Forum Layout

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I've been thinking about the structure of the forum and what sub forums can be dropped, added and in what order they should be. There is also a question of what is primarily of interest to the community.

When thinking of a webOS 'system', there's the hardware & any physical accessories (e.g. charger, headphones). Then there's the Operating system itself. Then Apps, themes, wallpapers etc. Then there's the question of the development of the various versions of the OS and apps under the various frameworks. Then community discussion: News, Events, Marketplace. Finally, a forum to discuss the forum itself, which could possibly be folder into the previous forum, given that the new forums will be community run.

So here is a first pass at an initial structure. This is mainly about grouping than ordering for now and is a rough first pass for discussion. You can compare to the old forum here: http://forums.webosarchive.org/

I guess things could be re-ordered later and sub-forums added or deleted as required, but as a community forum, we can decide what we want to include and the order of importance of things. So please comment with your own thoughts - especially if you think the grouping should be different. For example, you might think that legacy hardware and software can be one forum, current, commercial webOS and H/W (LG) on another, LuneOS (and usable devices) on a third.

webOS devices (anything that runs a version of webOS)
* Phones
* Tablets
* TVs
* Watches
* In car entertainment
* Refrigerators
* Upcoming & Rumored webOS Devices
* Accessories

web Operating System
* Legacy V1 (phones)
* Legacy V2 (phones)
* Legacy V3 (phones)
* Open webOS
* webOS Open Edition
* LuneOS
* TV (various versions)
* Home appliance / automation
* Automotive

Applications & Decorations
* Apps
* Wallpapers
* Themes

webOS Development
* Legacy
* Open webOS versions (probably only includes the current Open Edition from LG now)
* webOS TV
* LuneOS

webOS Nation Community
* General News & Discussion
* webOS Events
* Marketplace
* The 'Off Topic' Lounge

Site Discussion
* webOSNation.com - Site News, Feedback & Help

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I've partially implemented the above and simplified it lightly. Comment here if you have suggestions for additions or changes.

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Bug number one is the display of icons for sub-forums on the main page

Some see the icon in a box with a cross, I see it in a box with a code number. Does anyone know why? Perhaps it's a bug in the forum? I use the same icon for the category, "Applications & Decorations" as for thesub-forum, "Apps". In the category heading, it displays fine (as do all the category icons)…

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https://discuss.flarum.org/d/23184-flarum-categories/257

I managed to make the sub-forum icons disappear (actually they are there on mouse over) Or i can bring them back (still incorrectly displayed) using a "Bare child icons?" switch in the categories extension.