ControlBooth Version 3 feature Requests

[Hughesie]

i retract my request due to mounting opposition

[icewolf08]

Can we change the minimum characters for posting rules? May such that we can make a post that is under 10 characters but it doesn't up your post count. There are a few instances where 10 characters are just not needed, and thus the rule can be frustrating.

[dvsDave]

the 10 character post is to try to prevent "me Too!" posts that don't really add to the discussion and add bloat to the site. If you have a legit example I may consider revising the rule.

[icewolf08]

Originally Posted by dvsDave

the 10 character post is to try to prevent "me Too!" posts that don't really add to the discussion and add bloat to the site. If you have a legit example I may consider revising the rule.

But at the moment people just make their "Me too" posts longer by adding superfluous characters. We fill up plenty of cyberspace on CB with useless bloat.

[OnTheRock]

Originally Posted by icewolf08

We fill up plenty of cyberspace on CB with useless bloat.

Another suggestion: I'd like a method to book mark the un-useless bloat. There are a few threads I'd like to keep as reference, but no way to mark them currently, except to rank them or subscribe to them.

Once set as a bookmark, a field with keywords in them would be good so as to know what each book mark is about.

[propmonkey]

a quick reply button right below the bottom window. i like it after ever post so you can quickly reply but i usually read all the posts before replying so i dont repeat what was said and once i get to the bottom and to scroll up and click it in the last post. it would be easier to also have it at the bottom.

[derekleffew]

I'd like to second Van's request, though I can't find it now, to have the button bar:

NuWiki vbmenu_register("nuwiki_links"); User CP FAQ Members ListCalendar New Posts Search vbmenu_register("navbar_search"); Quick Links vbmenu_register("usercptools"); Log Out

at the bottom, as well as at the top, of the page. This saves having to scroll back to the top of the page for "User CP" or "New Posts."

And what better place to once again, solicit donations, than here in the feature requests thread. All of the suggestions above are good ones, but all cost Time and Money, so consider donating today, before all the Holiday credit card bills start rolling in come January.

[derekleffew]

Another request. How about a "printer friendly" way to print a thread or single post, perhaps with a way to delete posts that are not on topic, and a watermark or footnote "www.ControlBooth.com" for advertising purposes. I started to print a thread started by ship, but it was going to be 40 pages printing from Firefox, so I had to copy and paste it into MSWord, then delete all I didn't want. Was still 13 pages in 20 posts. Every post has about 18 unnecessary lines of text, between headers and footers.

[icewolf08]

Another thing that would be great is a way to put a table in your post, so when we get into threads that are reviews or comaprisons it is easy to format in a readable way.

[derekleffew]

Originally Posted by derekleffew

I'd like to second Van's request, though I can't find it now, to have the button bar:

NuWiki User CP FAQ Members ListCalendar New Posts Search Quick Links Log Out

at the bottom, as well as at the top, of the page. This saves having to scroll back to the top of the page for "User CP" or "New Posts." ...

(Yes, Icewolf08, I'm "pulling a Derek" and quoting myself, I like to read myself write.)
I just discovered, with the help of my roommate, that in Firefox for Mac, <cmd-UpArrow> takes one to the top of the page directly, then it's easy to click on "New Posts."
In Internet Explorer 6.0 for XP, it's just <home>, to go immediately to the top of the page.
So I hereby rescind my suggestion of having the button bar at the bottom of the page also.
And propmonkey, I don't understand your problem/suggestion. Please expound.

Here's another suggestion, tho. You know how words in the glossary automatically turn yellow and are clickable once posted? First, we need to remove ETC, or change it to E.T.C., so when I type "etc." that doesn't turn yellow. Also ERS as "transfers" doesn't make sense. Maybe it's a case-sensitive rule that needs to be applied. But also I'd like it if I type a member's handle, that would turn yellow, so I don't have to copy and paste, icewolf08.

Edit: Okay, why didn't anything turn yellow that time?, except the last word, which I copied and pasted?