Oppositelock Gets New Mobile Post Editor

"Fred Smith" (porsche9146)
08/05/2013 at 18:27 • Filed to: Announcements

Do you like new features? Of course you do! Oppositelock has just begun a pilot program with Gawker IT that will give us some new Kinja features early, starting today with a beta-spec smartphone and tablet editor. Feel free to try writing something on Oppositelock with your nearest smart-device and then post your feedback here!

DISCUSSION (40)

Gamecat235 > Fred Smith
08/05/2013 at 18:29

According to $kay and DesertDog it looks like some folks are seeing this on their desktops...

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/dat-fairlane-1…

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Victorious Secret > Fred Smith
08/05/2013 at 18:30

Not bad at all.

Z_Stig > Fred Smith
08/05/2013 at 18:30

Just posted from my phone and it is awesome! Trying the tablet now. It's about time we've had some mobile capability!

nobody > Fred Smith
08/05/2013 at 18:34

If you can see this, it works.

Renescent > Fred Smith
08/05/2013 at 18:35

I don't bother on mobile anymore... never keeps me logged it and when it prompts me to do so, I get a hanging white screen of death. I leads me to assume my post wasn't worth the hassle and aggravation to get it to work right.

Gamecat235 > Fred Smith
08/05/2013 at 18:35

Can't upload pictures. But that's nothing new. I think that worked once.

Takuro Spirit > Fred Smith
08/05/2013 at 18:38

It worked fine for me in the past..... except for the lack of tags I had no issues with it. Tried it earlier today and it was slow, pics wouldn't upload properly, and the post I made disappeared.

Takuro Spirit > Fred Smith
08/05/2013 at 18:39

Lemme try this upload again....

EDIT ON PC: Nope. Tried with and without text to upload a photo from my Android, no go.

Z_Stig > Takuro Spirit
08/05/2013 at 18:52

What phone and version of Android?

Takuro Spirit > Z_Stig
08/05/2013 at 18:54

LG Lucid 2, Android 4.1.2

Funny thing is, it worked just fine before the "update".

jvivs > Renescent
08/05/2013 at 19:08

That happens to me too. A refresh should fix it.

Gamecat235 > Fred Smith
08/05/2013 at 19:31

Following up on F86Sabre's post ... but will we regain the option to draft/schedule posts from the mobile editor? Some of us used that feature.

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f86sabre > Fred Smith
08/05/2013 at 19:33

I'm not thrilled that the iPad is considered mobile OS. I understand the physics involved concerning ipad/iphone OS, but the mobile Kinja doesn't seem to allow draft or scheduled posts. I was able to do that before. If I'm missing something then let me know.

desertdog5051 > Gamecat235
08/05/2013 at 19:52

I am also seeing I cannot edit my comments. For what it's worth.
I know there are going to be startup problems. Figured I would share any that need attention.

Dusty Ventures > Fred Smith
08/05/2013 at 19:53

Good:

Tags!

Holy crap, it's not trying to "fix" words and instead ruin everything when I hit backspace!!!!!

I like the overall look of the "new post" box

Bad:

Can only insert one image per post. I know people had problems inserting images at all with the previous version, but I never had that issue and liked being able to do mini photodumps from car shows and such. Honestly if I had to pick between the ability to add tags or the ability to insert multiple images I'd go with multiple images in a heartbeat. I can always edit in the tags later when I get on my computer.

I liked having the free floating box for replies because it allowed me to see the original post/message I was replying to. Very useful when writing a long reply or responding to a multi-part question

Greg T > Takuro Spirit
08/05/2013 at 23:39

Thanks for trying it out, we'll investigate.

Greg T > desertdog5051
08/05/2013 at 23:43

Thanks for checking - editing comments is a bit buggy now, we'll check that out.

Greg T > Dusty Ventures
08/05/2013 at 23:45

Thanks for testing it out and writing down your feedback. Are you seeing the editor on your phone or tablet or on your desktop computer? (You should only be seeing it on your phone or tablet). Can you let me know what browser, version, and OS you're on?

Greg T > Dusty Ventures
08/05/2013 at 23:46

In terms of the single image upload, because it'll primarily be used on mobile devices, we're sticking with the ability to post just one image. If you want to post multiple, you can paste in one or more image URLs into the post and those will get turned into the actual images when you hit submit.

Greg T > Takuro Spirit
08/05/2013 at 23:47

Hi, what browser, version and OS are you using?

Greg T > Gamecat235
08/05/2013 at 23:48

Thanks - we're starting with the basics first. We will probably add in the ability to draft and/or schedule posts.

Greg T > f86sabre
08/05/2013 at 23:50

Thanks - we'll likely add in the ability to draft and schedule posts. iPad gets the same editor as iPhones and other mobile devices because of the limitations of Safari in iOS vs desktop browsers like Chrome or Firefox. Safari on iPhone and iPad is essentially the same, so on those sorts of devices, you get the editor that is optimized to work with those browsers.

Greg T > Gamecat235
08/05/2013 at 23:50

If you're on your phone, you should be able to upload one photo. If not, something is probably wrong. Can you let me know what browser, version and OS you're on?

Greg T > Victorious Secret
08/05/2013 at 23:51

Thanks!

Gamecat235 > Dusty Ventures
08/06/2013 at 01:00

When did dusty become frank grimes? If I can't show my love for NIN then... Uh... Wait. Who are you? Where am I?

Gamecat235 > Greg T
08/06/2013 at 01:01

Safari. iPhone 4S. Ios6 (up to date) testing with silly pic

Gamecat235 > Gamecat235
08/06/2013 at 01:02

Test

Dusty Ventures > Greg T
08/06/2013 at 02:34

I'm on an iPhone 4, using the Safari browser.
In regards to images, I would contend that people on mobile devices are just as likely, if not moreso, to want to post multiple images. Say they're at an event and want to share the experience, or have come across something interesting and want to show it from different angles. Restricting people to a single image seems like a mistake to me. When I'm somewhere cool I want to be able to share it with my oppositelock family

Dusty Ventures > Gamecat235
08/06/2013 at 02:58

I'm not Frank Grimes, I'm Homer Simpson! I don't need to wear a welding mask, because I'm Homer Simpson! I don't need to keep a familiar recognizable avatar, because I'm Homer Simpson!

Mikeado > Fred Smith
08/06/2013 at 06:03

Kinja'd!!!

Test.

Mikeado > Mikeado
08/06/2013 at 06:04

OMG I can actually finally comment on my phone!!

f86sabre > Greg T
08/06/2013 at 08:15

Makes sense. Chrome on the ipad would give the desktop experience then? I know there is a request desktop site option in Chrome that can be activated for some sites. I use both browsers depending on what I'm doing, so I can just switch for Oppo. I kind of hate mobile optimized sites on the ipad, but like I said, I understand why it is like it is.

Gamecat235 > Greg T
08/06/2013 at 09:52

None of the uploaded pictures have worked yet. Testing again.

Greg T > Gamecat235
08/06/2013 at 09:59

Do you think you could go here http://www.whatismybrowser.com/ and paste back your browser info just so we can see a little bit more about what's going on. Feel free to strip your IP address.

Greg T > Greg T
08/06/2013 at 09:59

(When you're on your phone)

Gamecat235 > Greg T
08/06/2013 at 10:02

YOUR WEB BROWSER IS:

Mobile Safari 6 on iPhone

YOUR BROWSER CAPABILITIES:

Is JavaScript enabled?
Yes
Are Cookies enabled?
Yes
Is Flash installed?
No
Is Java installed?
Java is not detected
YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN:

320x480 32 bit

Technical
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Browser version (full) 6.0
Operating System version 6.1.3
Webkit version 536.26
Mobile Build 10B329
Configured Language English
Device Pixel Ratio 2:1
USER AGENT:

Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 6_1_3 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/536.26 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/6.0 Mobile/10B329 Safari/8536.25

Greg T > Gamecat235
08/06/2013 at 10:04

Thanks.

formerly skittish > Fred Smith
08/14/2013 at 00:11

Kinja'd!!!

I use Groupthink and I just found this and was not happy. I can't use italics anymore which I use all the time , but then I started using asterisks in place and WHUT? It turned into italics! Holy crap! Sooo is there a secret code for bold, too? And do I now just have to put a link as is, or is there a secret to that too?

I'd really like to have the old editor back, even with the stupid autocorrect stuff over this. I like being able to see what I'm replying to because sometimes I forget what I was going to say. But I assume you're not going to go back, I just wanted to put my two cents in.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Greg T
02/07/2014 at 01:50

can you make native multi uploading capabilities on ios 7??

Greg T > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
02/07/2014 at 08:33

That's something we have planned in the future, so yep.