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I hope these progress reports aren't bothersome. Just want to keep people in the loop. I got the code together to convert all the submissions (programs and resources) without error, including gathering all the images and such. That's a huge step, as I now have all the most important data converted. Even if I were to stop now, we'd have most of what everyone wants, so the rest is just nice to have (like polls, private messages, etc). I'm feeling a lot more confident about the conversion!It's nice to see that there are some people out there that still care for this site. In any case, I wish you the best of luck in the conversion of the site. I can't wait to see it finished!
It's nice to see that there are some people out there that still care for this site. In any case, I wish you the best of luck in the conversion of the site. I can't wait to see it finished!Aw thank you! Just remember it'll actually be worse; we'll lose features until we need them (and I have time), and I want to focus on features that we need for SB, such as allowing submissions for PTC, SB3, and SB4 and letting you filter by those systems.
Just wanted to update anyone here, I'm actually working on it! It's not just a layout, there's actual code and api stuff there! It's still a long ways away but I'm having fun and I'm really looking forward to finishing it.I know it's not much and it's definitely a boring style, but I'm going for something that's easy to maintain rather than flashy. The only thing you can do right now is login and logout, but that's pretty important since it's using SBS credentials in the new system. I replaced the top "tabs" layout with just basic links in the bar itself, and they get highlighted when you're on that page, which is kinda cool. I think I'm going to stick with this basic style, with less 'design noise' than what we have now. Definitely going with function over form, especially for the first release.The GUI doesn't look very demanding. It feels like it resembles the original style of the current GUI we have. Well done!
(the blacked-out email is part of the frontend; it's spoiler text)
However, remember that everyone's passwords will be expired in the new system. Because of the way the backend works, you can actually just use the temporary token sent to your email to generate a session that lasts for a year, which I figure will be useful for people who never remember their password anyway. However, if you DO want to re-establish your password, you'll unfortunately have to send a SECOND temporary email token, which you can see explained in the screenshot. For safety, the email tokens are set for one time use only, and again for safety, updating sensitive info requires your current password. So, if your password is expired, you won't be able to use it to set a new password. It's a bit of a conundrum, and I know this solution isn't optimal, but I'm nervous about creating a more complicated system for something so sensitive. Email tokens (which again are short-lived, 1 time use passwords sent to your email) can be used anywhere that a password can be used, and since THAT system is already in place and heavily tested, I figured it's better not to change it. The only time it'll matter is when your password is expired, and I don't plan on expiring the passwords after this first round.
This means I can finally start working on the forums. This part may take a long time, because I have to get bbcode and all that working, not to mention all the different link formats and all that. Also remember that I'm trying to make this use as little javascript as possible, so the first release will feel particularly "oldschool".
I think forums will honestly take me a couple weeks...
