I dislike when "Unread topics: New | All" is the only option up top (except the Go To dropdown ofcourse). These two links don't include the threads I have posted in.
Thanks for your patience!-mouser (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?msg=387777)
Another funny fact:
The recent list shows the original title of the thread, instead of the title (subject) of the last post of the thread (testing this now by inserting 'your' in the subject)
is https access of the forum working now?It does seem to work a lot better now! I'll keep testing for a short while...-mouser (August 30, 2015, 11:37 AM)
HTTPS does seem to work OK now, tested on Windows (FireFox and Edge), Android Phone (FireFox) (tablet is on the chargerJust tested on the tablet with Firefox on Android and all is fine there too, now that https is set up correctly :up:, I'll test that later)-Ath (August 30, 2015, 11:48 AM)
Another funny fact:Additional advantage of showing the actual title of the last post is/was that most browsers display the link as 'visited', in a somewhat different color, after it's read, so any new messages can be easily recognized when refreshing the browser after returning to the page after some time (from other work). So yes, this is a feature I'd like to return :up:
The recent list shows the original title of the thread, instead of the title (subject) of the last post of the thread (testing this now by inserting 'your' in the subject)
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Advantage to me is that https refreshes the page when backing out a thread to the Recent list :-[ Very useful when on a tablet.-Ath (August 30, 2015, 11:22 AM)
can you give me the url of the pages where this happens?The front-page of the forum... ('Active Topics' as the previous list of Recent Posts is now called)-mouser (August 30, 2015, 11:38 AM)
Some users seem to have lost their Avatar (f.e. Contro, Innuendo)-Ath (August 30, 2015, 12:50 PM)
Are donationcredits supposed to be showing up? And history? Just curious as they don't seem to be.-wraith808 (August 30, 2015, 01:47 PM)
Are donationcredits supposed to be showing up? And history? Just curious as they don't seem to be.-wraith808 (August 30, 2015, 01:47 PM)
Are donationcredits supposed to be showing up? And history? Just curious as they don't seem to be.-wraith808 (August 30, 2015, 01:47 PM)
Are donationcredits supposed to be showing up? And history? Just curious as they don't seem to be.-wraith808 (August 30, 2015, 01:47 PM)
Wraith -- are you by chance using a browser/device that does not show you a menu when you hover over the DonationCredits menu in your profile area?
This seems like it may be that problem -- where the choices of the different donationcredits pages are only available in a hover-over menu.-mouser (August 30, 2015, 03:02 PM)
Very minor:
The 'Forum' link at the very top of the page (in the menu style row of links) does not work when one is in the forum -
there is a logic to this - but it's not the case with the other links up there, so a lack of consistency there.
(Me, I would just set it for forum home and leave it at that.)-tomos (August 30, 2015, 01:13 PM)
Very minor:
The 'Forum' link at the very top of the page (in the menu style row of links) does not work when one is in the forum -
there is a logic to this - but it's not the case with the other links up there, so a lack of consistency there.
(Me, I would just set it for forum home and leave it at that.)-tomos (August 30, 2015, 01:13 PM)
The one here?
Website Home | Blog | Software | Reviews and Features | Forum | Help | Donate | About us
If I click "Forum" it takes me to the root of the Forum (Which is what I assume you meant but isn't working for you?)-Stephen66515 (August 30, 2015, 04:08 PM)
Testing :)
[VIDEOS]
EDIT// works here in PaleMoon *without* a Flash plugin :Thmbsup:-tomos (August 30, 2015, 04:38 PM)
Embedded YT video working here in PaleMoon without a Flash pluginTesting :)
[VIDEOS]
EDIT// works here in PaleMoon *without* a Flash plugin :Thmbsup:-tomos (August 30, 2015, 04:38 PM)-tomos (August 30, 2015, 04:45 PM)
I don't understand how to do attachments here. The old version had some five options for thumbnails, full size, and stuff.-TaoPhoenix (August 30, 2015, 06:21 PM)
I don't know if it's just because I'm on PM on the tablet but Wiki links aren't showing as links, rather as markup code, eg.-4wd (August 30, 2015, 06:11 PM)
I don't understand how to do attachments here. The old version had some five options for thumbnails, full size, and stuff.-TaoPhoenix (August 30, 2015, 06:21 PM)
new forum should have same exact options -- perhaps there was some help text for the old forum?-mouser (August 30, 2015, 06:22 PM)
there was a big dropdown in text on inserting attachments with different types.ah yes, i remember that now.. perhaps i will bring that back.
there was a big dropdown in text on inserting attachments with different types.ah yes, i remember that now.. perhaps i will bring that back.
or i will just elaborate the text that is shown when you hit the image button (far left button on 2nd row of bbc buttons) to explain how to use the different tags.-mouser (August 30, 2015, 06:43 PM)
there was a big dropdown in text on inserting attachments with different types.ah yes, i remember that now.. perhaps i will bring that back.
or i will just elaborate the text that is shown when you hit the image button (far left button on 2nd row of bbc buttons) to explain how to use the different tags.-mouser (August 30, 2015, 06:43 PM)
Having to click OK on that dialog box each time you want to display an attached image is annoying.
there was a big dropdown in text on inserting attachments with different types.ah yes, i remember that now.. perhaps i will bring that back.
or i will just elaborate the text that is shown when you hit the image button (far left button on 2nd row of bbc buttons) to explain how to use the different tags.-mouser (August 30, 2015, 06:43 PM)
Having to click OK on that dialog box each time you want to display an attached image is annoying.-Deozaan (August 30, 2015, 06:45 PM)
well my assumption was that the attach image button is just basically a reminder of syntax -- most people attaching images regularly wont be using that button.-mouser (August 30, 2015, 06:51 PM)
well my assumption was that the attach image button is just basically a reminder of syntax -- most people attaching images regularly wont be using that button.-mouser (August 30, 2015, 06:51 PM)
I disagree. It's easier to click that button a few times than have to manually type [attachthumb=#] five times. In the past, I pretty much always used the dropdown menu to get the text in the text area at least once, then I might just copy and paste it the remaining time.
But yeah, I used that button/menu a lot.
EDIT: Oh hey, I just noticed the links down by the "Choose File" button that will automatically add the text for me. OK. I'm satisfied now. :Thmbsup:-Deozaan (August 30, 2015, 07:06 PM)
Well I'm still lost! Maybe I'm a GUI Menu kinda guy, but I just preferred picking my attach type because all I see are Thumbs and can't for ex see how to get inline full and stuff.-TaoPhoenix (August 30, 2015, 07:25 PM)
Well I'm still lost! Maybe I'm a GUI Menu kinda guy, but I just preferred picking my attach type because all I see are Thumbs and can't for ex see how to get inline full and stuff.-TaoPhoenix (August 30, 2015, 07:25 PM)
So you want to attach something that's not a thumb? Try taking the "thumb" out of "attachthumb" :Thmbsup:
[attach=#]-Deozaan (August 30, 2015, 07:42 PM)
Wiki fixed?-mouser (August 30, 2015, 06:32 PM)
Is there any way I can hide the social media buttons and the translate drop down box at the bottom of each page? I don't need them and they bother me.
And to add a request if possible; a Powershell Code Highlighter if there's one available?done.
lotsa spam here this morning, is that an artifact of the upgrade or just a happy coincidence?well the good news is that with an upgraded forum we have a few more weapons we can deploy against spammers -- and more importantly adding more custom code to stop them isn't so painful -- so any increase in spammers is only temporary :)
Hm... lotsa spam here this morning, is that an artifact of the upgrade or just a happy coincidence? :P-x16wda (August 31, 2015, 05:52 AM)
well the good news is that with an upgraded forum we have a few more weapons we can deploy against spammers -- and more importantly adding more custom code to stop them isn't so painful -- so any increase in spammers is only temporary :)-mouser (August 31, 2015, 06:39 AM)
And to add a request if possible; a Powershell Code Highlighter if there's one available?done.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 06:37 AM)
I do not get any update notifications any more. Has that been reported?no, that's the first i've heard.
The mobile version looks fine on my Android. Great work, mouser!Awesome. Mostly thanks to the smf folks but i worked quite a bit on making the forum theme more responsive (slimming down when screen is small), so i'm happy to hear it looks reasonable.
I think your "Turn notification on when you post or reply to a topic' was not ticked" is the default -- and sensibly so, right? this option if checked will send you notifications by email automatically for every thread you ever post to.Well, for me that makes perfect sense. If I post on a thread I want to know if someone replied or posted on that same thread. But then I do not post or reply that much ;)-mouser (August 31, 2015, 08:49 AM)
Well, for me that makes perfect sense. If I post on a thread I want to know if someone replied or posted on that same thread. But then I do not post or reply that muchi hear ya -- i'm not saying its not a reasonable thing to enable -- just don't think it's a good default for all users.
ps: now, after changing these settings I assume, I got notified about the reply.this still troubles me -- i wonder if notifications are not working for others until they change settings..
In the "Info Center - Active Topics" section would it be possible to re-enable the feature where it shows "Re:" at the start of the title for posts that are replies (as opposed to brand new threads without any replies)? This made it possible to distinguish at first sight between a new post without replies, and an older discussion with new replies.
Another more general point: the first thing I do when I visit the forum is scroll down to the very bottom to see what's latest in the "Info Center - Active Topics" section.
In the "Info Center - Active Topics" section would it be possible to re-enable the feature where it shows "Re:" at the start of the title for posts that are replies (as opposed to brand new threads without any replies)? This made it possible to distinguish at first sight between a new post without replies, and an older discussion with new replies.
The mobile version looks fine on my Android. Great work, mouser!
The main website will soon (in 30 days or so?) be completely moved to cms and it will also be responsive/mobile friendly -- we have that working well already. So looks like we are on the right path. :up:-mouser (August 31, 2015, 08:51 AM)
Surely someone likes the new forum? :huh:-mouser (August 31, 2015, 11:26 AM)
Surely someone likes the new forum? :huh:-mouser (August 31, 2015, 11:26 AM)
Is there any way I can hide the social media buttons and the translate drop down box at the bottom of each page? I don't need them and they bother me.
1. Minor spelling mistake in "Still have questions? Don't hesitate to context us ([email protected])."thanks, fixed.
http://www.donationc...&action=register
2. The guest image, if temporary then ok, else I will suggest some blank face type image there.im happy to get a replacement!
3. The thread page numbers make difficult to click, at least for me. Pages: prev | 1 2 [3] | bottom | lastpossibly, though im a little concerned with running out of space on small monitor.
I find difficult in positioning my mouse cursor at '1' or '2', say. Can we make it bit wider with space, box etc. ?
I found the "Print" option of message thread very useful. All messages in one long page and one can find any text too. :Thmbsup: Many times I needed to find my apps name for any bug fixes mentioned in another thread, say.great :up:
Having said that, I am open to tweaking colors and styles.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 12:20 PM)
Surely someone likes the new forum? :huh:-mouser (August 31, 2015, 11:26 AM)
Surely someone likes the new forum? :huh:-mouser (August 31, 2015, 11:26 AM)
I prefer the new look. :Thmbsup:
I find it easier on the eyes, especially with the purple border.-cranioscopical (August 31, 2015, 01:29 PM)
Surely someone likes the new forum? :huh:-mouser (August 31, 2015, 11:26 AM)
I prefer the new look. :Thmbsup:
I find it easier on the eyes, especially with the purple border.-cranioscopical (August 31, 2015, 01:29 PM)
Surely someone likes the new forum? :huh:-mouser (August 31, 2015, 11:26 AM)
Forum looks great - thanks to mouser and anyone else involved :-*-tomos (August 30, 2015, 12:55 PM)
Is there any way I can hide the social media buttons and the translate drop down box at the bottom of each page? I don't need them and they bother me.
If you go to the Forum Profile page of your profile, you will now see a new "Custom options:" item. I will now use that for supporting miscelaneous advanced/custom options. If you put -nosocial in that box, it will no longer add the social bookmarking items to your forum pages, or google analytitcs code, protecting you from any privacy concerns. Translate box still shows because it is completely harmless.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 11:55 AM)
rj, can you elaborate a little bit -- since i don't often view the pages that show replies to my posts, i'm not familiar with what used to be shown/possible from there.
or to put it a different way -- im not sure if you are saying that there was a page of replies that used to behave differently, or use to have additional options, or if you are saying just that you used to be able to ignore topics on a one by one basis -- and if the latter -- can someone tell me how this option to ignore a topic was presented -- i.e. where the choice to do that was.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 05:01 PM)
rj, can you elaborate a little bitCompetently explained by Stephen66515, to whom my thanks :)-mouser (August 31, 2015, 05:01 PM)
The new forum code is 100x cleaner and easier to maintain than the old codebase, which was my main motivation for the upgrade -- so I'm thrilled with the results in that respect.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 05:17 PM)
And I feel 100x better about customizing stuff now.
Is there any way I can hide the social media buttons and the translate drop down box at the bottom of each page? I don't need them and they bother me.-phitsc (August 31, 2015, 04:42 AM)
I'd like that too.
On a related note, is there a way to view the content of a thread in a way such that one can see reply to a particular post appearing immediately after the post-being-replied to? I think this is sometimes referred to as a "threaded" view (e.g. one of gmane.org's views is like this). May be there's other ways, but with that type of view, it might be easier to follow some of the "contained" sub-discussions...
Concerning the translate box: harmless, yes, a distraction non the less.-phitsc (August 31, 2015, 03:41 PM)
I've modified the Image button to explain better how to use the inline attachment feature, and removed the button from the Quick Reply bbc editor, since there is no way to attach files from the quick reply editor.
As has been discussed above, my intent for this button is largely to serve as help for those who don't yet know how our inline attached images work -- and therefore it is mainly about explaining to the user how to attach an image and refer to it.
As deozaan pointed out above, if you want to quickly insert an inline image you can use the new button down by the Attach Choose File buttons. So there are solutions both for newbies and advanced users.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 04:59 PM)
Ok, so a couple of thoughts:
...
ACTUALLY: You know i'm thinking that this option is maybe just worded poorly -- the default option may mean to send emails on all replies *AND* "Moderation only if i started topic" -- which would mean that the default IS a reasonable default setting. That is, the default should be sending you notifications on new replies, as i understand it.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 08:49 AM)
Is there any way I can hide the social media buttons and the translate drop down box at the bottom of each page? I don't need them and they bother me.
If you go to the Forum Profile page of your profile, you will now see a new "Custom options:" item. I will now use that for supporting miscelaneous advanced/custom options. If you put -nosocial in that box, it will no longer add the social bookmarking items to your forum pages, or google analytitcs code, protecting you from any privacy concerns. Translate box still shows because it is completely harmless.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 11:55 AM)
Anand said:
...2. The guest image, if temporary then ok, else I will suggest some blank face type image there.im happy to get a replacement!-mouser (August 31, 2015, 12:01 PM)
There is a good reason to use offsite images -offsite images definitely have their place, and you can still use them on dc by manually using the [img][/img] tags, but we don't show a button for that in order to reduce use of it to a minimum and only by more advanced users.
I've modified the Image button to explain better how to use the inline attachment feature, and removed the button from the Quick Reply bbc editor, since there is no way to attach files from the quick reply editor.
As has been discussed above, my intent for this button is largely to serve as help for those who don't yet know how our inline attached images work -- and therefore it is mainly about explaining to the user how to attach an image and refer to it.
As deozaan pointed out above, if you want to quickly insert an inline image you can use the new button down by the Attach Choose File buttons. So there are solutions both for newbies and advanced users.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 04:59 PM)
I tried the '-nosocial' thing and it seems to work, thanks.
But may be we can call it 'antisocial' or '-social' instead? ;)
On a related note, is there a way to view the content of a thread in a way such that one can see reply to a particular post appearing immediately after the post-being-replied to? I think this is sometimes referred to as a "threaded" view (e.g. one of gmane.org's views is like this). May be there's other ways, but with that type of view, it might be easier to follow some of the "contained" sub-discussions...-ewemoa (August 31, 2015, 06:11 PM)
Concerning the translate box: harmless, yes, a distraction non the less.-phitsc (August 31, 2015, 03:41 PM)
For Firefox, the Remove It Permanently (http://rip.mozdev.org/) add-on seems to work toward this end.
For Chrome, I tried Page Eraser (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/page-eraser/ekofpchjmoalonajopdeegdappocgcmj), but didn't figure out how to get it to work across an entire site.
Just tried Stylebot (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylebot/oiaejidbmkiecgbjeifoejpgmdaleoha) with some success -- right click on element, choose 'Stylebot', choose 'Style Element', look for the 'Layout & Visibility' section, and click on the 'Hide' button. Not ideal perhaps and may not work specific elements only, but at least it can hide the 'Translate' pop-up...
Don't know about other browsers / platforms.-ewemoa (August 31, 2015, 08:51 PM)
Now there is only one thing missing from the Active Topics list: (1) I can't recognize the links that I've read from the ones I haven't read; On old DC the link-color changed after visiting he link, but on DC2 the link color stays exactly the same :o This may be due to the color-scheme in the theme, I can't tell, but it is a nuisance hunting down the unread links from the Active Topics list.In the "Info Center - Active Topics" section would it be possible to re-enable the feature where it shows "Re:" at the start of the title for posts that are replies (as opposed to brand new threads without any replies)? This made it possible to distinguish at first sight between a new post without replies, and an older discussion with new replies.
fixed -- and discovered a substantial inefficiency in the code making that list, so forum should be a little faster to load now too.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 09:42 AM)
Concerning the translate box: harmless, yes, a distraction non the less.-phitsc (August 31, 2015, 03:41 PM)
For Firefox, the Remove It Permanently (http://rip.mozdev.org/) add-on seems to work toward this end.
For Chrome, I tried Page Eraser (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/page-eraser/ekofpchjmoalonajopdeegdappocgcmj), but didn't figure out how to get it to work across an entire site.
Just tried Stylebot (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylebot/oiaejidbmkiecgbjeifoejpgmdaleoha) with some success -- right click on element, choose 'Stylebot', choose 'Style Element', look for the 'Layout & Visibility' section, and click on the 'Hide' button. Not ideal perhaps and may not work specific elements only, but at least it can hide the 'Translate' pop-up...
Don't know about other browsers / platforms.-ewemoa (August 31, 2015, 08:51 PM)
Thanks for the suggestions ewemoa!
Nevertheless, @mouser, I would prefer '-translate', if it's easy to do.-phitsc (September 01, 2015, 01:19 AM)
I don't. But works with uBlock Origin just as well. Thanks :Thmbsup:Nevertheless, @mouser, I would prefer '-translate', if it's easy to do.I assume you use AbBlockPro (Assuming cause...well...I don't know anybody that doesn't) - if so, click the icon, click "block element" then click the translate box (and anything else you wanna hide) - they are now gone :)-phitsc (September 01, 2015, 01:19 AM)-Stephen66515 (September 01, 2015, 02:24 AM)
I can't recognize the links that I've read from the ones I haven't read; On old DC the link-color changed after visiting he link, but on DC2 the link color stays exactly the same This may be due to the color-scheme in the theme, I can't tell, but it is a nuisance-Ath (September 01, 2015, 01:51 AM)
Another more general point: the first thing I do when I visit the forum is scroll down to the very bottom to see what's latest in the "Info Center - Active Topics" section. I don't know how many other forum users do that, but if a lot or most of them, then from a usability point of view it might be better to have that section at the very top, so there is no need for all that scrolling. Just a suggestion.-dr_andus (August 31, 2015, 09:22 AM)
You are the 2nd person who has told me that's how you read the forum. I had no idea people did this.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 09:24 AM)
The first things I do on login in is look at the bottom of the home page to see the recent Active Topics-rjbull (August 31, 2015, 04:57 PM)
Another more general point: the first thing I do when I visit the forum is scroll down to the very bottom to see what's latest in the "Info Center - Active Topics" section. I don't know how many other forum users do that, but if a lot or most of them, then from a usability point of view it might be better to have that section at the very top, so there is no need for all that scrolling. Just a suggestion.-dr_andus (August 31, 2015, 09:22 AM)You are the 2nd person who has told me that's how you read the forum. I had no idea people did this.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 09:24 AM)The first things I do on login in is look at the bottom of the home page to see the recent Active Topics-rjbull (August 31, 2015, 04:57 PM)
That makes 3 of us now... ;)-dr_andus (September 01, 2015, 03:50 AM)
I can't recognize the links that I've read from the ones I haven't read; On old DC the link-color changed after visiting he link, but on DC2 the link color stays exactly the same This may be due to the color-scheme in the theme, I can't tell, but it is a nuisance-Ath (September 01, 2015, 01:51 AM)
ah thanks for pointing that out.
i have attempted to fix it -- let me know if i did ok. you may have to F5 on a page to get it to load the new css file. The color difference between visited and non-visited links is subtle, but it's there.-mouser (September 01, 2015, 02:47 AM)
Another more general point: the first thing I do when I visit the forum is scroll down to the very bottom to see what's latest in the "Info Center - Active Topics" section. I don't know how many other forum users do that, but if a lot or most of them, then from a usability point of view it might be better to have that section at the very top, so there is no need for all that scrolling. Just a suggestion.-dr_andus (August 31, 2015, 09:22 AM)You are the 2nd person who has told me that's how you read the forum. I had no idea people did this.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 09:24 AM)The first things I do on login in is look at the bottom of the home page to see the recent Active Topics-rjbull (August 31, 2015, 04:57 PM)
That makes 3 of us now... ;)-dr_andus (September 01, 2015, 03:50 AM)
me too. :up:-anandcoral (September 01, 2015, 04:13 AM)
Another more general point: the first thing I do when I visit the forum is scroll down to the very bottom to see what's latest in the "Info Center - Active Topics" section. I don't know how many other forum users do that, but if a lot or most of them, then from a usability point of view it might be better to have that section at the very top, so there is no need for all that scrolling. Just a suggestion.-dr_andus (August 31, 2015, 09:22 AM)You are the 2nd person who has told me that's how you read the forum. I had no idea people did this.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 09:24 AM)The first things I do on login in is look at the bottom of the home page to see the recent Active Topics-rjbull (August 31, 2015, 04:57 PM)
That makes 3 of us now... ;)-dr_andus (September 01, 2015, 03:50 AM)
me too. :up:-anandcoral (September 01, 2015, 04:13 AM)
Blame me for starting this whole wagon train!-TaoPhoenix (September 01, 2015, 04:59 AM)
Ok for all you Info Center addicts: that section is good now yeah?-mouser (September 01, 2015, 04:17 AM)
What is this "Info Center"?-wraith808 (September 01, 2015, 06:39 AM)
They are talking about the "Active Topics" list on the bottom of the main forum page (board index page): https://www.donationcoder.com/forum
Is it working as it should for everyone now? If not, how so?-mouser (September 01, 2015, 09:19 AM)
The links should be changing colors as you visit them, but:
- The color difference is subtle.
- You may have to hit F5 to reload the css on the page to see the changes.
-mouser (September 01, 2015, 09:29 AM)
To me it's a perfect compromise of exactly the right info density because it's *threads* and not *posts* so let's say this Forum Upgraded thread has lots of stuff going on, it only occupies one slot and for example I can see instantly that if I aka Tao posted earlier, and now it's bumped with Wraith, well, hey, go look!
But for example the Animal Threads thread hasn't done anything since 1AM so if you already looked there, you know you're up to date. And because it's *different* threads, it's kinda rare that *eleven or more* threads get hit and you "might risk missing something".
...
And Mouser has suggested an alternate page with even more stuff, but somehow that extra page "blows my info capacity fuse" and I can't look at it often.-TaoPhoenix (September 01, 2015, 09:22 AM)
The links should be changing colors as you visit them, but:
- The color difference is subtle.
- You may have to hit F5 to reload the css on the page to see the changes.
-mouser (September 01, 2015, 09:29 AM)
I see it on IE8 but not on Pale Moon or FF Dev Edition.-TaoPhoenix (September 01, 2015, 09:57 AM)
And Mouser has suggested an alternate page with even more stuff, but somehow that extra page "blows my info capacity fuse" and I can't look at it often.-TaoPhoenix (September 01, 2015, 09:22 AM)
Is it really better than the recent topics page: https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=rtopics
Do you want me to create a new standalone page similar to the list on the main page, but with more entries (or larger font)?-mouser (September 01, 2015, 10:36 AM)
The links should be changing colors as you visit them, but:
- The color difference is subtle.
- You may have to hit F5 to reload the css on the page to see the changes.
-mouser (September 01, 2015, 09:29 AM)
I see it on IE8 but not on Pale Moon or FF Dev Edition.-TaoPhoenix (September 01, 2015, 09:57 AM)
dont know if it's been changed since - but it's working here in PaleMoon-tomos (September 01, 2015, 10:58 AM)
And Mouser has suggested an alternate page with even more stuff, but somehow that extra page "blows my info capacity fuse" and I can't look at it often.-TaoPhoenix (September 01, 2015, 09:22 AM)Is it really better than the recent topics page: https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=rtopics
Do you want me to create a new standalone page similar to the list on the main page, but with more entries (or larger font)?-mouser (September 01, 2015, 10:36 AM)
As Tao said above, the recent topics page ends up being a bit too much to take in in one glance. The beauty of the Info Center is that it's small and concise, so a quick look gives an idea of the amount of activity that had taken place and whether there is anything worth checking out further.
The current layout already requires a lot less scrolling, so that's an improvement. Personally I'd just prefer the box at the very top, so landing on the main page immediately tells the visitor what's been happening, without the need to scroll or click on another page.-dr_andus (September 01, 2015, 11:03 AM)
2. The guest image, if temporary then ok, else I will suggest some blank face type image there.im happy to get a replacement!-mouser (August 31, 2015, 12:01 PM)
Personally I'd just prefer the box at the very top, so landing on the main page immediately tells the visitor what's been happening, without the need to scroll or click on another page.-dr_andus (September 01, 2015, 11:03 AM)
Personally I'd just prefer the box at the very top, so landing on the main page immediately tells the visitor what's been happening, without the need to scroll or click on another page.-dr_andus (September 01, 2015, 11:03 AM)
go to the new custom options line in your Forum Profile area and add:
-topinfocenter-mouser (September 01, 2015, 01:00 PM)
Personally I'd just prefer the box at the very top, so landing on the main page immediately tells the visitor what's been happening, without the need to scroll or click on another page.-dr_andus (September 01, 2015, 11:03 AM)
go to the new custom options line in your Forum Profile area and add:
-topinfocenter-mouser (September 01, 2015, 01:00 PM)
See my reply on the thread -- sorry for the confusion -- I added the image so that I could blog it. I do that sometimes when I blog a post -- usually I leave a note in the "last edited by" line but i forgot this time. Sorry for the confusion.-mouser (September 01, 2015, 01:47 PM)
-topinfocenter-mouser (September 01, 2015, 01:00 PM)
(1) I can't recognize the links that I've read from the ones I haven't read; On old DC the link-color changed after visiting he link, but on DC2 the link color stays exactly the same :o This may be due to the color-scheme in the theme, I can't tell, but it is a nuisance hunting down the unread links from the Active Topics list.This issue seems to have been tweaked out, thanks! :Thmbsup:-Ath (September 01, 2015, 01:51 AM)
I've modified the Image button to explain better how to use the inline attachment feature, and removed the button from the Quick Reply bbc editor, since there is no way to attach files from the quick reply editor.
As has been discussed above, my intent for this button is largely to serve as help for those who don't yet know how our inline attached images work -- and therefore it is mainly about explaining to the user how to attach an image and refer to it.
As deozaan pointed out above, if you want to quickly insert an inline image you can use the new button down by the Attach Choose File buttons. So there are solutions both for newbies and advanced users.-mouser (August 31, 2015, 04:59 PM)
2) [attach=#] where an actual number is not used - does not work inline (not sure if supposed to - just saying in case)
I used [attach=1] and [attach=2], yet one is shown as a thumb, and one full size.ah thanks for reminding me -- i need to update the help.
On a side note, how hard would it be to have a user-templatable area * near the top/bottom of a given page?-ewemoa (September 02, 2015, 02:08 AM)
attach <-- automatically shows as thumbnail if the image is very large (1900x1200)thanks for the attach image info :up:
attachimg <-- always full size no matter size
attachthumb <-- always thumbnail no matter size-mouser (September 02, 2015, 08:34 AM)
attachimg <-- always full size no matter size--mouser (September 02, 2015, 08:34 AM)
Not sure if it has been reported, but I seem to be missing the indication on icons next to posts that shows I participated in them.-Jibz (September 02, 2015, 12:55 AM)
Not sure if it has been reported, but I seem to be missing the indication on icons next to posts that shows I participated in them.-Jibz (September 02, 2015, 12:55 AM)
i think i removed these in my effort to streamline and reduce noise.. any thoughts on a good way to bring them back -- assuming folks find them important (i didn't).-mouser (September 02, 2015, 09:04 AM)
If there is only one icon with no indicators for anything, what is the point of the icon anyway?the icon is matching the post icon -- which is USUALLY just the simple white one but can be different in some cases.
Perhaps a little icon overlay on the thread icon on the left, like a little "reply arrow"ok let me look into it.
Thanks for the images Anand -- they are perfect in style -- but if i had my preference it would be nice to have one that was gender "neutral" if you know what i mean..-mouser (September 01, 2015, 01:11 PM)
Perhaps a little icon overlay on the thread icon on the left, like a little "reply arrow". If there is only one icon with no indicators for anything, what is the point of the icon anyway?-Jibz (September 02, 2015, 09:58 AM)
On a side note, how hard would it be to have a user-templatable area * near the top/bottom of a given page?-ewemoa (September 02, 2015, 02:08 AM)
can you elaborate on what you had in mind for me to add?-mouser (September 02, 2015, 08:44 AM)
I think that the way that you're doing it, i.e. coding the customizations and then making a label available, would be better than giving the users the ability to add code to the page. Spammer and Security nightmare, IMO.-wraith808 (September 02, 2015, 10:31 AM)
What do people think of the default option to show a popup messagebox when you receive a new personal message on the forum?I'd like to turn it off, but it didn't happen often enough yet to dive into my profile setting to find that setting :-[-mouser (September 02, 2015, 12:32 PM)
the list of active users, including buddies (not yet (3) highlighted like old DC had, hope that's returning too,This is probably another css setting to tweak? Buddies aren't recognizable from the logged-in users-list at the bottom of the forum front-page-Ath (September 01, 2015, 01:51 AM)
Found it 8), it's pretty hard to find using a tablet (no mouse-hover fly-out menu's)like (4) buddy management in the profile that I couldn't find yet)-Ath (September 01, 2015, 01:51 AM)
Perhaps a little icon overlay on the thread icon on the left, like a little "reply arrow"ok let me look into it.-mouser (September 02, 2015, 10:00 AM)
What do people think of the default option to show a popup messagebox when you receive a new personal message on the forum?-mouser (September 02, 2015, 12:32 PM)
well one way it could be done very easily and safely is this:
i could add a profile field to each users profile, where they could write custom BBC code (which would include the ability to use url links),
and then the forum would display that text at the top (bottom) of the forum pages FOR THAT USER ONLY.
so basically a way of letting users add their own custom links/text. near the built-in forum menu -- that would affect them only.-mouser (September 02, 2015, 10:35 AM)
of course this is really not any different than users using their own greasemonkey scripts, just a bit easier -- but much less flexible.
by the time Greasemonkey gets to remove the related nodes, it may be "too late" in the sense that one's info might have leaked to certain sites.-ewemoa (September 02, 2015, 07:01 PM)
This site makes use of a SHA-1 Certificate; it's recommended you use certificates with signature algorithms that use hash functions stronger than SHA-1.
Ps, with the info board up top right next to "Forum Home", it's def saving me a lot of scrolling!-TaoPhoenix (September 02, 2015, 09:07 PM)
I've tweaked the search function a little bit -- I think i fixed a bug where it was returning less results than it should. And I also added an option to bypass the search index on the advanced search form -- this will result in a slower and more thorough search for partial word matches, and is able to search for words less than 4 characters. Normal indexed searching is appropriate for most searches, but you now have an option if you can't find something with a default search.-mouser (September 02, 2015, 06:14 PM)
Ps, with the info board up top right next to "Forum Home", it's def saving me a lot of scrolling!-TaoPhoenix (September 02, 2015, 09:07 PM)
what do you mean by 'info board'? --
I presume it's not what mouser calls the 'info-center' -- the active threads etc, but cant figure out what it might be...
EDIT// I presume you mean the boards - were they much further down in the past?-tomos (September 03, 2015, 01:07 AM)
Ps, with the info board up top right next to "Forum Home", it's def saving me a lot of scrolling!-TaoPhoenix (September 02, 2015, 09:07 PM)
what do you mean by 'info board'? --
I presume it's not what mouser calls the 'info-center' -- the active threads etc, but cant figure out what it might be...
EDIT// I presume you mean the boards - were they much further down in the past?-tomos (September 03, 2015, 01:07 AM)
Maybe he meant the "Info Center":
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This is a great feature, maybe it should be explained someplace prominent, so less frequent or new members also realise that it is possible to move the Info Center to the top by going to: Profile > Forum Profile > and adding "-topinfocenter" in the Custom options box:
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please delete - I keep clicking 'quote' instead of 'modify' :-[
(were they in opposite location in the old forum?)-tomos (September 03, 2015, 07:36 AM)
This is a great feature, maybe it should be explained someplace prominent, so less frequent or new members also realise that it is possible to move the Info Center to the top by going to: Profile > Forum Profile > and adding "-topinfocenter" in the Custom options box:-dr_andus (September 03, 2015, 05:24 AM)
Personally, I think the Custom Options section should be moved under Look and Layout since that's what those options are affecting.-4wd (September 03, 2015, 07:55 AM)
Any opinions on this? Looking at DC's certificate, I think I also see SHA-256 so may be it's not a problem.-ewemoa (September 02, 2015, 08:07 PM)
Any opinions on this? Looking at DC's certificate, I think I also see SHA-256 so may be it's not a problem.Nope: (not SHA-256) so, Yes, it's a minor problem for Chrome and Firefox(based) browsers.-ewemoa (September 02, 2015, 08:07 PM)
You may be looking at an Avast (or other antivirus product) inserted certificate :oAth, can you explain, i don't get it.
^ Ah okay - you had moved the info-center - I thought you were talking about the default setting.
I still wonder if the info-center / active-thread should be on top in the default setting (I guess it would have to be separated from the other info, but dont know really - must try it at the top myself, see how I like it).-tomos (September 03, 2015, 07:34 AM)
Not sure if it has been reported, but I seem to be missing the indication on icons next to posts that shows I participated in them.-Jibz (September 02, 2015, 12:55 AM)
i think i removed these in my effort to streamline and reduce noise.. any thoughts on a good way to bring them back -- assuming folks find them important (i didn't).
i should say there is a nice new page under the Go To menu for showing topics you started or topics you participated in, which i do think is useful.-mouser (September 02, 2015, 09:04 AM)
^ Ah okay - you had moved the info-center - I thought you were talking about the default setting.Try it Tom, because at whatever level of fanciness you work on, "nothing else matters". The scripts behind it are Turbo Fast at collecting posts, and if you look at time stamps (in the same area) you know that if you check it 4x a day you're mostly caught up. At worst, if you *know* there's a thread missing like my Ludum Dare adventures, you turn to one of the bigger pages and find it. But it really is damn close to a Golden Mean to keep reg DC folks updated.
I still wonder if the info-center / active-thread should be on top in the default setting (I guess it would have to be separated from the other info, but dont know really - must try it at the top myself, see how I like it).-tomos (September 03, 2015, 07:34 AM)-TaoPhoenix (September 03, 2015, 12:20 PM)
You may be looking at an Avast (or other antivirus product) inserted certificate :oAth, can you explain, i don't get it.-mouser (September 03, 2015, 10:11 AM)
Some AV programs insert their own certificate in your browser and man-in-the-middle your HTTPS connections in order to be able to scan/filter them.^This.
The ones I've seen are usually not using the best encryption, probably because they only serve to re-encrypt the traffic locally for your browser.-Jibz (September 03, 2015, 10:58 AM)
However I think the pop-up should be closeable by simply clicking on the background/outside of the lightbox, as is true in most other lightbox implementations. It increases usability and speed/ease of use quite a lot.-JavaJones (September 03, 2015, 02:54 PM)
You may be looking at an Avast (or other antivirus product) inserted certificate :o-Ath (September 03, 2015, 10:04 AM)
And I also added an option to bypass the search index on the advanced search form -- this will result in a slower and more thorough search for partial word matches, and is able to search for words less than 4 characters.-mouser (September 02, 2015, 06:14 PM)
Is it easy to make a link (perhaps an additional one) to the advanced search page have the bypassing index option selected by default?-ewemoa (September 03, 2015, 07:01 PM)
Personally, I think the Custom Options section should be moved under Look and Layout since that's what those options are affecting.-4wd (September 03, 2015, 07:55 AM)
good idea, will do.-mouser (September 03, 2015, 08:24 AM)
^ Ah okay - you had moved the info-center - I thought you were talking about the default setting.Try it Tom, because at whatever level of fanciness you work on, "nothing else matters". The scripts behind it are Turbo Fast at collecting posts, and if you look at time stamps (in the same area) you know that if you check it 4x a day you're mostly caught up. At worst, if you *know* there's a thread missing like my Ludum Dare adventures, you turn to one of the bigger pages and find it. But it really is damn close to a Golden Mean to keep reg DC folks updated.
I still wonder if the info-center / active-thread should be on top in the default setting (I guess it would have to be separated from the other info, but dont know really - must try it at the top myself, see how I like it).-tomos (September 03, 2015, 07:34 AM)-TaoPhoenix (September 03, 2015, 12:20 PM)
Or just use Unread: All and always *know* you're up to date... right? I'm confused why people like the other approach frankly. It seems haphazard. But I've certainly come to realize that my consistent use of Unread: All pages is not really the norm, so maybe I'm the weirdo. :D
- Oshyan-JavaJones (September 03, 2015, 02:51 PM)
^ Ah okay - you had moved the info-center - I thought you were talking about the default setting.Try it Tom, because at whatever level of fanciness you work on, "nothing else matters". The scripts behind it are Turbo Fast at collecting posts, and if you look at time stamps (in the same area) you know that if you check it 4x a day you're mostly caught up. At worst, if you *know* there's a thread missing like my Ludum Dare adventures, you turn to one of the bigger pages and find it. But it really is damn close to a Golden Mean to keep reg DC folks updated.
I still wonder if the info-center / active-thread should be on top in the default setting (I guess it would have to be separated from the other info, but dont know really - must try it at the top myself, see how I like it).-tomos (September 03, 2015, 07:34 AM)-TaoPhoenix (September 03, 2015, 12:20 PM)
Or just use Unread: All and always *know* you're up to date... right? I'm confused why people like the other approach frankly. It seems haphazard. But I've certainly come to realize that my consistent use of Unread: All pages is not really the norm, so maybe I'm the weirdo. :D
- Oshyan-JavaJones (September 03, 2015, 02:51 PM)
Maybe not the norm, but it is the approach that I use also. :)-wraith808 (September 03, 2015, 10:14 PM)
will we again have a button, making colourful posts?-Curt (September 05, 2015, 04:14 PM)
For the unread topics list I haved switch from using 2 icons in front of each message to using Jibz icon to indicate when you have participated in a topic; it is also now used on the main message list for a board.
Keep in mind the new indicator that shows you have participated in a topic is only shown when the icon for the topic is standard. Special topic icons will now show such an indicator.
Here's how it looks now:
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I think that's ok since we rarely use topic icons other than the default one (in fact normal users are not given the choice of changing the topic icon when they post) -- that's to keep down the visual noise. I sometimes use a special icon on newsletters and other official announcements.
If we really wanted to show an indicator regardless of the topic icon, we could probably do it by changing to some css that makes use of a small overlay. Jibz maybe you can make me a tiny transparent image with just your overlay? Or we could use a different overlay image if people think they can improve on the one jibz chose.-mouser (September 04, 2015, 12:33 PM)
will we again have a button, making colourful posts?-Curt (September 05, 2015, 04:14 PM)
No, dear god, please no.
- Oshyan-JavaJones (September 06, 2015, 12:45 PM)
I'd be more interested in getting the buddy-list visible in the current user list at the forum-frontpage by them having a different color (or colour for the UK based members) like old dc had-Ath (September 06, 2015, 01:00 PM)
Now buddies aren't recognizable at all.-Ath (September 06, 2015, 01:23 PM)
Having said that, we do now have some spare room for new buttons, and I am happy to add more bbc code buttons that people think might be important.-mouser (September 06, 2015, 11:25 AM)
No, dear god, please no.
- Oshyan-JavaJones (September 06, 2015, 12:45 PM)
it puts a space at the beginning of your message after the quote.can you elaborate? im not sure what i should be looking for to fix.-wraith808 (September 06, 2015, 02:30 PM)
it puts a space at the beginning of your message after the quote.can you elaborate? im not sure what i should be looking for to fix.-wraith808 (September 06, 2015, 02:30 PM)-mouser (September 06, 2015, 02:33 PM)
Please organize your forum members on a campaign
for unlimited own posts editing time on simplemachines forum -
otherwise Humans do experience the predicaments
in requesting the mods development,
including the Ignore User Button mod
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?msg=2407112
in part of adding of the option
to Ignore the posts of not ignored members
with the quotes of the ignored members' posts
and/or just with quotes
with global grivitoutiks in short format.-gri (September 06, 2015, 02:29 PM)
it puts a space at the beginning of your message after the quote.can you elaborate? im not sure what i should be looking for to fix.-wraith808 (September 06, 2015, 02:30 PM)-mouser (September 06, 2015, 02:33 PM)
Anybody have any clues what this could be?.-Stephen66515 (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?msg=3787015)
Do similar screenshot from simplemachines.org please :Anybody have any clues what this could be?.-Stephen66515 (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?msg=3787015)
Thank you.-gri (September 06, 2015, 05:10 PM)
Do similar screenshot from simplemachines.org please :Anybody have any clues what this could be?.-Stephen66515 (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?msg=3787015)
Thank you.-gri (September 06, 2015, 05:10 PM)
Erm...We have NOTHING to do with that website...how could we possibly control what they install on their own forum? That's like you asking us to publish a story on bbc.com...it doesn't belong to us...I am assuming this is what you mean...but unless you decide to speak to me in something resembling English, I am afraid I don't have the time, nor patience to try figure it out anymore.-Stephen66515 (September 06, 2015, 06:06 PM)
can you just confirm to me that we are talking about the same list? maybe a screenshot,-mouser (September 06, 2015, 01:27 PM)
I've been down this path, and it's frustrating and leads nowhere.-wraith808 (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?msg=388505)
Do similar screenshot from simplemachines.org please :Anybody have any clues what this could be?.-Stephen66515 (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?msg=3787015)
Thank you.-gri (September 06, 2015, 05:10 PM)
Erm...We have NOTHING to do with that website...how could we possibly control what they install on their own forum? That's like you asking us to publish a story on bbc.com...it doesn't belong to us...I am assuming this is what you mean...but unless you decide to speak to me in something resembling English, I am afraid I don't have the time, nor patience to try figure it out anymore.-Stephen66515 (September 06, 2015, 06:06 PM)
Stephen. Let it go. Seriously. I've been down this path, and it's frustrating and leads nowhere.-wraith808 (September 06, 2015, 09:57 PM)
I'd expect 1 name (and not my own) to "stand out from the crowd", here-Ath (September 07, 2015, 02:04 AM)
...picture is worth 1k words
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I checked page-source in Pale Moon, and even though 1 of my buddies is on-line, one of the <a> tags has an attribute <strong>, but it's not visibly different from the other items :-\I'd expect 1 name (and not my own) to "stand out from the crowd", here-Ath (September 07, 2015, 02:04 AM)
i must admit, i don't see any difference, though in my browser there is one. The current forum code uses inline html <strong> to indicate buddies; let me change it to use css and lets see if that fixes it.-mouser (September 07, 2015, 05:32 AM)
I'd expect 1 name (and not my own) to "stand out from the crowd", here-Ath (September 07, 2015, 02:04 AM)
Was making all hyperlinks bold chosen to get larger message-titles?, as those are also hyperlinks. I expect those would have their own css style.-Ath (September 07, 2015, 06:21 AM)
All I know is that this orange-apple image, enlarging underneath the YouTube screen, is the first time it has happened (to me).-crabby3 (September 07, 2015, 05:51 AM)
All I know is that this orange-apple image, enlarging underneath the YouTube screen, is the first time it has happened (to me).-crabby3 (September 07, 2015, 05:51 AM)
I understood your image, but couldn't reproduce the problem, and decided it was probably something we could ignore or at least file as low-priority problem for now.-mouser (September 07, 2015, 06:53 AM)
Regardless of whether I change the hyperlinks to be bold or not, i have used a different color for buddies on memberlist so they should show up differently -- so that should solve that problem.I can see that now, and I do like it, though it may need a little fine-tuning later.
We still need to decide whether to keep hyperlinks bolded (see screenshots to compare).-mouser (September 07, 2015, 06:52 AM)
can you just confirm to me that we are talking about the same list? maybe a screenshot,-mouser (September 06, 2015, 01:27 PM)
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I'd expect 1 name (and not my own) to "stand out from the crowd", here :-[
(Screenshot taken from Pale Moon)-Ath (September 07, 2015, 02:04 AM)
can you just confirm to me that we are talking about the same list? maybe a screenshot,-mouser (September 06, 2015, 01:27 PM)
//There is an image here...but the forum has cocked up with the quoting problem again so I removed it.
I'd expect 1 name (and not my own) to "stand out from the crowd", here :-[
(Screenshot taken from Pale Moon)-Ath (September 07, 2015, 02:04 AM)
Buddy? What's a buddy?!?-wraith808 (September 07, 2015, 10:09 AM)
In your profile you can create a list of buddies (doesn't have to be reciprocal).
Buddy list is just an easier way to see when someone on your buddy list is online currently.-mouser (September 07, 2015, 12:49 PM)
I'd love to see what the unread:all page looks like without the bold. Was it set this way (all links are bold) in the previous forum? Because if not that might explain a sense of something being "off" here that I hadn't put my finger on yet, in which case I'd prefer non-bold links by default. I think changing the color of visited links to better differentiate them is a better solution than bolding them all.-JavaJones (September 07, 2015, 02:12 PM)
I find that there isn't enough contrast between pinned threads and everything else (eg the living room) particularly when viewed on a small device (like my 10" netbook). Did the old format have a dedicated icon (I can't remember, but it was quite plain)-Target (September 07, 2015, 07:15 PM)
I find that there isn't enough contrast between pinned threads and everything else (eg the living room) particularly when viewed on a small device (like my 10" netbook). Did the old format have a dedicated icon (I can't remember, but it was quite plain)-Target (September 07, 2015, 07:15 PM)
Check again now please (make sure to F5 to reload css).-mouser (September 08, 2015, 05:58 AM)
is when I quote, it was green yesterday! Now the theme colors are all blue! (I have an old tab open so I can see the changes.)
Ok I have switched to a default of non-bolded hyperlinks; i still bold them in a few places (like inside posts) to make them more readable, but elsewhere back to non-bolded.
Remember to hit F5 to force a re-load of the css file to see the changes.
Let me know if you folks like this look better or worse.-mouser (September 08, 2015, 06:08 AM)
I think logically there is something to be said for not having links bolded by default -- just because it enables SOME links to be bolded for emphasis; other than that I am ambivalent.
Let's try it this way for a week and make a decision at that point.
Screenshots above show the difference in look -- or you can always use a local css file to override the site css.-mouser (September 08, 2015, 10:32 AM)
Ok I have switched to a default of non-bolded hyperlinks; i still bold them in a few places (like inside posts) to make them more readable, but elsewhere back to non-bolded.
Remember to hit F5 to force a re-load of the css file to see the changes.
Let me know if you folks like this look better or worse.-mouser (September 08, 2015, 06:08 AM)
I'd vote for the default being bolded - well, for thread titles anyways. I found them easier to read bold.-tomos (September 08, 2015, 10:02 AM)
Was making all hyperlinks bold chosen to get larger message-titles?, as those are also hyperlinks. I expect those would have their own css style.-Ath (September 07, 2015, 06:21 AM)
it was one to make it easier to identify clickable links.-mouser (September 07, 2015, 06:49 AM)
Ok I have switched to a default of non-bolded hyperlinks; i still bold them in a few places (like inside posts) to make them more readable, but elsewhere back to non-bolded.
Remember to hit F5 to force a re-load of the css file to see the changes.
Let me know if you folks like this look better or worse.-mouser (September 08, 2015, 06:08 AM)
I sort of got used to the bold after a while, though I found it a bit disruptive at first. But now I find the non-bold version too small and hard to read. Maybe the problem is not so much that it is not bold but that the font is of a too skiny variety. I had to zoom in on the page to make it more readable.-dr_andus (September 08, 2015, 02:59 PM)
"Zoom in" is a bit of a strange thing. Because your browser "mostly" remembers those, and then you forget you ever even did it "whenever back then".
So I'm on the fence and don't know what to say.-TaoPhoenix (September 08, 2015, 04:09 PM)
I've bumped the forum font size up a small but non-trivial amount. Better?-mouser (September 08, 2015, 04:23 PM)
what is the font btw?-tomos (September 08, 2015, 04:33 PM)
yes, that helps quite a bit here-tomos (September 08, 2015, 04:33 PM)
I find that there isn't enough contrast between pinned threads and everything else (eg the living room) particularly when viewed on a small device (like my 10" netbook). Did the old format have a dedicated icon (I can't remember, but it was quite plain)-Target (September 07, 2015, 07:15 PM)
Check again now please (make sure to F5 to reload css).-mouser (September 08, 2015, 05:58 AM)
The font size on original forum was the tiniest bit largerAha, so I actually don't need new glasses after all :tellme:-mouser (September 08, 2015, 04:10 PM)
I thought I had visited the supporters yearbook after the upgrade, but now I can't find it any more.-phitsc (September 09, 2015, 04:13 AM)
This spoiler box (found here (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=40163.msg385414#msg385414)), which contains a code box, is tiny and can't be resized to see the contents:
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I thought I had visited the supporters yearbook after the upgrade, but now I can't find it any more.-phitsc (September 09, 2015, 04:13 AM)
Here: https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=mlist;sa=yearbook-mouser (September 09, 2015, 05:40 AM)
I thought I had visited the supporters yearbook after the upgrade, but now I can't find it any more.-phitsc (September 09, 2015, 04:13 AM)
Here: https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=mlist;sa=yearbook-mouser (September 09, 2015, 05:40 AM)
I think @phitsc means how do you get to it, I can't find a link on the forum to it either.
EDIT: Found it, the supporters (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=mlist;sa=yearbook) link in the fifth paragraph on the About (https://www.donationcoder.com/About/index.html) page. I think it could be buried a little deeper :P-4wd (September 09, 2015, 06:46 AM)
Looking great now-Ath (September 09, 2015, 01:38 AM)
Looking great now-Ath (September 09, 2015, 01:38 AM)
Yeah i think the forum is starting to look quite nice now!-mouser (September 09, 2015, 09:37 AM)
Another request (or chiming in on one)- the ability to put custom links or something and position that area.-wraith808 (September 09, 2015, 11:34 AM)
Can we have an option to show all messages in a thread in one long page without any page break ? It will help me a lot.-anandcoral (September 09, 2015, 11:48 AM)
My earlier impression stands, few days have passed and I can not get used to background colours of the posts and quotes. The background gets more difficult on my eyes-rgdot (September 09, 2015, 11:56 AM)
I have added an undocumented/secret feature for this, add ";perpage=#" at the end of your request when viewing a topic, for example ";perpage=500".-mouser (September 09, 2015, 12:03 PM)
Another request (or chiming in on one)- the ability to put custom links or something and position that area.-wraith808 (September 09, 2015, 11:34 AM)
im open to adding a profile field that would let you specify some custom bbc code area, but id rather not make its position configurable -- so im thinking the custom block would be here:
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]-mouser (September 09, 2015, 11:40 AM)
Excellent, thanks for sharing that, rg! :up:
How about a screenshot?-mouser (September 09, 2015, 12:28 PM)
This spoiler box (found here (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=40163.msg385414#msg385414)), which contains a code box, is tiny and can't be resized to see the contents:
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]-Deozaan (September 08, 2015, 09:49 PM)
Try now (remember to hit F5 to reload new css).-mouser (September 09, 2015, 06:41 AM)
Surely we need some color! :'(-mouser (September 10, 2015, 12:35 AM)
Also I can't find a test post subforum?That mouser-enhanced-mod has not been migrated to the new forum.-MilesAhead (September 10, 2015, 08:53 AM)
That mouser-enhanced-mod has not been migrated to the new forum.-Ath (September 10, 2015, 10:05 AM)
As useful as that private test area was, it involved quite a bit of ugly hacking around with a bunch of scattered areas of the forum codebase, and in my effort to keep things clean i am hesitating porting it over.-mouser (September 10, 2015, 10:17 AM)
As useful as that private test area was, it involved quite a bit of ugly hacking around with a bunch of scattered areas of the forum codebase, and in my effort to keep things clean i am hesitating porting it over.-mouser (September 10, 2015, 10:17 AM)
It's not something used every day anyway. One can just preview and modify someplace or other I guess. :)-MilesAhead (September 10, 2015, 12:27 PM)
Surely we need some color! :'(-mouser (September 10, 2015, 12:35 AM)
I agree. White is just too... white. Especially at night.-wraith808 (September 10, 2015, 08:14 AM)
Surely we need some color! :'(-mouser (September 10, 2015, 12:35 AM)
I agree. White is just too... white. Especially at night.-wraith808 (September 10, 2015, 08:14 AM)
Surely we need some color! :'(-mouser (September 10, 2015, 12:35 AM)
I agree. White is just too... white. Especially at night.-wraith808 (September 10, 2015, 08:14 AM)
Most forums have theme switcher mods (drop down somewhere in the footer) too. I believe smf does but probably not actively maintained if I had to guess.-rgdot (September 10, 2015, 02:55 PM)
As useful as that private test area was, it involved quite a bit of ugly hacking around with a bunch of scattered areas of the forum codebase, and in my effort to keep things clean i am hesitating porting it over.-mouser (September 10, 2015, 10:17 AM)
Though is it possible to get one's old content from a backup?
Email alerts regarding PMs used to give sender and subject.
Now I get only subject which doesn't help with automatic mail sorting at my end.
Can you help with that one, please?-cranioscopical (September 09, 2015, 06:02 PM)
Most forums have theme switcher mods (drop down somewhere in the footer) too. I believe smf does but probably not actively maintained if I had to guess.-rgdot (September 10, 2015, 02:55 PM)
SMF has always had user-selectable themes but mouser has always disabled them - Having more than 1 theme available for people, means making more than 1 theme, then dealing with half a million requests for changes on both... ;D-Stephen66515 (September 10, 2015, 03:18 PM)
The money I paid some hours ago, are not available to me as DonationCredits, like they used to; this time they all went straight to the site / mouser, without giving me any choice. That's not how it's supposed to be.-Curt (September 16, 2015, 11:04 AM)
Activate DonationCredits for Curt
Activation Failed.
'this code' has already been used to previously activate/upgrade a forum account.
If you need to change your account or you want to activate a secondary account, that's not a problem at all and we'd be more than happy to set it up for you.
Just send an email to mouser@... and let us know how we can help you.
Enter a new Activation Code.-Donation confirmation message
The money I paid some hours ago, are not available to me as DonationCredits, like they used to-Curt (September 16, 2015, 11:04 AM)
The money I paid some hours ago, are not available to me as DonationCredits, like they used to-Curt (September 16, 2015, 11:04 AM)
It seems okay to me, and thanks for the donations.-cranioscopical (September 16, 2015, 04:46 PM)
Clown and turkey badges always existed? :huh: ;D-rgdot (September 16, 2015, 04:51 PM)
fyi: Forum upgraded to v2.0.11.What's new ? :)-mouser (September 18, 2015, 10:26 PM)
fyi: Forum upgraded to v2.0.11.-mouser (September 18, 2015, 10:26 PM)
fyi: Forum upgraded to v2.0.11.Thanks for the hard work! Keep this up and we might allow you a half-day off on Dec 25.-mouser (September 18, 2015, 10:26 PM)-cranioscopical (September 19, 2015, 11:54 PM)
fyi: Forum upgraded to v2.0.11.What's new ? :)-mouser (September 18, 2015, 10:26 PM)-anandcoral (September 19, 2015, 10:36 AM)
Is it just me, or do the new Spoiler tags not work in Win10's IE11? Using Edge yes, but in IE11 I get the link-finger icon, and no reaction to click what-so-ever.-Stoic Joker (September 10, 2015, 06:52 AM)
Can we get the "Go To" quick links at the bottom of threads like it was on the old site? It's no fun having to scroll back up to the top of the page just to navigate back to Unread threads or other areas of the site.I'd like to make a similar request.-Deozaan (August 30, 2015, 03:26 PM)
Still wondering about this. Am I to assume then that it is just me? As it's happening in multiple locations on different machines ... All of which are running IE11 on Win10.-Stoic Joker (September 28, 2015, 07:03 AM)
Is it just me, or do the new Spoiler tags not work in Win10's IE11? Using Edge yes, but in IE11 I get the link-finger icon, and no reaction to click what-so-ever.-Stoic Joker (September 10, 2015, 06:52 AM)
Still wondering about this. Am I to assume then that it is just me? As it's happening in multiple locations on different machines ... All of which are running IE11 on Win10.-Stoic Joker (September 28, 2015, 07:03 AM)
I never tried it in a preview, but the spoiler in your post does nothing for me in IE, but works fine in Edge or FF.-Stoic Joker (September 29, 2015, 03:13 PM)
if you remind me later ill tweak it to work with the full url as well.-mouser (October 03, 2015, 10:16 PM)
I can't find how to ignore certain topics.-Deozaan (January 20, 2016, 01:00 AM)
I can't find how to ignore certain topics.-Deozaan (January 20, 2016, 01:00 AM)
Profile >Modify Profile >Ignore Boards Options-tomos (January 20, 2016, 03:19 AM)
I can't find how to ignore certain topics.-Deozaan (January 20, 2016, 01:00 AM)
Profile >Modify Profile >Ignore Boards Options-tomos (January 20, 2016, 03:19 AM)
Thanks for that, but it's not quite what I'm looking for. I don't want to ignore an entire board. Just specific topic(s) within a board.
There used to be a way to do things like bookmark a thread, mark it as unread, mark it as "ignored", etc. All those options that used to exist have been replaced by a single button that just marks it as unread. :(-Deozaan (January 20, 2016, 04:13 PM)
I am missing it on the "thread has an attachment" icon for example.
It may be a browser issue -- what browser are you using? Have you tried chrome?Darn, it is indeed most likely browser related, tried before with Firefox and Pale Moon (a FF derivate), but in Chrome there is no such issue :o-mouser (February 20, 2017, 06:59 PM)
(but I only use IE for an internal work-site that uses ActiveX stuff, phew)-Ath (February 21, 2017, 01:28 AM)
It may be a browser issue -- what browser are you using? Have you tried chrome?Darn, it is indeed most likely browser related, tried before with Firefox and Pale Moon (a FF derivate), but in Chrome there is no such issue :o-mouser (February 20, 2017, 06:59 PM)
In IE it is even worse, there it includes the line numbers and inserts an extra blank line between each line :'( (but I only use IE for an internal work-site that uses ActiveX stuff, phew)
Examples:
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
I'll have to take my complaints elsewhere, I guess :-[ ;D
Thanks for the feedback, didn't expect that.-Ath (February 21, 2017, 01:28 AM)
Might it be an extension?Just tried Firefox with extensions disabled, but the result is the same :-\-wraith808 (February 21, 2017, 10:50 AM)