Forums Upgraded

[Domarius]

Well I only use preview when I've used a lot of tags.

[modetwo]

I'd like a 1-3 mintue window to edit my posts after I make them like on TTLG (in fact this is the only board out of about 6 I visist where you get an 'edited by'  message if you immediately fix your message after posting it). I absolutely never use the preview post option for some reason I can't fathom - just habit I suppose.

I don't know who's responsible for these settings so I'll just make an open post here.

Ah, I'll look into it. I know I can disable it, but it's good to have aswell - but it should be timed like it is in vB (TTLG).

[modetwo]

You now have the option to remove the 'Edited By' legend whenever editing a post. I've requested a time-setting on this for IPB 2.1.

[oDDity]

Thanks. The Ion boards had the same sort of thing - you had to tick a box to have the 'edited by' added, and it didn't cause any problems or confusion to my knowledge, as long as proeple use it wisely and add the edit line if they've made content changes to their post after others have replied to it.

[Zaccheus]

Oooo - I like our new home already.

[modetwo]

I've redone most of the skin. Expect new button graphics this weekend.

[Springheel]

Looks like home, Modetwo. Thanks.

[Domarius]

I was surprised to see it converted so soon.

[modetwo]

There, most of the graphic buttons should have been updated to the new 2.x design (with customized red color).

[Springheel]

I don't know how others feel, but I'm not a real fan of the new bright red. I'd be willing to modify the button graphics to fit the previous colours scheme.

[Pyrian]

Could we make it less wide?

[sparhawk]

Yes. I second that.

[modetwo]

Eh, are you guys using 800x600 px resolution?

[oDDity]

They must be, I have two huge blank strips at ether side of my forum screen. I'm on 1280x1024.

[sparhawk]

I also have 1280 resolution, but with the sidebar the forum takes up quite a lot of space. At home I don't mind because there I have 1600.

[oDDity]

Sidebar?

[sparhawk]

The part of the browser where bookmakrs and this stuff is conveniently placed.

[oDDity]

What kind of shitty browser is that? I can't stand having anything on the screen at all, I browse in full screen mode, using hotkeys and mouse gestures to call up everything. (opera)

[sparhawk]

I use Firefox and I like it the way it is. I tried mouse gestures but somehow I couldn't get to terms with it.

[modetwo]

What kind of shitty browser is that? I can't stand having anything on the screen at all, I browse in full screen mode, using hotkeys and mouse gestures to call up everything. (opera)

Everything is better than IE, but my favourite is also Opera.

 

I'll make a sub-style with a lower width setting.

[sparhawk]

The only thing I consider better in Netscape is the handling of automatic forms filling. In Netscape I could store an entire form page with all it's fields and then I could recall it via the forms browser. In Firefox it also remembers fields, but there is no forms broweser where I can fill an entire page. Is this possible? That's the only thing that I really miss with it because I need this quite frequently.

[modetwo]

Not sure what you eman with "fill an entire page", but here's Opera:

 

[sparhawk]

Yes. That's what I meant that I'm missing in firefox.

[obscurus]

I also have 1280 resolution, but with the sidebar the forum takes up quite a lot of space. At home I don't mind because there I have 1600.

 

I use Firefox, but I don't use the sidebar, it just gets in the way... Just hit Ctrl + B to toggle between the bookmarks sidebar (it is entirely optional you know), Ctrl + H if you have the history sidebar up. I am on 1280 * 1024, and I would find it somewhat irritating if I had to look at something meant for 800 * 600... I think it is just fine as it is, no need for change!

 

 

edit: I don't let my browser automatically fill out forms, but Firefox does have the capacity to save information previously entered into forms, and passwords etc... Maybe not quite as full featured as Opera, but if you don't use forms often, or you are privacy concious, you probably won't be bothered by the absence of automatic form completion.

Edited July 8, 2005 by obscurus

[modetwo]

Yes. That's what I meant that I'm missing in firefox.

Once you go Opera, you don't go back. Download today.