[07-MAR-2016] Current status of BLF upgrade process

Have I mentioned recently that I love this forum? :smiley: :beer:

Sorry SB, I didn’t mean to hijack your thread. Seems to be a theme around here… O:-)

Was going to mention the Flex Asgard, but I’m too late. It probably would have been more popular if they started with an EDC-sized design first.

I don’t really want network communication protocols in my flashlight though. I mean, if I want network-driven lights there are already lightbulbs which can do it… Or, you know, cell phones.

Besides, in 5 years SB will probably have BLF developed to the point where it’s self-aware. :slight_smile:

Lol. I do this to avoid serious coding. I’m not really a specialist of any type, more of a generalist, and I like variety in what I do. Can’t quite say I’m “ten miles wide and one inch deep”, but maybe half a mile wide and a couple feet deep? I dunno. I seem to be pretty okay at a lot of things but awkwardly unexceptional at all of them.

Anyway, I’m glad SB is getting so many options working. I’m also glad people tolerate my ramblings. Sometimes it takes me a while to realize I’m thinking out loud.

Hey, SB!

I just went to click on My Account, overshot it, and clicked the wrong spot. Oh, oh … I just accidentally logged out.

But, no, I was still logged in!

On closer inspection, I see that you’ve provided a separate window for logging out, just like you said that you would.

Thanks! No more accidental log-outs! :smiley:

You have a large community of flashaholics that beg to differ with your humble opinion of your own work. ;) You saying you aren’t an artist doesn’t change the facts oh Sorceress of light. :)

indeed, Toykeeper is held in high regard on BLF

I was also going to mention the Asgard. But this also appeared on the front page: Wi-fi enabled LED bulbs - Phillips Hue alternative

very good point, it doesn’t have to be a flashlight bulb, those wifi light bulbs already have the necessary hardware.
Lets hope they are open source

One of these days I’m going to learn to keep my mouth shut when I don’t want to get compliments or de-rail threads.

It’s like the kid who took orchestra class for a few years and can play violin better than anyone in an average pub, but they wouldn’t make the cut for a serious orchestra. I’m that kid, not the acclaimed concert solo violinist. And I’m totally okay with that; I’m not looking for praise or reassurance. It’d get boring doing the same thing long enough to get to an expert level.

Edit: I’m’a just be quiet now, since I suspect I may be trying to get out of quicksand by flailing. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled forum tech discussions. BLF is pretty much back to its former level of functionality, but this time with some pretty sweet upgrades. And I’m pretty sure SB sprained some part of his brain with all those long hours of PHP code. This kind of injury only be treated with copious amounts of beer. :slight_smile:

:slight_smile: Sweet, glad someone noticed. Thanks to whoever it was that originally gave that suggestion.

It was me! <:-)

Well, not exactly. I pointed out the problem of accidental log-outs, especially when using portable devices. You’re the one who came up with the idea of putting the log-out in a separate window.

I may have missed this, but is there any plans to allow more then 40 posts per page?

Please don’t be afraid of compliments, it means your appreciated :beer:

Very possible! :SICK:

FWIW we’re currently on 30 per page. Unfortunately SB has mentioned that the new forum software version seems to have severely broken this functionality. It’s on SB’s radar that we’d like to have adjustable (10-300) posts per page the feature back if/when possible.

For my own part I previously browsed on 30-per-page and only adjusted upwards to 300 when I needed help finding a specific post in a larger thread. The current thread-search functionality works better for that so I’m quite happy with 30.

It’s currently at 30. The reason for that is due to the former default of 30, and most of the old links that users have posted to specific posts in a thread are relative to a 30 posts/page scheme. So by maintaining it at 30 most of the old links are finally working still work. :wink:

I was thinking about adding another tab at the top of each thread for a very long 300 posts/page overview with no images or formatting, kind of like the “mobile view” that some forum platforms have. This would kill two birds with one stone, also being useful for users that like to save long threads for offline viewing.

I remember that being a bug in the old version,. Also i liked 300 except the what you got today and home depot deals thread because they would take several minutes to load

G'Day SB,

Any chance of having back the <Mark Read> button in the top right of each subforum?

Thank you Very Much,

George

Hey there George, we tried that briefly, but it mislead some users into thinking that it would only mark that forum category as read, when in reality it marks the whole thing as read.

Greetings & Salutations SB,

Did you have that cold one?. Was it a beer, &/or wine, &/or coffee, &/or root beer, &/or whatever else you fancy?

Yes, AFAIK I was the one that first reported the ?problem. And then you shifted it to only the forum's "root" page.

But in the past you had a <Mark Read> button at the top right of each subforum which ONLY marked as read the current sub-forum (& Not its own sub-forums Nor ANY other sub-forums).

May be the new button could be called something like <Mark All Topics Read> Or <Mark this Forum Read> Or?

Right now, once I have read the threads/posts I find interesting, I have to:

1). Go to bottom of page

2). Click on "Forum Tools" menu

3). Select "Mark All Topics Read"

Instead of just clicking a <Mark All Topics Read> button at the webpage's top right, as was able to do in BLF's previous incarnation.

Thank you Very Much for all your Greatly Appreciated work,

Best Regards,

George

Hmm...

Looks like the banner advertisements on BLF are disabled (Banggood, DealExtreme, & FastTech).

Yep, I’m trying to pin down the source of some sporadically high CPU spikes. The ads are re-enabled now.