◆ [Date updated: 2021/10/08(Fri) 17:56:18]
■So I'm thinking I'll work on translating RNS Remix v4.02 for the time
being - I think the extra flexibility and relative bug-free-ness of the
script wins out over the theming options of the older version, even
though I really did liek that light theme... (;´Д`)
I'd like to ask for your opinions on a couple of things before I get
too deep into it though:
1. Which term should I stick with: "boards" or "topics"?
The original version of the script referred to them as boards, and if
you consider this place to be a board, then Remix's boards/topics are
pretty much the same thing. However, the later versions always refer to
them as topics, which they kind of are as well
Glancing at the actual Remix board, they seem to treat them more like
boards - they keep the same ones going for years, and make thousands or
even tens of thousands of posts to them. Then again, that's pretty much
how topics/threads work on typical Western forums (´~`)
Consider these points:
- there's a mode to display every post of every board/topic as a single
global board (think /all/)
- boards/topics will get automatically removed if nobody posts in them
for X amount of days (the number of days is configurable)
- there's no board ownership/board configuration/user moderation
features à la Reddit/8chan - only those who know the password to
bbsedit.cgi can clean things up, and you'll be pleased to know it's a
real pain in the ass (´∇`)
2. To CSS, or not to CSS - that is teh question
Due to being written around the millennium, the script uses some
seriously oldschool HTML - there's not a single line of CSS in the
entire thing!
As much as that means it's compatibile with ancient browsers that no-
body uses anymore, the downside is that there's some really horrific
stuff going on that doesn't even work particularly well (like using ■
characters with their font color set the same as the background color,
and then using them instead of spaces/margins... WTF (゚Д゚;)
I don't intend to refactor the entire HTML portion of the script, but
there are certain things I can fix up using CSS - for example, the
b0rked word-wrapping on the genre list (which I've already figured out)
So would you prefer the script to remain "authentic" to how it was
originally written, or do you treat it the same way you do the script
we're using here and not mind a little "post-millennium" HTML/CSS?
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