FFF.NET 2.0 Status - Week 2.

POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 19:47
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HAKEN

Friday, January 15, 2010 2:41 AM

It's been 7 days since my last status update for FFF.NET 2.0. Here is where we're at.

I managed to get the forum, blog, and Blue Sun Room up so that at least those pages are viewable. Can't create new posts yet, but I'll probably start adding some of those functions in this weekend.

I had a bit of issue with the fanfics so that it would retain most of the hacks for text styles, alignment, etc., but got it close enough that at least most of the text will display as the author intended. If any of you come across a particular fanfic that's really messed up, please let me know so that I can tweak the code to get it to display properly. The same goes for the forum posts and blogs.

Anyway, work is ongoing, but please take a look. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

http://beta.fireflyfans.net

Haken

OUT2THEBLACK

Friday, January 15, 2010 3:06 AM

Thanks for keepin' us flyin' , Haken , you really rock this 'Verse !

CALHOUN

Friday, January 15, 2010 5:40 AM

Why?

Whats going on?

Are there space monkeys?

HAKEN

Friday, January 15, 2010 6:53 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Calhoun:
Why?

Whats going on?

Are there space monkeys?

For several reasons, but primarily to update the site and bring it up to speed so that we'll be around for another 10 years.

2X2

Friday, January 15, 2010 12:39 PM

Hey Haken, thanks for all the work you've done and are doing to keep the best place on the 'net going! We all appreciate it!

On to the New Site:
The 'Other Fics' and 'Other Artwork' sidebar is a nice addition when looking at Blue Sun Room posts, I like that!

I like the highlighting on the menu to let us know which page we're viewing, that's nice.

A couple of 'personal preference' things...
I find the headers on the Home page for the 'Latest Fan Artwork', 'Support FFF.net' etc. look blurry because of the thin lines and shadow, makes my eyes go funny, but that (obviously) could just be me ;o)

I find the artwork thumbnails are a bit big and take up a lot of space, they could be smaller so that more is visible without having to scroll down...

I find the old site looks 'cleaner' without the alternating blue and black backgrounds behind each new item in the 'Recent BlueSun Room Postings' and 'Shiny News' etc. columns.

I'm a fan of the 'low profile' menus and headers on the old site. The new ones seem really big to me.

But as I said, all that stuff is just personal preference, and easy enough to get used to!!

FILLYGIRL

Friday, January 15, 2010 12:59 PM

Its very SHINY, Thank You for working so hard on 'our' little home, I really don't know where I'd go if this site went away. Sometimes I think its the only sane place in the world.
Again,...Thank You...words can't tell you how important this place is to me.
much love and many kisses,....(tell your wife, friendly kisses:)...)
deb

Chaplain of the 76th Independant Battalion

Do not bother dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!

...it's worse than you know...Operative
...it usually is.....Mal

COZEN

Friday, January 15, 2010 1:20 PM

So replies work. Shiny.

I'll click around some to see if I find anything I, uh, don't like. For now I'm with 2X2 on the thumbnails being larger than necessary.

And I agree that the fanfic sidebar showing all the author's fanfics/chapters is ii]teh awesome.

By way of playing about, let's try out [url= http://advrider.com/forums/]this link to a motorcycle forum[/url]

COZEN

Friday, January 15, 2010 1:28 PM

Nope. Keeps adding target="_blank"> stuff that somehow messes up the link, leading to the dreaded "webpage not found".

I understand such glitches take time to fix, no worries.

COZEN

Friday, January 15, 2010 1:31 PM

Never mind my response, I understand the beta is a work in progress.

Shiny what you're still doing for the 'Verse, Haken. Thanks.

TECHTREKKER

Sunday, January 17, 2010 4:06 PM

Shiney Work yer doin. Thanks for all you do to keep the us flyin!

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