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(20 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 extensions)

Anatoly wrote:

- hot_tags (topics are taggable now)

Will topics be taggable in core or will hot_tags do that? And will it be possible to turn off categories/forums if you use hot_tags? (eg. one large list of topics on index.php)

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(17 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 troubleshooting)

Smartys: So cache the width/height then? You'll just have to recache it when you upload a new avatar, and that's it. External avatars is, well, a bad example. roll

Btw, viewtopic needs keys on $pun_page['user_ident'] and $pun_page['user_info'], or you'll just have to assume the key for the avatar, and all the other info. Especially if you're using some other extension which adds links/info/whatever.

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(17 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 troubleshooting)

Caching the html in the database wouldn't do much of a difference, or am I missing something?

echo $cur_topic['avatar'];

if( $cur_topic['avatar'] != '' )
    echo '<img src="'.$cur_topic['avatar'].'"/>';

As I see it, caching the html would require two fields, the html and the path to the avatar, while caching the url/path instead requires just one, and gives the same performance.

Hmm, someone might already have said this.

As for file_exists vs db fields go, there is some upsides to db fields. One is external avatars, and avatars from different systems. File_exists requires workarounds or editing the code, while a db field can be changed by an extensions quite easily.

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(4 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 troubleshooting)

Or just use some hook to redefine them in an extension. It's variables, not constants. smile

SuperMAG wrote:

[just a suggestion]

You know, you find most bugs by using the code, not by looking at it.

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(3 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 discussion)

An easier approach is to remove features from core and put them in extensions instead.

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(44 replies, posted in General discussion)

NiCk Newman wrote:

I feel Like I got framed because I never knew this was going to happen

Put your self in this situation and make a better Reply.

Get over it and learn from it, it's that simple.

SuperMAG wrote:

looks like some one is scared from americans ... hea run run before i get a big american after you .... ha ha ha

No, I'm just glad I don't live there. And there's quite a difference between fear and sarcasm.

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(44 replies, posted in General discussion)

NiCk Newman wrote:

Honestly tho if you were the admin and if u had feelings you would give me a money back..

So if I get caught for speeding the first day after I recieve my license I should get to keep it because I haven't been driving a long time?

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(44 replies, posted in General discussion)

And they can write pretty much whatever they want in the T.O.S. After all, it's America.

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(44 replies, posted in General discussion)

Nothing, just checking.

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(44 replies, posted in General discussion)

You're from America, right?

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(44 replies, posted in General discussion)

They didn't steal anything, and it's you that they have been talking to, not your mom. If you're behaving like a child and spelling like a screwdriver then you can't expect to be treated like an adult.

NiCk Newman wrote:

Punbb is the fastest forum system ever.

No, not at all. It's quite easy to make a less resource "heavy" forum, but it won't be as feature "rich".

(Dämmn, it feels weird talking about PunBB like it's some kind of resource hog)

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(20 replies, posted in General discussion)

NiCk Newman wrote:

Alot of people care if site is slow or fast imo big_smile

It's quite a difference between 1 and 3 seconds vs. 1 and 10. What you'll loose in performance you'll earn in features, as long as it's properly coded. Most forums are so small that the visitors won't really notice the difference in speed, but they'll whine about the lack of bling-bling.

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(20 replies, posted in General discussion)

NiCk Newman wrote:
intedinmamma wrote:

Because most people don't care about the benefits of using PunBB, and instead "needs" PM, polls, multiple user groups, and don't want the hassle of modding them in place.

yeah but that also slows down sites

As I said, most people don't care. wink

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(8 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 troubleshooting)

Wouldn't it be prettier if the BBcode were stripped out?

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(20 replies, posted in General discussion)

Because most people don't care about the benefits of using PunBB, and instead "needs" PM, polls, multiple user groups, and don't want the hassle of modding them in place.

Dämmnit!

qubertman wrote:

Forum name and topic are prefixed with a hyphen in the  URL. Is the hyphen necessary?

Yes, otherwise hell would break loose if someone posted a topic with the subject "666 - The group that changed my life forever".

How does the code look after it's been posted?

Well, <script> is an HTML tag. So you should be able to post JS, if you've installed the mod correctly.

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(6 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 extensions)

I think it would be better to add a hook(s) in extensions.php so that you can turn this into a real extension. Reinstalling extensions is not a feature that will be used a lot for other people than developers.

SuperMAG wrote:

you will see what i mean for this when you install 20 extensions and will insall 10 more ... and recheck all the sittings again and again ...

this is very important and will not mix the sittings with orignal punbb sittings

but when only have 2 options in your extension ... on - off

then do not put the (sittings) in that extension

If I will see what you mean when I install 30(!) extensions, then those extensions won't be well made. And if some settings are in your "extension settings", and some not, then you'll loose consistency.

I understand, but I don't agree. I believe it's a lot more logical to look for settings under "Settings" than under "Extensions". When you've got an extension with maybe just one or two settings then it'll be unneccessary (speling) to give them their own page. When it's got so many settings that it needs it's own page, then put it under settings.

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(7 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 extensions)

/me thinks jQuery is the shit.