| FUD_CI Development status |
Mon, 23 February 2015 05:58 |
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Why this thread
This thread will be used to keep track of the development status, I will link to new threads every time something noticeable happens.
Roadmap
Link to the development roadmap on SourceForge.
2015/03/17 - Responsive FUD_CI
Quick and dirty look at FUD_CI on small screen devices
Alpha 0 is out
I repeat: this is alpha quality code, so there are missing features and possibly bugs. I tried to make it reasonably secure, but I know I can do more. Please be aware of this when installing it (may want to use a chroot, vm or whatever).
Also this requires the PHP-GD extension.
Please download this file to install.
First video about FUD_CI
Hello everyone, I just uploaded a video to Youtube describing the work I have been working on a new, more modern version of FUDforum.
If you're interested please watch the video and let me know!
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| Post by TheDude is ignored |
| Re: Re : Introduction to FUD_CI |
Mon, 23 February 2015 12:06 |
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Well, thanks for the kind words. For starters you could make a list of things that you find clunky or that you wish were there.
I can't promise any fast results, because I have a full time job and will soon be father of two, but I love FUD and I really think it deserves more... so I'll do my best. 
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| Re: Re : Re: Re : Introduction to FUD_CI |
Mon, 23 February 2015 12:23 |
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I see, thanks a lot and please write everything down: we need power users to tell us what is wrong!
Also, I think that the light bulb things is actually a feature: it tells you if there are new messages since your last visit to the forum, not to the threads. I admit that it is silly (and I want to change it) but I think it is by design.
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| Re: Re : Re: Re : Introduction to FUD_CI |
Mon, 23 February 2015 12:27 |
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By the way, here's a funny story.
A few years ago I was considering to replace PhpBB with SMF for a forum driven website (the front page would show posts from certain categories in the forum and display them with custom layout and CSS) but decided for FUDforum because of the vastly superior (IMHO) API.
The result is that I am now rewriting FUD. 
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| Post by TheDude is ignored |
| Re: Re : Re: Re : Re: Re : Re: Re : Introduction to FUD_CI |
Tue, 24 February 2015 14:13 |
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I definitely think so. As I explained in the video, I believe that the lack of contributors is mainly due to two reasons:
- the back-end code being old and hard to understand
- the front-end code being overly complicated with the custom template language and the need for compilation
I still think that FUD has some big advantages, though:
- in my experience it is faster than most competitors, even with big forums
- the API is somewhat old but extremely powerful
So, yes, I believe that once I manage to rewrite everything (FUD 4?) then gathering new forces will be easier.
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| Re: Re : Re: Re : Re: Re : Re: Re : Introduction to FUD_CI |
Tue, 24 February 2015 15:41 |
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Well, I started development over two years ago, but had to stop due to real-life issues. Now I'm back and I plan on finish this thing.
Also, I think that cpreston would have had a much easier time if my work had been done earlier (I think you can see how easy it would be to create a theme with the new system in place).
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| Re: Re : Re: Re : Re: Re : Re: Re : Re: Re : Re: Re : Introduction to FUD_CI |
Fri, 13 March 2015 19:31 |
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Thanks Gary, all you describe is absolutely normal.
GaryM wrote on Sat, 14 March 2015 06:37
-Security credentials do not carry over when switching from main to the ACP panel. Requires you to login everytime.
I know, this is because the current alpha uses two distinct cookies, so I just link to the ACP login page every time.
GaryM wrote on Sat, 14 March 2015 06:37
-Rebuilding of the default theme doesn't seem to work though it says it was rebuilt successfully. I tried changing the header image but no changes took place. (Edit) I see that we're not using the theme/default/images directory, I found an "images" directory in the root of my web. files.
You don't need to rebuild themes. All you need to change are the views (application/views/fud) and the CSS (theme/default/theme.css) and images (images/).
GaryM wrote on Sat, 14 March 2015 06:37
-Cannot register new users. Missing Captcha generator.
As I stated earlier at this time the PHP-GD extension is required for the captcha to work. I will try to remove dependencies later on.
If you're on Ubuntu you can install PHP-GD via: apt-get install php5-gd as root (or using sudo).
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| Re: php errors on new post |
Sat, 14 March 2015 10:36 |
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Funny, I though I had removed that call. You can replace the offending line with the following:
$data['html_body'] = $this->parser->parse('fud/post.php',$data,true);
Be aware that smileys will not render correctly (that fix_relative_urls function was there for that purpose).
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| Aw: Re: php errors on new post |
Sun, 15 March 2015 10:55 |
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Thx a lot for starting to push Fudforum.
Its a pitty that this nice Software suffers from some minor things ... which can be disturbing I know
But looking even at the well known names its a brilliant software, which runs like a workhorse.
We have now more than 325.000 posts in just 1 of our forums, and its quick and safe.
The key point in my opinion is the visual.
- just the theme used in this forum here is a nightmare
- Css / mobile responsivity is now standard, although I admit that with new mobiles having usually more than 1000px width its already much less critical than it used to be
I´m also not a coder, so no chance to really help you there. What could be an option is to hire a coder from Fiverr for specific tasks, no problem to support this.
Also I might look into a new theme, which is a bit more "friendly" at least in terms of colours and optics
What most people underestimate: With just header, footer and Css and some images the visual impact can change dramatically, without too much effort.
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| Re: Aw: Re: php errors on new post |
Mon, 16 March 2015 03:36 |
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I think that the best solution would be to have a responsive theme, which is why I am using Pure CSS. Admittedly I am not the best web designer, so it might take me some time to finalize everything. But don't despair, FUDf will look great on mobile too!
P.S. a terminal interface in ACP is definitely feasible, but the problem is that not everyone runs FUDf on Linux or BSD, and I am not sure of whether there is a decent solution for Windows.
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| Re: Aw: Re: php errors on new post |
Mon, 23 March 2015 18:41 |
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The reason is as simple as: I didn't yet update the branch too 3.0.6!
I told you this thing has been in development for a while now...
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