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New IB version! Just a quick note.

Hi everyone

We're running a new version of Inkbunny.

There have been about 100 changes and bugfixes so there's a lot to go through when we finally get the changelog published (next journal, in a day or so!).

In the meantime there are some changes that will be immediately apparent. We'd like feedback and bug reports if you notice anything you'd like to bring to our attention.

Some notable changes

* What's with all this orange? The system now highlights the usernames of people you watch, in places where that distinction might be useful. The color and the places it does this are currently under live testing and will be improved as we get feedback.

* Thumbnails for submission uploads can now be any size (up to max full image size) as you upload them, and they'll get resized to 200x200. Previously they had to be 200x200 on upload or the system would reject them.

* When you change your email address in your Account Settings, or if we receive too many bounced emails when the system tries to email you, you will get a notification telling you to re-verify your email. If the re-verification process doesn't work or if it's too confusing, please let us know.

* The keyword and username autosuggest function has been updated in many ways. If it gives you any trouble, please let us know. The updates should make it faster and it should get out of the way more effectively when you don't need it.

* You can now send Private Messages instantly to any recipient from your Private Messages page. Just click the "New Private Message" link at the top and you can type a recipient name (which also autosuggests usernames as you type).

There's a zillion other changes, additions and bug fixes but we'll report in full detail on those soon!

Thanks

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kiwakiwa
11 years ago
you're awesome ^w^
Brexxie
11 years ago
awesome so far it looks good ^^ keep it up
Alfador
11 years ago
Sweet! Good deal!
seanbunneh
11 years ago
I was just thinking this week that something similar to more knowing who your watching or not would be a nice addition.
Your awesome and have excellent psychic's on staff <3
Tydaze
11 years ago
Cool.
SenGrisane
11 years ago
Interesting. I was wondering about the orange ^^
Lyserdigi
11 years ago
i like the orange ^^
very nice function to have !
also, you guys rock ..
JeffyCottonbun
11 years ago
Awesome updates <3
Thank you!
Shinxiolu
11 years ago
aww
I was hoping for a feature that lets you opt out from PMs if you wanted ;w;
Tycloud
11 years ago
But what about my advanced warning system I wanted?  :O
DarkestUmbreon
11 years ago
Yes, more butts are needed!
TheFlyingPendragon
11 years ago
Looks good. :)
Ruffy
11 years ago
i love it when changes are useful :D <3
iedasb
11 years ago
Yay!
The private messages things was what I wanted XD
DarkestUmbreon
11 years ago
Really digging both the new pm straight from pm option, and the orange :D

  Itd be cool if the colors for it were customizable, like if we could make people we dont follow red and people we do follow green and friends blue by something in the settings... Not a complaint, love the update! Just saying, with a customizable background & logo, why not stuff like this too?
MaDrow
11 years ago
" DarkestUmbreon wrote:
It'd be cool if the colors for it were customizable, like if we could make people we don't follow red and people we do follow green and friends blue by something in the settings... Not a complaint, love the update! Just saying, with a customizable background & logo, why not stuff like this too?
This~
For me the orange color is too much 'attention asking' when browsing through IB. A green or blue color, or just a tint darker / brighter would be fine for me. But since that's personally, I would also opt for customization.  |=(:3
Bluewag
11 years ago
Username color should be optional. Orange looks awful with the site's green.
Bluewag
11 years ago
"...where that distinction may be useful."

Not useful on submission or notices portals, since those list ONLY people you are watching anyway.
FurRiffic
11 years ago
2nd that it isn't needed on those two pages.

Also it might not be needed on the search page if you do a search with a username, as you then already know of you (don't) watch someone.
Rhumba
11 years ago
You can get favorites and comments from people you don't watch.
Bluewag
11 years ago
Fair point
Shiuk
11 years ago
8D omg this is cool~
CrimsonKeaton
11 years ago
Awesome! I like the new private message update ^w^
Bledar
11 years ago
Sounds interesting! So far I like the use of orange to highlight users on our watchlist. :D
AphroditeDraco
11 years ago
Cools.  Thanks for the update.
Rhumba
11 years ago
I think green would be a better choice than orange since up until this point orange on this site has meant "No no." as used in the -unwatch and -unfriend buttons. Also highlighting friends in purple would be a good feature.
Anailaigh
11 years ago
THANK YOU
garuru
11 years ago
I like it! Thanks a lot!
Wakka
11 years ago
I'm all ready liking the orange added to the user names. it makes it a lot easier to read and find their names so its thumbs up to IB from me for that and the rest of the changes look like their gonna be a big help as well. ^^_
EvilDog
11 years ago
I do have an idea for small addition to the orange names bit, can we have something to distinguish between "friends" and people we watch? like a padlock next to their name or something

If I notice any bugs I'll report them
Danjen
11 years ago
Quick, make the orange customizable to any websafe color :3
Xanthe
11 years ago
Some lovely improvements! =D Thankyou very much!
I especially like the highlighting of accounts I watch! It's a nice touch and something I've been wanting from sites like IB. =)
rnixon
11 years ago
Nooooooooooooooooo! The site now artificially restricts the width of the New Submissions page. So instead of seeing a browser window full of submissions, now I see 12 in the middle, with space for 6 more wasted as a grey strip down either side.

Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please PLEASE put this back the way it used to be.

And while you're at it, remove the fixed-width shenanigans anywhere else you can. Monitors are a lot wider than they are tall these days.
Jacinth
11 years ago
Question.... it's called INKBunny, right? Do you think we could get one of the bunnymascots to be holding a pen, instead of a brush? Some writer love. Just a thought.
rnixon
11 years ago
The heck? I didn't even know that was an option. I certainly don't remember ever turning it on in the first place, though. Huh.

Anyway, that was indeed the issue. THANK you!
SeruleBlue
11 years ago
I agree with the above sentiments regarding the username colors - other than that, looks great!
MightBeFurry
11 years ago
Thank you for the new PM dealie. And omfg thank you for the thumbnail autosizer (o)_(o) I am irrationally super-pleased with this.

About the name color, I appreciate the differentiation, but my peculiar brand of color deficiency loses the orange a bit in the "title banner" section's color.

Thanks, y'all!
Toksyuryel
11 years ago
Still waiting for the ability to favorite journal entries. Like, say, this one for instance.
Shokuji
11 years ago
Wow! Thanks a lot! =3
TTFox
11 years ago
Still no icon changes D:
dmfalk
11 years ago
First off, I don't mind the orange, actually- One of my favourite colours... :)
Secondly, thumbnails... THANK GOD! It was a lot of trouble to find the right thumbnail image within the size restrictions as it were, or to go into an image editor just to resize an image just to use as a thumbnail for my stories! Great improvement!

Now, my only complaint, so far:
The MP3 player.
The scripts run slow on my older '01 iMac (OSX 10.4.11), and barely work at all on my 5-year-old iPod touch 2G- Even trying to load directly from the download link doesn't work much... This one's not quite ready for primetime, and is a step back from the old player. Please keep working out the kinks. :(

d.m.f.
Moonlight555
11 years ago
I like the idea of the orange, but, as another suggested, it would be nice to have customization, or even have the ability to disable it in the settings. I think a nice lighter shade of gray would work well for a color. As long as it doesn't blend into the background of course. X3
nwa921game
11 years ago
This is a sweet idea.
E1337ist
11 years ago
I like the orange, but from what I see it there's orange where there doesn't need to be orange. I like the fact that people who I'm watching on, say, the Popular Submissions page appear orange, but the fact everyone's orange in the New Submissions (by members you are watching) page feels kind of unnecessary since I'm already watching everyone.

Anyway, just a but of hopefully positive criticism. Keep up the good work, IB team!
Catwheezle
11 years ago
Oooh, shiny. I like the orange.
Some distinction for friends would be nice, too (bold, maybe? Then watched friends would be bold orange, etc?)
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