SW-Fans to TheHolo.Net Progression

[Crusader]

I think nobody has done this already so I just thought I open up a thread for all update related issues.

For example where is the new post button?

So maybe we can collect ideas and solutions here.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Good idea :) If anyone has any questions about how new features and such work, post them here. Of course we are still working out everything ourselves.

What do you mean by the new post button?

[Emelie Shadowstar]

I'm finding the "forgot password" page(s) don't seem to be working.

http://theholo.net/forum/login.php?do=lostpw - Used this last night. Never got an email. (Or...many e-mails as the case may be since it just asks for an email address so I'm assuming it's attempting to reset all my accounts.)
Don't ask why I didn't use the same password for all my accounts. I thought I did, but apparently didn't for Saidra and some others. lol

[TheHolo.Net]

Forums sending mail was broken. It has been fixed now. Thanks!

[Emelie Shadowstar]

yay! thanks! :D

[Crusader]

The front page used to have this button called New Posts that made a search for new and unread posts. Right next to it the number of posts that were done since your last visit was shown and it told you when you visited the forums the last time.

[Crusader]

OK I found it. It is now directly below "What's New?"

[Dasquian Belargic]

So it is! Although the front page needs a lot of work on it, so hopefully we will have what you mentioned on there eventually too.

[Érinthe Hetetlen]

What's the "Tags for this Thread" box down \/ there about?

Is it like tagging a blog post? If so, that could be a really snazzy way for us to make it easier to find threads for a specific setting / arc / etc.

[Crusader]

BTW what happens if I push blog this post?

[Crusader]

I really do like the multi quote button!

[TheHolo.Net]

The Wiki is up and running http://theholo.net/wiki, but I have closed it to modifications and registrations until I can get the vB to Mediawiki user bridge working.

[Dasquian Belargic]

The 'Blues' style set feels more nostalgic than ever right now. It might be my memory playing tricks, but it looks to me so much like I remember the ezboard looking :')

[TheHolo.Net]

I still have a lot of icon work to do too, but nostalgic, yet updated, is what I am going for. Blues is my pet style right now, mine!

[Dasquian Belargic]

Will there be buttons with lightsabers? :D

[TheHolo.Net]

Since the new thread and reply buttons are no longer images by default I am not sure, but thanks for the reminder about the old buttons.

[Crusader]

The 'Blues' style set feels more nostalgic than ever right now. It might be my memory playing tricks, but it looks to me so much like I remember the ezboard looking :')

So that is why you picked up old Legolas as an avatar? Or is it new Legolas?

[Dasquian Belargic]

old Legolas ;) it's my avatar from my Greater Jedi Order days

[Jorann Lokar]

I haven't yet found a way to view your Rep comment archives.

I did, however, get a notification when Morg gave me new Rep, which is great! I used to just periodically run through all my accounts' control panels like a junior high girl compulsively checking her locker for cards on Valentine's Day, growing increasingly desperate with each school bell, wondering WHY, God, WHY, are my friends only PRETENDING to like me when actually they think I'm a DISGUSTING FAT COW who...

Um...

So, yeah! Nice feature!

[Droo]

I may have missed it somewhere, but do we still have a few different addresses for the site? I used to be logged in on three different accounts simultaneously this way; one for this account, the other for my Star Wars characters, and the third for my general roleplaying accounts. Is this still possible?

[TheHolo.Net]

We do still have multiple URLS, but they are all forced to http://theholo.net as soon as you navigate anywhere on the page. My old relative URL forum tricks don't work in this vB version. Quick account Switch will have to suffice for now.

http://www.theholo.net
http://www.sw-fans.net
http://sw-fans.net

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

The new mobile style is pretty snazzy, but I admit it'll take me a few days to get used to. One thing I noticed right off the bat is that I can now see images in mobile. Also I have a lot more options than I did in the previous one.

One thing that I like is that if I really feel like it, I can switch to the other stylesets which I couldn't do before.

[Morgan Evanar]

I'm looking forward to flattening and inverting the colors on the mobile style set.

[TheHolo.Net]

I will work on Spoiler tags soon! I know they are broken in all styles.

[Captain Untouchable]

The mobile style is snazzy.

Had a play with the tags, and they look pretty useful. I can see it being helpful when we're doing arcs like the Dan/s'Il stuff and the Vanguards arc, or with groups like Rogue Squadron, Shadow Squadron, the Novgorod, etc: you'll be able to click on the tag and find all the other threads that have been tagged to match it, which is probably easier than trawling through forums or search results.

We're only able to add two tags, though. Is that a changeable setting within the software, or is it set in stone?

[TheHolo.Net]

The mobile style is snazzy.

Had a play with the tags, and they look pretty useful. I can see it being helpful when we're doing arcs like the Dan/s'Il stuff and the Vanguards arc, or with groups like Rogue Squadron, Shadow Squadron, the Novgorod, etc: you'll be able to click on the tag and find all the other threads that have been tagged to match it, which is probably easier than trawling through forums or search results.

We're only able to add two tags, though. Is that a changeable setting within the software, or is it set in stone?A new thread starter can use 5, replies can add 2. It can be changed, but its probably bad practice for some reason I am currently not aware of.

[Dee]

I have no issues to report - just wanted to comment on how amazing it looks so far!

:eee

[TheHolo.Net]

Spoiler BBCode has been fixed and is now working just like it did in the past.

Worship the simplicity.

[TheHolo.Net]

Bummer!!! Spoiler text is displayed in the Activity stream....gotta figure that one out.

[Captain Untouchable]

A new thread starter can use 5, replies can add 2. It can be changed, but its probably bad practice for some reason I am currently not aware of.

This is only possible through the New Thread screen (you can't retroactively add 2+ tags in by editing the first post), which could be a problem. it's very easy to have a brain fart and forget your tags before you hit post: I imagine you're only option if that happens is to nag admins to change things in the admin cp or what have you, which could end up happening often.

[TheHolo.Net]

I am of the opinion that a new feature that we did just fine without in the past does not need its default settings changed at this time.

[Crusader]

If you click on a poll in order to look at who has voted on what option, the names will not be displayed correctly. On IE you see them written on top of each other. I have not checked on this in Firefox. I have this bug in the Euro Nerd Poll Thread.

[Captain Untouchable]

I am of the opinion that a new feature that we did just fine without in the past does not need its default settings changed at this time.

*shrug* It was just a harmless suggestion. Seems a shame to have a new feature and not make the most of it.

[TheHolo.Net]

*shrug* It was just a harmless suggestion. Seems a shame to have a new feature and not make the most of it.Default vBulletin options are generally set for good reason and make features perfectly usable. For a feature that no one is really familiar with or has even used extensively, I think it best to stick with the default. When we have multiple people stating a change needs to be made and actual proof the change is needed, I will reconsider.

[TheHolo.Net]

If you click on a poll in order to look at who has voted on what option, the names will not be displayed correctly. On IE you see them written on top of each other. I have not checked on this in Firefox. I have this bug in the Euro Nerd Poll Thread.We will investigate. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

[Crusader]

We will investigate. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Apparently the issue only appears on the IE at work. My IE at home shows it fine.

[TheHolo.Net]

Apparently the issue only appears on the IE at work. My IE at home shows it fine.Issues like you describe can often be caused by a non standard size of zoom level within the browser. To adjust the zoom Level in IE hold CTRL and roll the mouse wheel up and down.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I'm having an issue with the Blues styleset, whereby on the main forum listing the 'new post' icon (that looks like a speech bubble) overlaps with the first few letters of the forum name.

This happens even if I zoom out on my browser (Google Chrome)

[TheHolo.Net]

Hold the shift button and press the F5 key to load the new icons. You have the old icons cached. The icons on the main forum listing should be the old yellow and white light bulbs, which are much smaller.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Aha! ^_^; thanks

[Morgan Evanar]

Ctrl+0 resets zoom as well.

[Callista]

Someone might have mentioned this, but when I login, it tries to go to sw-fans.net and gives me an "invalid URL" message inside the forums.

[TheHolo.Net]

Someone might have mentioned this, but when I login, it tries to go to sw-fans.net and gives me an "invalid URL" message inside the forums.Looks like I got that fixed.

[TheHolo.Net]

Someone might have mentioned this, but when I login, it tries to go to sw-fans.net and gives me an "invalid URL" message inside the forums.Looks like I got that fixed.Fixing that seems to have made using multiple URLS work a little better now.

http://theholo.net
http://www.theholo.net
http://www.sw-fans.net
http://sw-fans.net

[Serena Laran]

What is the "Photos" section in my profile now?

[TheHolo.Net]

What is the "Photos" section in my profile now?I have not checked how the options are setup yet, but gallery type features are built in now. From within your profile create an album and then upload pictures to it.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Huh. Interesting!

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Ok I have a new question: With the "classic" board merged back into this one, is there a way to merge the accounts also? I see we have "James Prent", my current account, and "Imported James Prent", etc, etc. I'm assuming the answer is "no" or "Maybe, but it would be loads of work" - but I'm just curious. ^_^;

[TheHolo.Net]

Accounts can be merged by administrators. I have done my own to test. I was waiting to announce this until workload went down, and this fact is why I have not cleaned up the old accounts, so that they can be merged when ready.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Oh, okay! That's pretty awesome. :D Pretend I didn't ask

[TheHolo.Net]

Something to keep in mind for merged accounts. The username of all past posts with the merged account will be updated to the merged account name signature, custom title, etc... You can look in ClassicFans to understand what I mean. Back then my main admin account was SWFans.net. Now that I have merged that account with this one, all of my ClassicFans posts as SwFans.net have been changed to being by TheHolo.Net.

But I suspect all of the "imported_UserName" accounts are prime for merging, since that imported_ prefix was added because the names are already duplicates.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Is that something we have to do on a username by username basis? If so, I can help

[TheHolo.Net]

Is that something we have to do on a username by username basis? If so, I can helpCorrect, it is a user by user thing.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Alright, let me know when you want to go ahead with that and I will set aside a few (dozen?) hours :)

[TheHolo.Net]

Alright, let me know when you want to go ahead with that and I will set aside a few (dozen?) hours :)If you have time you can start. As I said earlier, all of the "imported_UserName" are open to merge with no request. There are probably hundreds of them... Other than that people will have to make individual requests.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Wow.. our post counts.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Who has the most now?

;)

[Crusader]

WTF? Now my 3000 posts look so little in comparison.

[Dasquian Belargic]

You got some catching up to do, Peter!

[Crusader]

BTW do we have a new Favicon design yet? I would love to see a small version of the Tatoo design for that.

[Érinthe Hetetlen]

Something appears to have gone a little squiffy with accented letters. Also, there are a few instances (like this (http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?23392-Valiant-Footsteps&p=1017292&viewfull=1#post1017292) post) where apostrophes have also gone odd.

[TheHolo.Net]

Something appears to have gone a little squiffy with accented letters. Also, there are a few instances (like this (http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?23392-Valiant-Footsteps&p=1017292&viewfull=1#post1017292) post) where apostrophes have also gone odd.Caused by some of my experimentation, fixed now I believe.

[TheHolo.Net]

BTW do we have a new Favicon design yet? I would love to see a small version of the Tatoo design for that.If several people were to make some Favicons we could pick from....

[Érinthe Hetetlen]

Something appears to have gone a little squiffy with accented letters. Also, there are a few instances (like this (http://theholo.net/forum/showthread.php?23392-Valiant-Footsteps&p=1017292&viewfull=1#post1017292) post) where apostrophes have also gone odd.Caused by some of my experimentation, fixed now I believe.

Looks sorted - cheers!

[Droo]

Will we be seeing widgets beside the forums in the future? Presently most styles make the forums far too wide on my screen, whereas others, such as the Mutants and Circle styles, have the layout compressed which makes it much easier to read. Naturally, if widgets eventually return to the forum layout then that will help combat this issue for me because, while I do love the Blues and Obiwan styles, they're presently too wide for me.

[TheHolo.Net]

Will we be seeing widgets beside the forums in the future? Presently most styles make the forums far too wide on my screen, whereas others, such as the Mutants and Circle styles, have the layout compressed which makes it much easier to read. Naturally, if widgets eventually return to the forum layout then that will help combat this issue for me because, while I do love the Blues and Obiwan styles, they're presently too wide for me.A sidebar of some kind will eventually be put into place. Also, I plan to implement a system for our styles which will solve the issues you are seeing. I hope to have all styles with two options at some point: Fixed width (what works for you) & Variable width.

[Anna Fernandez]

Circle and Mutants (while still both works in progress) are still variable width, just compressed to take up 80% of the screen rather than all of it.

This is just an FYI comment :p

[Anna Fernandez]

The Wiki is up and running http://theholo.net/wiki, but I have closed it to modifications and registrations until I can get the vB to Mediawiki user bridge working.
This link seems to go nowhere - I assume it is because you are probably still tweaking the wiki?

[TheHolo.Net]

The Wiki is up and running http://theholo.net/wiki, but I have closed it to modifications and registrations until I can get the vB to Mediawiki user bridge working.
This link seems to go nowhere - I assume it is because you are probably still tweaking the wiki?Its there, but you have to log out of your forums account to see it right now. It is still a work in progress.

[Morgan Evanar]

I need to look at the css but a fixed/variable width toggle shouldn't be difficult to implement.

[TheHolo.Net]

I need to look at the css but a fixed/variable width toggle shouldn't be difficult to implement.That would be less messy than having F/W child styles for all of the styles.

[Morgan Evanar]

I figured most of it out.

We'd need to set the body to this:
body {
width: 1000px; (or whatever)
margin: 0px auto 0px auto;
I'll need to figure out the fiddly javascript and cookie-writing bits later.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Mutant styleset is COMPLETE - until I find something else that needs fixing. If you use it and find something that you can't read or that looks weird please let me know. You can PM me. :)

[Dee]

Something I just noticed...in a number of the styles, postings within the groups are barely readable or entirely unreadable because the background and text are too lightly colored/similar.

It happens in these:

Black Sun
Cloud City
Cloud City - wip (the blue text and rust background are painful to try to read)
Deathstar
Enclave
Endor
Galactic Empire
Nual
Obi Wan
Rebel Alliance
WoD

Is this something we have control over? Or am I just hallucinating....

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

We have control over it, no worries :)

I got the CC - wip one fixed, though since I've decided to claim that one as my pulp mag baby, it will certainly change.

I'll get on Empire, Enclave, and Alliance ASAP :)







edit - I MEAN NO YOU'RE HALLUCINATING!!!

[Anna Fernandez]

A lot of styles need going over with a fine tooth comb to make sure things like blogs, articles, and groups are styled correctly. It will happen!


... But not tonight. :zzz

[Dee]

*twitches*

*runs away from the men in the white coats*

Ok! Good to know :)

[TheHolo.Net]

The Wiki is at least partially functional, maybe even mostly.

[Anna Fernandez]

Awesome!

i love how it feels a lot more integrated than the previous version, what with style sets and all.

[Crusader]

A little trivia for the Activity Stream:

Unlike the "New Posts" Button the "activity stream" constantly monitors the activities on the board. Once a post has been made while you have the activity stream open a grey bar will appear in the top listing the number of new activities. Once you click on the bar it will show you the new activities on top of the "Older Activity" and seperate those Activities by drawing a thin line between them.

So whenever you feel the need to troll someone on the forums just keep a window for the "Activity Stream" open!

[Crusader]

I have a problem. I wanted to write a blog post this evening but I had not finished it yet. So I saved the draft. But now I can't find a way to furhter edit the draft.
Is it possible that I need a special permission from the Blog for this?

This is the URL of the Blog post:
http://www.theholo.net/forum/entry.php?9-The-Phileasson-Saga-The-Story-so-far-Part-2

(http://www.theholo.net/forum/entry.php?9-The-Phileasson-Saga-The-Story-so-far-Part-2)Update:
I found out that when I go to the main page of the blog and click the create new blog post button. I can see my draft but if I try to edit it, I get the following message:


Crusader, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:



Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.



Apparently I do not have the rights to edit blog posts and drafts in a blog that is not my own.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I wonder if there's an answer to Crusaders question?

[TheHolo.Net]

It looks like it may be related to being in multiple usergroups (a member of secondary groups), and blog permissions being different in those other user groups, but I am not sure. There is no blog permission setting for editing drafts, and nearly everyone on this site is a member of multiple user groups.

[Ahnk Rashanagok]

The new look is shiny. Thumbs up.

[Solomon Latona]

Now that we've we've broken in the new software a bit, would it be useful/beneficial/wise to maybe set up a Suggestions/Feedback Box type thread for little thoughts/feedback/etc on the experience people are having?

There may be some little tweaks/thoughts/requests that people have to make things more user friendly, but that probably shouldn't be clogging up the same thread as the tech support hiccups/etc stuff.