http://forums.firevortex.net/ FireVortex - The Firefox Extension for VWvortex Community Forums en-US Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:14:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q http://forums.firevortex.net/search.php http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/suggestion-for-shoutbox#post-67 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:54:31 +0000 FireVortex 67@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>i used to have it open to all but my little shared host could not handle the traffic of all firevortex users hitting the SB (even if they didn't use it)</p> <p>i'll see what i can do about changing it or a dual system (maybe hook on FB/Twitter auth too) </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/suggestion-for-shoutbox#post-66 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:18:44 +0000 jai5 66@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>I think the shoutbox would a be a lot more active if we removed the "registration" part and kept it open to all firevortex users. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/getpagefile-null#post-65 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:07:42 +0000 FireVortex 65@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Ok, posted 1.7.9 to fix the the issue. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/firevortex-v179-update-fixes-major-bug-with-new-vwvortex-banner-ad#post-64 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:05:56 +0000 FireVortex 64@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Update ASAP please. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/getpagefile-null#post-63 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:49:57 +0000 FireVortex 63@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>yeah, just noticed it - seems VMG added a new banner which is causing the problem</p> <p>a quick fix is to use Ad Block Plus and kill the banner ad. I'm working on a fix for FV right now. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/getpagefile-null#post-62 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:22:58 +0000 madrussian 62@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Every time I click on a forum or land in a forum this pop's up? </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/bumpit-causes-firefox-to-crash#post-56 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:15:50 +0000 FireVortex 56@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>I've been unable to replicate any crashing on my end. The code/process is fairly basic BUT it does load in the entire thread into the background -&gt; this maybe causing your issue. (lack of memory, etc)</p> <p>Try some adjustments here:<br /> <a href="http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4668485" rel="nofollow">http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4668485</a></p> <p>In a last ditch effort, maybe a new fresh new profile under firefox to test. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/bumpit-causes-firefox-to-crash#post-55 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:38:01 +0000 avasdad 55@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>No error codes... The crash locks everything up </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/firevortex-v18-feature-requests#post-54 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:39:55 +0000 G60toR32 54@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Would be cool to have smileys added to the quick reply box. If this was implemented the only time I would open the reply box is to format text. Just an idea. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/bumpit-causes-firefox-to-crash#post-53 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:48:50 +0000 avasdad 53@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>FF v.3.5.5<br /> FV v.1.7.7<br /> <a href="http://http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4475485">thread</a></p> <p>I will bump and look for errors in the log and post back anything relevant. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/bumpit-causes-firefox-to-crash#post-52 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:32:03 +0000 FireVortex 52@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>I'll need some additional information such as platform, versions of FF and FV, which thread you are trying to bump.</p> <p>Also if you could log any error messages<br /> (Tools &gt; Error Console &gt; Errors Tab) and then try and bump the thread - maybe something displays before FF crashes. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/bumpit-causes-firefox-to-crash#post-51 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:55:11 +0000 avasdad 51@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Any time I try to use the "bump" feature, Firefox locks up and crashes. Downloaded the latest versions of FireFox and FireVortex. Still no worky.... </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/forum-favorites-broken#post-50 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:38:24 +0000 FireVortex 50@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Did you recently upgrade from Firefox 3.0 to 3.5?</p> <p>Try this<br /> <a href="http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/where-to-edit-favorite-forums-text" rel="nofollow">http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/where-to-edit-favorite-forums-text</a></p> <p>You'll need to manually edit the value/pairs in the firefox preference database. (either delete everything and re-add or edit each pair) </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/forum-favorites-broken#post-49 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:13:19 +0000 Chapel 49@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>for some reason this forum got split up in my favorites:<br /> <a href="http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=560" rel="nofollow">http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=560</a><br /> It suddenly became 'Ur S4' in the firevortex drop down then two 'undefined'<br /> when clicking on undefined it was bringing me to:<br /> <a href="http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=+S2+%26+RS2" rel="nofollow">http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=+S2+%26+RS2</a><br /> or<br /> <a href="http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=+Ur+S6" rel="nofollow">http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=+Ur+S6</a></p> <p>I can't delete the two undefined ones<br /> I was able to delete the 'Ur S4' one and re-add the correct forum name "Ur S4, Ur S6, S2 &amp; RS2" </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/firevortex-incompatible-with-kilometermagazine-portal#post-48 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:35:31 +0000 FireVortex 48@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>I believe all issues are fixed with FireVortex 1.7.7 </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/firevortex-v18-feature-requests#post-47 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:59:51 +0000 FireVortex 47@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Think I'll piggy back on <a href="http://mozillalabs.com/weave/">Weave</a> for <a href="http://adblockplus.org/blog/adding-weave-support-to-an-extension">syncing data</a> since it would be native to Firefox. (once it hits final release - still in beta)</p> <p>I'm starting to work on some new fixes and features to be ready for FF3.6 </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/firevortex-v18-feature-requests#post-46 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:39:27 +0000 ZPrime 46@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Put the various saved data into a cloud, somehow, or save it into a special bookmark so something like xMarks can be used to sync it.</p> <p>I use FV on 3 different computers (one Mac, 2 PCs) and it's VERY annoying having the Favorites list and friends list be different.</p> <p>If the preferences &amp; lists were saved into an HTML format (perhaps as &lt;-- comments inside?) and placed somewhere inside of the Bookmarks system of FF, a utility like xMarks would then be able to sync it across multiple machines (I'm already using xMarks for my bookmarks toolbar so it came to mind). Alternatively, associate the data with a user's FV.net profile and store it "in the cloud" somehow, but I do like the idea of having it local somehow.</p> <p>Oh, and please fix the quickreply box that breaks after you vote in a poll. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/url-transformation-for-vmg-forums#post-45 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:46:17 +0000 rich! 45@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>The menu items for this feature has changed</p> <p><code>Tools &gt; Addons &gt; Extensions &gt; FireVortex &gt; Options</code><br /> <code>FireVortex (firefox menu item) &gt; Options</code></p> <p>then select the <code>Extras</code> tab and choose a <code>default forums</code><br /> then check the box for <code>Rewrite links to default forums</code></p> <p>I'm also working on a 'log-me-all-forums' feature (since everything is cookie based) </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/vwvortex-mobile-smartphone-access#post-44 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:36:21 +0000 FireVortex 44@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>A new feature for registered FireVortex users. Now access recent forum topics and the recent replies to threads via a simple mobile enhanced interface. Each topic provides a link to the full version thread and reply page. (sorry, no way to reply directly)</p> <p><a href="http://m.firevortex.net">FireVortex VWvortex Mobile</a></p> <p>Unfortunately, I do not own a smartphone - so please test this out. No special features for iPhone users (yet) but a future FireVortex release will allow syncing of Favorite Forums and Watched Topics. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/firevortex-incompatible-with-kilometermagazine-portal#post-43 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:11:26 +0000 FireVortex 43@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>VMG released a new forum/portal site yesterday, currently FireVortex will not function properly when accessing via the new portal domain.</p> <p>I suggest accessing those forums via <a href="http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=1184" rel="nofollow">http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=1184</a> until the issue is resolved. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/firevortex-v176-for-firefox-35-and-google-chrome-extension-coming-soon#post-42 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:17:45 +0000 FireVortex 42@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Download <a href="http://firevortex.net/download/">FireVortex</a> v1.7.6 or Firefox Add-on Updates (Tools &gt; Addons &gt; Extensions &gt; Find Updates.)</p> <p><a href="http://update.firevortex.net/changelog/vmg/">Changelog</a>:</p> <p><blockquote><br /> # Bug: Quick Quote: converting the color font tag to zeroforum bbcode fixed<br /> # Bug: Quick Quote: converting a max-width resized image bbcode fixed<br /> # Bug: Quick Quote: image urls or filename containing spaces in fixed<br /> # Bug: Quick Quote: Vista OS and quoting a post would render raw html code from a signature fixed</p> <p># <strong>New Feature</strong>: "Twitter this" API link added to "Share button" on forum threads (adds tinytex.com shorten link + status with thread title)</p> <p># <strong>Updated Feature</strong>: <a href="http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/how-to-add-firevortex-to-the-firefox-toolbar-menu">Firefox Toolbar Menu</a> - Added: Favorite Forums, Watched Topics, Buddy List, Recent IMs (up to 10) - Menu items will refresh automatically while browsing the forums (every 30 minutes)</p> <p># <strong>Updated Feature</strong>: Shoutbox now accessible via Firefox XUL frame, direct url (<a href="http://shout.firevortex.net">http://shout.firevortex.net</a> - includes mobile support, any browser) - requires FireVortex Registration.</p> <p># <strong>Updated Features</strong>: Revamped <a href="http://firevortex.net/company/">VWvortex Advertiser Reviews</a> - Create a full review posting (plus 5 star) rating system for VWvortex advertisers - requires FireVortex Registration.<br /> </blockquote></p> <p>Upcoming:</p> <p>Currently porting <a href="http://tinytex.com/4196121">FireVortex to a Google Chrome Extension for VWvortex</a></p> <p>New emoticon manager - increasing the limit from 10 and easier way to select what emoticons you want to use instead of full set and outside urls. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/losing-favorite-forums#post-41 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:44:17 +0000 FireVortex 41@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Make sure you're exiting Firefox properly <code>File &gt; Exit</code> (not a force shutdown). Firefox will revert changes made to the preferences (where favorite forums are now stored) if a crash happens. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/losing-favorite-forums#post-40 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:25:28 +0000 matoo 40@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Every time I restart firefox I lose my saved favorite forums.<br /> Firefox 3.5.2<br /> Mac OSX 10.5.8<br /> firevortex 1.7.4 </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/url-transformation-for-vmg-forums#post-39 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:09:22 +0000 FireVortex 39@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Look under <code>Tools &gt; Add-ons &gt; Extensions &gt; FireVortex :: Options</code> and the Services Tab... 'Rewrite Links' </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/url-transformation-for-vmg-forums#post-38 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:55:44 +0000 cougar 38@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Soo... not being a Greasemonkey expert, I'm not sure if this is possible, but I can't imagine it wouldn't be... but basically, if you're visiting <a href="http://forums.motivemag.com/" rel="nofollow">http://forums.motivemag.com/</a> and someone posts a link to <a href="http://forums.vwvortex.com" rel="nofollow">http://forums.vwvortex.com</a>, <a href="http://forums.thecarlounge.net" rel="nofollow">http://forums.thecarlounge.net</a>, etc. it would be nice if it translated the URL to a <a href="http://forums.motivemag.com/" rel="nofollow">http://forums.motivemag.com/</a> link so you don't have to log in to each site to reply... basically keeping you logged into the same forum... or at least give you the option to switch it. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/where-to-edit-favorite-forums-text#post-37 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:34:42 +0000 FireVortex 37@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p><strong>url:</strong><br /> <code>about:config</code></p> <p><strong>filter for:</strong><br /> <code>firevortexvmgforumscript.favoriteforums</code></p> <p>(there will be a .1, .2, .3 etc... this is just a key indicator for what forum url is used - forums.vwvortex.com, forums.fourtitude.com, etc)</p> <p>Data is stored in a key/value pair with each set delimited by a comma and the forum id|forum description with a pipe</p> <p>145|Golf IV R32,865|Golf V R32,79|Computers</p> <p>I'll add a way to edit this via the Options dialog very soon. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/where-to-edit-favorite-forums-text#post-36 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:57:40 +0000 twardnw 36@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Was formerly contained in a cookie, but since the latest version, I can't seem to find that same cookie. </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/shoutbox-now-accessible-via-any-browser-platform-and-even-mobile#post-35 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:54:39 +0000 .skully. 35@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>nice work rich </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/shoutbox-now-accessible-via-any-browser-platform-and-even-mobile#post-34 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:11:35 +0000 FireVortex 34@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Get your shout on... now you can access the <a href="http://shout.firevortex.net">FireVortex Shoutbox</a> via any means (IE, FF, Safari, Mobile). Just Register with FireVortex via the automatic registration page.</p> <p>iPhone screen shots:<br /> <img src="http://media.firevortex.net/screencaps/iphone/fv.sc.iphone-shoutbox-2.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://media.firevortex.net/screencaps/iphone/fv.sc.iphone-shoutbox-1.jpg"></p> <p>I'll have some more mobile accessible features in the future (accessing your favorite forums, watched topics) </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/sb-link-issue#post-33 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:19:57 +0000 .skully. 33@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>you mean SB not SC.<br /> yea i tried to post a link to a google image search of Amber's "buddy". For me it looked like a garbage link, but for Amber it was a page full of win.<br /> :laugh: </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/sb-link-issue#post-32 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:16:27 +0000 GtiGirl 32@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p><img src="http://i32.tinypic.com/11ipgrn.jpg"> </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/firefox-35-buggy-and-causing-firevortex-issues#post-31 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:39:16 +0000 FireVortex 31@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Firefox 3.5 is a tad buggy and unstable at times... the majority of issues will become apparent running FireVortex due to the heavy javascript. </p> <p>A 3.5.x release is due out to fix numerous bugs on Mozilla's end. Even a <a href="http://quality.mozilla.org/events/2009/jun/30/firefox-bugday-catch-missed-blocker-critical-and-major-35-bugs">bug day on July 7th</a>.</p> <blockquote><p> <a href="http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/43081/140/">Firefox 3.5.1, due in mid to late July</a>, is planned as a “quick turnaround” update that “fixes topcrashes and bugs [Mozilla] almost held ship for.” These topfixes are a cryptography issue under Windows XP, disconnected Arabic letters in edit fields as well as crashes caused by the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine. Mozilla has not yet decided whether 3.5.1 will be labeled as a major update or if that phrase will be reserved for version 3.5.2. </p></blockquote> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/menubar-firevortex-drop-down-duplicating-items-in-the-list#post-30 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:46:22 +0000 FireVortex 30@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>i'll create a new thread for the support forum only stuff after i'm done tweaking a few more bits. :) </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/firevortex-v18-feature-requests#post-29 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:35:15 +0000 FireVortex 29@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Please add any requests here for the next update to FireVortex.</p> <p><em>What I have on my wishlist:</em><br /> <strong>Save/Bookmark threads</strong> -&gt; either internal firefox or to firevortex.net servers: auto save topics from the watchlist so they can be referenced when a thread becomes 'archived'<br /> <strong>Preferences</strong> -&gt; a reset to default feature<br /> <strong>Kill-A-Thread</strong> -&gt; <em>by title filter</em>: maybe a simple keyword (full/partial word) search and kill-a-thread toogle<br /> <strong>Preferences</strong> -&gt; new xul quick comments window<br /> <strong>Preferences</strong> -&gt; new xul for emoticons (picker) </p> http://forums.firevortex.net/topic/menubar-firevortex-drop-down-duplicating-items-in-the-list#post-28 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:21:40 +0000 .skully. 28@http://forums.firevortex.net/ <p>Rich, fix Anand's long name...<br /> its flooding into his post. </p>