If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Resistance Is Futile! We Own Your Lives....

DeVore · 2002-01-16 14:44:13

Ok, Cloud and I have been playing with this all lunchtime. It is going to crash the economy but who cares. This is hard to explain so just try it and revel in its utter leetness. Or dont and have a career. What is it? Its a ticker tape window on your task bar in Windows 98 or higher computer (also works on Windows 95 with…

Options

16-01-2002 3:44pm

#1

DeVore

Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 29920

Ok, Cloud and I have been playing with this all lunchtime. It is going to crash the economy but who cares.

This is hard to explain so just try it and revel in its utter leetness. Or dont and have a career.

What is it? Its a ticker tape window on your task bar in Windows 98 or higher computer (also works on Windows 95 with IE5+ installed), which will scroll the latest threads for you.

To install the ticker follow these instructions:

Right-click on your Taskbar and go to toolbars->new toolbar

Type "http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/ticker.php" without the quotes in the location box

Click OK

Stretch the new window you see so that its the right size (small enough to be out of the way, but big enough so that it doesnt have a nasty scroll bar).
It helps if you also right click on "Boards.ie Today" and de-select the Show Title option (that will get you some more space....)

So, try it out and let us know what you think... I think it rocks.
One step closer to World Domination Muhahahha *cough*...

DeV.

Post edited by Shield on December 2021

0

Comments

Options
#2 16-01-2002 3:53pm
seamus

Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2001

Posts: 67070

THAT ROCKS!!! (it'll work once the members pages are back)

I have it set now as a single taskbar on it's own - is there anyway for the thread title and the posters name to be all width ways instead word wrapped? (I'm just nit-picking)

plyd n1 Lads :D:D:D

0
Options
#3 16-01-2002 3:55pm
Dr. Loon

Registered Users Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭

Join Date: April 2001

Posts: 3422

Can't use it in NT.... I'll check it out at home later, it sounds wicked though.... marvelloush work...

0
Options
#4 16-01-2002 3:56pm
Shad0r

Registered Users Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭

Join Date: October 1999

Posts: 1030

Yeah got it goin on my pc here too,

Takes up half my taskbar but still pretty l33t.

gg

Shad

0
Options
#5 16-01-2002 3:59pm
DeVore

Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 29920

unconfirmed reports suggest it requires active desktop.... works sweet on my 2k machine. We'll be feckin around with the layout and whats on it etc too, we just wanted to test it...

DeV.

0
Options
#6 16-01-2002 4:02pm
seamus

Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2001

Posts: 67070

Now that I've been thinking about it.....

It is brilliant. Can it be made customisable, if you continue tinkering with it (as I know yis will )? Rolling from bottom to top in a tiny taskbar can be hard to see, maybe if there was an option to having it scrolling left->right or right->left (Like simcity 3000), and maybe to give certain forums priority? For example if someone posts in my (new ) forum, the ticker shows that straight away instead of queueing the topics. Anyway, I'm UBER-happy with it, I'm just giving suggestions that may no doubt cause some 'Regi says oops' moments in the future

[I love the way it stops scrolling when you put the cursor over the topic - Nice touch ]

[Even more edit: Yes another suggestion (I'm wearing this ticker out I think ) just to put target=_blank for the links, cos as it is, I click the link and then it loads the page in the next IE window I click on, which I'm usually in the middle of typing a reply in ]

0
Advertisement
Options
#7 16-01-2002 4:05pm
WhiteWashMan

Registered Users Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 19273

works nice and squiffily on XP.

thats just a bloody marvelous idea.
can you put the football scores on there as well?

oh go on!

0
Options
#8 16-01-2002 4:09pm
kayos

Registered Users Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭

Join Date: April 1999

Posts: 2356

OMG thanks for that one lads and hey youcan even turn it off if you want by click on the vbb icon (handy for us in work type peeps).

This rules :cool:

kayos

0
Options
#9 16-01-2002 4:16pm
Bard

Registered Users Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: April 2000

Posts: 11216

lovely stuff... pity I don't have an always-on connection :rolleyes:

I can't drag it off my taskbar to float somewhere like I can with the other taskbar toolbars though... mebbe its just me...

0
Options
#10 16-01-2002 4:18pm
Ronan|Raven

Registered Users Posts: 8,146 ✭✭✭

Join Date: April 2001

Posts: 7785

Well ye own my life now anyway! very handy and works like a dream on the 2k machine I use here.

0
Options
#11 16-01-2002 4:20pm
Cloud

Registered Users Posts: 5,049 ✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 4279

Might be some locked option Bard.

0
Advertisement
Options
#12 16-01-2002 4:24pm
Bard

Registered Users Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: April 2000

Posts: 11216

MY TASKBAR IS NOW THREE BUTTONS HIGH!!!

0
Options
#13 16-01-2002 4:31pm
DeVore

Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 29920

Ok, things that need to be changed:

1. scroll right to left if it can be done.

2. Opens in New Window rather then reusing a window. I'll have to argue for this one, but for the moment you can always right mouse-click and click Open In New Window.

3. Customisable. I would like for it to only show threads from boards you have Subscribed to (in User CP). This will take a little time.

4. Change elements on it to: Title, Author, Board. ?

DeV.

0
Options
#14 16-01-2002 4:43pm
MiCr0

Registered Users Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 5443

and for those of use stuck on NT boo hiss

just load that link into a new browser window
disable all the viewing setting (links/status/buttons/etc)

and make it small

it works out about the same
or maybe some l33+ admin could make ticker-nt.php
with all the setting's done already

hth
MiCr0

0
Options
#15 16-01-2002 4:49pm
Cloud

Registered Users Posts: 5,049 ✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 4279

I'll do 1, 2 and 4 now.

0
Options
#16 16-01-2002 4:56pm
seamus

Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2001

Posts: 67070

1 is done, started scrolling right-> left nicely about 30 secs ago, just no threads . I should really give you some time to do stuff before posting and commenting Could also be adjustable speed wise, but I'm not moaning, n1

0
Options
#17 16-01-2002 4:59pm
Dustaz

Registered Users Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2000

Posts: 8540

nice one micro!
im stuck on nt here in work, and i was all a dither about waiting to try it out.....gonna rush off to do that now.

edit: OMFG, You guys may now consider me as your mail order russian bride. this owns me

0
Options
#18 16-01-2002 5:03pm
DeVore

Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 29920

I knew it ... I KNEW you'd post and say that cloud!

GO DO SOME REAL WORK
(but if you could fix that stuff first it would be sweet )

DeV.

0
Options
#19 16-01-2002 5:03pm
Cloud

Registered Users Posts: 5,049 ✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 4279

I've left the scrolling thing for now, I think it was a bit confusing all the text scrolling along one line - maybe some better way to do it.

Links open in new windows, and forum name is now shown instead of replies.

0
Options
#20 16-01-2002 5:13pm
BattlingCheese

Registered Users Posts: 710 ✭✭✭

Join Date: August 2000

Posts: 645

It's working great on my work NT(Sp6a) PC

0
Options
#21 16-01-2002 5:21pm
MiCr0

Registered Users Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 5443

this is what my NT-ticker is like

0
Advertisement
Options
#22 16-01-2002 6:02pm
b20uvkft6m5xwg

Closed Accounts Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2001

Posts: 2458

OMG...
been away for the last couple of days....

-The boards are all loading like google on a T1;)
-The stars are back in the dhtml menus as well
-And now this Taskbar.....WAAAAY COOOOLLL!!!

Word up to all involved....Well Pld:)

0
Options
#23 16-01-2002 6:10pm
Gordon

Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2001

Posts: 34514

Well this is just the jiminy cricket, no more having to keep viewing new posts malarky maharjy.

Hey there is but one problem... it disnae wirk on my wee macintosh computer machine, mebbe its coz I'm sco'ish 'n all, an ma wee bairn cannae task it's bar any more. Come on pull the finger out lads, Apple Mac's are gonna take over the world mwohha haa haaaa.

etc.

(well done by the way)

0
Options
#24 16-01-2002 6:16pm
DeVore

Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 29920

nope, it doesnt work on Macs or Linux.
You *can* however just open that url in a small browser and keep it at the bottom of your screen...

DeV.

0
Options
#25 16-01-2002 6:19pm
Gordon

Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2001

Posts: 34514

ye but that's just not cricket

0
Options
#26 16-01-2002 6:22pm
seamus

Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2001

Posts: 67070

Well, why would we bother with one for the Mac? No-one uses them . I'm sure someone runnign GNOME or KDE could come up with one of those applet yokies to do the same as the IE one

0
Options
#27 16-01-2002 7:20pm
Bard

Registered Users Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: April 2000

Posts: 11216

Originally posted by 80project
OMG...
been away for the last couple of days....

-The boards are all loading like google on a T1;)
-The stars are back in the dhtml menus as well
-And now this Taskbar.....WAAAAY COOOOLLL!!!

Word up to all involved....Well Pld:)

AND attatchments are now working! ... nice one

Originally posted by Gordon

ye but that's just not cricket

yeh... but cricket sucks

Boards.ie is going from strength to strength... fair play, lads.

0
Options
#28 16-01-2002 7:25pm
b20uvkft6m5xwg

Closed Accounts Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2001

Posts: 2458

Niall,

Leave cricket alone or face of the wrath of my willow upside da head:p

0
Options
#29 16-01-2002 7:39pm
Stephen

Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: April 1999

Posts: 17714

Lads, that is bloody great

Also, cricket sucks more than a sucky thing on a sucky day in sucksville.

0
Options
#30 16-01-2002 7:42pm
b20uvkft6m5xwg

Closed Accounts Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2001

Posts: 2458

-Stephen
-Bard

Added to my woopass list:p

Anymore takers!?

0
Advertisement
Options
#31 16-01-2002 7:48pm
seamus

Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2001

Posts: 67070

Originally posted by 80project
-Stephen
-Bard

Added to my woopass list:p

Anymore takers!?

Throw me on there too. Cricket sux @ss

0