Welcome back everyone. As you probably will notice is it not much that have changed on the surface yet. But the new version gives quite some new options. :)
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Welcome back everyone. As you probably will notice is it not much that have changed on the surface yet. But the new version gives quite some new options. :)
/Magnus
Wow will take time to get used to it :p
Don't like the big icons that much :/
But nice to see you're trying to improve the board.
Spiffy new look...
EDIT: 'xcept I can't make my coded sig work. :confused:
It takes some time to get used to how vB3 presents everything. The strenghts lies elsewhere. Making it possible to be member of several usergroups at the same time is one of the new strenghts. :)
I have also turned back on the old coding that allowed the sig. I saw that it used tables, which is not easy to support through BB coding. I will have to look more at it.
It looks the same as Wizards' messageboards (sans the minor cosmetic appearance), but the functions are basically the same.
EDIT: Any chance we can change the look of the board so that the username and info appears on the left side of the post as the prevous board? I'm way too used to that.
So there's my sig again... apparently not all features were installed when I posted earlier.
It looks quite nice to me, if a little XP in places!
On my initial viewing, it works much better with Firefox than the older one. The box I'm typing in was fixed at half the width on the old one.
I like... and I guess it will improve with time as you guys find more tweaks
:cool:
I don't like this new layout. I much preferred the old layout.
I like it :D
Wow. Will take some getting used to. . .but nice. :D
Oh, cool! No more searching old posts to find my attachments. . .every attachment I have ever posted is listed for me under the User Control Panel. SWEET!
Offtopic: hrm, I am using 3.57 MB to store 27 attachments. Should there be a limit to the number of attachments or their size?
Nice, like the new look :D .
I can limit the total attachment size, but have not done so yet. The simple answer is that there is no need for it yet ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by redwood973
Yes, great improvement. I slightly miss the view new threads button, though, but I think I will get used to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Imagus
Middle of the top bar, took me a while to find it myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ergi
Thank you Phoenix. :cool:
The only issues I have with the new layout is the newness for one (I'll get over that). Number two - the "Post-it Board" icons for the new posts in thread, they are really hard for me to see the difference.
Whoohoo! It's nice to see the vB in effect. And I agree with Phoenix on both points :) The new template will take some time to get used to but I think we can adapt. Thanks for your hard work guys :cool:
Nice work, guys. I guess the new interface will also need some time to get used to from me as well, but it's nice to see the site is still evolving. :)
It should reduce the amount of scrolling viewers do, as the width of the message is not shorten by the user info all the way down the post. So does the drop down user links (email, PM, etc.) that use to be at the bottom of the post, except for the various messenging image/links.Quote:
Originally Posted by REG
Has a decision been reached by the team concerning avatars?
The general consensus of the Development Team is there will be avatars. :)
Has anyone else noticed when viewing older posts that the new smilies are the oposite of what was originally used? So rather than a thumbs up you see a thumbs down. Took some time for me to catch on to that one. . .I was rather confused why I was reading messages of kudos but seeing angry face smilies. :D
A new feature I have noticed is that you can add multiple attachments. PNG image attachments will show up as thumbnails images.
Hmm the new layout I can live with.. the colour scheme I can't - it's awful! :D
i am assuming this is the default basic version and someone is intending to tweak the stylesheet and template a little ? :S
I have not found any easy way to do it. So if it is possible, you have probably already got used to this new look at that time. But I will look more at it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by REG
The idea is to first implement a fixed set of avatars. Star Fleet Insignia, Klingon emblem, ship silhouettes, Tree of Gondor, Eye of Mordor, etc. It is still however on a planning stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by KillerWhale
Being able to upload avatars will not be possible, but might be added at a later time.
Did some searching and found some really odd results. It looks as thumb up and thumb down have switched place. I will have to look into that as well. If anyone finds anything else than thumbs up/down that has changed, please point it out to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by redwood973
Should work for GIF as well. The JPEG converter is currently broken on the server, and it is at the bottom of the priority list. But when it is fixed, all current JPEG attachments will get a thumbnail.Quote:
Originally Posted by spshu
That is the intention. Just let us agree on that it should not be done by me ;) I might not be color blind, but it does not matter as I do not have much sense for matching and mixing colors :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tobian
Cool!Quote:
The idea is to first implement a fixed set of avatars. Star Fleet Insignia, Klingon emblem, ship silhouettes, Tree of Gondor, Eye of Mordor, etc. It is still however on a planning stage.
In the meantime, would it be possible to already allow for the linking of off-site avatars? That could be a test run for you as well to see how things turn up. Many of us have web space we use for hosting offsite avatars (and you might not need to allow the uploading of avatars, which can eat up a lot of resources if abused)
Hmm I don't know weather it's a delayed email problem, but i don't seem to be able to get email notification? Has anyone else had that problem? Otherwise pretty much everything else has survived the upgrade.
I think it's the bright blue and the pale pink - they clash horribly, if we could just have a similar colour scheme to the original (and ditch the blue) that would work fine for now :) Are there not any skins that can be downloaded and adapted? We don't want to go too far down the LCARS route because it's LOTR too, but maybe something quite neutral, and I do like the darker colours.. easier on the eyes :)
Those icons sound cool, but it's a shame users can't upload their own, I kind of think that IS THE POINT of an icon, and besides, many people here are interested in BOTH Startrek and LOTR, do we have assimilated hobits or put Pickard in Gandalfs hat for those people? I smell someone over-reacting to possible 'offensive' avatars, but really that should be a moderation issue!
... Oh and I forgot.. Can we fix the favicon to the old one, I liked that one :D
While i remember, i notice that though your intention was to create less scrolling, some of the signatures are a little .. broken.. because they were meant to look good in a narrower space.. I don't think that we should neccessarily limit the character length (as it's annoying if you want a bit of code) but as a forum policy could we have some decorum and try and have a 3-4 line limit on signatures.. I am fed up with scrolling down half a page length to get past some uber quote or graphic image which is TOO big.. It's also wasting bandwidth Several other forums I visit implement this and it should be common courtesy.. but then with all things forum, sometimes common courtesy needs to be .. moderated! :D
There ae three templates you can use. LCARS, LOTR, and Vbulletin(my choice until LCARS colors are fixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tobian
:p
Hmm LCARS looks great on a TV screen.. Period :D It can often look terrible on your screen and hurts to read lets of text in it on the computer screen! :D It's great to influence the site, but please DO NOT use pure LCARS! :D
Guys, btw, if you like I can design LCARS buttons in order to replace the blue ones...
Did ya all see we had our largest number of visitors yesterday with 191 users? :eek:
I like it. It's a pretty nice design. Good job.
Alex
Yes. It seems odd when I general only see at most about 10 on site when ever I am on the site.Quote:
Originally Posted by redwood973
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Originally Posted by redwood973
I don't trust that number either. I have not yet found out how it is supposed to calculate. But there was 53 unique forum members who logged into the forum that day. 50 logins, 100 visitors and 40 spambot crawlers :confused: But if it is supposed to be concurrent users as I thought it was... :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by spshu
No, It will have to wait as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by KillerWhale
I have only seen it as one of the points with avatars/icons myself. I have to admit that 'offensive' avatars are a part of the equation, but not a "make or break" issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tobian
I will look into it. Keep me updated if the problem persist.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tobian
The problem is still going.. I keep forgetting to come and visit because I am not reminded by email.. hence posts go unanswered hehe !
This is bloomin annoying!
*crickets chirruping* :)
Email notification has stopped for me. I change them all to daily notification. It is possible I was on when all the posts occurred, would I still get a notification?
I suspect it could be for more than one person.. Which would explain why the boards suddenly got quiet! :D
The problem are affecting everyone. Currently are we probably sending the mails to the gamma quadrant as it disappears into a black hole somewhere.
I am currently restored the backup from just just before the upgrade, to the server. But I can't send anything from there either. Or at least, I don't receive anything to any of the email accounts I have tested against.
I have sent a mail to the hosting providers support and asked them to verify that anything leaving the server reach outside their building.
Ahh oh dear, I thought it might. It looks like it might have been something that was tripped in the upgrade, as it roughly coincides fromthat point.. but equally, if the old version isn't running, it could be several things :( good luck figuring it out!