Forum upgrade

(15-07-2009 10:52 )G@Z! Wrote:  well it looks good but again a thanks button is needed
and the chatbox doesn't work

A thanks button is now installed and is fully active. There are 2 quite small outstanding issues with the chatbox, neither of which affect it's running, but they should be resolved today anyway

(15-07-2009 11:54 )TheWatcher Wrote:  

(15-07-2009 07:17 )Sm©gill1888 Wrote:  if you go to your user cp, you can change the time back.

I just had to change mine from automatically detect DST correction to always use DST correction to get the correct time display today.

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TheWatcher is correct, members should ideally have their time zone set to GMT and have selected the option always use DST correction.

(17-07-2009 09:21 )admin Wrote:  

(15-07-2009 10:52 )G@Z! Wrote:  well it looks good but again a thanks button is needed
and the chatbox doesn't work

A thanks button is now installed and is fully active. There are 2 quite small outstanding issues with the chatbox, neither of which affect it's running, but they should be resolved today anyway

Thank you so much Admin,I really missed that "Thanks" button,it was like losing a friend

PS Ive given you my first new "Thanks"

(15-07-2009 11:54 )TheWatcher Wrote:  Quick edit option has gone. Only full edit option is available. Dont know if this is how it is supposed to be now.

No, the quick edit option should still be there. Please post in this thread again if you don't have the quick edit option.

(15-07-2009 20:14 )DrGrumpyPants Wrote:  

(15-07-2009 19:54 )admin Wrote:  This should be fixed now and all PMs should now have the reply button.

It wasnt in the new style but if you change it back to classic mode it works well and is a lot faster. loveing the fact you can send to multiple users now

Hi DrGrumpyPants, PMs should now be fully functional in both the classic mode and the modern mode.

(15-07-2009 20:32 )Shandy Wrote:  

(15-07-2009 20:24 )skateguy Wrote:  I've noticed that the left-hand column that displays the username and avatar is of different widths for some users....

yea looks like it depends on length of usernames

Correct Shandy. It's to prevent anyone with a very long user name, such as heavenlybabespecialfriend for example, from causing the whole thread to move to the right. With the new format they can only move their own posts to the right, not everyone else's (note: this is only relevant to the classic mode).

(15-07-2009 19:36 )mark495 Wrote:  hi guys, where has the chatroom gone?

The red box chat logo has now been restored to every page in the forum and should be visible in the top right corner. Can anyone post in this thread if they find a page which isn't showing the chat logo?

(15-07-2009 22:30 )Paddyfrank Wrote:  Just to echo the thoughts of others, the 'new' forum looks great, really slick, well done again Admin, your doing a great job! Can't thank you enough.

Also, will the thanks button be returning? And, if so, will all the original 'thanks' disappear?

The thanks button has now returned, but unfortunately yes the original 'thanks' have disappeared. They have however only disappeared from the forum display, as all the old thanks still exist in the forum database. I may publish that database table in the forum in some way, but that's a separate issue to the forum upgrade.

(16-07-2009 01:32 )DiduHearThat Wrote:  we definitely need the thanks button back otherwise the threads will be full of people saying thank you

I assure you I went to great lengths to find a thanks button which would work with the new version of the forum. After all, the old thanks button had been used almost 150,000 times.

(16-07-2009 23:33 )mrwotzup Wrote:  I did wonder if it would be possible for the thread originator to be in a different colour/shade as it tends to all blend in together especially if there are no new posts. It would then help distinguish between the name of the thread and its author,
Just a thought.

Thanks once again for your hard work.Admin

It shouldn't really blend in, as the name of the thread author is always shown on a separate line.