It is no secret that we're going to see a lot of long awaited features in 6.7. Some hints and clues as to what that means are starting to filter out to the public.
The first that I've seen and is probably the biggest surprise is
according to Dave it will include a
Notify Me type feature.
Thanks for the heads-up.
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We have a LOT of features that have been sitting on the back burner that will make it into 6.7.
A LOT, eh?
Aye... there are over twenty items on the list... nearly a dozen of them are frequent feature requests, with the remainder falling into enhancemnets, architectural things, or secret things that will get you killed if you speak of.
Ahh...So I guess previews are out of the question. Twenty is a lot and I'm glad the Notification has made its way through. Depending on what they are, I just may upgrade...Sooner than I had anticipated.
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Originally posted by Charles Capps:
Aye... there are over twenty items on the list... nearly a dozen of them are frequent feature requests, with the remainder falling into enhancemnets, architectural things, or secret things that will get you killed if you speak of. How much longer till we get some CSSing going on?
the inevitable "when" questionwhen?!?
i know boat loads of work go into each version, and if there are 20+ new items being added im sure this one is not only worth the wait, but clearly being worked on heavily.
i plan on fully renovating my site/boards "soon" and was just wondering if thats something i should do with 6.5/6.6? or is 6.7 coming out "soon (enough)," so i should just wait, and use that as well?
(not looking for a specific date -- mebbe just a broad month ball park)
From today's UBB.classic Monthly Report:
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All sorts of exciting things are happening! Today we released UBB.classic version 6.6.1, which is a minor maintenance release for version 6.6.0. Next up will be version 6.7, which will be heading to private beta next week.
UBB.classic 6.7 will contain a number of asked-for features, including the ability to subscribe to topics you have repled to, quick reply, category enhancements, signature preview, and many more.
thanks
Wow, thats 2 of my "keep 'em alive" mods standard :x... lol...
omg.. I just hope that my update subscription doesn't run out before 6.7 is realeased.
Oops there was another slip of the fingers, luckily Weird Al quoted it before it was all mopped up
Reverse Avatar ban
Pfah.
oooo... pretty
That's more a bugfix than a feature.
Its been a slow news day
I wanted to sign up at Flave but the nice friendly User Agreements page told me not to.
Can't wait till 6.7, I'm still trying to get over 6.6... You all do some great work at Infopop!
CC let me sign up, he's just gonna delete me soon
View Recent Posts: Weird Al all posts | topics started | topics participated in
on the Recent Posts Page! We can finally sort by which someone started or just replied to
The quick reply also comes with a popup for smilies, and a 3rd button which lets you type out the entire message, click the button, and it'll transfer that over to the "real" reply page, so you can close a topic etc without copy/paste
You can search more than one forum at a time, without searching them all
The my profile page is now a few pages, one being a redesigned Edit Profile page, another page for subscriptions, and there is now a page that sums up your profile after editing, where you'll see your sig.
You can also see the rules while logged in, and is even linked to in your profile page.
You can also have it "Check Disable Graemlins" by default, along with having a setting so you can always hide your sig by default.
Quick Reply for PMs are also confirmed. You can now minimize categories via the CP, and give them descriptions
The links are all now spider friendly (
http://flare.solareclipse.net/ultimatebb.php/topic/4/443/2.html#000022)
CP enhancements also include being able to search for a member based on last activity, rather than relying on their last post
Last but not least, CC has confirmed that the banana will not be the newest default graemlin
I'll post more later, CC is upgrading
Infopop now has an un-offical info leaker
I'm pretty sure I'll be on Charles' block list soon, I've gotten this all from many PMs. Which reminds me, we might get a larger limit on PMs per topic, Charles had to start a second one to reply to me
will be possibile have a notification without posting in a thread?
No, not in the stock code. Sending mail isn't a fast process, so just letting people sign up may have a pretty big performance impact.
The way things work is obvious enough to make the hack really easy, though.
it's been a while since we've heard anything about this. I was just wondering if there was any word as to how much longer until it will be "publicly" released? I'm only wondering because if it's a while I might as well add some things like the quick reply and spider hack myself. If not, I'll just wait for 6.7.
Anything at all?
6.7 beta will be available "soon"...
Will the cp be much different? I finally got a page to work in the cp, so I'm hoping it's almost identical
Hey charles, anyway to get my ubb license for
http://www.promodtecnologies.com/ betafied? I'd love to use our bbs for beta testing only since we don't run any mod's on the board, and since a large portions are becoming standard I think it'd be fun...
Just an update. Now new features for 6.7. In fact no 6.7, we're going back to 5.47e.
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.
Well I hear there were a lot of mods already written for that, so it might not be that bad
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Originally posted by navaho.emerald:
Just an update. Now new features for 6.7. In fact no 6.7, we're going back to 5.47e.
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.
typical....
Al: There are no major changes to the way the control panel works. The biggest changes are to the profile and registration libs & templates. Most other hacks should be adaptable. Other than the massive changes to those areas, 6.7 can almost be upgraded to using BeyondCompare...
Gizzy: Add a few hundred members and a few thousand posts and ask again...
that's discrimation against those of us who can easily break a board with less members. Heck, I found like 7 of the bugs in the first beta, and I didn't even have it
We've found that the most obscure bugs are found by communities with many members.
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Originally posted by Charles Capps:
Gizzy: Add a few hundred members and a few thousand posts and ask again... Shouldn't take too long, combining 5 boards into one
...
I thought about asking if Netwerkin could be a beta site but I can't leave the code alone long enough to see if UBB has the bugs or I just managed to break something again. Since the board can't be hacked I can't do it. Oh well, I love breaking things.
personally I would think it wise to let anyone who is really active here and well versed in hacking/programming the UBB use 6.7 beta. I mean, the more people you get involved, the more bugs can be found. Leaving people out is worse than including people who might not provide all that much help. At least there's a chance they'll help. Otherwise there is no chance at all.
Personally I don't care enough to ask if I can use the beta before it goes public. I just personally think it wise to be more inclusive than exclusive. Then again, I'm not here to tell people what to do. Just my opinion. That's all. Take it or leave it.
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Originally posted by Mark Schonfeld:
personally I would think it wise to let anyone who is really active here and well versed in hacking/programming the UBB use 6.7 beta. I mean, the more people you get involved, the more bugs can be found. Leaving people out is worse than including people who might not provide all that much help. At least there's a chance they'll help. Otherwise there is no chance at all.
I think it comes down to the fact that they (InfoPop) would end up troubleshooting modifications that boke the BETA as much as they would be their own bugs.
true, for some it turned into a way to get the latest code to begin modifying.. not much help in the way of bugs found
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Originally posted by Mark Schonfeld:
personally I would think it wise to let anyone who is really active here and well versed in hacking/programming the UBB use 6.7 beta.
I tend to think a little differently about this. I think that you need someone that has a very active community and ISN'T a hacker/programmer to use the beta so that Infopop can see how 99 percent of the UBB world is affected by the new code. A beta should be tested in a "real world" scenario. Putting in the hands of experts isn't a good test by itself IMHO.
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Originally posted by RandyM:
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[qb]Originally posted by Mark Schonfeld:
personally I would think it wise to let anyone who is really active here and well versed in hacking/programming the UBB use 6.7 beta.[/qb]
I tend to think a little differently about this. I think that you need someone that has a very active community and ISN'T a hacker/programmer to use the beta so that Infopop can see how 99 percent of the UBB world is affected by the new code. A beta should be tested in a "real world" scenario. Putting in the hands of experts isn't a good test by itself IMHO.
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Originally posted by Charles Capps:
'Zactly.
What he said. ^
Get back to work you two...
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what's the difference between 6.7 beta 2.176 and this? bugs fix?
Any idea when will it be released?
I heard a rumour of tomorrow; anyone back this up?
Don't believe anything you read that doesn't come from me, Dave, or Ted.
so only get the feed from the horses mouth :x... Any insights then Charles?
any word as to how soon 6.7 beta will be out?
You guys are slipping. I posted
this 45 minutes ago.
^^Another feature
- phpbb to UBB.classic importer
the word "this" is the link..
I was confused at first too though so no worries.
oh, I already knew about that
No you didn't. If you did, you'd point out that the wording mentioned by Mark isn't really accurate...
I just copied and pasted that from navaho's post?
And the words are perfectly correct. They're just not accurate.
so the accurate wording would be similar to the wording in that forum down there where only us Al-maniacs can go?
And the words are perfectly correct. They're just not accurate.
[b]so the accurate wording would be similar to the wording in that forum down there where only us Al-maniacs can go?
Now I'm just plain confused.. lol.. but hey.. what else is new?
Shhhh, Al, they're not supposed to know.
he's not allowed to know until you release the beta so.... release the beta
"Why am I surrounded by frickin' idiots?"
"I'm the boss, need the info."
"Throw me a frickin' bone here."
ok.. I'm not the boss.. and probably am the idiot.
I still want someone to throw me a frickin bone though.
I phrased the answer somewhat incorrectly. Or rather, incompletely. I wasn't techically incorrect. I was definately incomplete.
Al, are you more confused now?
I wasn't the confused one, Mark was
^^Another feature
- phpbb to UBB.classic importer
YaBB to UBB would be more used IMHO...
YaBB SE? Ok.
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I wasn't the confused one, Mark was
Hmm, i'l try harder next time.
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Originally posted by Weird Al:
I wasn't the confused one, Mark was yeah.. just blame it on me.. of course.. :rolleyes:
lol..
Good, the plan is working...
Yeh I guess YABBSe would be good enough, although normal yabb would give you just another excuse :x...
I ain't confused
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Originally posted by LK:
I ain't confused yes you are. You just don't know it yet.
I am usually the first to be confused, whats scary is this time I'm not
I just want the beta
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Originally posted by Weird Al:
I just want the beta same here..
Has anyone compiled a list of all the boards that run the beta? I'm sure we can learn a lot by looking at them.
Charles's board is known, but what about the others? Surely his can't be the only one.
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Originally posted by UBB Guy:
Has anyone compiled a list of all the boards that run the beta? I'm sure we can learn a lot by looking at them.
There is no public list and the beta testers cant say which sites and who else is beta testing but it wouldn't be too hard for you to start a list. (Just visit the links in sigs of many of the posters here.)
You can always follow here, just sign-in with your ubbdev ID:
https://www.ubbdev.com/test/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi note: not even the beta testers don't know all the features in 6.7
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Originally posted by AllenAyres:
note: not even the beta testers don't know all the features in 6.7
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[qb]Originally posted by Charles Capps:
Good, the plan is working...[/qb]
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Originally posted by AllenAyres:
note: not even the beta testers don't know all the features in 6.7 So I guess this beta doesn't have all the features in the 6.7...
Only Charles knows all the list...let's torture him
Oi!
There is only one feature that the beta testers don't know about, and EVERYONE will know about it within a week or so.
I KNEW IT! CHARLES ADDED THE BANANA DANCE GRAEMLIN! THAT'S THE NEW FEATURE! Woooo!
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Originally posted by Charles Capps:
Oi!
There is only one feature that the beta testers don't know about, and EVERYONE will know about it within a week or so. Good..within a week...on the newsletter they talk about 20 most requested features....
This ain't one of them.
Charles just leaked some info on the new IP/user tracking features: https://ubbdev.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=26;t=003008;p=1#000005
You guys pay too much attention.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Charles Capps:
You guys pay too much attention. Aren't we supposed to???
Technically "too much" infers more than you are supposed to, therefore you aren't. You're supposed to spend the right amount of attention.
PS. Where's my beta?
Where everyone else's beta is...
On my hard drive.
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Originally posted by navaho:
On my hard drive. now don't you try to copy allen and have a big crash
Worry not, the latest code always exists in three or four different places.
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Originally posted by Charles Capps:
Worry not, the latest code always exists in three or four different places. But you could give it to me for safekeeping, if you wanted... You know, just to be sure
Will there be a hidden forums feature in this one similar to the one in UBB Threads?
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Originally posted by Daryl Fawcett:
Will there be a hidden forums feature in this one similar to the one in UBB Threads?
I VERY strongly doubt that.
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Originally posted by CTM:
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[qb]Originally posted by Charles Capps:
Worry not, the latest code always exists in three or four different places. [/qb]
But you could give it to me for safekeeping, if you wanted... You know, just to be sure
ditto.. would be quite willing to donate my hard-drive to the "keeping the source safe" project.
I wouldn't peek. No worries *crosses fingers as in elementary school*
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Originally posted by Charles Capps:
Oi!
There is only one feature that the beta testers don't know about, and EVERYONE will know about it within a week or so. 1 week...is almost over...
Yeh, comeon charles, please! now or christmas, we'll all be upgrading!
don't let these poor guys upgrade their forum on Xmas...
I think we get the beta of 6.7.0 on Christmas (24.12.)
Last year the final of 6.4.0 we got at 24.12. as christmas present
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Originally posted by Cartman - USA:
don't let these poor guys upgrade their forum on Xmas...
Exactly, I want to be installing the mods on Christmas
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Originally posted by Cartman - USA:
don't let these poor guys upgrade their forum on Xmas...
I'm jewish so I could care less about installing on Christmas. lol...
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[qb]Originally posted by Weird Al:
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Originally posted by Cartman - USA:
don't let these poor guys upgrade their forum on Xmas...[/qb]
Exactly, I want to be installing the mods on Christmas
Thinking ahead... I like.
Hmmm, it seems to be we have to wait until christmas...
I just upgraded my license to gold, I'm set for UBB.Classic v900!
And again a new Developent Beta
UBB.classicâ„¢ 6.7.0 Development Beta 6.198
Hmmm do we get a public beta this year... :rolleyes:
The more dev betas the better, I can show off a bit longer
Yes you are right LK, but I want to test it my self....
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Originally posted by d-talk:
Yes you are right LK, but I want to test it my self.... soon
I can't see the difference from the first beta...
Beta, Beta, Beta....PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
Not sure if anyone saw this, but I just found it at UBBCentral...
UBB.classic Support Forums Recent Visitors: 3
Weird Al, 1 logged in users, and 1 guest(s)
Logged in users who are hidden no longer show as guests
Actually, that's a Groupee-ism. Users that have an email as their PDN when Groupee are enabled will forcefully show up as extra logged in users. This wording is normally reserved for overflow users, if there are too many names to list.
"beta beta" pls
Soon. Very soon.
Originally posted by Charles Capps:
Very soon.
Originally posted by Mark Schonfeld:
will it be in 2003?
rumor has it that it'll be before Christmas
rumor
um... that leaves us with 24 hours. lol
something tells me that it won't be released Christmas Eve... but I dunno.. maybe.
I think we'll get it tomorrow, so that means AFA will be upgraded less than 20 minutes after the announcement
yeh, be sure to pm me so i can go dl and install
...
No way, you need to do another UBB6 Beta and release it on Christmas Day...
I'm officially logged into the member's area, just waiting for it to show up
how might one be "unofficially" logged into the member's area?
kinda makes you scratch your head doesn't it?
Have you ever made a comment without replying to it yourself?
Your posts come in pairs
do you ever not ask rhetorical questions?
Originally posted by Weird Al:
I'm officially logged into the member's area, just waiting for it to show up
Oh... so that's
you that I bumped into.
Originally posted by Stilgar:
Originally posted by Weird Al:
[qb]
I'm officially logged into the member's area, just waiting for it to show up
[/qb]
Oh... so that's
you that I bumped into.
Might have been me as well. Not that I'm anxious or anything.
no kidding... If it's not out in a little bit... it'll be Friday before I can play with it. Gone are the days where I can play on the computer during the holiday.
Originally posted by Stilgar:
no kidding... If it's not out in a little bit... it'll be Friday before I can play with it. Gone are the days where I can play on the computer during the holiday.
*laughs at Stiglar* my sister is bringing her... "life partner" over tomorrow for us to meet her... so I'll be in my room on my PC most of the day
I'll be 2 hours away from the nearest computer tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it. Of course I could bring my laptop and let the bluetooth connect to my cell phone and get online anywhere.
Naw, it's Christmas. This is time for family and really unhealthy food.
what? you're talking crazy talk! Christmas is a time to upgrade your UBB!
have a good holiday btw Randy.
Hmmm, now it is christmas and no beta....
it's 4 more more till Christmas in Infopop land
1:30 hours now... Infopop is on Pacific Standard Time (aka my timezone) since their in Washington (i'm about 4 hours away from infopop HQ).
Ups sorry I'm 9 hours away from your time here it is 9:40 AM
where is the betaaaaaaaaaaa????
beta, beta, betaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
:rolleyes:
see people? This is why in the World Book Dictionary (1992 Edition), the word "rumor" is on page 1822, while "reality" is on page 1738. 84 pages apart from each other.
Originally posted by Mark Schonfeld:
see people? This is why in the World Book Dictionary (1992 Edition), the word "rumor" is on page 1822, while "reality" is on page 1738. 84 pages apart from each other.
and that is why no one invited you to the UBBDEV Christmas party
I'm jewish anyways. Take that!
Originally posted by Weird Al:
and that is why no one invited you to the UBBDEV Christmas party
Yeh, it was an awesome party, right up until capps got on the table
...
Originally posted by Gizzy:
Originally posted by Weird Al:
[qb]
and that is why no one invited you to the UBBDEV Christmas party
[/qb]
Yeh, it was an awesome party, right up until capps got on the table
...
it's wouldn't have been as bad if he had kept his shirt on
or his... :walks off to drown brain in beer:
hmmmm, no Beta at Christmas
It's christmas! you pwomised!
where is the betaaaaaaaa?????
at least an alpha....
watch Capps go soup nazi on you guys.
He'll be the UBB nazi:
Charles Capps Admin / Infopopper
Member # 58
Member Rated:
_____________________________
NO BETA FOR YOU! GET OUT!
_____________________________
haha, too late. I got "NO CODE FOR YOU" day before yesterday in a PM
HAH! that's funny.
Neh, i'll just end up banned :x
Originally posted by Charles Capps:
Oi!
There is only one feature that the beta testers don't know about, and EVERYONE will know about it within a week or so.
Come on! 2 weeks passed!
/e gives up; charles just likes to tease us
Originally posted by Gizzy:
/e gives up; charles just likes to tease us
It's his other hobby
becides collecting pennies?
I thought it was "Taking over the world one forum at a time"
Nah man, Penny collectors are the most elite people on the web! I started my own but I can never compaire to charles :x...
Sorry folks - we wanted the beta out on the 24th, but the people required to actually publish the beta were on vacation. Oops.
It's still coming soon. Stay tuned.
Originally posted by Charles Capps:
Sorry folks - we wanted the beta out on the 24th, but the people required to actually publish the beta were on vacation. Oops.
It's still coming soon. Stay tuned.
I'm sure if we left our AIM sns here, you would gladly direct connect with us and send us the zip, right?
Of course after making sure we have a valid license
I think not.
Tis' the season for giving me a beta... I think that's how the saying goes
/me steals charles' penny collection and ransom's it for UBB Beta 6.7
flare and ubbcentral now have the Beta Release 1, so it's coming