Forum Activity for @brian

brian
@brian
02/20/16 12:38:59PM
10,167 posts

keep existing Flashback menu URL's AND use the Site Builder Menu system


Design and Skin Customization

Disable the Site Builder module - what you see is the Site Builder module menu overriding the skin menu.

Hope this helps!
brian
@brian
02/15/16 10:08:04AM
10,167 posts

YouTube Video Gallery Scheduling


Suggestions

johnchansa:I hope with popcorn.js,Brian or Ultrajam can come up with a super playlist player/module for all jamroom media(Youtube,vimeo,mp3 etc.)
You already have one buyer waiting.
Cheers!

It's still a violation of Youtube's TOS to play a YouTube video outside their video player, so it is not something we would provide. Sorry!
brian
@brian
02/15/16 09:14:16AM
10,167 posts

YouTube Video Gallery Scheduling


Suggestions

My bad - I thought you guys were talking about Popcorn time...
brian
@brian
02/15/16 08:18:53AM
10,167 posts

Share this error (during customization)


Using Jamroom

Glad to hear it - thanks!
brian
@brian
02/15/16 08:18:04AM
10,167 posts

Index Not Found


Installation and Configuration

Yeah that is going to cause an issue - it assumes all images are located at a DIRECT URL (i.e. the path points to a real file) - in JR however, these small images go through a view that outputs the correct image based on whether or not the admin has uploaded a custom image.

I think what we want to figure out is how to exclude your JR domain from that rule - something like:

location ~ /jrdir {
    # empty match for your JR directory
}

# other location blocks..

You might need to play with it but that's the idea I think you'll need to use.
brian
@brian
02/15/16 08:04:01AM
10,167 posts

Image Upload Issue


Jamroom Developers

For most image URLs in the JR we append the update time of the image to the end of the URL - this makes MOST browser reload it if it changes. I will check on the forum to be sure that is setup, but "Chrome is the new IE" is something I keep saying - it's a browser that has abandoned data integrity in the name of speed.
brian
@brian
02/15/16 08:02:40AM
10,167 posts

I-Pad Smiley truncates text in comment field?


Using Jamroom

Emoji should be working now in JR 5.3.1.
brian
@brian
02/15/16 08:01:40AM
10,167 posts

YouTube Video Gallery Scheduling


Suggestions

johnchansa:Are TOS compliance issues still a concern?

Yes - if someone finds a technical solution to a problem that does not make it a legal solution. "popcorn time" is a well known product that relies on torrents for most of what it does and is not concerned with TOS violations. I would never run that on my site.
updated by @brian: 02/15/16 08:01:58AM
brian
@brian
02/15/16 07:59:27AM
10,167 posts

Explaining the Sign up form, a two-way problem, and a possible two-in-one solution


Using Jamroom

researchcooperative:I should say that rather than having a profile create form separate from a profile settings form, there should be just one form that can be created and updated at anytime.

This is not really a good idea. Most sites do not want to hit a potential signup user with 50 questions at signup time - much better to collect the non-required (or optional) info at a later time. JR's flexibility by having 2 forms is essential.

Quote:Or if the system requires two forms, there should be an easy way to make the settings form fields identical to create form fields (e.g. duplicate all fields en masse)

This is a "set it up one time and works forever" scenario - spending 10 minutes customizing your forms is likely a very small part of your work on your site. We try to optimize for those actions that tend to be ongoing and repeated.

Quote:I certainly do not understand what the relationship between the profile/create form and the profile/settings form is...

you will likely rarely use profile/create - that is for MANUAL creation of a new profile. This is not involved with SIGNUP, which is found at user/signup.

Quote:just as I don't understand the advantage of having profile-form fields for all quotas handled in just one form-designing window, rather than in separate, quota-specific designing windows.

Imagine you have 100+ quotas (as some of our sites do) and you want to make a change to a field only for a subset of quotas. That's easy right now, but would be more confusing and difficult if there were 100+ different form designer forms.

There are no plans to change any of this - most of these functions are central to how JR functions and changing them would be a very large undertaking for no obvious benefit. If you can let us know wherein our documentation we can be more clear so as to help, that's always appreciated.

Thanks!
brian
@brian
02/15/16 07:53:19AM
10,167 posts

Share this error (during customization)


Using Jamroom

There is an update in the latest Profiles module (1.8.1) that will truncate the Profile Bio at 300 characters (if it is longer) - see if that helps.
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