Get ready to say goodbye to the TMC forum style which has been the default for a while.
As part of a multipronged approach I've been planning in order to make things easier to find on this forum (which will get a thorough explanation soon) I'm going to have to retire the TMC style. With each upgrade of the forum software, more and more of it breaks. Within the next couple days, I plan to upgrade our forum software to the most recent version. At which point the "TMC" style will be broken beyond usability.
To remedy the situation, I've created a new style currently named "TMC-2012" which you can actually select now at the bottom of the page. It's built out of a more default style but with a few tweaks to make it not too different from the existing TMC style. I encourage you to go ahead and switch now, since once I upgrade, the "TMC" style will be removed and "TMC-2012" will be set as the new default. This may cause an error for a few users until they clear their cache and reload the page.
Other things coming down the pipeline:
As part of a multipronged approach I've been planning in order to make things easier to find on this forum (which will get a thorough explanation soon) I'm going to have to retire the TMC style. With each upgrade of the forum software, more and more of it breaks. Within the next couple days, I plan to upgrade our forum software to the most recent version. At which point the "TMC" style will be broken beyond usability.
To remedy the situation, I've created a new style currently named "TMC-2012" which you can actually select now at the bottom of the page. It's built out of a more default style but with a few tweaks to make it not too different from the existing TMC style. I encourage you to go ahead and switch now, since once I upgrade, the "TMC" style will be removed and "TMC-2012" will be set as the new default. This may cause an error for a few users until they clear their cache and reload the page.
Other things coming down the pipeline:
Item | Description | status |
New "TMC-2012" style | Fixes a lot of subtle errors we had with the existing "TMC" style. Will survive software upgrade. | done |
Enable thread tags | Searchable user generated tags on threads. If you spent a lot of time searching for a thread, add a useful tag so that it will be easier to find in the future. | done |
Google search | Available in the "TMC-2012" style. TMC specific site search by Google. Replaces existing search box. "Advanced Search" link available for standard forum search. | done |
Wiki posts | The ability to insert a wiki post in a thread for a member generated summary or for updating information. | done |
Forum software upgrade | Will break the "TMC" style. Initially differences will be more noticeable on the Admin side or things. | very soon |
Wiki articles | A proper section with wiki articles. This will be the place for FAQs, history, and whatever else. No longer will this info be left buried deep within some random thread. | very soon |
Subscribed Threads button | Like the "What's New" button, but will only return the new posts in the forums to which you have subscribed. | very soon |