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The LGSL support forum was getting a bit overun due to me having a lack of time to deal with problems and feed requests.

So I am pleased to say that I have created a new page where you can test your IP:PORT to see if its an LGSL or hosting problem. At the same time, an option is available to add the server to my feed, so you dont have to wait for my approval !

More details and a link to the page can be found in the LGSL stickied threads.

As a seperate note, if you are experiencing the problem of players not showing for Half-Life and Half-Life 2 based servers, please re-download LGSL and update your lgsl_protocol.php. Note although the code has changed, the version number has not.

Yes im back, and had a good relaxing time in tenerife 🙂

For those few people still running the old theme gallery plugin, I have updated ecaptcha so that its comments are also protected. Only the zip on this site has been updated as its a special case.

Ive been feeling burnout recently, the usual problem of working with computers, then trying to find time at home to bugfix, code, mod, can become overwhelming. To top it off ive had to give up alchohol and limit the caffeine for medical reasons, both a programmers friend and things I loved, which has not helped at all.

Im off on Holiday tommorow, and im really looking forward to it as a week away, to unplug, chillout, and hopefully be able clear my head. But before I go, two updates:

– eCaptcha 1.5 is now out, finally tracked down the code problem which allowed some posts to bypass the checks, and improved the button mode so its a worthy alternative.

– GC Emoticon pack now has an 0.7 XML file, so instead of overwriting the default emoticons, which can get lost in an update, you upload grey and yellow folders and simply activate 🙂

Ive upgraded the site from e107 0.617 to 0.7.2 and all seems to have gone smoothly

This was the first version that I have felt confident in using, and the site certainly feels quicker.

A small update to the ecaptcha plugin.

– Added: submit news protection
– Added: option for forgot password protection
– Fixed: magic quotes problem

Availabe in the downloads section.

I think its worth mentioning this due to the number of questions asked.

0.7 has been around in CVS form for a long time, and most of my recently updated plugins are compatible.

There are a few that are showing age and need a few minor changes to work at there best with the new e107, and I will do those when I get the chance.

Try the plugin first, and then if you have issues look on the forum as it will have the majority of answers to your problem.

Recently experience this at work and thought it would be worth posting incase anyone else experiences the same problem.

If you have dual monitors and have choosen "extend my windows desktop onto this monitor" you may find that wallpaper is duplicated on both monitors instead of spanning across them.

Turns out there is a solution to this, not obvious, but real simple. When you select a new wallpaper, it defaults to 'Stretched' mode, however if you change it to 'Tiled' mode the problem is sorted !

Now you just need to resize the image file so that it matches your monitors resolution.

Version 1.2 is now out, big improvements, so recommend you upgrade.

So whats new ?

– Lots of little code improvements
– Captured post is no longer hidden in form data ( removes a lot of potential problems )
– Audio alternative for the visually impaired ( mp3 + flash to read out the characters )
– Options to use ecaptcha to protect signup and login
– Function that allows plugin developers to call on ecaptcha ( as used by guestbook 3.3 )

As always, feel free to post a test comment here and try it for yourself, including the audio alternative 🙂

Looking at the recent news entries, you could be mistaken for thinking this was e107coders, so thought id take a moment for a more general post.

I hope you all had a good christmas and new years party. Even if you stayed in at home I heard the fireworks were supposed to be good this year. I spent mine with the family and new years with friends at a pub.

Recently I have been playing a lot of CS:S and recently discovered the joys of Counter-Strike Surfing Servers. If you have not tried CS Surfing, it involves maps with large ramps that you strafe on ( aka surfing ) and use to fly through the air. Its confusing at first, but once you understand the basics and start to get the speed its great fun. Just look for servers running maps with the prefix of surf_

Theres a new comedy coming on to BBC2 that looks like its going to be funny called 'HyperDrive'. Its on next Wednesday ( 11th ) at 10pm, so if your in the UK definitely check it out 🙂

Version 1.1 is now available to download

Ecaptcha is a plugin for e107.org based sites that helps prevent those annoying automated spambots from posting advertising and useless links.

So whats new ?

– Bug fixes and behind the scenes improvements
– Basic image font used when TTF is unavailable
– Cookie Test
– When wrong it says what you typed and what the answer was
– Added AutoGallery comments to trigger list
– Words in a Language file !

Try it yourself, post something anonymously in the comments of this news.