I've updated prototype for XCSoar's Configuration Screens menu. Please have a look and leave any feedback in the forum page:
<http://xcsoar.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=78&p=334#p334>http://xcsoar.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=78&p=334#p334 Thanks, Rob At 12:31 PM 7/28/2011, Roman Stoklasa wrote: >Guys, please continue discussing pros and cons of forum/mailing list >in separate (different) thread (subject) :) This "thread" is >devoted to "Configuration Screens / XCS User Experience Forum" (as >the subject says;) ). > >Thanks a lot! :-) > > R. > > > > >On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:58:14 +0200, Scott Penrose <sco...@dd.com.au> wrote: > > > Preaching to the converted mate :-) > > > > Scott > > > > On 27/07/2011, at 11:32 PM, Folken wrote: > > > >> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 11:51:16AM +1000, Scott Penrose wrote: > >>> No unfortunately. Well it is really up to the individual forum software. > >> Which is exactly the issue. > >> > >> I currently follow 17(!) mailinglists. I don't need to do go and visit > >> each webpage and login to see what happens to the project. Its instant, > >> and even available offline. E-mail notification is not really an option, > >> because that kind of defeats the purpose. Rss can only read not post, > >> and is again only an intermediate step. > >> > >> Computers where made so they do idiotic repetitive tasks for you, > >> automatically and efficiently. Visiting 20 forums daily is a waste of > >> time / Datatraffic. > >> > >> Additionally a forum is a big hassle administration wise. Upgrades not > >> guranteed to work, switching between software is almost impossible without > >> data-loss, or spending a lot of time writing your own parser > which extracts > >> the stuff from the database and converts it to the new format. > >> > >> In short: webforums are a terribly shortsighted thing. > >> > >> Then again maybe I'm an old conservative it-industry-idiot that just has > >> seen/and suffered too many bad solutions implemented in his lifetime. I > >> know people of today like "shiny" interfaces. They find it easier to > >> subscribe to each forum, confirm e-mail address, answer captchas, scroll > >> through pages and pages of banners and "me too" "lol" + "rofl". Than to > >> subscribe to an ml and create a sorting rule into a seperate folder. > >> > >> Ok, I'll stop now. Please don't take it personal. > >> > >>> The problem is, how in email do you create a new topic. > >> You write a mail to xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net without it being a > >> reply to an existing topic. That creates a new thread aka. topic. > >> > >> Plus with a nice e-mail client for > example mutt,thunderbird,evolution things appear threaded > >> [1] just like topics on a forum. You can even mark threads as > >> interesting or mark them collectively as read. > >> > >>> Plus forums tend to have higher security than an email list, so > they don't trust just the from address. > >> Thats what pgp and s/mime is for. :) > >> > >> Cheers, > >> - Folken > >> > >> [1] http://www.karan.org/stuff/tbird-threading.jpeg > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. > >> Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. > >> Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Xcsoar-user mailing list > >> Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. > > Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. > > Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey > > _______________________________________________ > > Xcsoar-user mailing list > > Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. >Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. >Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. >http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey >_______________________________________________ >Xcsoar-user mailing list >Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
