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New Forum Design
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:06 am
by DJKeefy
Hopefully tonight I will start to change this old style to the new..
There is many new features which I have added to the new style, I still need to add a few more features, but these are not that importatnt in the running of the forum and can wait till later.
I will make 3 new topics in the
Suggestions and Help Enquiries section, 1 - forum problems, 2 - Arcade problems 3 - Gallery problems, even after extensive testing there is bound to be some problems due to different browsers and how you have your system setup, if you incounter any problems then please let us know by posting it in one of the threads.
The change might take a few hours to 24hrs depending on any error's I encounter and also the speed of my internet (during the day with the internet problem here in Luxor, its been running at less than a modem speed).
You will not be able to access the site while im updating the server and most likely you will see error messages till the upgrade is complete.
Thanks for your patience
Keefy
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:37 am
by Horus
Looking forwards to seeing it up and running Keefy

any idea as to what time you expect to start making the changes? and I assume that we will just be eased into the new version using this same link, without having to log into a new site?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:56 am
by Kiya
Its been a while since we heard of the new forum.............looking forward to see it up & running

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:54 pm
by DJKeefy
Same url:
http://www.egypt4u.com/forum/index.php
All other info, usernames, passwords, profile info, uploaded photo's will be imported over.
The only thing we will lose is the Blogs. and the scores from the arcade games.
However the new Arcade has over 600 new games.. and around 50-70 of the old games which were used in the game competitions.
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:49 pm
by Horus
Well that certainly took some time in uploading Keefy :oo I bet you were tearing your hair out,

I will never complain about my internet speed again after what you have had to deal with.
By the way I like the new colour, it is a lot easier on the eye.
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:47 pm
by Morgita
Congratulations, Keefy, especially with your dire internet speed. Go to bed, I'm sure you deserve a decent night's sleep. When you are refreshed (and not before) would it be possible to identify the smilies by rolling the cursor over them? I know they are pretty much self-explanatory but I need a little help to know what they are.

Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:59 pm
by DJKeefy
It should already do that, ive just tested it and it works for me, maybe you need java installed ? try again next time your on, cause im making adjustments all the time while the forum is live.
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:17 pm
by Kiya
Hooray !! we're up & running & have to say it looks great

I too love the new two tone colour & also the overall layout.
Well Done Keefy

Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:26 pm
by LovelyLadyLux
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:52 pm
by Dendara
It's very clean and clear, like it a lot. Thank you for all the work you put into this site, I've learned so much from the forums :-)
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:45 pm
by LovelyLadyLux
:cuppa: :cuppa: :cuppa:
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:46 pm
by LovelyLadyLux
Ok = Sorry - me playing with the Avatars again and the quick reply.

I was looking at all of 'em and didn't realize that whilst clicking the avatar it was actually going onto the screen.......I DO like the Quick reply feature. Did we have it before?
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:49 am
by LovelyLadyLux
I'm not too sure if this is addressed elsewhere re: photos but I was trying right now to upload a photo and I got this following message when I clicked on "upload"
You are not allowed to upload more than 250 images.
Please contact the administrator for more information.
Soooooooo ??? Do I have a 250 photo limit I've reached?

What do I need to do to be able to upload a photo for posting on here please?
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:59 am
by DJKeefy
You could try uploading to another Album, each album limits 250 per member.
OR you could open your own album which will hold 500 photos.
Click the
user control panel above the clock, then click
Gallery, then click
Manage personal albums from here you can create your personal album.
You can alter the
personal settings etc from the
user control panel for example you can turn on or off Exif-Data, this gives lots of information on how the photos was taken, shutter speed, flash etc. When a person views any photos in the album by clicking on the name of the photo, so it opens in its own window instead of the popup window, then they can see the Exif-Data if the camera is capable of embedding that information.
For example:
http://www.egypt4u.com/forum/gallery/im ... ge_id=1971
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:01 am
by DJKeefy
LovelyLadyLux wrote: :cuppa: :cuppa: :cuppa:

They are called smilies

Even though there is nothing smilie about pouring a cup of tea (unless your happy)....
Avatars are the small pictures under your members name

Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:44 pm
by Horus
Hey that's my Hoopoo!
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:43 pm
by LovelyLadyLux
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:07 pm
by Horus
A Hoopoo is a bird LLL and that picture that Keefy used of mine was one that is carved on the side of Queen Hatshepsuts Red Chapel in the open air museum part of Karnak Temple.
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:48 pm
by LovelyLadyLux
I might be missing something but 'where' is the HooPoo? Is it in this thread? Am I supposed to be seeing something I'm not?
Usually it is the other way 'round and I see things that are not there!

This time if there is a HooPoo bird somewhere on this thread I sure do not see it............(thanks for the explanation H. never knew what a HooPoo was)
Re: New Forum Design
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:59 pm
by Horus
Just go to the first reply that Keefy made after your AVATAR post above and click on the jumbled looking text at the bottom of his post, it is a link to a picture.