[Zope] ANN: ZUBB / ZDiscussions 0.7.0 Released

Antwan Reijnen twanus@xs4all.nl
Sat, 05 Jan 2002 02:49:06 +0100


Hi BZ,

I cannot collapse the discussion threads by clicking on the minus-signs. Windows / IE5.5 SP2

Keep up the good work!

Greetings, Antwan.

At 15:12 4-1-02 +0000, you wrote:
>Hey Peter, 
>
>- I like the preview button idea. Did it on the test board already 
>http://www.bwanazulia.com/discussions/test/
>
>- Not sure what you mean about "last post"
>
>- I used to do the NT in text but I like the graphic as it stands out a bit.
>
>- date. done.
>
>- I display the smaller date in the listings because of size. I find it 
>easier to scan for dates and the time is really not that important for that 
>listing.
>
>- The folder I like. I will probably do something with "hot topics" in the 
>future which will up the color of the folder based on the number of posts.
>
>Thanks for the suggestions. Keep them coming.
>
>BZ
>
>
>On Thu, 3 Jan 2002 22:39:08 +0100, Peter Bengtsson <mail@peterbe.com> 
>wrote :
>
> > Great!!! install I will.
> > Good work. Here are some tips on the usability.
> > 
> > - Remove the "Preview message" checkbox and create two submitbuttons 
>instead.
> >    One called "Preview before posting" and one "Post message"
> > 
> > - Don't display the "last post" attribute when listing all posts. Who 
>cares? 
> > Plus, removing it makes the look cleaner och simpler.
> > 
> > - instead of the "NT" gif, write "no text" on a gif or as text in brackets
> > 
> > - Don't show "Date: Jan 1, 2002 9:33 am". Show "Jan 1, 2002 9:33 am" 
>Because 
> > anybody can understand that that piece of string is the date the post was 
> > submitted.
> > 
> > - when listing postings, why don't display the date like you do when you 
> > click one posting
> > 
> > - instead of the little folder icon in the list, can you not do something 
> > like they do on PHPBuilder (http://www.phpbuilder.com/forum/list.php3?
>num=2)
> > 
> > 
> > Cheers! Peter
> > 
> > On Tuesday 01 January 2002 23:02, BZ wrote:
> > > http://www.zope.org/Members/BwanaZulia/ZUBB/
> > >
> > > - Fixed the Zope 2.4+ "addIndex" problem (thanks Andrew Sawyers)
> > > - Added better previous, next on main view and new_posts
> > > - Added totals for posts, topics in main, new posts and search views
> > > - Added CSS with local_css
> > > - Fixed and simplified the search and placed it on the main page
> > > - Added icons for topics and posts
> > > - Hid the "expand_all=1" variable in the posts (item_index_html) so
> > > the boards will be more search engine friendly
> > > - Fixed a bug in the preview and added better preview (now looks like
> > > an actual post)
> > > - Fixed the cookie problem which now sets it at root ("/") so all
> > > boards will share cookies
> > > - Added a delete options for managers (easier to delete posts)
> > > - Added "batch_size" as a part of views so it can be changed in one
> > > place for speed (see tips)
> > > - Added lots of limitations on variables in title, author, etc. with
> > > "dtml-var variable size=30"
> > > - Lots of look and feel updates plus more (it has been a year plus! :) )
> > >
> > > As always there is a ZUBB test board here:
> > >
> > > http://www.bwanazulia.com/discussions/test/
> > >
> > > All suggestions, comments, flames welcome.
> > >
> > > Cheers & Happy New Year,
> > > BZ
> > >
> > >
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