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#1 DarkAngelBGE

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Posted 04 August 2005 - 05:13 AM

Hi everybody. We will use this thread to list all the Forum Features that the Community wants. Just add yours here, I will add it to this very post here.

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1.) PHP Tag: A php bb code tag that highlights php code.

2.) Group PMers: The ability to send a PM to an entire group.

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#2 SGE

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Posted 04 August 2005 - 07:24 PM

Nice! This way we can heve less topics requesting additions.

Maybe a favorites forum. Which has the forums where one posts most often

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#3 Lorian

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Posted 04 August 2005 - 08:26 PM

Can we have the ability to click on the little pic next to sub-forum names and have it mark it as read?

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#4 Argalius

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Posted 05 August 2005 - 10:01 AM

Lorian, on Aug 4 2005, 10:26 PM, said:

Can we have the ability to click on the little pic next to sub-forum names and have it mark it as read?

It used to do that, but for some reason it hasn't worked since the forum upgrade...

#5 CodeOptimist

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Posted 05 August 2005 - 04:03 PM

One small feature/fix I've been wanting to mention for a while was fixing the tab order on certain forms. I use the keyboard as much as possible, so I like to type a message, press Tab to move the focus to the "Post" or "Add Reply" button, and hit Space to click the button. (Much faster than clicking with the mouse :king:

)

This works on almost all forms. The reputation form is one where it doesn't work:
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I've also noticed that if one opens the Quick Reply box on a page, then tries to use the Fast Reply box to type out a reply, pressing Tab moves the focus to the button on the Quick Reply box (instead of the Fast Reply box).

EDIT: Odd... BBCode seems to be temporarily disabled. Mark that for another suggestion

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#6 SGE

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Posted 05 August 2005 - 04:05 PM

Can the rep appear when you change the skin of the forum?

#7 Lorian

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Posted 05 August 2005 - 04:18 PM

When using quick edit, hitting tab takes you to the Show Smilies Pop Up Window link, it is relly annoying

This post has been edited by Lorian: 05 August 2005 - 04:19 PM

#8 CodeOptimist

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Posted 06 August 2005 - 04:02 PM

Lorian, on Aug 5 2005, 11:18 AM, said:

When using quick edit, hitting tab takes you to the Show Smilies Pop Up Window link, it is relly annoying

Yep

Almost every time I use the Quick Edit box, I end up scrolling the page (because pressing Space when focused on a link scrolls the page down, at least in FF).

#9 Lorian

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Posted 06 August 2005 - 05:48 PM

I do tab enter, so I end up getting the smilie window pop up (as well the JavaScript console :king:

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#10 Argalius

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 09:39 AM

Being able to search only in topic titles... (I think I already suggested that a long time ago...)

#11 TheCobra1

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Posted 11 August 2005 - 10:22 PM

Hmmm, theres this site www.powerstrokeforum.com they have an arcade room on their forums!!!!!! You can play games!!! And theirs a chat on there like instant messenger. I think both of these would be cool!

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#12 DarkAngelBGE

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Posted 12 August 2005 - 08:10 AM

All noted down. Not sure about the chat room...

#13 Lorian

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Posted 12 August 2005 - 09:42 AM

I don't think we should have a chat room, they rarely work

#14 Argalius

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Posted 12 August 2005 - 11:28 AM

I've seen those chatboxes and shoutboxes on fora, and the only thing that can be found there is spam...

#15 CodeOptimist

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Posted 12 August 2005 - 06:46 PM

Argalius, on Aug 12 2005, 06:28 AM, said:

I've seen those chatboxes and shoutboxes on fora, and the only thing that can be found there is spam...

Yeah, plus they are usually impelemented in Java, and are clunky or make the page take forever to load.

#16 Dnas

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Posted 12 August 2005 - 10:07 PM

Hmm... is there any reason the tags on this page aren't working?

Anyway, maybe reimplement that change from the old forum system so that the title would show
Topic Title -> WFG Forums, so that it's nicer on tabs and the taskbar.

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#17 Mythos_Ruler

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Posted 15 August 2005 - 04:47 PM

Up where it says My Controls * View New Posts * My Assistant etc. - perhaps a link/feature View Last 24 Hours that shows all posts made within the past 24 hours.

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