The wiki ( http://wiki.xda-developers.com ) contains a tiny start of what could become a very nice FAQ. I do not have time over the next weeks to expand what's there, and appeal to any and all with some time on their hands to please see if they can add structure, or just questions and their answers. Feel free to change it until it's good, that's what wikis are for.
Nice post peter
Question for you
How would you feel if you had spent over 2 months building a wiki for the blueangel, posting the files to the ftp site, to find that they got deleted on the 16 .
Pm 2 admins, one picking up the pm but not repliying, the orher not picking up the pm.
Rebuilding the trashed ftp site, re linking the wiki links, Posting to the ftp non public thread, reading that it will happen soon, watching the ftp site getting trashed again (today) and then reading your reqest?
Ps you have a pm from me datedted 16 march, feel like picking it up?
Why this beautifull FAQ (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel) is not visible for ordinary people? I found it by accident.
But it is!
Top of screen to the right is the link wiki.xda-developers.com
On that page under HTC Device you will find Blueangel
The Blueangel Link gets you to that page
Never thought that behind these WiKi activities this FAQ is hidden - put another link under this WiKi.XDA-devloppers.com link with something like "How Blue Angel works" or "Blue Angel FAQ" or "Knowledgebase". So a person who visits for the first time immediatly sees this fine product of hard labor.
What happen to the Magician section ? Are we being ignore ???
Well, I really love your job, however, my device is being left out !!
Wiki like the forum is user driven. In short if no user feels the need or want to update wiki then it just does not happen.
You dont need to be a moderator to add pages in wiki, you dont even need to be good in english for somebody down the line will add or correct your page.
I have to say - that's a real shame.
There's a lot of information requested on these forums that has been requested before - but often it's buried deep in a confusing thread (most recently the splash image tweaks for the HTC Wizard - I have no idea what util tweaks what splash).
I just created a Wiki page (search for my username, I guess - it's not really linked from anything much yet), and I plan to create more related to the Wizard as time becomes available.
Wikis are inherently much better at giving concise information than an open-discussion forum... wish people would use it.
Help with the SiteManagement Project
Please see the following forum topic to see how you can further help with the FAQ Wiki Project:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=226744#226744
We need as much help as possible to create a sustainable platform in order to further create a workable and informative website, so please check out this topic and see what you can do to help!
Hi guys, is it possible to have access to google-analytics results? Since we need to know for what the users are looking for - the most common search, how they act in site (in wiki! and so on)
Then we can make THE wiki.
Posting to the ftp non public thread, reading that it will happen soon
how change the nick?
numaverick said:
how change the nick?
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Ask a Mod or Admin, only they can make that.
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Ask a Mod or Admin, only they can make that.
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Only the admin (Flar) can change them.
Please send a PM request it.
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Dave
I can't see it on the main forum page. Where it go?
Ouch I found the way for see it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/filter.php?cat=Windows-Mobile
Sorry...
It's on the Legacy Template
http://www.xda-developers.com/announcements/eight-forums-going-to-legacy-template-today/
legacy template
i have the same problem too. i subscribe to the forum. and it is not listed any more on my subscription list. i know its there as on the thread i subscribe. it still shows that i am subscribe to the forum. i have to go long way just to get to the forum main page i.e search mega, click thread, click to main forum link.
is there a way to solve this?
Like the topic says, how is it done? Is there a way to set it by default in my control panel?
I would like this forum to mirror the functionality I get in other forums, where any post you make will show up in your "subscribed" threads list. As is stands now, I have made a few posts (which had replies) and they never appear in that list. How as I supposed to follow threads that way?
Moved to About XDA section.
Click here, and change the Default Thread Subscription Mode to something other than "Do Not Subscribe".
Thank you so much for that. God, I don't know why I didn't try that a LONG time ago, that will make using this site SOO MUCH easier. No longer do I need to do searches all the time just to see what I posted (because I forget easy)... This may even make me a more productive member of (xda) society
I say, this option should be default behavior, but again maybe it is and not knowing I changed it for some reason.... alas.
I'm writing this guide to the XDA app because there are a few guides already but they only cover use of the desktop site.
This is for all of you who use the app instead, but may not know how to do certain things.
I will keep this as simple as possible so it's easy for anyone to follow what's being said.
If anyone has a suggestion as to what I should add, or if I should remove or include anything, please let me know by either posting in here of sending me a PM.
To start with, for those who haven't got the xda application, the free version can be found here. But I'd suggest buying XDA Premium because it's ad-free, has a few features which the free version doesn't and it's donating money to this wonderful site
Right, now you've got the app it's time to show you around.
Across the top of the app you will see different tabs for you to choose from.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I'll tell you what each of these tabs contains and what you can do.
Latest
As you can see above, you can click on either Unread, All and Participated.
*Unread - This allows you to view the last 1000 threads from across the site except for those where you're the latest person to comment.
*All - This is similar to Unread but shows the 1000 latest threads, whether you've been the last to post or not.
*Participated - This allows you to view all of the threads that you've posted in.
Forums
This is where you'll find all of the different forums across XDA. This includes a ton of device specific forums, a general discussion forum, and forums dedicated to the development and hacking of different OS's.
Favorites
As you can see, we have 2 options here.
*Forums - You can subscribe to a whole forum here, just as I have for my devices. This is a good idea if you're helping out in your devices forum quite often.
*Topics - At some point on xda, you'll probably find yourself subscribing to a thread so you can easily keep up with it. This is where all subscribed threads are placed.
I'll explain how to subscribe to a thread/forum later on.
PM
If you want to check your PMs or which PMs you've sent, you need look no further.
You'll easily be able to notice if you have received a new PM because the top message to show will be highlighted (see pic above)
More
This tab gives you the following options :
*Profile - View your own profile to see how many posts/thanks you've had and your general information.
*Who's Online - Simply shows you every user who is currently on.
*Search - Searching is one of the biggest things for you to do if you want to find out information. To make searching easier, only search for keywords rather than the whole question.
*News - This is great for viewing stories on the Portal, without being on the Portal. It shows the most recent portal posts, just as the desktop site does.
*Settings - You can change theme, font size, in-app signature(I'll explain this later), preferences etc.
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--*Display Style - This gives you a choice of a few styles and themes for the app.
--*Font Size - Here you can change the font size from small to very large.
--*Default View - You can choose what you want to load up right away when you open the app. Choose from Latest, Forums, Favorites or PM.
--*Notification - Here you can choose which push notifications come through to your device, how often to check for notifications as well as select a ringtone for when they come through.
--*Prefix Display - You can change the options to either No Prefix, Only in Topic View, Only in Thread View or Both Topic and Thread.
--*Use 24-hour format - Tick the box to have 24 hour time displayed or un-tick the box to display AM/PM.
--*Posts per Page - Change how many posts you wish to view on a single page. Choices range from 10 to 50.
--*Loading Behaviour - You can change how it loads up a thread. It will either Show Oldest Post, Jump to First Unread post or you can Jump to the Newest Post.
--*Tapatalk Signature - You can choose to have no in-app signature, Sent from [enter device name] using xda, Sent from [enter device name] or you can set your own.
--*Customize - Customize your in-app signature to whatever you'd like (as long as it's in accordance with the Forum Rules).
*NOTE* Your in-app signature is different to your site-wide signature and will also show as being part of your post. So please be sure to separate your post from this signature
--*Enable BBCode - Tick to enable BBCode. If you're not sure what BBCode is, or want a full list then click here.
--*Enable Smilies - Tick/un-tick to enable/disable the use of smilies.
--*Show Avatar - Tick to show people's avatars. Un-tick so no-one's avatar is shown.
--*Display English - Choose whether to display all writing in English or not. The default language will be whichever language your device is set to.
--*Save files to - Choose where to save all files which you download using the app.
--*Search History - You can clear the history of all searches you've made whilst using the app.
*Logout - Lets you logout of xda but can still view the forums.
*Exit - Exits you from the app right away.
Stickies - If you wish to view the stickied threads of whichever forum you're in (and I suggest you do), then you need to click the Stickies tab inside a sub-forum. (See pic below)
There you will see the threads which have been placed there because they contain important and useful information which will help you out.
Creating A Thread - Before I explain how to create a thread, please follow my suggestion to read the stickied threads first. Also, please read this great guide by saywhatt - [HOW TO] make a good THREAD, POST, QUESTION and POLL and that will explain exactly what to add to your threads to make it the best it can be!
Now it's time for you to learn how to create a thread for yourself
Once you know for sure you're in the correct forum, you're ready to start.
*When you're in the list of threads in that forum, what you need to do is to press the menu button on your device. Doing so will bring up the following options -
*Simply click on the New Topic option and you'll then be brought to the following screen :-
*In the Subject box is where you need to put the title of your thread. Please be sure to follow the guide mentioned above so you can make the most suitable title possible.
*In the box below the Subject box is where you type your post. This will be the first post of your thread so, following the advice is the guide previously mentioned, make sure to include all relevant information, any questions which you need to add and explain it all as well as you can and make sure it can be understood by other people.
*Once you've made sure your thread is ready to be posted, click Submit and you'll be taken back to the list of threads and you'll see the new thread at the top of the list.
Thanks Button - The thanks button is there so we can click that, rather than posting "Thanks" whenever someone helps us out.
To locate the Thanks button, click on a comment and the following menu will show up :-
Simply click on the Thanks button and voila!
The screenshot above had some other useful stuff in aswell.
*Reply - Click this to simply post in the thread.
*Quote - If you want to reply to a specific post, click Quote and it will show their message on with your own. The other person then knows exactly who you're speaking to.
*Multi - The same as Quote but can be used if you want to reply to numerous people in a single post.
*Share - This is so you can share the post/thread to your favorite social network sites, through a text message or even share it across Bluetooth.
*More - This option has a few more options to give you. By clicking More, you can send the user a message or view their profile, you can copy the info of the whole post or just a link to that post and you can also open the post in your web browser.
Sending a PM - At some point on this site you may feel the need to send someone a PM but don't know how to.
Follow these steps and you'll be sending messages in no time.
The first way of doing this is to go to the PM tab, start a new PM and type in the persons username (as shown below)
If you want to send the same PM to multiple users, then after each username but a ";".
Another method is to click on the users display picture and it'll take you to their profile.
Then click on -
Reporting - Unfortunately, we can no longer report a users posts via the app. What we must do instead, is click on the users comment, click on More and then click on Open In Web Browser. From there, follow the guide Getting A Moderators Help.
Posting pictures - If at any point you wish to upload a photo into a thread, click on the camera icon when you're in the comment box and you'll get an option to upload from either Gallery or take a pic straight from your Camera.
As you can see from the pic above, you'll then get the options 'Tapatalk Hosted' which means you can actually have the picture mixed in with your writing (how I have in this thread). Or if you choose 'This Forum' it will pin the picture to the bottom of your post as an attachment.
Using an Image Host - Sometimes while trying to upload a picture on XDA, you will discover that the picture you've just uploaded (using the method above) shows up as an error and will just keep loading. This will be because there's an error in the system somewhere.
Instead of it putting you off uploading a picture, you can always use an Image Host app such as Imgur. What this app allows you to do is to upload the picture to that app and then Imgur will be able to host the file instead. It can then be displayed on xda by using certain BBCode.
Subscribing to Forums & Topics - If you're constantly looking through a specific forum or you're in a particular topic quite a lot of the time, you'll probably want to subscribe to the forum/topic so you've got easier access to view it.
This will explain how to do just that.
Let's say, for example, that you'd like to subscribe to the entire 'About xda-developers.com' forum. All you have to do is navigate to that forum and simply long press on the forum itself.
You'll then see the following pop-up.
As you can see, you're presented with 3 options.
*You can Create a Shortcut so you can have instant access to the forum directly from your homescreen.
*You can Mark the Forum as Read, so it will be as if you have read every single topic in that forum.
*And you can Subscribe to the forum. If you choose this option you are brought to the following screen where you can choose how often you'd like to be notified of changes via email.
Subscribing to a certain topic is exactly the same.
Simply long press on a topic to be given the option to Subscribe or Share.
To unsubscribe from a topic or forum, simply long press again and you'll get a pop-up with the options to Unsubscribe and Change Notification Type aswell as the previous options to Mark as Read and Create Shortcut.
Thread Changelog
Thread Changelog :
September 17th 2012 - This thread was created.
September 19th 2012 - Fixed a dead picture link.
Added 'Settings' section to the guide.
Added 'Subscribing to Forums & Topics'.
Added a Thread Changelog.
September 20th 2012 - Added 'Creating A Thread'
October 6th 2012 - Added 'Using an Image Host'
Thanks for this nice "HowTo" thread.
Maybe you could add the settings of xda app.
P.S.: Good luck for applying RC title.
Cheers pal. I'll add them in later on. I forgot about subscribing to threads as well
I'm a product of the system I was born to destroy!
Why are you advertising paid apps
This goes into the paid apps section
Oh yeah don't use tapatalk
This happens :
Sent from the My Little Pony Official App
Lol I'm kidding
And don't for get to mention xda premium hd
This doesn't go in the Paid Apps section because it's a guide for the XDA app. So this is the best section for it.
I'm a product of the system I was born to destroy!
Nice guide! Wish this was there when I joined XDA because I only use the app.
sent from my captivate glide running ICS (NardROM 0.4 Rooted)
You should mention that there is a limit on the amount of pics you can post with the app,I think it's the same as tapatalk. 30 hosted pics unless you pay the premium for unlimited pics and I don't think you can post pics from the free app
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jugg1es said:
You should mention that there is a limit on the amount of pics you can post with the app,I think it's the same as tapatalk. 30 hosted pics unless you pay the premium for unlimited pics and I don't think you can post pics from the free app
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I've never known about a pic limit on the free version.
Can anybody else confirm this?
I'm a product of the system I was born to destroy!
Can this app be set to sync across devices? Example my favorite's don't show up the same on each device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
KidCarter93 said:
I've never known about a pic limit on the free version.
Can anybody else confirm this?
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I've not been able to post any pics with the free version, don't know if it is a bug
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krlpoco said:
Can this app be set to sync across devices? Example my favorite's don't show up the same on each device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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If you subscribe to threads/forums on the desktop version, then they'll show up across any of your devices. They won't automatically sync just by favoriting them on the app though.
jugg1es said:
I've not been able to post any pics with the free version, don't know if it is a bug
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I was just able to upload a pic from the free version.
I just had to make sure to upload to forum instead, so it just puts it as an attachment.
It's a problem on Tapatalk's side that stops a normal upload working.
P.S. I've added some things into the guide and added a thread changelog to post #3 so you can all easily see what I've changed and when
Remember to let me know if I've missed anything out.
The more you help me, the more I can help you.
I'm a product of the system I was born to destroy!
krlpoco said:
Can this app be set to sync across devices? Example my favorite's don't show up the same on each device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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Hopefully this is something that can be added in vbulletin or tapatalk soon.
itsalexaye90 said:
Hopefully this is something that can be added in vbulletin or tapatalk soon.
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If you make the suggestion in the (requests)From Users to Mods and Admins thread, they'll be able to let you know more about it.
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Updated the OP
See the Changelog in Post #3
Little tip re pics. If its a new post, you can upload it, if you try to upload when editing, it won't work.
Thanks. This seems very useful.
thanks for the write up & everyone please donate!