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Azareal

Azareal

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I'd like some reviews for the AtomBB Forums, which are the official forums for a new forum software that's currently in alpha.
Things will change rapidly as we approach Alpha 2, which is when the downloads will be back.
http://atombb.com

For more information on it, look here: viewtopic.php?f=136&t=120225
Feel free to criticise the software itself, as I'm looking for some feedback on that.
 
I'm testing out auto-expanding the sneak previews with the announcements forum. Any thoughts on this?
 
If anyone doesn't like the design, I've got a Design Overhaul in mind soon. Nevertheless, if you have any suggestions to improve that then, feel free to put them forward. Whole header will be completely redone though, so there might not be much to comment on there, the sidebars are being improved, etc.

Does anyone want an alerts system? It would have to be optional, as activity streams are heavy beasts, but it should be feasible for Alpha 3.
Could possibly make it realtime although, that would have to be even more optional, due to possible performance issues on cheaper hosts.
 
Looks good and it looks like you're coding it with PHP. What framework are you utilizing?
 
Profile system is up now although, the current theme for that is temporary.
I've begun overhauling the overall theme of AtomBB and it's already looking much better than it did before.

sharma said:
Looks good and it looks like you're coding it with PHP. What framework are you utilizing?
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I'm using a custom framework.
 
Azareal said:
Profile system is up now although, the current theme for that is temporary.
I've begun overhauling the overall theme of AtomBB and it's already looking much better than it did before.

sharma said:
Looks good and it looks like you're coding it with PHP. What framework are you utilizing?
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I'm using a custom framework.
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OOP MVC?
 
What is the purpose of AtomBB? This is the purpose: http://atombb.com/thread.php?tid=42
sharma said:
Azareal said:
Profile system is up now although, the current theme for that is temporary.
I've begun overhauling the overall theme of AtomBB and it's already looking much better than it did before.

sharma said:
Looks good and it looks like you're coding it with PHP. What framework are you utilizing?
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I'm using a custom framework.
Click to expand...
OOP MVC?
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The code is fairly OO so far. More things are being moved into objects as the code gets refactored.
I've avoided jumping into full MVC, as I don't want the learning curve to be too steep.
 
I am not sure why, but I dont link the idea of utilizing a separate table for displaying the forum description. I am the kind of person that loves small width forums like FP. Its always idea to place it below the forum title in the index page.
 
abb-alerts-wip1.png

Things are coming along nicely with the alerts system + other things. Ignore the thick borders, I'm currently chasing after an annoying bug.
Plenty of things to overhaul, as you can see.

Saru said:
I am not sure why, but I dont link the idea of utilizing a separate table for displaying the forum description. I am the kind of person that loves small width forums like FP. Its always idea to place it below the forum title in the index page.
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Good idea, that should make it look nicer on mobiles too.
 
I like your alert system! I'm actually developing one for Gfycats at the moment. Good work.
 
Looks like a pretty solid base you have set up for a forum software. Despite several layout and navigation inconsistencies, the thing that bothers me the most here is your theme. I understand you may not be focusing any time at all to coding a crisp default theme, but it's probably one of the most important things about a forum software.

I'd definitely be interested in helping you out with a default theme, just let me know via PM and we can discuss further.

Good luck! :great:
 
abb-alerts-wip2.png

The alerts system is working really well. It may take a while to deploy so, it might be able to show you with a YouTube Video or something, as it really is something where you need to see to understand. Mail alerts are coming up next.
Under the hood, I've been adding the Page API after some much needed refactoring. Due to the refactoring, it was much easier to implement some particular performance improvements which will be very helpful on mobile devices.

Darthmaul said:
Looks like a pretty solid base you have set up for a forum software. Despite several layout and navigation inconsistencies, the thing that bothers me the most here is your theme. I understand you may not be focusing any time at all to coding a crisp default theme, but it's probably one of the most important things about a forum software.

I'd definitely be interested in helping you out with a default theme, just let me know via PM and we can discuss further.

Good luck! :great:
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What's the biggest issues with the theme? I may be able to hammer some of those issues out. As far as the theme is concerned, I've been more concerned about making it responsive.
I've already heard some nice positive feedback from some tablet users and it works decently enough on my mobile. There are some parts which I do plan to improve in the responsive design.

I'd like to avoid spending a large amount of money on a theme for a software which is effectively going to be given away for free, as most people will just switch to a different theme anyway. Maybe, when AtomBB has a real budget.
 
abb-design-wip1.png

The smilie face background had to go.
Here's the current theme in a higher resolution.

Under the hood, asynchronous queries were just implemented at the framework layer as a new feature, so there's plenty of performance enhancement potential now.
 
The new Permissions UI is complete, although I'll announce it along with the Penalty Manager and a third feature.
For now, here's what the Forum Manager should currently look like on a tablet (Yes, you can drag the forums around to re-order them):
abb-acp-response-wip1.png

What do you think of removing the avatars from the forumlist on the index for mobile devices? It may cause a larger bandwidth drain and it creates an extra challenge for the responsive layout.
 
abb-topic-wip1.png

I was experimenting with the new topic layout here (the two column one) and turning the user titles into something a little prettier.
Unfortunately, making them look more ribbon-like was trickier than expected.

Might need the GD Library installed to use the "Ribbon Generator" which should be able to use a colour picker for you to generate your own gradients for the user ribbon. This shouldn't stop you from using already generated images though.

Like almost everything else in AtomBB, this is currently a Work In Progress. What do you think of the general layout?
 
http://atombb.com has been updated to the latest build of AtomBB. This includes the new global AJAX page loading system with the fade effect and other features which I've mentioned before.

Feedback on this would be nice.
 
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