[drupal-devel] Vanilla: the forum software to look for
I posted this a week ago to this list but have not seen it since -- hope this is no dupe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://getvanilla.com/ http://lussumo.com/community/ Comparing their approach to Drupal's we do not fare bad at all. Some tiny details I like (to rip from them ;): Not logged in: * Overall look. yes, perhaps too Typepad but nice and smooth netherless (perhaps too low-contrast, I have missed many vital UI elements) * "edited" mark next to a comment * Informative login / register dialogs Logged in: http://lussumo.com/community/signin.php guest:guest * switchable small / big textarea (but ihmo it should work vice versa, small -> big) * ajax-based (un)bookmarking * ajax-based (un)blocking topics (taxonomy) * navigation history block * search history block
You would need only one or two more modules and a new theme to achieve that. Its the Power of Drupal [tm] Op donderdag 04 augustus 2005 09:08, schreef Kristjan Jansen:
* Overall look. yes, perhaps too Typepad but nice and smooth
Drupal has no *look*, but yes, we lack a theme that looks this smooth.
netherless (perhaps too low-contrast, I have missed many vital UI elements) * "edited" mark next to a comment
You can grab this for each post by comparing posted and edited datestamp and print that in your theme. Or use nodapi in a module. very simple.
* Informative login / register dialogs
In Drupal it is up to you, the admin to write these.
Logged in: http://lussumo.com/community/signin.php guest:guest
* switchable small / big textarea (but ihmo it should work vice versa, small -> big)
A bad thing, IMO. A textfield shuold be as big as is best for its use? . Users must never be bothered with stuff like "resizing areas" etc. IMO. But there are bookmaklets (you can hardcode them in your help text with textareas) that allow resizing. http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/forms.html
* ajax-based (un)bookmarking * ajax-based (un)blocking topics (taxonomy)
See bookmark.module
* navigation history block
We have all the data available. You can add this as a php block or as a block to tracker.module. Should be simple to make.
* search history block Idem. We have this. Is easy to make into a php block.
In a nutshell: Drupal can do all this. Regards, Bèr -- [ Bèr Kessels | Drupal services www.webschuur.com ]
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