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List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:56 am
by admin
This post is sticky and we will update it continuously with a list of the requests that we recognize, and think make sense to consider. Feel free to post replies in this thread, but be warned that they will be regularly removed (unless really good :clap:) and instead added to the bullet list below!

What follows is a list of request features, improvements and changes to the forums that we will consider, but we certainly can't promise to implement it all!

  • Forum themes/skins.
  • Quick links to Algobox, perhaps even with DB couplings for Title/Author/Description/Voting etc (copy/paste of forum code from Algobox works just fine though) (DONE!)
  • Quick replies (DONE!)
  • Cooler smilies :problem: :thumbdown: :thumbup: :wtf: (added ~10 more)
  • "Smilies" with Algodoo related icons
  • YouTube integration (DONE)
  • Custom user titles
  • Spoiler tags, that is, hidden messages in posts (DONE!)
  • Hmm, search function in the forums has gone missing. (DONE!)


Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:48 pm
by guyboy
About the smileys, we really don't care about how many there are...
All we want is that they are better quality ones. It would be great if the current ones could all get replaced with a better style, ideally round, png format with no or alpha anti-aliasing, pleasing to the eye, not animated, uniform, and not too big. (15x15 pixels is good.)
The ones on the phun forum are ideal, but I guess that for legal reasons we can't use those.

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:02 pm
by Chronos
for the smileys, i think you should use this set i made, based off guyboys post :D

http://www.box.net/shared/qpuyjkomk5

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:13 pm
by guyboy
First, I'd like to apologize to Chronos for telling him I didn't like his smileys in the chat room.

Also, I'd like to announce an edited set of Chronos' smileys that better fit my taste.
Sorry If they look a little too much like the punBB ones, as I used some of them as reference.
Basically what I did is I changed the background and modified some facial features, especially the eyes.
Download them here (includes .psd file): http://stashbox.org/642643/smileset.zip

Comparison:
Chronos' smileys: Image
Edited ones:        Image

If there's anything I should change, just let me know.....

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:56 pm
by tatt61880
Suggestion for Wiki.

<code> tag's color is now #F9F9F9.
At least with my PC, #F9F9F9 is almost white and difficult to distinguish the difference between normal-sentence and code-sentence.
cf Creating Variables (wiki)

I suggest setting the color #F0F0F0 or so.

Image

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:41 am
by Chronos
tatt61880 wrote:Suggestion for Wiki.

<code> tag's color is now #F9F9F9.
At least with my PC, #F9F9F9 is almost white and difficult to distinguish the difference between normal-sentence and code-sentence.
cf Creating Variables (wiki)

I suggest setting the color #F0F0F0 or so.

Image

i dont see any difference... :? or get what youre talking about

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:40 am
by tatt61880
Chronos,
Image

Need more? ;)

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:33 am
by Chronos
tatt61880 wrote:Chronos,
Image

Need more? ;)


i STILL dont get it :? code tag doesnt look like that

it looks
Code: Select all
like this

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:08 am
by gradyfitz
Chronos wrote:
tatt61880 wrote:Chronos,
Image

Need more? ;)


i STILL dont get it :? code tag doesnt look like that

it looks
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like this

The code tags for the wiki look different, I agree with the suggestion, I hadn't even realised that there was a highlight for code tags, I thought it was just a different font.

I think #E0E0E0 is darkened enough :thumbup: .

The original suggestion post contained an explanation of the subject.
tatt61880 wrote:<code> tag's color is now #F9F9F9.
At least with my PC, #F9F9F9 is almost white and difficult to distinguish the difference between normal-sentence and code-sentence.
cf Creating Variables (wiki)


Hopefully it's better explained :D

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:17 am
by Chronos
gradyfitz wrote:
Chronos wrote:
tatt61880 wrote:Chronos,
Image

Need more? ;)


i STILL dont get it :? code tag doesnt look like that

it looks
Code: Select all
like this

The code tags for the wiki look different, I agree with the suggestion, I hadn't even realised that there was a highlight for code tags, I thought it was just a different font.

I think #E0E0E0 is darkened enough :thumbup: .

The original suggestion post contained an explanation of the subject.
tatt61880 wrote:<code> tag's color is now #F9F9F9.
At least with my PC, #F9F9F9 is almost white and difficult to distinguish the difference between normal-sentence and code-sentence.
cf Creating Variables (wiki)


Hopefully it's better explained :D

oh, its for the wiki... i see now >.< im stupid

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:56 am
by tatt61880
admin wrote:
  • YouTube integration (DONE)

What does it mean?

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:58 am
by tatt61880
admin wrote:
  • YouTube integration (DONE)

What does it mean?
Is there [YouTube]tag or something in this forum?

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:45 am
by Chronos
tatt61880 wrote:
admin wrote:
  • YouTube integration (DONE)

What does it mean?
Is there [YouTube]tag or something in this forum?

yeah, you put this:
Code: Select all
[youtube]VIDEO URL[/youtube]

and it embeds the youtube player for that video into the forum (unless the video has embedding disabled ;))

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:45 pm
by tatt61880
Youtube tag seems not to work well.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMuvagfiKjs[/youtube]
[youtube]iMuvagfiKjs[/youtube]
Note: This video has embedding enabled.

Is there working example of embedding in this forum?

/Tatt

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:54 pm
by RicH
I don't know. I think the Youtube tags are broken or something right now, I can't find a working one, but I have seen one before here: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=295#p2422

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:09 pm
by link0007
FixedZ0rs. Earlier posts still don't work, but just edit and submit them again and they will work again!

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:43 am
by tatt61880
link0007 wrote:FixedZ0rs. Earlier posts still don't work, but just edit and submit them again and they will work again!

Now, it seems to work well. :clap:

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:31 pm
by link0007
Yeah, quick reply is working!

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:35 pm
by standardtoaster
I like the new quick reply. :thumbup: I have two suggestions. :roll: Could you make the text box that we reply in a bit shorter? It's a bit large for making a quick reply. My second suggestion would be having the smilies accessible when using quick reply. Other than that, I'm loving this! :thumbup:

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:58 pm
by link0007
Check and check!

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:24 pm
by link0007
Spoiler: show
And check for the spoiler tags too :)

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:37 am
by Chronos
eeh... i dont like that spoiler much. i think it should be like the quote tag, but its all hidden, and when you press a button, it all appears. its much more professional and more widespread :)

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:44 am
by link0007
Pf, it's a spoiler tag.. Just triple click on the text and it all becomes visible :o

Or do you want me to make it slide out with some cool zwoosh-effect and then make it wobbly, make sparks come out when it slides out, and add an unreal-tournament-inspired "SPOILER FAIL" sound? That would make it really awesome!


No seriously, I don't see the use of complex spoiler tags

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:58 am
by Chronos
link0007 wrote:Pf, it's a spoiler tag.. Just triple click on the text and it all becomes visible :o

Or do you want me to make it slide out with some cool zwoosh-effect and then make it wobbly, make sparks come out when it slides out, and add an unreal-tournament-inspired "SPOILER FAIL" sound? That would make it really awesome!


No seriously, I don't see the use of complex spoiler tags

no, i mean like this

Image

it just looks a lot better than a huge black line. plus, the line goes all the way across the message, instead of just covering the text, so that wastes space

Re: List of requested features and changes

PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:14 am
by RicH
Why is there a 'Quote' button under the names now? It looks out of place IMO. I think it should be removed.