7.3 Forum settings
In this section, you will find the forum-related settings.
7.3.1 Customizable colours
When clicking on this link you will reach a colour customization
interface.
Now it’s your turn to play !.
Click on the colour commands to update their associated fields.
The modification will be visible on the forum preview panel in the
right part.
You can also choose from a range of pre-defined customized
templates made by other forum members.
If you click on the member username, the page will reload with
new updated settings. You can do that even faster by clicking on the
eyes icon
This will apply your brand new settings, except for the borders
(technically impossible)
This is a really good way to quickly see colours used by other
members of the forum.
Once you have defined your colours, validate your choice by
going to the bottom-right of the page. From there you may also reset
you preferences. If you want a 3D effect for the frame borders, you
will have to stick with the default template.
7.3.2 Number of messages per page
Choose the number of messages per page that should be displayed
for you
For example, if the topic contains 200 messages and you choose
to display 40 messages per page, you will get 5 pages for this topic.
If you choose to display 50 messages per page, then this topic will
create 4 pages.
If you leave this field empty, you will be using the default
number pre-set by the administrator.
7.3.3 Hour delay for marking a topic as « old »:
Topics can be marked as "old" after if you have left the forum
for a certain amount of hours. Reset this option to deactivate
it.
7.3.4 Displaying avatars
If you use a dial-up connexion you may want to deactivate avatar
display (those images below the members’ nickname).
Attention
On some forums, administrators have chosen that avatars should
not be displayed by default unless the member has activated this
option in his profile.
7.3.5 Displaying signatures
An option to display or hide members’ signature below their
messages
Attention
On some forums, administrators have chosen that members’
signature should not be displayed by default unless members have
activated this option in their profile.
Attention
This option only manages the visibility of other members’
signature. To display or hide your own signature, you have to enable
or disable this option as you are typing your message when you
participate to a topic. (See
details)
7.3.6 Displaying toolbars
The
toolbar can be removed to clean up your interface. It can also
be fully
customizable.
Toolbar displayed : 
Toolbar hidden : 
Attention
If you have decided to remove the toolbar, you will lose many
important control features like the possibility to edit a message or
to leave a reply….it’s up to you.
7.3.7 Quote display
There are two ways to display quotes in messages
Classic display
Or normal display :
Simply choose the one you prefer.
Tips
You can customize the background colour of the normal
display
7.3.8 Smileys & images rendering
This option lets you choose whether you want smileys and images
to be enabled and therefore displayed in messages. For example, you
may want to deactivate this option if you use a dial-up connexion to
make pages load faster.
7.3.9 Modern text editor (previously WYSIWYG)
The text field to reply to a message can be a modern editor that
content WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor mode.
Classic Interface:
Modern interface:
7.3.10 Lines hovering
Line hovering is an effect that will change the colours of the
lines when you move your mouse over them in the category list or topic
list
7.3.11 Graphical theme
This option, as you will have guessed, lets you choose a
graphical theme to modify the forum display
7.3.12 Icon sets
You may modify the icon sets by choosing the set of your
choice
7.3.13 Forum Language
If you wish to read the forum in a different language simply
select the one of your choice
Note : All the translations are not yet
available.
7.3.14 Zlib compression mode for pages
Enabled by default, this option creates auto-compression for
pages sent by the server so that they load quicker for you. However
this may cause display troubles on your side as the decompression is
done by your computer. If this is the case, simply deactivate this
option here.
7.3.15 PM email alert
Choose whether you want to receive an email each time a new PM
is sent to you
Choose how you want to be informed about actions that have been
done related to your account (moderation, a subject moved to another
category) either by email or by PM.
7.3.17 Time zone
You can choose your time zone. If this option is left blank, we
will use the one preset on the server.
You can also choose to integrate seasonal time changes so that
the forum adjust its time settings
• Introduction - Getting familiar with the forum.
• Customizable colours