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Nemo's Ideas and Suggestions MK III
Topic Started: Jun 30 2010, 04:03 AM (1,940 Views)
Geoffrey-ZNS
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ElementalAlchemist
Oct 18 2011, 06:30 PM
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$("blockquote").filter(function() { return $(this).find("dt:contains('[STAFF]')").length; }).addClass("stafftag");

Style it in your CSS with the stafftag class. The class applies to the blockquote, so the title bar is .stafftag dl, the title text is .stafftag dt, and the text and text box are .stafftag div.

So to add that to apply to all themes though, what do I need to do? And also, are there supposed to be script tags around that code or what? Where do I put that script?

Nemomon
Oct 18 2011, 06:36 PM
GAK, I am (and EA probably too) expecting a beer from You. ;) A good one, not the cheapest one. ;)

I'll need to see some ID first. :glare:
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Oct 19 2011, 09:32 PM
ElementalAlchemist
Oct 18 2011, 06:30 PM
Code:
 
$("blockquote").filter(function() { return $(this).find("dt:contains('[STAFF]')").length; }).addClass("stafftag");

Style it in your CSS with the stafftag class. The class applies to the blockquote, so the title bar is .stafftag dl, the title text is .stafftag dt, and the text and text box are .stafftag div.

So to add that to apply to all themes though, what do I need to do? And also, are there supposed to be script tags around that code or what? Where do I put that script?
Lower area (below the board is safest). Yes, add script tags to JavaScript unless you want it just showing the source text on your board. :P
The script adds a class so that you can customize it without it being ugly on some themes (or maybe all themes). It also allows greater flexibility in styling. If you want it on all themes, add it to the board template and adjust the CSS of each theme to your liking.
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Nemomon
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*bump*

I mean what do You think about giving Admins possibility to set the default double post merger separator? Currentlly it is [h.r]. Admins would for example want to change it to: [h.r] Post merged with: *content of second post*.
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One of the features that probably will never see the light, but it will not hurt to request it.

Basically it is a request of ALL parts of the board, for example:

/online/
/calendar/
/search/
/search/?c=5
/search/?c=6
/faq/
/site/
/stats/blogroll/
/stats/status_updates/
/stats/feed/
/stats/toolbox/
/stats/staff/
/stats/top_posters/
/members/
/members/?topten
/pages/ANY_PAGE/
et cetera

with a Permission Magager who can SEE a link to given part, and who can USE given part. Also possibility to create custom error message for that part would be handy too. Finally, if Brandon would be really nice, he could do this for every single page including Profile edition or PM setting &c.
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YES! I said the active user list is one of the ones I want to see. It would be cool to add permissions to specific pages as well. Not just the All Pages, but say If I created a Chatbox and added it to a webpage, I don't want one group of people to see it, but another one could.
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Nov 15 2011, 12:37 PM
YES! I said the active user list is one of the ones I want to see. It would be cool to add permissions to specific pages as well. Not just the All Pages, but say If I created a Chatbox and added it to a webpage, I don't want one group of people to see it, but another one could.
Exactly, Permission Mask for every single Website Marker.

With that for example I could take off all the useless submenu, and add links that I (or my Moderators) really need to see in my (or my Mods) work.

Also this could be controlled through current Permission Masks (Forum Access Mask), more or less like for now permissions for ShoutBox are controlled (in fact it needs more permission for example who can delete shouts).
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Agreed. There should always be maximum flexibility unless there is an explicit reason to have it otherwise. It only makes sense to have enable/disable for each option.
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cvn-tv-dip
Nov 15 2011, 01:37 PM
Agreed. There should always be maximum flexibility unless there is an explicit reason to have it otherwise. It only makes sense to have enable/disable for each option.
Not just on/off globally, but better is having possibility to on/off for each permission mask, and therefore for each usergroup. For example my senior Members don't need to see a link to rules, FAQ &c, because they already know it. Instead I may give them a reward - possibility to have their own personal links visible only to them through separate permission mask and their profile editing (override permission mask....).
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That's what I meant, although I assume we're talking about Admin CP.
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This looks like it might be useful to advance users. However, you must keep in mind that there are many board owners who are complete beginners and the current settings already overwhelm them. Many also just want to get things up and running quickly. The less clicking they have to do, the better. And this is of course why security is the first thing to suffer.

Some of those links seem like overkill to me. Why does it have to be permission vs. Group for some of those pages listed above?
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I think the key is keeping it all in one consistent format. So you have the normal access to features, and a CP with the same access but with the option to check/uncheck it for a group. Then you can set it up as you go through them.
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cvn-tv-dip
Nov 15 2011, 02:06 PM
That's what I meant, although I assume we're talking about Admin CP.
Yes, this personal-links feature I was saying would require that Permission Masks per board page feature, as well as possibility to add own links to submenu through ACP, not scripts.

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Stephen
Nov 15 2011, 02:19 PM
This looks like it might be useful to advance users. However, you must keep in mind that there are many board owners who are complete beginners and the current settings already overwhelm them. Many also just want to get things up and running quickly. The less clicking they have to do, the better. And this is of course why security is the first thing to suffer.

Some of those links seem like overkill to me. Why does it have to be permission vs. Group for some of those pages listed above?
Not long time ago I was digging this feedback section looking for topics about ZetaBoards database and possibility to edit it. I found some funny, and possibly true too, words in Database Access topic:
Renegade605
Jan 22 2010, 09:34 PM
it's great that ZB is so user friendly and easy to set up, but just because it's geared to be easy, doesn't mean it can't also have advanced features.
Also I myself not long time ago wrote in Separate Bots from Guests topic:
Nemomon
Nov 5 2011, 11:50 AM
And I am very against suggestions that a lot of features may kill Admins who will not know how to use them. Why in the first place are they Admins if they do not know how to administrate? I did not knew English well (and nota bene I still do not know it...) when I was administrating my board, and yet it at all was not a barrier for me. Better is having a lot of features than a lack of features.
While of course I understand that "young" Admins may not know how to use this feature, sooner or later they will learn. Personally I don't mind having some more mouse clicks, I am patient. Sure, this may be some kind of threat for security, but as long as "young admins" will not touch it, everything will be alright.

As for that "overkill", what I meant was that usergroups are Permission Mask controlled, so I can set their permissions through Forum Access Mask easily. They itself do not need separate permissions.
cvn-tv-dip
Nov 15 2011, 02:41 PM
I think the key is keeping it all in one consistent format. So you have the normal access to features, and a CP with the same access but with the option to check/uncheck it for a group. Then you can set it up as you go through them.
Why not something like this:

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Edited by Nemomon, Nov 15 2011, 03:13 PM.
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Because nothing about that table is consistent. You have the edit settings in the one column and edit advanced settings in a completely different column (which is to the left of the Edit column, so you'll actually confuse more people, not less). (Granted, I don't disagree with this; more control is always great for me, but I'm not sure how much we can count on Brandon joining us on this.)
Edited by ElementalAlchemist, Nov 15 2011, 03:39 PM.
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Then, taking his screenshot (and since I have no graphical genius at all) why not put in brackets next to Edit; Advanced Settings.

So it'd look like; Edit (Advanced Settings)

Do I make any sense?
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@EA: Considering the amount of settings to change it will be really hard to put everything in one line. Forum settings and Page & Shoutbox settings abreast.

Zachie
Nov 15 2011, 03:59 PM
Then, taking his screenshot (and since I have no graphical genius at all) why not put in brackets next to Edit; Advanced Settings.

So it'd look like; Edit (Advanced Settings)

Do I make any sense?


Then this:

Posted Image

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ElementalAlchemist
Nov 15 2011, 03:37 PM
Because nothing about that table is consistent. You have the edit settings in the one column and edit advanced settings in a completely different column (which is to the left of the Edit column, so you'll actually confuse more people, not less). (Granted, I don't disagree with this; more control is always great for me, but I'm not sure how much we can count on Brandon joining us on this.)
Maybe this:

Posted Image

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Edited by Nemomon, Nov 15 2011, 04:54 PM.
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