The New V-Flyer - The First Few Days

[Pete]

I've modified the View New Posts script and widget that displays latest forum posts to exclude the Itineraries forum, so it doesn't get clogged up with those.

I've modified the View New Posts script and widget that displays latest forum posts to exclude the Itineraries forum, so it doesn't get clogged up with those.

Many thanks Pete, definitely easier to use.
Is active topics also changed?

[Pete]

Many thanks Pete, definitely easier to use.
Is active topics also changed?

Not yet... but give me a minute and I can edit that too

Many thanks Pete, definitely easier to use.
Is active topics also changed?

Not yet... but give me a minute and I can edit that too

y)

Brilliant! Thanks Pete! That makes the lists of posts so much easier to read! y)

That works much better - thanks ^)

[Scrooge]

Thanks Pete

[Scrooge]

And while I am here.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the new people that have joined the site in the last week or so.

Please feel free to post any comments about the new site here and to ask any questions you may have in one of the forums.

I can't seem to find the calendar within the itineraries to see who else is flying. Has this been removed now?

Hi All !!.....also been a 'lurker'for some years.....but the new site is brill and the 'workers'....are to be congratulated!!!......all the best for the future.

Used to be a real fan of BA and they were great 4 - 5 years ago but having flown Virgin longhaul for the last year or so they are now my first choice.....just a shame they don't fly to Adelaide!

Flying VA to GND in early May and really looking forward to it!

regards
Club Class

[buns]

I can't seem to find the calendar within the itineraries to see who else is flying. Has this been removed now?

it is here:
http://www.v-flyer.com/the-toolbox/itinerary-calendar

You will find it under the "Toolbox" tab

buns

[Neil]

Jamie, the itinerary calendar is still on the site, it is in The Toolbox section of this site.

Welcome Club Class and all new members, hope you find the site useful and please contribute and post as much as you would like to.

Thanks Buns & Neil - At least i'm exploring the new site trying to find it!

I'm still an hour in the future !

[Nottingham Nick]

I'm still an hour in the future !

Well, when you get tomorrow's lottery numbers, can you PM them to me, and we will make a fortune.

Nick

[Neil]

I'm still an hour in the future !

Have you made sure summer time isn't ticked in your User Control Panel?

[Pete]

I'm still an hour in the future !

Have you made sure summer time isn't ticked in your User Control Panel?

One of the benefits of this new board is the 'god power' I can wield to update a user's preferences - and yes, tonty, you had daylight savings in effect - so turned those off for you.

[Neil]

I've modified the View New Posts script and widget that displays latest forum posts to exclude the Itineraries forum, so it doesn't get clogged up with those.

So, is there now no way of seeing new itinerary posts without going in to the specific itinerary forum?

[Pete]

So, is there now no way of seeing new itinerary posts without going in to the specific itinerary forum?

Tricky to have it both ways, Neil

But yes, you can see the latest itinerary posts by going to the itinerary forum. The activity stream still also includes links to new itinerary posts, and, of course, there is the itinerary calendar if you want to see who is flying on the same day as you (which is probably the most useful view of that type of data).

Because itinerary posts are frequent, but not always the spark of a threaded topic, I agree with the general consensus that they were clogging up the new posts / active topics, etc.

The advanced search seems to require a key word - it will not even allow frequent "words" such as VS
Would it not be possible to allow blanks/common words but select the Itinerary sub forum and provide all posts within the selected time period? Is this not the equivalent of "latest posts" but allowing selection with other criteria such as (sub)forum(s)?

[Pete]

It's a "feature" of phpBB to put that block on common words - and that's even after upping the threshold from 5% to 20% appearance.

The alternative is to use the search box from the homepage, which still searches the forum, but using a different method that doesn't impose the restrictions.

[Neil]

Tricky to have it both ways, Neil

Tut ii)

I totally agree that the itinerary posts were complicating the new/active posts. I was just thinking that they used to show in the active topics on the old site without seeming to get in the way, but I guess they were more out of the way at the bottom on there.

One of the benefits of this new board is the 'god power' I can wield to update a user's preferences - and yes, tonty, you had daylight savings in effect - so turned those off for you.

Ta Pete but wont that mean we all have to change it in a couple of weeks when the clocks go back?

[Pete]

One of the benefits of this new board is the 'god power' I can wield to update a user's preferences - and yes, tonty, you had daylight savings in effect - so turned those off for you.

Ta Pete but wont that mean we all have to change it in a couple of weeks when the clocks go back?

Probably. Although we are on a UK server, so it might not be necessary. We'll just have to wait and see...

well I wont worry until it happens !

Maybe something else to add to yourt list but any chance of being able to choose a pic from your gallery to be your profile pic rather than having to upload the same one again?