Forum Software Update [Archive] - Ceramic Tile Advice Forums

davem

11-28-2002, 11:11 PM

Hi everyone,
With the software update, I image there will be some concerns and/or questions on the new look and new features. This is the place to vent and axe questions :D

11-29-2002, 12:15 AM

WoW ! some really cool features.....this is beautiful....
One comment : why is the "thread starter" column on each forum page so wide ?...:confused:

Page too Wide...

although the Main forum page is fine...ummm.....dave ?

Unregistered

11-29-2002, 05:46 AM

Yeah, duh sheet won't fit on de screen. :D

John K.

Hey why does it say " unregistered"?

Cami A

11-29-2002, 06:32 AM

John, you'll probably have to log in so the new software recognizes you.

Dave, you made that seem soooo easy. Thanks for all the new toys- and it's not even Christmas!:cool: :D :cool:

This will be interesting to see how everything looks when I get home to my usual browser. Now I just have to decide what my avatar should look like....;)

Way too easy to format these messages now. I'll have to poke around and see if I can pick a default font and color.

Let's see...trying out a list...
blue
red
green
yellow
purple

What's PHP?

davem

11-29-2002, 07:11 AM

rj, That's wide onna counta the big title John gave me :) I trimmed it a little, it will go back to normal as soon as we remove that announcement at the top of the page.

Cami, PHP is a scripting language, the one this board runs on in fact

John Bridge

11-29-2002, 07:21 AM

RJ,

I had to give him that title 'cause I ain't payin' him nothin'. :D

Now let's see if I remembered my password.

Cami A

11-29-2002, 07:28 AM

Oh- thanks, Dave.

Still need to find an evil-grin smilie. ;)

John Bridge

11-29-2002, 07:53 AM

Okay,

It's going to take me a while to figure all of this out, but I'll catch up.

Dave,

Actually, the gray background in the reply field isn't all that bad. It's growing on me. ;)

11-29-2002, 08:07 AM

Why are...ALL.. the smilies yellow ?
:) :( :o :D ;) :p :cool: :rolleyes: :mad: :eek: :confused: ??

davem

11-29-2002, 09:01 AM

adjust your monitor rj. ;)

flatfloor

11-29-2002, 09:35 AM

I don't see a place to click to order a sandwich!:drool2:

flatfloor

11-29-2002, 09:39 AM

I think I lost all my moderator functions.

And subscribe to this thread means?

davem

11-29-2002, 09:53 AM

Jim,
Click on the "profile" icon at the top. You will see that it is much more than it used to be, almost like a personal home page. They call it the "User Control Panel". If you subscribe to a thread, you can watch that thread from your control panel. Lots of other good stuff there too. PM (private message)me regarding you moderator functions. :)

Unregistered

11-29-2002, 02:36 PM

A guy works a few extra hours and when he gets home his old board has left him and a new one is in its place. Hell I was just understanding the old one.:)

OK Dave............why am I "unregistered" and what do I do about it?

Signed Bud.............remember me?

John, I just went through this crap a few weeks ago...remember...let's leave well enough alone for while huh. I can't begin to work daily and cope with this board too it's making me crazy. Crazy I say.

Now let's see where are those calm-me-down pills Sonnie sent me?:D

OH great now what do I do? I went back to edit and now I have to know if I want to "save changes" or "reset message".

Which one will it be? I just want to re-post the damned thing.:)

OK....here we go, if I lose all this, I'm outa here.

Back again in "edit", obviously I made the right choice but what would have happened if I would have chosen "Reset Message"?

Unregistered

11-29-2002, 02:50 PM

Now I have to reregister? :( Is all my previous information lost? :( What does my birthdate have to do with all this?:(

Hey Dave fix it for me will ya please?:)

I'm gone.

Oh yeh I forgot.............this is Bud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

davem

11-29-2002, 03:24 PM

Bud, I responded in the other thread. You have to login, from the "home" screen check the bottom right for the login boxes. Sorry for the trouble, but John made me do it. :drevil:

John Bridge

11-29-2002, 04:09 PM

C'mon, Bud. If I can do it, you can do it. Grab yourself by the seat of the pants and drag yourself into the 21st Century, will ya? :p

P.S. You haven't lost anything. It's just misplaced.

Bud Cline

11-29-2002, 04:37 PM

Nevermind:yipee:Thanks for the pointer Dave.

Cami A

11-29-2002, 04:45 PM

57 Smilies? You are "da man" Dave!:bow:

Let's call this one Bud...:bang: ..at least untill he's got all these new toys down. ;) Then we'll call this one :wtf: Bud.

My evil grin favs...:nya:...or...:devil:.

I really like this one....:shake:
I bet I get lotsa use outta it. :D

Thinkin' this one should be named Jim....http://johnbridge.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/offtopic.gif
Except there's some sort of error when posting that one- it comes out as :ot: if I don't paste the image addy.

:laugh2:

tileguytodd

11-29-2002, 05:29 PM

:shades: :yeah: :wave: :yipee:

Its like christmas :D

davem

11-29-2002, 06:30 PM

Fixed it Cami.:topicoff:

Todd: :santa: :D:D :santa:

sooze

11-30-2002, 12:06 PM

Wow! This is so cool! I'll have to come back to play later today.

Sue

flatfloor

11-30-2002, 01:27 PM

http://www.smiliegenerator.de/s3/clicksmilies12546.png

Cami A

11-30-2002, 03:52 PM

But, Jim, if it wasn't for me, what excuse would have to post fabulous smilies like that one?:yeah: :yeah: :yeah:

11-30-2002, 07:14 PM

Hell, flatfloor aughta just pewt this one :topicoff: for his signature thingee. :D

tileguytodd

11-30-2002, 08:29 PM

Oh sure Jim Mr sensativeity :loaded: :devil: :yeah: :nya: :nya: :nya: :nya: :nya:

weed30

12-01-2002, 08:24 AM

:aparty:
Great smilies!!!

John Bridge

12-01-2002, 08:41 AM

Okay, so apparently everyone is happy? :cool:

weed30

12-01-2002, 09:02 AM

Well, aside from the confusion of re-registering :bang: which nearly drove me to :cry: or perhaps :smash: -- I'm :yipee: !

tileguytodd

12-01-2002, 09:08 AM

Well Done John and Dave of course. It is a nice update.
Now if you could just get me to warp speed on this picture thing i could save all that postage to John :)

Oh and next time john, You dont have to send em back,I only send doubles. (but thanks!! )

John Bridge

12-01-2002, 03:11 PM

I would love to share in the glory, but I had nothing to do with it, except for the part about luring Dave onto the staff. That was pretty smart of me, I think. :p

flatfloor

12-01-2002, 03:14 PM

The http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:8wWJk7qICMAC:members.aol.com/guron/tbj/tbj is still out. :D

What, I can't post a picture the old way?:confused:

Dang, I was gonna be cute and "fix" that for you, but it's not an image url. Something I don't know how to deal with. davem

Sonnie Layne

12-01-2002, 08:13 PM

OK, OK, I skipped a page or two, but amuse me... how do we edit a post that we've made?

Damned good prosciutto last night... not bad red wine either!!

anyway, I don't see a clicker for "edit post". I'll look again, it may be the scotch working against me@@@!!!!

davem

12-01-2002, 08:16 PM

Waayy over on the right, by the "post reply" button. Mmmm Scotch. :drool2:

12-01-2002, 08:17 PM

Down in the lower right corner there, Sonnie. Same little icon with the notebook and pencil. Cleverly disguised as the "edit/delete" button. :D

"Oops, looks like Dave beat me to it", he edited. :p

davem

12-01-2002, 08:17 PM

simulpost! :D

Sonnie Layne

12-01-2002, 09:22 PM

wellll, hot dannnngggg!!!

right where it wuz before!!

(before the scotch, that is) hehe :)

thanks for wakin' me up guys, I been workin' nights lately.... Kinda weird.

kdzgon

12-02-2002, 09:12 AM

gosh - stay away a few days, and one nearly doesn't recognize the place any more!! Guess that's what happens when engineers and creative types get together....looks great!!
:bow: :bow: :bow:

dave, guess you finished that shower, and were getting bored....

(still no spellcheck, tho...;) )

davem

12-02-2002, 09:32 AM

Awesome avatar Laurie. :)
Yeah, I've moved on to the vanity now, but didn't get much done this weekend. :D

kdzgon

12-02-2002, 10:57 AM

Thanks, Dave, tho' yours is much cuter...just wait til all them grandsons are here next year - I'll have an adorable avatar then, too! ;)

Cami A

12-02-2002, 02:16 PM

Cool avatar, Laurie!

Doncha think John should have uploaded a parrot pic by now? :yummy:

And Sonnie needs a wine bottle, or some teeny poetry, or one of his food shots....

And for Jim...http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/small-grey-stone.jpg

kdzgon

12-02-2002, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by Cami A
...And Sonnie needs a wine bottle, or some teeny poetry, or one of his food shots....

you can re-size one of these for him for now...
http://www.animfactory.com/animations/people_a_l/cooks/chef_dominick_oven_range_stir_md_wht.gif http://www.animfactory.com/animations/people_a_l/cooks/cook_checking_pot_md_wht.gif

http://images.animfactory.com/animations/food/vegetables/chef_knife_chopping_board_green_peppers_md_wht.gif

flatfloor

12-02-2002, 06:27 PM

Huh?

Cami A

12-02-2002, 06:39 PM

I was going for something that looked like SLC, but with no texture, it looks like this...
http://www.wearguard.com/threads/CE/wg-603~grey.jpg

Eh, never mind...How about a mug shot of Vinnie?

flatfloor

12-02-2002, 06:49 PM

Actually, between Huh? and now I have been (between having my hand poked by a pup that wants to play) trying to post WC Fields as an Avatar http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:tnxIgVKetRwC:www.movieactors.com/photos- but it won't take it says it can't find the url.

He has long been my hero. A friend's wife once asked who's WC Fields? He replied the guy that sounds like Jim. :D

Hobbit

12-02-2002, 07:30 PM

Let a guy disappear for a few days and look what happens! The whole place turns to.....to.....?? Hell, I don't know what it turned to. I'm lost....and its driving me crazy......and it was a short drive to begin with!!:uhh:

:) :)

Bud Cline

12-02-2002, 07:32 PM

Boy.....do I know that feeling. It's really a whole lot better once you start getting used to it. Have fun.:)

12-02-2002, 07:51 PM

Drive, Howard? You sure it wasn't just a short put? :D

It is all a little strange, but you'll get used to it right quick. Hell, I might even learn to use it one of these days. ;)

Cami A

12-02-2002, 07:53 PM

Jim, try saving it to the 'puter first, then uploading from there.

Now...for Bud....hmmmmm...:king:

John Bridge

12-02-2002, 09:18 PM

Uh, Laurie, what's the message? :p

Sonnie Layne

12-03-2002, 12:39 AM

Looking at Cami's recent posts.. I didn't realize she was a dead shot twin of Norma Jean!!!!

It'll take some gettin' used to for the new forum, these night/daze are takin their toll, but it looksa kindsa nicea. Gods, John, how did this ever happen to you??? :D

Seems like I'm losin' it to the new gize. you ever get that feeling?

Yer best bud (sorry Bud),
Sonnie

oh, and by thu way, I'm mixing up my cajun spice's this AM to mail out for winter solstice...any mailing addresses wanted to send will be welcomely recieved. Did that make any cents? :)

And for you knew comers.... welcome. We've got some free advice and a wonderful forum fulla free stuff to get you started and keep you going. Who knows, maybe you'll even get a free pack of Sonnie's Creole Seasoning??? :D:D0

anyway, glad to bae a part.

In short,

that's it.

kdzgon

12-03-2002, 07:46 AM

ff, you can save the pic to disk, but you must also change the size, as it is too big to use as an avatar. I've tried to attach a re-sized version here, though I didn't have time right now to fix the color (I'm not so good at this - but it's a start for you) - maybe someone more talented here can help fix it. (If the file doesn't show below, I'll e-mail a copy to you.)

As to the pics I posted for Sonnie, they were the only animated cooking-related ones I could find quickly at the time - thought I was just trying to help...

John, I didn't understand your question ("what's the message?")

Cami, I can't see a bunch of your pics - they are just grey squares. Is it a problem on my end, or are others having a problem?

Laurie

kdzgon

12-03-2002, 07:53 AM

and as a jpeg file:

kdzgon

12-03-2002, 08:01 AM

and for Cami, a few of Vinnie's friends:

John Bridge

12-03-2002, 02:08 PM

Laurie, What was the question? :D

I don't know. Went back and can't figure out why I asked that now.

12-03-2002, 05:19 PM

John, you know what they say:
There are two things you lose as you get older.

The first is your MEMORY !
The second thing is.....is......uhh....uhh..........I can't remember ! !
...............;)

Cami A

12-03-2002, 07:25 PM

Cami, I can't see a bunch of your pics - they are just grey squares. Is it a problem on my end, or are others having a problem?
Really? :yeah: ;) :yeah:

Sonnie, it's time to visit your optometrist. :D:D:D

12-03-2002, 08:58 PM

Hey Cami.....That was Laurie you quoted.

When was the last time you saw YOUR optometrist ?...:shake:

Sonnie Layne

12-03-2002, 09:50 PM

Now wait, do you VISIT your optometrist or do you SEE him/her???

Anything that has anything to do with cooking is welcomed help to me ;)

Cami A

12-04-2002, 07:00 AM

Heh heh...this thread has drifted into the realm of the surreal- and I haven't had my first cuppa yet. :eek:

Looks like I forgot to stick Laurie's name in the response to her question about grey squares. Mea culpa. ;)

Sonnie, I was referring to your Norma Jean comment. :D:D:D You need the least amount of cooking help of anyone here! (The Cook's Talk forum (http://forums.taunton.com/tp-cookstalk) is a good reference, though.)

Going to get my caffiene. :nod:

John Bridge

12-04-2002, 09:06 AM

Gee, maybe I DID ask a relavant question somewhere in here. ;)

Sonnie Layne

12-04-2002, 09:55 AM

What, you want Sir Real????

Bud!!!! they're callin' you over here!!!!

I appreciate the link, never been there, but it seems like the kind of place I need to hang out. I wanna know at what different temps capsicum begins to release depending on the origin.

of the specie...

sorry... couldn't help myself

what were we supposed to be talking about? :D

Cami A

12-04-2002, 10:14 AM

Lots of professional chefs/butchers/bakers/candymakers, quite a few cookbook authors, and tons of dedicated home chefs like yourself.

I mostly lurk, waiting for the day when I have more than my EasyBake oven... ;)

kdzgon

12-04-2002, 11:13 AM

This is for you, Howard:

kdzgon

12-04-2002, 11:16 AM

or this:

Hobbit

12-04-2002, 12:54 PM

Now if I could just shrink them a little more and still retain some image info..........

Hmmm..........workin on it!!;)

:) :)

Sonnie Layne

12-04-2002, 01:00 PM

I still want to attend culinary school, problem is commuting to Roma and back on weekends, haha.

Sonnie Layne

12-04-2002, 01:37 PM

Dave...

is it something I need to check out on my end (as if I would) that it takes me 20 seconds to post a post using cable?

and why is it that all of Bud's messages get reduced to morse code and all of Cami's get cut in half? Was it that remark about Norma Jean????

kdzgon

12-04-2002, 02:53 PM

Howard:

kdzgon

12-04-2002, 03:08 PM

I know the detail isn't great at this size, but I liked these pics better than most of the other stuff I've seen so far...

davem

12-04-2002, 03:23 PM

Sonnie,
that's some weird behavior for sure. When did this start happening? Morse code? Cut in half?

You might try loggin out out perusing the board as a guest to see if anything seems different that way. :(

Cami A

12-04-2002, 03:54 PM

Trying something....

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:fe0f0Aj4GhYC:www.artwaves.co.uk/Images/Illustration/CloseUps/Doppelganger.jpg

http://www.artwaves.co.uk/Images/Illustration/CloseUps/Doppelganger.jpg

Ok...here's today's Q...why can't I lift thumbnail images from the Google image search pages anymore? (Not that this is a crisis...just wondering what the difference is...)

flatfloor

12-04-2002, 05:28 PM

Maybe that was my problem too.

Anyways, thanks all.:)

davem

12-04-2002, 05:41 PM

Cami, there was a setting in there to dis-allow any image url's with dynamic content like "?". I turned it off, but that one still gets altered by the software. Some others may work, I dunno.

John Bridge

12-04-2002, 07:58 PM

Hobbit. Reminded me of the fact that I'm still trying to get into that Book. Having a hard time with it. :)

Howard,

Can't you just take one of the Hobbit images and shrink it instead of the whole book cover?

davem

12-04-2002, 08:47 PM

Bilbo Baggins, at your service. :)

Sonnie Layne

12-05-2002, 12:04 AM

I got a manicure with my last massage. I don't worry over thumbnails any more...

dumb

dumb

dumb, but adequately off topic. ;)

kdzgon

12-05-2002, 07:38 AM

Dave,

If you're going to be posting pics like that, be sure and include the hairy toes, ok? (It's one of their most distinguishing features :) )

Howard, here's another - it's a newspaper photo of our class presentation of "The Hobbit", though I'm not in this particular photo ;)