Website issues and improvements.

[n3o]

What about a News Section?

[Luke McKee]

This a bit odd. I see, that links are coloured here, but over at soundtrack section they aren't. See my post - it contains both, BBCode, and non-BBCode link, and it appears in the same colour, as other text.

 

EDIT: no colours for me here too D:

White = visited links,

Orange = non-visited links

[Luke McKee]

What about a News Section?

Surely that would be General News

[n3o]

What about a News Section?

Surely that would be General News

 

Yeah but that's for Ross Scott to post info in. I mean a News News section

[Luke McKee]

What about a News Section?

Surely that would be General News

 

Yeah but that's for Ross Scott to post info in. I mean a News News section

Here's the topic for suggesting new sections:

http://www.accursedfarms.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=625

[n3o]

Whoops cheers.

[Luke McKee]

No prob

 

Can an admin tell me which version of the search indexer backend is being used? Native or SQL?

 

I'm guessing it's native, as the search is telling me that pretty much all words are too common to search

 

To fix that the Common word threshold should be reduced to like 1% (or turned off by typing 0), and the index recreated.

Or change to the sql indexing method, a much better option.

Quick link to search settings

 

Remember to recreate the index for either method

[Blightmare]

Maybe the ability to center text/images? like put it between

or something like that.

 

Or, if you're feeling complicated, let you align it more than just center like [align=left/right/center] or something. Bit of an aesthetics whore when it comes to my signature that's why I suggest it.

 

Plus it can add flash to important posts/events/whatever when used right.

[Axeldeath]

Is there actually a size limit restriction for how big images can be in signatures? I know there's a character limit, but there doesn't seem to be an image size limit...

 

Only I've seen the odd signature on this forum with rather large images in them.

 

There is a memory limit if that's what your talking about, 251 mb I believe

[Axeldeath]

Is there actually a size limit restriction for how big images can be in signatures? I know there's a character limit, but there doesn't seem to be an image size limit...

 

Only I've seen the odd signature on this forum with rather large images in them.

 

There is a memory limit if that's what your talking about, 251 mb I believe

 

Sorry didn't read your post properly ... I should probably think before I post.

[Lord Sinister]

Is there actually a size limit restriction for how big images can be in signatures? I know there's a character limit, but there doesn't seem to be an image size limit...

 

Only I've seen the odd signature on this forum with rather large images in them.

 

There is a memory limit if that's what your talking about, 251 mb I believe

Is there actually a size limit restriction for how big images can be in signatures? I know there's a character limit, but there doesn't seem to be an image size limit...

 

Only I've seen the odd signature on this forum with rather large images in them.

 

There is a memory limit if that's what your talking about, 251 mb I believe

 

Sorry didn't read your post properly ... I should probably think before I post.

 

Edit button, Axeldeath...

 

Anyway, are you saying users can upload attachments of up to 251mb to the forum!?

[BTGBullseye]

are you saying users can upload attachments of up to 251mb to the forum!?

 

New file hosting site found! lol, JK. I wouldn't really do that to you...

[Luke McKee]

Maybe the ability to center text/images? like put it between

or something like that.

 

Or, if you're feeling complicated, let you align it more than just center like [align=left/right/center] or something. Bit of an aesthetics whore when it comes to my signature that's why I suggest it.

 

Plus it can add flash to important posts/events/whatever when used right.

To expand on that post, here's the Custom BBcode needed:

BBCode:

[align={IDENTIFIER}]{TEXT}[/align]

HTML:

<div style="text-align: {IDENTIFIER};">{TEXT}</div>

Helpline:

[align=left/center/right/justify]Your Text Here[/align]

 

EDIT:

Another mod I recommend:

http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/reimg_image_resizer/

That will stop the forum becoming stretched when someone posts a large image.

[Alyxx Thorne]

+rep to Luke for an excellent suggestion.

[Lord Sinister]

Won't adding the ability to use HTML in posts be abused horribly?

[Alyxx Thorne]

Won't adding the ability to use HTML in posts be abused horribly?

Now that you mention it, yes, it is a risk factor.

[The Giant Napkin]

I use mozilla Firefox on a 1920x1080 screen and the forums span my entire screen. That's not really a bug, and fortunately most people don't make lines 20 inches long, but it's kind of annoying to have to read such a long way from left to right... Is there any way you could make give the forums a fixed, say 1024 pixels broad at most? Thanks a lot for your hard work on the forums by the way, it is appreciated : )

[Luke McKee]

Won't adding the ability to use HTML in posts be abused horribly?

There's no risk with the BBCode I suggested, it uses the {IDENTIFIER} tag, which doesn't allow special characters

If there's ever a risk, phpBB will tell you

[Lord Sinister]

I use mozilla Firefox on a 1920x1080 screen and the forums span my entire screen. That's not really a bug, and fortunately most people don't make lines 20 inches long, but it's kind of annoying to have to read such a long way from left to right... Is there any way you could make give the forums a fixed, say 1024 pixels broad at most?

 

What!? I hate it when forums squash everything in to the middle of my screen, I love the fact that the forum scales for the size of my monitor!

[Alyxx Thorne]

I use mozilla Firefox on a 1920x1080 screen and the forums span my entire screen. That's not really a bug, and fortunately most people don't make lines 20 inches long, but it's kind of annoying to have to read such a long way from left to right... Is there any way you could make give the forums a fixed, say 1024 pixels broad at most? Thanks a lot for your hard work on the forums by the way, it is appreciated : )

That's more of an aesthetic thing and it's a matter of taste. I doubt most people are as bothered by it.