[Zope] ANN: ZUBB / ZDiscussions 0.7.0 Released

[Peter Bengtsson]

On Friday 04 January 2002 16:12, BZ wrote:
> Hey Peter,
>
> - I like the preview button idea. Did it on the test board already
> http://www.bwanazulia.com/discussions/test/

Cool!

> - Not sure what you mean about "last post"

When listing all there is a date for when the post was first entered and one 
for when the last subpost was entered. I think this is a feature too many.

> - I used to do the NT in text but I like the graphic as it stands out a
> bit.

Just remember, not everyone understands what it means. I for one had to 
scroll down to the bottom to find out what it meant. 
Is it really important at all?

> - date. done.

Cool! Much better.

>
> - I display the smaller date in the listings because of size. I find it
> easier to scan for dates and the time is really not that important for that
> listing.

alright.
With all the different standards in the world: "01/05/02" it's hard to tell 
if this is 1st day, 1st month or 2001
Perhaps something like this:
01/05 -02
or
05/01 -02

Still difficult to see which one is month and day though.

> - The folder I like. I will probably do something with "hot topics" in the
> future which will up the color of the folder based on the number of posts.

Hot topics is cool.
I've seen that some forums do foldericons (or alike) in flames. That's 
intuitive.

Peter

> Thanks for the suggestions. Keep them coming.
>
> BZ
>
>
> On Thu, 3 Jan 2002 22:39:08 +0100, Peter Bengtsson <mail@peterbe.com>
>
> wrote :
> > Great!!! install I will.
> > Good work. Here are some tips on the usability.
> >
> > - Remove the "Preview message" checkbox and create two submitbuttons
>
> instead.
>
> >    One called "Preview before posting" and one "Post message"
> >
> > - Don't display the "last post" attribute when listing all posts. Who
>
> cares?
>
> > Plus, removing it makes the look cleaner och simpler.
> >
> > - instead of the "NT" gif, write "no text" on a gif or as text in
> > brackets
> >
> > - Don't show "Date: Jan 1, 2002 9:33 am". Show "Jan 1, 2002 9:33 am"
>
> Because
>
> > anybody can understand that that piece of string is the date the post was
> > submitted.
> >
> > - when listing postings, why don't display the date like you do when you
> > click one posting
> >
> > - instead of the little folder icon in the list, can you not do something
> > like they do on PHPBuilder (http://www.phpbuilder.com/forum/list.php3?
>
> num=2)
>
> > Cheers! Peter
> >
> > On Tuesday 01 January 2002 23:02, BZ wrote:
> > > http://www.zope.org/Members/BwanaZulia/ZUBB/
> > >
> > > - Fixed the Zope 2.4+ "addIndex" problem (thanks Andrew Sawyers)
> > > - Added better previous, next on main view and new_posts
> > > - Added totals for posts, topics in main, new posts and search views
> > > - Added CSS with local_css
> > > - Fixed and simplified the search and placed it on the main page
> > > - Added icons for topics and posts
> > > - Hid the "expand_all=1" variable in the posts (item_index_html) so
> > > the boards will be more search engine friendly
> > > - Fixed a bug in the preview and added better preview (now looks like
> > > an actual post)
> > > - Fixed the cookie problem which now sets it at root ("/") so all
> > > boards will share cookies
> > > - Added a delete options for managers (easier to delete posts)
> > > - Added "batch_size" as a part of views so it can be changed in one
> > > place for speed (see tips)
> > > - Added lots of limitations on variables in title, author, etc. with
> > > "dtml-var variable size=30"
> > > - Lots of look and feel updates plus more (it has been a year plus! :)
> > > )
> > >
> > > As always there is a ZUBB test board here:
> > >
> > > http://www.bwanazulia.com/discussions/test/
> > >
> > > All suggestions, comments, flames welcome.
> > >
> > > Cheers & Happy New Year,
> > > BZ
> > >
> > >
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