I've noticed on videos such as this one that the video window extends from the content box into the content-sub box as so:

How far it extends into the content-sub box depends on the size of the browser window.

This makes the video's menu bar unclickable.

This one popped into my head before going to bed...

But what about adding text previews, for things like comments, page information and descriptions on stories and art?

Weasyl have it and its a really neat feature.

It allows me to view how my text would end up looking, in a small window beneath the actual window I'm writing in.

Meaning for instance, if I'm using markdown commands, like bold text, links, cursive, colored text etc. I get a chance to see if it actually works or if I messed up somewhere, where posting and having to correct it afterwards, by either finding out the command messed up on my own or being made aware if someone notifies me.

I was thinking how pleasant it would be to have a collection of artwork I've purchased myself uploaded on FurryNetwork. As an artist however, I would not like it if my main gallery was filled with artwork not created by me. While the collections feature does make separating them easy enough when seeking out specific pieces, could there be a way to have a secondary gallery of sorts for this unique purpose? I suppose what I'm asking for is a different kind of "scraps" section, similar to FA's. Instead of having artwork I have not drawn in my main gallery, I'd prefer to have it displayed somewhere else.

If someone creates an interactive video or a game for the furry community, surely they should be able to post it here on FN as well, rather than just have a link to a separate website that hosts the content! Sure you can use Flash, but come on - it's 2016, and Flash sucks dragon d compared to HTML5 and JavaScript. It's outdated, propietary, feels glued on top and has become useless as HTML5 was introduced.

So why not allow the users to post a HTML file as Multimedia, and display the uploaded page in an iframe or even as a page of it's own when you click on it.

Sure, you could potentially upload a thing that redirects you to a bad site on the internet. You could even upload some bad site yourself. You could also break the rules in general and start uploading pictures of dead puppies, make hate posts et cetera. The rules state "No uploads of files containing malicious code" - which applies to HTML artwork as well. Artwork that breaks this rule will be downvoted, reported and removed.

As for everyone concerned about security, this is a different situation from, say, allowing HTML to be displayed in comments. If HTML was allowed in comments, any page you visit could potentially contain scripts written by any user in FN. However, by allowing HTML to be uploaded, you know exactly when you're opening someone else's scripts, and you know where the scripts come from (hint: it's the uploader). So if something funny happens, you know it's probably in the HTML you just opened. As the source of the HTML is accessible to everyone, anyone can check what code they are going to run. In Flash you don't even have that option.

The point I'm getting at here is that when the upload is clearly stated as being HTML, the users expect it to be HTML, expect to something new to happen, and are okay with it. Just like opening a new website, or clicking a link in the description that takes you to a new website.

If you clicked on something that looks like a game:

You might not be so surprised if the game goes fullscreen. If you click on something that looks like a video, you might not be startled when the video starts playing.

So instead of seeing this as another potential security risk, try to see it as a potential for users to create more dynamic and awesome content to share to the world.

I'm open to discussion, let me know what you think!

iveks out! ~

What?

A type of page that shows keypoints of the sites development, past, present and possible plans. Such as fixing of bugs, adding of features, removing of a feature, developer breaks. Key things are easy & quickly looking what was done and when, without too much text to read through, also searchability. This page should be easy to find from over the main site and also this forum.

Past serves as documentation, present serves people being able to see what is currently happening (or IS something currently happening), future/plans gives an idea for users to know when to look forward to some of the features that got to the 'planned' state.

Why is this important?

Sites like these stay active because content creators keep posting. However, at the moment a lot of critical features for content creators are missing and the only reason we hang about is because we are hopeful that the site keeps growing and eventually we will get those features and actually settle to use this site for real.

But that hope will eventually drain away if we don't see anything changing. A lot of changes will be ones that goes unnoticed by a lot of people since they're not huge visible ones or entire features, this is why it's important to have a source to easily check if something has recently been done - without having to read through the long texts in the blog posts.

In simple:

Being able to see that someone is still interested and developing this site plays a huge part in 'should I stay or give up with this'.

There is just too much UI on all sides of images. Even when you click on the image to get the focused view, there's still UI above and below. This is extra-painful with vertical images. It's not even using a third of my available screen space. The zoom in feature helps, but it's still locked into a tiny little window. It feels claustrophobic and cramped.

So I ran into this this morning

The thumbnails aren't indicative of the difference between these two submissions (there's a minor color tweak, but so what?)

But the submission name is indicative of the difference. The problem is, I can't read the full title! No amount of hovering over the thumbnail, the title, or any other portion without opening the link will show that full title name: "~Glamour Fluff Soft~"

Ah! Soft! Yes, I see now, the edges have been softened and the colors muted slightly.

Given that some artists put content warnings in their submission titles in order to warn "hey, this content might be inflammatory" at the end of the submission name, e.g. "Getting His Dues (warning: gore)" this inability to view the full title is a failing of the grid view.

FA handles this by using the span's title attribute (I edited the html just to get something that was long enough to exceed the span's maximum size):

I was going to bring this up privately, but I've decided to make it public because I imagine there are others just as confused as I am!

I think there needs to be specific examples/a line drawn for what counts as a "fetish piece" and "artwork that might involve a fetish subject, but was never intended to be sexual".

Let's say someone draws a giant character. They don't have any genitals showing, there isn't any extreme focus on any part of their body; they're just a really big character. "Macro" is currently listed as a fetish, when it just means "giant"; does an otherwise non-sexual piece then count as worthy of the 18+ restriction?

EG, my own submission: https://beta.furrynetwork.com/artwork/1161831/stamp--on-the-ground/

What about fat characters? "Fatfur" is a fetish; does this make fat characters sexual? Is all artwork involving pawpads now "paw fetish" artwork?

I just think there needs to be better consideration for what the community considers "fetish" artwork. And, once we can safely draw that line, to do a better job explaining exactly when that line is crossed.

Hello!

I like how Facebook lets you know about your friends' birthdays in advance, then alerts you on the day. Would it be possible to implement a similar system here, for those who want to share their birthday? I think it would help foster the exchange of gift art, or at least well-wishes.

this feature may only appeal to very few.

Me personally, I'm a hoarder with no concern for my own hard drive space. I love the idea of saving off entire galleries to my local machine. It's convenient to have local access to the entire contents of an artist's gallery in case of a network blackout or whatever else.

I've gone as far as to build basic gallery downloaders for my own personal use.



Having a feature like this implemented would be nice. am I the only one who thinks so?