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Post Post #0 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 2:40 am

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We need to update our documentation/FAQ for various non-standard features, but in the meantime we'll use this thread.

Kison has recently stepped in as lead code admin, and has been implementing some things that the group has been working on over the past few months (as well as showing off and taking on new features).

Recently added features include the ability to search PMs (just activated for all users in the past few minutes) and countdown tags (produces a clock which updates on refresh, very useful for deadlines and for those confused by time zone differences). We've also had a few fixes for bugs/minor annoyances (see threads marked "FIXED" in this forum).

If you have any problems with a new feature, you can report it here or PM me or Kison. If you have
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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 3:17 am

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Thanks so much, you guys! Continually bringing the best players the best venue to play in. :)
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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 3:33 am

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Wow ... nice work Mith and Kison and everyone else involved!!!
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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 4:53 am

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So, uh, where do I find this countdown clock?

Herpaderpa. What are the tags.
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 6:47 am

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Am I supposed to be seeing the control panel bar at the bottom of the page?
Seriously. Read your role PM before playing.
I am sorry if you have to prod me, I have absolutely no concept of time.

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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 7:04 am

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Code: Select all

[countdown]2011-09-30 00:00:00[/countdown]


Produces:
(expired on 2011-09-30 00:00:00)


Code: Select all

[countdown]YYYY-mm-dd HH:MM:SS[/countdown]


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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 7:40 am

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Haylen wrote:Am I supposed to be seeing the control panel bar at the bottom of the page?
Yes, it's copied there so you don't have to scroll to the top of the page.
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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 8:15 am

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Possible to add bookmarks and subscriptions at the bottom left, across from the UCP links, too?
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 8:18 am

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So much :goodposting: ITT.
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 11:48 am

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DICE TAGS. THEY ARE BACK.

WHO DO I THANK?
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 12:29 pm

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animorpherv1 wrote:DICE TAGS. THEY ARE BACK.

WHO DO I SACRIFICE TIGERS TO?


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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Thu May 05, 2011 12:36 pm

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Sacrifice
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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Fri May 06, 2011 3:51 pm

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Original Roll String: 2d6
2 6-Sided Dice: (5, 4) = 9


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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Fri May 06, 2011 6:20 pm

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Um, I'm not sure how hard this would be, but could we fix the GTKAS thread please?
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Post Post #14 (ISO) » Fri May 06, 2011 6:23 pm

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Huh? What's wrong with it?
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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Sat May 07, 2011 4:13 am

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The dice tags from phbb2.
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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Sat May 07, 2011 9:18 am

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We may or may not convert those into stored/new dice tags someday (the conversion isn't written yet). At this point they're ancient history, as is anything using phpBB2 dice tags in Mish-Mash.
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Sat May 07, 2011 9:25 am

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Alright.
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Sat May 07, 2011 2:43 pm

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How does the countdown work with respect to time zones? Is the time input assumed to be taken from a particular time zone? Does it depend on the poster's or the reader's settings?
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Sat May 07, 2011 2:50 pm

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Herodotus wrote:How does the countdown work with respect to time zones? Is the time input assumed to be taken from a particular time zone? Does it depend on the poster's or the reader's settings?



It depends on the reader's settings.
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Post Post #20 (ISO) » Sat May 07, 2011 2:57 pm

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If that's true, then different readers will believe there are different amounts of time left before the countdown is completed, and these can vary by up to 24 hours.
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Post Post #21 (ISO) » Sat May 07, 2011 3:16 pm

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Herodotus wrote:If that's true, then different readers will believe there are different amounts of time left before the countdown is completed, and these can vary by up to 24 hours.



Hmm... true.
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Post Post #22 (ISO) » Sat May 07, 2011 8:30 pm

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What?

How does a countdown affect time zones?
It's like a bomb countdown only with more hours.
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Post Post #23 (ISO) » Sun May 08, 2011 12:04 am

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No it is using Eastern Time right now. It doesn't matter what the user's time zone is set to. It will always be the same.

The server is using east coast time while the board is set to use central time. For that reason we might need to reconfigure the countdown tags to adhere to the board time, which would speed them up by one hour. Doing this will let them stay consistent even if the server moves to some random time zone.
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Post Post #24 (ISO) » Mon May 09, 2011 6:41 pm

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Dice.


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