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| Markustay |
Posted - 13 Nov 2010 : 00:22:08
I finally figured-out HOW I lost my big 3 page post about three weeks ago.
PLEASE get rid of the 'Reset Fields' button!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just lost another HUGE post! Just what the heck is that for, anyway? (aside from causing me endless aggravation).
Reminds me of the 'self-destruct' button every super-villain puts on their 'doomsday devices' (and then wonder afterward why the hell they did that).
I'm done for today... I'm actually having chest-pains over this one now...  |
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| Ayrik |
Posted - 14 Oct 2013 : 20:56:14
Another minor mobile device quibble you may wish to consider:
My keyboard offers quotes and apostrophes which, methinks due to some Korean-English misunderstood defaults, are technically backwards (“ ‘) ... they are unfit for your text formatting blocks and in particular make for ugly urls.
It should be a small matter to have Snitz accept any of these characters for this purpose, I hope. |
| Alaundo |
Posted - 29 Jul 2013 : 20:37:34
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by Ayrik
My apologies if this has been suggested previously ...
The Candlekeep forums are most frustrating to access, twice so when offering new submissions, when using a mobile device. At least using my LG Eclypse C800G smartphone device with the default/generic browser or Firefox browser (Chrome is unavailable for Android 2.3.4).
Of special concern is the thrice-damned "Reset Form" button which is quite nearly impossible to avoid pressing accidentally on a touchscreen input. Removing this single element would probably alleviate roughly 50% of my Candlekeep-via-mobile-device difficulties.
Hmmm. I've heard similar complaints from various other smartphone users as well.
I don't think Alaundo's ready to incorporate any direct "mobile version" of Candlekeep, as he's said previously. But it may be a point worth considering in the future is this becomes a more diversive problem among the community.
I'm sorry we can't currently provide more efficient access for your smartphone, Ayrik.
Well met
Aye, watch this space, The Candlekeep Forums will be much easier to use once migrated to the new format. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 29 Jul 2013 : 03:32:56
quote:
Originally posted by Ayrik
My apologies if this has been suggested previously ...
The Candlekeep forums are most frustrating to access, twice so when offering new submissions, when using a mobile device. At least using my LG Eclypse C800G smartphone device with the default/generic browser or Firefox browser (Chrome is unavailable for Android 2.3.4).
Of special concern is the thrice-damned "Reset Form" button which is quite nearly impossible to avoid pressing accidentally on a touchscreen input. Removing this single element would probably alleviate roughly 50% of my Candlekeep-via-mobile-device difficulties.
Hmmm. I've heard similar complaints from various other smartphone users as well.
I don't think Alaundo's ready to incorporate any direct "mobile version" of Candlekeep, as he's said previously. But it may be a point worth considering in the future is this becomes a more diversive problem among the community.
I'm sorry we can't currently provide more efficient access for your smartphone, Ayrik. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 29 Jul 2013 : 03:29:42
quote:
Originally posted by Dennis
Just a minor thing . . . Why does a single quotation mark or apostrophe always default to double quotation mark in the Choices boxes in a poll?
I'm not sure why. Might be a problem with the code. |
| Ayrik |
Posted - 27 Jul 2013 : 22:37:57
My apologies if this has been suggested previously ...
The Candlekeep forums are most frustrating to access, twice so when offering new submissions, when using a mobile device. At least using my LG Eclypse C800G smartphone device with the default/generic browser or Firefox browser (Chrome is unavailable for Android 2.3.4).
Of special concern is the thrice-damned "Reset Form" button which is quite nearly impossible to avoid pressing accidentally on a touchscreen input. Removing this single element would probably alleviate roughly 50% of my Candlekeep-via-mobile-device difficulties. |
| Dennis |
Posted - 25 Feb 2013 : 14:44:38
Just a minor thing . . . Why does a single quotation mark or apostrophe always default to double quotation mark in the Choices boxes in a poll? |
| Zireael |
Posted - 23 Feb 2013 : 09:48:39
Did I just see a 'Check here to subscribe to this topic' check??? |
| The Sage |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 02:00:19
quote:
Originally posted by The Masked Mage
I'd suggest a simple file upload/download folder, or a way to attach images/pdfs to posts (I know this might be difficult to make work)
That's definitely on the list of improvements. In fact, it's one of the most requested.  |
| Ayrik |
Posted - 05 Feb 2013 : 21:23:42
quote:
Ayrik
Note to Alaundo: your "Donate" button is still busted, so no donations forthcoming haha.
quote:
Wooly Rupert
Feel free to send me money, then. I'll let Big Al know what I buy with it! 
Hmmm. I'm somehow unable to get images of a giant blue hamster wheel out of my mind. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 05 Feb 2013 : 21:18:47
quote:
Originally posted by Ayrik
Note to Alaundo: your "Donate" button is still busted, so no donations forthcoming haha.
Feel free to send me money, then. I'll let Big Al know what I buy with it! |
| The Masked Mage |
Posted - 05 Feb 2013 : 20:43:52
I'd suggest a simple file upload/download folder, or a way to attach images/pdfs to posts (I know this might be difficult to make work) |
| Ayrik |
Posted - 05 Feb 2013 : 20:40:38
I'm agreeing with Markus's suggestion that we probably need a few more specific subforum categories. D&D rules/gaming, non-Realms stuff, and General Chat are - let's admit it - topics which are constantly being discussed somewhere. I understand the Realms-specific focus and (very good) reasoning against implementing General Chat, but I personally think it's better to just roll with the punches and create proper pigeonholes than to have this random ink continue to spill all over the other scrolls.
A useful feature would be some kind of nested or branching reply option ... a (preferably lazy one-click button) way for scribes to engage in nonlinear conversation without destroying the integrity of the OP topic. A slightly radical approach, perhaps, but a variety of implementations have long been standard issue in many BBS/forum software packages.
Not advising this just because I like the bling bling (although I do), but more because my "objective" opinion is that these are features which would benefit CK most greatly.
Having said all this - thanx Alaundo/Sage/Furball for providing and maintaining CK. Note to Alaundo: your "Donate" button is still busted, so no donations forthcoming haha. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 05 Feb 2013 : 14:49:05
That's okay. So long as you didn't see me playing with my dolls again. |
| The Masked Mage |
Posted - 05 Feb 2013 : 12:33:53
Out of order? ****! Even in the future nothing works!
(Spaceballs humor for you Sagey Baby) |
| Markustay |
Posted - 08 Sep 2012 : 00:19:06
Thanks. 
As I mentioned above, I think this is a very different situation then the one we had in 4e. That could have been viewed very negatively by folks. I think this would be completely different - its just to keep all the right traffic in all the right threads.
Also, please consider the 'D&Dnext', 5eFR, and "Support for All Eras" sub-forums. I think a big problem with 4e was that negativity from one aspect (the rules and/or setting) constantly bled into the other aspects, creating an over-all bad taste in everyone's mouth. If we could keep the rules and setting discussions separate (along with the SFAE thing), that might stem the tide of cross-contamination (and hate-mongering). |
| The Sage |
Posted - 06 Sep 2012 : 01:37:05
Heh. Didn't we just have this discussion a couple of years ago, when 4e started gaining everyone's attention?
...
In all seriousness, I have been considering a separate shelf for the discussion of D&D Next/5e Realms -- if only to keep all the pertinent information in an easy to reference place.
Have to chat with Alaundo. |
| Markustay |
Posted - 05 Sep 2012 : 19:11:57
There's been a lot of discussion lately concerning 5e, which is really 3 different subjects (D&D, the 5e setting, and their plan to "support all eras").
All of this discussion is knocking a lot of good threads right off of page one within a day or two; that sort of activity I haven't seen around here, ever (maybe before my time).
I'm thinking that a new, 5e Heading should be added to the other major headings, to keep the general scroll clear of all of this activity (because it seems to have become the default forum for EVERYTHING).
Then that can get broken into the 3 sub-headings I mentioned above. The 5e D&D topic should just be for rules. The "support for all eras" topic should just be for people posting about areas/periods they'd love see get some coverage, and the Fifth edition Forgotten Realms topic should be for people wanting to talk about the new (post-4e) setting that is getting planned as we speak, so people can put forth their ideas, and what they would and wouldmn't like to see in a new 5th edition setting.
As of now, its all getting jumbled together, and folks are posting about other 5e subjects in in appropriate threads (I find myself doing this all the time). Plus, the general thread is getting swamped - I think a little 'house cleaning' may be in order. I had proposed something similar back during the height of the Edition Wars, and that idea was dismissed at that time. Looking back, I fully understand why - separating folks would not have solved the problem, it would have made things worse. However, this is something altogether different - its more along the lines of an 'organizational thing', so folks can find the right information quickly and easily, and contribute to discussions in a more positive manner.
Any thoughts? |
| Alaundo |
Posted - 29 May 2012 : 16:06:49
quote:
Originally posted by Ayrik
lol, can't blame a scribe for trying.
"The spoiler text tag already exists on this forum" ... have you already enabled the option, is it already completely functional?
Well met
Aye, it's been used in the past, although I don't believe many scribes use the function. Simply use as other tags but place the word SPOILER within the square brackets. |
| Ayrik |
Posted - 29 May 2012 : 15:27:53
lol, can't blame a scribe for trying.
"The spoiler text tag already exists on this forum" ... have you already enabled the option, is it already completely functional? |
| Alaundo |
Posted - 29 May 2012 : 09:34:34
Well met
Many thanks, Ayrik.
The Spoiler text tag already exists on this forum and indeed I have disabled the external image display for obvious reasons.
Aye, the migration to Candlekeep v2 has been delayed due to issues with the potential new web host, but fear not...it will happen! |
| Ayrik |
Posted - 28 May 2012 : 15:32:24
I'd just like to point out that I've read the technical specs for Snitz 3.4.07 and noticed that this version offers many features which I and other scribes have requested in the past, including:
Improved url handling. Correct handling of complicated links which include special unicodes, HTML-encoded character strings, or "double-links" pointing to search engines and Wayback Machine internet archives.
Optional "spoiler tag" encoding. User-embedding of "Show/Hide" commands within walls of text.
Optional "no-parse" encoding. Allows text metacodes to be selectively ignored, useful when demonstrating or explaining such codes to new users.
Optional support to display (external) images. Understandably an option which Alaundo may choose to avoid, yet at least the option is given, along with selective user access (scribes might, for example, be denied illustrations within their writings until promoted to the rank of Senior Scribe).
Optional support to display more fonts, sizes, etc. Who doesn't like pretty fonts?
I realize that upgrading old Snitz to new Snitz may not be as ambitious as the planned complete CK2 overhaul, but it should be easy to accomplish with minimum hassle since
1) it involves no additional monetary costs from Alaundo's coffers, and
2) it doesn't substantially increase server-side loading/webspace/bandwidth requirements, and
3) it's (supposed to be) hardened against known security vulnerabilities/exploits present within previous Snitz versions, and
4) it should (in theory) retain full compatibility with all existing posts from the CK forum archive, without requiring any sort of database reformat - even Sage's softcoded spam-eating gremlin constructs should continue to operate "as-is". |
| Dennis |
Posted - 25 Feb 2012 : 04:30:57
quote:
Originally posted by Jakk
So, another suggestion with some already-considered caveats: I would love a way to quote from locked scrolls...
I second this. Locked scrolls, not just the ones in CoS, contain posts that are very useful and informative...well before they stooped to inanity. |
| Wolfhound75 |
Posted - 23 Feb 2012 : 20:17:59
Maybe just open a second window and provide the Scroll Link to the one you want? It won't get you exactly there but it will get you close. Even onto the correct page if it has multiple pages. Then tell them to look for the date/time of the particular post.
Otherwise you could try typing the quote code longhand and just copy/paste the text into the format. For the purposes of example I've changed the square brackets to parenthesis:
(quote)(i)Originally Posted by Wooly Rupert(/i)
(Insert cut/paste text here)
(/quote)
On another note, a suggestion which may help with the above citation issue if we don't want cut/paste info for the same reasons Jakk cited. I stumbled upon this in another forum where each post under a topic was given a post number. For example, the original post under Topic X would be numbered 1. Each subsequent response would just count upward from there. That gives a way to avoid the potential hazard of cut/paste iffy materiel from a locked scroll but still allows people who wish to make use of the good information contained therein to easily direct others to that source by saying, "Here is the LINK to the scroll and post number X is relevant to your point.
Good Hunting! |
| Jakk |
Posted - 23 Feb 2012 : 18:59:30
So, another suggestion with some already-considered caveats: I would love a way to quote from locked scrolls, particularly older Ed (and other Chamber of Sages) scrolls. I completely understand the reasons for not doing so... many locked scrolls are that way because of inflammatory, argumentative, or inane content, and we don't want these sorts of things being quoted elsewhere. However, it would be nice to be able to properly quote from some of Ed's older answers... any thoughts on how to achieve this in a way that doesn't risk CoC violation (as previously described)?
Many thanks. |
| Jakk |
Posted - 21 Feb 2012 : 21:51:20
quote:
Originally posted by Ayrik
Jakk,
In your own posts you have the option of specifying your own colours to override Candlekeep's defaults.
Here is an example, you can REPLY WITH QUOTE to see how I did it.
As for displaying links other scribes have posted ... if the default colours (or a user control panel to change them) are not done server-side then your best bet is to adjust your browser settings. In IE you can click Tools > Internet Options > Colors (or Accessibility) to define your own preferences, and you can apply them globally or just to a particular web domain (like forum.candlekeep.com).
Thanks, Ayrik. I think I've fixed this now... maybe...
Edit: I should add that (while I know the link was posted simply for illustrative purposes) I got a strange error message when I activated it... Is the site undergoing maintenance or renovations at this time?  |
| Ayrik |
Posted - 20 Feb 2012 : 11:57:34
Jakk,
In your own posts you have the option of specifying your own colours to override Candlekeep's defaults.
Here is an example, you can REPLY WITH QUOTE to see how I did it.
As for displaying links other scribes have posted ... if the default colours (or a user control panel to change them) are not done server-side then your best bet is to adjust your browser settings. In IE you can click Tools > Internet Options > Colors (or Accessibility) to define your own preferences, and you can apply them globally or just to a particular web domain (like forum.candlekeep.com). |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 20 Feb 2012 : 10:44:09
quote:
Originally posted by Dennis
How to eliminate the blue and big font that suddenly appear when I quote posts? [At times I had to remove the quotes to rid of the hue and size.]
That's usually caused by a stray quote tag somewhere... Not sure why it behaves that way, though. |
| Dennis |
Posted - 20 Feb 2012 : 05:19:22
How to eliminate the blue and big font that suddenly appear when I quote posts? [At times I had to remove the quotes to rid of the hue and size.] |
| Jakk |
Posted - 20 Feb 2012 : 04:58:19
A small request that may be possible to implement immediately (based on my admittedly five-years-stale knowledge of web design): I'd love to have the links show up as something that contrasts more with the regular-text black. The existing dark blue doesn't seem to be visible enough, but maybe it's just that my eyes are going.  |
| Kentinal |
Posted - 14 Feb 2012 : 12:19:52
Wooly, not that. All I was saying the way it has been since I joined. That was in reply to user that said it was changed at some point in time. |
