Hello Gatchaloons! As anticipated the new Gatchamania Fic Library has been installed tested and is ready for you to use! List of Changes 1. Firstly you may be aware that we now have a fic library button on the top menu this is how you access the Library. 2. You may notice a Fic upload count when you post, this can be turned off from your profile options if you do not wish to display the number of uploads. 3. A new forum section called the Fic Library where the Fic discussion threads are initiated. DO NOT POST A NEW THREAD HERE DIRECTLY! IT WILL BE DELETED! Fic Library The Fic library is made up of "bookshelves", each bookshelf is a category used to group fics together. As you can see there is a shelf called Firebird Fics. Here you will find Firebirds fics recovered from Kit Katse Klub. If you intend to post a number of fics please contact me before doing so, so that I can create a bookshelf for you to use. You will also notice a general bookshelf called "The Jumble" here one off fics and ficlets can be posted, that do not necessarily require a bookshelf of their own. How do you use it? To use the Fic library is fairly straight forward, you will be able to navigate to a fic via the bookshelves, click the download button and a fic download box will appear where you can save the fic to your computer. To add a fic, navigate to the correct bookshelf and then click "new fic", fill in the details and upload your pre-zipped document. All fics will be reviewed before being made active, this is to ensure the fics are virus free and do not contain anything other than a fic document. The fic library will only accept fics that have been zipped up using winzip or another compression program that supports the .zip extension. This is to cut down on space usage and bandwidth that will be used on the site. The maximum size of a zip is 256k which is more then enough for a compressed document. When you post a new fic a new discussion thread is automatically created under the Fic Library forum for you, these threads are for others to comment about your particular Fic. You will be able to access the discussion threads either directly from the fic in the fic library by pressing the discussion button or by navigating to the Fic Library forum from the main board menu. Current Issues There are several known issues about the system which I will be working to fix, they are: 1. Non IE users will experience downloads with no present file extension, this is a bug but simply rename your document before saving it so that the file extension ".zip" is appended to the filename and you will be fine. 2. Broken XHTML - the hack itself is still not completely XHTML compliant and I will be working to fix the templates so that they are like the rest of the site. 3. FAQ Update - A new FAQ will be produced to accomodate the fic library and its usage And that is all I have to report, so please feel free to ask questions either here or in the support forum, preferably do this before you do something if you are not 100% sure and let me know of any further problems etc you may encounter! I will be placing up fics from time to time as I recover them, these will be placed up under their respective user accounts much as I have done with Firebirds but if they are not currently members of Gatchamania I will place them up in the Jumble. Now all there is left for me to say is enjoy!!

Thanks Cep! Now to be a pain in the ass--when are you going to get a chance to get at the files I uploaded? When can we start playing around with building the site? (I'm not excited or anything). Katse

Wait - weren't the Beast and Crazy Fools fics by Tengu not Firebird? Got to explore the fic archive now!

It had Firebirds name on it so I guess not

Perhaps I'm blind... but I can't find the 'add new fic' button.

Are you going into the bookshelf first or are you just looking at the library overview?

I've tried both. Right now I'm in the Bookshelf for my fics, but I can't find any buttons at all (much less a 'new fic' one).

Here's what I'm seeing. Where are the buttons?

Hmm....that is odd. Log out of Gatch, clear your cookies, log back in.

It worked! Thank you so much!

Yeah, Cep! That was fast! You are quite the awesome pirate! Can't wait to start loading ficcies!

AWESOME CEP!!! Thanks for taking such great care of us!! What a great added feature! OH yeah...and 'Crazy Fools' and "Beast" both belong to Tengu. If you open up the documents, they say they are 'By Ronin' which is a Tengu alias.

Hey Cep...can I get a bookshelf? I have bunches of fics...

Tried to read some of the fics but I only get to a page that says continue download on the bottom. When I click on the link it doesn't bring me anywhere. Do I need to or is it really something that is not me?

I think I need a bookshelf Cep I have a couple to load up. Gotta go over over instructions again.......Ikea we all know the saying When all else fails read the instructions that's me! Cheers

Please post any bugs, problems, usage questions here, http://www.gatchamania.net/thread.php?threadid=1040 Just so I can keep the place tidy Ebonswanne, Springie your shelves are ready

Thanks Cep that's fast!!!!! Cheers mate

Originally posted by gatchgirl Tried to read some of the fics but I only get to a page that says continue download on the bottom. When I click on the link it doesn't bring me anywhere. Do I need to or is it really something that is not me?

To read the fics you have to download them to your computer, you do this by clicking the download button. This will then open the "open or save" dialog box. You may have the "open or save" dialog box set to automatically download, in which case you need to find where on your computer you have told it do this in the past.

Hi Cep.... don't want to be picky but just to save confusion you spelt my name wrong in the Library, you left out the "Y" other than that all good...Cheers

Whoo hoo! Gooooooo Springie and EbonySwanne!!!!!

I am also getting the same thing as Transmutejun,but I have done what you said to do and I still get the same page. What am I doing wrong.

It may be a cache thing Could you tell me what platform you are using, what operating system and what browser you are using Zoessister

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne Hi Cep.... don't want to be picky but just to save confusion you spelt my name wrong in the Library, you left out the "Y" other than that all good...Cheers

Err.... ...........All sorted now my dear

I use Windows XP,IE,I don't know what Platformas I don't what that is.Sorry.Unless You mean ISP,Thats AOL.

I can link to it fine when I am not logged in but when I log in it gives me the same thing again.

You platform is PC, Mac, Other Are you entering the Fic library or are you entering the Fic discussions. Please give me the name of a fic that this is happening on so I can test it.

While you are in the test laboratory...let me just say.. WHOOOHOOOOO!!! Congrats on the Fic library Ceppers!! Its like Fic heaven ! so many glorious fics to read and many more to discover! finally a catergorised place where I can easily find fics from each individual author as opposed to having them strewn all over the place and trying to remember where and when Ive come across them! Coolness !! I think tho the best that had come out of this, is the upload statistic on a members ID avatar!! Its awesome to see how many fic writers we have and have contributed thus far! You are walking advertisements for your own works you wonderful gorgeous people! And I dont need a navman or GPS satellite anymore to try and locate your fics!! As an avid fic reader, it means a lot!

I have a PC. Any of them I click on won't work.

I am closing this thread, zoessister please head here, http://www.gatchamania.net/thread.php?threadid=1040