Server Work Sunday Morning

[Scott Greczkowski]

Sunday Morning SatelliteGuys will be offline for a short period as we do some system updates.

Included in the updates is updating us to the latest version of vBulletin 4.1.4. The new software corrects a number of bugs and also brings us a new WYSIWYG editor. A full list of new features and bugs fixed can be found at https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/381438-vBulletin-4.1.4-now-available-for-download

Thanks for being SatelliteGuys!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Here is more info about the new editor...

vBulletin 4.1.4 has a rather shiny and exciting new feature – the versatile CKEditor. Indeed, the old editor has been sent into retirement and replaced with a flexible, feature-rich and powerful editor. Equipped with proverbial sledgehammers, the vBulletin development team dove deep into the code-base and emerged victorious, ripping out the old editor which prevented future extendability, customizations and the much requested functionality such as auto-save. And so, without further ado, let me give you the top reasons why CKEditor rocks, its brief history and the overview of new functionality introduced in vBulletin 4.1.4.

Why CKEditor Rocks:

• Complete, intuitive “What You See is What You Get” content editing capability for “WebKit” browsers.
  
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• Paste from Word! You can now paste Word documents into the vBulletin editor; the CKEditor will try to preserve as much of Word text formatting as possible.
  
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• High Performance and Accessibility. The CKEditor offers full accessibility functionality, its fast loading and has awesome AJAX capabilities.
  
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• Auto-Save. Sick of losing posts when your browser crashes? Now you won’t have to worry, your content is safe.
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• Future Development and Maintenance. CKEditor is described as “the text editor for the internet”, it is maintained by a dedicated team of developers and as they continue improving and offering great new features the vBulletin customers will reap great benefits.
  
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• Customize! Pimp your editor! For more advanced users: you can customize your CKEditor’s appearance. The editor can be heavily customized from mild to wild to match your site’s look and feel. Additionally, the CKEditor can be modified right down to the core. Toolbar buttons can be modified to fit unique needs of your community. *This will get some additional attention in sub-sequent releases and is currently for advanced users.
  
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• Popularity. CKEditor is used by many top-brand companies, including IBM, Adobe, Oracle, and drum roll, vBulletin! (For full list, please visit here, Who is using CKEditor? | CKEditor)
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[Scott Greczkowski]

I am holding off on the upgrade... there is a big bug in the new editor which I am waiting for them to patch.

I was hoping that patch would have been released by today.

Thanks for your understanding!