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Message started by FalconFly on 02.02.08 at 15:52:39

Title: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 02.02.08 at 15:52:39
Alot of finetuning is still to be done, but first priority was to finally get things going.

The old Forum will remain active for several weeks to have a fall-back Option in case severe Problems are encountered.

Feel free to play around with all those new Options and Features :)

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 02.02.08 at 17:57:24
Reminder :

Every User can select between Forum Styles in their Preferences (Profile).

Currently only two Styles exist, but adding more should be only a question of time :)

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by BFG3dfx on 03.02.08 at 15:27:58
well i ws over the limit by 10 on messeges and when i deleted some to be under i just kept getting a messege i used to be over but it wouldnt let me in forum till i deleted every messege, darnit, otherwise all is good, i like this look.

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 03.02.08 at 15:30:18
Hmpf...

Alright then, increased PM limit to 200 (!) per Box  ;)

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by Chosen_One on 03.02.08 at 16:03:49
When will the old forum be closed, so that I do not have to post twice?

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 03.02.08 at 18:43:09
I don't have an exact date, but it should be around end of Februrary.

PS.
I wouldn't make double-posts, rather post only here.
The earlier all folks make the switch, the easier when the old one is gone.

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by TM30 on 05.02.08 at 03:33:47
i think it would be better to close the old forum (but keep it online) and in every sub-forum you should post a new thread with the link to this one...

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 06.02.08 at 12:50:56
Yeah, I might do that soon.

PS.
I've tweaked the Layout a little bit so the new Style does not use more space than the old Style anymore.

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by Eye-Q on 06.02.08 at 12:53:15
Another issue - if I want to modify my list of 3dfx-cards this message turns up:

Quote:
Max 7500 characters. Remaining characters: 0

Well, my list (and I think not just mine ;) ) has more than 7500 characters so everything below the Voodoo Graphics gets chopped off if I want to modify it. I didn't save the modified version yet so it's still complete in the thread.

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 06.02.08 at 13:06:19
Nice catch, has been increased to 10000 now.

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by galah on 07.02.08 at 05:03:16
The new forum looks good, and still seems quick to render... well done :)

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by gamma742 on 10.02.08 at 07:13:18
Admin STARS are too small but I like the blue color ::)

Nitro's STARS look great 8-)

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 10.02.08 at 12:24:55
*g*

Well, I never gave much attention to, ehm... the size of my stars  ;)

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by Chosen_One on 10.02.08 at 13:52:36
Ahhh...so you know how to use them...

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by ps47 on 11.02.08 at 23:08:45
hmmm,no preview for pms,bit impractical if quoting..

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 12.02.08 at 11:20:14
Hm, I never used the Preview function, seems it's indeed missing.

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by Chosen_One on 13.02.08 at 22:25:35
In order to use this forum you could change the link at your main-page.
At www.falconfly-central.de you will be directed to the old forum after 5 seconds...

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 14.02.08 at 00:04:38
Crap, I missed that one, as this Server will be gone soon as well...

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by OutOfRange on 17.02.08 at 01:51:22
I really like the smilies here  :D ::)

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by elfuego on 17.02.08 at 03:20:14
I dont know why, but I always am nostalgic about the things I get used to. I got used to old, plain and simple forum, and this one looks too... well... colorful  :-?

But I guess an upgrade was needed... The old one had a few glitches. In a forum, people are important not the looks ;-) And here we have good people  ;)

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 17.02.08 at 14:52:43
Yeah, as soon as there's an oldschool Style available, I'll implement it.

I also like things simple and compact, the existing Style is already modified to better meet those requirements.

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by elfuego on 21.02.08 at 01:33:26

FalconFly wrote on 17.02.08 at 14:52:43:
Yeah, as soon as there's an oldschool Style available, I'll implement it.

I also like things simple and compact, the existing Style is already modified to better meet those requirements.

Now I know what I miss the most!!!
There was an option "show latest posts" or "new messages" or similar in the old forum - one click and you see all the new stuff. Very handy if browsing a not-overly active forum. Can you please put that link in this one as well?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 21.02.08 at 01:48:36
There's one at the Bottom of the Forum "View the 10 most recent Posts"

You could even bookmark them ;)
View 10 most recent posts

View 25 most recent posts

View 50 most recent posts

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by gamma742 on 28.02.08 at 05:14:40
It's taken me awhile but the more I use the (new) forum, the more I like it. As a rule, I don't like change..


Bob~

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by NitroX infinity on 04.03.08 at 21:32:15
Small comment.

When placing a new thread/reply or modifying a post:
The textarea is just too small!

You should increase it's width by 25% and it's height by 100%. :)

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 04.03.08 at 22:07:01
The old Forum had a 49x13 Reply Window (637 Chars),
the new Forum has a 62x10 Reply Window (620 Chars).

IMHO good enough, and modifying the Reply Windows would mean a massive dig into the Board Code (= not gonna happen)

From an optical and overview standpoint, it would look nicer though, agreed :)

PS.
Not sure if it will change alot, but there's still an Board Update Install pending. Maybe it'll take care of some of these points (so far, I didn't have the time to install)

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by paulpsomiadis on 12.04.08 at 17:33:51
There is no "preview" button when sending P.M.s... :P

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by exxe on 12.04.08 at 17:56:43
Shortcuts (Modern Browsers Only): Press alt+s to Send, alt+p to Preview, or alt+r to Reset

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by exxe on 13.04.08 at 20:43:11

dont work sometimes

today at this topic
http://www.falconfly.de/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1208098804/1#1


at the moment eaven this post is shown as new after klick on the button

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by vik on 14.04.08 at 18:00:22
like it :)

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by ps47 on 15.04.08 at 18:23:07
..whats up with those "ex member" tags? :-?

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by FalconFly on 15.04.08 at 20:32:35
That's still pending a Patch I need to install, solves a few Bugs (anytime I looked at the Forum in the evening, there was activity, so I refrained from 'kicking' those Members for Maintenance ;) )

Title: Re: Poll : how do you like the new Forum ?
Post by bucksavage on 16.04.08 at 06:05:14
Geez, I don't remember seeing this thread....but since I found it....I like the new forum.  Much brighter in look and overall "feel", but not overly so as to be too bright.  Haven't gotten around to trying out the different options really yet, but i will have to give them a try.  

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