Suggestions for Forum Improvement
- Pizzasgood
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I can change settings, but I don't have access to the server to change code. Otherwise I would have tweaked a bunch of things by now.
Quotes don't help on our search.
IMHO, search engines should always come with a check box saying "Search for EXACTLY this string". Even google doesn't do that. They come close, but they still add some fuzz.
Quotes don't help on our search.
IMHO, search engines should always come with a check box saying "Search for EXACTLY this string". Even google doesn't do that. They come close, but they still add some fuzz.
[size=75]Between depriving a man of one hour from his life and depriving him of his life there exists only a difference of degree. --Muad'Dib[/size]
[img]http://www.browserloadofcoolness.com/sig.png[/img]
[img]http://www.browserloadofcoolness.com/sig.png[/img]
google advanced search has time settings http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q ... era&rls=en
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improvement to "view posts since last visit"
After log in, in the upper right side of the screen there is the selection:
view posts since last visit.
It would be nice if when you selected this search request, it gave you an option as to what part of the forum to check and not the entire forum. The way it works under search would be ideal. When you select search it gives you the option to select what section of the forum to search.
view posts since last visit.
It would be nice if when you selected this search request, it gave you an option as to what part of the forum to check and not the entire forum. The way it works under search would be ideal. When you select search it gives you the option to select what section of the forum to search.
Re: improvement to "view posts since last visit"
partial solution:bigpup wrote:After log in, in the upper right side of the screen there is the selection:
view posts since last visit.
It would be nice if when you selected this search request, it gave you an option as to what part of the forum to check and not the entire forum. The way it works under search would be ideal. When you select search it gives you the option to select what section of the forum to search.
so beginners section is f=2
put
"f=2" puppy site:www.murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php?f=2
where "puppy" is what you are searching for
into
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls= ... =&gs_rfai=
then if you date define it as above you are mostly there.
users is f=3
etc.
Re: improvement to "view posts since last visit"
so i been thinking more on this. if you know where you want to look why not just go there and lookbigpup wrote:After log in, in the upper right side of the screen there is the selection:
view posts since last visit.
It would be nice if when you selected this search request, it gave you an option as to what part of the forum to check and not the entire forum. The way it works under search would be ideal. When you select search it gives you the option to select what section of the forum to search.
- Pizzasgood
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- Joined: Wed 04 May 2005, 20:28
- Location: Knoxville, TN, USA
When in the search window, on the left column of the options there is an entry to "display results as:" with the options "posts" and "topics". It defaults to topics. If you switch it to "posts", it will show the actual post that it was found in, and you can jump directly to that position in the thread by clicking on the "post-icon" rather than the thread link.
Note that a small deficiency is that when it shows the posts where it found matches, it only shows previews, and starts from the top of the post, so you might not actually see the bit that matched in the preview.
Note that a small deficiency is that when it shows the posts where it found matches, it only shows previews, and starts from the top of the post, so you might not actually see the bit that matched in the preview.
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[size=75]Between depriving a man of one hour from his life and depriving him of his life there exists only a difference of degree. --Muad'Dib[/size]
[img]http://www.browserloadofcoolness.com/sig.png[/img]
[img]http://www.browserloadofcoolness.com/sig.png[/img]
There is a search for 'this exact wording or phrase' in google advanced
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q ... as_qdr=all
I just added searching for codebox strings which seems hard to find, but someone may have a better implementation
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 139#447139
aarf, have added your tip, thanks
Aitch
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q ... as_qdr=all
I just added searching for codebox strings which seems hard to find, but someone may have a better implementation
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 139#447139
aarf, have added your tip, thanks
Aitch
Re: improvement to "view posts since last visit"
Thanks for all the info on how to do a search, but this is a suggestion on how to improve the forum. The specific feature in the upper right side of the screen. The selection:bigpup wrote:After log in, in the upper right side of the screen there is the selection:
view posts since last visit.
It would be nice if when you selected this search request, it gave you an option as to what part of the forum to check and not the entire forum. The way it works under search would be ideal. When you select search it gives you the option to select what section of the forum to search.
view posts since last visit.
thanks pizza works well . That was my main reason for using and advocating google previously now i may have to change.Pizzasgood wrote:When in the search window, on the left column of the options there is an entry to "display results as:" with the options "posts" and "topics". It defaults to topics. If you switch it to "posts", it will show the actual post that it was found in, and you can jump directly to that position in the thread by clicking on the "post-icon" rather than the thread link.
Note that a small deficiency is that when it shows the posts where it found matches, it only shows previews, and starts from the top of the post, so you might not actually see the bit that matched in the preview.
- abushcrafter
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I would love HTML and CSS to be enabled in posts. So then I and others can do tables!
[url=http://www.adobe.com/flashplatform/]adobe flash is rubbish![/url]
My Quote:"Humans are stupid, though some are clever but stupid." http://www.dependent.de/media/audio/mp3/System_Syn_Heres_to_You.zip http://www.systemsyn.com/
My Quote:"Humans are stupid, though some are clever but stupid." http://www.dependent.de/media/audio/mp3/System_Syn_Heres_to_You.zip http://www.systemsyn.com/
Couldn't HTML code in posts provide an avenue for spammers, hackers and exploits, though?
(If a forum post's code alone could cause someone's browser to execute a malicious bit of Javascript, for example.)
(If a forum post's code alone could cause someone's browser to execute a malicious bit of Javascript, for example.)
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- abushcrafter
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Only if you enable the script tag.Makoto wrote:Couldn't HTML code in posts provide an avenue for spammers, hackers and exploits, though?
(If a forum post's code alone could cause someone's browser to execute a malicious bit of Javascript, for example.)
[url=http://www.adobe.com/flashplatform/]adobe flash is rubbish![/url]
My Quote:"Humans are stupid, though some are clever but stupid." http://www.dependent.de/media/audio/mp3/System_Syn_Heres_to_You.zip http://www.systemsyn.com/
My Quote:"Humans are stupid, though some are clever but stupid." http://www.dependent.de/media/audio/mp3/System_Syn_Heres_to_You.zip http://www.systemsyn.com/
- abushcrafter
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I thought it was a security measure though I don't see the point of it. Any way it does not stop people. You just end up with posts with lots of good info that could do with better formatting.Flash wrote:I think the forum software is deliberately limiting, to discourage people from making large posts.abushcrafter wrote:I would love HTML and CSS to be enabled in posts. So then I and others can do tables!
[url=http://www.adobe.com/flashplatform/]adobe flash is rubbish![/url]
My Quote:"Humans are stupid, though some are clever but stupid." http://www.dependent.de/media/audio/mp3/System_Syn_Heres_to_You.zip http://www.systemsyn.com/
My Quote:"Humans are stupid, though some are clever but stupid." http://www.dependent.de/media/audio/mp3/System_Syn_Heres_to_You.zip http://www.systemsyn.com/
Pizzasgood
Is it possible to enable child threads by some of our very long thread owners?
Purpose would be to sub out separate issues, perhaps
e.g. this comment to mavrothal
Giving rise to XOpup 1, child[ren?] as XOpup2/3/4 etc
I'm sure others such as ttuuxxx's 214X thread could've done with it, and jemimah's and a few others, too
Just a thought....
Aitch
Is it possible to enable child threads by some of our very long thread owners?
Purpose would be to sub out separate issues, perhaps
e.g. this comment to mavrothal
rrolsbe wrote:....Because the XOpup thread is getting so long, I thought maybe it was time to break out some issues into additional treads. Reading the entire thread for a particular issue would take quite a long while . The title of the posts should make it clear that they relate to XOpup running on the OLPC. What do you think?....
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=59414mavrothal wrote:The first 28 pages of the thread is history so is unlikely to find much there, but you are right, is too long. I think if a couple more issues are solved we can call it "XOpup 1.0" and start a new thread.
The point is that I can not really scan this huge forum for XOpup. Was fortuitous that found this
Giving rise to XOpup 1, child[ren?] as XOpup2/3/4 etc
I'm sure others such as ttuuxxx's 214X thread could've done with it, and jemimah's and a few others, too
Just a thought....
Aitch
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I love this smiley, can you add it to Forum?
Found it on Dutch quadricycles forum which runs in Linux, their code dog4949 and further nowhere else on the web.
http://www.45tuners.nl/forum/images/smilies/dog.gif
Found it on Dutch quadricycles forum which runs in Linux, their code dog4949 and further nowhere else on the web.
http://www.45tuners.nl/forum/images/smilies/dog.gif
Spam reporting
Google this: Attention: If you find mistakes in our website, please select the incorrect data and press "CTRL + ENTER".
Could be a much easier way to report spam? Or just a clickable button.
Could be a much easier way to report spam? Or just a clickable button.
reasonit: Would the "View posts since last visit" link near the top of the main forum index help, somewhat?
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In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011).
In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011).