Useful phpBB/forum features

#1

Whare are some of the more useful features you guys feel about forums..? Not just phpBB, but vB, IPB...What are some of the things you see other forums have that you'd wish were here, or what are some of the features of this forum that you like..?

#2

I like the subforums you added. Also I'm lost without a spell checker. If I try to type when I'm tired I misspell everything.

#3

QUOTE(fatboy42)I like the subforums you added. Also I'm lost without a spell checker. If I try to type when I'm tired I misspell everything.

1. Download and install Firefox. I don't know why you're using Internet Explorer anyway.
2. Download and install the DictionarySearch Firefox extension.
3. Restart Firefox.
4. Go to Tools, then Extensions, highlight DictionarySearch and then click Options.
5. Change the search string to the following:

CODEhttp://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=$

Now, when you need to spell check a word just highlight it (even within a new post) and right click to spell check it. It will open a new tab with the search result from Dictionary.com.

#4

QUOTE(jdog)

I don't know why you're using Internet Explorer anyway.

I don't use IE. :?
QUOTE(jdog)2. Download and install the DictionarySearch Firefox extension.
Done.
QUOTE(jdog)3. Restart Firefox.
4. Go to Tools, then Extensions, highlight DictionarySearch and then click Options.
5. Change the search string to the following:

CODEhttp://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=$

Now, when you need to spell check a word just highlight it (even within a new post) and right click to spell check it. It will open a new tab with the search result from Dictionary.com.
I'll do that in a few minutes. LOL. Thanks.

#5

I did all that and tried it but I'd still rather have an integrated spell checker.

#6

Since this is the one and only forum I am a member of, I am not qualified to comment on what features of other forums I'd like to see on here. As mentioned above, Firefox offers a lot of features, but I can't use it here at work, so that hurts.

As new features are added to this Forum, it's like being fed a steak after living off of McDonalds hamburgers all your life. You wonder how you ever got along without it.

#7

The reason I'm asking, is because some of you may or may not remember me mentioning that I want to build new, more updated forums...Problem is, I like this one so much, I am probably going to end up working out all the bugs, and keeping this one...

I have several other hacks and additions that I want to do, as you can see, I've kept fairly busy adding things like extra security, and the User Title hack...

Today I want to fix the in house image hosting, and a few more things, like a quick edit feature for posts...