Nov 15, 2005 Forum Update

tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Monday, November 21, 2005 9:15 PM

Bill I have to agree... (although not by choice, I use IE for many things) the open source community (Firefox, Mozilla, Linux etc...) has a LOT to offer the general public... I think a lot are afraid to break away from the mainstrem... or are like me and are hobbled to it... (For now......)

All the major PC and Server mfgr's <Dell, IBM, HP etc...) are touting the open source thing now... what would make you buy a $20,000 server faster???? if you didnt have to pay $6,000+ in licensing on the NOS and user licensing fees! Linux is free for the most part!!!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Bgrigg

Member since
May 2005
From: Left forever

Posted by Bgrigg on Monday, November 21, 2005 9:13 AM

Excellent! And another user off IE, even more excellent!

If you use Outlook Express, check out Thunderbird, also at www.mozilla.org.

So long folks!

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Silverbird01

Member since
February 2003
From: Tobaccoville, NC

Posted by Silverbird01 on Monday, November 21, 2005 8:00 AM

Bgrigg wrote:
Silverbird01 wrote:
Bgrigg wrote:
Go to your "update profile" and change the font size to Large or Largest. That should do the trick! It's located on the right side of the same line as Welcome back Silverbird01, just above the forum titles.

Thanks but I tried that and no good. I have mine set on "largest".

I'm using IE and Windows. Could that be a problem??

Could be, but you shouldn't be having this problem. You could always download Firefox, I am having very few issues with the new forum. It's free, and frankly I prefer it to IE. It has tabbed browsing, which opens links in a tab rather then a new window. It has a slew of other features, as well.

Thanks!! Firefox fixed it the problem!! I can read everything perfectly now.

Steven

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Bgrigg

Member since
May 2005
From: Left forever

Posted by Bgrigg on Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:14 PM

Silverbird01 wrote:
Bgrigg wrote:
Go to your "update profile" and change the font size to Large or Largest. That should do the trick! It's located on the right side of the same line as Welcome back Silverbird01, just above the forum titles.

Thanks but I tried that and no good. I have mine set on "largest".

I'm using IE and Windows. Could that be a problem??

Could be, but you shouldn't be having this problem. You could always download Firefox, I am having very few issues with the new forum. It's free, and frankly I prefer it to IE. It has tabbed browsing, which opens links in a tab rather then a new window. It has a slew of other features, as well.

So long folks!

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Kolja94

Member since
December 2002
From: Oak Harbor, WA

Posted by Kolja94 on Sunday, November 20, 2005 11:29 AM

David-
Thanks for the work. The resizing of images is great and has made a huge difference in viewing on my end! Thumbs Up [tup]

Karl

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Silverbird01

Member since
February 2003
From: Tobaccoville, NC

Posted by Silverbird01 on Sunday, November 20, 2005 5:43 AM

Bgrigg wrote:
Go to your "update profile" and change the font size to Large or Largest. That should do the trick! It's located on the right side of the same line as Welcome back Silverbird01, just above the forum titles.

Thanks but I tried that and no good. I have mine set on "largest".

I'm using IE and Windows. Could that be a problem??

Steven

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Bgrigg

Member since
May 2005
From: Left forever

Posted by Bgrigg on Saturday, November 19, 2005 8:32 AM

Go to your "update profile" and change the font size to Large or Largest. That should do the trick! It's located on the right side of the same line as Welcome back Silverbird01, just above the forum titles.

So long folks!

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Silverbird01

Member since
February 2003
From: Tobaccoville, NC

Posted by Silverbird01 on Saturday, November 19, 2005 3:09 AM

David,

Is there a problem with the size of the letters/words on the forum? I can't read any of it! I don't know if it is a problem with my computer or with the new forum. Everything was fine on the old forum.

It's difficult to read the forums while holding a magnifying glass!

I need some help with this............big time!

Steven

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MoparManiac

Member since
August 2004
From: FreezingMyButtoffin, Iowa

Posted by MoparManiac on Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:30 AM

MusicCity wrote:
MUCH better without the huge signatures. Thanks for implementing those changes.

Gotta agree here. That issue alone kept me away from the "old" FSM web board. Keep it up guys. Looking better every day. Thumbs Up [tup]

Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Minds of Men... Chrysler Does!!!

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David Voss

Member since
December 2002
From: Waukesha, WI

Posted by David Voss on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 6:28 PM

David Voss wrote:

Fixed dynamic resizing of images via javascript - Works similar to the old forums, except I couldn't seem to make it draggable for Firefox like it used to.

I've noticed that it is draggable in Firefox. Has it been working for everyone?

Tall vertical images are now also clickable. It never worked for those types of images in the old forum. Here's an example of where it's working.

David Voss Senior Web Developer Kalmbach Publishing Co. Join me on the FSM Map

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Borg R3-MC0

Member since
September 2004
From: Utereg

Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 2:39 AM

MusicCity wrote:
MUCH better without the huge signatures. Thanks for implementing those changes.

Same here, thanks for disableing those pesky signatures and avatars!

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:47 PM

MUCH better without the huge signatures. Thanks for implementing those changes.

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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mfsob

Member since
March 2005
From: West Virginia, USA

Posted by mfsob on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:43 PM

Thank you for the option to turn off signatures and avatars ... maybe it'll make some small diference with my dial-up connection at home.

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Bgrigg

Member since
May 2005
From: Left forever

Posted by Bgrigg on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 7:52 PM

Thanks for all your hard work David!

So long folks!

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 6:49 PM

David, your efforts are much appreciated. Looking better all the time.

Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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gwaihir

Member since
October 2003
From: Everett, WA

Posted by gwaihir on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 6:21 PM

Thanks Dave. You're doing a lot to help us shape the forum into what we want it to be. I'm sure it is frustrating work, but much appreciated.
Leon

Click the banner to see my builds.

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thevinman

Member since
December 2003
From: CT - USA

Posted by thevinman on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 6:08 PM

-Vinny

My Website Macross Group Build

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David Voss

Member since
December 2002
From: Waukesha, WI

Nov 15, 2005 Forum Update

Posted by David Voss on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 5:39 PM

A quick update to the forum. Smile [:)]

Nov 15, 2005 Update

Fixed dynamic resizing of images via javascript - Works similar to the old forums, except I couldn't seem to make it draggable for Firefox like it used to.
Added option to disable signatures - If you don't want to see signatures in the forum, you can turn them off by updating your profile. Update Profile > Site Options.
Added option to disable avatars - If you don't want to see avatars in the forum, you can turn them off by updating your profile. Update Profile > Site Options.
Added width/height control to signatures - Signatures will now be limited to 200px in height (ref: Guidelines for the use of image files in signature lines.).
Miscellaneous

Removed Online Status icon (the little globe) - too buggy.

~~Enabled the activity ranking (bubbles) - more a curiousity atm, it's not the same as the old ranking system.~~

A note about images in signatures. I decided against dynamically resizing images in the signature. Since these images are displayed anywhere, I would prefer to see those images resized permanently to fit. Be courteous to those who don't have broadband and save yourself (or your host) some bandwidth. Smile [:)]

There are a couple of issues such as account merges, creating an active topics page like we used to have (posts since last visit), font sizes, and others that I'm still working on. We're already committed to a couple of other big projects for Kalmbach, so I'm working on updates when I can.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.
-Dave

David Voss Senior Web Developer Kalmbach Publishing Co. Join me on the FSM Map

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