Hints and Tricks for the new software

[jbeckva]

here's another tip.

from the top of the page, just below the Phoenix banner, use the Community dropdown to go to the member Albums. view other albums and post your own (i got the first one in).

Now that's cool Scott!

(gear's nice lookin' too, heheh)

 

[Web Police]

How come when I post in a thread and search for new posts the thread doesn't appear? It does appear at the top in the list in my posts though

 

[speakerman1]

Hit todaysosts. Mine don't get listed under new posts. Can we have the different skins back?

 

[Web Police]

Hit todaysosts. Mine don't get listed under new posts. Can we have the different skins back?

That works but is more work than it ought to be. New posts should list new posts from newest to oldest.

 

[jbeckva]

That works but is more work than it ought to be. New posts should list new posts from newest to oldest.

Yeah, still trying to figure this new posts thing out a bit so bear with me. There are other options to try but lemme read up on em a bit..

yah yah... skins back... aiight... soon, will be soon.. heheh

 

[Web Police]

No rush get to it when you can.

 

[jbeckva]

Well, strangely enough there's a setting for the sidebar, hmmm... The setting name is this here (no kidding.. it really is.. )..

"Leave this setting alone"

Hmmm.. so I didn't leave it alone and switched it... dunno what it does but I imagine we'll find out shortly, eh?

ALSO... if you notice up top the menu option called "User Control Panel" has been expanded to include many typical options for ya's like changing avatars, passwords, etc... I think I'm going to consolidate that some more, along those lines...

 

[jbeckva]

Well, strangely enough there's a setting for the sidebar, hmmm... The setting name is this here (no kidding.. it really is.. )..

"Leave this setting alone"

Hmmm.. so I didn't leave it alone and switched it... dunno what it does but I imagine we'll find out shortly, eh?

ALSO... if you notice up top the menu option called "User Control Panel" has been expanded to include many typical options for ya's like changing avatars, passwords, etc... I think I'm going to consolidate that some more, along those lines...

AHHH... "leave this setting alone".. MY FOOT...

I think I just made it where new posts are going to immediately appear in the sidebar instead of once an hour. Now if I can just figure out why the same thing doesn't apply for "My posts" .....

 

[Web Police]

Yep the side bar is pretty cool Smileys are still pretty cumbersome, but whadda ya want fir nothing.

 

[jbeckva]

Yep the side bar is pretty cool Smileys are still pretty cumbersome, but whadda ya want fir nothing.

Well hold on there, padnah... I agree on the smilies, but what do we needta do to get them straight? I'm thinking here... might need to rearrange as there are so many, so that the better more popular ones show first. There are few other settings I can tweak too.

 

[jbeckva]

Well hold on there, padnah... I agree on the smilies, but what do we needta do to get them straight? I'm thinking here... might need to rearrange as there are so many, so that the better more popular ones show first. There are few other settings I can tweak too.

(err... like this?)

Made more of 'em visible at a time... that whatchoo mean, mon?

 

[Web Police]

Yep better already

 

[jbeckva]

Hmm.. so I found another one of those suspicious "don't do this without vBulletin support telling you to" type of settings and flipped 'er around. NOW... let's see if this post here shows immediately under My Posts...

Also... consolidated all the searches into a submenu... Like it or hate it??

 

[Web Police]

Also... consolidated all the searches into a submenu... Like it or hate it??

Grrrrrrr, more work to get at the most frequently clicked on button.

 

[jbeckva]

Grrrrrrr, more work to get at the most frequently clicked on button.

Which one ya think we should pull back out... Today's Posts?? (that's probably the most useful)..

 

[Web Police]

The most useful if you stop in everyday, however if you skip a few days you will want to click on new posts.

 

[jbeckva]

Ok.. back where they belong.. But I kept the two My posts.. and my threads in one place

 

[Web Police]

Works for me.

 

[laatsch55]

I like the instant new posts feature, can the shaded forum indicators be tied to that? Meaning the indicator that says there are unread posts be faster to go to no unread posts mode?

 

[orange]

In the CoolIce skin, PMs the Title/Sender...line the words are grey and washed out against the background whereas the / and dropdown arrow are black. White or black might suffice...I have issues with how the dropdowns are greyed out on several of these sites anyhow. Grey=unavailable in Windows parlance.


Thanks and the SA is doing great so far, not on speakers yet but I'm not doing that in the middle of Paul McCartney and Dave Matthews Band yet...headphones for the moment.