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Is there a way to allow people to log in using their username instead of their email address? Reason I ask is that the email I used is long and annoying to have to type in every time I visit, and it would probably be more intuitive. (I have to have cookies disabled on my browser.) It's not a big issue for me, though, if it's not possible/would involve too much tinkering.
Noticed old BBCodes [ indent ] and [ list ] aren't working, e.g., this post. Also, "permalink" is gone and I now have to click on the date (or time of the post if it's new) to get the link; not sure if you made that change or it's a glitch, but I thought I'd mention it just in case.
@Lincoln Embedded flash videos don't work with the flashblock addon for firefox. The obvious answer is "well then don't use flashblock, stupid", but I was wondering if that's sort of on the todo list?
What flashblock does is stop all the flash content from autoloading. It's great for ads and websites which overuse flash for everything. It also make everything much more stable.
So, instead of showing the regular flashblock icon and the button to start the applet (or whatever the flash version of an applet is called) all I see is this:
@ShiftPlusOne Thank you for that. I am hoping that I shall not have to learn HTML but that Lincoln will give us back the easier editing. The new Vanilla will, in time, I hope, be as friendly as the old stuff. It isn't quite there yet - for me, at least.
Here at newbuddhist.com I have extremely limited editing capability and can't attach files. Other "expected" forum features are missing too. It's bare bones.
I'll be glad to remain patient, no problem, I know you are working on it and it's time consuming. I'm just wondering if I'm doing something wrong.
Hi L. I don't know about "we." I'm thinking I'm doing something wrong because I'm missing stuff like italics, bold, underline, fonts, sizes, colors. No biggie if not available. Thanks!
If this hasn't been mentioned before... I've been experiencing issues when trying to preview posts. It only seems to happen if I click to quote someone's post. If I just post without quoting, preview works fine. When I quote and then preview, it takes me to the home page instead of showing me a preview of my post. Clicking the back button gets me back, but it's an issue. I'm using the latest version of Firefox 3.6.
Also, sometimes text at the top or bottom of my post will not be visible while typing it in. There's no scroll bar to view the text, but I think it's still there since when I click to post all the text I typed is visible. I just can't see it to correct before posting. I haven't noticed any pattern or possible trigger for this yet. Ha, it just happened to me in this post, starting with this row. I can't see the bottom half of the text I'm typing in the last row?! Hitting the page reload button doesn't help. I can see it when I preview though (because I'm not quoting), and I am sure it will post correctly. Anyway, thought I'd add this to your list of bugs to fix, thanks!
Is it possible to display some of the info like the old software did -
1. The person who originally started a post. 2. The # of post views.
3. Also the ability to get a list of old posts, by person, seams to be limited now.
4. How about a search capability?
Thanks for your efforts.
Danke und Ditto
1. The person who originally started the post 2. Number of post views 3. Search function by person, by topic, keyword etc 4. Who is browsing this thread etc 5. Format options that the BB tags used to provide eg. the bolds, etc if there were extra time *runs* :dunce:
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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
This is all in the pipeline. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of time to change and implement. I too would dearly love to see those factors put or added in, but it's a question of patience.... Thanks for refreshing the thread though....
I'm sure that there must be quite a checklist of TTBDs, including the request for editing tools as this is a writing forum. Perhaps it would help if a sort of schedule, not necessarily with deadlines (after all, this is done for us our of the goodness of @Lincoln's heart), but prioritised. It might even help Lincoln if we were to indicate, on such a list, which improvements were most wanted.
I'm enjoying experimenting with the new format, although I notice that I have become much more choosy about which threads I even open and read. PMs are different: I used to reply point by point, using the quoted text. Now I have to jot down a note or two: back to pen and paper. Scrummy!
The formatting options are my next big priority. I just need to test them a bit more and make sure it doesn't screw up other things in the process.
I could provide a list, but I've found my coding habits don't necessarily coincide with a priority list. If something is very important but very time consuming, it may end up happening long after something silly but simple (like the favicon, for instance).
I am truly beginning to enjoy the 'social network' feel of the new software. I do notice that I am reading fewer threads but having more 'conversations'.
Can't deal with unnumbered posts here. It's kinda like reading a book with no page numbers, except that in a codex I could at least write in my own pagination.
Are we going to have more info possible in profiles and could 'location' be included as before under screen name? It helps understand something about context - altho' it does mean some stereotyping too.
@Simonthepilgrim Yes, I'd like to add more info to profiles. In fact, I imported more information from our previous software than is currently shown so that I could make use of it once I add that functionality. Apologies for my scarceness lately, unexpected changes as work have kept me away from code for a while.
I have to tell you, the new mobile version is amazing. That's a big game-changer for me, personally, as I access the web on my phone more often than not.
Thank you, Vanilla, for the awesome mobile theme.
loving the mobile theme. I "newbuddhist" from my phone all the time! yeee!
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Barrasoto zenniewandering in a cloud in beautiful, bucolic Victoria BC, on the wacky left coast of CanadaVeteran
I like it a lot now that I'm used to it.
I haven't been on for a while and I'm looking for a previous frequent poster - I believe called NomaDh (?) The young guy in Budapest who is harassed by Roma teen gangsters. Just want to know how he's doing. I can't figure out how to find his posts....
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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
I've "flagged" your post so that Admin see it and maybe can help you with this.
I was wondering if some form of auto-refresh can or will be implemented on the front . This can help people who are expecting replies but are not able to access their emails in some way.
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What a Treasure that is. Thanks also to Bhikku @Samahita!
Noticed old BBCodes [ indent ] and [ list ] aren't working, e.g., this post. Also, "permalink" is gone and I now have to click on the date (or time of the post if it's new) to get the link; not sure if you made that change or it's a glitch, but I thought I'd mention it just in case.
What flashblock does is stop all the flash content from autoloading. It's great for ads and websites which overuse flash for everything. It also make everything much more stable.
So, instead of showing the regular flashblock icon and the button to start the applet (or whatever the flash version of an applet is called) all I see is this:
1. Create a PM
2. Search an individual's posts, with any method
Thanks
Actually, I have got used to the lack of fav icon in Chrome now, I see it as symbolising emptiness!:p
Here at newbuddhist.com I have extremely limited editing capability and can't attach files. Other "expected" forum features are missing too. It's bare bones.
I'll be glad to remain patient, no problem, I know you are working on it and it's time consuming. I'm just wondering if I'm doing something wrong.
Thanks, Roger
'maitri (and luck) to this new forum software.
@Roger, what "expected" features are we missing?
Also, sometimes text at the top or bottom of my post will not be visible while typing it in. There's no scroll bar to view the text, but I think it's still there since when I click to post all the text I typed is visible. I just can't see it to correct before posting. I haven't noticed any pattern or possible trigger for this yet. Ha, it just happened to me in this post, starting with this row. I can't see the bottom half of the text I'm typing in the last row?! Hitting the page reload button doesn't help. I can see it when I preview though (because I'm not quoting), and I am sure it will post correctly. Anyway, thought I'd add this to your list of bugs to fix, thanks!
Is it possible to display some of the info like the old software did -
1. The person who originally started a post.
2. The # of post views.
3. Also the ability to get a list of old posts, by person, seams to be limited now.
4. How about a search capability?
Thanks for your efforts.
1. The person who originally started the post
2. Number of post views
3. Search function by person, by topic, keyword etc
4. Who is browsing this thread etc
5. Format options that the BB tags used to provide eg. the bolds, etc if there were extra time *runs* :dunce:
Thanks for refreshing the thread though....
I'm enjoying experimenting with the new format, although I notice that I have become much more choosy about which threads I even open and read. PMs are different: I used to reply point by point, using the quoted text. Now I have to jot down a note or two: back to pen and paper. Scrummy!
I could provide a list, but I've found my coding habits don't necessarily coincide with a priority list. If something is very important but very time consuming, it may end up happening long after something silly but simple (like the favicon, for instance).
I am truly beginning to enjoy the 'social network' feel of the new software. I do notice that I am reading fewer threads but having more 'conversations'.
How about a 'Poke' app.?
Me head's swimming...
Are we going to have more info possible in profiles and could 'location' be included as before under screen name? It helps understand something about context - altho' it does mean some stereotyping too.
I haven't been on for a while and I'm looking for a previous frequent poster - I believe called NomaDh (?) The young guy in Budapest who is harassed by Roma teen gangsters. Just want to know how he's doing. I can't figure out how to find his posts....
I was wondering if some form of auto-refresh can or will be implemented on the front . This can help people who are expecting replies but are not able to access their emails in some way.