DZComposer Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 OK, so the new forums are now in a usable state. Please use this thread to report any issues or JDLR's you have. TODO: * FIX SPAM PREVENTION (Fucking bots already....) * Custom Theme * Re-Do post ranks * Fix political group * Fix hlstats sig image output on gameserver so sig images from hlstats do not violate IPB security rules. * Adjust profile image sizing * Make sure IPB is using Unicode You should know: * Avatar and personal image are two separate things. Avatars should have been saved, but personal images will need to be uploaded. * Screwy avatar sized will require re-uploading your avatar. * Posting YouTube vids is easier than ever. Just wrap the URL to the video in a {media} tag. The media tag also works with Google Videos, MySpace videos, GameTrailers videos, Flikr sets, and MP3 files. And when I figure out how to use regexes, I can add to that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Very nice! It looks and feels a lot better than I expected. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 IPB's default theme is pretty nice. The custom theme I build will most be just a re-color to match our site colors. BTW, the conversion process was a resource drain. I am going to reboot the server in case of memory leaks or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"User" Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 You should know: * Avatar and personal image are two separate things. Avatars should have been saved, but personal images will need to be uploaded. Could you increase the file size of the personal image to something over 50 KB? Like 200 maybe? We also need the Star Fox emoticons and smilies back. Very nice! It looks and feels a lot better than I expected. Yeah, it's similar to the interface on Star Fox HQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arashikage Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Yeah, I don't see my signature anymore, is there some way to get that back? Edit: Okay it's there, but not on my older posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"User" Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Also (since I've had a couple of questions/concerns about this), this is NOT the theme we will be using for this site. DZ is working on getting a more Star Foxy feel to this board. IPB's function in similar ways to SMF, however there are some very noticeable differences, such as quoting multiple posts in a reply, the Personal Messenger (which is used to send PM's, among other things), and the enhancements made to your profile (which is accessed in the top right corner) and what you can show and hide. Furthermore, just below the search bar for the forum, which in turn is below where you access your profile are the words "View New Content". Clicking on that works similar to how you would have viewed unread posts back on SMF. The board won't be back 100% for a few days so in the meantime I'd encourage you guys you "tinker around" and get used to how stuff works. You'll find a lot more things you can do. If you have any questions feel free to ask. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 at the moment... It really feel's like a down-grade. not to mention most of my Pm conversations over the last year are incomplete... T_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"User" Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 at the moment... It really feel's like a down-grade. not to mention most of my Pm conversations over the last year are incomplete... T_T How so? On the contrary all of my PM's that I've ever sent and received since I signed up back in May (430+) are all there. It's as if there is no PM limit anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 IPB was unable to save PMs send by people who left and deleted their accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinigami Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 the custom user titles were also removed, it seems. I had "SF-O's Resident Death God" on the old board, and now it just says "Advanced Member". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 False alarm, it seemed the inbox and sent items were just slabbed all together and i didn't recognise them... Sorry about the confusion. Though i'm still not very happy with this layout, things still might change so i won't go ranting... Some fixes for Avatars would be nice to, the resolution on the one i had back on smf has had it's resolution messed up pretty badly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniper Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 very minor problem, but the times when everyone is posting is all messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindyMcCloud Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 This looks very nice so far, but yeah, the avatars are kinda low quality. Oh, and btw, not to be off topic, but I colored my avi. Now it's all colorful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Also (since I've had a couple of questions/concerns about this), this is NOT the theme we will be using for this site. DZ is working on getting a more Star Foxy feel to this board. IPB's function in similar ways to SMF, however there are some very noticeable differences, such as quoting multiple posts in a reply, the Personal Messenger (which is used to send PM's, among other things), and the enhancements made to your profile (which is accessed in the top right corner) and what you can show and hide. Furthermore, just below the search bar for the forum, which in turn is below where you access your profile are the words "View New Content". Clicking on that works similar to how you would have viewed unread posts back on SMF. I bolded what I want to comment on. 1. That is standard for SMF, but SFO had it disabled. I guess for a more clean look. Quote pyramids are common with multiple quotes. 2. Yeah, that is one thing I hate about anything other than SMF. No "unread replies" AND "unread topics". The former being used by me much more than the latter. Other software has some variation, but it never seems to work nearly as well. Other than that it all looks great. My PMs are all there, but jumbled together. I know IPB's PMs work as "conversations" and they are all in one "conversation" but all the transferred PMs are all over the place. Not being able to see PMs from Guests is a tad disappointing, but not a problem. Good luck. Also: I see a "Chat" tab at the top. Chat features on IPB boards usually get a bit of attention. Any chance of using it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"User" Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 very minor problem, but the times when everyone is posting is all messed up. You'll have to reset what time zone you are in via your profile. I had to do the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxMcCloud Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 The only problem that I was able to see my AVI in other parts of the forum, but when I look up top at the member login/status bar. I see not my AVI, but a default picture. Something bonus Whenever you browse this forum from a web browser like droid, it makes everything smaller to fit the screen. I have images if you would like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Oh, yeah, the signatures are non-existant in posts made before the change. But we can live with that, right? EDIT: And the old smilies are non-existant for some reason. Like "trollface" it just says : trollface: (without the space, of course.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"User" Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 The only problem that I was able to see my AVI in other parts of the forum, but when I look up top at the member login/status bar. I see not my AVI, but a default picture. Yeah, that's the different between an avatar and a photo. In the users online list for example, your "photo" shows up there. It really should be the avatar IMO but the file size is too low (50 KB) to really upload anything of worthy quality. Something bonus Whenever you browse this forum from a web browser like droid, it makes everything smaller to fit the screen. I have images if you would like them. Indeed. I was surfing Galaxies a few times on my blackberry and it was pretty bad ass how it condensed everything to make it very readable. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniper Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 On a plus, we can no longer see the google bots in the active users Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Monroe Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Everyone's avatars seem oblong and stretched out. A minor issue, but annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinigami Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 You'll have to reset what time zone you are in via your profile. I had to do the same thing. yeah, pretty much everyone got effected by that one, it looks like (had the same issue). For anyone unfamiliar with IPB/IF: Your control panel>Settings>General Settings should be the first thing you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedFox8 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Ugh. I still liked the old layout. This one seems too... I dunno. What's the word... Industrial? I miss the old SFO we all "know and love." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 The theme will be changed. I am working on Sector X II, which I am modeling after the main site. It will look more like the main site than our SMF theme did: This is a pretty early WIP. I need to adjust the fonts and add the SFO logo. I'm aiming to use the same on on the main site. I also need to work on the posts and the profile pages, so this thing is ready yet by a long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedFox8 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Ah, good. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 If your avatar got sized weird, you will need to re-upload it. IPB decided to re-size all avatars, even if they were smaller than the max size, to the max size. I disabled this, but the damage was already done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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