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J2 Forum. Jin Wang Jason Campbell. Overview. Why we chose the project Forum overview User interaction with the forum How we communicated during the design Problems encountered/solved Future expansion? Demo of the forum. Project Conception. Project idea chosen by Jin BECAUSE?
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J2 Forum Jin Wang Jason Campbell
Overview • Why we chose the project • Forum overview • User interaction with the forum • How we communicated during the design • Problems encountered/solved • Future expansion? • Demo of the forum
Project Conception • Project idea chosen by Jin • BECAUSE? • INSERT “BUSINESS” REASON
Forum Overview • Forum, of course • First Time User Registration • User Control Panel • User info, email address, statistics • Change password and email address • About Us • Help
User Interaction • Typical of a forum • Standard thread starting and replying • Guide user as much as possible with on screen messages • Easy to change password and email
Problems Encountered • Understanding POST and SESSION • Using Google Code and SVN • Updating user info – code logic • JIN’s ISSUES HERE • Sticky Posts? • Thread ordering?
Problems Solved • Most problems solved by our group meetings and talking through the issues • Techniques found on internet • Code syntax and samples • Trial and error
Future Expansion • Avatars • User choices for threads per page and thread ordering (newest first vs. oldest first)