iphone app support

RadLilim · 10-31-2009, 12:01 PM

Is this forum registered with any iphone applications? I haven't been able to find an app that lets one watch any forum that doesn't cost $10, but there are a few that allow forums to register their site and are part of the database. Two I found are:

http://www.tapatalk.com/
http://www.messageforums.net/iphoneforumreader.php

Thanks, Jason

robkelk · 10-31-2009, 01:46 PM

That's not what RadLilim was asking.

Tapatalk only works with phpBB3 and vBulletin 3.7 and 3.8. The messageforums.net software only works with phpBB2 or phpBB3. I don't know what software the Steve Jackson Games Forums runs on, but for some reason I don't believe it's any of those.

Even if it is, either one requires somebody at Steve Jackson Games to install a new software module - that's time that the person could be spending on developing new games instead.

And, honestly, what's wrong with using Safari to read the forums?

Andrew Hackard · 10-31-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by robkelk

Tapatalk only works with phpBB3 and vBulletin 3.7 and 3.8. The messageforums.net software only works with phpBB2 or phpBB3. I don't know what software the Steve Jackson Games Forums runs on, but for some reason I don't believe it's any of those.

You're mistaken. The SJ Games forums use vBulletin 3.8.2.

robkelk · 10-31-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Hackard

You're mistaken. The SJ Games forums use vBulletin 3.8.2.

Ah, thanks for the correction.

The bit about somebody needing to install a new software module is still true, though...

Andrew Hackard · 10-31-2009, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by robkelk

The bit about somebody needing to install a new software module is still true, though...

I'm not in IT, so I can't speak to whether we'll be supporting that app or not.

RadLilim · 11-01-2009, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by robkelk

Ah, thanks for the correction.

The bit about somebody needing to install a new software module is still true, though...

Yes, I know that the software needs to be installed. I don't run my own forum site, so I don't know how hard that is or if it causes problems. But I thought it'd be OK to ask, maybe they've already installed those things and I just missed the announcement? I shouldn't get snapped at for asking, right?

And yes I can use a web browser to read the forum, when I'm at a computer. I just wanted to see if it was possible to check the forum when I was on the go also.

Cheese8242 · 11-02-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by RadLilim

And yes I can use a web browser to read the forum, when I'm at a computer. I just wanted to see if it was possible to check the forum when I was on the go also.

I use my iPhone to check the forums here all the time, but I don't use an app to do it. I use the iPhone's built in web browser, Safari. I have had absolutely no problems using it.

Kromm · 11-02-2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Cheese8242

I use my iPhone to check the forums here all the time, but I don't use an app to do it. I use the iPhone's built in web browser, Safari. I have had absolutely no problems using it.

Ditto. I've read, moderated, and done admin tasks on these forums from my iPhone, using just the browser. Of course, I'm old enough to remember when replacing a bunch of specialized Internet clients with a browser was welcomed as a simplification . . . I'd rather use a browser than a browser plus a forums app, ftp app, MOO app, etc. This is especially true on my iPhone, where memory is at a premium! What would the advantage of a forums client be over just leaving a Safari tab open with the forums on it? Maybe if the upside were made clearer, we could look into addressing the matter.

jspade · 11-02-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Kromm

Of course, I'm old enough to remember when replacing a bunch of specialized Internet clients with a browser was welcomed as a simplification . . . I'd rather use a browser than a browser plus a forums app, ftp app, MOO app, etc.

Ah, that's the problem. I'm just slightly older than you, Kromm, and to me it was replacing a bunch of tools that worked well with half-baked web browser implementations of them. Give me an FTP app, NNTP app, MOO app, etc. over a browser solution any day.

Peeveli · 12-07-2010, 08:01 AM

Has this situation changed that we'll be able to connect to world of games trough Tapatalk?

10-31-2009, 12:01 PM	#1
RadLilim Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Madison. WI	iphone app support Is this forum registered with any iphone applications? I haven't been able to find an app that lets one watch any forum that doesn't cost $10, but there are a few that allow forums to register their site and are part of the database. Two I found are: http://www.tapatalk.com/ http://www.messageforums.net/iphoneforumreader.php Thanks, Jason __________________ "[Solomon] spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five." Wanna buy one? - Radueriel, Free Lilim

10-31-2009, 01:46 PM	#2
robkelk Untitled Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: between keyboard and chair	Re: iphone app support That's not what RadLilim was asking. Tapatalk only works with phpBB3 and vBulletin 3.7 and 3.8. The messageforums.net software only works with phpBB2 or phpBB3. I don't know what software the Steve Jackson Games Forums runs on, but for some reason I don't believe it's any of those. Even if it is, either one requires somebody at Steve Jackson Games to install a new software module - that's time that the person could be spending on developing new games instead. And, honestly, what's wrong with using Safari to read the forums? __________________ Rob Kelk “Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” – Bernard Baruch, Deming (New Mexico) Headlight, 6 January 1950 No longer reading these forums regularly.

12-07-2010, 08:01 AM	#10
Peeveli Join Date: May 2008	Re: iphone app support Has this situation changed that we'll be able to connect to world of games trough Tapatalk?