shriekingviolet Report post Posted February 22, 2004 All right, I created a new subforum to separate Elizabeth's updates from any forum-related updates. Just felt the need, as it seemed more organized. Particularly since I've been in a hacking mood lately and will probably do some more during the next few weeks. Don't want to clutter up the announcements forum! Anyway, I'm sure some people have found a few of the new features I've installed but I'll list them anyway. I added a TON of new colors and a few fonts for your post text choices. Some of the colors are a bit pale for this forum, so use your own discretion. I added a mood hack, meaning you can go into your user CP ("my controls") and set your current mood which will display beside your posts *points to hers on the left*. I think I put in like 165 choices, so surely you can find something to suit you! I also hacked into the code for date of birth settings. You no longer have to put in your year, so any age sensitive members can add theirs in without having to worry about their age popping up on the calendar or in the birthday announcements. Instead of your age it'll just input the current year. I added 3 new member field for the profile where you can list your gender (LOL kind of pointless since guys are such a small minority here), your astrological information and your scent preferences. There's also a feature to set your default text color and font, so that you don't have to put in font and color tags every time you post, it'll show up automatically. This hack is a bit buggy though. Nothing major, but once you change your font & color, the change applies to all of your posts where you hadn't already inserted font & color tags. It also resets your font & color choice whenever you go to edit your profile which is kinda a pain in the ass. Not a big deal though since you just reselect your preferences whenever you update your other info. I'm looking into getting that last one fixed. It's a bug in the hack that the author never addressed, so I'm waiting for him to either stop ignoring his support thread and answer my question or try to find another hack that does the same thing but works better. Last hack of mention: I added a quick reply hack to the PM system, so there'll be a form to reply to messages without having to load up another page. Had Elizabeth in mind here since I know she gets so many PMs! Ahhh I think that's all. Have fun guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Aforethought Report post Posted February 22, 2004 Thanks shriekingviolet, I've been having a play! Whee! The mood indicator has been flummoxing me though - when I chose 'dreamy' and saved it, it kept coming out as 'drunk' when I tried to change/save it...maybe it's trying to tell me something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shollin Report post Posted February 22, 2004 Is it possible to tailor the forum "titles" (like wench/rogue, lady/gentleman) so the appropriate one shows up when you pick your gender? I really like having my font/color set automatically. Woohoo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ipb Report post Posted February 22, 2004 Is it possible to tailor the forum "titles" (like wench/rogue, lady/gentleman) so the appropriate one shows up when you pick your gender? I really like having my font/color set automatically. Woohoo! yeah, it's possible to have it go 'lady' for women, 'gentleman' for men, and 'lady/gentleman' for undisclosed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shriekingviolet Report post Posted February 22, 2004 The mood indicator has been flummoxing me though - when I chose 'dreamy' and saved it, it kept coming out as 'drunk' when I tried to change/save it...maybe it's trying to tell me something. Yes it is trying to tell you something, but it's telling you something about me. Perhaps I shouldn't code over margaritas anymore. There was a lot of copying and pasting when I was editing the code and I didn't completely edit the line for dreamy. It's fixed now though so you can be dreamy all you like! And Shollin, I'm sure it's possible, not quite sure how I'd go about it yet. I'll put it on my list for things to look into. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Aforethought Report post Posted February 22, 2004 Thanks, Shriekingviolet! I took the drunk thing as guidance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shriekingviolet Report post Posted February 23, 2004 LOL I've been known to be quite the enabler when it comes to binge drinking, so perhaps I was subconsciously trying to guide people. So wonderful that someone picked it up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sirensongsouth Report post Posted February 24, 2004 ShriekingV- The new features rock! I love em! Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to make this forum so easy to use and keeping it fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shriekingviolet Report post Posted February 24, 2004 No problem Siren. Glad you like them! And I'm a geek so I enjoy hacking. Will probably keep doing it until I run out of things to do! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tesseljoan Report post Posted February 26, 2004 I love the new features, and by no means I want to criticize, but would it be possible to add 'menstrual' to the mood indicator? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shriekingviolet Report post Posted February 26, 2004 LOL menstral? Sure, why not? I dopn't mind taking mood suggestions btw if anyone else feels one is missing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Aforethought Report post Posted February 26, 2004 Hot water bottles winging their way through cyberspace in the direction of Tesseljoan... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paintsnked Report post Posted February 26, 2004 These are really great and such fun! Thanks for making this so much fun!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tesseljoan Report post Posted February 27, 2004 (edited) Thanks for the hot waterbottle LLB! I really needed that yesterday Edited February 27, 2004 by Tesseljoan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shriekingviolet Report post Posted February 27, 2004 you may no longer be menstral today, but the emotion is now an option. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twistygirl Report post Posted February 27, 2004 The inclusion of "doped-up" in the mood column was truly inspired Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shriekingviolet Report post Posted February 27, 2004 haha! It's the end of cold season. I thought we might need something for people who are zonked on too much cough medicine. Or for me when I'm talking painkillers during PMS for menstral cramps. Doped up is a necessity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shollin Report post Posted February 27, 2004 Can I nitpick just a little? There should be a "u" in "menstrual." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shriekingviolet Report post Posted February 27, 2004 ack! I'll fix it. edit -- embarrassing error now fixed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tesseljoan Report post Posted February 28, 2004 Weeheee! Well, I'm not exactly menstrual today, but I love the mood indicator anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
