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#43693 - 25/10/2001 06:15 BBS Upgrade
Dearing
addict

Registered: 22/07/1999
Posts: 453
Loc: Florida
Paul, thanks for the update. That "Print Thread" feature is cool! The new control panel is a nice touch, too.
Did this upgrade cost you anything? Did you have to renew your license for another year of upgrades?
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#43694 - 25/10/2001 06:43 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: Dearing]
PaulH
enthusiast

Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 379
Loc: England
Yes I had to pay for a years worth of upgrades but the
cost wasn't too bad - please send to money now. Just
beer if we ever meet up.

Paul

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#43695 - 25/10/2001 06:51 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: PaulH]
bonzi
pooh-bah

Registered: 13/09/1999
Posts: 2401
Loc: Croatia
Great, Paul! Lots of nice new features (I especially like print and reminders). But, why do they change icons with vitually every release?

Thanks!
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#43696 - 25/10/2001 06:53 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: PaulH]
tms13
old hand

Registered: 30/07/2001
Posts: 1115
Loc: Lochcarron and Edinburgh
The BBS was upgraded while I was composing an article:

http://empeg.comms.net/php/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=install&Number=42522&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=7&fpart=

and none of my markup was interpreted correctly. Did you turn off markup and HTML in posts, and if so, was it accidental?
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#43697 - 25/10/2001 06:57 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: PaulH]
kazama
enthusiast

Registered: 11/11/2000
Posts: 202
Loc: Boston, MA
Also, what happened to "User List"? I am sure it's here somewhere but I can't find it.

Greg

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#43698 - 25/10/2001 08:03 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: kazama]
PaulH
enthusiast

Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 379
Loc: England
I canned it as it causes a fair hit everytime you use it.

Paul

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#43699 - 25/10/2001 08:07 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: tms13]
PaulH
enthusiast

Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 379
Loc: England
It shouldn't have changed - it may just have been that you
was unluck with the code changing.

Paul

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#43700 - 25/10/2001 08:21 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: PaulH]
synergy
enthusiast

Registered: 20/02/2001
Posts: 345
It seems to be a HELL of a lot quicker than the old version......

Does it hopefully fix the cookie problem relating to read posts?
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#43701 - 25/10/2001 08:23 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: synergy]
PaulH
enthusiast

Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 379
Loc: England
The speed up might just be due to a restart - and as with the cookie problem hopefully its fixed - but time will tell.

Paul

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#43702 - 25/10/2001 10:08 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: PaulH]
tms13
old hand

Registered: 30/07/2001
Posts: 1115
Loc: Lochcarron and Edinburgh
It's fine now .
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#43703 - 25/10/2001 10:11 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: synergy]
peter
carpal tunnel

Registered: 13/07/2000
Posts: 4172
Loc: Cambridge, England
Does it hopefully fix the cookie problem relating to read posts?

No; that problem is still as bad as ever.

Peter

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#43704 - 25/10/2001 15:03 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: PaulH]
Roger
carpal tunnel

Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5681
Loc: London, UK
The "Show Users Pictures in Profile" setting appears to be broken. I've got it set to "Yes", but it never shows me the pictures.
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#43705 - 25/10/2001 15:24 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: Roger]
loren
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
Make sure your "Post Format" in your display prefs are set to Side... they won't show in Top format.
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#43706 - 25/10/2001 22:22 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: PaulH]
borislav
addict

Registered: 30/04/2000
Posts: 420
Loc: Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Also, what happened to "User List"? I am sure it's here somewhere but I can't find it.

I canned it as it causes a fair hit everytime you use it.


Oh no, how do we get a ranking of users by the number of posts now?

Borislav

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#43707 - 25/10/2001 23:05 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: borislav]
Dignan
carpal tunnel

Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12318
Loc: Sterling, VA
I'm sure if we ask, Paul might post that every month or so The standings don't change much.

I think the new look is pretty cool. the icons on the forum listing aren't that great. very "pixely". Oh well. I'll have to try some of the other features sometime.

Great job Paul!
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#43708 - 25/10/2001 23:48 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: loren]
Roger
carpal tunnel

Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5681
Loc: London, UK
Nah, I'm talking about showing them when looking at people's profiles, not while looking at posts. Or do I have to toggle that setting anyway?
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#43709 - 26/10/2001 06:21 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: Roger]
muzza
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 21/07/1999
Posts: 1765
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...
Err, Where's the switch to turn off the text with the buttons?
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#43710 - 26/10/2001 10:23 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: Roger]
loren
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
Ah, no... you shouldn't have to toggle that to see them... weird. I can see 'em fine.
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#43711 - 26/10/2001 15:21 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: loren]
muzza
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 21/07/1999
Posts: 1765
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...
I can see the buttons and the text. I'd like to only thee the buttons. It seems sorta pointless, and tautological, to have a graphic depicting an action and the text telling you the same thing.
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#43712 - 27/10/2001 12:27 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: muzza]
BarryB
journeyman

Registered: 07/10/2000
Posts: 54
Loc: Bellingham, WA (USA)
I like the text next to the buttons myself. I agree that for a frequent user it's kind of pointless. But the first time I came to this BBS, I remember finding myself confused by those buttons. Often I would have to click on them just to figure out what they did.

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#43713 - 27/10/2001 15:55 Re: BBS Upgrade [Re: BarryB]
muzza
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 21/07/1999
Posts: 1765
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...
Sure, I acknowledge that. I'm an adict, not as much as tony though , and I know what all the symbols are.
Paul emailed me and said that there doesn't seem to be a switch for it in this revision.

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