OT: The HFB update and GDTs... See Post 32 for how to change the white background

[Loff]

Because of the no "codes" for sizes, fonts, colors and tables, saving a template is basically useless. This editor is garbgarb.

Will there be any changes?

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[nyr2k2]

Because of the no "codes" for sizes, fonts, colors and tables, saving a template is basically useless. This editor is garbgarb.

Will there be any changes?

They'll likely implement a new plugin for tables. That's only a small part of your problem, though. The editor in general is absolutely horrid.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

Why was this change even necessary. The old forum was working just fine.

 

[Krams]

"Injury report"

 

[Greg02]

Why was this change even necessary. The old forum was working just fine.

It's approaching a decade since vBulletin 3.X was end-of-lifed. From a security standpoint, it's not really acceptable to be running it at this point.

 

[broadwayblue]

Why was this change even necessary. The old forum was working just fine.

I'd pay to go back. They killed the forums. Really, it looks like garbage now. Wonder why they did it.

 

[Ail]

All of the bugs and quirks will get worked out and everything will be fine. The old boards were antiquated and ran like shit anyway. I'm not in love with this but it's not that bad.

 

[Ori]

Why was this change even necessary. The old forum was working just fine.

I believe security reason was one of them.

 

[Alluckks]

Jesus no. I need Loffen's high quality GDTs

 

[nyr2k2]

It's approaching a decade since vBulletin 3.X was end-of-lifed. From a security standpoint, it's not really acceptable to be running it at this point.

Also, Crave likes this system with the notifications and social aspects. That drives participation and content creation. The same for the enhanced media sharing abilities. More people participating more regularly and creating and sharing more content makes the community more valuable.

 

[failure]

It needs a different style or theme. One not so stark white. I can't concentrate its so bright.

 

[Guffawstev]

This is red and blue text.
This is Courier New text.
This is small and big text.

This is a header cell	This is a header cell

[TR1][TD]This is a left aligned cell[/TD][TD1]This is a centre aligned cell[/TD1][/TR1][TR2][TD2]This is a right aligned cell[/TD2][TD]Left aligned[/TD][/TR2][TR1][TD1]Centre aligned[/TD1][TD2]Right aligned[/TD2][/TR1]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/help/bb-codes
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@Loffen
Looks like its working now?

 

[Placid]

This is red and blue text.
This is Courier New text.
This is small and big text.

This is a header cell	This is a header cell

[TR1][TD]This is a left aligned cell[/TD][TD1]This is a centre aligned cell[/TD1][/TR1][TR2][TD2]This is a right aligned cell[/TD2][TD]Left aligned[/TD][/TR2][TR1][TD1]Centre aligned[/TD1][TD2]Right aligned[/TD2][/TR1]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/help/bb-codes
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@Loffen
Looks like its working now?

Hopefully it'll be doable with some adjustments, yes. If not, making a GDT literally from scratch every couple of days would be... tricky

 

[Larrybiv]

My 2 cents.....I don't like it at all. Doesn't FEEL like a community anymore. Not sure if that makes sense or anyone else agrees.....it's also very confusing to me......maybe I'm Pejorative Slured, but doesn't seem to be easy to navigate. Regardless of security issue, I'm not liking it .....so sorry.

 

[Irishguy42]

It's way easier to navigate

 

[Idlerlee]

I saw a guy write "Like if you agree" with honest sincerity yesterday. So I'm not exactly a fan.

 

[nyr2k2]

It's not that things aren't working, it's just that writing code is so much more labor intensive and cumbersome than before. Here's an example. In the past, with tables, the delimiter was |. So you could do 2|4|6|-2|10 and that would give you five unique cells. You could then hit enter and that's all it took to start a new table row. Now each individual cell needs a [^td][/^td] tag around it as the "delimiter" (minus the carrots). Then a new row starts when you put in the new row tags, headers get their own tags, etc. You can't even just center a table by throwing the center tag at the beginning and end--you can apparently only center the contents of each cell and that requires a tag for every single cell. It's f***ing absurd. And the worst part of that it has to be one continuous string of text. You can't space anything out for your own ease of editing. I converted one table of mine and it took well over an hour even using Excel to replace the delimiter for the tags. And then to go in and edit individual stats I'd have to parse through a literal brick of code the equivalent to multiple paragraphs. The f***ing thing doesn't even accept blank cells!

And then, unless you actually manually type out tags to do things like URL placement, colors, sizes, etc., they get lost one copying and pasting. Like if you take something and change things using the editor instead of actual tags then copy that and paste it into a new post, the formatting is lost. It's just such a poorly implemented system that it makes tables and the stuff Loffen does incredibly unfriendly for the user. We're getting new table code but that's only a small portion of what Loffen does.

In general the board seems to be okay after the change, but the customization features within individual posts are a f***ing joke. Fortunately the webmaster is aware and seems to be taking steps to help adjust it.

 

[Ail]

I saw a guy write "Like if you agree" with honest sincerity yesterday. So I'm not exactly a fan.

Yeah that is pretty lame.

SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON IF YOU AGREE PIMPS!!!!! -------------|>

 

[Loff]

@Loffen
Looks like its working now?

Well, that changes things a bit. Thanks.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Also, Crave likes this system with the notifications and social aspects. That drives participation and content creation. The same for the enhanced media sharing abilities. More people participating more regularly and creating and sharing more content makes the community more valuable.

I understand your point but when I'm finally able to find the few threads I like it seems like less people have been posting in them. I had quote notification on the old board plus I was able to click on ignore to non Ranger threads that I had no interest in.,

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Jesus no. I need Loffen's high quality GDTs

Me too, we all. It's part of the culture around here. It was high class and truly unique. We're friched if that's so.

My 2 cents.....I don't like it at all. Doesn't FEEL like a community anymore. Not sure if that makes sense or anyone else agrees.....it's also very confusing to me......maybe I'm Pejorative Slured, but doesn't seem to be easy to navigate. Regardless of security issue, I'm not liking it .....so sorry.

this. GO BACK TO OLD FORMAT! Looks like an app, and of course it's done to cater to the smartphone users. They seem happy with it. Me, it gives me a headache. Haven't been reading or posting much since the change.

 

[Revel]

NYRFANMANI, there is no going back. We have to live with it. The best we can do is lobby for features we want added (Like ignore threads!) and some skins.

I would LOVE for them to take away the "Like" feature, as well...but I doubt that will happen. It's a bad feature in many ways.

 

[Maliks PlusMinus]

It needs a different style or theme. One not so stark white. I can't concentrate its so bright.

This is my only real issue so far. So much white. More will probably become apparent when I'm posting more regularly in a few days

 

[Larrybiv]

Yeah, all that white on the right side. Could enlarge it though and white slides away. It's just wasted space.......

 

[Larrybiv]

I understand your point but when I'm finally able to find the few threads I like it seems like less people have been posting in them. I had quote notification on the old board plus I was able to click on ignore to non Ranger threads that I had no interest in.,

I am withbya' Nicky. Seems like very much less.....we will see if that continues when season starts. Hope I can get used to this. We need wbb back. Lol.