Hello guys,
As discussed before, I'm preparing to do a fresh install of the forum. I have a pretty good idea about what this entails, but computers being what they are, some issues must be expected... I'd be most grateful if you could report these here. I plan to populate this post with issues as they are found and work through the list.
One thing I know for sure: ALL modifications to the plain-vanilla functionality of the forum will be lost. This means, for instance, no youtube embedding, no Cpt Picard facepalms no Tapatalk, stuff like that. I plan to slowly re-add them, and I have kept a list of most things, but again, do let me know, as this will also help me judge the importance of each of these modifications.
Thanks!
G
Feature list:
TapatalkAttachments in PMsUnread tabYoutube embedMentionsLimit forum within viewportMulti quotes- CPC Sites banner
Responsive skin- RSS Feeder
Spoiler BBCodeFootnotes- Shoutbox
Facebook metadata implemented for sharing- Member Awards
Custom Tab- Treasury
BookmarksMark Personal Messages as ReadPM to New MembersInLine AttachmentsTop X Stats- Add Social Media Icons To Profiles
New Hooks backendSortable Packages backend- Drafts
Off-Topic BBCGravatar 4 SMF- Stop Spammer backend
Country FlagsSmart PaginationRecent Forum Topics Boardindex- SMF Downloads Directory
Pretty URLs- Reorganized Admin Area admin
Likes ModWYSIWYG Quick ReplyGoogle Analytics Code backendSEO Sitemap backendDescriptive Links- RSS Feed Poster backend
Social Login- Post History admin
Integration Hooks Report adminAlerts
Maybe won't do:
- Enhancements to purge inactive members backend
- Admin Notes [size=78%]admin[/size]
- Adk Shadow Box
- Increase/Decrease Text Area BBCodes
- PM Attachments
- Email Inactive Users admin
- Open Embed
- geoIP Location
- Topic Solved
- eBay BBCode
Put Tapatalk at the top of the priority list. I can live without Facepalms (by ignoring certain posts :D ), but Tapatalk is a must as I'm sure it is with other members too.
Bryce.
Done :)
I populated the list with the things I have noticed. As you can see, it's tons of work...
Quote from: Bryce on 13:22, 20 September 16
I can live without Facepalms (by ignoring certain posts :D )
You'll be fine, I don't post much.
:picard2: :picard2: :picard2: :picard2: :picard: :picard: :picard: :picard: :picard:
I'll just leave these here so that I can cut and paste them as needed while the installation is happening :)
Bryce.
That's one way to do it, yes.
Completed backing up, will probably do the installation tomorrow.
You can leave Shoutbox off the list completely as far as I'm concerned. 50% of the comments are people mistaking it for the search function anyway :D
Bryce.
Quote from: Bryce on 14:50, 20 September 16
You can leave Shoutbox off the list completely as far as I'm concerned. 50% of the comments are people mistaking it for the search function anyway :D
Bryce.
Lol, you think it's as low as 50% teeheehee?
Would it be possible to get rid of the " Expand Quote " and the " Shout Box "
Thanks Ray
I'll run a poll about shoutbox, perhaps. I think we did something like that in the past and people actually wanted it...
The Expand Quote is part of something else, but hopefully it'll get fixed so as to not overlap with actual content.
Take away the shoutbox and just give @SuTeKH/Epyteor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=466)
and @Mav their own thread ;D
Okay then, forum has just be re-virginised (eh?). Time to get to work on it now!
One down: Tapatalk has been reinstalled, if anyone could check it I'd be grateful...
Yup, Tapatalk seems to be working.
Bryce.
Quote from: Gryzor on 11:27, 21 September 16
One down: Tapatalk has been reinstalled, if anyone could check it I'd be grateful...
Working for me too.
The "New" flag on updated threads is the same colour and format as the thread title, making it barely noticable.
Bryce.
The "Unread" option to see all unread messages is missing.
;D
@Bryce , @CraigsBar : thanks for the confirmation, I'll scratch if off the list (yeah, mentions don't work yet)
@Bryce : hm? Here it's as it always was, orange and quite noticeable... can you post screenshot? Maybe we're not talking about the same thing?
@robcfg : yes, that's in the "tab" entry in the first post, it's a hack of sorts where I must insert a custom tab for them.
Thanks, mate!
Unread/Replies tabs done.
Please do let me know which ones are the most important for you so I can prioritise!
Impressive work.. i didn't even noticed there was a reinstallation.
Ah that's good one one hand; on the other it means all the added bells and whistles are of no use? :D
Quote from: Gryzor on 13:01, 21 September 16
Ah that's good one one hand; on the other it means all the added bells and whistles are of no use? :D
Likes and mentions please!
My generated avatar/icon thing is missing too. Is that on the list?
Country flags seem to be missing too?
Quote from: Gryzor on 13:01, 21 September 16
Ah that's good one one hand; on the other it means all the added bells and whistles are of no use? :D
I did not run an extensive test :D
@arnoldemu: working on likes and mentions this very moment. I'm having some trouble with them due to the server configuration and some hard-coded parameters, but I'll get there :) I think you had a Gravatar generated avatar, and this is on the list in the OP, as are country flags, so all these are in the works :)
@remax : you're a light user :D
Quote from: Gryzor on 13:19, 21 September 16
@arnoldemu: working on likes and mentions this very moment. I'm having some trouble with them due to the server configuration and some hard-coded parameters, but I'll get there :) I think you had a Gravatar generated avatar, and this is on the list in the OP, as are country flags, so all these are in the works :)
@remax : you're a light user :D
*LIKE*
Gravatars reinstalled, but maybe you need to generate a new one... can you check?
Quote from: Gryzor on 13:59, 21 September 16
Gravatars reinstalled, but maybe you need to generate a new one... can you check?
it's good :)
no need to generate one.
Oh it appeared, cool, the script did execute and I didn't notice it :D
Quote from: Gryzor on 12:18, 21 September 16
@Bryce , @CraigsBar : thanks for the confirmation, I'll scratch if off the list (yeah, mentions don't work yet)
@Bryce : hm? Here it's as it always was, orange and quite noticeable... can you post screenshot? Maybe we're not talking about the same thing?
@robcfg : yes, that's in the "tab" entry in the first post, it's a hack of sorts where I must insert a custom tab for them.
Yes, it's the rounded orange square with the wor "New" that I am talking about. Maybe I need to restart my browser or something. I'll report back later when I've checked this from a different computer.
Bryce.
Please do, sounds like some css may not be loading for you, but it appears fine for me with different browsers...
Maybe I missed something (you don't have this on your list?):
Before reinstalling, I can see the newest posts on the starting page of the forum (without login).
Last year (this year) the E-Mail notification was broken, when someone writes me a PM or writes a reply to a notified thread.
Inline Attachments done.
[attachimg=1]
Quote from: SOS on 14:36, 21 September 16
Maybe I missed something (you don't have this on your list?):
Before reinstalling, I can see the newest posts on the starting page of the forum (without login).
Last year (this year) the E-Mail notification was broken, when someone writes me a PM or writes a reply to a notified thread.
I think you're referring to two separate things?
Recent messages (*new* messages for users who are not logged in is impossible) is, I think, part of another modification which is on the list, let's check later (why not leave it at always logged-in?).
The email is another thing and a big headache of mine, so I'll tackle it as soon as the rest is fixed.
Flags done, and I think we correctly set up some things to allow more complex modifications to follow :)
Alerts enabled.
Mentions enabled. Let's check, @Bryce (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=225) ! - yup it looks like it works.
Yes, alerts work. But I could not get rid of the pop up box when I "clicked" the alert button. This was on a iPad mini. In the end I used the browser back button. It may work okay on a PC.
Keep at it ;D
Mark
Quote from: Gryzor on 12:18, 21 September 16
@Bryce (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=225) : hm? Here it's as it always was, orange and quite noticeable... can you post screenshot? Maybe we're not talking about the same thing?
When Bryce posted about this, I saw the orange labels as you. But now I see what Bryce is seeing. Instead of the orange "New", there's just "New" with the same font and same colour as the name of the thread.
Quote from: mr_lou on 18:54, 21 September 16
When Bryce posted about this, I saw the orange labels as you. But now I see what Bryce is seeing. Instead of the orange "New", there's just "New" with the same font and same colour as the name of the thread.
Same problem in the south of Germany. :-)
Like in this screenshot...
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8100/29546505760_1859ea05d6_o.jpg)
Mark
I use the bookmark functionality to quickly get to the AA type-ins thread. Until this is turned back on I've noted where to navigate to the thread, so it's not a show stopper but would be a nice thing to have back eventually.
The Question Marks.
Would it be possible to make the Startup page show the most recent entries. Please
Ray
Quote from: Audronic on 23:58, 21 September 16
The Question Marks.
Would it be possible to make the Startup page show the most recent entries. Please
Ray
*LIKE*
-Likes added, all stats appear correct.
-Regarding the NEW icon/button, I think it's down to the language selected by the user. Can you guys provide me with the url of the missing image?
Bookmarks added, please test.
-Recent posts added. It's located underneath all the boards, is that what you guys mean? I think I had done something else that appeared on top but I'm not sure because I wasn't using it...
-Set board width to 80% of screen, is it too narrow?
-Possible fix for the New icon.
Add another recent/tops box at the top of forum; tell me if it's useful, please!
Off-topic button added.
[ot]Today is the autumn equinox![/ot]
-Multi-quotes added. Please note, it only works with the full editor, not with the Quick Reply box.
Quote from: Gryzor on 08:12, 22 September 16-Multi-quotes added. Please note, it only works with the full editor, not with the Quick Reply box.
Note that now, you can select some text in a post and click on the "quote selection" button that appears to transfer that text to the quick reply box, ready to be quoted :)
I don't know if it was fixed prior to the reboot (or on your current to-do list), but the "invalid attachment filetype" problem still exists. I know the troll was shouting and screaming about it for ages, but (and it pains me to say this) I think he has a point.
I tried to reply to Joseman's request for my MI music and (accidentally) attached an .sks file to the post. It then said that .sks was an invalid filetype and gave me the option to go "back" and change the filetype.
I then created a .rar file and attached that instead, but the "POST" button didn't work... I had to go back to the thread and press reply and start all over again!
Now, I realise there's such a thing as copy/paste, but if you forget to CTRL^C and you've written a MacDeath-sized reply, then that's about 10 hours wasted!
Wait, I'm really confused now. What exactly is the "invalid attachment filetype" problem? The fact that not every single file type is allowed?
Ok... maybe this wasn't fixed, but I do remember the troll complaining about it!
I tried to attach a file to this post and pressed the "POST" button! (Image 1)
It said there was an error with the file and and I pressed the "Back" button to change the attachment! (Image 2)
I changed the file to a .rar and tried to press the "POST" button, but nothing happens! (Image 3)
The only way you can post is to go back into the thread and press "Reply" and start again!
Well that's kind to be expected I'm afraid, not much I can do about it... it's got to do with how sessions are driven and the connection to the database. Sorry.
Responsive theme modification done (memberlists need some more work). Now if you visit the forum on a mobile device the theme should be a nice responsive one based on the default desktop theme. Please check!
As you can see it's going fast, last night I did quite some work to allow all this...
Footnotes[nb]yes, this[/nb] reimplemented.
Oh wtf [nb]does it look weird to you too?[/nb]
Ah nah [nb]it just requires to flush your cache.[/nb]
Quote from: Gryzor on 07:56, 22 September 16
-Possible fix for the New icon.
Yep, the "New" icon is now nice and orange :D
Can we either loose the "Top 30 Stats" from the front page, or at least shift them to the bottom of the page. They are more annoying than useful IMHO.
And thanks for doing this, it's a lot of effort to get back to "normal" but hopefully it will be worth it ;D
Mark
Yeah, I think those stats on top are not the ones that we were using, so I'm removing that section.
Thanks for your kind words :)
Descriptive links enabled - now you can just paste in a url and the forum will convert it to a URL with the target page's title. For instance,
http://www.cpcwiki.eu
becomes
CPCWiki - THE Amstrad CPC encyclopedia! (http://www.cpcwiki.eu)
Wey hey! The facepalms are back!
Oh, also, we now have all the buttons above the Quick Reply box :)
Quick work there Gryzor :D
On the subject of "active topics", a search found these results:
How to see active topics? How to see active topics? (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=365737.0)
"view active topics"? "view active topics"? (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=516166.0)
I'm not sure if any of the solutions are what we had before. Or whether you want to use customization like this just yet.
Mark
PS and yes, the descriptive links thingy looks like it's working :P
Downloads re-added. This was a pain in the arse to fix, I hope I got everything right...
Quote from: 1024MAK on 09:33, 22 September 16
On the subject of "active topics", a search found these results:
How to see active topics? How to see active topics? (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=365737.0)
"view active topics"? "view active topics"? (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=516166.0)
Took a look, unfortunately they don't offer much, at least not what we're looking for...
Social logins and OpenID login now active.
Quote from: Gryzor on 07:53, 22 September 16
-Recent posts added. It's located underneath all the boards, is that what you guys mean? I think I had done something else that appeared on top but I'm not sure because I wasn't using it...
It seems to be missing the Page Numbers and New Icon. I can't put my finger on it, but this new Recent Posts looks different from the old one.
Quote from: Gryzor on 07:53, 22 September 16
-Set board width to 80% of screen, is it too narrow?
Yes, a lot of wasted space >:(
What the need for 20% empty space ?
Quote from: gerald on 11:32, 22 September 16
Yes, a lot of wasted space >:(
What the need for 20% empty space ?
Most monitors are wide and pretty large these days, making the viewable area 100% of the viewport way too wide for comfortable reading. Same as with every web site...
The quote tab that blocked the first line of a reply can go if you're getting rid of stuff.
I had to guess what people were saying and I dint think people said what I imagined :D
Definitely need the new replies box that was at the top of the main page which also told you if you had read the replies or not.
Have to go through every individual forum now to see what's new.
Counter productive.
Guys, regardless of the "unread" box at the top of the front page, it has been stated time and again that there's the Unread button, next to last at the top menu, that does the same thing!
Where?
Edit: I found it.
Problem is on a mobile is that half those icons are the same question mark
[attach=2]
For mobile, not much that can be done, except for Tapatalk?
Ah.I see what you was referring to.
That doesn't appear on a mobile.
There's a button I can press to get to recent topics that I haven't read so not a problem.
It was just handy having the recent post box at the top regardless of whether you had read them.
If I find how the heck I had done it I'll redo it :D
...ok, take a look. Is that the functionality?
Yep. :D
But it's all squashed to the left.
Even I feel like I've reached a point where I'm being nowt more than a pain in the arse :'(
For the love of God, leave me a couple of minutes to breathe :D
I think I fixed it, please check.
That's it ;D :-*
But it isn't alphabetical. I'm joking
You're going to ban me now aren't you :-[
Hahaha good one :D
That's better :D
Looking like it should now. And a lot easier to dip in and out of :P
Mark
Quote from: 1024MAK on 15:18, 22 September 16
That's better :D
Looking like it should now. And a lot easier to dip in and out of :P
Mark
Yes !!! Glad the "Recent Forum Topics" is back. Thanks for the good work @Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1)
Thanks for the comments guys :)
Oh, also, check it out: the forum now produces valid desktop notifications (for browsers that support it)!
Quote from: Gryzor on 12:01, 22 September 16
Most monitors are wide and pretty large these days, making the viewable area 100% of the viewport way too wide for comfortable reading.
Right if you consider that all user use they browser in full screen. That's clearly not my case and I am sure I am not the only one ;)
Now I have to use more of my real estate to see as much as before :picard:
If at least you can make sure you use 100% width up to 1280 pixel wide :)
Quote from: Gryzor on 12:01, 22 September 16
Same as with every web site...
You mean that next step is to have a fullscreen picture that zoom and darken on mouse hoover, with only a register now as home page :picard2: :laugh:
Most of the sites that does this 80% thing is to reserve space for skinning (read advertising)
No, unfortunately I can only set it to either a fixed px width or a percentage of the viewport...
And to reply to your edit, no; it's the same reason newspapers use multiple columns instead of having text going from one side of the page to the other...
I've been v impressed with how transparent this reinstall has been. Excellent work @Gryzor !
I'm afraid that at the moment the Timeline feature in Tapatalk isn't working but was earlier today. Not sure what drives this though but thought I'd mention it in case it helps.
I hate, hate, hate Tapatalk. Always problems. Didn't touch a thing, and the Tapatalk control panel on their site half reports it's all right, half says it can't find the plugin. I'll try some more... seems to work for other functions and not the timeline, have no fucking idea how that would be possible.
...but, thanks for your kind words :D
I was going to report the Tapatalk issues to you, but looks like you already know :)
One other issue I have. When I load the page I get a window asking whether this site is allowed give me notifications. All ok if I say yes and the notifications work. However, if I say "Not now" it re-asks the question every time I change post/thread/page within the Forum. Extremely annoying.
Bryce.
This is a browser issue, I believe. The question does not come from the forum, but from the browser. The forum tries to push a notification regardless, it's the browser that accepts or denies it. Can you take a look at your prefs?
Yes, but it didn't do that before the re-install and other Forums don't have this problem. I have found a way to block it at the moment, but it means browsing with settings that I don't like using.
Bryce.
Notifications didn't even work before, so that's no surprise :D
Works just fine for me with Chrome or Opera; I denied notifications once, hasn't asked me again despite furious F5ing or clicking on random pages. I must assume it's your browser settings.
As I said (please correct me anyone if I'm wrong) notifications are pushed regardless, it's up to the browser to decide what it does with them.
Can we go back to them not working at all perhaps? :)
Bryce.
I love the new forum!!! :-*
Because nothing changed... ;D
I'm now using Firefox (47.01), after denying notifications I get no prompts, @Bryce (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=225) ... I'd say definitely something with your system?
@TotO (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=290) : heh, that was the intention :)
Youtube embedding added. Why was I sure I had already done this?
It now has a bit more functionality, as apart from the normal, old YT button there are two more that will embed YT searches and YT users.
Quote from: arnoldemu on 07:59, 21 September 16
Take away the shoutbox and just give @SuTeKH/Epyteor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=466)
and @Mav their own thread ;D
Not sure if is this a compliment or an insult. *confused face*
*smiley face*
Shoutbox or not? (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/cpcwiki-discussion/shoutbox-or-not/)
He's smiling, take it as a compliment.
Quote from: Gryzor on 09:10, 23 September 16
I'm now using Firefox (47.01), after denying notifications I get no prompts, @Bryce (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=225) ... I'd say definitely something with your system?
@TotO (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=290) : heh, that was the intention :)
So am I, but I use the private browsing option which doesn't allow me to block it permanently. It offers "accept notifications" (which I don't want) or "Not now" which results in the question being re-asked on every click.
And btw: Not sure if it's due to the current changes you are doing, but the famous "CPCWiki Forum delay" is still there.
Bryce.
Edit: One last comment: Does the Forum have to be soo skinny? I feel like I'm reading a shopping list and a huge part of the screen is just being used as a blank border.
Well that's a very peculiar use, in the sense that how many users browse the forum in private tabs... (I guess it kind of makes sense to not save site prefs when in incognito mode!).
So far, at least for me there has only been one single delay ( a few minutes ago) when we run some updates on the server, other than that I haven't seen the slightest problem...
And the "huge part of the screen" is actually 20% :D Width is set at 80% for reasons discussed above. I'll see about making it 85% maybe.
-85%. :D
Looks ok to me.
Call me blind, but I don't see much of a difference to before in general.
Quote from: Bryce on 10:20, 23 September 16
Edit: One last comment: Does the Forum have to be soo skinny? I feel like I'm reading a shopping list and a huge part of the screen is just being used as a blank border.
It does seem a little under-weight.
Define 'under-weight'?
Guys, it was set to 80% before the re-installation, so there was no change there :D
Quote from: Gryzor on 10:45, 23 September 16
Define 'under-weight'?
Guys, it was set to 80% before the re-installation, so there was no change there :D
Then that bit had never worked, because it is noticably thinner than it used to be. 85% is an improvement.
Bryce.
Quote from: Bryce on 11:29, 23 September 16
Then that bit had never worked, because it is noticably thinner than it used to be. 85% is an improvement.
Bryce.
Yeah its thinner here too than it used to be. It always was full width before.
Has Tapatalk gone belly up this morning?
Quote from: Gryzor on 10:45, 23 September 16
Define 'under-weight'?
Guys, it was set to 80% before the re-installation, so there was no change there :D
Just for information. I checked back to a few screenshots of the Forum taken before the update. The Forum used to have 100% of the window, so that 80% thing never worked.
Bryce.
Forum now running in "Bryce mode".
Oooo, much much better :) Why waste pixels for no reason.
Bryce.
Because - *sigh* never mind :D
Quote from: Gryzor on 12:31, 23 September 16
Because - *sigh* never mind :D
It's friday afternoon, bad time for trying to convince me of anything (other than going home and enjoying the weekend).
Bryce.
I - *sigh* *sips coffee*
By the way, can every check their spam folders for forum emails?
Quote from: SuTeKH/Epyteor on 09:35, 23 September 16
Not sure if is this a compliment or an insult. *confused face*
*smiley face*
First, I don't like the shout box. I would prefer it to go so I voted on that.
I do like Mav's and your commentry on demo parties and the eurovision though :) It's refreshing and honest.
My comment was said as a joke because at one time it seemed like it was just you and Mav talking to each other via the shoutbox ;)
I have a lot of respect for the contributions you both give to the CPC.
Instead of the shoutbox, maybe a forum thread could be opened for each party or for the eurovision and at least I can keep track of the conversation :)
Of course we can do a subforum on anything if people want it...
Quote from: CraigsBar on 11:41, 23 September 16
Has Tapatalk gone belly up this morning?
It's not working properly at the moment. If you access threads from the 'Home' section it says there's a problem with the forum, but strangely if you navigate through the forum via the 'Forums' section you can get to posts without issue. 'Timeline' is completely broken at the moment, 'Unread' works as does 'Subscribed' but 'Participated' doesn't and just shows 'No Topic' like 'Timeline'.
Anything we can do to help troubleshoot @Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1) ?
Yeah, I opened a ticket with Tapatalk... all I can do is cross fingers, because the code seems correct. Thanks for the feedback though!
Quote from: Gryzor on 14:01, 23 September 16
Yeah, I opened a ticket with Tapatalk... all I can do is cross fingers, because the code seems correct. Thanks for the feedback though!
It seems to be working for me again now! Wow that was quick.
Quote from: CraigsBar on 14:14, 23 September 16
It seems to be working for me again now! Wow that was quick.
OK. I spoke too soon, I went back to timeline and it's gone again. :(
Oh so it did work even for a short while? Nice :D I didn't touch a thing!
Quote from: Gryzor on 14:31, 23 September 16
Oh so it did work even for a short while? Nice :D I didn't touch a thing!
Ahhh. Fixed by staring at it.... Stare harder ;)
Heheh :)
By the way, are you guys receiving email notifications?
Quote from: Gryzor on 12:43, 23 September 16
By the way, can every check their spam folders for forum emails?
No forum-E-Mail in the spam-folder.
But now I receive forum-mail notifications regulary :o
Thanks Gryzor!
Quote from: Gryzor on 14:40, 23 September 16
Heheh :)
By the way, are you guys receiving email notifications?
No, but in my settings the only type enabled is "Receive forum newsletters, announcements and important notifications by email."
All the rest are deselected.
I have had no emails from this forum recently (and yes I checked in my spam folder, unless the forum is using the name violet and you have sent me an invoice for something that I have never ordered...).
Mark
Quote from: SuTeKH/Epyteor on 10:42, 23 September 16
It does seem a little under-weight.
Ooh, can't we have the full favour, full fat version at 110% :laugh:
The forum does need to keep up with our waistlines... :P
Mark
No announcements or whatever were sent, so only normal notifications to look for... Hopefully others will report getting them! Maybe I've finally set it up correctly!
Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk
So, I subscribed to this topic and enabled notifications, and yes, it works :D
Mark
Ahhh god how I wish for it to be working... does it come to your inbox or your spam folder? Because we had two issues - one setting up the mail itself and the other being with the server being graylisted. I've spent waaaay too much time to set it up, so if it's working and more people can confirm it I'll do a little dance!
Quote from: Gryzor on 15:34, 23 September 16
Ahhh god how I wish for it to be working... does it come to your inbox or your spam folder? Because we had two issues - one setting up the mail itself and the other being with the server being graylisted. I've spent waaaay too much time to set it up, so if it's working and more people can confirm it I'll do a little dance!
Please no, no little dance :o
Quick, everyone, switch it off. Go and play a game and take you mind off it.... :laugh:
Phew! Anyway, it's a bit soon to get that excited. I've only had the one email so far. It went into my inbox and so had not been detected as spam.
Mark
Ok, no little dance... yet.
Should everybody be getting an email?
I've searched in my inbox and spam folder and found nothing cpcwiki related.
Quote from: robcfg on 15:44, 23 September 16
Should everybody be getting an email?
I've searched in my inbox and spam folder and found nothing cpcwiki related.
Only if you have notifications enabled in your settings!
I enabled notifications in my settings, then ticked the notification button for this and one other thread.
And in answer to "Thought I'd also send an email from here personally to see what goes on :)". Madness results... :laugh:
Mark
PS, now up to five emails from CPC...
Oh so you got my manual email as well! So cool - because that carried a different From address it means it's perfectly configured! Crossing fingers... :)
Feature-request: Possiblity to attach or to embed images in private messages.
(ok, it's not a functionality, which prevously exist)
Quote from: SOS on 20:42, 23 September 16
Feature-request: Possiblity to attach or to embed images in private messages.
(ok, it's not a functionality, which prevously exist)
I had tried that once, didn't quite work. I'll give is some fresh thought...
Ok, PM attachments enabled. I'd like to say that I purposefully limited size and assigned a rather low quota on the server disk, because after all I feel that PMs are probably a secondary function of a forum. Let me know how it works for you guys!
@Gryzor
The forum is working well.
Thanks for all your work.
Oops I spoke to soon.
As soon as i went to save this message the message came back unable to access this website ??? .
I was unable to take a picture of the Page - Next time
I am using a MAC OS 10.11.6 and Safari.
PS:- This is the second time that this has happened with the new update of the forum.
Ray
Oops one more
There appears to be no Video attached ?
Ray
Not sure what you did so I can't know for sure, let's try embedding a video...
Well, it worked fine for me, did you try something different?
@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1)
It also works for me now, ?
Thanks for looking at the ?? Problem ??
Ray
Maybe you tried posting during some operation on the server, sorry about that...
Found the Problem Grrrrr
The latest version of "Safari"
by the way i cannot see the video Now (on Safari)
But works in Chrome sic
I will have to find a browser that I trust
Thanks Ray
Really? Safari can't play the video? Wow.
I will power down and try again.
No Still the same Find a suitable Browser
Update after power down.
Apple have just done an ?? "UPDATE "" to Safari maybe they added some features Like NO VIDEO.
Ray
Gotcha
Just removed a set of out of date Extensions.
It now appears to Work OK.
Thanks Ray
Safari needs some dodgy extension called Adobe Flashplayer I think.
FFS... a good thing they discontinued the Windows version :D
Why does the guy in that video have his devices so stupidly routed around the wall?
Bryce.
Oh I didn't watch it :D
Quote from: AMSDOS on 09:55, 25 September 16
Safari needs some dodgy extension called Adobe Flashplayer I think.
Thanks for that.
I just updated Flash Player as well.
Ray
Quote from: Audronic on 11:07, 25 September 16
Thanks for that.
I just updated Flash Player as well.
Ray
Ok, well I used to use Flashplayer when I was using an Older Version of OS X, though I updated to El Capitan (10.11.6) earlier this year. The Safari I'm using is 10.0 and was working fine for me on @Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1) embedded video without the Flashplayer extension.
As your message was coming to me I was Removing the Flash player Preference.
Thanks Ray
Quote from: Bryce on 10:56, 25 September 16
Why does the guy in that video have his devices so stupidly routed around the wall?
Bryce.
He's an Apple user. Enough said I think.
Is anyone else still seeing hangs accessing the forum or is it just my internet connection?
My home network and broadband was busy yesterday, and yesterday although other forums loaded slightly slower than normal, this forum took much, much longer. So much so, that I gave up loading pages during the day.
It's been okay for me today.
Not sure how much this helps...
Mark
A couple of slow downs for me, but nothing nearly quite as bad as before. Couple of times I had to hit F5 and it loaded instantly.
No problems at all in my case, although I have just come home after almost one month abroad. However, the last three days it has been perfect :D
Test post from Tapatalk...
Bryce.
Gesendet von meinem HTC One mini 2 mit Tapatalk
Testing too...
Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk
Why if i download a file from a mobile android is marked by the wiki as it was downloaded 2 times?.
¿?.
Example:
Download 1st time from my huawei but it mark two times.
Do you download it through Tapatalk or just the mobile theme?
Trying attachments....
Quote from: Gryzor on 11:56, 27 September 16
Do you download it through Tapatalk or just the mobile theme?
I dont have tapatalk, is mobile with chrome.
Can't confirm, I just downloaded and the counter jumped from 2 to 3.
I've still been getting lockups and slow loads.
A couple/few of the slowdowns during the past few hours may have been because of me trying some stuff on the server.
However, the reason I've been testing some stuff is because apparently we're under some sort of attack. You can check the list of online users. I took a couple of steps and am waiting to see what happens, by restricting the amount of stuff Guest can do.
Strangely, most of the offending IPs are from.... France! That's certainly weird and it means I can't block them like I'd do with the entire China at server level...
Does anyone know of a tool that does a geolocation conversion of IPs if given a full list? Because at the moment I'm researching each IP manually.
Something like this?
https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-demo (https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-demo)
Bulk IP lookup locator - Enter IP Addresses to find their IP Location (http://www.ipligence.com/iplocation)
Bulk Lookup Tool - Bulk IP and Domain Lookup Tool - MxToolBox (http://mxtoolbox.com/BulkLookup.aspx)
I'm not sure what are the restrictions.
If you're in a Unix like box:
whois IP | grep "Country"
Is not geoip, but will tell you the owner of the range.
Thanks for the URLs. There are severe limits, but from what I saw it's always USA, FR, UK. Not much I can do about those... argh.
@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1):
TFM's link to the German CPC Forum didn't work?
See here:
Neue Spiel für den CPC, Vektor dingens... (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/spiele/neue-spiel-fur-den-cpc-vektor-dingens/msg134334/#msg134334)
About the slow down. I know this is just a guess but firefox has http2 enabled. I was seeing slow access to the wiki, but when I disabled that in firefox it was a lot quicker.
So, perhaps cpcwiki host gets some requests for http2, ignores them and this looks like the spamming?
@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1):
Strangely now I can't see the "General" section of the forum. I can see German and French sections but not this?
Maybe I am alone on this?
EDIT: Attempting to expand or collapse a section is giving an error :( Only when I'm signed in.
Any word from the guys at Tapatalk regarding the blank options? I mean forums, timeline, subscribed, participated. Oh hell everything but unread really?
Quote from: arnoldemu on 19:31, 27 September 16@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1):TFM's link to the German CPC Forum didn't work?See here:Neue Spiel für den CPC, Vektor dingens...
Ah, that's what happens when you use non-user friendly URLs... All URL parsers have their limits, I'm afraid.
Quote from: arnoldemu on 19:31, 27 September 16
About the slow down. I know this is just a guess but firefox has http2 enabled. I was seeing slow access to the wiki, but when I disabled that in firefox it was a lot quicker.
So, perhaps cpcwiki host gets some requests for http2, ignores them and this looks like the spamming?
Hmmm. I've looked around, seems like FF may have a bug that indeed makes http/2 load slower. However, since we don't use HTTP/2 it shouldn't matter because it's supposed to automatically fall back. If that doesn't happen then probably FF has a more serious bug. But maybe it was a one-off coincidence?
But I don't think this would lead to ghost sessions looking like a bot net trying to find its way in. There are dozens (140 right now) of Guest users browsing Downloads - obviously they found the entry point and are browsing through all the entries trying to do who knows what. Also, traffic is through the roof.
Quote from: arnoldemu on 19:32, 27 September 16
@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1):
Strangely now I can't see the "General" section of the forum. I can see German and French sections but not this?
Maybe I am alone on this?
EDIT: Attempting to expand or collapse a section is giving an error :( Only when I'm signed in.
PM sent.
Quote from: CraigsBar on 22:17, 27 September 16
Any word from the guys at Tapatalk regarding the blank options? I mean forums, timeline, subscribed, participated. Oh hell everything but unread really?
Nope. They did send me a reply with a comment which I don't think has any bearing... wrote them back, still waiting.
Guys, anyone else got the issue that @arnoldemu (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=122) has with not being able to see/expand the General (or other) categories?
Quote from: Gryzor on 10:18, 28 September 16
Guys, anyone else got the issue that @arnoldemu (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=122) has with not being able to see/expand the General (or other) categories?
It works in my hands! So no problems here :)
Thanks :) I need more feedback, guys!
I can see the "General section" but klicking on one of the categories "General Category", "Section française", and "Deutsches CPC-Forum" results in an error.
"Error"=?
The "Expand" is reversed it actually shrinks ? ?
The collapse actually "Expands" ? ?
Ray
What? Where?
Guys, please give me detailed feedback...
Reply 173 Above ?
Ray
I don't even know what #173 is :D and my question still stands, where?
Look at any Quote with the Expand / Collapse Tag. The Tag names are reversed: ie: If you click it when it says Expand it collapses and vice versa.
Look at the arnoldemu quote here for example: Forum installation and loss of functionality (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/cpcwiki-discussion/forum-installation-and-loss-of-functionality/msg134392/#msg134392)
Bryce.
Ok, got that; the mod respinsible for multi-quotes and the expand thingy is buggy, so I'm uninstalling it soon...
Ok guys, due to some screw ups with some mods, an in-between SMF update (damn it!) and spammers trying to get in, I reverted to non-modded. Sorry about that, but thanks for all your feedback. I'll start rebuilding tomorrow... *sigh*
Well, arnoldemu's comment described the error pretty well.
It's working again, now that you reverted to the standard configuration.
Good Luck for the second try! :)
@Gryzor: But it seems to have fixed the Tapatalk login issues!!
Bryce.
It fixed my issue with not being able to expand/collapse the sections on the main page too (with the "-" button on the right). My guess is the "recent posts" box was breaking this?
Thanks, guys, and again, apologies. I'm not too sad about the time wasted to tell you the truth because the process and your feedback gave me a cleared idea about some things.
Not finished yet - for instance you'll see that Quick Reply does not work, so there are some left overs to be cleaned.
@MaV : thanks man :)
@Bryce : okay, once again Tapatalk proves how fucked up it is; the TT folder on the server is still there, but the modifications were removed AND the hooks into the system manually verified to have been uninstalled. And yet the TT console reports it works fine, so one has to wonder what does what with their plugin :D :D
@PulkoMandy : indeed it has, it was the first thing I checked. Thanks for confirming :)
Now, if anyone's got any idea about what to do with the bots that have been attacking our forum, I'd be very interested to hear from you. If you take a look at who's online you'll see that there are about 150 Guest entries doing god-knows-what (unknown function; I bet this is them trying to access the downloads that don't exist any more). They obviously keep hitting again and again because our server line is being maxed out...
I presume you have disabled the Guest settings...
Mark
Not that you would want to do this for any length of time, but for the time being, is it possible to only allow the IP's of existing registered users (White list) until the attack subsidies?
Mark
Disable which Guest settings?
As for whitelisting, not very practical - I'd have to do a report of last IPs used (no way to do it easily) and then firewall it like that, plus users do change IPs etc etc... :(
Didn't read the whole thread, but is it known that the "unread" link appears on my notebook (Android/Chrome) but not on my desktop (Windows 7) ?
EDIT : OK found it, but now i need two clicks instead of one to access the full list of unread topics. Not a big deal.
But the difference of behaviour is still puzzling.
Yes, that'll be fixed, it's in the first pages of the thread :)
rebooting...
Hi @Gryzor : I really appreciate you effort to make to forum better and update things and so on.
However after a month of hard work it seems like the most best functions are gone, like "Replies" or "Unread".
Maybe it's just time to forget about all that new fancy crap and get an old copy of the system out, which did actually work.
That's just an suggestion. Good luck with all this stuff. :)
(https://cdn.meme.am/instances/65021904.jpg)
(sorry... I couldn't help it! ^_^ )
Quote from: TFM on 17:51, 28 September 16
Maybe it's just time to forget about all that new fancy crap and get an old copy of the system out, which did actually work.
I think the idea is to have a new version of the forum so it is better protected from hacks and things like that.
I don't think it went as smoothly as Gryzor hoped it would. :(
Quote from: SuTeKH/Epyteor on 20:02, 28 September 16
(https://cdn.meme.am/instances/65021904.jpg)
(sorry... I couldn't help it! ^_^ )
*LIKE*
Quote from: arnoldemu on 20:53, 28 September 16
I think the idea is to have a new version of the forum so it is better protected from hacks and things like that.
I don't think it went as smoothly as Gryzor hoped it would. :(
That's actually a good idea! :)
I see it's very hard to cope with all the tasks. Just hope it will all have a good end! :)
Quote from: TFM on 20:58, 28 September 16Just hope it will all have a good end! :)
As do we all ;)
Still looks like we have around 170 "guests" :(
Mark
Probably bots? Mostly?
I invested 20euros and too many years of my "no life" in this site...
hope no f***cking hacker will crack this unless they share the disk via Discology 6.0 on 3" disk.
The Unread Button is Missing.
Whats new is not the main page ?
Thanks Ray
Quote from: Gryzor on 16:36, 28 September 16
Now, if anyone's got any idea about what to do with the bots that have been attacking our forum, I'd be very interested to hear from you. If you take a look at who's online you'll see that there are about 150 Guest entries doing god-knows-what (unknown function; I bet this is them trying to access the downloads that don't exist any more). They obviously keep hitting again and again because our server line is being maxed out...
I only have an silly idea, but I'll post it here in case someone can brainstorm on it.
I thought if there was some encryption system program for our Amstrad to decrypt when the server is online that should fix all them bots. But if it was just one of those type what's in the image sort of thing then that should work before going onto the forum.
Sorry to say that Tapatalk seems to be broken again. Was working fine this morning but this evening it's back to Unread being the only way to surf content.
It seems to break TapaTalk as soon as the "Recent Topics" has been moved to the top of the page. When it was at the bottom of the page TapaTalk still worked fine. Is there any problem with leaving it at the bottom?
Bryce.
Quote from: Bryce on 08:15, 30 September 16
It seems to break TapaTalk as soon as the "Recent Topics" has been moved to the top of the page. When it was at the bottom of the page TapaTalk still worked fine. Is there any problem with leaving it at the bottom?
Bryce.
It seems more logical to have it at the top but personally I mainly access this via TapaTalk on my phone for convenience so would rather that worked. However at least I can use Unread if others feel it's better at the top!
Quote from: Maniac on 08:42, 30 September 16
It seems more logical to have it at the top but personally I mainly access this via TapaTalk on my phone for convenience so would rather that worked. However at least I can use Unread if others feel it's better at the top!
It causes more problems than just the contents only available in "unread". If you log out of the forum on TapaTalk you can't get back in.
Bryce.
Quote from: Bryce on 08:58, 30 September 16
It causes more problems than just the contents only available in "unread". If you log out of the forum on TapaTalk you can't get back in.
Bryce.
Thank goodness I haven't logged out of the forum in the app or it's done it for me!
Ok... so do I leave Unread on top, even though WE HAVE THE UNREAD TAB IN THE TOP MENU or do we prefer Tapatalk?
TapaTalk.
But you can put the unread list at the bottom of the page without effecting TapaTalk as far as I could see.
Bryce.
It was somewhat different at the bottom, but let's see...
Quote from: Gryzor on 12:49, 30 September 16
It was somewhat different at the bottom, but let's see...
Wahooo! All working again.
Thanks for sorting @Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1) - I'm sure this is a right headache. Doesn't make much sense either that such a "simple" change would have such a drastic impact on a plugin.
Have you guys tested all its functions?
thanks for the kind words @Maniac (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=930) :) Unfortunately, Tapatalk is a very badly programmed tool that does not rely on the normal forum APIs and feeds to do its job but instead latches on to it and starts sucking stuff, so that if something is not like it expects it will break...
Yes, all functions working normal in Android and iOS.
Bryce.
Quote from: Gryzor on 13:06, 30 September 16
Unfortunately, Tapatalk is a very badly programmed tool that does not rely on the normal forum APIs and feeds to do its job but instead latches on to it and starts sucking stuff, so that if something is not like it expects it will break...
Some forum admins won't use Tapatalk because it does not use proper tie in methods (it uses unauthorised methods). Atari-Forum is still awaiting answers about this and has a ticket open with Tapatalk.
I did not use it much when I did have it. But when I found out that the Atari-Forum Admin considered it to be a security risk, I removed it from my devices.
Mark
Not sure it's a security risk, but I know what you're talking about.
In fact, what is funny right now is that it obviously works to some degree, and yet... guess what? I Haven't installed it :D So, yeah, weird stuff.
Quote from: Gryzor on 11:36, 30 September 16
Ok... so do I leave Unread on top, even though WE HAVE THE UNREAD TAB IN THE TOP MENU or do we prefer Tapatalk?
Both :blank:
My opinion is, that the news stand up on the page and are not buried in the middle somewhere.
Tapatalk is very interesting, when I'm on road.
But it's your decision...
Not really mine, it's what the users want :)
I tend to think that Tapatalk is still the best way to use a forum on a mobile, so... but why oh why doesn't anyone else make a competing product :(
Quote from: Bryce on 12:47, 30 September 16But you can put the unread list at the bottom of the page without effecting TapaTalk as far as I could see.
Quote from: Gryzor on 12:49, 30 September 16
It was somewhat different at the bottom, but let's see...
The three different flavours of the unread list (seperate page, at the top of the main index page / 'home' page, at the bottom of the main index page / 'home' page) have differences.
The seperate page list (via the link in the top short-cuts / links on the main index page) only includes posts with new unread posts.
The version that was at the top of the main index page showed both posts with new unread posts and also still showed threads that had recent posts but where you had read the all the posts. I think this version would be better described as active topics / active threads. I find this version the most useful, as for me, it's the fastest way of keeping up-to-date with recent threads I may be interested in. And I get positive conformation that a thread I have recently read does not have any new posts when I click through to the "home" page.
The unread list at the bottom of the main index page gives less information, and is harder to use with touch screen mobile devices (at least with my fingers, I have to try to be very accurate with my touch, or I end up looking at the wrong thread).
I don't use Tapatalk so don't much care if it breaks, but do respect that this forum does have users that enjoy using it. So although personally I would like the version of the unread list that appears at the top of the 'home' page. I can fully understand the dilemma...
Mark
Completely agree with @1024MAK (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1522) .
Was there issues with TapaTalk before the re-install? - As it had the proper "Recent threads".
I don't get the advantage of looking at "active" threads where you have read all the posts. How is it 'keeping up' looking at the same thing (essentially, since there are no replies)?
I was looking into server-side includes to see how to manually add the functionality we're discussing, but I vowed that I'd do no manual hacks this time around, at least until SMF 2.1 is released (because much will break then). I wonder... perhaps a separate page with recent posts/topics, stats etc? Would that be of any use? Or maybe we should try a portal-like environment? Take a look at http://simpleportal.net/ (http://simpleportal.net/) - fully customiseable...
@Duke (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1624) : I think that yes, there were issues indeed. Probably because TT, instead of relying on the SMF engine to pull the relevant info, it tried to brute-force its way...
@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1)
Its still falling over. Damn.
This is during a Post of a PM to a Member.
Ray
...but you didn't specify what lead to this...
@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1)
" This is during a Post of a PM to a Member "
As i was Posting it with a correct Name and Subject it Fell over and i lost the whole lot ?.
So i took a picture of what was left ??
Ray
Yeah, but "falling over" is hardly a technical term and offers me absolutely no clue as to what happened.
Crashed.
Back to the Photo that i sent
Ray
*sigh*
WHAT crashed? HOW? WHAT message did you get? WHEN exactly?
No Message.
The screen waited a while and the content in the photo came on my screen.
Thats it !
Ray
Would it be Possible to put a link to the "Wiki" Please.
Ray
Would it be possible to have Pages [1][...] in Recent Post/topics in order to have older history than last ten posts.
Thanks.
@Audronic (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1169) : not possible at the moment, maybe I'll take a look later on.
@Arnaud (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1424) : I guess you mean in the portal? I'm afraid not.The portal is supposed to be an intro to the forum, not possible to cram all the info there...
So, I gotta say I like the portal. But there are a few things that can be improved.
- as others have mentioned, the Recent Posts tile on the right side is redundant. You could probably place the Search tile there, so it is more prominent.
- I'd prefer the Board Stats and Top Posters tile to go. I don't see the point of having them here.
- I'm not sure what the Calendar tile does. Some dates are fat, but clicking on them seemingly does nothing.
- Top Topics could be placed a little higher to be more effective.
Also, if I had my way, I'd place a Pillory tile at the topmost, so that people could throw shit at those who have a proven track record of being troublesome. But that's just my lesser noble me. :D
@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1)
There are 2 Areas that say :-
Recent Posts And Recent Posts/Topics
The Topics are not accessible ?.
Please put a "Topics" in the Recent posts/Topic Place.
Thanks Ray
Recent Posts and Recent Posts/Topics are very similar, with a couple of differences. Topics are accessible alright, once they're created, no idea what more you could want...?
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If it's not too much bother, could the little Like Icon make a comeback?
It's a little bit confusing having an Icon with Question Mark as shown as how I see it.
Oh yes, good catch, had forgotten about it.
Recent topic visibility seems quite poor now. It used to be over multiple pages so I could easily catch-up on topics after a couple of days away.
The best way seems to be at the bottom of the forum page but it's still limited to 10 (I think?) topics.
Quote from: Skunkfish on 18:50, 04 October 16
Recent topic visibility seems quite poor now. It used to be over multiple pages so I could easily catch-up on topics after a couple of days away.
Agreed. Bring back the recent topics overview. Impossible to keep track of anything at the moment.
Yes, it should be like in a newspaper - the most recent at the top, not buried somewhere below.
Perhaps you should tell me where you mean... the Portal or the Forum homepage?
Because if it's about the forum homepage, it's not going to happen, as discussed in this very thread - it messes with Tapatalk
And, I'm asking once again - why don't people use "Unread " to see what's new? What's the advantage of the recent posts on the homepage?
Ah, unread does do it! Thanks Gryzor! ;D
Ah ok then, glad it did :)
Quote from: Gryzor on 08:06, 05 October 16And, I'm asking once again - why don't people use "Unread " to see what's new? What's the advantage of the recent posts on the homepage?
Being used to the overview on the front page, we forget other options. I've changed my bookmark to the Unread overview now, which is almost equally good. The advantage of the recent posts is that you keep seeing recent posts regardless of having read those posts or not. But I can live with the unread overview.
Ah, I see, though the Unread tab was there before the Recents block; but I understand.
I still don't understand, though, what use is it to be able to see recent posts you've already read?
Quote from: Gryzor on 12:13, 05 October 16I still don't understand, though, what use is it to be able to see recent posts you've already read?
Three things:
- It enables you to quickly see if a thread you are interested in has not yet been replied to,
- They can act as place holders / reminders on how far you got when intermittently accessing the forum. It's easier for my eye to pick these out rather than reading the subject line of each thread with new posts,
- It feels good to see the colours of the threads change as you work your way through reading them, you get a sense of achievement.
Mark
So, for the OCDs among us :D
I don't know what the benefit of seeing a thread I'm interested in has NOT been replied to; if it's not in the Unread lists then surely it hasn't been answered?
And why the hell would anyone eat vanilla ice cream when there's chocolate icecream available!? ;)
Now we're getting too philosophical... :D
The answer is simple: convenience.
It's not always clear in which category the thread ended, and if want to re-read it, I'd have to search for it at times. A recent thread that's still in the list is a lot easier to "find" again.
Not really; whenever a thread gets moved, a redirect is ALWAYS left behind to inform members...
I bookmark threads I might want to read again. where did the bookmark button go?, and all the threads I bookmarked?
@steve (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=325) , just added bookmarks again :)
Thank you.
Not a problem.
Oh also, it seems that @George Schizas (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=971) actually created a userscript (https://userstyles.org/styles/133519/cpcwiki-eu-forum-fix-broken-images) that fixes the broken images (Likes etc) :D That pushed me to actually properly correct them myself, so thank, man!
The medal will be coming, got some issues with the Treasury mod.
That was quick! :) I was planning to message you about this, but ...work... I only made the userscript yesterday! I haven't even installed it to my own PCs yet!
I just pulled the old images from web.archive.org and converted them to base64. I still have them on my desktop, if you want them.
Also, for reference, here's a link to the userscript (https://userstyles.org/styles/133519/cpcwiki-eu-forum-fix-broken-images).
Heh, actually your script motivated me to fix it :D
It felt kind of funny, someone making a script for the site!
I had already included a link. Thanks again!
@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1)
An Other small Glitch
I was writing a PM to 00Wrex
Time taken was about 10 Seconds and i got this back. Grrrrrrrr
Thanks Ray
Thanks for your post - unfortunately this is very, very difficult to trace and debug, I'm afraid... :(
Quote from: Audronic on 07:03, 11 October 16
@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1)
An Other small Glitch
I was writing a PM to 00Wrex
Time taken was about 10 Seconds and i got this back. Grrrrrrrr
Thanks Ray
Hi Ray,
I've tried to reproduce this error, but no matter how long I leave an empty PM open it never times out. Could it be something to do with how your ISP is working?
Bryce.
@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1) @Bryce (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=225)
Ok thanks.
Just reporting what happened on the off chance that it may form a pattern that can be resolved.
Thats all
Ray
I can suggest a feature?.
Is posible add in a thread you are reading an option of "search in this thread".
Even avanced search no permit search in a thread.
And other thing in the wiki portal. In mobile version, lacks a forum link.
I rarely use the Search function myself, but from the manual:
"The simple search field located at the top of the default SMF theme will, when viewing topics, filter search results to just that topic. The same applies to boards as well - when viewing a board the simple search field will filter the search to just results in that particular board." Have you tried that?
Ah! It works thanks I was thinking it always search in entire site. :).
Yeah, it's not as obvious as it should be... it'd be much easier to use/understand if there was a separate search field.
@Gryzor (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1)
Would it be possible to expand the " Recent Posts/Topics " Or put a + Button there Please
Thanks Ray
Unfortunately no...
None , i solved It, It no expanded i not know why jejeje :picard2:
Quote from: dragon on 10:28, 23 October 16
None , i solved It, It no expanded i not know why jejeje :picard2:
Haha you beat me to it :D Rough Saturday night? ;)
Jaja, not, i was view cpcwiki in vertical. So i not view the corners. :D . until i made the screenshot.
One strange think is happend to me.
When i copy and paste a text. With my mobile.
I view the copy o.k in my response Window in the forum. And then when i post It:
The changed in the letters size.
Thats the reason some of my post appear in miniature. I was Simply made copy&paste and then when i post chaos ocurr.
When i copy and paste a text. With my mobile.I view the copy o.k in my response Window in the forum. And then when i post It:The changed in the letters size.Thats the reason some of my post appear in miniature. I was Simply made copy&paste and then when i post chaos ocurr.
Yeah, that's an obscure bug with copying and pasting where some of the formatting is carried. It's easy to solve though, just hit the "Remove Formatting" icon (it's the next-to-last button with the two "A") to remove sizing...
If it is a complex reply, I often edit and type in a notes / notebook app first ;)
Mark
In android i preffer push the button :D.
The top posters in this month works o.k?.I remember view bryce have more posts that me(>70). Then it drop post, and i know tfm is banned, but he have the secondplace and the repent it dissapears.
I feel that i can be the next to dissapear in the mansion. :D
Hi Gryzor
Today Tues 03-Jan 2017 at 18:15 Australian time
0915 Your time .
The CPC Wiki (Forum) exhibited the following.
I was trying to save a reply on the forum and it got stuck.
I then loaded another tab to see if the Wiki was working it was.
But the Forum was still down
It eventually came back on line ?? But very clunky
I am typing this while waiting for it to come back on line
Ray
CPCWiki - THE Amstrad CPC encyclopedia! (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Main_Page)
This works
This falls over ?
www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php)
Just realized that LIKE button is missing in Tapatalk. May it be that one of your plugins is faulty or not supported anymore?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Quote from: dodogildo on 05:58, 04 January 17
Just realized that LIKE button is missing in Tapatalk. May it be that one of your plugins is faulty or not
Am I the only one bugged by the lack of LIKE functionality?
Quote from: dodogildo on 18:02, 11 January 17
Am I the only one bugged by the lack of LIKE functionality?
Sorry, somehow I missed your previous post.
No way it can be done, since it's not a core forum functionality but is provided by an add-on, therefore Tapatalk can't use it I'm afraid...