Geek Articles - Codename: Shorthorn

HowdA All,

I thought I would start a new thread here instead of watering down the current release of Geek Articles 2.0

Basically, I released Geek Articles as a cheap and cheerful way to give explicit forums an 'Article system' feel without all the hullabaloo with adding a major addition and hacking your vB code within an inch of its life.

I was aslo desperate for an Article System that actually integrated with vB in the sense that it would be searchable (with the other threads), use vBs user permissions, Attachment system, wysiwyg, etc...

Well, Geek Articles 2.0 does that. However I quickly learned that as soon as you release a hack, about 502.3 people start asking it to do things it wasnt designed to do (anyone know what I mean?).
I dont mean that to sound like a drag as I thought most of the ideas were actually quite good - however they were out of the scope for Geek Articles 2.0

In to your life walks Geek Articles codename: Shorthorn.

This is a project aimed at merging the best of Geek Articles 2.0 (the simplicity, searching, permissions, etc...) with a heavier duty article system (adding a byline option, multiple pages, etc...).

I have my first milestone in beta and has the following features:

• Everything Geek Articles 2.0 has
• Byline addition
• Multiple page support

Once I have finalised these features (I want to give them a test over the next few days on my site) I will then release it for private Beata testing and then finally on this thread for open beta testing.

What I would like to do is to get feedback on the direction that it is taking. Does it look sucky? Is the functionality crappy? Are you really just after a really neat Hangman system for vB?

Here is a live version of a multi page article

So please, come one, come all and let me know if I am wasting my freaking time.

Toodles

[peterska2]

Originally Posted by the nail geek

Mkay kiddies -

The Private Corpral Beta Test Program is now open for the first few people that PM me their email address (So I can email the package to you). I have finalised things as much as I am going to at this stage and I am pretty sure the install package should be pretty OK.

Consider yourself PM'd

[rlamego]

Damn you vb.org!! Where are my email notifications!!??
Sent you also a pm if you still need help, NG.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by hockyfan

Sorry, I might have missed the answer for this one, but will there be an option to turn on/off having the "comment" button and the comments visable on the first page?


h

Hey H. Not currently... But I will put it back in for you.

Private Beta testing is now closed! I have sent out the packages and those who get it will help get the mod to the public beta release stage (shouldnt take too long now).

Thanks everyone.

[hockyfan]

Originally Posted by the nail geek

Hey H. Not currently... But I will put it back in for you.

Thanks!


h

[H2k]

Originally Posted by the nail geek

Hey H. Not currently... But I will put it back in for you.

Private Beta testing is now closed! I have sent out the packages and those who get it will help get the mod to the public beta release stage (shouldnt take too long now).

Thanks everyone.

hello

i really like this MOD i know that u realsed other v.. know i dont no when u are going to relesed this one ..

but i want to know that are you going to Relesed it soon

and if i install the other MOd are your going to explain how to upgrade from the other one ?

thankyou very much.

[Stormwolf]

Looks great cant wait to try it.

[H2k]

Originally Posted by Stormwolf

Looks great cant wait to try it.

if u dont mind u can send me the bata i will test it for u ..

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by H2k

if u dont mind u can send me the bata i will test it for u ..

Just an update for those curious.

I am just finishing the final touches on the final Beta. I basically have about 3 minor items on my todo list and then rebuild the install package.

For those curious how it is looking, here are a couple of links:
http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=11287
http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=2641
http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthrea...&pp=15&conly=0
http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthrea...t=8801&conly=1

nJoy!

[Kesomir]

perhaps a release today?

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by Kesomir

perhaps a release today?

Very good chance

I have just finished the install/unintaller, cleaned up a couple of bugs (right now there is 1 very minor known issue) and now I am working on the readme whith the file edits.
Once that is done - the private beta testers will run the installation on a few different systems and if all is OK - then I will release.

When this does go live - it should really be as a completed hack. I may release as beta in kind of a 'RC-1' ... but like I said... pretty much all known issues are taken care of and the feature set is closed.

Watch this space