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Site Post » New User Module, Character Changes & Banner Reset · 6:12am Dec 24th, 2013
I've added a new module to user pages for favourites. Unlike the favourites gallery, this is all of your favourites and you can order them by rating or date added and hide mature stories should you wish. It shows up like the latest stories module.
Also, characters have been changed a bit now so they don't load from a cache which means we have names on hover overs of character icons and you can click them to search by them! Only took 2 years to sort that issue....
And finally, I added a reset banner button next to the source link to reset your banner selection if you want random banners again.
ALSO IT'S CHRISTMAS SOON WOO.
Edit: Any comments about user pages will be deleted. Keep it to the other posts if you want to complain
Meeester, we miss you!
Many people probably came here hoping the user pages got reverted
Ooo, they finally have names pop up!
THAT is nice to finally see.
Been a busy month for you, hasn't it?
Take a break, man!
~Skeeter The Lurker
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The pages are fine. People were just sudden change shock. They didn't go and move things around.
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It really is Christmas; Knighty keeps giving out presents!
Oh my god the new banner is absolutely delightful
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~!
Oh hey, a small thing I noted:
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The watching module button has a broken image for me. Not sure why.
Using Chromium, if that helps any.
~Skeeter The Lurker
Just curious, will we be able to choose backgrounds for FiMFic again? Like the themes?
I really miss that.
But anyways, thanks for the new layout, it looks great! Merry almost Christmas, kniggy
All positive changes imo, Merry Christmas everyone!
Let's see how many comments get deleted.
Already at: 1.
1641727 You bet I did. but as long as were stuck with the crappy new ones, I suppose it's a good thing their already improving them, so the suck is of lesser quality.
Merry Christmas, knighty! Ya fag.
Love, Armalite.
Oh, more upgrades!
Can we get a filter that lets you choose multiple ratings? Example: Both Teen and Mature but Not Everyone.
1641727 I know I did :P
I like the favorites box. But I miss the old words read counter...
I've been looking forward to the character name fix! It helps especially when that one story gets you in a character mood.
Um, what about comments about the new Favorites module on the user pages?
Anyway, I suppose these are all nice minor changes to the site. Fixing the character tag icons on stories was a good thing, and I think the Reset Selection button for banners will be a nice touch for those interested.
But I don't think the new Favorites module will be of any real use to anyone. Unfortunately, the Favorites feature is still designed for people to track stories and isn't a true reflection of what a user's favorite stories are. With that said, it doesn't really accomplish anything that the Favorites button on the dashboard didn't already do. Not only that, but unless a user makes a point of only Favoriting their favorite stories (and using the less reliable Read Later feature to track ongoing stories), you're basically just making a cluttered list of hundreds, if not thousands, of stories to scroll through.
1641797 The favourites modules isn't there for you. They're to show off your favourites to other people. And yes, obviously you're allowed to comment on that module. I just don't want people cluttering up another blog post with whining which detracts from chat about the actual blog post here.
21 comments and this edit pops up.
That's GOT to be a record...
~Skeeter The Lurker
Merry Christmas Eve, Knighty! (The issuer of this greeting cannot verify in any fashion whether or not it is December 24th at the recipient's location, but can and does endorse the opinion that it is Christmas Eve where the sender currently abides. The sender is not The Dude)
That picture reminds me, would it be possible to update that Luna picture? Its wierd seeing her depressed all the time.
This feels weird. I can't actually think of anything to complain about for this update. You're up to something...
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This is a very good point. I know that my current "favorites" list would be a lot smaller if the Favorites feature actually depicted my favorite stories on the site.
Hooray, I actually like these updates, thanks Knighty. All I need now is words read counter and maybe what the gentlemen above me were talking about.
Christmas!
WOOO!
These updates are okay. They're small improvements, but good ones.
So, question about the meta fic thing from awhile ago.
Are meta fics allowed?
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I's either tomorrow or the day after that.
Then the opening of gifts shall leave a mess in the living room!
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It's supposed to be like the browser definition of "Favorites".
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Irrelevant post is irrelevant
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>implying it isn't
You done good Knighty.
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What happened?
Reset banners and names on the character as well as search the ones we click... I wanted those since I first joined around an year ago, awesome!
Is it a problem if I say that the reset banner doesn't work? I've tried clicking it but my banner is still the one I selected.
--Sollace
1641908 Refresh the page
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I miss 'tracking'. Apparently no one used it right and knighty got annoyed. But I still miss it.
1641877 Just to clarify, by "browser definition of 'favorites'", you are talking about "bookmarks" on browsers like Chrome and Firefox, right?
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I've done that. It didn't change. If I look at my cookies, the selected_theme is still set.
Edit: Since I'm here. I've noticed since I changed my name that button on the nav bar gets a bit messed up for people with longer names. The items on its drop down are smaller than the button itself.
It's a pretty easy fix. I just did this with the css.
That will allow them to become as wide as they need to be but keep them from becoming thinner than they should be.
--Sollace
I like the changes. Messed with the Favorites module a bit, nice addition, although I don't personally plan on using it. It's definitely an interesting add though, let's you see what others are reading now without having to actually click on their favorites selection.
I really like the banner options
1641910 Hey, would it be a bother to ask for new emotes like Luna? or change the ones that look the exact same?
That would be so cool
Tried the faves list. It's a nice addition but I would more likely use it if there was an option to only show the ones with unread chapters.
--Sollace
1642013 Again, the module is not for you to USE, it's to show stuff to other people like everything else on the user page.
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And if I want to show people what I'm going to be reading?
--Sollace
1642025 Then....you're a very weird use case?
Meh, if people want to see my favorites, they can click on the button to see them. I've got enough crap on my user page people have to scroll through.
The new 'favorites' bar seems pretty weird. What if you wanted to sort them by value of reading? ...Or you have your own sorting system you would use in your own personal library? What then?