New site, phrase 2

[LPChip]

You can do OOP with PHP? That would be COOL  :lol:

Yeah, quite easilly actually.

It kinda works like this:

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<?php
  class MyObject &#123;
    var MyVar;    //define a variable in your object

    function MyObject&#40;&#41; &#123;    // name is same as object, therefor is run to initialise the object.
      $this->MyVar = "I've been set";
    &#125;

    function SetVar&#40;$SetTo&#41; &#123;
      $this->MyVar = $SetTo;
    &#125;
  &#125;

  //create new instance
  $Obj1 = new MyObject;
  print $Obj1->MyVar;  // prints "I've been set"

  $Obj1->SetVar&#40;"And again"&#41;;
  print $Obj1->MyVar; // prints "And again"

  $Obj1->MyVar = "Manually set"; // this is not really OOP style programming, but is possible &#58;P
  print $Obj1->MyVar;  // prints "Manually set"

?>


[DavidN]

Hooray, a new front page! Nicely done (though it took a while to find the link to the forums).

[Geminga]

Nice work!!

[Squirrel Havoc]

Snazz-A-riffic looking too! Kinda friendly looking, not too serious. Doesn't scare away the new people

[LPChip]

Only downside is that the focus is more on the old MODPlug Tracker version than the open source version. You can get there if you press more info, but someone that has done some research and just want to get the program will never find it, unless they access the forum itself. pity...

[rewbs]

The Modplug Tracker that it links to is 1.16.203  -  this wasn't the last closed source version.

[Relabsoluness]

Only downside is that the focus is more on the old MODPlug Tracker version than the open source version.

Indeed. Another thing I found bit eccentric was that it was clearly stated that MODPlug plugin is 'phased out'(=not being developed?), so lack of such message with MODPlug Player could easily be interpreted so that the player is been developed.

[LPChip]

Only downside is that the focus is more on the old MODPlug Tracker version than the open source version.

Indeed. Another thing I found bit eccentric was that it was clearly stated that MODPlug plugin is 'phased out'(=not being developed?), so lack of such message with MODPlug Player could easily be interpreted so that the player is been developed.

Its phased out because of the following reasons:

1. its not being developed anymore
2. we do not provide support for it, because its hard to give support for this.
3. it doesn't work on some configurations since win xp sp 1.

Modplug player does work, and we can provide support for it. for that reason its not phased out.

[MisterX]

Only downside is that the focus is more on the old MODPlug Tracker version than the open source version. You can get there if you press more info, but someone that has done some research and just want to get the program will never find it, unless they access the forum itself. pity...

You are correct, and that is something that I will rectify ASAP.

The new site was made in about an hour and a half using the original files from the old site, so therefore a lot of the information for now will be "dated".

I am open to any and all suggestions and will implement them whenever possible.

EDIT: I should also mention that the site is currently on a server that has been flaky, so I am in the process of moving it to another server.  The machine that it is on has been up and down like a yo-yo, so I am going to put it on a more reliable server.  However, since the site will be moving, the move itself will cause the site to be down from time to time, so your patience with it is appreciated.

[speed-goddamn-focus]

Here are my thoughts:

1. MPP is phased out. It's not being developed and it doesn't support all the features of MPT.

2. The forums deserve to be more in focus. Just like with the old MPC, I think there's a big risk that people won't even notice they're there.

[Matt Hartman]

Here are my thoughts:

1. MPP is phased out. It's not being developed and it doesn't support all the features of MPT.

2. The forums deserve to be more in focus. Just like with the old MPC, I think there's a big risk that people won't even notice they're there.

This is the biggest weakness I see with the site as it is. the content is scattered and reclusive. That should be a red flag.

Just my opinion.

[MisterX]

Here are my thoughts:

1. MPP is phased out. It's not being developed and it doesn't support all the features of MPT.

I'm going by what people come to the site to download - the Tracker and Player are still downloaded quite often, while the plugin is not downloaded as much.  The "Phased Out" graphic on the plugin was from the old site, but if it really bothers people that much, I can create one without the "Phased Out" stamp.

2. The forums deserve to be more in focus. Just like with the old MPC, I think there's a big risk that people won't even notice they're there.

I had moved the forums up above the search engine, but the server move must have used the older version of the home page.

I plan on adding a nav bar at the top of the page once more content is available, and there will be a spot for the forums on the bar, which will be above the fold.  As previously mentioned, this site was kinda "thrown together" and hopefully will improve when free time permits.  For now, I just needed there to be something at the modplug.com domain that allowed people to download the software, since that is the #1 reason for people to come to the site in the first place.

[speed-goddamn-focus]

I'm going by what people come to the site to download - the Tracker and Player are still downloaded quite often, while the plugin is not downloaded as much.  The "Phased Out" graphic on the plugin was from the old site, but if it really bothers people that much, I can create one without the "Phased Out" stamp.

My concern is more that the player should have the sign too But if people still download and use it despite XMPlay being a better option then who am I to judge?

[rewbs]

I think it could be worth looking at some of the latest php rapid application development frameworks:
http://www.theweb20dev.com/wordpress/2006/05/03/5-next-generation-php-frameworks/
Very cool stuff, could save a lot of development time and provide new skills, or maybe just provide inspiration.

[LPChip]

I think it could be worth looking at some of the latest php rapid application development frameworks:
http://www.theweb20dev.com/wordpress/2006/05/03/5-next-generation-php-frameworks/
Very cool stuff, could save a lot of development time and provide new skills, or maybe just provide inspiration.

Hmm, this is nice. I'm certainly going to take a look. Am not sure if I will use one of these systems to do what I want to do though, but thats because of licenses issues in combination with being able to sell it