RpN 2.0 -Teaser-

[Vladimir Amikov]

[QUOTE="Vladimir Amikov]Uh, how much?

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Also, it would have helped if all the tutorials weren't wiped off the face of the Earth.

 

[Aldur]

I am mostly hype. I really like the idea of more profile customization, I don't even know why, but I want. The same goes for the nyte life being able to read late at night without being blinded. I've looked forward to that one from the start. Also, push notifications. Need I say more. Push notifications. I like the idea of a better search, but I'm kinda confused about the "more powerful activity system that can be tailored to your exact needs" will this replace, or be in a similar place to, the tags of simple, casual, detailed? If not, I have no idea what this means. Also, if it will replace/be side by side with the three we have now, how? Will there be more, or, hm, subtags? Like a three tags beneath detailed; light detailed, medium detailed, heavy detailed?
With all the hype there is some worry for the BBCode, I totally understand that the code is outdated and more broken and cumbersome than not, but I really don't like button pressing. I get that this system will likely come, but I just really prefer to type out any code I couldn't do with a shortcut, because it breaks up my flow a lot. I know something was said about possibly adding more of them, so I'm really hyped about that. Also about more people being able to code more. That's, that's just goodness to me.


Basically, I am 90% hype, 7% change! and 3% weary. But then, all change this major makes me weary, and mostly I love the end result. also more cntrl + stuff being mentioned really calmed me down


Oh and insta saves! No more waiting half a minute just to be sure the thing remembers your thing! Love that so much.

And 100% reason to remember the name?

 

[Meredith]

@The Dark Wizard
If the system that guides all BB code is being replaced, doesn't that mean that every post that currently has BB code will essentially break/scatter/deformat? -- And therefore, every thread will have to be essentially recreated?


Looking forward to the updates though.

No. Most BBCoding will carry over.

 

[Anaxileah]

I don't like the plan for BBCode replacement...I just freakin' figured it all out.

 

[Federoff]

wow really? that's just, no why? Some of us actually like using the BBCode like it is right now. Come on man, not cool :/

 

[Meredith]

I don't like the plan for BBCode replacement...I just freakin' figured it all out.

wow really? that's just, no why? Some of us actually like using the BBCode like it is right now. Come on man, not cool :/

Technical issues are one of the reasons the buttons are being put into use - after the update (which focuses on other things), typing in the BBCodes will break, and buttons are suitable replacement. Most (if not all) BBCodes already done should carry over, and there's plans for new buttons that do things code formerly didn't - I really do think you guys are going to enjoy the update once it comes out.

 

[Anaxileah]

Technical issues are one of the reasons the buttons are being put into use - after the update (which focuses on other things), typing in the BBCodes will break, and buttons are suitable replacement. Most (if not all) BBCodes already done should carry over, and there's plans for new buttons that do things code formerly didn't - I really do think you guys are going to enjoy the update once it comes out.

It's going to be something I have to figure out again, which is difficult for me. What's wrong with typing the code the way we have been?

 

[Federoff]

And these technical issues are? Cause I've had zero technical issues typing in code

 

[Meredith]

It's going to be something I have to figure out again, which is difficult for me. What's wrong with typing the code the way we have been?

And these technical issues are? Cause I've had zero technical issues typing in code

@Anaxileah


It's not going to work once other things are updated. Not really a choice on our end.


@Federoff


As @The Dark Wizard has said, the ability to type in code will no longer be supported by our software once it's updated. BBCode as it is right now is old - we're talking out of the 90s - and typing that code in, while something we've been able to do for a long time, just doesn't work on the updated forum.


The forums as a whole < typing in BBCode


It's just something we'll have to get used to - it's going to be a bit of an adjustment for us, too.

 

[welian]

As Dwiz said earlier in the thread, accordions are the worst. One missed bracket, and it affects the HTML of the entire page - and if it gets reported, even the staff-only report center, which isn't even part of the forums!


That, and the new forum will be programming differently. See, with BBcode, there's a "parser", which recognizes the tags and says "Okay, apply this effect, and this one". By moving the new site to an HTML-based editor, we're removing the middleman entirely, which will remove a potential point of failure in the system.

 

[UmbreonRogue]

While I don't spam BB codes all over the place, I am used to using BB codes for italics and strikethroughs. Still, I suppose I could live with the new editor. I'm more worried about the threads before the update, but maybe they'll be carried over as well? I mean, we'd only use them if the pre-update site's history was completely wiped, right?

 

[Meredith]

While I don't spam BB codes all over the place, I am used to using BB codes for italics and strikethroughs. Still, I suppose I could live with the new editor. I'm more worried about the threads before the update, but maybe they'll be carried over as well? I mean, we'd only use them if the pre-update site's history was completely wiped, right?

As has been said, most (if not all) BBCode will carry over. Threads withou BBCode will also be fine.

 

[call me rae]

I do have a question that might have be asked/answered before. In this new system would we have to redo all our old templates and codes from scratch?


Like say once it goes over we'll have to redo our CS templates or can we use the codes from the ones we already have?

 

[Vladimir Amikov]

I would have liked it if the standard code remained an option, though... Then every tutorial on the site would not be wiped off the face of the earth.

 

[Meredith]

I do have a question that might have be asked/answered before. In this new system would we have to redo all our old templates and codes from scratch?
Like say once it goes over we'll have to redo our CS templates or can we use the codes from the ones we already have?

@nerdyfangirl[/URL]


To my understanding, when you copy/paste text on the forums, the code should carry over with it. It should be fine - at least, that's what it's looking like right now.


@Vladimir Amikov


As has been said multiple times, the 'standard code' will not work once the update is done, even if we wanted it to.


Please refer to @welian 's explanation:

That, and the new forum will be programming differently. See, with BBcode, there's a "parser", which recognizes the tags and says "Okay, apply this effect, and this one". By moving the new site to an HTML-based editor, we're removing the middleman entirely, which will remove a potential point of failure in the system.

 

[Vladimir Amikov]

@nerdyfangirl
To my understanding, when you copy/paste text on the forums, the code should carry over with it. It should be fine - at least, that's what it's looking like right now.


@Vladimir Amikov


As has been said multiple times, the 'standard code' will not work once the update is done, even if we wanted it to.


Please refer to @welian 's explanation:

Ah, I see.

 

[call me rae]

@Meredith - ah thanks for clearing that up

 

[bottlecap]

my prayers have been answered. a mobile app for rp

 

[PatchStitchRozen]

Sounds pretty good to me :3

 

[AnimusLight]

cool mobile app


but so this new editor, can we use html code then????

 

[Meredith]

but so this new editor, can we use html code then????

No. The editer will have BBCode, just through the form of buttons instead of tags~

 

[Renny]

This is going to be good, already hyped. Great job

 

[Lady Warlock]

@DaughterofAthena
CTRL+U opens up a web page's source code in most browsers. Since the new editor uses html instead of bbcode, this is what I assume, in my ignorance of further detail, the method you should use to study other people's posts.

No. The editer will have BBCode, just through the form of buttons instead of tags~

So... these two things seem highly conflicting to me. Is it possible for both to be true and I'm just completely misunderstanding something or...?

 

[ApfelSeine]

So... these two things seem highly conflicting to me. Is it possible for both to be true and I'm just completely misunderstanding something or...?

From what I understand from reading this thread, you can open up the source code of the website to see the coding and figure out what commands were used in a post, but you can't manually type that code into the box because it will be interpreted as text. Instead you'll have to input the commands using buttons. The commands will likely have the same name in the coding of the website as they do on the buttons.

 

[Meredith]

So... these two things seem highly conflicting to me. Is it possible for both to be true and I'm just completely misunderstanding something or...?

From what I understand from reading this thread, you can open up the source code of the website to see the coding and figure out what commands were used in a post, but you can't manually type that code into the box because it will be interpreted as text. Instead you'll have to input the commands using buttons. The commands will likely have the same name in the coding of the website as they do on the buttons.

^This, basically.


There's just not an option to type it in yourself. You'll be able to see what it's doing, to my understanding - but you'd need to copy/paste it from the actual site or recreate it to copy an effwct.