Ideas For Forum Features

[Chew Terr]

Nested hide tags would be nice, if possible

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Makes Malkoposts look neater.

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[zinger]

Usernames should be clickable in thread view.

[fwiffo]

You can now edit your go rank in your profile and have it show up below your avatar.












<---- like that

[dfan]

I'd love a line or break between sticky topics and normal ones. I expect all the threads with new posts (and orange icons) to be at the top of some demarcated section or other. It's weird to have to scan over a few sticky threads to find the first new one.

By the way, since I don't think I've said it elsewhere, I'm really impressed by how far these forums have come already. Nice work everyone!

[fwiffo]

I've added a Sensei's page for admins to keep track of all the planned features/bugfixes. It's not for suggestions (post those here), it's just so admins can have a global todo list to keep track of all the things that are widely agreed should be done all in one place. I've just gotten started on it, so other admins/moderators should feel free to add things I've forgotten, take ownership of todos, etc.

I put it on Sensei's because it's going to constantly be edited and changed, which is something more suited to the wiki format.

[ChradH]

How about links within a post opening in another browser tab/window (target='_blank') instead of replacing our beloved forum?

[fwiffo]

You can do that with a middle-click (or something else, depending on browser and platform), so I wouldn't want to impose that on everyone since individual users can do themselves.

[xed_over]

How about links within a post opening in another browser tab/window (target='_blank') instead of replacing our beloved forum?

ooh, I disagree. that the one thing I really hated about GD

because the memory for opening a new window/tab isn't freed without restarting the browser (which I never do, until forced)

fwiffo is right, users can do that themselves

[Dusk Eagle]

Thanks to whoever took my idea (or had the idea themselves) of replacing the title tag with the name of the thread you are viewing. It's much easier to keep track of my tabs now .

[Redbeard]

I always like the Go Product review section on GD. Any chance of duplicating it here?

[pasky]

I'd like to ping a bit about the tiny post text size since it doesn't seem to be at the senseis page.

[apetresc]

I'd like to ping a bit about the tiny post text size since it doesn't seem to be at the senseis page.

I think what's happening is the following: the current stylesheet.css has the following font-family for the post's class:

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font-family: "Lucida Grande","Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;

If you're running a vanilla Linux system, as you seem to be based on your screenshot, then probably none of the first 4 entries in that list will be found, so it'll default to your system's default sans-serif font, which is likely quite small.

So here's the best solution, that won't interfere with anyone else: pick a good, sans-serif font that's present on your (and therefore, probably, everyone's) Linux distribution that you find easy to read at the default size (1.3em) and I'll add it to the font-family list right in between Arial and sans-serif. Your system will pick it up and display it automatically. Everyone else who has any of the first 4 fonts won't notice a thing.

[mic]

Hi,

In another thread I've asked about the possibility to download Malkovich games.

What about a button like "show full thread on one page in print preview" with all hidden sections automatically shown? This would ease archiving, printing and viewing a finished game.

Any comments, e.g. why this would be a bad idea? I can think of too much server load, but am not sure how serious this would be.

- Mic

[Kirby]

Hi,

In another thread I've asked about the possibility to download Malkovich games.

What about a button like "show full thread on one page in print preview" with all hidden sections automatically shown? This would ease archiving, printing and viewing a finished game.

Any comments, e.g. why this would be a bad idea? I can think of too much server load, but am not sure how serious this would be.

- Mic

Your idea is not fully implemented, yet, but SGF hyperlinks have been added to diagrams, so you should be able to download some of the Malkovich diagrams, if you'd like (but it doesn't contain the sequence of moves - just the position, currently).

[mic]

Your idea is not fully implemented, yet, but SGF hyperlinks have been added to diagrams, so you should be able to download some of the Malkovich diagrams, if you'd like (but it doesn't contain the sequence of moves - just the position, currently).

As far as I understand, it lacks all the comments of the observers and the players, which is what make this kind of games interesting?

- Mic