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    Monarch Feature Request Thread

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    Author
    Message

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2010-11-25 21:42:00.000
    This is a thread for feature requests for the Monarch Content Engine.

    I have a few already that I want to add:

    * Ranks based on postcount (like on OSY with images)
    * Achievements (this is a long-term goal)
    * Comic display engine (like posts but arranged with forward/next buttons
    * Podcast display engine (for Knotty Geeks)
    * Static page editing engine
    * Deleting and editing comments on blog and in forums
    * Twitter integration (easy as Dragonfly already has that module)
    * Image resizer module
    * Random image module

    And lots more!

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2010-11-27 13:53:49.000
    Bump to top of forum.

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2010-11-27 14:27:14.000
    More features I want to add:

    * Member list
    * Edit account details (change password, edit avatars, etc)
    * Smileys

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2010-11-28 14:32:16.000
    More features I want to add:

    * When replying to a thread, load the last page of the thread and scroll down to the post you just added (need to add anchor tags)
    * When editing a post, redirect to the appropriate post when finished
    * When editing a post, auto-select the post type (Blog post, Page, Podcast, etc)

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2010-11-28 17:48:15.000
    Edit Account details page added, but it doesn't actually let you edit anything (yet)

    I think I'm either going to do some name refactoring (annoying and tedious and prone to error) or start the Podcast module (more fun and experimental)

    Gee, I wonder which one I'm going to do first? :D

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2010-12-15 17:24:21.000
    Bumpage. I've implemented the Comics and Podcast modules, still working on the rest.

    OscarWilde
    Posts: 10080
    Posted on: 2011-04-22 04:24:32.000
    [quote]* When replying to a thread, load the last page of the thread and scroll down to the post you just added (need to add anchor tags)[/quote]

    I second that. Plus, being able to go directly to a page in a thread that is already a few pages long. The mystery thread I have to click once on the thread and then click to the page I want to go to.

    And also, is there a way to set personal preferences for number of visible posts per page? RIght now it’s 11 posts, and I’d like to kick it up to maybe the 20s or 30s. Not sure if the page count is a balance between load time and CPU load from the server side, but if it is, I can understand the need to lower the number of posts shown per page. :)


    edit: I guess quote tags don't work. :D

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2011-04-23 00:35:40.000
    I should really add quote tags. It would require a little CSS magic and just replacing the tags with divs. Then of course you’d need a quote button.

    I could bump the number of posts per page, but I don’t really want to make it a user preference right now (although I could)

    Not sure what you mean about jumping to any page in the thread... can’t you do that already? EDIT: Oh I see what you mean. Hmm. That's definitely possible.

    I just have to prioritize all these feature requests. :)

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2011-04-26 14:06:53.000
    [quote]
    edit: I guess quote tags don’t work. :D
    [/quote]

    They do now. :dance:

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2011-04-26 14:19:02.000
    Testing the


    var x=window.confirm("Are you sure you want to quit")

    if (x)
    window.alert("Thank you.")
    else
    window.alert("Good choice.")


    function...

    EDIT: Okay, just use the [ code ] and [ /code ] tags for that.

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2011-04-26 16:04:43.000
    NEW! I added Javascript so that you can click any of the smilie icons and it will automatically add it to your post. :) ;) :( :lol: :dance: :D

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2011-04-26 16:49:54.000
    [quote]
    I second that. Plus, being able to go directly to a page in a thread that is already a few pages long. The mystery thread I have to click once on the thread and then click to the page I want to go to.
    [/quote]

    I have added this as well. :D

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2011-04-26 16:52:41.000
    [quote]
    I second that.
    [/quote]

    I added this a while back. When you reply to a thread, it will jump to that post after you post it.

    Try it!

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2011-04-26 16:58:48.000
    I added a little bit of padding to messages, to make them easier to read.

    OscarWilde
    Posts: 10080
    Posted on: 2011-04-26 23:08:05.000
    [quote] Testing :D [/quote]

    I like the way you set up the quotes. Much more aesthetically clean.

    fondue
    Posts: 5643
    Posted on: 2011-06-09 11:41:17.000
    A custom avatar!

    Jeremy Reimer
    Posts: 9350
    Posted on: 2011-06-10 11:46:25.000
    It is done!


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