Topic: Board Software Updates

[Allemano]

does this include the proper work of the search engine? (to avoid a huge amount of re-posts)

[Ultra]

does this include the proper work of the search engine? (to avoid a huge amount of re-posts)

You can work on that.

Admin>Search>

Have at it. I already tried indexes. They didn't help.

[Allemano]

tried out various options unsuccessfully , but I'm no Expert on this.

[Paul Jaray]

If it may help I've noticed that when you look for something, there are about 90 pages of results, but starting from the last one and going back you should be able to find the right ones.

[Ultra]

When I do a search in Advanced mode, searching only subject titles and only within specific forums liked Solved Puzzles, the search worked extremely well.

Lets avoid simple searches.

[Allemano]

For example: if I search "182." within the solved puzzles and only subect titles I get only three results! This just cannot be true. If I specify "by user" I get nothing.
Then, I changed the key word and typed in "Taxi", searched in subject titles only, specified by user (*Allemano) I get only one result, but not the puzzle I've been looking for.

[Ultra]

Google search for this site only.  Hope to have it soon.

[Allemano]

Of course!!!! Forgot the most obvious option! Found it.

[Ray B.]

Of course!!!! Forget the most obvious option! Found it.

You did? Be a sport, please share.

[Allemano]

Google!

[Ray B.]

Of course. I used it to search many sites, but hadn't thought of it for our own. Obvious indeed!

[Ultra]

The bottom of the index now has a box for Google searching the site.  I am working on a more accessible, functional search but for now this will have to do.

[Ray B.]

I guess that what Allemano meant was to use the Google Advanced Search, which we cannot duplicate here. But it's quite easy to use anyway.

[Ray B.]

Does the software also accomodate thumbnails of embedded pictures? They (currently) don't show in the thumbnails.

I knew you'd be the one to ask.

There is no mod in SMF for that at this time.  One will come as it has been discussed.  I have no idea when it will come however.

And I am the second. I noticed that my pictures didn't appear, as did those of Otto's older puzzles. Quite normal, as I embedded them too since I was an editor, following his example (and finding this classier). Is this also why mine seem not to be watermarked? Not that I mind that, on the contrary.

I'll have to wait and be patient, because the's no way I can rewrite all my puzzles and attach the images instead (count 1 minute by image). And it's technically impossible for the group puzzles.

[gilescooperuk]

Just one suggestion for the admins....

Can we change the icon used on the index page to determine which forums have new topics. Some of us (well me) are colour blind and it is very hard for me to tell the difference between new topic and no new topics.

Giles

[Paul Jaray]

I was going to ask for the "All unread Topics" option...but today: here it is!
Great Work!

[Ultra]

Just one suggestion for the admins....

Can we change the icon used on the index page to determine which forums have new topics. Some of us (well me) are colour blind and it is very hard for me to tell the difference between new topic and no new topics.

Giles

Coming soon.

I had to manually code the All Unread Topics button.  In this new version of the board that turned out to be a real pain in the butt.

[Ultra]

Just one suggestion for the admins....

Can we change the icon used on the index page to determine which forums have new topics. Some of us (well me) are colour blind and it is very hard for me to tell the difference between new topic and no new topics.

Giles

Done, with a thanks to Allemano for getting me the new gif.

[gilescooperuk]

Thanks

Giles

[Allan L]

I'm confused again.
I answered a couple of threads and then realised I'm not supposed to do so at the level they were in, so I went to delete the posts and could not find the "delete" "button" so had to modify them to say nothing.
As I have been told that some things are in "Apollo" but not in the default setting, I went to "Modify Profile" "Look and Layout Preferences" intending to change back to the default to see if the "delete" was there then. However, although it says "This section allows you to customize the look and layout of the forum" there was nothing that allowed me to change anything apart from time preferences and there were a lot of tick-boxes for trivia.

PS I think the thumbnails are excellent.

[Arunas]

How to change the avatar please?

[Allemano]

Profile > Forum Profile Information

[Ray B.]

I answered a couple of threads and then realised I'm not supposed to do so at the level they were in, so I went to delete the posts and could not find the "delete" "button" so had to modify them to say nothing.

The "Delete" button has turned into a "Remove" button, but it's the same.

[Carnut]

I answered a couple of threads and then realised I'm not supposed to do so at the level they were in, so I went to delete the posts and could not find the "delete" "button" so had to modify them to say nothing.

The "Delete" button has turned into a "Remove" button, but it's the same.

Except that we normal mortals don't seem to get the 'Remove' button like we had the 'Delete'.
All we have is the 'Quote' and 'Modify' buttons....

[Ultra]

I'll try to figure it out.