XF 2.2 Updates since we upgraded XenForo.com

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Having upgraded XenForo.com yesterday, we've fielded lots of feedback and implemented a fair few changes.

Here's a handful of things we've done in response to your feedback.

Editor styling​

We've removed the gradient entirely from the unfocused editor, and changed the styling when the editor is focused so that the background now gets lighter on focus, in order to give an editing background that is more like the final destination background.

XenForo 2.2 RTE unfocused​

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XenForo 2.2 RTE focused​

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We have also rolled out this change to all input fields across the entire system, changing from the approach we've used since XenForo 1.x, where the background would get darker on focus.

XenForo 1.x​

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XenForo 2.1​

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XenForo 2.2​

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Question thread changes​

While reading comments yesterday, it dawned upon us that there are times where the person who asks a question may not always be the person best qualified to select the correct answer.

For example, the person who asks the question "How do I charge my iPhone?" can select the correct answer by virtue of having tried each of the suggested responses, and picking the one that achieved the goal stated.

However, the question "What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?" does not lend itself to having the solution selected by the questioner, as they may not actually be able to distinguish a correct answer from a false one, in which case solution selection should probably be left to staff, or a user group that is specially identified as being qualified to select correct solutions.

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Therefore, we have now implemented a new permission forum.markSolution, which controls whether or not users can select solutions for their own questions. If they can't, then the only people who could mark a solution would be those with the forum moderator permission forum.markSolutionAnyThread. If they don't, then the concept of marked solutions for questions essentially disappears.

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Article linking​

You may have noticed yesterday that clicking on an article link within an article forum would take you to the first page of the thread, showing the article and the first page of comments, even if the article was highlighted as having New responses.

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We've now changed this behaviour to act more like normal threads, so clicking on an article that you have already read that has new responses will jump you directly to the replies you have yet to read.

Content vote arrows​

These have been subject to quite extensive bikeshedding, but we have implemented some styling changes in response to feedback and we are discussing additional modifications. Watch this space.

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Article user info​

In response to feedback, we have changed the display of article user info somewhat:

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Bugs​

And finally, we're busy responding to bugs identified by visitors and those that we notice ourselves.

We've fixed lots of defects in the editor UI, BB code mode, previewing and text handling, some errors with multi-quote and many more.

At this stage, we are rolling out fixes live to the site pretty much constantly, so don't be too suprised if you find that something you thought wasn't working properly appears to magically fix itself!

Until next time...​

Toodaloo.
 
I don't think a wrench should represent a toggle function. Why not just a toggle-on or toggle-off icon?
The same could be argued for the sprocket in 2.1 and earlier. Both are traditionally used for "Settings" type functions in software.

In the end, I don't know of anyone on my board who uses it (save me occasionally) and I don't think I have ever been directly asked about it, either. At least not recently enough that I remember. So I'm not too fussy about what happens with it. As long as I can find it, that's good enough.
 
I don't think a wrench should represent a toggle function. Why not just a toggle-on or toggle-off icon?
I agree, the wrench for what is a toggle between two types of text editor, rich and plain, is not very appropriate though I don't think a toggle icon is very appropriate, either, as it is too abstract to make any specific sense on its own (i.e. without an additional description).

The keyword here is "edit|or." Why not use the edit icon, instead? I find it quite fitting for the function in question (=toggle the way you edit content):

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I like the wrench. To me it means "under the hood*." And that's the bbcode that is the architecture of your post.

*or bonnet ;)
 
I use BB code to fix things [...]
Editing = fixing. Both editors are used for that. The question is what type of fixing it is. Is the object of fixing a cup of tea, a car, or a text/syntax? If it is the latter, one usually/traditionally does not fix it with a wrench. One resorts to writing, not screwing.
 
I really hate that new editor. Why there is/was a need to change it?
But for sure i will love it after one week of using it.
Finally quote is usabele with one click.

Do anyone know if the editor addon will come with a update also?
I cant miss my custom bbcodes in no way.
 
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