Author Topic: BIG CHANGES COMING FOR THE NEW YEAR (Read 22703 times)

The Collinsport Fly · « **Reply #15 on:** January 02, 2012, 11:20:03 PM »

Since I haven't seen the entire series yet, I mainly read stuff here (old Robservations and episode discussions), but I still want to chime in that I really like the new look and feel of the site!

Nancy · « **Reply #16 on:** January 03, 2012, 01:38:24 PM »

Can't wait to see the final product! Thank you for all your work!

Miss_Winthrop · « **Reply #17 on:** January 03, 2012, 03:26:32 PM »

The bottom line for me is this: I want to log in and not have to do anything different than before and have an easy time navigating the site. If this is what will happen, I'm eternally grateful.

Lydia · « **Reply #18 on:** January 04, 2012, 11:29:15 AM »

I like the idea of a custom title for a spoiler. One could put in the spoiler title the storyline that's being mentioned, so the reader would have a better idea of whether or not he or she would want to look.

PennyDreadful · « **Reply #19 on:** January 05, 2012, 05:39:26 AM »

Looking good MB!

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #20 on:** January 05, 2012, 04:38:58 PM »

Well, as can be seen by the return of the Movies Quotes Slideshow to the BoardIndex page, I finally figured out how to rewrite one of the slideshow routines for SMF 2.0. And now that I have, hopefully the returns of the other slideshows won't be far behind.

Gothick · « **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2012, 04:45:32 PM »

It's fabulous to see it today, MB! Thanks again!

Best,

G.

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #22 on:** January 05, 2012, 06:31:36 PM »

The slideshows are all back. And as you may have also noticed the Movies Quotes Slideshow and the '91 DS Series Slideshow have switched places, with the Movies Quotes Slideshow returning to the BoardIndex in anticipation of both films being released on DVD/Blu-ray later this year, and with the '91 DS Series Slideshow moving atop the Current Talk board because, well, seeing it only once is simply not enough.

(The only thing different is that the "Happy 20th Anniversary Year!" graphic is gone because it's no longer that show's 20th Anniversary year.)

Hopefully next January we'll introduce a Depp/DS Film Quotes Slideshow on the BoardIndex. But that's a year away, so let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #23 on:** January 05, 2012, 06:44:40 PM »

Quote from: Nancy on January 03, 2012, 01:38:24 PM

Can't wait to see the final product!

I'm getting there - slowly but surely.

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Thank you for all your work!

It has been work - but it's been fun, too.

And as Midnite knows (because I've been giving her an earful (or should that be eyeful, as in reading rather than hearing) as getting everything up to speed has progressed), I'm learning all sorts of new things along the way. Things with PHP scripting and Web design that I never knew were even possible to do before this upgrade. So, who knows what I may do with all that new knowledge?!

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #24 on:** January 07, 2012, 03:26:40 AM »

As you have probably noticed, the new random backgrounds are in place. And also, the forum now has random logos. The random logo feature, like the random backgrounds, has a blank option, so that's why from time to time the header will simply say "Dark Shadows Forums" rather than display a logo image.

More on all this tomorrow. But for now I'm quitting work on the system because I haven't even eaten dinner yet.

jimbo · « **Reply #25 on:** January 07, 2012, 05:53:55 AM »

I love it. Thanks for your hard work for sure!

Cousin_Barnabas · « **Reply #26 on:** January 07, 2012, 07:34:30 AM »

Loving my "Ladies of House of Dark Shadows" background, MB!

michael c · « **Reply #27 on:** January 07, 2012, 04:30:02 PM »

i don't know if it's just me but none of the optional posting features...spoilers, italics, smileys...work.

i've tried from both my home and work computers. when i click on one of the options i get the "we request that you not copy" warning but the feature itself does not work.

what up?

Taeylor Collins · « **Reply #28 on:** January 07, 2012, 04:47:36 PM »

I am truly loving the new version of the boards! Thank you guys so much for continuing to bring us a wonderful place to celebrate, love, discuss and spend time with each other with our Dark Shadows. LOVE YOU GUYS! XOXO T

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #29 on:** January 07, 2012, 05:28:39 PM »

Quote from: michael c on January 07, 2012, 04:30:02 PM

i don't know if it's just me but none of the optional posting features...spoilers, italics, smileys...work.

i've tried from both my home and work computers. when i click on one of the options i get the "we request that you not copy" warning but the feature itself does not work.

what up?

Hmmm, at first I found this very odd because I'd checked every way I could think of and everything was working fine. I even switched the buttons on my mouse so that the right button was primary and the left was secondary (which would be the way a left-handed person might set up their mouse) and everything still worked. But then it hit me - and it really should have hit me right away - I wondered if it was an Internet Explorer thing? So, I switched over from Linux to Windows 7, opened the forum with IE, and sure enough, all the BBC and Smileys buttons don't work (though in IE9 I'm not getting the copyright warning). So, I checked several other browsers and, of course, IE is the only one where it's happening. But then, I've made no secret that I think IE is a piece of, well, you know what, so it doesn't surprise me.

The really odd thing to me is that this wasn't an issue with IE back when we were using SMF 1.1, so I don't know what it is about 2.0 that's causing it because the exact same Java Script copyright routine that we used in 1.1 is what's now in 2.0. But obviously there's some issue - and I'll try to get to the bottom of it...

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