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UBB.threads user selectable tooltip preferences

In version 7.3 of UBB.threads, we introduced tooltips. This allows users to hover over a topic title in a lists of posts for a forum and have a sneak preview of what was inside, so to speak.

Well, the mistake I made was to make it only an admin selectable option. In other words the entire user base for a particular forum would either have it or not have it. This caused problems, because I’ve found that users either love it or hate it and the middle ground is rare.

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Alternating row colors in a Post Island

UBB.threads usually allows for alternating row colors in many of the parts of the forum and it is nice to have in order to set apart the rows by color (or more specifically CSS styling).

The Post Island is such a creature that doesn’t allow this for some reason. Oversight? I really don’t know, but it is really a small tweak to put in the option to alternate the rows and make them have a distinct look.

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Adding Smiley pop-up to the Shoutbox

Have you ever wanted to have a smiley pop-up for the UBB.threads shoutbox?

Look no further, because I’ll show you how to do it.

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Getting more out of the Custom Island Editor

The UBB.threads custom islands are a good thing and there’s is no doubt about it!

With that said, I always like to do a little tweaking to get more out of the editing process. This article shows how a small modification can do just that.

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Getting more room in UBB.threads style editor

This is probably one of the first things I do on a new Threads installation, because I like to see more of the style information when I’m in the style editor. That’s what large monitors are for!

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