evry1nositswindy • seller since 2013
ShipScript has been an eBay Community volunteer since 2003, specializing in HTML, CSS, Scripts, Photos, Active Content, Technical Solutions, and online Seller Tools.
siamjane8: I understand your frustration based on my positive post. I guess the format has improved greatly and is much easier for me to use due to the fact that we are listing in different categories. And of course, I do not have to deal with the same issues you have in regard to shipping. I used to sell antiques and collectibles long time ago, so I understand.
Because I was so frustrated with the new listing tool format few months ago, I created 5 templates with each template still requiring a few different item specifics, but overall making my listing less complicated.
Now, with the updated format, it is much easier to list (for me)
Pro: No more little boxes spread all over the page popping up randomly, having to click on to "see what's inside (nope, not what I need)" and clicking on more little boxes, etc.
Pro: Good dropdowns with intuitive options
Pro: Easy to look at format
Pro: Overall easier faster listing
Con: Yes, having to click on + to add a specific is annoying.
Con: Having to click several times to use (and be discouraged to) HTML is very annoying.
Hopefully more updates are on the way.
I am attaching screen shots of my updated listing templates.
The box for condition description is pitifully small. One issue I have is under description, after I have clicked a few times that yes, I want to see all options (upper right corner), I am having issues using my custom templates.
1. my template is shown but to insert it you have to follow it all the way to the right and click insert. As you follow it, it will drop off. I have to click it again and try to get the box to stay on the screen until I can click on it.
2. when I actually get it to stay and then click on it, it inserts it at the beginning, not where my cursor is
If anyone has figured this out, let me know. I am just doing extra typing rather than using the template. Each listing I make uses 3 of those templates, so it isn't easy.
Pictures are working better and it is getting easier to move them around.
1. Your flyout menu is "losing focus" (that's the technical term when you report this on the feedback screen). What it means is that there is just a tiny gap that your mouse must cross to get from your main menu to the flyout menu. This distance varies by each browser's CSS interpretation of dimensioning. As your mouse crosses that gap, it falls through the crack and "loses focus", so is no longer associated with the menu. If you zip over fast enough you can sometimes jump that gap. That's your workaround, but do report it. I use Firefox and found the same issue when I tested just now. I'll also report it.
2. I didn't experience this second issue. When the menu lost focus, it's possible the underlying caret (pointer) location was also lost, or was moved. I did find that some of my templates failed to paste, and that the HTML view no longer shows the template option. All of my templates include HTML, so I will need to see if there are some sorts of HTML that won't paste.
@shipscript I'm glad you understood because it was hard to describe. I can't scoot over fast enough because it disappears. I miss being able to just click the template name itself.
@siamjane8 wrote:
....why make it better for 1 week and then revert to slower more frustrating format?
Because they likely found some overwhelming bug and had to roll back the rollout. It will probably return after they fix whatever awful thing happened.
