XF 2.4 general discussion, feedback, complaints, random off topic posts, etc.

[frm]

Bet you won't post a HYS while hungover on New Year's Day.

I won the bet.

Is the prize a HYS today?

 

[CedricV]

I won the bet.

Is the prize a HYS today?

No but you can clean the XF offices.

 

[zoldos]

It shouldn't have taken that long if you have a parent/child style, update the parent, and then merge the changes in the child.

How do I do this? I was using the Themehouse UI.X Dark "Framework" (for XF 2.2.x), then the child that had all my mods. But when going from 2.2.x to 2.3.4, I updated the parent style to 2.3.4, but I saw no apparent way to preserve my edits when importing the child. It just seemed to overwrite everything....

Is this not the correct procedure?

 

[frm]

How do I do this? I was using the Themehouse UI.X Dark "Framework" (for XF 2.2.x), then the child that had all my mods. But when going from 2.2.x to 2.3.4, I updated the parent style to 2.3.4, but I saw no apparent way to preserve my edits when importing the child. It just seemed to overwrite everything....

You should have been able to just update the parent style and it would have tossed out "templates not up to date" on the child, where you'd be given the option to merge the prior edits.

It'd give you 3 options: Keep the parent's modifications, keep yours, or merge the two (I believe, but I might be mistaken). In most cases, you'd keep your edits over the parent's, but you have to know what you're looking at to decide because it can have breaking changes if you keep yours instead of merging/modifying the automated suggestions.

The same applies for add ons that make template edits. When you update an add on, it'll tell you that templates are out of date, and then you merge or use the add on's edits.

If you still have your backup prior to the upgrade, I would suggest putting it up on a dev instance and trying to upgrade it again. It'll give you practice to breeze through both style and add on updates.

 

[frm]

HYS HYS HYS

 

[zoldos]

^-- that's why i skipped 2.3 altogether..

That doesn't make sense. Is 2.4 even out yet?

 

[zoldos]

You should have been able to just update the parent style and it would have tossed out "templates not up to date" on the child, where you'd be given the option to merge the prior edits.

It'd give you 3 options: Keep the parent's modifications, keep yours, or merge the two (I believe, but I might be mistaken). In most cases, you'd keep your edits over the parent's, but you have to know what you're looking at to decide because it can have breaking changes if you keep yours instead of merging/modifying the automated suggestions.

The same applies for add ons that make template edits. When you update an add on, it'll tell you that templates are out of date, and then you merge or use the add on's edits.

If you still have your backup prior to the upgrade, I would suggest putting it up on a dev instance and trying to upgrade it again. It'll give you practice to breeze through both style and add on updates.

Cool, I appreciate your time!

 

[Opus X]

That doesn't make sense. Is 2.4 even out yet?

i read it that they just did not feel a need to upgrade to 2.3 and will wait.

 

[zoldos]

i read it that they just did not feel a need to upgrade to 2.3 and will wait.

Fair enough.

 

[FTL]

@Chris D It's now Q1 2025, so can you give us an idea of roughly when during this three month period that we might see it?

 

[Ozzy47]

When it’s ready

 

[Wing]

#2weeks

 

[philmckrackon]

#2weeks

LMAO @ projections.

 

[Milen]

I can't wait to see and try out the new things on XenForo.

 

[Mouth]

an idea of roughly when during this three month period that we might see it?

June

 

[Opus X]

@Chris D It's now Q1 2025, so can you give us an idea of roughly when during this three month period that we might see it?

still 2.5 months left before end.

 

[tajhay]

Assuming timelines dont change...again.

 

[Suzanne O]

To all the trolls who are replying to a question that isn't for you to answer.

 

[Chris D]

Still some more HYSs to go for features still in development. Broadly on track. But as ever, work needs to be completed and to a sufficient quality before it will be released.

 

[smallwheels]

Still some more HYSs to go

Seems some misunderstand this, believing they have to become more HYSterical as a precondition for the update to be released.