Trifletraxor Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Post Icon is back! Didn't get far... SGL. Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 And the old smileys are back! Together with a :bug: and the last three horsemen... :famine::war::death: If you find any other smileys you think should be included, 16px size, post them and they'll be considered. :thumb: Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Welcome back, smilies, nice to see you again - I hope you are here to stay. Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Okay, two weeks of posts were sacrificed to the Gods of Open Source. Do we get something in exchange for the sacrifice? Divine magic? A skill? A special ability? That's what we get: Better appreciation of the smileys we always had! Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Yeah, my favotire smiely's are back! :cool: Thanks, :bug: Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 As someone who has done a fair number of software upgrades on client sites, the following are important: 1. Only upgrade if it is completely essential, or if the client has paid for it, not just for upgrading's sake 2. Always take a full backup beforehand and test that the backup works before continuing 3. Make sure that minor things are included in the backup 4. Perform the upgrade on a copy of the system first to see if it all works 5. 20-20 Hindsight is always better than the upgrade itself Still, at least most of it is still working, which is always a plus. Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travellingbeetle Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 As someone who has done a fair number of software upgrades on client sites, the following are important: 1. Only upgrade if it is completely essential, or if the client has paid for it, not just for upgrading's sake Well, it wasn't completely essential, but I enjoy the potential of the CMS, being able to drop a couple of add-ons for functions that now are included and having software that's compatible with whatever new they put out. Still, an element of upgrading "for the fun of it" was probably present. 2. Always take a full backup beforehand and test that the backup works before continuing Took some backups, but they got corrupted in the back and forth of the upgrade process. I'm not sure how it happened, but cetainly need to be more careful with that part next time. 3. Make sure that minor things are included in the backup I think I got that one. 4. Perform the upgrade on a copy of the system first to see if it all works Yes, this one broke down a bit. I wasn't able to set up a test-site, and in the end my impatience got the better of me. 5. 20-20 Hindsight is always better than the upgrade itself Still, at least most of it is still working, which is always a plus. Yup, and while I probably could have waited until most of the bugs had been sorted out, I'm quite happy with the upgrade. SGL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Not really a bug, just an idea based upon the fact that I am somewhat lazy: If one could access the "What's New ?" page of the forum without having to log in, one could take a look at the new posts and then decide whether to log in ... Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travellingbeetle Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Not really a bug, just an idea based upon the fact that I am somewhat lazy: If one could access the "What's New ?" page of the forum without having to log in, one could take a look at the new posts and then decide whether to log in ... I don't think that's an option, probably because of the increased server load it would result in. But you could just click the "stay logged in" box before logging in, if your browser saves cookies. SGL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 So what new wondrous features will the new forums have ? Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travellingbeetle Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 So what new wondrous features will the new forums have ? The forums themselves have no new features. Actually, until I've gotten the style back to normal, they only look more ugly. It's mainly the CMS that caused me to upgrade. SGL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Well, it wasn't completely essential, but I enjoy the potential of the CMS, being able to drop a couple of add-ons for functions that now are included and having software that's compatible with whatever new they put out. Still, an element of upgrading "for the fun of it" was probably present.... I'm quite happy with the upgrade. Trif's the client here not us. He just lets us play in his sandbox too! (Thanks for that, trif!) If he's happy, that's what counts. Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Trif's the client here not us. He just lets us play in his sandbox too! (Thanks for that, trif!) If he's happy, that's what counts. Nah, he's our forum-slave, doing whatever we want to make us happy. Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travellingbeetle Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Your humble forum slave have just had some thoughts about how the appearance of the old site can be implemented with the new software. Last version I just removed the entire header and exchange it with a html coded one. With the new one, too much php-coded functionality is placed there, so I couldn't do that, which have somewhat delayed the work on the design. But now I have some ideas. I'll try to implement them this coming weekend. SGL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 It doesn't have to be the same as before, but it would be nice if it had some character and looked less generic. Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rurik Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Where's the Wiki?!?!?!?!?!?!? :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Quote Help kill a Trollkin here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Where's the Wiki?!?!?!?!?!?!? Coming back soon, allegedly. And implemented in something called "CMS", which should make it even better! Ehh... Around 2 weeks? It's not highest on the priority list. ...and that was a week ago, so...? Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Heck, have those downloads changed address again?? Trif, if you must change them, please announce it so I can fix the links in my sigs on those other forums... ... but please don't change 'em if you can possibly avoid it! Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rurik Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) Ehh... Around 2 weeks? It's not highest on the priority list. The Wiki had most of the information on the shared world - I was just going to reference it when I noticed it's gone. Nah, he's our forum-slave, doing whatever we want to make us happy. Maybe we don't beat him enough. Edited January 28, 2010 by Rurik Quote Help kill a Trollkin here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Where's the Wiki?!?!?!?!?!?!? :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: http://basicroleplaying.com/wiki/doku.php Still there... Not for long though. :cool: Coming back soon, allegedly. And implemented in something called "CMS", which should make it even better! ...and that was a week ago, so...? Actually, it's only the content that will be transferred over to the CMS at first, to make it accessible. It won't be a true "wiki" before someone makes a wiki-widget for the CMS, which might take some time. Poeple used the first wiki, as the registration and wysiwyg was the same as the rest of the forum, but when that lost all support and the new wiki was installed, allmost no-one used it. Which is why I'm waiting for a new wiki feature for the CMS. Heck, have those downloads changed address again?? Trif, if you must change them, please announce it so I can fix the links in my sigs on those other forums... ... but please don't change 'em if you can possibly avoid it! Faulty rewrite rule. Can you check your links again? Is it working now? Maybe we don't beat him enough. Filthy sundomer! :mad: [pointing with a sharp stick] Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Maybe we don't beat him enough. You can't get enough of a good thing. I don't blame Triff, I blame the gremlins. But, since no one's written up BRP stats for gremlins, we can't beat them. Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) Faulty rewrite rule. Can you check your links again? Is it working now? Fair enough. I updated my links to http://basicroleplaying.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=307 (the old version had "/forum/" in the middle, IIRC), so it works now, ta. PS: Woo-hoo! 8 more downloads! My time put in over on other forums may be paying off! (Still a bit miffed about the ~250 lost off the count, tho'). Maybe now momentum will be regained... Edited January 28, 2010 by frogspawner PS Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 I've started to play with the new style. For those of you who should be working, click settings, then forum settings, and then set the forum skin to "BRP Default Style". Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Trif, I'd suggest a black headline on the main page. The two tone, with "Central" in white, along with the "menu" options get a bit lost right now. SDLeary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) I'd suggest a black headline on the main page. The two tone, with "Central" in white, along with the "menu" options get a bit lost right now. The "menu" options, or top links, won't change their color. It's a known bug which will be fixed when vB 4.0.2 is released February 4th. Conscerning a black headline, the "CENTRAL" part of it gets even more lost than it is now. Edited January 31, 2010 by Trifletraxor Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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