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Version 1.9.54.

Posted by jase
jase
admin, 3001 posts
Cogito, ergo procuro.
Carpe stultus!
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 02:56

Version 1.9.54

Major:
  • Created wiki.rpol.net - half traditional wiki, half game wiki (with security).
  • Added 16 more groups.
  • Simultaneous post detection - Detects if a message has been posted (or removed) from the thread while you're composing.
  • Preview now allows immediate re-editing.
  • Major reorganisation of the style sheets.
  • Custom site themes, available from User Preferences.  Overrides special day themes.
  • Gave users the ability to disable text colouring within messages, done from your custom theme.
  • Added [Secret to character/group:..] code, like private messages but no visual clue is given to recipients that it is a private message.  GMs only.
  • Added per player per game settings; currently only one setting exists - whether new posts default to using your primary character (helpful for GMs and those with more than one character in a game).


Minor:
  • Rolled dice can now be different colours, for aesthetics.  Copy and pasting the text should (in most browsers) include the colour codes.
  • Fixed some cell alignments and column widths.
  • Removed row highlighting dependence on javascript.
  • Removed button colouring dependence on javascript.
  • Stopped Internet Explorer consuming the last enter in a selection when formatting text.
  • Added the ability (for GMs) to remove some (rather than all) entries from the die roller log.
  • Used HTML paragraph (<p>) tags in the die log rathern than new lines () for easier triple-click selection in some browsers.
  • Deleted game searches (on the main menu) now include a hyperlink to the game.  Also removed the system column as deleted games don't have one.
  • Added the ability to edit player tags to the GM menu.
  • Added the ability to change player editable character sheets to the GM menu.
  • Added the option to view the scratchpad as a message.
  • Added "large" font formatting.  Compounds up to three times.
  • Added character sheet templates.  Up to five can be created and then can used whenever adding a new character.
  • GMs can now use one-off NPC names in the dice roller.  Can also be used from the dice roller hyperlinks with "npc=<name>".
  • Fixed security hole that allowed game editors to edit GM posts.
  • Added security check so game editors can only edit threads they're given permisison to (previously could edit messages posted to any thread they could see).
  • Added alternate numerical base rolls in the dice roller, denoted with "b" (e.g. "3b6").  Results are not added but recorded in order (with leading zeros if the die size is greater than 9).
  • Players can now view the source of their character sheet and description in deleted games (rather than just the output), and all from the one location (the Character Details screen).
  • Added "Mark all as Read" to the rMail screens, especially helpful for those who delete rMails without reading them.
  • GMs and players can now (temporarily) filter threads.
  • When replying to a thread, players and GMs now only have the private groups listed that are valid for that thread group.  Shortens the (possibly very long) list and removes impossible combinations.
  • Added "General" alongside the Mature and Adult content flags for searching (on the Main Menu and Wanted - Players forum).
  • NPCs are now separed a bit more in some areas, such as when posting and editing groups.
  • Made the "Private to" checkboxes wrap nicer.
  • Added (soft) message limit to rMail threads as (up to) 6,300 replies in one thread is a bit excessive.
  • Character sorting now excludes leading non-alphanumeric characters.

jase
admin, 3003 posts
Cogito, ergo procuro.
Carpe stultus!
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 02:57

Re: Version 1.9.54

Also, congratulations on reaching 7 million messages!
noiseconspiracy
member, 28 posts
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 03:03
  • msg #3

Re: Version 1.9.54

I love this preview/edit screen, and it will save time to those who load the site on mobile. Fantastic.
Morgan Coldsoul
member, 162 posts
20+ years experience
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 03:07
  • msg #4

Re: Version 1.9.54

Thanks, as always, for your tireless work. At a glance, new features sound awesome.
MazVN
member, 22 posts
From Denmark
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 03:14
  • msg #5

Re: Version 1.9.54

Looks like some really nice updates. Thanks! And keep up the good work. :)
arkrim
member, 713 posts
Professional Wiseguy
greyscalemail.com
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 03:26
  • msg #6

Re: Version 1.9.54

Cool stuff! Thanks Jase and the RPOL team! You guys are awesome!
Evil Empryss
member, 456 posts
I feel your pain
It makes me giggle
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 03:38
  • msg #7

Re: Version 1.9.54

I absolutely LOVE the thread filtering!!!  Thank you!

Now if we could just get rid of the blank lines that have cropped up in the character descriptions that have avatars....
erbridge
member, 133 posts
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 03:43
  • msg #8

Re: Version 1.9.54

Loving the new features.
NorthernOkie
member, 133 posts
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 03:49
  • msg #9

Re: Version 1.9.54

GREAT Job!  (We have a wiki??? Cool.)  RPOL continues to be the best PbMB site out here.

I think I will especially like the edit in Preview mode, the "secret" tag, and the mods for GMs to NPCs and Character tabs.

THANK  YOU!
Mad Mick
member, 493 posts
Keep calm
and GURPS on
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 05:11
  • msg #10

Re: Version 1.9.54

I know, my mouth is watering over this new update.  Fantastic work!
Visceri22
member, 334 posts
This is a rather amusing
and catchy profile quote!
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 05:51
  • msg #11

Re: Version 1.9.54

Looks good to me! See a lot of things that the community has been asking for so it's good to know that you guys have our best interest at heart! Kudos!
Serifina
member, 119 posts
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 06:37
  • msg #12

Re: Version 1.9.54

My distantly past self weeps for knowing the ability to get sheet codes from deleted games would one day live. (I'm very glad to see a lot of these improvements, honestly!)
swordchucks
member, 632 posts
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 13:09
  • msg #13

Re: Version 1.9.54

jase:
Created wiki.rpol.net - half traditional wiki, half game wiki (with security).

What's the process for creating a wiki attached to a game?  Or is that a forthcoming feature?
cruinne
moderator, 6399 posts
busy crossing the i's
and dotting the t's
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 13:31

Re: Version 1.9.54

  1. As GM, go to http://wiki.rpol.net.
  2. There, click "RPoL Game Wikis" on the right-hand sidebar.
  3. Then type your game name (or a good portion of it) into the box for "Search for wiki arcticles on RPoL games:" and hit the "Search" button.
  4. Click the name of your game to start its article.

fireflights
member, 76 posts
playing with Fire
always burns
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 13:41
  • msg #15

Re: Version 1.9.54

I am a lurker in a game that I am about to be added too and since the update, my ability to read the threads to keep in touch of what is going on so I can know when I get into the game where to go has gone away, I have contacted the GM to see if he revoked my privileged and he says he has not. I have tried to clear cache and its the same result, so the only thing I can think of is the update might have affected the lurker?
Shannara
moderator, 3232 posts
Welcome to Wal-Mart, get
your (crap) and get out!
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 13:43

Re: Version 1.9.54

fireflights, please rmail the moderators with the game details.
Jarodemo
member, 248 posts
I didn't do it...
...it wasn't my fault!
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 14:27
  • msg #17

Re: Version 1.9.54

Jase, loving the Secret Line function. A great way to mess with players heads!
Evil Empryss
member, 459 posts
I feel your pain
It makes me giggle
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 14:51
  • msg #18

Re: Version 1.9.54

I just found the "View as message" option for the Scratchpad!  Cool!  I sometimes type up game posts ahead of time and save them in Scratchpad.  This will help me make sure I've got all my codes right so I can just copy/paste later. *grin*
KnightSteve
member, 47 posts
Enjoys RPGs in any form.
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 15:13
  • msg #19

Re: Version 1.9.54

I think I love the new custom themes. I just got it to work right, and it looks great. I can now change to whatever I want when I get bored with a theme.
swordchucks
member, 633 posts
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 17:29
  • msg #20

Re: Version 1.9.54

In reply to cruinne (msg # 14):

Thank you very much.  It was intuitive till step 3, which is where I originally ran off the rails.
Serifina
member, 120 posts
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 17:57
  • msg #21

Re: Version 1.9.54

quote:
It would appear that the GM has not created any artciles for this game.  As a GM or editor, you can create it.


Just to let you know, the default message on the wiki for a game with nothing on the wiki yet has a typo.
swordchucks
member, 634 posts
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 18:22
  • msg #22

Re: Version 1.9.54

I think the Wiki is a great start, but I'll go ahead and log my request for Creole tables, lists, headings, anchors, tables of contents, and similar features in the wiki.
Big Brother
member, 271 posts
Who controls the past...
... Controls the future.
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 19:19
  • msg #23

Re: Version 1.9.54

Nice update.  Question about the wikis: Are they removed when deleted games are?
Triad
member, 96 posts
Kiengir Adventures
Suffers fools rarely.
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 20:00
  • msg #24

Re: Version 1.9.54

Nice update, except.. where did the languages go?
bigbadron
moderator, 13523 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Sat 23 Mar 2013
at 20:14

Re: Version 1.9.54

They're in exactly the same place they always where - under "Insert private line".
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