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Niiiiiice, Imma need to try that sometime...
We have a number of Resources Managers, but I haven't really told them yet. You're gonna have to wait until someone has reviewed your article.
I thought that was most likely the case, i was just making sure it wasn't a glitch, and that my article never made it. It's in now, and it looks great! It will be nice when this is done!
I found a bug. If you press 'tab' while in the the last field of a page (Author ID or Short Description) the next page will not slide all the way in. It will come in about 80% of the way and the last 20% of the current page will still be visible. If you try going back to the previous page the page will become unusable. Here are some screenshots I got by doing this.
Hope this helps!
Is anyone able to take a Pages or Word document and put it into a .pdf, along with some pictures and a nice background color, then send it back to me? That would be a great help, and I could get the document to you in an hour or so. Thanks for helping!
Edit: Scratch that, my brother is being a computer hog, so I can't use the computer I have the file on until a while later.
Last edited by BGanimations (October 16, 2010 (03:34pm))
If you have Microsoft Office 2007 or later, you should be able to export as a PDF.
Really? In that case no help is needed. I have Word 2007 on one of my computers, but I didn't think it would work so I didn't try. Much thanks!
There should be a rating system for articles in the Resources sections, just like the one that we have in the Directory, so that one can see how helpful certain articles are. Just an idea 
OK guys, the Resources are closed again so I can work on fixing all the bugs and issues that came forward in the first testing stage. I'm hoping to have solved most of these problems before the second open beta in 2 weeks from now. New proposed features like saving drafts have lower priority and will probably not be implemented until after the second open beta.
The way I've planned things now is that in a few weeks, the second open beta will start, where all of the currently known bugs are taken out. The second open beta will probably be here for several weeks while I work on the new features behind the scenes. After the second beta, the Resources will be closed again for a day or two so I can work on intergrating the new features into the system, and fixing any new found bugs.
After that, the third open beta will start; this version will include the new features. At this point the Resources are pretty much open and ready for use: most bugs should be taken out at this point. The only reason I call it an open beta is because it's the first time the new features are tested. If after a few weeks or so no new major problems are found, the Resources will drop the "open beta" moniker and be officially opened!
All in all, this should all take place within the next month or so, so I'm expecting the Resources to be back on October 31, 2010 with the second open beta. The third open beta should be here around mid-November, and if all goes well the Resources will be officially opened in late November/early December. Note that the Resources will be up pretty much permanently starting from the second open beta.
So yeah, see you around in a few weeks! During the meanwhile, don't forget to write articles and stuff so the Resources can be filled up faster when the section is back up.
The Second Open Beta will start on October 31, 2010 at around noon GMT.
Note: Not all ideas for features will actually be incorporated in the Resources. We still have to determine which features will and which won't be used.
Also: here's my current list of issues and new features. If you feel that any bugs or proposed features are missing, feel free to say so.
Things that need to be implemented, fixed or otherwise changed whatever.
Explanation of terms
Level 1, 2 and 3: Level 1 items are items that should be addressed as soon as possible. Level 2 items are to be addressed in between Open Betas when the Resources are closed. Level 3 items have low priority and do not have to be addressed until other items have been fixed.
OBx: Open Beta X
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POST OB1 WRITEUP:
The following list has been compiled during and after Open Beta 1. Level 1 and 2 items are to be addressed before Open Beta 2.
Articles should only be added or edited by members, no guest posting level 1
Problems with BBCode (only lowercase BBCode works; case-sensitive vs case-insensitive problem?) level 2.
Resources sidebar panel: "add article", "my articles", "resources managing", ... level 2
Forced preview doesn't work properly level 2
More clarity about what section articles are in: Subsubcat, subcat and cat visible on article view page and in the admin panel submitted articles list level 2
"My articles" - list of articles a member submitted (including subsubcat, subcat and cat) level 2
Fix bug in article submission form (link) level 2
Feature: Save draft - the ability to not submit an article, but save it as a draft first level 3 (To be discussed)
Feature: Commenting on articles level 3 (To be discussed)
Feature: Rating articles level 3 (To be discussed)
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Okaes. I shall be writing some Final Cut/iStomotion articles. I can't find those ANYWHERE.
Just in resources can you embed YouTube videos?
How about a RSS-feed, so you get notified when there is a new resource?
Nope. I've added this to the list of possible new features.
Good, you can borrow a script off Films.
The drafts and rating system are a must. The commenting, meh.
The drafts and rating system are a must. The commenting, meh.
I agree with you on the drafts. If I had to choose between ratings or comments, I'd go for comments, though.
I think that the idea behind the Resources is (similarly to the Films section) there will be pretty strict quality control. In the future, articles will be checked on spelling, content, overall coherency et cetera. Should an article be considered substandard, it will not be published at all. Because of this, a ratings system would be redundant.
A comments system, then, would also have quality control. It would not be for giving respect to the author ("cool story, bro!") or asking questions ("but what did you mean by that?"). The Resources are more of a "closed" section where people can read instead of write. If people want to ask questions, they can do so in a more "open" section: the forums are right here. The system would be there for people to add notes to the article. For example, if a link in the article has gone dead, someone could provide a new link in the comments. An example of how this would work, is the PHP website's manual. On the page I linked to, "user contributed notes" start about a quarter way down the page.
You just explained why I don't think comments should be there:
The Resources are more of a "closed" section where people can read instead of write.
'Nuff said.
Wait, it opened?! I've been gone for too long!
Wow, I didn't even know it had been open. I had forgotten about the whole thing all together. Great to know that people have been working on it.
Last edited by D.J.M. (October 19, 2010 (07:53am))
Bert, do you know if Smeagol is still compiling the FSL into a neat file for the resources? Or shall I submit it once the OB2 arrives?
I should probably have a look over it again one day soon as well. Add stuff, remove stuff, reorganise etc...
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