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Board Style colors / updates

Last post by Gordon « Mon May 06, 2024 6:36 pm

by Gordon » Mon May 06, 2024 6:36 pm

Recently we have been making some changes to the TSS board 'styles'. This was done to try to give us a slightly different 'look'.

The board...

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Size of images in Gallery

Last post by JayTee « Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:32 am
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by starfield » Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:54 am

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I'm just about to post my first set of Messier images for the Messier challenge. I noticed there is a size limit inside of the gallery. Will the...

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I have not yet posted an image to my gallery that was too large. It doesn't mean it can't be done but I haven't been denied yet. Right now, the max...

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Last post by JayTee
Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:32 am
Please respond - how do you use this forum?

Last post by FerrariMX5 « Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:23 pm
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by Gfamily » Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:31 pm
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Out of interest, how do you use the forum?
Do you start at the Main Index?
Do you look at specific forums that relate to your kit?
Or, do you (like...

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1) Notifications/Thanks
2) Private messages
3) New Posts/Unread Posts
4) Off topic/Humor
5) My Content
6) Who is online
7) Gallery
8) Reading...
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Last post by FerrariMX5
Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:23 pm
New Feature "Glossary".

Last post by GCoyote « Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:54 am
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by Gordon » Fri May 15, 2020 1:30 am

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The TEAM has been working on loading information in a new tool we have added to TSS.

It's our Glossary . Basically what this does is, highlights a...

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Awesome.gif

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Last post by GCoyote
Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:54 am
TSS has a new twitter account.

Last post by KingClinton « Wed May 20, 2020 4:56 am
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by KingClinton » Tue May 19, 2020 11:59 am

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TSS now have a Twitter account!
Find us by searching for The sky searchers on twitter or by using our handle @SearchersSky

Please give us a follow...

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Choose who you follow wisely.
Most astro folks steer clear of politics anyhow. If they do post a lot of political trash I just unfollow.
You have the...

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Last post by KingClinton
Wed May 20, 2020 4:56 am
Unable to upload image for my signature

Last post by Butterfly Maiden « Tue May 19, 2020 5:00 am
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by Butterfly Maiden » Wed May 13, 2020 3:39 pm

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I sent a PM to Gordon this morning to query this issue, but either the time difference from USA to UK is the reason or he is busy elsewhere, as I...

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Thanks Graeme.

I don't tend to use any cloud storage services, not really trusting them.

For my purposes, I store all my photos on my hard drive...

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Last post by Butterfly Maiden
Tue May 19, 2020 5:00 am
Editing posts.

Last post by NGC 1365 « Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:09 am
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by NGC 1365 » Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:39 am

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How do you access your posts to edit mistakes, ie spelling and so on.

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Thanks Graeme, not crucial, just wanted to fix my bad spelling, but good to know for next time.

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Last post by NGC 1365
Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:09 am
Upload a file

Last post by helicon « Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:33 pm
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by Gulf Coast Guy » Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:05 pm

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Is it possible to upload a file (.zip.pdf etc.)?

GCG

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swf files? That's good.

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Last post by helicon
Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:33 pm
Forum theme for guests

Last post by smp « Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:34 pm
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by ARock » Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:39 am

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Hi all!

I prefer a light background with dark foreground for my forums, and use the prosilver theme when I am logged in. But, I also view the...

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Wow. Did not know about this possibility. Thanks very much for sharing!

smp

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Last post by smp
Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:34 pm
Bookmarking

Last post by Don Quixote « Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:25 pm

by Don Quixote » Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:25 pm

Here is another feature I have just discovered .

I have been frustrated in no easy finds of threads in which I have been involved.

With Bookmarks ,...

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Last post by Don Quixote
Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:25 pm
Print View

Last post by Makuser « Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:26 pm
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by Don Quixote » Sat Jan 04, 2020 4:51 am

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I am not sure how many have already availed themselves of this useful option but I will bring it to your attention anyway.

I have found this feature...

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Hello Mark. Now here is some good news that we can use . This should be a very handy tool for us now that we know about it. Thanks for sharing this...

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Last post by Makuser
Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:26 pm
The Gallery #1

Last post by Gordon « Wed Nov 27, 2019 4:55 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:30 pm

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Is it possible to give a link to my gallery to people without a logon to the forum?

I thought it would be a good way of showing my images to others...

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Sorry I missed your post.

I have just set the permissions so members can share their images / albums to 'non-members'. Non-members can view the...

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Last post by Gordon
Wed Nov 27, 2019 4:55 pm
How can I put the link to my blog?

Last post by StarGazer45 « Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:45 pm
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by StarGazer45 » Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:30 pm

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Hello all!

I would like to put my blog in my posts but I do not know how to do it. Can anyone help me please?

By the way, the blog is mostly in...

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I can now go to my blog from the link!

How did you put the link to your blog (by the way, it's very interesting) below every post so that people can...

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Last post by StarGazer45
Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:45 pm
The Gallery #2

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Nov 22, 2019 1:32 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:33 pm

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Is it possible to have a gallery for general images and then a seperate one specifically for my Messier images?

Regards

Graeme

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Ah, the Gallery tab.

Found it now.

Thanks

Regards

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Nov 22, 2019 1:32 pm
Google Translate.

Last post by ARock « Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:23 am
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by Gordon » Sun May 26, 2019 10:15 pm

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We have just added a new feature. Google translate.

Since we wish to make it easy for all of our members to enjoy TSS, we added a feature that will...

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Nice feature !

Once in a while we (might) get someone posting in a language different from English. Is it possible to translate those posts to...

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Last post by ARock
Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:23 am
New addition to the forum extensions.

Last post by JimMinCT « Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:21 am
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by Gordon » Sat Sep 14, 2019 5:52 pm

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We have added a new extension to the forum that allows you to notify a member to take a look at and or reply to a post.

This extensions add support...

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@fatboy1271 Okay you should be all set to go now. Sorry for the confusion.

Does that explain why mine didn't work in my earlier post?

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Last post by JimMinCT
Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:21 am
AF.net Cross Posting

Last post by Thefatkitty « Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:00 am
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by JayTee » Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:28 pm

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As discussed in another thread we ( the team ) feel that if you want to provide information that is already contained over at AF.net, instead of just...

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That is a great thought, JT. I copied all my AF blog posts into a document the other night. I don't know if they are worthy of re-posting over here,...

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:00 am
New Feature -- Post Numbers!

Last post by smp « Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:36 pm
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by JayTee » Thu Oct 03, 2019 4:32 am

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Our posts now have numbers so that you can reference a particular post number later on in a thread if you need to backtrack. The number is located on...

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Thanks very much for this, JT!
I've been wishing for this for some time (believe it, or not).

smp

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Last post by smp
Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:36 pm
PM stuck in outbox

Last post by Jockinireland « Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:48 am
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by Jockinireland » Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:37 pm

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Hi, earlier today I replied to a PM and just noted it is still sitting in the outbox. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Help anyone?

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No worries Mark. I'm just used to outlook where something stuck in outbox usually means you've lost your mail server connection. I know that too busy...

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Last post by Jockinireland
Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:48 am
Is there something I'm missing?

Last post by Ylem « Sun Sep 01, 2019 5:30 pm
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by Ylem » Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:59 pm

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When I visit a thread that I already have posted on, it always starts with the first post of the thread (or the last one, depending on the...

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Thanks all, I use a phone, so it's a bit more of a challenge.
In the simplicity blue, I found last post read Yeah!

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Last post by Ylem
Sun Sep 01, 2019 5:30 pm
Messier award

Last post by Don Quixote « Sun Aug 18, 2019 1:21 am
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by spectre » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:46 am

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Unfortunately I have only been able to image 68 of the Messier 110 objects. I have posted them to my album if anyone is interested.
Does this qualify...

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Very nice John. Congratulations.

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Last post by Don Quixote
Sun Aug 18, 2019 1:21 am
Hovering.....

Last post by Ylem « Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:48 am
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by Gordon » Tue May 21, 2019 7:54 pm

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You can now hover your mouse over a forum topic and it will display a bit of the first and last post within the topic.

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Thanks :)
That's cool!

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Last post by Ylem
Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:48 am
Thanks VS Like

Last post by SKEtrip « Fri Aug 09, 2019 5:44 pm
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by Chich » Wed Jul 24, 2019 11:38 pm

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I should probably know this but what are the differences betwixt a like and a thanks?

TBH I tend to use the one closest to my cursor (yes, some days...

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I hadn't even noticed the like button.......what does that say for my observing skills?

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Last post by SKEtrip
Fri Aug 09, 2019 5:44 pm
View Topic

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:51 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:38 am

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A quick question if I may, how do you do the viewtopic.php link thing?

Regards

Graeme

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Ok, that works too!

Cheers

Regards

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:51 pm
Disappearing posts

Last post by bladekeeper « Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:36 pm
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by SkyHiker » Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:12 pm

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I noticed several topics of which the first posts have disappeared. For instance this thread Nightscapes & Startrails where I wanted to see the first...

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Hi Henk,

Go to your user control panel. Select the Board Preferences tab, and then the Edit Display Options section. Make sure the display posts...

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Last post by bladekeeper
Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:36 pm
Can an image be attached to a PM?

Last post by Gordon « Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:43 pm
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by STEVE333 » Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:19 pm

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I sent a PM to a member and tried to attach an image. Although the Add files button was active, and, it allowed me to add an image, it appears that...

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At this point. (for security reason) we have not allowed images to be attached to PM's I will send you a pm with another way that might solve your...

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Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:43 pm

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