Photographica Upgrade Discussion Topic

By coryking written 5/1/08 11:13 PM, published 5/2/08 7:35 PM

At long last, Photographica has many exciting new features and improvements. So, what is new?

General:

  1. A fresh new look!
  2. Tags are back! You tag your story while you edit it.
  3. Tons of fixes to long standing issues.
  4. Private Messages can contain the same kinds of formatting as a story.
Stories:
  1. Edit Stories: You can now edit your stories after you post them.
  2. Create Drafts: In addition, you can work on a story by saving it as draft and publish it when you are ready.
  3. Improved editor: No more HTML or learning or tags. Works like a mini version of word

Bi-Weekly Challenge:

  1. Flagged Entries: Stories that are in the challenge will have a flag next to them.
  2. Details: Details about the challenge are better presented.
Reactions? Questions, comments, suggestions? Post them all in this story!

 


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  • I had to ask how to use the new format, but it is really easy to use. I really like the new format. Thanks for the change.

    Linda

     

    taters
    May 2, 2008 @ 11:20:43 AM
     

  • Love'n it cory!

    One thing, Slideshows aren't working.  I can't edit them or insert them in a story.

    enigmaticfaerie subscriber
    May 2, 2008 @ 12:11:02 PM
    enigmaticfaerie Film-junkie: Back in 2008

  • I'll take a look at the slideshows.  The slideshow icon also shows up for non-subscribers, which is obviously a bug :-)

      

    coryking
    May 2, 2008 @ 12:25:57 PM
    coryking One Lucky Hound

  • when I try to post a picture in a story or comment I can only get page 1... 
    surferguy subscriber
    May 2, 2008 @ 12:34:55 PM
    surferguy WoooFrigginHoooo...

  • Thanks surferguy, I've added that to the list.
    coryking
    May 2, 2008 @ 12:45:32 PM
    coryking One Lucky Hound

  • I have the same prob as Surfer Guy with selecting photos from the "images" button. All the pics are in the menu on the right and you can drag them into the page but I don't think we want to fill the page with photos. Links is good. Like this...  IMG_2313

     

    The Old Guy subscriber
    May 2, 2008 @ 2:19:55 PM
    The Old Guy Say less Shoot More

  • You know, maybe I should make them draggable....  not now though, but I think you guys might be on to something.
    coryking
    May 2, 2008 @ 2:26:10 PM
    coryking One Lucky Hound

  • I'm going to knock on a little wood here, but I think I might have fixed 85% of that error page issue.  I say 85% because I know why it is showing that page, and I fixed one of the major issues that were causing it.
    coryking
    May 2, 2008 @ 2:28:47 PM
    coryking One Lucky Hound

  •  

    I posted a slide show with my test post after going back to edit. (nice feature) I works OK but I don't know yet how to make a new slide show. I will go figure that out.

    The Old Guy subscriber
    May 2, 2008 @ 2:29:25 PM
    The Old Guy Say less Shoot More

  •               What exactly is the tag feature or what do I use it for?

    Also: 

    When I click images a window pops up with several images, however, they are not all the pictures but there is a button on the bottom that has a 2 in it which I assume is the second page of photos but nothing happens when pressing the button.  Therefore the image selection is limited to the first set of images.  

     My inserted image has no name.........???

     Thanks!

    Old Shot
    May 2, 2008 @ 2:46:06 PM
    Old Shot Red Oak Leaf

  • I haven't gotten to tags yet, but it doesn't have much to do with your story I don't think.

     Cory is working on the images button, it works like that of me and SG and perhaps others.  You have to give your image a name. I don't know if you can do that after it is inserted or not, haven't tried it but i bet you can. I will go see. Cory? if you have time for it...

    The Old Guy subscriber
    May 2, 2008 @ 2:55:13 PM
    The Old Guy Say less Shoot More

  • The pages on the image list?

     

    hello world.  page 1.  page 2.  Works.  Yay!

    coryking
    May 2, 2008 @ 3:00:06 PM
    coryking One Lucky Hound

  • As for tags?  They used to work a year ago, and I've brought them back to life.  Tags are basically the same as on flickr - just a really good way to categorize all the content on this site.

     

    Check it:

    http://www.photographica.org/tag 

    coryking
    May 2, 2008 @ 3:01:35 PM
    coryking One Lucky Hound

  • Cory...I'm signed in, but the the page says I'm not.....Looking good!

    Rockey

    ROCKADEE
    May 2, 2008 @ 3:35:26 PM
    ROCKADEE NATURE RULES!!!

  •  

    So that's where all our stuff is, right there in your little server there. And you take nice photographs!!

    The Old Guy subscriber
    May 2, 2008 @ 8:09:21 PM
    The Old Guy Say less Shoot More

  • This has had to be the most aggravating site I've used to date, not very user friendly. But I love the exchange of Photography and ideas... So, I'll try to push forward...
    ProLabJimBo
    May 3, 2008 @ 11:30:01 PM
    ProLabJimBo Faux Toe Giraffe

  • Hello ProLab,

     I'm sorry you find this place aggravating.  I'm working hard to improve its usability.  If you are new here, keep in mind that it usually isn't this unstable - I just pushed out a bunch of changes on friday and there were some problems that didn't show up in testing.

    coryking
    May 4, 2008 @ 9:42:10 AM
    coryking One Lucky Hound

  • Cory - great job on the site - like the improvements, tho' I'm still figuring some of them out.  I tried posting a story, and discovered that the preview ability is gone?  Does being able to edit after you publish take the place of previewing?  Just curious - I liked the security of seeing how it would look before I committed to posting it.
    cratchet
    May 4, 2008 @ 11:25:28 PM
    cratchet the EYES have it

  • Well done Cory... 
    surferguy subscriber
    May 5, 2008 @ 4:45:43 AM
    surferguy WoooFrigginHoooo...

  • Cory,

     I entered  a submission into the weekly challenge, but I don't see it there. (Also, nothing happens when I click the insert link button...)

     http://obvioustroll.deviantart.com/art/Close-Up-84762912

    obvious troll
    May 5, 2008 @ 5:49:41 AM
    obvious troll Confusing People Since 65

  • where are the instructions on how to insert a picture and have it pop up? i used to just write the whole thing with the html on my notepad myself, then i just copied it into the story box, and pushed preview. where is the preview button anyway?

    i can't figure out how to use the new stuff? sorry i'm not more computer literate.

    dee

    evilsqueendee
    May 5, 2008 @ 8:00:44 AM
    evilsqueendee peek-a-boo! i see you.

  • The good news, Evil, is you dont need HTML anymore.  You just click on the icon above "images" in the text box and a list of your images shows up.  Click on one of them and it will add it to the story.

    As for previews, I'm aware they are removed.  I couldn't think of a good way to preview the story.  Since you pretty much see how the story will look before you post and go back and change things later, I figured I could think about it after the release.  That said, while I am typing this message, I think I understand the problem better.  Unlike stories that are published, drafts have no way to "view" them.  I wont promise anything yet, but I think I get it now :-)

    Thanks for the heads up on the link button Mr. Troll.

    coryking
    May 5, 2008 @ 9:12:29 AM
    coryking One Lucky Hound

  • The little sun and moon are a cute touch Cory.  But I tried to change it to the right time zone and it didnt' work.  Not a big problem but a tiny bug....
    Penny
    May 5, 2008 @ 9:41:28 AM
    Penny Smile

  • Small thing, but wanted to tell you...none of the images in my current story (except the one that I used as the thumb) are marked as used. Maybe they won't be marked anymore?
    Phantoms Wife
    May 5, 2008 @ 11:58:03 AM
    Phantoms Wife

  • OK, Cory, it does look as if it should work better, but I can't see how to add a thumb!
    tbell subscriber
    May 5, 2008 @ 3:54:33 PM
    tbell petercallesen.com

  • There is a story on my dashboard called untitled and has no words or images...dated 5/5/08.  I never or upload anything, so I dunno.  Just letting you know... attempted to write a story
    buggin
    May 5, 2008 @ 4:44:49 PM
     

  • Yeah, we all have those bug.  What I find weird is we can view drafts when we click on the stories tab in the dashboard.

     Also, I don't know if it's just today but slideshows are running like slugs.  I clicked on Ashton's most recent one and it took a while to load (not just the images in the slideshow, but the actual slideshow).  I started scrolling through the first page and eventually it popped up on screen.

    enigmaticfaerie subscriber
    May 6, 2008 @ 6:47:43 AM
    enigmaticfaerie Film-junkie: Back in 2008

  • cool, thanks. would you believe i tried everything but that yesterday. well just not in that order! oh, and i only had to count to 3 for the image to appear. i'll have to give it another go now that you've figured it out for me. i'm not one who likes change much, but, now that i understand a little more i think i like it.
    evilsqueendee
    May 6, 2008 @ 7:37:58 AM
    evilsqueendee peek-a-boo! i see you.

  • Oh!  I have one more thing.  When we go to our stories via the little link on the right "your stories" we can only view so many of them.  There's not another page to go to the next 20 or so.  If I wanted to view older stories I have to click on my name (like clicking on someone else's to go to their profile) and then go to stories.

    Just knit-picking.  Not complaining.  Perhaps it's not really knit-picking or complaining... just... being a pain in the ass :-D  Or observant because I have way too much time on my hands.

    But it's not vital.  Just a convience is all.  So get to it when you want to get to it.  I'm loving the new features in the meantime.

    enigmaticfaerie subscriber
    May 7, 2008 @ 11:34:56 AM
    enigmaticfaerie Film-junkie: Back in 2008

  • Enigmatic, I didn't want to add pages to that list.  Plus, it will not have stories older than when I released the updates as those cannot be edited.
    coryking
    May 8, 2008 @ 7:12:09 PM
    coryking One Lucky Hound

  • cory, i keep getting "i'm updating" messages when i try to open some pics in my story. it's from the 8th...today's the 10th, are you still updating?
    evilsqueendee
    May 10, 2008 @ 12:07:58 PM
    evilsqueendee peek-a-boo! i see you.

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