Forums in Flash - My Way :)

[Immulsifier]

Hi Peeps. I've been working on this for quite sometime and its finally up to Beta 1. Basically its a forum just like this one apart from its in Flash :) The address is http://www.flashforums.com . If you want to post or reply you can do so using the test account I have set up.

Username - Test and Password - test

If you wish you could create your own account :)

Let me know what you think of it so far.

Thanks

Immy :)

[olganunes]

This is a great idea, but the design needs more contrast!! Also, the UI isn't as intuitive-- I have to keep myself from hitting the back button on my browser-- but adding more contrast to the design will probably help 75% of that. Take a hint from this forum, for example. Everything has a color-coordinated place.. the monochromatic scheme where everything is given the same amount of focus is confusing.

olga

[Immulsifier]

Yeah I will take your points on board. The final thing will be in a popup window so that users who use 800*600 will still be able to see all of it without having to scroll. That will take care of the back button because there wont be one to press :)

You have some good valid points there tho.

Immy :)

[aesthete]

we're on the same track (http://peripheral.h8tml.com) and we seem to be having the same problem - can't view posts on either. are you using php and mySQL for a back end or a flat file?

[Immulsifier]

Mine is ASP with an access database. Your Interface looks nice. I registered and it sent me my password but wouldnt let me log in :( I was keen to have a look as well. E-Mail me if you want to have a chat about design theroys and stuff because my Forums are moving along quite a bit now and I have moderators and Private forums in place etc.

Drop me a line at flashforums@btinternet.com if you want to have a chat.

Immy

[defrex]

hey ya, i had the same prob. went to get a username but the password it sent me didn't work.

[aesthete]

man I am an idiot.

instead of looking for the logName in the database and comparing the logPass to the Pass value in the database I was doing the opposite.

turns out that my random Password generator isn't that random. Pass isn't a unique field but Name is so I just switch the comparison around and it should work now.

Thanks to everybody who checked it out - this was a high traffic bug that I never would have discovered without your interest

[Edited by aesthete on 07-01-2001 at 05:27 PM]

[plapman]

looks good so far, I found a few bugs.
like the password screen for the private forum, would go away if you got it wrong and there was no way to close it.
un able to read treads.

but on a pos note I liked what I saw.

I have just finished my first go at a message board.
http://www.playfool.com/

I also used asp, access and flash

all the best

[Immulsifier]

Thanks for the reply m8ty. I have sorted the password screen now just I aint uploaded it yet :) Threads have been sorted out now. Was a slight bug on my part but should be working perfectly now. Well it does for me anyway :)