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MikeWaters · 04-23-2006, 06:11 AM

I think I may have accidentally lost a day's worth of posts...not sure. I've had to go through so many trials and tribulations to get this far, that I think we are going to roll with what we have.

There is an incredible amount of tweaking that I/we can still do. I imagine the site will look different in a couple of months.

But as you explore you will see that you have tons of new options, including buddies, ignore lists....you can even change the way you view posts--> you can make them threaded like cougarboard if you so choose.

I know that several of you expressed a desire to help out financially with the cost of this. Let me try and figure out the best way to do that. I'll get back with you shortly.

So enjoy, and be sure to give feedback on anything that isn't working or anything you would like changed.

MikeWaters · 04-23-2006, 06:13 AM

I should also mention that CP and Pen and Sword are now only visible to members of those groups. I think that is an improvement (not that I couldn't have done it that way with the other software).

Jeff Lebowski · 04-23-2006, 10:58 PM

Looks great, Mike. Good job!

A few questions/observations:

1) On this thread, your message is to the right of your avatar (I like it that way). On some threads the message goes below the avatar (wastes space, IMO). Is this a setting we can change? If so, how?

2) For the donations, do you have a Paypal account?

3) I miss the "View posts since last time you logged on" link. But I did find a "View today's posts" link.

4) What exactly does "Senior member", "Member", and "Junior member" mean? And can we come up with a special category for Lingo? ;-)

Jeff Lebowski · 04-23-2006, 11:04 PM

OK, it appears that item 1 was a global setting that you must have changed.

And it looks like the "New Posts" link addresses item 3.

JohnnyLingo · 04-24-2006, 01:34 AM

Can you enable IMG tags in the signature?

Fish · 04-24-2006, 01:49 AM

Is there a setting that would force the maximium image width for the image in the left-channel? That would make the text align better down the page. For example, set a maximum width of 200 pixels. If someone had an image more than that, the "height" and "width" dimensions in the HTML would scale appropriately. Just a thought...

MikeWaters · 04-24-2006, 04:14 AM

when I imported the avatars, I guess it kept (to some degree) their original size.

I'm going to ask folks to voluntarily reduce their avatars to a max of 200 pix by 200 pix.

Eventually, if not in compliance, avatars will either be resized (if I'm feeling generous and have the time) or be deleted, so you can upload them again to the proper size.

I appreciate everyone's help in this.

MikeWaters · 04-24-2006, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

Can you enable IMG tags in the signature?

You tried, and it didn't work?

If that is the case, I'll have to look around and see if I can change a setting.

There's only about a billion settings in the control panel. It's much more complicated than phpBB.

Parrot Head · 04-24-2006, 05:48 AM

Does the calendar work for all? I just posted something pretty stupid -- yet factually correct according to the 2006 Simpsons wall calendar -- can others see it?

Admin · 04-24-2006, 11:31 AM

i see several days with "national karaoke week"

04-23-2006, 06:11 AM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	The new version of cougarguard... I think I may have accidentally lost a day's worth of posts...not sure. I've had to go through so many trials and tribulations to get this far, that I think we are going to roll with what we have. There is an incredible amount of tweaking that I/we can still do. I imagine the site will look different in a couple of months. But as you explore you will see that you have tons of new options, including buddies, ignore lists....you can even change the way you view posts--> you can make them threaded like cougarboard if you so choose. I know that several of you expressed a desire to help out financially with the cost of this. Let me try and figure out the best way to do that. I'll get back with you shortly. So enjoy, and be sure to give feedback on anything that isn't working or anything you would like changed.

04-23-2006, 10:58 PM	#3
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Looks great, Mike. Good job! A few questions/observations: 1) On this thread, your message is to the right of your avatar (I like it that way). On some threads the message goes below the avatar (wastes space, IMO). Is this a setting we can change? If so, how? 2) For the donations, do you have a Paypal account? 3) I miss the "View posts since last time you logged on" link. But I did find a "View today's posts" link. 4) What exactly does "Senior member", "Member", and "Junior member" mean? And can we come up with a special category for Lingo? ;-) __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

04-23-2006, 11:04 PM	#4
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	OK, it appears that item 1 was a global setting that you must have changed. And it looks like the "New Posts" link addresses item 3. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

04-24-2006, 05:48 AM	#9
Parrot Head Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 763	Does the calendar work for all? I just posted something pretty stupid -- yet factually correct according to the 2006 Simpsons wall calendar -- can others see it? __________________ Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. - Bronco, when asked how to describe PH

04-23-2006, 06:13 AM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I should also mention that CP and Pen and Sword are now only visible to members of those groups. I think that is an improvement (not that I couldn't have done it that way with the other software).

04-24-2006, 01:34 AM	#5
JohnnyLingo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,175	Can you enable IMG tags in the signature?

04-24-2006, 01:49 AM	#6
Fish Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 68	Is there a setting that would force the maximium image width for the image in the left-channel? That would make the text align better down the page. For example, set a maximum width of 200 pixels. If someone had an image more than that, the "height" and "width" dimensions in the HTML would scale appropriately. Just a thought...

04-24-2006, 04:14 AM	#7
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	when I imported the avatars, I guess it kept (to some degree) their original size. I'm going to ask folks to voluntarily reduce their avatars to a max of 200 pix by 200 pix. Eventually, if not in compliance, avatars will either be resized (if I'm feeling generous and have the time) or be deleted, so you can upload them again to the proper size. I appreciate everyone's help in this.

04-24-2006, 11:31 AM	#10
Admin Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2	i see several days with "national karaoke week"