of our move forward with this technology.
We want to make this transition as convenient for you all as possible, so I encourage you to use this thread as a means to express your concerns, your problems and your ideas. We are going to do some great things with this interface and we want you all along with us on this journey.
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Created by:
ronnie-uk
7/11/14 @ 8:31pm
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Location: London, UK
Posts: 2,381
I'm not happy to hear this, but I suppose the announcement was inevitable.
I have been using the old interface almost exclusively until now, and am very sorry to see it go.
I will find the new interface less irritating, particularly for private shows and group chats, if the emoticons box could be rearranged.
The small emoticons are extremely useful. They save typing, and are instantly understood by performers - many of whom have English as their second language.
In the old interface the most used emoticons (smile, thumbs up, kiss, heart etc) are the most accessible. In the new interface they are not. That makes communication more difficult, and the experience less enjoyable.
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I have been using the old interface almost exclusively until now, and am very sorry to see it go.
I will find the new interface less irritating, particularly for private shows and group chats, if the emoticons box could be rearranged.
The small emoticons are extremely useful. They save typing, and are instantly understood by performers - many of whom have English as their second language.
In the old interface the most used emoticons (smile, thumbs up, kiss, heart etc) are the most accessible. In the new interface they are not. That makes communication more difficult, and the experience less enjoyable.
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ronnie-uk
7/11/14 @ 9:00pm
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Location: London, UK
Posts: 2,381
A common complaint about the new interface is the way that the chat text is split on the left and right. I know this can be changed for each visit. Is it too late to ask for left-justified text to be the default?
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vs_doug, if you remove the old interface and only make available the new interface, I will leave this site forever. 
No wonder a lot of my favorite models are leaving this site !
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No wonder a lot of my favorite models are leaving this site !
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Created by:
ourjeffie
7/12/14 @ 12:10am
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Location: Brisbane Australia, home of the 2032 Olympic Games
Posts: 44,581
A common complaint about the new interface is the way that the chat text is split on the left and right. I know this can be changed for each visit. Is it too late to ask for left-justified text to be the default?
Well said
The left and right split is alienating chat. Making text more difficult and cumbersome to interact.
What is the purpose of splitting the dialogue?
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Well said
The left and right split is alienating chat. Making text more difficult and cumbersome to interact.
What is the purpose of splitting the dialogue?
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Well said
The left and right split is alienating chat. Making text more difficult and cumbersome to interact.
What is the purpose of splitting the dialogue?
I wonder, how many new members feel the same way. I have only been on the site for a little over 2 years and have not endured as many changes as others, but the interface change, though it had it's problems upon introduction, does not seem so huge an issue as so many seem to feel. It took getting used to, of course, but I'm sure the introduction of group chats, offers, etc. also took getting used to.
The split left-side/right-side chat does not bother me. It feels more like a real conversation than did the line-by-line left-justified text of the old interface, with the model's text appearing from the left (as though coming from the video feed) and the members' chat on the right. Perhaps, because this is the way texts are displayed, new members who are accustomed to texting might find a left-justified chat display problematic for the same reasons older members find the split-chat display and issue. Quote
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ronnie-uk
7/12/14 @ 10:41pm
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Location: London, UK
Posts: 2,381
Yes, zyxwv. The texting point is relevant.
However, unlike texting, there is a rather important video screen on the Flirt4Free site. The chat window is already on the right side of the screen. So right justified text is even further to the right.
I have also mentioned here the importance of the small emoticons for quick and easily understood responses. When used on their own they appear on the extreme right hand side of the screen. That doesn't seem right Quote
However, unlike texting, there is a rather important video screen on the Flirt4Free site. The chat window is already on the right side of the screen. So right justified text is even further to the right.
I have also mentioned here the importance of the small emoticons for quick and easily understood responses. When used on their own they appear on the extreme right hand side of the screen. That doesn't seem right Quote
Yes, zyxwv. The texting point is relevant.
However, unlike texting, there is a rather important video screen on the Flirt4Free site. The chat window is already on the right side of the screen. So right justified text is even further to the right.
I have also mentioned here the importance of the small emoticons for quick and easily understood responses. When used on their own they appear on the extreme right hand side of the screen. That doesn't seem right.
I guess I am just in the minority. As long as I can communicate clearly with the model, the split-chat does not bother me, nor does the emoticon placement. But I do see your points, ronnie-uk.
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However, unlike texting, there is a rather important video screen on the Flirt4Free site. The chat window is already on the right side of the screen. So right justified text is even further to the right.
I have also mentioned here the importance of the small emoticons for quick and easily understood responses. When used on their own they appear on the extreme right hand side of the screen. That doesn't seem right.
I guess I am just in the minority. As long as I can communicate clearly with the model, the split-chat does not bother me, nor does the emoticon placement. But I do see your points, ronnie-uk.
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Why is that Steve?
The new interface is user unfriendly. The new interface looks like a cartoon show. The font colors are bad and it is difficult to read what the models and members are posting. I spend over $1,000 a month on this site and enjoy the old interface. It VS Forces me to use the new interface, I will leave the site and take the $1,000 a month I spend here somewhere else. Over The last few months there have been way too many bad changes on this site, and it appears that VS could care less about how the members feel about the changes. VS is changing the site to please themselves and not the members and models.
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Created by:
ourjeffie
7/13/14 @ 6:45pm
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Location: Brisbane Australia, home of the 2032 Olympic Games
Posts: 44,581
VS is changing the site to please themselves and not the members and models.
I thought VS explained the reasons for making the changes in Post #1 and in other threads on this subject
Btw, $1,000 a month would be a mere drop in the bucket for VS Quote
Created by:
vs_doug
7/14/14 @ 11:41am
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Location: VS Media Inc.
Posts: 196
For you guys talking about the split chat justification and chat bubbles, you can change all of that within the font size menu.
You have two options in there. You can set the chat to be left justified and you can also turn the chat bubbles off with these settings. We introduced these settings a couple months ago for these exact reasons. Many of our customers still prefer the old way of displaying chat.
Once you make that change, those settings will be saved in cookies for you. Quote
You have two options in there. You can set the chat to be left justified and you can also turn the chat bubbles off with these settings. We introduced these settings a couple months ago for these exact reasons. Many of our customers still prefer the old way of displaying chat.
Once you make that change, those settings will be saved in cookies for you. Quote
Created by:
vs_doug
7/14/14 @ 11:52am
(EST) |UTC - 5:00
Location: VS Media Inc.
Posts: 196
@ronnie-uk In terms of emoticons, you mentioned that they are less accessible in the new interface. Would you mind elaborating a bit on this point?
In the flash version I built the emoticon menu in columns vs rows so within the flash, the result was that the most common emoticons populated the left most column first and moved out to the right. Now it populates the top row down. Would you say that is what's messing you up?
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In the flash version I built the emoticon menu in columns vs rows so within the flash, the result was that the most common emoticons populated the left most column first and moved out to the right. Now it populates the top row down. Would you say that is what's messing you up?
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I am finally starting to try the new interface again and perhaps I am just missing it, but is there no volume on/off?
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I am getting use to the new interface however can you fix the offer option to remember my password and signon name as do the privates? Also, I am still experiencing when in private the blackout/flash for a few seconds when someone else enters the private or leaves Thanks
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Created by:
vs_doug
7/14/14 @ 3:42pm
(EST) |UTC - 5:00
Location: VS Media Inc.
Posts: 196
@Tim@54 We recently replaced the standard login process with instant show logins for the new interface. Since you already log into your account initially, there's no need anymore to retype your username and password to enter a show.
In terms of the blackout during private issue, I will have a fix out for this early this week. Quote
In terms of the blackout during private issue, I will have a fix out for this early this week. Quote
I thought VS explained the reasons for making the changes in Post #1 and in other threads on this subject
Btw, $1,000 a month would be a mere drop in the bucket for VS
I hope that VS enjoys his new site. I am out of here forever which I get the impression that no one cares.
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