Philip Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 All - We have recently upgraded our forums to new software - IPB. PHP Freaks has been needing to grow and expand, which our previous software did not really allow us to do. We're excited to make the first steps of bringing in new features to our members and this conversion was definitely a giant leap in the right direction. Of course with change comes pains, but we've done our best to mitigate these. However, if you see anything wrong or have suggestions / complaints, we definitely would love your opinion to be heard. You'll also notice with the upgraded forums a new look. We're updating our branding and will be tweaking this over the next few weeks to make the new skin a bit more bearable. What else is in store for PHP Freaks? We're in the process of developing a brand-new main site with more features, upgraded branding (to match here) and most importantly - more content! Yup, more tutorials, articles, etc. will be coming in the next few months. Again, thank you for your patience as we fix any bugs! The PHP Freaks Team -- Other notes: If you have an iPhone, you can get a mobile app ($1.99) that allows you to get push notifications (for replies, PMs, etc.) We do not own the app, it is our software providers, however our forums will support this. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Looks great guys! I was compulsively checking the site. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
recurse Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Very, very pimp! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Big improvement IMO. Thanks to everyone who contributed! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiacDan Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Do we have a thread for reporting bugs/weirdness? I posted in reply to "test" but I don't know if it's being followed. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Awesome work Philip! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Dan - there is one in the staff area, members can report here if need be. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
premiso Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) Wait...there is no Troll group? I have been lied to. And your posts are a lie to Philip. /me feels like an abused hooker. Edited September 21, 2012 by premiso Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 HA! no /me :-P Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Damn, that was fast. Nice work Philip (and any others involved)! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 It was indeed faster than we expected (by quite a bit!) And I made a note on the original post: If you have an iPhone, you can get a mobile app ($1.99) that allows you to get push notifications (for replies, PMs, etc.) We do not own the app, it is our software providers, however our forums will support this. Android/WinMo users - sorry, no app at this time but they are working on it Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian F. Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) Short list of bugs/annoyances: IC/TT tags not working. "Go to first unread post" in the "new content" list (not checked elsewhere) does not go the the first unread post, but just opens the topic. The horizontal scrollbar in code-blocks (and possibly other blocks) is not draggable, nor does it react to the mousewheel. Can only scroll by clicking on the bar's "empty" regions. "Paste as plain text" is damn annoying, should be the default setting. Sucks to have to jump through hoops just to preserve intending on pasted code. That's it for now, will add more when I find it. Oh, yeah. My browser is Opera 12 on Linux (64 bit Kubuntu), btw. Edited September 21, 2012 by ChristianF Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 "Go to first unread post" in the "new content" list (not checked elsewhere) does not go the the first unread post, but just opens the topic. Works fine for me. Are you sure you had actually read that topic before? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 [*]IC/TT tags not working. Yup, we have a new IC tag in place, but we need to rebuild all of the posts to make it go into effect for existing posts. We're waiting on adding in all of our bbcodes before doing this. [*]"Go to first unread post" in the "new content" list (not checked elsewhere) does not go the the first unread post, but just opens the topic. As Jesi suggested, you might need to mark all read (there is a link at the bottom "Mark Community Read" - this will reset your topic markings and should fix it. Unforunately topic marking is one of those things that can't be converted. [*]The horizontal scrollbar in code-blocks (and possibly other blocks) is not draggable, nor does it react to the mousewheel. Can only scroll by clicking on the bar's "empty" regions. Interesting, will look into it. We're also looking at adding in the horizontal scrollbar back. [*]"Paste as plain text" is damn annoying, should be the default setting. Sucks to have to jump through hoops just to preserve intending on pasted code. Not sure what you mean here? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) Not sure what you mean here? If I copy/paste code from my editor, it comes out without indenting. IE: <?php function pr($a,$t=NULL){ print '<pre>'; if(isset($t)){ print '<h4>'.$t.'</h4>'; } print_r($a); print '<br><br></pre>'; } ?> To get the indented code you have to select the paste as plain text icon, which only does 1 or 2 spaces where there was a tab? It looks like crap. It also didn't save all of my spaces. <?php function pr($a,$t=NULL){ print '<pre>'; if(isset($t)){ print '<h4>'.$t.'</h4>'; } print_r($a); print '<br><br></pre>'; } ?> I also have no way to add an attachment when I'm on the preview post page. (right now.) Edited September 21, 2012 by jesirose Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Actually it looks like neither of those got the spaces, even the paste as plain text one. It looks fine in the paste as plain text box, but the spaces are gone now. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkuar Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 The forums look really nice and the fastest ipb 3.1+ board i've ever been on, faster than the official support forums.. lol good work! Bye Bye to SMF!!!! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Ah, okay, I see what you mean now. It seems its OK if you copy it, but once you post it using WYSIWYG it removes spaces/tabs. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian F. Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Yeah, the "Go to first unread" works after visiting a thread anew. So I guess that's a solved one, or at least survivable. Assumed you were working on the IC tag as well, but better safe than sorry. As far as the scrollbar goes, just let me know if you need more info/help on it. Now, the "paste as plain text" bit... My first post on this new forum software included a code block, and I noticed that after pressing CTRL+V the editor (quick reply) had stripped all of the indenting from the code. I had to click on the "Paste as plain text" button in the toolbar, and paste the code in the modal window, to get it to show up with the indenting in place. Highly annoying, especially when you consider how often we post code, in other words. Hopefully something can be done with that, to get it to preserve white-space when pasting code in the editor. Just got another small issue, while typing this. It popped up with a "1 new reply" message at the top of the screen, but since I was in the middle of typing something it disappeared before I could click on it. Now I don't see any ways to get it back, unless I wait for more posts to be added. Jesi: I (think I) got mine to work with "Paste as plain text", so it's odd that neither of yours worked. I'd better go back and verify with my post... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Now, the "paste as plain text" bit... My first post on this new forum software included a code block, and I noticed that after pressing CTRL+V the editor (quick reply) had stripped all of the indenting from the code. I had to click on the "Paste as plain text" button in the toolbar, and paste the code in the modal window, to get it to show up with the indenting in place. Highly annoying, especially when you consider how often we post code, in other words. Hopefully something can be done with that, to get it to preserve white-space when pasting code in the editor. Agreed, that is a pretty big issue for a coding forum. We'll take a look into it. Just got another small issue, while typing this. It popped up with a "1 new reply" message at the top of the screen, but since I was in the middle of typing something it disappeared before I could click on it. Now I don't see any ways to get it back, unless I wait for more posts to be added. Yeah, we'll be changing the "new reply" notification. Both keeping it around longer & having it poll more frequently. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barand Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I have had a look at my new profile. Can someone explain to me the concept of "Friend"? Never having had one before, this is totally alien to me. How does it work? Do I buy them drinks on a Friday night after work? Is one obliged to buy them, and their children, birthday and Christmas presents? Please help. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian F. Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Just wanted to note that I confirmed my post, and indenting worked. Still, TABs got translated to only 2 spaces, so that's not quite optimal. If it could be increased to 4 it would be perfect. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkuar Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Lol, @ Barand, I added people as friends and they didn't have to accept me, it was automatic, that's great Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian F. Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 *Glares at Monkuar.* Anyway, think I might have found another bug, Philip: Just checked the posts tabs in the profile for a user, and noticed it said "no posts to display". Despite the fact that the profile says he has 2 posts and 1 thread..? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 @ChristianF - there is only 1 topic for that user and 0 posts (which note that they are split out) Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/268635-about-the-new-forums/#findComment-1379898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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