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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 1:34:37 GMT -5
So I'm going to browse around for more hacks. Let's see what we find.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 1:35:32 GMT -5
Test, is this readable?
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 1:35:55 GMT -5
Test over!
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 1:36:33 GMT -5
Test over!
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 1:37:11 GMT -5
Test over!
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 1:38:40 GMT -5
Oh, my.. That hack makes any size font work up to size 250. I dunno if that's good to have around or not... Heh.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 1:42:56 GMT -5
Here's a hack for a blinking text button. Makes any text blink that you use it on. Only works in IE, though. I think I'll forgo that one.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 1:52:25 GMT -5
Okay, I've added an expiration button that I may or may not keep. Depends on what you guys think.
What it is, is a button that allows you to type a message and include an expiration date, so that when that date and time are hit, your message disappears and leaves in it's place only the test which I have chosen. Namely "This message has expired."
It's the button with the clock face and the exclamation point on the front of it that's at the end of the second row (after the list code).
Let's test it out!
This message SHOULD expire in two minutes:
[expires=8/23/2008 at 1:56am]I like bacon[/expires]
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 2:00:40 GMT -5
Yay, it works. Just so you know, you have to set the expiring time by the BOARD time..not by your computer time (although if the board's time is the same as your computer time, that's great!).
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 2:02:03 GMT -5
Okay, I've added a hack to highlight posts. You can choose if you want a post highlighted or not.
Now it SHOULD work for regular users, too (as opposed to just staff), but I need a regular user to test in out, just in case.
Meanwhile, let me test it out in here for the first time.:highlighted:
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 2:03:44 GMT -5
Cool.... Dunno how useful that would be...but it might draw attention to more important posts...like if you're roleclaiming in a game or something. Or maybe it's useless, hahahaha. Feel free, everyone, to give your opinions on if we should have these hacks or not. If you think they're nice, say so...but if you think they're not needed, say so too.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 2:04:50 GMT -5
To highlight a post, just click reply and the last checkmarked box will give you that option.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 2:11:26 GMT -5
Okay, well...as you see if you click on the main forum of topics for Meta Posting, I have added a "Topic description" hack. Now, when you make new topics, you can add a description if you want to (or just leave it blank). There is a space for a description below where you type the topic title.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 2:29:23 GMT -5
I have removed the "View" count for a few boards since, really, it's not needed, I think. It also clears up space. If anyone would like the "view" count column gone in another forum, just tell me. Consequently, if anyone would like the view column BACK for whatever reason....and more than, say, five people would like it, I'll put it back on the forums I took it off from (which are the main game forum and this one).
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 2:33:04 GMT -5
Here's a hack I may add if enough people want it. Myself, I think it might be nice... it would display ALL of the pages in a topic, instead of just the first and last (and the arrows to go onto the next pages). So instead of those things, you'd have your pick of all the pages. However this may make the top and bottom of threads look cluttered with all the numbers (especially if the topic has more than 8 or 9 pages).
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 2:37:31 GMT -5
Here's another hack that changes the board display...namely making it more like the SDMB by putting the topic maker's name UNDER the topic.
So really, think of this as a poll: Do you guys like how it looks or would you all rather go back to the way it was with the topic maker beside the thread and in its own column?
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 3:06:01 GMT -5
Ohhhh boy, you all are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE me for this one. And this will be my final one for today (and for awhile again)...think of it as the grand finale, climax. I have put in a hack that lets you CREATE, KEEP, CHANGE, AND USE your OWN, PERSONAL, SMILIES LIST. Just click on your name/profile and wait for a second or two and, at the top, beside "Modify Profile" and "Bookmarks" should appear a "User Smiles" link. Click it and then add any smiles you want to use. You can change them and deleted them and all you have to do is direct link to them from somewhere and they'll then show up in your smile collection when you reply. Easy as that. Er..just sign on this line if you want to use this feature... Kidding, kidding. Have fun with it! Report any bugs/problems to me. Note: A default smile starts you out--the tongue smile--just delete it or else you'll have two of them in your smile collection.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 3:07:03 GMT -5
Everyone can see that contract smile above, right? I'm going to try deleting it now (from my personal list) to see if it stays in the message or disappears.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 3:08:59 GMT -5
Cool. I have deleted it, yet it still stays in my post. Good to know. So that means you can direct link to smiles for one time use, if you want, just to deleted it after. Or you can just keep any smiles you want for your own personal collection and use. Please, please, hold all your applause and kisses. I will take bacon though! I'm off to bed now. Night everyone. Please fill this topic with opinions of the installed, new hacks and what you think about them/if you think they're needed/nice/etc.
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Post by Pollux Oil on Aug 23, 2008 10:25:28 GMT -5
The expiration thing is weird. I'm not sure how it could be useful but I'm sure there are smart people out there that could implement it in a game.
[expires=8/24/2008 at 11:22am]This message will expire in 24 hours. Just seeing what it looks like before expiration.[/expires]
I like the more SDMBish way the posts are now. Is there a way to change the highlighted post color? It's a little clashy I think.
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Post by KidVermicious on Aug 23, 2008 10:29:50 GMT -5
The expiration thing is weird. I'm not sure how it could be useful but I'm sure there are smart people out there that could implement it in a game. [expires=8/24/2008 at 11:22am]This message will expire in 24 hours. Just seeing what it looks like before expiration.[/expires] I like the more SDMBish way the posts are now. Is there a way to change the highlighted post color? It's a little clashy I think. Quoting your expiring message, to see what happens to the quote after it expires.
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Post by Merestil Haye on Aug 23, 2008 10:34:36 GMT -5
This post is a test to see whether the "Highlight Post" option works for regular type users.
ETA : It does indeed. A font colour change would make things more visible though.:highlighted:
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Post by Merestil Haye on Aug 23, 2008 10:41:51 GMT -5
Other hacks.
I would like the hack that displays all pages in a thread. The current navigation aids don't work the way my brain is wired.
Having the thread creator under the thread name adds a bit of extra width that might help when displaying all the pages in a long thread.
Speaking personally, I thought the thread view count in the main forum was useful because it's an indicator of activity - people might not be posting but still reading the thread.
I think I'll be using the custom smiley hack, if only because the slaphead smiley simply isn't emphatic enough. Maybe at the end of next week when I'm alone again.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 18:21:48 GMT -5
Thank you for the input, MHaye..I'll look into seeing if I can change the highlight color.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 18:25:24 GMT -5
Heh, I think I made it worse.
Anyone have any suggestions for colors? Remember that there are different skins on the boards that all have different background and text colors so we'd need a highlight color that worked best for everyone no matter what skin they used.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 18:32:36 GMT -5
Okay, here's a flaw I've found already with the thread description feature: The length of it is also taken up by the thread's title length.
For example, if you have a long title,then your thread description will get cut off. You need to have a small (or medium-sized) thread title in order to type a thread description of about five words. So it's kinda limited, but still, it's kinda nice to have just in case, I think.
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Post by Parzival on Aug 23, 2008 18:58:33 GMT -5
Is the highlight color fixed for the entire board or something that can be changed within the skins?
[expires=8/30/2008 at 4:54pm]Is the default expiration time one week?[/expires]
[expires=8/23/2008 at 6:54pm]this is set to expire today at 6:54 p.m.[/expires]
This doesn't seem as big as it should.
on edit, I see that previewing huge text doesn't show actual size.
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 19:06:53 GMT -5
Not sure about the default expiration time. Whatever it says in there at the time, I guess.
Yeah, the highlight color will be the same for all of the skins. You can't change it for each one accordingly, so it'll have to be a color that everyone agrees on or, at least, can bear with, haha.
Yeah, I was actually surprised at the real size. I actually had to edit an earlier message down about five times because it was so big!
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Post by Gir! on Aug 23, 2008 19:15:11 GMT -5
Make it purple. ;D
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Post by Idle Thoughts on Aug 23, 2008 19:27:53 GMT -5
How's that look? On the Black and Blue skin (which is all I ever use) it looks pretty good...
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