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#148669
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New forum software status - updated 1/4/2006
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/148669/action/topic#148669
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I'd love to see a screen capture of what you saw because it's broken in every version of IE I've tried.

Here's what it looks like in Firefox for Windows, and pretty much what it should look like in all browsers once I've finalized the browser detection and custom stylesheets. I have font smoothing turned on though, so the text will look different if you don't.
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#148502
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New forum software status - updated 1/4/2006
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/148502/action/topic#148502
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Originally posted by: Shimraa
hey jay are you going to have the costum colour function again, cause i havent been a fan of those colours i have mine changed right now. the grey on grey on grey jsut doesnt work for me


Not at launch, no. I'll probably put together some alternative color schemes later on, but I doubt I'll build a color editor like the current software. Too much work for a function that very few people use. If you take some screen captures of a few forum pages and send them to me (preferably in GIF, PNG, or bitmap format to maintain color accuracy), I can try to build a color scheme that mimics what you're using.

Anybody else not like the color scheme, either in the current forum or the new design? It is pretty damn bland now that I take off my developer's glasses and look at it with my designer's glasses. It's tough for me to say because I haven't had my LCDs professionally calibrated and I don't know if they're color-correct. Plus, I've always preferred muted colors.

After the Mac expenditure, I don't really have any money left over for one of their studio LCDs, which I've heard have great out-of-the-box calibration.
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#148573
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Fan edit sub-forum?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/148573/action/topic#148573
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In the new software, forums will be grouped under categories. For example, there will be a Preservation and Fan Edits category that contains these three forums. You won't have to click on the category to view a page containing links to the subcategories. All the forums will still be represented on the index page. They'll just be grouped for easier browsing.
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#148440
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New forum software status - updated 1/4/2006
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/148440/action/topic#148440
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Last updated: 1/4/2006, 10:00 AM EST

Functionality confirmed to be working:

- creating an account
- logging in/logging out
- displaying available forums
- displaying threads in each forum with last post/replies/views info
- posting new threads
- posting replies
- subscribing to threads
- incorporating custom tags into post content (entirely new set of tags similar to those implemented in other forum software)
- editing posts
- buddy list
- ignore list
- ignore functionality (options to include blocking a user's posts entirely or blanking out the text with a link to display the text)
- bookmarks (each user will be able to add posts to a personal list of bookmarks for easy retrieval--great for classic "reference" threads)
- user profile settings (password, e-mail, etc.)
- avatar uploads
- user preference settings (thread age, threads per page, etc.)


In progress:

- user post history (threads originated by user and posts within threads)
- private message sending/receiving
- sending e-mails (via site contact form--no public displays of e-mail addresses)
- search


This is not a comprehensive list of forum features. I haven't forgotten the suggestions thread. This is merely what I consider necessary to go live with the software.

Most of the items in progress involve minor retooling of the core functionality related to completed items, so now that the core set of functionality is complete, finishing the rest should go quickly.

Please, no "when" questions. I'll post when it's ready.
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#148283
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EVERYONE MUST READ: Forum Rules (defunct)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/148283/action/topic#148283
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Welcome to the new Preservation forum dedicated to projects other than those related to Star Wars. If you're working on transfers and fan edits of films or TV shows, this is the place to post about it.

This forum is not here for you to sell any products.

Let me say that again: DO NOT POST BOOTLEGS FOR SALE HERE

The official rules as of 1-31-2006:

Preservation Forum Rules

  1. Do not offer bootlegs for sale.
  2. Do not advertise sites that offer bootlegs for sale. Do not link to such sites or direct users to them.
  3. Do not post direct links to downloads.
  4. Do not discuss bootlegs of products currently available in general release. This forum is for material not available to the general public because it has never been released or it's no longer available for sale. If it's available at retail, that's where you should get it. This includes official releases outside your local DVD region. NTSC/PAL conversions of currently available retail materials are not permitted. Buy a multi-region player. They're cheap. (Updated 1-31-2006)


These rules are subject to change. If you notice this topic has been updated, click on it and read the rules again.