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Thumbnails in the phun.org Search system?

Discussion in 'About phun.org' started by S-type, Jan 9, 2009.

  1. S-type

    S-type Know when to laugh. Staff Member ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 15 Year Member

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    I've noticed on some other forums that when one hovers over posts one is sometimes rewarded with a few thumbnails of the contents. This would, IMO, be a Godsend in the phun search results listings. Whilst things have improved, post titles can be inconsistent and unhelpful, and sometimes downright misleading. Trying to avoid reposts can currently entail opening lots of cryptically-titled posts to examine the contents, whereas a look at thumbnails as one hovered over the post title might be so much quicker!

    Firstly, am I on my own in experiencing this as a problem, and looking for a solution?

    Secondly, is it technically feasible to introduce the facility for the search system only?

    Thirdly, would the extra processor/server/whatever load be tolerable and considered justifiable?
     
    S-type, Jan 9, 2009
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    I sometimes find the search to be crazy annoying. I have a few threads i have been hunting for and can't find them, no matter what the parameters i enter are.
     
    Noodle Panda, Jan 9, 2009
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    irish-sid BANNED

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    sounds like a great system.
    was it a vbulletin forum?
     
    irish-sid, Jan 9, 2009
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  4. S-type

    S-type Know when to laugh. Staff Member ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 15 Year Member

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    Yes, but a later version, v3.7.4!

    Whether that's significant, I don't know!
     
    S-type, Jan 9, 2009
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    irish-sid BANNED

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    it'd be a great addition.
    looking forward to reading what cayne or a mod has to say about it.
     
    irish-sid, Jan 9, 2009
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  6. cayne

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    Yeah, would be def. useful, but like you already mentioned, it would most likely kill our already stressed-out 4 servers... :(
     
    cayne, Jan 9, 2009
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    Even only in the search forums?
     
    S-type, Jan 10, 2009
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    good questyon.
     
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