Kiwi Biker upgrade to vB4 Suite.

[SpankMe]

Over 6 hours. That's gotta be the longest an upgrade has taken. :sweatdrop :yawn:

This upgrade is a work in progress, as there is still much to do. I have modified the code for my Trader, Calendar, Event Attendance, Image Browser & Censor mods to work with the new software, but have still to do the following:


Quote Notification
avatar/profile pic censoring
Profile Rep Stats
Fallen Bikers page
JavaChat Integration
Force Style for Selected Users or Groups
PM Reply to all
Flame Warrior

Mods awaiting an update
Advanced Forum Statistics
Social Group Calendars
v3 Arcade
vBTubePRO
KB Spy
Wiki single login

The old Dark Zone style is not compatible with the new version. As soon as I find a dark style I like, I will add it to the site.

All your images from Blogs, Social Groups, Albums and Posts are now in a central pool which is controlled via an enhanced attachment uploading window. You may need to enable it your settings.

Image censoring has also changed. Now all iffy images need to be in a folder called "pr0n". You can have as many pr0n folders as you like anywhere in the folder tree. Again you may need to enable enhanced attachment uploading in your settings. So yes, you will now need to go through all your images and drag & drop all the naughty ones into a pr0n folder.

Until I've sorted the Wiki single login, you will need to login to the Wiki seperatly using your KB login name. New Wiki accounts have also been disabled. If you have content to add to the Wiki and don't have a login, let me know.

It will be several weeks before I've finished coding and sorting the new look.

Anything not working as it should, let me know here.

[Donor]

Cripes!

It's a bit of a different look, innit?

Still - progress and all that - cheers for ya continued good works Spank :D

[Ronin]

Well done Spank


I can hear the change nazis screaming from here.

[rainman]

Looking good though - congrats and thanks.

[BMWST?]

like it!

[Ronin]

Loving the Tag Cloud.

<a href="http://s755.photobucket.com/albums/xx197/ronin_nz/?action=view&current=CLOUD.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx197/ronin_nz/CLOUD.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[Indiana_Jones]

How can one change the forum look/style back to what it was?

-Indy

[vazza]

You guys like it?

My avatar looks retarded

[Chia]

Yep....I think I can get used to this....:crazy:

[grusomhat]

How can one change the forum look/style back to what it was?

-Indy

You can't at the moment. Learn2Read

[FJRider]

Well done ... a totally different look. Will take some getting used to.But THANKS ... :2thumbsup

[Brian d marge]

couple of quick questions

cant find my posts i have replied to , and image bowswer where is that ...how do I get there ...

like the style though

Stephen

[sleemanj]

Nicely done, can bloody hard work upgrading a forum with lots of modifications. I politely refuse those kind of jobs these days!

[YellowDog]

Looking good and a lot more modern. Well done.

[Squiggles]

Darkvision as a temp dark theme for the site?

[SpankMe]

Darkvision as a temp dark theme for the site?

Darkness vB4 also looks good.

Going for a walk around One Tree Hill, Will give them a go when I get back.

[cs363]

It seems that the 'find all posts byXXX' on a members profile doesn't seem to work. Then again it may just be me!Otherwise, looking good! :D

[oldguy]

I don't like it, why fix what not broken.

[vazza]

Agreed : /

Everything looks out of place

[cave weta]

You have myslightly reserved approval Spank... liking spell check.very cool new system foruploading images from your own PC!
does this mean that we can re-use an image?
(too lazy to try)

Ooh - look Mum!- cool fonts too! can you set your own defaut font?

Thanks for keeping sigs as they are- its a good tool for my business and I appreciate it.

[Skyryder]

Well done Spank


I can hear the change nazis screaming from here.


Not from me. Nice look.


Skyryder

[Beemer]

It took a bit of time to find my way around but I like the layout. The only thing I find hard is the type size when replying to posts. I've got a 21" screen but it's tiny!

[kwaka_crasher]

It's crap.

[little.whittle]

i cant find my way around...

WHY CANT IT BE BLACK AGAIN

The bike trader part is a cool idea

[cave weta]

i cant find my way around... WHY CANT IT BE BLACK AGAIN
black version coming soon..... read spanks posts in site stuff




It's crap. give it a week, its full of cool new features that you havent found yet


Agreed : / with what? - good or bad?

Everything looks out of place cos it has moved


I don't like it, why fix what not broken. new and improved-with wafers!


Yep....I think I can get used to this....:crazy: you will have to! well done finding smilies!


You guys like it?

My avatar looks retarded pull it- resize it and reload it.

[Sidewinder]

wow im so fooking lost on this site now

[cambocambo]

I like it is nice....

[Virago]

KB Spy no go.

[Brian d marge]

me to

a little

I still cant find my old posts, or smilies ( not that one should use them to enhance one written word .... cough cough)

Stephen

[monkeymcbean]

Really like it, looks all grown up, less like a porn site! :msn-wink:

[sunhuntin]

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is gonna take some getting used to! time for a wander to try and find my way around the new tools. holy cow... never expected such a big change.

[hayd3n]

its pretty different gonna take me a while

[hayd3n]

certainly different

[Quasievil]

I hate change, put it back lol

[oldguy]

its soooooo bright I have to wear my sunnys.

[theblacksmith]

Good on ya Spank mate - Happy New Year and a million thanks for the effort you put into all this.
Many people have made lifelong friends through this awesome website.
Many have saved mega dollars on repairs through getting help from their fellow kb'ers and the list goes on.
Id feel lost without it like many others.
Thanks heaps and all the best for 2010!

[gwigs]

Where have the Smilies gone ? Its all so new and confusing....but a change is good...will reserve opinion for now..

[theblacksmith]

its soooooo bright I have to wear my sunnys.

True - Ive even been able to switch the light off - will save me about $35-00 in power for the year. Another trail ride yay!

[Trudes]

Do smilies not work? :confused:

[martybabe]

Where am I? :scratch: It's verys scary in here, are you my mommy?

Can't find rep post stats (doesn't mean they're not there just can't find em) and 'find all threads by whoever' seems to have gone.

Can I not customize my profile page ? it looks way to tidy and tasteful :nono:

Nice work though almighty one :niceone:

[fergie]

like all things new, it takes time, i like it,

[hayd3n]

i cant find all my old posts or rep

[Mental Trousers]

I don't like it, why fix what not broken.

Who said it wasn't broken?

[Tink]

Awesome I like, I am sure its only going to get easier and better !!! :2thumbsup

[monkeymcbean]

'go advanced' bottom right in reply box :)

[monkeymcbean]

'go advanced' bottom right in reply box :) :doh:

[hayd3n]

'go advanced' bottom right in reply box :)
yea and:Police:

[dangerous]

I hate change, put it back lol

Im with you :sick:



sorry but now its just like any other forum... KB was different

help me out here, im trying to find a thread I started but i now have no 'threads started by... and the find all 'posts by... is showing nothing, serching did squwat

[gwigs]

Where have the Smilies gone ? Its all so new and confusing....but a change is good...will reserve opinion for now..

[boman]

Very good, I quite like it, although the brightness is hard on the eyes. Look forward to the rest of the improvements.

[p.dath]

Man it seems a lot faster!

[Virago]

Where have the Smilies gone ?...

Click "Go Advanced". :whistle:

[The Everlasting]

Seems okay,but I do hope you find a dark style..:)

[sunhuntin]

is there a way to go straight to the advanced reply page?

[The Everlasting]

Seems like you have to hit reply,and then go advanced.....

[huff3r]

Nah, just on the bottom of the thread, to the left, under the last post click the big blue button that says "+REPLY TO THREAD"

:D

[taff1954]

Can't find rep post stats (doesn't mean they're not there just can't find em)

Try 'Settings' - top right of the page

[mapsanji]

MMMM...... LOOKS COOL ..:niceone: LIKE IT

[The Everlasting]

Spankme's blog says he hasn't gotten around to rep posts stats yet.

[EJK]

It took me a few minutes to find this thread.

I have to admit. Change can be good but user-unfriendlyness is bad. Really bad.

[PrincessBandit]

Hmmm, going to take a bit of time to get used to this one!!! I'm not a huge fan of changes like this but 'cos I love kiwibiker I will spend the time to learn my way round! :eek:

[ckai]

I'm digging it. Very swanky. Digging the cool little things. Maybe the change nazi's should put away their abacus...or is it abaci? ;)

I can see the font size when replying being an issue for the people with arms that are too short.


Man it seems a lot faster!

Agree, heaps faster

Hey the Contacts popup in the Quick Links is bloody cool.

[Ixion]

Posts no longer show the bike model in the avatar area (ie where it shows location etc, used to be under the avatar picture). Which is a loss

No easy way to get to a specific forum - used to have the forum showing on the far right when you did a new posts search, you could jump that way, or go to the bottom of the page and select from the drop down box. Now you have to either open a thread and jump back from the link at the page top, or go right back to the forums home page.

EDIT: Sussed this, forum jump in New Posts Search is there just in different place. No Quick Jump to Forum list box though.

[The Everlasting]

Posts no longer show the bike model in the avatar area (ie where it shows location etc, used to be under the avatar picture). Which is a loss


Oh yeah,I only just noticed it's gone. It was a great feature,I'm sure he will get it back later.

[EJK]

I can't give blings.

I belive you will fix it Spank :)

[grusomhat]

To those bitching. Give it time, upgrading this stuff isn't exactly easy. It's even harder when you have a lot of plugins installed. Upgrades are essential though for improving security and there's usually a lot of optimization that will speed things up a bit. So, Thanks spank and good luck on getting everything they way you want it.

[Virago]

I can't give blings.

I belive you will fix it Spank :)

Rep "star" now at bottom of posts.

[Str8 Jacket]

Is it just me or is the arcade gone? :crybaby:

[Dan Mapp]

The rudie avatars are showing :eek:

[The Everlasting]

To those bitching. Give it time, upgrading this stuff isn't exactly easy. It's even harder when you have a lot of plugins installed. Upgrades are essential though for improving security and there's usually a lot of optimization that will speed things up a bit. So, Thanks spank and good luck on getting everything they way you want it.

Agreed,we should be grateful for the update,and remember the huge time and effort that it takes him.

A couple of weeks,and it will be like it was before.

[DJSin]

It looks great! Thanks :)

[EJK]

Rep "star" now at bottom of posts.

Is it just my Internet bowser or do others get "Error on page" message when the star is clicked?

[dangerous]

To those bitching. Give it time, upgrading this stuff isn't exactly easy. It's even harder when you have a lot of plugins installed. Upgrades are essential though for improving security and there's usually a lot of optimization that will speed things up a bit. So, Thanks spank and good luck on getting everything they way you want it.

You stop ya bitching about bitching...
its a forum for discusion that is what we are doing, 'bitching' is a bit strong... and yes we know it is most likely uncompleat and nessary, us old fukers dont need to thank spank he knows we apresiate it.

NOW why aint I getting notifacations ;)
WERES me bling page? ;)
HOW come I still have infraction page hahaha *humph* ;)

[Virago]

...why aint I getting notifacations ;)
Go back to post 1 - top of the list.

WERES me bling page? ;)
Click on Settings - top right of page.

HOW come I still have infraction page hahaha *humph* ;)
Because we still luffs ya...:niceone:

[grusomhat]

You stop ya bitching about bitching...
its a forum for discusion that is what we are doing, 'bitching' is a bit strong... and yes we know it is most likely uncompleat and nessary, us old fukers dont need to thank spank he knows we apresiate it.

NOW why aint I getting notifacations ;)
WERES me bling page? ;)
HOW come I still have infraction page hahaha *humph* ;)

Haha

Probably was a bit strong but then HTFU :bleh:

[Rockbuddy]

awesome changes love it

[flyingcr250]

:2thumbsupi like it, hopefully the darkside will be back soon, i think ive got snowblindness ha ha ha

good work!!!! :2thumbsup

[davebullet]

Darkside is missed.... darkside makes the site sleazier (eg. what I like about it) :laugh:

[Virago]

Who's Online is a bit screwed-up. Last Activity option is reverse order and can't be changed. It reverts to back to User Name option on auto-refresh.

[Toot Toot]

I cant find how to access the KB mail server. Used to be the mail icon in the top right corner that would open a pop up. How do I check my mail now?

Cheers man, interesting changes.

[Hopeful Bastard]

I cant find how to access the KB mail server. Used to be the mail icon in the top right corner that would open a pop up. How do I check my mail now?

Cheers man, interesting changes.

Notifications - Top right hand corner and then click Inbox

that what you after?

[Maha]

Looks a little 'Herald Home Page' but I will get use to it. I want Ice-creme...:bleh:

Good work Spank, but god speed on the darkside bruva.....:niceone:

[kevfromcoro]

will take a bit of time to used to it.. i think,,,
but i like it.....

Accually i just put this post in here to see how my avatar looked

[Firefight]

all credit to spankme for the effort(and no doubt cost) , your site so your perogative

Sure I will get used to it,

how do we access our pics ?


F/F

[Griffin]

I like it - was never a fan of the dark side so this suits me just fine. Great improvements. It wont be long till were all up to speed with at and we will barely be able to remember how it used to be :msn-wink:

[SpankMe]

I cant find how to access the KB mail server. Used to be the mail icon in the top right corner that would open a pop up. How do I check my mail now?

Cheers man, interesting changes.

http://mail.kiwibiker.co.nz

[Virago]

The BDOTGNZA would like to lodge a formal complaint about the "Orginized Rides" link on the Home Page...:lol:

[Kendog]

I don't like it, why fix what not broken.
Instead of 'fixing', think of it as improving.
This looks a lot better than the last version.

[MSTRS]

The BDOTGNZA would like to lodge a formal complaint about the "Orginized Rides" link on the Home Page...:lol:
Some things never change! Good spotting, that southern chapter member.:2thumbsup

[Bald Eagle]

Like the new look but am a bit concerned that it's not very mobile phone freindly particulary when trying to add an attachement to a reply.

[CookMySock]

Bloody nice. Much better quick reply. Bike trader is how it should have always been. Very nice layout. Blue and white is ghey, but that will change shortly.

Will take a bit of getting used to, but all round good.

Steve

[Trudes]

Doesn't appear to have the black words in the new posts separating the threads that have been posted in since you last logged in from the older ones (that may not make sense)

[2wheeldrifter]

Please find a darker background colour!! at the mo it's soooo stark!!!but good work :)

[paddy]

Anything not working as it should, let me know here.

Looks good Spank - the Ajax elements seem much more integrated now rather than hacked on which was the impression they gave before. This probably isn't a bug, but it does affect the the primary way that I tended to manage my threads so I will mention it here. There may be a more appropriate way for me to get the same end result - if so I am more than open to modifying my behaviour.

I used to go into the advanced search and search for my name in the "User Name" field. It would return all of the threads that I had started or posted in. The threads were ordered by most recent posts. The search still returns all of the threads I have started or posted in; however, they are now in alphabetical order. That makes it less useful to me. I guess the alternative for me is to subscribe to every thread that I post in and see if the subscriptions page is listed in last-modified order rather than alphabetical. Even if I change my usage though - I can still see it being more useful to sort the returned results by modifcation date rather than by thread title. Imagine searching on somebody that has been around for a few years.

[sondela]

Err where's it say wot bikes people ride!!?(Gotta know what bikes ppl ride..)It's kewl otherwise, once you get used to it :D

[paddy]

I also can't quite figure out the thread icons. Some are blue some are orange, some are grey. Whether the "skip to last unread post" knob is displayed doesn't seem to correlate to any particular colour. Is there a key somewhere?

[The Everlasting]

I also can't quite figure out the thread icons. Some are blue some are orange, some are grey. Whether the "skip to last unread post" knob is displayed doesn't seem to correlate to any particular colour. Is there a key somewhere?

Hover your mouse over them,then you should see,i think orange ones are where you have posted multiple times and so on.

[paddy]

Hover your mouse over them,then you should see,i think orange ones are where you have posted multiple times and so on.

Yeah, I didn't get tool tips on them. I am using Firefox 3.5.4 under ArchLinux (x86_64) for the record.

[SpankMe]

Doesn't appear to have the black words in the new posts separating the threads that have been posted in since you last logged in from the older ones (that may not make sense)

Showing threads you haven't viewed from before your last visit has been dropped. Might be put back in future releases.

[boman]

I dig the new dark zone. Makes me feel right at home.:wari::clap:

[Kiwi Graham]

Mmm liking it Spank, good effort.
Were you just a bit scared it was going to go poof and vanish into cyber space?

[dangerous]

rather interesting watching the forum evolveing as I use it... kinda cool in a yuppy way

[Kendog]

Showing threads you haven't viewed from before your last visit has been dropped. Might be put back in future releases.
Stink, I used that every time I logged in.

[Mental Trousers]

I dig the new dark zone. Makes me feel right at home.:wari::clap:

The new Dark theme is a hell of an improvement over the old one. Something similar for the Light side would be great cos the default is not all that user friendly.

[paddy]

The new Dark theme is a hell of an improvement over the old one. Something similar for the Light side would be great cos the default is not all that user friendly.

I'm not sure how it compares to the old one, but it's definitely better than the current LightZone for NIGHTIME use (I'm somewhat indifferent during the day). One comment I would make though is that the stripped background is a little hard on the eyes - particularly on a larger monitor.

[paddy]

It would also seem that the Firefox built-in spellchecker fails to underline spelling errors UNLESS you use the "advanced" edit page.

[Elysium]

Too bright! Just hope this site goes to the Dark Zone soon.
[edit] Ah good I see it's working now[edit]

[sunhuntin]

ok, im liking the dark zone better than the light [for a change!] i found the light, too light.

edit: i also liked that the first few lines of a post would come up if we hovered the mouse over the box... now we have to hover over the title. very minor, yes i know. lol. just different.

[Slyer]

I don't like how sig starts where my info ends, it should be at the bottom of the post but not push it downwards. The fact that all the info is on the one side now makes worse still.
Other than that all good.

[far queue]

The only dictionary option is English (US), is there a UK or Oz or better still NZ version coming along? Oh and another vote for not liking the stripy background in dark universe. Other than that it just a learning experience :wacko:

[sparkles]

i see rep works now mint

but what is happing about the games they had on here?

[mynameis]

How can one change the forum look/style back to what it was?

-Indy

You can't do that you shilly little girl.

I almost flipped with a heartattack as I thought all the blings had gone.

Bring back the coloured bling bars.

[TOTO]

In Opera, when clicking on "give rep" button, the pop up rep box appears on the very top of the page instead of on the post that you want to rep.


Thanks Spank.

[sparkles]

In Opera, when clicking on "give rep" button, the pop up rep box appears on the very top of the page instead of on the post that you want to rep.


Thanks Spank.

just open it in a new tab its a lot easier

[TOTO]

just open it in a new tab its a lot easier

That work. It is easier however with a pop up.



Anyone know how we can customize the colours of our profile page ?

[sparkles]

shit i just did that last weekend DAM

[TOTO]

Another thing - is it possible to have a big picture on the profile page, like before ? That was quite nice, as a picture was kind of the jewel of the profile page. It seems a bit dull currently with the small picture.

thanks Spank.

[Gremlin]

Showing threads you haven't viewed from before your last visit has been dropped. Might be put back in future releases.
This is actually a real pain... I would often do quick checks on my mobile on specific threads, but logged in. I would mark the forums read as I finished them...

Having all the threads disappear each time I close the mobile window would mean massive amounts of new posts missed.

Otherwise... enjoy all the hard work... it keeps you out of mischief :niceone:

edit: Actually, one thing. I don't seem to be able to find the User CP page, only my profile page. I used the User CP page to get a quick summary of new pm, new rep, and a quick summary of my subscribed groups (without visiting each one). Have I missed it, or are there plans afoot to bring it back?

[rwh]

edit: Actually, one thing. I don't seem to be able to find the User CP page

'Settings', right at the top of the page.

Richard

[Elysium]

Having trouble posting Youtube videos. Are there new Youtube tags to use now?

[SpankMe]

That work. It is easier however with a pop up.



Anyone know how we can customize the colours of our profile page ?

Profile page customization has been droppped for now. It may turn up again on a later version.

[SpankMe]

Another thing - is it possible to have a big picture on the profile page, like before ? That was quite nice, as a picture was kind of the jewel of the profile page. It seems a bit dull currently with the small picture.

thanks Spank.
The vB software was never designed to have a big profile picture. It was just something I setup. The new layout doesn't fit with large profile pics, so I wiont be doing it again.

[Dodgyiti]

Thanks for all your hard work. And a special thanks for keeping the darkzone. Being a Westie, I freaked out when it defaulted to all white and yuckky. We need matte black like hippies need sunlight.Thanks again:msn-wink:

[SpankMe]

Having trouble posting Youtube videos. Are there new Youtube tags to use now?


There's a post video button in advanced posting.

[paddy]

The vB software was never designed to have a big profile picture. It was just something I setup. The new layout doesn't fit with large profile pics, so I wiont be doing it again.

Not that I want to create more work for you - but how about popping up an Ajax window with a larger picture when you click on the users picture in their profile (in the same way that attached images work in a normal post)?

[Trudes]

I don't seem to be notified when someone quotes me.

[Nasty]

I don't seem to be notified when someone quotes me.

That is right ... (note i quoted) ... this is on the list of work that Spank is currently working on ;)

[Quasievil]

Hi Can someone tell me where the user cp is? I usually go to this page first............doesnt seem to exist here (yet anyway)

[James Deuce]

The "Open Contacts" pop up drops Windows 7 into desktop compatibility mode, and the text doesn't show up in the Dark Universe login boxes when you try to login.Using Google Chrome 3.0.195.38. I like the new Dark Universe. The light one made me cry.

[junkmanjoe]

the new site, site is look good, black background much better for the eyes.thanks..JMJ

[SpankMe]

Hi Can someone tell me where the user cp is? I usually go to this page first............doesnt seem to exist here (yet anyway)

It's now called settings. Top right.

[SpankMe]

There's going to be a couple of bug fix point releases of vB this month and the Dark style needs more work, but it's the hols and not all of us are giving them up to work of their projects. :) But keep the reports of probs coming. Need to know what to add to my todo list.

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

Lookin good Spank! Will definately take a bit of getting used too....but they do say a change is as good as a holiday!

[Nasty]

Heya Spank ...

The text in the reply box appears to be quite small and I know some users are having a spot of bother ... is it possible to make it slightly larger?

[<G>]

Thanks for the Dark Universe, and for the great site that is KB :2thumbsup

[crazyhorse]

Why do we need to put words on in the association picture games - or any of the Rant and Rave ones. We used to just be able to put pictures, now have to write something as well.

Not sure if anyone else has asked?

Also, Any chance you could make members names back in colour? When looking at new posts/reps etc, its hard to see who has given rep, or who was the last one to put on a post....... just another thought :whistle:

[chanceyy]

Hi Spank, I have always preferred the light universe to dark but this light is harsh on the eyes and rather stark .. any way to soften it? also note I am not using a wide screen & the avatars pop over the top of the user name, more so in groups than general forums

[sondela]

Yay!! the Dark Side is back!! Thanks for that :D and all the hard work, hope you've been out and done some relaxing as well...

[riffer]

I'm liking it the more I use it. You've finally turned me to the dark side though... that light universe blew my retinas out! Well done Ash. Thanks for all your hard work.

I've also noticed there's a heap of space between your post and your signature. Could do with removing a bit of that to reduce scrolling but Meh smal details.

[Fatt Max]

Like it mate, shit loads of work goes into something like this so good on ya mate.

[Maha]

Had my fingers crossed that a new fucntion would be, those that are on your ignore list could be totally ignored whereby, you dont even get thier quote notifications. This may be a new function, has not been tested yet.

[dangerous]

Another thing - is it possible to have a big picture on the profile page, like before ? That was quite nice, as a picture was kind of the jewel of the profile page. It seems a bit dull currently with the small picture.

thanks Spank. yeah bloody oath I 2nd that



edit: Actually, one thing. I don't seem to be able to find the User CP page, only my profile page. I used the User CP page to get a quick summary of new pm, new rep, and a quick summary of my subscribed groups (without visiting each one). Have I missed it, or are there plans afoot to bring it back?same... its now the settings button I think.. maybe the word settings can be replaced with the word 'user CP' ?

PS: is there anyway of making the printing bigger in the posting section so as I can see what Im writing... you buggers know Im shit at typing when I can see ;)

[Danae]

Cool story bro

Now to find the User CP...

Oh and the 'X' things to show the status of threads are pretty ugly. Log in username and password are black on a black bg so can't be read ): Smilies on thread titles have gone all weird and have some white bleed. yeh...

Lol looks green on one screen, grey on the other

[rok-the-boat]

A lot better since it turned black from white. Hope it stays that way.

[Mom]

Spank, is there anything you can do to enlarge the font size in the reply box? It appears very tiny to me, about half the size of what it is when posted, and is actually incredibly difficult to read white on black screen.

[cowpoos]

How do I make the forum look normal again....I don't like change!!

[kwaka_crasher]

give it a week, its full of cool new features that you havent found yet

New 'features' are usually just pointless gimmicks.

[cave weta]

How do I make the forum look normal again....I don't like change!!

You close your eyes, hold onto your teddy bear tightly and say-
theres no place like home, theres no place like home,theres no place like home,theres no place like home,theres no place like hometheres no place like hometheres no place like hometheres no place like hometheres no place like hometheres no place like hometheres no place like home.

[Thaeos]

It's better now that there's a dark theme. :)

[Str8 Jacket]

You must be getting old au! :shake:

Though, I am finding that drinking beer has eased the pain of the change!

[motorbyclist]

we (again) can't edit old posts, making events difficult to manage/update (again)

if this could be remedied (change the update time to 12 months or mod me in my forum seeing as I post there often enough) that would be helpful in managing events

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/116246-Friday-Night-Chiller-2010

[motorbyclist]

oh and can we please get rid of the big X things marking the forums? I like the new features but preferred the old look

[SpankMe]

Spank, is there anything you can do to enlarge the font size in the reply box? It appears very tiny to me, about half the size of what it is when posted, and is actually incredibly difficult to read white on black screen.

Is that better?

[Str8 Jacket]

Nice work Spankme, im getting used to it but srsly, where are the games?.... :crybaby:

[Jantar]

Maybe I'm not looking closely enough, but where is the date and time of a post?

[Str8 Jacket]

Maybe I'm not looking closely enough, but where is the date and time of a post?

Top left of post (above)

[SpankMe]

we (again) can't edit old posts, making events difficult to manage/update (again)

if this could be remedied (change the update time to 12 months or mod me in my forum seeing as I post there often enough) that would be helpful in managing events

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/116246-Friday-Night-Chiller-2010

Sorted. :)

[sunhuntin]

much better, easier to read while typing. thanks for that.

[crazyhorse]

Any chance we can view the forum stats again???? Please?

[mctshirt]

I like the new style but had an absolute 'mare getting signed back in

[grusomhat]

Check first post regarding mods awaiting an upgrade

[SpankMe]

Animated profile pics (if you're a senior member.)

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/member.php/1-SpankMe

[Edbear]

Well, after a wee bit of nutting things out I have to say I do approve of the new look and layout. (Of course had I not approved, you would have had to go back to the way it was...:bleh:)

I like the new dark universe better and have decided to keep myself in the dark now... :cool:

[PrincessBandit]

How do I make the forum look normal again....I don't like change!!

Hahahaha, you sound like me! However, I am already adjusting my brain to the new look and am much happier now the dark universe is back.


My question though (sorry if it's already been asked) - can you multi-quote?

[The Everlasting]

Hahahaha, you sound like me! However, I am already adjusting my brain to the new look and am much happier now the dark universe is back.


My question though (sorry if it's already been asked) - can you multi-quote?

Yup,it's next to the reply with quote button..:)

[Gareth51]

Can't get JPEG pics to upload

[Winston001]

Great work Spankme, it must have taken a lot of concentration to get the upgrade stable.

My only comments are that I liked the size of the font (large and easy to read) on the old forum. Also using the Black Universe white type on black was very readable. I'm finding the light blue very small and hard to read.

Minor matters of course, just feedback.

[rok-the-boat]

When I post there is a large blank space (several lines) left under my writing when it appears - seems likewise for other people.

[Virago]

The site is still basically unsearchable beyond yesterday's change over.

We're being flooded with waving threads...:eek:

[SpankMe]

Can't get JPEG pics to upload

Some uploaded jpgs

[SpankMe]

The site is still basically unsearchable beyond yesterday's change over.

We're being flooded with waving threads...:eek:

Rebuilding the search index. Might take awhile.

[HQfiend]

Hi Spank, like the changes good luck with the rest of them. Question though, are you going to support auto pager type software? I.E. it loads the next page as you read through the the thread?

[PrincessBandit]

Yup,it's next to the reply with quote button..:)

Oh dear. Further proof that I really am a pineapple lump.

I am just going to have to spend more time randomly clicking on things to see what they do.

[Gareth51]

Still can't upload new pics ...get message error false event error#2038"

[Maha]

In my Profile, when I click on 'All posts By' I get the last two posts I made and the first eight threads I ever started back in 05'.And.....where does one fined 'All threads By Me?Hope these questions haven't been asked, and if they have, I apologies.....:weep:

[Virago]

In my Profile, when I click on 'All posts By' I get the last two posts I made and the first eight threads I ever started back in 05'.And.....where does one fined 'All threads By Me?Hope these questions haven't been asked, and if they have, I apologies.....:weep:

See Spank's post above - he's rebuilding the search index.

[Maha]

See Spank's post above - he's rebuilding the search index.

Na all good Mr K..im sure/know hes doing a sterling job and it may a bit of time to iron out the wrinkles.....:rolleyes:

[Kendog]

I am just going to have to spend more time randomly clicking on things to see what they do.
If in doubt, just hover the mouse over a clickable symbol, there is normally mouse over text that describes what it does.

[SpankMe]

In my Profile, when I click on 'All posts By' I get the last two posts I made and the first eight threads I ever started back in 05'.And.....where does one fined 'All threads By Me?Hope these questions haven't been asked, and if they have, I apologies.....:weep:

Re-index has been going over 2 hours and it's not even quarter done yet.

[paddy]

Still can't upload new pics ...get message error false event error#2038"

The new uploader (assuming that's what you are using) is heavily Javascript dependant. Javascript engines differ from browser to browser. It may be worth trying a different browser or a current version of your existing browser (if it is not up to date). It may or may not solve the problem, but it's probaly worth trying.

P.

[TOTO]

In the Meetings and Event section, there used to be a button that was allowing to sort the events according to which region/city they were in. Can we please get that option back ?

Thank you SpankMe.

[neels]

I've just noticed that the boy/girlie symbols aren't there.

Or is it just that I can't see them like half the other stuff on the page on my win98/ie6 machine in the garage?

[TOTO]

I've just noticed that the boy/girlie symbols aren't there.

Or is it just that I can't see them like half the other stuff on the page on my win98/ie6 machine in the garage?

yea, you are right. the genitalia is missing.

[SpankMe]

Still can't upload new pics ...get message error false event error#2038"

Or you could try turning off the advanced uploader. I've noticed that Opera can't create folders because the right click pull down menu doesn't work.

[DMNTD]

Completely lost...can't be bothered

[SpankMe]

In the Meetings and Event section, there used to be a button that was allowing to sort the events according to which region/city they were in. Can we please get that option back ?

Thank you SpankMe.

Was there? Had a look on the old forum, couldn't find it.

[KiWiP]

Thanks for all the hard work you put into this. I personally like the new look and am having fun finding where all the buttons are LOL how sad is my life. I've searched other threads and realise there is a cost to KB. How can I contribute, "Spread the load" as my last girlfriend said (she did add 'fat arse' to that :angry: )

[TOTO]

Was there? Had a look on the old forum, couldn't find it.

yes, it was a drop in menu in the bottom left corner under all meetings and events threads.

Thanks SpankMe

[SpankMe]

yes, it was a drop in menu in the bottom left corner under all meetings and events threads.

Thanks SpankMe

I see it, and it's there on this version too.

[TOTO]

oh yes, gotta work on braking that "tunnel vision"

Cherio.

[FJRider]

You must be getting old au! :shake:

Though, I am finding that drinking beer has eased the pain of the change!

You noticed that too huh ... :innocent:

[Pixie]

The new dark theme is a big improvement.

[PrincessBandit]

Must say I'm liking this more and more - each day I log in there are more and more improvements.
I am now one of the converted and also wish to add my thanks to SpankMe for all the works he's done to improve and upgrade the site.

Sure, there will still be wrinkles for a time to come, and things we can't find straight away, but it's definitely grown on me!

[Jantar]

Maybe I'm not looking closely enough, but where is the date and time of a post?


Top left of post (above)

Interesting! I made this query yesterday from work, and I could see no date/time for any post. I got home last evening and sure enough there they are on the top left. I'm now back at work, and no sign of date/time again. In fact nothing on that blue line except the post number.

[boman]

The more I use, the new KB , the more I like it. Many thanks to Spank-Me for all the hard work, Time and Money that he is putting in.

Thank You.

[2wheeldrifter]

Yahoo.... welcome to the dark zone! :2thumbsup

[chanceyy]

Interesting! I made this query yesterday from work, and I could see no date/time for any post. I got home last evening and sure enough there they are on the top left. I'm now back at work, and no sign of date/time again. In fact nothing on that blue line except the post number.

Yeah I can not see date stamps either .. back to work morrow as well (bugger) so may see it on the up to date (widescreen) puters :laugh:

[SpankMe]

Wiki/vBulletin Single Sign-On is working again.

[laserracer]

kinda blingy... in a grey dark kinda way...i like it well done ..but as yellow..or the piss gold colour we use to have was my favourite colour.i sorta miss its yellowness..but apart from that very well done :woohoo: LOL i must be frikken blind .. the piss yellow isnt gone after all ....ohhh happy dayz you my friend are the.. bomb..Hail to mr spankme king of the nett

[Okey Dokey]

WOW! What a change. It will be entertaining trying out the new look kb. Thanks for your efforts, spankme.:sunny:

[Jantar]

Maybe I'm not looking closely enough, but where is the date and time of a post?


Top left of post (above)


Yeah I can not see date stamps either .. back to work morrow as well (bugger) so may see it on the up to date (widescreen) puters :laugh:

Ahh, they have just re-appeared. strange.

[Slyer]

Thanks for putting the user info up the top again, now this post won't be three times longer than it should be. ;)
Looks far to crammed the other way.
The only other nitpick thing I request is to change the Join Date to date only or remove it entirely.
Danke.

[scracha]

Dreadful on Netbook and unusable on PDA.

[riffer]

The only other nitpick thing I request is to change the Join Date to date only or remove it entirely.
Danke.

I love the idea of the join date. I'd also like to see what your member number is, you know, like I'm the 220th member to join KB...

But yeah, if you could allow a bit more space for the member info this would help a bit more as both the date, bikes and location on mine wrap to the next lines.

[Virago]

I love the idea of the join date. I'd also like to see what your member number is, you know, like I'm the 220th member to join KB...

Hover over your User Name and check the URL - you're Member No 2801...:Punk:

[p.dath]

Dreadful on Netbook and unusable on PDA.

Hence my request for a PDA style:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/116251-PDA-Style?p=1129596136#post1129596136

EDIT: Just been doing some Wireshark captures. The home page on its own pulls just under 900kb of data on the wire. It you were on a daily 10MB Vodafone plan you could could only safely look at 10 pages ...

[boomer]

Can i get a big tittied blonde, perky tits and 6foot. If she's SWedish you're on the money.

Otherwise, carry on the good work

[p.dath]

The central column of the home page contains a lot of outdated news items. The home page could be considerably shortened if the old news articles (some dating back to November) were removed from display.

[onearmedbandit]

Hence my request for a PDA style:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/116251-PDA-Style?p=1129596136#post1129596136

EDIT: Just been doing some Wireshark captures. The home page on its own pulls just under 900MB of data on the wire. It you were on a daily 10MB Vodafone plan you could could only safely look at 10 pages ...

I take it you mean 900kb? I mostly log in from my mobile on vodafone and have never seen that much transfer from a single page.

I'm liking the new style, glad to have the darkside back. Also great to have the user info above the post so on my mobile I can see who the author is without scrolling (using opera browser).

[Mom]

Is that better?

Absolutely fabulous :D Thank you from the blind old farts of the forum :yes:

[p.dath]

I take it you mean 900kb? I mostly log in from my mobile on vodafone and have never seen that much transfer from a single page.

I'm liking the new style, glad to have the darkside back. Also great to have the user info above the post so on my mobile I can see who the author is without scrolling (using opera browser).

Ahh yes, you are correct 900kb. Pretty easy to reproduce the statistics. Just a tad under 900kb on the wire, and a tad over 500kb of actual payload data.

[FROSTY]

mate I'm sorry I really don't like the upgrade. But then I'm not a puter person.
Issues from my POV
1)the wrighting has got bloody small (yea old fart fucked eyes)
2) it uses 125% of my screen (17 inch flat screen)
3) when I type a reply in the dark zone it doesn't show in the text box --ie I can't see what i'm "saying untill its posted.
4) its hard one the eyeballs in light universe. (NOO please don't cast me into pink hell)

[Mom]

mate I'm sorry I really don't like the upgrade. But then I'm not a puter person.
Issues from my POV
1)the wrighting has got bloody small (yea old fart fucked eyes)
2) it uses 125% of my screen (17 inch flat screen)
3) when I type a reply in the dark zone it doesn't show in the text box --ie I can't see what i'm "saying untill its posted.
4) its hard one the eyeballs in light universe. (NOO please don't cast me into pink hell)

Come over to the dark side, it is lovely in here :devil2:

[FROSTY]

Come over to the dark side, it is lovely in here :devil2:
I can't ---I cant see what Im typing.

[Slyer]

I love the idea of the join date. I'd also like to see what your member number is, you know, like I'm the 220th member to join KB...

But yeah, if you could allow a bit more space for the member info this would help a bit more as both the date, bikes and location on mine wrap to the next lines.
I look at the join date all the time but I usually look on the profile. :P

[onearmedbandit]

Ahh yes, you are correct 900kb. Pretty easy to reproduce the statistics. Just a tad under 900kb on the wire, and a tad over 500kb of actual payload data.

Ok, correct me if I'm wrong. I just logged out and ended my connection on my mobile, then connected to the homepage. Browser said 58kb of transfer, ph said 62kb of transfer. I pretty much only use my phone (n95) for internet use and am on kb numerous times a day, plus other sites. And my browser shows normal websites, not stripped down mobile versions.

[Genestho]

:Punk:I love it! Each day I can see improvements! And the more I use it, the easier the navigation!

Thankyou for your time, effort and - no doubt money Mr Spank!

[quickbuck]

Come over to the dark side, it is lovely in here :devil2:

I used to use the Light Universe because it looked better.... The Dark side was just too dark.
Now I actually find the Dark Side is more pleasing on the eyes.... So I will be sticking to that.

Now, as for the "Join Date".... Is it just me or is it exactly where the "Post Date" used to be??
I have caught myself almost accusing people of Mega Tread Dredges at least a couple of times today!

Other than that, I am slowly getting used to the new features...

[babysteps]

Hi Team

Auto login for Firefox seems to be fubar. Version Firefox3.5.6.

[p.dath]

Ok, correct me if I'm wrong. I just logged out and ended my connection on my mobile, then connected to the homepage. Browser said 58kb of transfer, ph said 62kb of transfer. I pretty much only use my phone (n95) for internet use and am on kb numerous times a day, plus other sites. And my browser shows normal websites, not stripped down mobile versions.

I just did the same thing on my Nokia E61i, and it reported around 521kb of data was downloaded.

I just asked Firefox on my laptop to save the content files. Just the graphic and CSS files come to 446 kb.

So that's three seperate sources I have giving me similar numbers.

Any chance your phone is set to not download the graphics? Or any chance you are using one of the content transformation APNs? I think the APN www.vodafone.net.nz with downsample the graphic files, and remove un-needed characters from web pages.

EDIT: Just checked my Nokia, and it is using the www.vodafone.net.nz APN.

[marty]

Hi Team

Auto login for Firefox seems to be fubar. Version Firefox3.5.6.

not having any trouble with mine.

i've got all pix etc turned off - loads well fast

[Gareth51]

Took the pics to work,uploading no problems using windows explorer,dosen't seem to like fox on the laptop

[p.dath]

not having any trouble with mine.

i've got all pix etc turned off - loads well fast

+1. Working fine for me (with pictures turned on). Also using V3.5.6. Try the old "clear cookies, cache" etc standard support options.

[motorbyclist]

The new Dark theme is a hell of an improvement over the old one.

awwwww but I liked the old one better :baby:


New 'features' are usually just pointless gimmicks.

+1 seems like a lot of time and effort which can only ever result in an increasing data usage/server load....


I take it you mean 900kb?

if this site is 900kb per page it's no wonder it's nearly unusable on slow connections (like the student wifi at uni and the 64k I usually have for the last days of the month....)

[onearmedbandit]

I just did the same thing on my Nokia E61i, and it reported around 521kb of data was downloaded.

I just asked Firefox on my laptop to save the content files. Just the graphic and CSS files come to 446 kb.

So that's three seperate sources I have giving me similar numbers.

Any chance your phone is set to not download the graphics? Or any chance you are using one of the content transformation APNs? I think the APN www.vodafone.net.nz with downsample the graphic files, and remove un-needed characters from web pages.

All graphics are showing up. Not too sure about these APNs you refer too. Access point (if that is what you mean) I use is vodafone internet, not gateway or any others. Obviously something is downsizing everything, however the page looks exactly the same as when I look at it on a computer. Don't know why you would need full sized images etc on a phone display so current setting works fine for all my internet needs.

[p.dath]

All graphics are showing up. Not too sure about these APNs you refer too. Access point (if that is what you mean) I use is vodafone internet, not gateway or any others. Obviously something is downsizing everything, however the page looks exactly the same as when I look at it on a computer. Don't know why you would need full sized images etc on a phone display so current setting works fine for all my internet needs.

I would be happier if I could get it to downsize. If you go into "vodafone internet" it should have the name of the "access point" you connect to. It's like to be www.vodafone.net.nz or internet.

I wonder perhaps if you phone being newer has software that works better with the Vodafone content transformation device than my phone. Eitherway, a specialist PDA style would be the best solution ...

[onearmedbandit]

Yep www.vodafone.net it is.

[p.dath]

Yep www.vodafone.net it is.

www.vodafone.net or www.vodafone.net.nz ?

[onearmedbandit]

Hmmm, changed phone to landscape and yes it's .net.nz.

[grusomhat]

Hi Team

Auto login for Firefox seems to be fubar. Version Firefox3.5.6.

Clear out all your kiwibiker cookies, make sure you have cookies enabled and try again.

[nosebleed]

May or may not have been posted already, but on the positive side... I can now Bling from the iPhone

[Trudes]

I haven't tried blinging from my iphone yet, but it used to take 4 attempts to ba able to do it, and even then sometimes it wouldn't let you! :(
I have a positive too..... It all seems much faster, loads super quick and ya gotta love that! :niceone:

[mynameis]

Any chance we can view the forum stats again???? Please?

You wana shee where you're on da bling ladder eh :spanking:

[Rob Taylor]

Please dont use to many colours.Red & green not good for us colour blind ones.Especially for login

[cowpoos]

sorting the new look.




can you make might look like the old one please...I don't like this one.

[grusomhat]

You wana shee where you're on da bling ladder eh :spanking:

Easy enough to see. Go to the memberlist and order by reputation:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/memberlist.php?order=desc&sort=reputation&pp=30

[pritch]

You guys think you've got problems? I've got a new computer, a different operating system, and almost entirely unfamiliar software. There is a manual, but it's thicker than the Tokyo whitepages and could give me a hernia just picking it up.

There's also a new wireless broadband connection to master.

A new look KB is the least of my worries...

For the record, I like!

[Mom]

Shit Spank, are you sick of this place yet? Hope you are getting some sort of holiday time away soon. Not important but what does not seem to work as it used to is the new activity widget on the home page, yes it shows new activity, but it is stuck on a few threads. Bottom of the list priority I might add :yes:

I am liking this new improved KB, easy to navigate. Will give you a bit of a rest before I start asking the social group questions :dodge:

[paddy]

I love the idea of the join date. I'd also like to see what your member number is, you know, like I'm the 220th member to join KB...

But yeah, if you could allow a bit more space for the member info this would help a bit more as both the date, bikes and location on mine wrap to the next lines.

If you are twiddling widths, I'm inclined to thing that the popup for giving reputation could do with being wider. The text field currently scrolls after a couple of words.

[MSTRS]

Did anyone ask/find out about 'all threads by...'

[FJRider]

And whats with "find all posts" ...its both ... since last saturday ... and the end o APRIL ... ??? ;)

[crazyhorse]

You wana shee where you're on da bling ladder eh :spanking:

Hell yeah! Can't find you - are you number 5 yet???? I must be at least 2nd [yeah right] lol :whistle:

[grusomhat]

Did anyone ask/find out about 'all threads by...'

If you are wanting to see it before a link gets put up then the following link will work
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/search.php?do=finduser&userid=1844&contenttype=vBForum_Post&starteronly=1

You need to replace the userid with whoever you are after.

[MSTRS]

If you are wanting to see it before a link gets put up then the following link will work
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/search.php?do=finduser&userid=1844&contenttype=vBForum_Post&starteronly=1

You need to replace the userid with whoever you are after.

Thanks - but doesn't really help. I can't find anything that simply states 'All threads by...' like used to be available as a dropdown from any user name

[grusomhat]

Thanks - but doesn't really help. I can't find anything that simply states 'All threads by...' like used to be available as a dropdown from any user name

Indeed, apprently it's a bug in vB4. There's a fix available spank: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=230161

[Gareth51]

The Site is starting to look premo now ,well done Spankme

[Thani-B]

I can't seem to give rep, it just moves the little report post icon up and down. And is there a site stats bit like there was on the last one?

[bogan]

I can't seem to give rep, it just moves the little report post icon up and down. And is there a site stats bit like there was on the last one?

does the smae to me, think its cos the rep window appear at the top of the page, but every time i scroll up for it i mouse over something else, opening rep in new tab (middle click usually) fixes it.

EDIT: is there a way to get quote notifications but not pm'd, like next to new posts in subscribed threads somehow? geting pm'd all the time isnt worth it.

[sammcj]

Ahh this is so much better!

When using the skin 'The Dark Zone' the forums run like shite for me? Some bad code there somewhere?


Whoops! Just noticed the OP said it's not compatable with the new version, wonder why it re-enabled itself for me? Oh well...

[mynameis]

I can't seem to give rep, it just moves the little report post icon up and down. And is there a site stats bit like there was on the last one?


Hahaha only the big boys/girls can rep ;)

Bring back site stats please.
Bring back find all posts - which you click should take you straight to the exact post.