SF-O IPB 4.1 and You

[DZComposer]

As you have likely already noticed, IPB 4.1 has a few significant UI changes from 4.0.

The biggest UI change is the new menu system. I like the new menu system a lot better than the old one, which was seriously lacking. It's not perfect, but it is indeed better.

As a result, there is a new hierarchy to site navigation:

StarFox-Online

This tab contains the more static parts of SF-O, including the site pages and articles as well as the gallery and downloads system. The new music system that will replace the jukebox will also go there. My goal for the new music system is to make it easier to find what music you want and to stream individual pieces or entire scores as well as links to the downloads section to download them. I am planning on using an HTML 5 player instead of a flash one so you can stream music on mobile.

Community

This is the tab you will probably be spending most of your time on. This tab contains the forums, blogs, chat, calendar, activity feeds, and the advanced search.

Rules and Staff

This one is probably self-explanatory, but this is where you will find the rules and the staff roster.

 

New Rank Images and staff badges!

 

I will be adding more to this post if I deem it necessary.

[DZComposer]

Push Notifications

4.1 uses push notifications. That means that if you have SF-O open in a tab, you will get notifications (@ mentions, quotes, someone posted in the thread you are viewing, someone sent you a PM, etc) that pop up even if the SF-O tab is not open. They will also push to the OS notification area on mobile.

Activity Streams

Remember "View New Content?" Activity streams are VNC but even better. You can even create your own personal activity stream to show just what you want.

Search is getting better

I'm still not going to say search is great, but it is at least better than it was in 4.0.x.