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Big Mac · Jun 28, 2011, 04:30 PM

On another Mac forum that also runs vBull, the author of a thread gets a label under his or her name (on each post) with the words "Thread Starter." I think it's a nice touch as a rather unobtrusive reminder of the person who started the thread.

Anyone else like this feature?

brassplayersrock² · Jun 28, 2011, 05:13 PM

I do I do!

reader50 · Jun 28, 2011, 07:44 PM

Big Mac, was the other board running vB 4?

brassplayersrock² · Jun 28, 2011, 11:18 PM

The board that I see it in is Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6

reader50 · Jun 29, 2011, 01:13 AM

It might be possible to do something like that.

Thorzdad · Jun 29, 2011, 06:45 AM

How about "Troublemaker" instead of "Thread Starter"?

Andy8 · Jun 29, 2011, 07:08 AM

Looks like it has been added.

brassplayersrock² · Jun 29, 2011, 02:30 PM

Is the purple dot a test, or is that going to be the label?

reader50 · Jun 29, 2011, 02:48 PM

I didn't want to clutter up the profile with a full text line, hence the dot with alt text. It's there if you look for it, and fairly discreet if you don't.

Suggestions welcome.

The Final Dakar · Jun 29, 2011, 03:04 PM

Can we change the dot to a sign that says "Blame Me" ?

brassplayersrock² · Jun 29, 2011, 03:31 PM

Would it be possible for the dot to have a black ring around it? (Is the image able to be changed to whatever the code writer chooses?)

Thorzdad · Jun 29, 2011, 03:48 PM

I like the dot. Simple, yet easy to figure out what it signifies.

reader50 · Jun 29, 2011, 04:52 PM

The dot can be any image. Practical concerns constrain it to a 9x9 image. If people change the display style size, 9x9 is the most compatible across all 3 sizes.

I suppose we could use a larger image size and constrain the display size. But some browsers may not honor that, and it might freak out the page render. Safer to use 9x9 to begin with.

Outline added.

brassplayersrock² · Jun 30, 2011, 01:10 AM

Thank you for the outline. It looks cleaner, and not as fuzzy to me now

ALeX

Big Mac · Jun 30, 2011, 06:32 AM

Nice to see others like the feature. But I don't understand what you guys are referring to about it being added. I don't see anything on my end.

Edit: Oh snap! Thank you, reader50!

The Final Dakar · Jun 30, 2011, 09:58 AM

Since we're all mac users here, I feel justified in pointing out the thread author dot appears somewhat shiny, which is inconsistent with the rest of NN UI, from the stars to the header. I'd also suggest choosing a color that falls in line with the theme (yellow or graphite seeming the most obvious choices).

reader50 · Jun 30, 2011, 11:39 PM

Dakar, it's your glossy display. It looks dull on my matte display. The dot is a hue adjustment of the yellow new-posts flag, which is a shrunk version of the bigger new-post-in-forum flag. No changes were made to shininess.

I've had a bit of code fun with the dot, so stay alert.

brassplayersrock² · Jun 30, 2011, 11:43 PM

Oh, you mean like the rotation of the semi flatter side of the dot?

The Final Dakar · Jul 1, 2011, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by reader50

Dakar, it's your glossy display. It looks dull on my matte display. The dot is a hue adjustment of the yellow new-posts flag, which is a shrunk version of the bigger new-post-in-forum flag. No changes were made to shininess.

I've had a bit of code fun with the dot, so stay alert.

Well, it can't be the display, as the the rest of the UI doesn't look shiny, so it must be the color and the amount of contrast its darkness is causing. Possibly the size as well.