Greetings everyone, IPB board has been upgraded to version 4.1.3. Here is a list of the changes happening.
Changes and New Features Include:
New menu structure and drag-and-drop menu manager
Ability to have two menu levels
Option to create both custom-link menu items and embed preconfigured menus
Preview before publishing
Discovery system that allows for user created Activity Streams
Filter options include:
All content or specific apps. Some apps support further refinement into categories or content-type.
Unread content
Ownership
Content I posted in
Content I started
Content by specific members (user can create a list)
Content I follow
Areas I follow
Specific content I follow
Posted by members I follow
Time Period
Any time
Since my last visit
Specified number of days
Specific date range
Activity Streams that reference features not available to Guests such as unread tracking and follow system will auto-hide
Option to serve images via a local proxy script (useful for SSL sites)
Ability to preview email template wrapper
Selective quoting to highlight a bit of a post and quote just that
Pages application enhancements
Now installs with better default content to help new users
Pages menu manager removed in favor of Suite-wide menu manager. Upgrade system will attempt to preserve menu items.
Pages
Larger editor box when editing/creating pages
More tags in sidebar when editing/creating pages
Gallery application enhancements
New upload image process
Images and movies are submitted to the same upload field
Image reviews
Editor updates
Uses div-mode which is much faster and more reliable. Clicking into the editor is now pretty much instant.
Auto-linking and member mentions to use new APIs for better reliability
Quotes, code boxes, and spoilers can be dragged and moved and there is no more "red line"
When cmd/ctrl right-clicking: options to remove or break-out of quotes, edit links and edit image properties
Pasting asks if you want to convert to plain text
Totally new code plugin with syntax highlighting as you type
Option to make enter behave as a new line rather than with spacing
Editor is responsive, and ability to have small editor show in areas with less space
Member @mentions in posts can now be selected by tab key
Design and interface enhancements
Improve typography for titles
Better contrast for user-entered text (posts/comments/etc)
Brighten background colors
Pre-select text in when share popup is opened
Make positive/negative colors consistent across all uses
Better hover highlighting of 'blended' links
Better styling of mentions in posts (both the username, and the menu to select a user)
Better contrast for ipsAreaBackground
Flatten the default photo image
Checkbox/radio buttons now use custom styling, giving themers more control of their style
Improve popular/selected post styles
Change popular post icon to heart for consistency with likes
Make date a permalink for sharing
Improve sidebar contrast and block styles
Remove tab bar 'stretch' option and use CSS approach
Improve attachments dialog
Add more IDs to the user bar template for hook use
Add X to close mobile nav menu
Upgrade FontAwesome to 4.4
Select messages for multiple deleting in messenger
Make leaving a conversation clearer
Improve warning panel in user profiles
Move content status icons (pinned, hidden etc.) to start of row
Improve cover photo so it automatically puts it into position mode after uploading
Android title bar inherits theme header color
Added date uploaded to Downloads version dropdown
Browser notifications for completed actions (such as large file uploads)
Search
The main search box defaults to the app you are currently browsing unless you are on home page where it searches all
New default interface
Results now highlight and skip to search term in preview
Retina emoticons
Instant Notifications
Receive notifications via your Browser Notifications of new Personal Messages and anything in the notifications menu
Intelligent auto-polling that only polls when needed to reduce server traffic
Browser local storage used, to allow for cross-communication if you have multiple tabs open to further reduce resource use
No Longer Included
Areas such as View New Content, My Content, My Followed Content, Status page and so on are replaced by the new Activity Streams
Greetings troopers! How to update your forum profile 501st link. Please follow these easy steps on how to add/update your main 501st profile link. Step 1: Navigate to the main 501st page and do a member search. Step 2: Enter your 501st TK ID Step 3: Search for your profile. Click on the "more..." link Step 4: Go to the address bar and copy ONLY the number AFTER the "userID=". Step 5: Edit your forum profile and paste the ID number in the appropriate field. FINAL STEP: Save your settings! Done.
