I really don't see if it would increase pageload - it would just take one more row selected from the datastore and then try to make a dropdown box out of it...

On a unrelated note, I am pretty sure that I have got all the English out of the templates and files now and into the phrase system. Once I create an installer, I'll package it up and release it.

unless i miss understood. he wants to add a dropdown that has the smilies in it?

so it qould increase pageload time for each smilie that would get displayed

what if he makes it were you can limit how smilies show up there

still users on 56k would expirece a slowdown, i do think the best bet would be to call the smilies list

if it was a pop up, would it cause much stress on a 56k user?

Sorry, I was confusing serverload and pageload.... bah, I need some caffeine. ;)

well if it gets into its own new window then its their choice.

if is forced on the page it makes your site less accessable as a first time visitor already has to download much

I have finished steps 1-3 of the install script for both a clean install and an upgrade from 1.0 Gamma 1. Attached are screens.

Looks good :) You say you've finished steps 1-3 - how many steps will there be?

I'm not sure. Probably around 6, and then a 7th optional step to convert data from TWTCommish's vB2 shoutbox if you still have the shoutbox table and its data from vB2.