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My Suggestions Thread (29th Dec 07 at 11:32pm UTC)
Ross wanted them... so here they are! ~~1 - make the post box bigger (with expand option)~~ 2 - In the mini profile.. capitalise offline & online to Offline & Online 3 - Sort out the date registered.. make it say: Dec. 2007 or something... currently it's too crammed.. Don't need a reset button either do we when posting?
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Re: My Suggestions Thread (29th Dec 07 at 11:36pm UTC)
Another one... When posting from the 'long reply' form... if you finish typing something then press Tab & enter (as I normally do on PB ) it has an error. can you alter the tab stops so that the submit button is next? 2 gramatical errors: The date of birth can only be changed by the main admin of the forum for security reasons. Please be aware that in order to comply with COAPP law all users must be at least 13 years of age. [should say: COPPA] Your displayname is the name shown to others visitors to this message board. [should say: other visitors OR others] When clicking the UBBC buttons it scrolls the box to the top Make it so it adds it where the cursor is without moving the box. Add a 'back to top' and 'report to admin' button next to the link to post button in the posts.. of course some cool report to admin feature is needed! remove the B ) shortcut... when typing PB ) it changes it... will be enough! http://support.virtualforums.co.uk/action/send_pm > that's the link that appears when you click PMs in the info center... and of course it's an error! ~~in the tabulated mini profile, why not center the rank info too? the name is centered...~~ Admin panel - show all... perhaps have it so that they aren't all above each other.. have it in 2 columns? Therefore it'll look less like there's a large amount of empty space and also the page will be shorter! General Settings: When enabled, all menu images will be replaced with the equivilant text. should say: equivalent A favicon in a 16x16px image that appears in a users favorites menu or in their address bar. should say: is The default time zone will be used by guests and by newly registered members. Just enter +/- the number of hours difference from GMT. should say: and newly
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Re: My Suggestions Thread (30th Dec 07 at 12:04am UTC)
HOLY HELL! I just went to modify forum colours and ... I just died... look at it ... it's like a huge block of text.. set it out in a cool nice cute little table! As it is at the moment, it's a serious let down! Welcome message ... well here's another one of your simple spelling errors! In the drop down you have put: eMail -> in the text above you have email ... sustained usage is needed throughout! to recieve a welcome message in the form of an email or PM when they register Should say: receive (I'm sure!) (Same page as before... the welcome message one) Ad-Free You can choose where abouts on your forum the ads appear. This is so that the ads can fit in with your forums design rather than the other way around. If you choose to use one of the "Floating" options it is recommended that your forum width is no wider than 750px. should say: forum's http://wrighty.info/img/images/2.jpg I guess it's the same when you modify other things? It shows that I'm editting ad-free settings, when really it's showing something else... http://support.virtualforums.co.uk/action/search/search_words// max_results/20/subject/1/message/1/search_days// Taken from the IC... is there a need for the double forward slashes in there?
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Re: My Suggestions Thread (30th Dec 07 at 12:14am UTC)
I think that'll do for now.. sorry for all of the different posts... I should have put them as one... but meh! Oh and, there's a few spelling mistakes in other places that I haven't quite looked at enough to moan about! I don't think that's bad considering I just started hunting! Oh btw, what's with the current URL layout? Why deviate from the old one? Add a 'filled' or 'fixed' or both boards to the suggestions & bugs boards!
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Re: My Suggestions Thread (30th Dec 07 at 1:40am UTC)
I'm relieved to say that a lot of those suggestions have already been implemented, on the test server. All the ones I've crossed through have also been implemented onto the test server and will be transferred to the live version along with the rest of the updates. Now, for a few questions and answers: Quote: Oh btw, what's with the current URL layout? Why deviate from the old one? I take it you mean the use of forward slashes? That's simply a choice made because search engines prefer them and as such it should help forum owners get indexed. Quote: http://support.virtualforums.co.uk/action/search/search_words//max_results/20/ subject/1/message/1/search_days// Taken from the IC... is there a need for the double forward slashes in there? Yes they are necessary. Or at least the first pair are. I suppose I could change it to link to /action/recent and have the variables set server side for that particular search. Quote: http://wrighty.info/img/images/2.jpg I guess it's the same when you modify other things? It shows that I'm editting ad-free settings, when really it's showing something else... It shows that beacuse the URL still has the ad-free action in the URL, afterall that's what you've just been doing. That can be phased out over time, having the "Admin Home" title put in it's place. I must admit that the admin pages are very inconsistent in what they do after changing their respective settings. Quote: HOLY HELL! I just went to modify forum colours and ... I just died... look at it ... it's like a huge block of text.. set it out in a cool nice cute little table! As it is at the moment, it's a serious let down! I'm not really sure what you're referring to here. The colors page is already split up into each section which has it's own settings. What would you suggest moving/changing? Quote: Add a 'back to top' and 'report to admin' button next to the link to post button in the posts.. of course some cool report to admin feature is needed! Do people really use "back to top" links still? I suppose it wouldn't hurt to add them. As for a report feature, it is one already planned for the new year. Quote: A favicon in a 16x16px image that appears in a users favorites menu or in their address bar. should say: is You sure on that one? "in" makes a lot more sense to me. Quote: When clicking the UBBC buttons it scrolls the box to the top Make it so it adds it where the cursor is without moving the box. Only in firefox Can't you just use a browser which does it automatically?
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Re: My Suggestions Thread (30th Dec 07 at 1:43am UTC)
I guess I never use the UBBC buttons on PBS so I haven't realised! And as for the back to top... perhaps just in the very last post? Don't bother about the link thing... thought it might have been a mistake!
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