Compendium of Forum Knowledge

[Hans W]

How to attach an Avatar (ie the picture you see above a member's name)

Have the image you want to use saved on your computer somewhere and then,

1. Click User Control Panel, top left main page.

2. Click Profile and then Click Edit Avatar

3. Click the Browse button to locate the image on your computer and double click the image

NOTE
In order for the image to up load, its maximum values must be less than or equal to:Maximum dimensions; width: 80 pixels, height: 80 pixels, file size: 6kB.
If you don't know how to resize an image, this thread should solve the problem.
Avatar Picture Size Upload Problem

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[GeoffB]

You just beat me to that, Hans! You might want to edit your post to put in one extra step, namely choosing the Profile tab before you get to the Edit avatar step.

Geoff

[mordent]

Thank you Hans and Geoff -That was just what I wanted.

[Paul Saywood]

I've just noticed something that isn't helpful, but quite funny; the little triangle with an exclamation mark appears on our own posts, which means we can report our own reply content for violating the rules!

[owl]

I've just noticed something that isn't helpful, but quite funny; the little triangle with an exclamation mark appears on our own posts, which means we can report our own reply content for violating the rules!

LOL Paul... thats helpful really... it means that if you want to delete your own post but someone has posted after you you can report it and make your request to the mods... I would never have thought of that!

It is funny otherwise though!

Owl

[GeoffB]

Saving and reloading draft posts

When composing a post, you can save what you have written so far, either to continue working on later or in case you lose a long post before managing to submit it. To do this, click on the "Save" button underneath the editing window.

A warning will appear and you will get a chance to choose "Yes" to continue, or "No" to cancel the save.
If you choose "Yes", it will be saved and the window will disappear. Note that you will need to reload it if you wish to carry on working on it. (If you pressed "Save" by mistake, you can choose "No" and carry on working on the text.)

You can have multiple drafts saved if you wish, of different posts or of the same post at different stages. When you next click on "New Topic" or "Post reply", you will see a button labelled "Load" below the editing window if (and only if) you have any saved drafts for that forum. Clicking on that button will list your saved drafts (for that forum only), and you can double click on the required item. (Make sure it is the latest if you've saved the same post more than once). It will be restored to the editing window where you can continue working on it. Once you have submitted it, the draft is automatically deleted.

You can see all your current (unsubmitted) drafts by going to the User Control panel, selecting "Overview" and "Manage drafts". Here you can remind yourself what posts you were working on, delete any that you have decided not to use, or cut and paste text if you decide to use it elsewhere.

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[Hans W]

How to Subscribe to the Usergroups

STEP 1 Click on the User Control Panel

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STEP 2 Click on the Usergroups tab

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Step 3 Click on the group you want to join (Note: 20 posts to join 020, 40 posts for 040 and 60 posts for 060)

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Step 4 Click on the submit button at the bottom of the page

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Note is may take up to 48 hours for the registration to take effect

Hans
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[Hans W]

Just to let you know, I added an index at the beginning of the thread.
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Hans

[jfbennett]

Just to let you know, I added an index at the beginning of the thread.
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Hans

Excellent, Hans. Thanks a bunch!

geo

[owl]

Just to let you know, I added an index at the beginning of the thread.
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Now THAT is such a great idea!

Clever Hans

Thank you

Owl

[remmus]

by Hans W on Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:12 am
Just to let you know, I added an index at the beginning of the thread.
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Wow Hans! You are awesome! This should go somewhere on the Board index page so people can have easy access to it.

[Paul Saywood]

by Hans W on Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:12 am
Just to let you know, I added an index at the beginning of the thread.
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Wow Hans! You are awesome! This should go somewhere on the Board index page so people can have easy access to it.

I think the same thing, though Hans isn't awesome - just spot-on!

[mordent]

Thanks Hans.! Great and very useful work.It will be much appreciated by Members.

[Brock]

How to be notified of new posts and finding a "lost" thread.

Sometimes you can't find a topic you posted in, and want to see the follow up. Maybe you can't remember whereabouts in the forum it was; maybe a mod has moved it, as it was in the wrong part of the forum (e.g. a question about strings in the search of sheet music section).

Tip one:
When you post your message check "notify me when a reply is posted" in the options below the message you're composing.

Tip two:
Click on "view your posts" (alongside user contol panel, near the top left of the screen). This will give you a topic list of threads you've posted in, wherever they are in the forum.

[GeoffB]

Using other language forums (ie. French, Italian and Spanish).

Why use the other forums?

Firstly to chat with fellow guitarists in other countries, but secondly to see and listen to pdfs, videos and mp3s that are not on the English forum. Note that you can use the other forums to some extent even if you don't speak the language.

The main pdf score collection (as provided by Jean-François Delcamp) is available on every forum. To access it you only need to post enough messages on any forum and apply for the relevant group, ie:
2 messages (and group 002) for levels 1-3,
20 messages (and group 020) for levels 4-6,
40 messages (and group 040) for levels 7-9,
60 messages (and group 060) for levels 10-12.

So English speakers can do all this on the English forum. The main collection is the same on every forum.

However, the scores, mp3s and videos submitted by members are different on all the different language forums,

To access these you need to be in the 002 group on the relevant forum. That means that you have to post at least 2 messages on that forum in order to qualify for 002 group membership there. You do not need to post the messages in French or Italian etc, because those forums have miniforums too, including one for English speakers. (Note that for English speakers to use the French forum, for example, you use the English miniforum on the French forum, and NOT the French miniforum on the English forum! The latter is for French speakers who want to use the English forum).

How to use the other forums?

To register for the first time on a forum:

The easiest way is to use the following links which take you straight to the registration process on the desired forum with English already selected as your input language:

French: http://www.guitareclassiquedelcamp.com/ucp.php?mode=regi ... ge_lang=en
Italian: http://www.chitarraclassicadelcamp.com/ucp.php?mode=regi ... ge_lang=en
Spanish: http://www.guitarraclasicadelcamp.com/ucp.php?mode= ... ge_lang=en

Click on the link you want, accept the conditions, fill in the registration form (using the same username and password as on the English forum), and wait a few days for an email to confirm registration.

To log in to a forum (after you have registered and been accepted):

Starting from the index page of the English forum, click on the relevant link ("French forum", etc.) next to the language flag of the desired forum at the top of the page. The index page of that forum will appear. Notice the row of icons at the top right, like those on the English page. On the right is the familiar login icon. Click on the word to its right. The login form comes up in the foreign language, but all you need to do is to enter your username and password in the first 2 boxes as usual and click on the button below. Don't forget to adjust your profile preferences (if you want to) via the User Control Panel on your first visit. Once you've logged in, your language preferences come into effect and page controls will be in English.

To use the English miniforum:

On the index page of the foreign language forum, look about half way down the page for a forum called "International". Click on the word "English" in the list of its subforums to go to the English miniforum, where you can post messages in English. You will probably see some familiar names there, and there are moderators there who will help if you have any questions. After your first 2 messages in that miniforum, you will automatically be accepted into the 002 usergroup there.

Accessing mp3s etc.

When you have been accepted, you will find the pdfs, videos and mp3s in the relevant forums, easily identified on the main page by the same icons as on the English forum. If you wish to express appreciation for any file that you download and do not know the language, you can either use Google translate or make use of appropriate smilies.

Google translate is found at http://www.google.co.uk/language_tools?hl=en
Type (or copy and paste) the relevant text into the large text box, choose your language to-and-from options from the drop-down list below it, and click on translate. Note that the accuracy of the translation is variable, often quite good, but sometimes a bit strange or even occasionally incomprehensible!

Remember that to keep your account you need to post at least 1 message per month of membership on each forum you want to use. Messages in the English miniforums will count towards this (as well as elsewhere on the relevant forum).

Geoff
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