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Post by Joe on Jan 27, 2014 5:37:14 GMT
Hi all,
I have located a plugin that nearly emulates the old forum version's code of the timestamps from "today" and "yesterday". Due to several requests, I've added it just now.
Timestamps for threads made less than 24 hours ago will be Orange.
Timestamps for threads made less than 48 hours ago will be Violet.
And, as always, simply hover the mouse over the timestamps to see the full date/time.
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Post by martindn on Jan 28, 2014 11:28:05 GMT
Am I the only one who finds it intensely annoying having to scroll up to the top of the page to be reminded of the title of the thread?
Martin D
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Post by Richard on Jan 28, 2014 14:49:02 GMT
Hello folks!  I think I've solved the mystery of the extra smilies causing problems with editing and quoting. The short codes for these smilies have now changed, generally with double colons instead of single ones, but I believe some of you may still be typing the old codes from memory. To post the correct code, please click on the smiley icon, then "View all smilies", select the one you want and the new code will post automatically. You can now edit or quote the post without confusing the new software.  Many thanks, Richard  |
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Joe
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Post by Joe on Jan 28, 2014 22:37:23 GMT
Am I the only one who finds it intensely annoying having to scroll up to the top of the page to be reminded of the title of the thread? Martin D Hi Martin D  May I ask what browser you are using; and if the thread title is in your browser's title bar? |
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Post by martindn on Jan 30, 2014 22:03:36 GMT
Hi Joe,
I use Firefox (mostly) and yes I think you are right, it is right at the top of the page, not where I am used to seeing it. Sorry about that, but I'm not the most visual of people. I think in sounds and words, not pictures. I suspect Hayley does too (although I think she is better at pictures than I am).
Martin D
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Joe
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Post by Joe on Jan 31, 2014 1:51:58 GMT
Not a problem, my friend |
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Martin
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Post by Martin on Feb 3, 2014 15:50:31 GMT
Hi Larry
I'm not sure what a poll would achieve since the forum upgrade was mandated by ProBoards. All their forums are now on the new version.
As with any upgrade the new version has pros and cons. In this instance in my opinion the pros outvote the cons.
Cheers
Martin
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Post by Joe on Feb 4, 2014 0:08:58 GMT
I'm not too happy with the new format. To complex. Larry New format of what, Larry? I can't find anything about the new forum format that I like. Have you ever taken a poll of members on it? Larry Hi Larry I'm not sure what a poll would achieve since the forum upgrade was mandated by ProBoards. All their forums are now on the new version. As with any upgrade the new version has pros and cons. In this instance in my opinion the pros outvote the cons. Cheers Martin Hello Larry ( tireman), I've asked you last month what you were unhappy with, but you did not respond. If you need help with a certain area, please let me know. I've been testing this new version for nearly a year now, in anticipation of helping good members such as yourself. Send me a Private Message if you'd like. As Martin said, this upgrade occured on each of the one million+ forums owned by ProBoards. |
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Post by Richard on Feb 18, 2014 14:10:46 GMT
Hello folks! An old problem has reared its ugly head in the v5 software. If you post directly a URL that includes a comma, the link will break at the comma like this: www.jaeger.co.uk/Compact%20Cotton%20Trousers/730018H,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_730018H_color=50200&wvar_730018H_size=10&start=16&cgid=women-trousers The link will work if you hide the URL using the Link icon like this: Jaeger Compact Cotton TrousersThanks to Jillian for finding the problem, and to me for finding the fix! Richard |
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Post by Dave on Feb 18, 2014 16:36:09 GMT
Tech Alert! Ignore this post if you don't want the gory technical details of the above.  Hi Richard and Jillian, Well spotted (and yours is usually the easiest and best work-around solution on Proboards). But the "commas in links" problem is an interesting one that puzzled me for a long time. I eventually discovered that it's not really the fault of Proboards software but is mainly the fault of the other website, who used a 'reserved character' (in this case the comma) in the middle of a URL (before the .html?). Tim Berners Lee's w3.org www specifications say that the comma, along with several other special characters, should not be used "as is" in the main part of a link (before the .html? bit) as it will sometimes cause errors. What the website are supposed to do in such cases is to encode the comma as its hexadecimal ASCii code, prefixed by a % sign So in this case, www.jaeger.co.uk/Compact%20Cotton%20Trousers/730018H,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_730018H_color=50200&wvar_730018H_size=10&start=16&cgid=women-trousers is broken, however, replacing the commas before and after en_GB by their hexadecimal ASCii, preceded by the % sign [ %2C ], results in: www.jaeger.co.uk/Compact%20Cotton%20Trousers/730018H%2Cen_GB%2Cpd.html?dwvar_730018H_color=50200&wvar_730018H_size=10&start=16&cgid=women-trouserswhich works, and that's what the Jaeger website maintainer should have done. The %20 that we often see in links, including the above one, is the ASCii code for a space (which can also cause problems) in hexadecimal, preceded by the mandatory %. Cheers, Dave
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Post by Richard on Feb 19, 2014 8:25:02 GMT
Thanks Dave! My solution looks much neater, and doesn't require the specialist knowledge!  For future reference, here's a table of the ASCII codes: ascii.cl/ Richard |
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Post by Richard on Apr 29, 2014 7:14:51 GMT
I've noticed that when quoting tweets the forum software occasionally auto-tags a forum member, like this: I can't find any way to remove the tag, so if it happens, either remove the @ symbol before the tagged name or insert a space like this: Also the software doesn't allow capital letters immediately after the @ symbol. Again this can be fixed by removing the @ or inserting a space.  Richard |
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Post by Sing on May 14, 2014 9:32:23 GMT
Apologies if this has been asked before but how do you log out of the forum? I can't seem to find a log-out button anywhere :/
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Post by Bamafan on May 14, 2014 11:25:25 GMT
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Post by Richard on May 14, 2014 13:42:19 GMT
Hello Sing! I know what might have happened. If you close the forum by accident while logged in and then reopen it, you may still be shown as logged in at the bottom of the Home page, but you will see the Login button at the top instead of Logout. If this happens, just log in again to restore the buttons at the top to normal. Richard |
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