Lord Ba'al
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Sprites? I feel as if I just traveled back in time a few decades.
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Sprites? I feel as if I just traveled back in time a few decades.
Essentially, it is a graphic strip with evenly spaced images on it (the ones used in the ratings). The sprites refer to a position on that strip. So, in order to change images, I have to modify the strip and give the system a reference sprite to display that image in the forum.
Example of a sprite strip:
Lord Ba'al
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Excusez les mots but what a fucked up way to implement something like this on a website. (not your fault, Xenforo's fault)
Yep.
It is very efficient, but its like those dumb computer stores who go in your computer and use a zillion zip ties to make it "nice and neat" (and impossible to work with). I always have to tell users at work NOT to use zip ties to bundle cords and wires, and if they have to bundle them, then use velcro. In this case, the sprite strip makes things neat programming wise, but sucks for customization. I can modify the whole thing, but it will take time to modify the sprite sheet. Since I am going to do that, give me some ideas for new ratings and the order of the ratings please. 
Unfortunately, there may be issues with the post rating counts which would force me NOT to change certain ones.
Lord Ba'al
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Well if it might break stuff then don't do it man. It's really not that important.Yep.
But if you're going for it anyway, perhaps it's possible to have two of these sprite strips instead of one? One below the other. Then you could for example have "like" in the top one and "dislike" directly below it in the bottom one and "agree" in the top and directly below it "disagree".
Then there would also need to be two separate counters, two separate references for the counts in each, connected to each user. That means new custom fields in the database. Yeah it could be done but it is lots of work. I will toss it to the Xenforo forum and see what comes back.
Lord Ba'al
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See that's exactly why it's such a dumb setup. They should have just used a stylesheet to give each "button" it's own separate container within a wrapper container or something like that.Then there would also need to be two separate counters, two separate references for the counts in each, connected to each user. That means new custom fields in the database. Yeah it could be done but it is lots of work. I will toss it to the Xenforo forum and see what comes back.
Yep, like the Smilies. But the Post Ratings is an add-on, not native to the Xenforo base install.
YJ02
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well this is cool and very unexpected! our town's little high school--only about 80 per grade, a public school- chronically underfunded and staffed (teachers have to buy expendables like toilet paper and soap for the restrooms among other things) has been selected a national blue ribbon school
1 out of 5 in the whole state
based on standardized testing, sat results nad daily academic progress reports as well as the school's ability to close up gaps in student's performance
https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2018/high-schools.pdf
1 out of 5 in the whole state
based on standardized testing, sat results nad daily academic progress reports as well as the school's ability to close up gaps in student's performance
https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2018/high-schools.pdf
Lord Ba'al
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Lord Ba'al
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YJ02
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anyone hear of this, apparently its a 'thing'?
painting small rocks and tagging them with the location and year and then hiding them and posting pics on facebook. guess my town has a group as well
https://www.facebook.com/groups/116272388999208/
painting small rocks and tagging them with the location and year and then hiding them and posting pics on facebook. guess my town has a group as well
https://www.facebook.com/groups/116272388999208/
Lord Ba'al
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What is the point of it?
It must just be a "thing" out your way...I have never heard of it.
I don't get why anyone would make that a thing.
YJ02
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idk, maybe like a low tech version of pokemon go or a take on the old 'scavenger hunt' type of thing?
as far as i can tell, there are no rewards or anything else
i have seen on the page i linked, reference to the same thing in buffalo, erie, niagara falls, ny and some other small towns/cities
bored people i guess?