How to change the mobile skin

[mRzv]

Hello,

The title says all...i've selected the mobile skin and now i don't know how to change it.
Tried the Exit Mobile Skin but that doesn't help.

Regards,

 

[oldsoldier]

Try:
USER CP >exit mobile skin

 

[erich]

I have the same issue. The "Exit Mobile Skin" does not work once one has selected the mobile skin in personal settings.

I was viewing the site on my phone and clicked "Exit Mobile Skin", which returned to the normal view. I later went to my profile -> settings -> general (I think, but not sure that's the right name), and for skin, selected "Mobile". Now the site displays in mobile for my computer as well as my phone. "Exit Mobile Skin" returns to the forum front page still in the mobile skin.

 

[oldsoldier]

I have the same issue. The "Exit Mobile Skin" does not work once one has selected the mobile skin in personal settings.

I was viewing the site on my phone and clicked "Exit Mobile Skin", which returned to the normal view. I later went to my profile -> settings -> general (I think, but not sure that's the right name), and for skin, selected "Mobile". Now the site displays in mobile for my computer as well as my phone. "Exit Mobile Skin" returns to the forum front page still in the mobile skin.

If you can't exit the mobile skin on your computer by either the exit mobile skin or the USER>CP exit mobile skin then try logging out of ECF clearing you cache and cookies then logging back in. You should be able to exit the skin then.

 

[erich]

No, once the "Mobile" skin is selected in user preferences, the skin choice persists cookie clearing.

The "Exit Mobile Skin" link in the footer is:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/index.php?styleid=-1

Note the '-1', which presumably means "ignore the detected browser skin choice and use the profile setting." However, when this profile setting is also "Mobile", this doesn't make a change. Since the mobile skin does not have a user pereferences page, there is effectively no UI to change it back.

This is a hack, but the following workaround will allow you to reset it (remove the '-' from '1'):

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/index.php?styleid=1

This only persists for the current browser session, but does allow you access to Settings -> General Settings -> Forum Skin option to change it permanently back to a full featured skin.

 

[oldsoldier]

that is an odd glitch because i constantly change back and forth from mobile skin and haven't had the issue at all. I'll tag this for the coders to look into there have been some intermittent issues with the mobile skins

Nice hack/workaround Btw

 

[erich]

Looks like the "Lightweight Style Options for 'Lightweight Style'" addon addresses this:

Q. There is no style chooser - how do I get back to the default style?
A. Install and configure "Lightweight Style Options"

vBulletin.org Forum - View Single Post - Lightweight Style for Small Screen Devices (cell phone, iphone, mobile, android)

 

[erich]

switching back and forth works fine as long as you don't set your global personal preference to mobile. If you use your phone, click "Exit Mobile Skin", and then find yourself wanting the mobile version back, *don't* set the preference, just close the browser and come back, and mobile detection will reset for the new session.

 

[oldsoldier]

good call. I can't for the life of me see why someone would set their global preferences to mobile if they have a computer, but apparently some do. As for the plugin we'll take a look, no promises but Roly is always trying to improve the experience of our members.

 

[erich]

Haha, well, guilty as charged, but once exiting the mobile skin, there is no link to "reenter mobile skin". Seemed like changing the skin in preferences was the way to go until I realized I was stuck there.

 

[oldsoldier]

An alternative fix if you cannot get the hack to work and you can get ahold of me by PM, I can reset your global preferences. Try the above suggested hack first because sometimes I'm swamped and don't get a chance to check PMs.