My ModTheSims 2 - Public Beta

[Delphy]

Hi All,

This project has been ongoing for a very very long time - probably a year and a half. It's gotten to the point now where there isn't much I can add or improve so I figure I'd throw it out to the wolves... I mean, you lot, and see what you think.

What am I talking about? Well, basically a customisable front page for MTS2. You can turn on/off different panels, add a new "Favourite Forums" section, and see latest downloads from your Favourite Creators (as in the Download pages).

To start, click here: http://my.modthesims2.com/

You start with choosing a "theme" - this will just set some default panels on or off. You cannot change your general theme afterward, but you may edit as appropriate.

Once you have your theme, you can remove a panel by clicking the stop button on the top right of the panel. You can add new panels either through Edit myMTS2 or through the Add Panel on the left.

Anyway, I know this is very basic, but it's late.

As usual, comments / suggestions welcome. Please note that coding for this is pretty much complete so I wont be adding anything new unless a lot of people request it.

Regards
Delphy

[leesester]

Just tried it, just set the my.mts2 as home page and all the subscription threads are opening in new windows - this I do not like, and I cannot see how to turn this off? Worked out how now, but maybe it would be cool to have a little button called "set as my home page" so the link is correct? Also, is it possible to have a scroll bar for the picked downloads, featured downloads like on the favourite creators?

[ShanOw]

Awesome! I like this feature... thanks Delphy!
Is there a way to limit the number of new downloads by your favorite creators? It doesn't look good with 4 rows... 2 would be better.

[Samtheman286]

Stretched my screen in a kinda wonky way, but I like it. :D

Should be lots of fun once the kinks are worked out.

[draik12]

Wahow!
*gobsmacked*
Awesome! Always wanted something like this!

[pokedude9777]

Wow! Great job Delphy!
It does look kinda weird with 4 rows.. and it streches my screen, but, what the heck, Its awesome anyway! Thanks again!

[Delphy]

You can add a scrollbar to the featured creators downloads box.

[Delphy]

Just tried it, just set the my.mts2 as home page and all the subscription threads are opening in new windows - this I do not like, and I cannot see how to turn this off? Worked out how now, but maybe it would be cool to have a little button called "set as my home page" so the link is correct? Also, is it possible to have a scroll bar for the picked downloads, featured downloads like on the favourite creators?

I have no idea what you are talking about "Subscribed threads now open in new window". Also, what do you mean "so the link is correct"? What link?

[clockchild]

Sparkly pony ftw! :D

[Inge Jones]

Looking good! Is there a way to change the order of the panels? I have chosen Creator view, with the addition of New Posts in subscribed threads. I would actually like the New Posts panel to come first.

Edit: Found it! Took a few goes not to accidentally give two things the same number :)

[Delphy]

Additionally, the point with myMTS2 is that if you dont like any of the panels (say you dont want to see Picked Uploads), you can just turn that panel off.

[leesester]

I have no idea what you are talking about "Subscribed threads now open in new window". Also, what do you mean "so the link is correct"? What link?

I opened the link in your post. I followed the instructons and made myself a page (hybrid). I made that new page my home page - when I reopened firefox and clicked home all the threads I am subscribed to opened in a new window. Then I changed my home page to be this address:

http://my.modthesims2.com/imts2.php and now I just get the Home Page. Maybe if you made an option "make this my home page" it would stop people making the mistake of creating a home page where all the subscribed threads opn in new windows. I hope this is clearer for you.

[Delphy]

...Sorry no, I'm still not getting it. What subscribed threads are you talking about?

[leesester]

Well, I cannot explain better, and I did manage to work it out, so maybe we should leave it at that. Will it be so in the future that when I click on my user name at the top right corner that I will be directed to the MyMTS2, or will that stay as the link to my profile?

[Inge Jones]

I should hope it would continue to link to the profile!

[elpemmy]

Could there be a way to make it so we have the normal front page (I LIKE the normal front page :P) but be have a box or summat at the bottom or somewhere, which we can add things to?
Err, if that makes sense.

[Delphy]

elpemmy, the point is that this is used as a "dashboard" or control center showing you information from lots of places.

You can use it instead of your home page... but you can also just use it in your Quick Links or set as Home in your browser.

I wont be changing the link in the top right when you click on your nickname.

[Inge Jones]

What is the normal front page though? For a long time, users have been able to choose what page they see as the front page.

[sim-potato-711]

Ooh, I like it. Very good idea putting our fav creators, featured dls, top picks and stuff like that all on one page (at least for the downloader-specialized page anyway). Thumb s up!

[fway]

Oh this is just too awesome Delphy! I love the creator mode. I have yet to try out the hybrid mode. Thank you, I love seeing my favorite creator's downloads now. :D

[NixNivis]

Great idea! :D I really like the different themes and I really, REALLY like how you can customise the view, especially that you can change the order of the panes. That made my day! :beer:

(Only problem I've run into is that in creator and hybrid mode, the "latest picked downloads" all appeared in one long row and thus stretches the screen, but that problem went away when I removed that particular panel, so it's no biggie, at least not to me.)

[Petchy]

Oh I love it Delph! so THIS is iMTS2! *goes back to check*
....maybe on another front, moving away from the Apple Side;

A moar Personalized MTS2?

Oh I'm confuzzeled, But it seems like its going to be Great - Even....
Yay! I got it Right! :D

[jane_eyre]

its like it goes on forever off to the side! too much space!!

but maybe its just me.

[Delphy]

It works fine at resolutions of 1024x768 and above since that is the minimum resolution MTS2 supports. If you run it smaller then YMMV.

[leesester]

Hi

I have my screen set at 1280 by 800 and I have problems with the screen needing to scrolled a lot - but only when I have the featured/creator/picked downloads showing. When I turn those panels off it all fits on the screen.

I made screen shots, but not allowed to post attachments.

[Delphy]

I'm running on 1024x768 right now and currently see very minimal horizontal scrolling even with the featured, favourites and picked downloads boxes turned on.

I'd need to see screenshots of what you are seeing - it's possible one of the threads in your favourites list is knocking things out.

[leesester]

Here are the screens on photo bucket - cannot add photo by manage attachments. You can see the position of the horizontal scroll bar...

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc14/leesester/nofeatures-1.jpg
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc14/leesester/withfeatures.jpg

[Delphy]

Okay thanks for the screenshot - the "Latest Picked Uploads" show now wrap correctly (there was an extra nbsp added after each image which FF ignored but IE didn't).

[elpemmy]

Delphy, what I meant by the normal front page with a bit of iMTS2 mixed in, was iMTS2 captured in an iframe at the bottom of the screen, if that makes sense?
I like the aesthetics and the layout of the current one, but I like the features of iMTS2.
Gah, I'm sounding picky, aren't I?
Sorry!

[Delphy]

Sorry elpemmy, aint gonna happen. :)

[kitten111110]

i do like this but i am confused on the layout just another thing to get used to i guess, i liked the other way being honest and i cant change it back

[AngieMFAK77]

I Like it, Thank You

[Delphy]

Err, kitten, myMTS2 is totally optional... you don't have to use it nor does it replace anything.

[kitten111110]

i have yet to figure out how to change it back but thank you

[Delphy]

...Are you sure you are talking about myMTS2 here? Are you maybe thinking of the download views instead?

[kitten111110]

a bit of both i think. God im so confused! i hate exam time >.<

[Eanair]

well somethin that I think would make the site alot better is if you could improve the graphics, so they aren't so basic, make it more modern, I think it would look great. :)

[Delphy]

Eanair, I think you have the wrong thread. :)

[Eclecticcrys]

I am new to Sims2 and I love MTS2! And I have noticed all the work you do for us fans, Thank You!! I love myMTS2 and I found it very easy to use, so a seperate Thank You for this.

Crys

[kriselt]

This is really cool! :)

[pixie]

Thank you, this looks like an exciting and useful feature!

[QBUILDERZ]

The hybrid is absolutely AWESOME! This makes the site so much easier for me and now i can easily travel to my favorite creators, delphy you did a SPECTACULAR job! Like so awesome words can't even amount to it!

I LOVE IT!

Thanks so much, this surely took forever!

[Numenor]

A couple of days ago I started missing the "Latest Featured Download" box; I only read "ArrayArrayArrayArray":
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6159/scr3759162xa7.th.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scr3759162xa7.jpg)http://img403.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)

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And this is an older issue. See the "Left Sidebar Options":
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6921/scr3698874ni9.th.jpg (http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scr3698874ni9.jpg)http://img507.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)

Those values of 2, 3 and 4 corresponding to the *unselected* options always revert to 2/3/4 as soon as I save the options.

[Delphy]

Numenor, that second one is not really a bug - the actual display order only gets saved if you check the box.

I'll look into the featured issue. :)

[Numenor]

the actual display order only gets saved if you check the box.
I know, but whenever I edit something else, I hit "Save Preferences" and constantly I get the message "Check your display order"... Quite annoying :P -

[reflects]

I'm loving this idea!

My only suggestion is to make it easier to change the order of things. A drag & drop feature would do wonders. It's hard to go in and change the order of 9+ things just because I wanted something else at the top.

EXCELLENT idea :D Thanks as always!

[Delphy]

reflects, find me some drag-drop code that works across page refreshes and saves the order to a database and I'll do it. Trust me, I looked, and couldn't see anything that I could use. :)

[Night Racer]

i notice the default homepage is totaly diffrent now....is this a new modifacation? :s

[Delphy]

sim~obsessor, depends on what theme you are using. The normal themes have the normal homepage but expeRimental RO uses a modified home page.

[Guardgian]

I have choosed the creator's page which is perfect and gives many useful details and interesting news all together. I love it. Thank you for the great work you did for us.

[minamy]

As a number of this network station, I only can download what I most like ,and to give my appreciation to creaters, It's a pity that I can't creat anything for sims, I attemp to many a time, I defeat , no matter that , I enjoy my sims ,and I will visit this station as before