This is one area where I would think that the ability for users to choose and keep their own theme was a benefit.

Accesibility could be tailored directly to the users needs.

Be there needs as in the above post, or if users are using different browsers, or say some prefer a "light" look or a "more featured" look. Flash or non-flash, different screen resoloutions and so on,

Shame imo no longer available as it does offer many more options to xoops. And opens more doors to users to use the site.

Some interesting comments to original post

Main line of thinking come about from as (I believe) XOOPS newwbb evolved from a stock standard phpbb.
With the work kous put in, it seems that his module offers a more advanced forum

Would say the question is what would be quicker,
the adoption of his module as it stands now
or the development of newbb to match what that module offers.

Of course the best solution would be to enhance newbb to offer the same features.
But to be blunt will this happen?
Look at the current situation, there's a few hacks going around offering more features. will these be added to the offical release, or just lost in time?

While realise its not as simple as may sound, and are other issues as well, if XOOPS has done it in past, then perhaps may be worth doing it again at some time

Ask this question with a smile, would this forum on xoops.org serve members better if it used phpbb or ipb forum modules:)


Have to add that have used the IPM Module for a fair while now, and find the comments "buggy as hell" a bit out of order, maybe in early days had teething probs but nowadays am sure that many of the XOOPS sites using it now will disagree with that statement.
Imo one of the most worthwhile mods and your man k deseves full credit for work with that, phpbb, and all other modules and additions.

Is there a definite up to date download of this with all fixes ... css, comments links

as never had it 100% since long ago in days of 1.3

ahhh! by suggesting adopting it as an offical module, I meant that the actual core mods will then become intergrated as part of the core. Sorry if didnt make it clear.

In a ideal world possiby could work as
the devs would then just have to ensure on the forum side that the hooks work

While the module side is maintained either outside or by part of the dev team,

Of course above is just a example, and may be a bit over simple and depends on many factors. As said not sure licence details, and all other stuff, would it effect/limit dev direction and so on

But at end of day the option of a fully intergrated uptodate phpbb module would to me be a step forwards
mike

k site

can find at above link version of below

Category: XOOPS 2.x Modules
PHPBB module 1.11F Final Version: 1.11f
Submitted Date: 2003/6/21
Description:

Porting PHPBB 2.0.5 into XOOPS 2, Final version.
Only test with XOOPS 2.0.3.

While not tested it, or had a deep look and not up to speed on licence, but if 100% functional imo it should be considered to either replace newbb or at least be a built in option.

Can think of many benefits, a few being lessening load of devs, a better forum, more features and so on.

Thoughts ?

found an example athttp://www.myxoops.info/modules/pbboard/
whilst visting
http://www.myxoops.de/modules/news/