I appreciate all the work done by the developer's to create/port ROMs for noods. Anyway do developers really look at the bug section on their threads. Most look at the posts only.
KenyanDroid said:
I appreciate all the work done by the developer's to create/port ROMs for noods. Anyway do developers really look at the bug section on their threads. Most look at the posts only.
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It always depends on the developers ^^ Some of them have a bug report into their rom and they only check reports through this way.
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Please clean up this thread mods...there is so little on actual android development, he rest is off topic or barely on top and hence deserves in Q&A or General !
HazzBazz said:
Please clean up this thread mods...there is so little on actual android development, he rest is off topic or barely on top and hence deserves in Q&A or General !
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+1
p.s. I vote for finding some new aggressive mods to clean up the sub forums... alot of repeated questions keep popping up all over the place =(
WE have a Q&A thread for a reason...eg barebones rom is not development, its Q&A, 1080p playback is general until it stops being just speculation.
And hell I love NOLED but it's an app.
HazzBazz said:
And hell I love NOLED but it's an app.
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What do you understand by "Development"?
If NOLED (application developed exclusivelly for our SGS) is not supposed to be here, then what? Are the ROMs discussions and MODs better candidates?
Should we change the name from "Galaxy S development" to "Galaxy S Technical discussions"?
in my opinion the worst spam topics are the many "bricked my SGS please help immediately"
jodue said:
in my opinion the worst spam topics are the many "bricked my SGS please help immediately"
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+1 these are annoying and then they wonder why no one replies to them.
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+1
Developer forum should be for apps, roms, firmwares, etc.
This could relate to this other thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764084
If we can clean the forum and keep it clean (with good active moderators) it should be easy even to merge galaxy s forums and have all interesting information in the right place
carlocb said:
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Developer forum should be for apps, roms, firmwares, etc.
This could relate to this other thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764084
If we can clean the forum and keep it clean (with good active moderators) it should be easy even to merge galaxy s forums and have all interesting information in the right place
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Firmwares Technical Feedback /
ROMs /
Rooting /
Tweeks /
MODs /
Applications created by members for our SGS
Yeah, I think topics need to be clarified. Q&A should be "Questions and Troubleshooting"
And development needs to clarify exactly what is covered, otherwise, technically testing new leaked roms might be considered development..
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not trying to be mean or anything and probly will get bashed, but I had a thought about how to organize the forums so the questons asked would get an answer faster and with more accurate information.
what if we were to have a question and answer part in each of the roms instead of asking in the genereal q and a
you know sort of like each dev would be able to see all the problems that their rom is currently having.
and it would also help the people running those roms see all the current questions.
we should also have a section for the people who are on stock roms unrooted
I personally think it would help in diagnosing issues if they arrise.
I agree on a rom q and a but inside the development thread. Have rom thread ie bonsai and then a bonsai q and a thread with the most repeated q and a's on the op. This is more work for the devs and entirely up to them. It will help out in organization instead of cluttering a development thread with the same question. have the main thread for dl link, changelog, install instructions, possibly bug reports (some have a dedicated page for this) and that's it.
Edit: and most importantly feedback.
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To do that, it would need to be reorganized such that roms would each get their own subforum. Then, they could have a "get the new version here" thread, a "general info" thread, and then all the random individual threads. If you have seen how mod forums are organized at civfanatics, you know what I'm talking about.
Lately, I've been thinking we need a "Guides and FAQs" section. Make everyone post guides being worked on in a "works in progress" subforum and then a mod can move completed guides to the main forum. We might be able to get a nice little knowledge base here if a few people wanted to chip in and write out a lot of what we have learned.
DiGi760 said:
and then a mod can move completed guides to the main forum.
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srsly? we cant even get the one overworked mod to move much around as it is.
Which is why I haven't previously suggested the idea.
But, seriously, we need a couple more good mods who want to help build a community here. I know how tough it is. I've been around a lot of forums, both good and bad. It can be hard to find people who are both willing to do the job and mature enough to do it well.
Especially for ROMs, kernels, etc where the post needs to be updated frequently, this would be a great feature. It would help to keep the OP updated, if the developer doesn't have time etc, or is actually developing Is there a way to make it so the OP of a thread can grant a few people access to edit his post, like forum admins can?
Great idea for collaborative work!
The idea has come up before, but I think it would be fairly difficult to implement, so you could control who could edit your post...
Paul22000 said:
Especially for ROMs, kernels, etc where the post needs to be updated frequently, this would be a great feature. It would help to keep the OP updated, if the developer doesn't have time etc, or is actually developing Is there a way to make it so the OP of a thread can grant a few people access to edit his post, like forum admins can?
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We could have Wiki below the original post, which multiple users can edit, like slickdeals.net have...it works fairly well...
Ahem
Thread Wiki?
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=530283
http://boardreader.com/thread/Wiki_for_vbulletin_3_8_4_vtnX5jds.html
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=214649
Paul22000 said:
Thread Wiki?
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=530283
http://boardreader.com/thread/Wiki_for_vbulletin_3_8_4_vtnX5jds.html
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=214649
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I'm not aware of the code or addon for Thread Wiki being available, as I've looked before... Those are mostly people requesting it
pulser_g2 said:
I'm not aware of the code or addon for Thread Wiki being available, as I've looked before... Those are mostly people requesting it
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Oh, damn
I think each ROM should have its own section not just a thread. I find searching through 1000+ posts for one bit of info very hard work, and I bet others do as well. Search is good but unless you know the exact wording its not always the best option.
With each ROM having its own section each question will be in its own thread, making finding the answers to repeated questions much easier.
What say the masses ?
Thanks
interesting idea...but think not possible or..?
You know requesting new sections every day would be pain in the arse for moderators?
It's good as it is now.
When you have one sub-forum for each rom then you have a loooooooong list ... and thats not better then so
Questions shouldnt be in dev section - so there are only dev threads -> done
Question about an spezific rom can be posted in the rom thread.
I think this can be achieved through "Related Threads" (With some modification). So that once u open a thread from one developer all this threads in the same section apear at the bottom.
Just a wild idea
Maybe the mods can make the most useful/best roms sticky...
agree! very hard and sometimes slow to search through 10,000 posts .. it 's often a nightmare to follow the thread
yeahman45 said:
agree! very hard and sometimes slow to search through 10,000 posts .. it 's often a nightmare to follow the thread
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search button ftw?
howdid said:
search button ftw?
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even with search button.. e.g. you search for an issue on battery.. you see someone who asked the question... then i must scroll down(or move next page) to search if someone actually replied and gave a solution to the issue (assuming a there's a reply or solution to the question)... in between you have tons of other unrelated questions/replies/opinions/thanks etc... lol i think you know what i mean
BorgCymru said:
What say the masses ?
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The masses say no. We like asking the same questions all over again, or even better opening the new threads for every query we have.
Your idea is good but what you propose can't be done. It can't be avoided as it would be a forum utopia sort off. Google is more powerful than forum search. Good info doesn't necessarily have to come from XDA.
And for starters this thread is in totally wrong section.
How about a section for roms with sense and a section for roms without sense? or maybe section for ports from other devices and a section for "almost" stock roms. Mabye 2 - 4 subcategories would be a good idea. Another good idea would be that the cooks would use a specific format for the thread names like "Update/Date - Rom name - Version - Cook".
just my two cents in some bad english ^^
Questions or Problems Should Not Be Posted in the Development Forum
Please Post in the Correct Forums and Read THIS
Moving to Q&A
I wont post this in General thread coz almost all of the LU6200 specifics arent resolved there or with either poor hints.
I have tried a variety of PAC-JB/CNA/PA 4.1.x roms from develoid and all of them have one common issue i-e. not working SMS service. (even after putting the smsc# in *#*#4636#*#* menu). GSM calling works fine.
So if any of you knows a work around for this kindly come up. I am talking about the only roms I have tried with baseband 8660/9200 since its the same baseband provided with Bell_v20e rom by wflsl. Specifically SangROM's PAC and PA on develoid. It will be a day or two before I move to another phone and give up on the 10hr backup with barely a gsm support at all.
I humbly request not to move this thread to general/q&a section coz hardly any devs read threads there I might get a skim or two here in Dev catagory.
Thank You!
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I wont post this in General thread coz almost all of the LU6200 specifics arent resolved there or with either poor hints.
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So you know its in the wrong place to start with, but you post it there anyway? Great start.
dark_prince said:
I humbly request not to move this thread to general/q&a section coz hardly any devs read threads there I might get a skim or two here in Dev catagory.
Thank You!
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Sorry, but if we allowed that to happen there would be no need for separate forums. We have specific sections for specific reasons.
Thread Moved.