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GeraldKo is offline GeraldKo
2009-12-20 , 04:11
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#31
I PM'd Reggie asking him to join this thread.

Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
Theoretically yes. With my knowledge of PHP it should very much be possible to integrate the saved search preferences into getnew. I've never looked at vBulletin (I think that's what drives the forum?) code before to know how easy it would be to implement, however.

Bad coding could make it really difficult... good programming should make it quite simple. Definitely need Reggie's input on that one.
 

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2009-12-20 , 04:21
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#32
fatalsaint, there is something I don'tunderstand in your Solution #4. You say,

This structure, along with an ability to select top-level categories to show in the "New Posts" search will allow users to go directly to a software or OS of their choice and see only the software or OS that they want ...
Why only 'top-level'? If no reason, please edit it out. Otherwise, please explain what you mean by top-level.
 
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2009-12-20 , 04:26
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#33
When I drafted it I have envisioned that someone could select, say, Maemo 5 in OS and N900 in Hardware.

I guess technically that's "mid-level"... but I didn't see a need for there to be selectable boxes next to, say, "games" under "maemo 5" so that you see only new posts from there.

I suppose it could be removed, for the sole purpose of customization and granularity.
 
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2009-12-20 , 04:30
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#34
This work better?

This structure, along with an ability to select individual categories to show in the "New Posts" search
 

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2009-12-20 , 14:41
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Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
This work better?
Yes, thanks.

Another issue: the layout of categories doesn't seem to allow for threads about an OS itself; or, rather, doesn't seem to provide a good category to place such a thread.

E.g., existing threads: "Circular zoom doesn't work;" "Guide: Syncing Maemo 5 with a Mac;" "Resetting lock code."
 
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2009-12-20 , 18:26
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#36
They would go under the parent OS category.. not a sub-category.
 
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2009-12-20 , 22:29
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Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
They would go under the parent OS category.. not a sub-category.
I think it would be better if each thread ended within a specific sub-category. For one, it seems to me that it would be less ambiguous. Secondly, if, for example, someone wanted to search for everything in "Operating System (Software): OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo" other than Games (but including the OS itself, Applications, Multimedia, and Development), he couldn't do it if checking off "Operating System (Software): OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo" included all the categories under it. If checking it off didn't automatically include those categories, it would be weird.

It seems clearer to me to have an additional sub-category for "The OS itself" or "OS and Design" or something worded better than those, under each of the OSes.
 

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2009-12-21 , 00:52
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#38
Well.. I would think that by default when you deselect a top-level category, then it's sub-categories will de-select. However there is nothing preventing a user from then selecting a sub-category only. Or the other way around. If you don't care about games you would select OS2008 / Maemo 4 / Chinook - Diablo, and then De-select "games" underneath.

At least.. that was my thought. It didn't seem confusing to me. If we need to add another category to it then ok.. but we don't want to go too overboard - the idea is for the structure to be as simple as possible.. KISS-style. So whatever way to make it more along those lines I'm up for. It would be nice if we had a little more input from some more people.
 

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2009-12-21 , 00:58
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#39
Definitely not the correct thread. You're going to want to go post that under OS / Platform, or under Software -> Applications, or Software -> Design.

The fact that you could post that in 3 different categories... is the point of this thread to try and clear that up .
 

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2009-12-21 , 08:10
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#40
Nothing useful to contribute to this except a sense of urgency. The word is that n900 will be sold in general phone shops in the UK as of Boxing day - which will bring a whole second wave of new owners (with all the same questions) now that the early adopters have started to settle down.

For the sake of the sanity of the older tablet users, can we get this done asap, please? We don't want to lose any more people who don't feel this is 'their' place any more.

(And on behalf of us n900bs, I'm sorry!)
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