Board upgrades

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:55 pm

We are changing the backend of the message board so somethings may be looking wierd to you, and some features may be disabled for a bit. We are aware of it and are working on it.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 6:25 pm

and yes the header is lame, I'll fix it later.

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:06 am

ok. it looks like it is going somewhere in a cool direction. umm the quick reply is disabled.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:39 am

that would be why part of my message was...

and some features may be disabled for a bit

Reading can be both fun and educational.

RPG · Post by **RPG** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:17 am

lol i like your response patlabor, and i REALLY like the new board style. It's more 'BZFlag'.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 am

well if it's going to be official, then it should look it:)

Workaphobia · Post by **Workaphobia** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:45 am

It'll take a little while to get used to, but I like the look.

Memnarch · Post by **Memnarch** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:33 am

I love the look! And it goes well with my new desktop manager/window manager in Linux. (XFCE)

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:41 am

Quick Reply is back, and better then ever.. some may say it's even "super"

Memnarch · Post by **Memnarch** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:28 pm

Wow! Cool, whats the point in posting replies anymore? Quick reply rules! I love it, its much more convenient, and easier to use bbcode now! Nice job!

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:25 pm

Note, the actual URL for the board has changed.

It's now http://my.bzflag.org/bb

bzbb.bzflag.org will redirect to the new URL. This does mean that cookie for saving your automatic login info has changed as well. You will have to relog and make sure you chose "auto login".

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:46 pm

This also means that any old links that had BZBB.BZFLAG.ORG will no longer work. AKA any bookmarks to any direct pages will not work.

oblomov · Post by **oblomov** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 6:36 pm

Is there a particular reason why opening links in new window in the background (Ctrl+Shift+Click) will also open them in the same window as well? (Opera 7.6tp2, worked fine with previous board, works fine in all other boards).

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 7:01 pm

I would also like to add that that happens in Mac's Safari also.

Legolas · Post by **Legolas** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 7:12 pm

Love the background. Might take some getting used to though.......

nurdc0re · Post by **nurdc0re** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 7:42 pm

oblomov wrote:Is there a particular reason why opening links in new window in the background (Ctrl+Shift+Click) will also open them in the same window as well? (Opera 7.6tp2, worked fine with previous board, works fine in all other boards).

Yeah, I was also wondering about that (also on a Mac with Safari).

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 7:44 pm

Why will bookmarks not work if it forwards?

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:09 pm

bookmarks won't work, because the only thing that is forwareded is the main page, not the sub pages the bookmarks link to. The page has to be forwared for the cookies to work.

The shift flick thing, I can't dupe. I'll try it on my mac later. I works fine in firefox. As far as I know that is a browser thing, not a HTML thing.

toaster · Post by **toaster** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 2:43 am

Please turn off the "Log me on automatically each visit:" check box which defaults to being checked on every time you try to log in. This is a security issue.

Thank you.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 2:45 am

The entire internet is a security issue. It's on by convience, as you can't imagine how many people forget their usernames. after they make them.

Dutchrai · Post by **Dutchrai** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 3:15 pm

This board is looking better then ever. Great work! Love it, awsome interface.

toaster · Post by **toaster** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 3:49 pm

Patlabor221 wrote:The entire internet is a security issue.

Ah, a solid justification for adding to existing security problems.

Patlabor221 wrote:It's on by convience, as you can't imagine how many people forget their usernames. after they make them.

Well, amazingly enough, it's not a convenience feature to have to uncheck it every time.

I walk up to public computers on campuses all the time and browse to mail.yahoo.com and enter someone's mailbox because of the same poorly chosen option defaults on Yahoo's systems. There are far more people that forget to uncheck that default on Yahoo's login screen than forget their account name.

Thanks - Not!

Post by **DTRemenak** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 9:37 pm

It's a UI issue more than anything else. Typically users who want it on only need to turn it on once (since it's automatic after that), while those who want it off have to turn it off repeatedly. Off is a far better default from that perspective than on.

Workaphobia · Post by **Workaphobia** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 10:47 pm

I have to agree on that. I wouldn't want to or know how to chase after the cookie files that store my password. Though it probably wouldn't matter that much to me anyway.

toaster · Post by **toaster** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:19 am

Workaphobia wrote:I have to agree on that. I wouldn't want to or know how to chase after the cookie files that store my password. Though it probably wouldn't matter that much to me anyway.

Dealing with the technology aspect is simpler than dealing with the users. You can't imagine how many complaints I get each semester that someone hijacked their hotmail or yahoo account. That happens in computer classrooms, labs, libraries, and cyber cafes. And they're always upset and I have to deal with them in person or on the phone, not by impersonal email.