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f-fish
05-03-2011, 12:36
Rory - any chance that we can get an acronym plug-in / functionality going for TASA?

Stuff that is aquarium related etc ...

Typically HOB, LFS, LPS, MTS, UGF, PFP, PPI, DOA & HMF are a few that would be good candidates.

One could start a thread and make it a sticky, but an auto explanation on mouse over looks so cool.

Thanks Ferdie
Rory
05-03-2011, 14:16
Why? Don't you know what those mean? :p
f-fish
05-03-2011, 14:39
ROFL -- thanks needed that ..
Rory
05-03-2011, 14:52
How's this? Check HOB in your first post.

Edit: Or this post I guess...
tracyp
05-03-2011, 15:06
Yes! Pls! It would help a lotta noobs along... remember, we haven't all been online all our lives! This was the 1st forum I ever joined, and I've muddled along using common sense, or google when really stumped!
Firefly
05-03-2011, 16:01
Thanks Rory.
So how do we add to these?
f-fish
05-03-2011, 16:11
Indeed - thanks ...
Rory
05-03-2011, 16:27
Only admin can add. Who's sending me a list? :D
TomK
05-03-2011, 16:30
Will it now be affective in all 'old' posts as well?
f-fish
05-03-2011, 16:35
Yes - it already is ...

See google
site:tropicalaquarium.co.za HOB

HOB is already done - not only in this thread but all.

Later Ferdie
TomK
05-03-2011, 16:43
Marvellous

TASA will now be a lot more 'beginner friendly'.
Rory
05-03-2011, 22:10
Ok. 95 acronyms have been added. You'll have to let me know what's missing, like the 2 unhighlighted ones in the first post... No idea what those are.
TomK
05-03-2011, 22:33
I saw this in a post. Root. I think it should be RO?
Rory
05-03-2011, 22:36
Erm... ok that's weird... No "root" in db.
Test rotest.
ppmtest

RO

RO/DI

rot

root
Rory
05-03-2011, 22:38
*confused*
Khalid
05-03-2011, 22:44
95 acronyms have been added

thanks Rory
TomK
05-03-2011, 22:49
Let me guess. "Root" was put in, in error. The explanation was Reverse Osmosis, short and sweet. Then the error was spotted and corrected, with an explanation of, Reverse Osmosis, type of water purification. But the first "root' was already applied to the database. The correction was added as a new acronym. However, the script file does not show the first one anymore, as it was corrected. I suppose to fix it, the data has to be erased completely and re-applied through the script file. Do I make sense?
Rory
05-03-2011, 22:52
No. The highlighting is done as the thread/post is viewed so there's no caching or anything. There never was a "root" entry in the database. RO and RO/DI are the only ones that look anything like it.
Rory
05-03-2011, 22:53
testing roo
TomK
05-03-2011, 23:05
The two 'explanations' is different.

Reverse Osmosis



Reverse Osmosis, type of water purification.
f-fish
06-03-2011, 02:28
Rory - below the two missing from the initial list.

PPI = pores per inch, foam density
HMF = Humburg Mat Filter

Then a local one:

DSD = Dirk's Secret Drops, Aquatic Plant Fertilizers developed by Professor Bellstedt


Later Ferdie
TomK
06-03-2011, 07:26
I think the FF would eat the eggs
What is FF? Fancy Female, F..... Female?

BS = Brine shrimp not on the list. Newbie might thing Bull S..
Rory
06-03-2011, 10:21
Stuff makes so much more sense in the morning... Practically turned on pc and saw what the problem was this morning. Thanks Tom for your help!

The problem for those that are interested:
There was an entry for "R.O." and obviously the plugin is using regular expressions to do the text matching and a . means any character so R.O. would match R(anything)O(anything) like ROOT. Fixed now to be R\.O\. which matches the . literally.
Will add those now Ferdie. And BS. You'll have to ask Zoom that Tom ;)
TomK
06-03-2011, 10:50
Do not know what I did to help, as I was way off the mark. But it was a pleasure, anyway!
Vis
06-03-2011, 11:24
I believ FF was meant for Flying Fox.
Zoom
06-03-2011, 17:34
You'll have to ask Zoom that Tom

HUH Rory
TomK
06-03-2011, 18:15
HUH Rory

See post #22
Rory
06-03-2011, 18:15
HUH Rory


What is FF? Fancy Female, F..... Female?
tracyp
06-03-2011, 18:30
FF was meant for Flying Fox.

in context.. FF meant exactly that: Flying Fox!
TomK
06-03-2011, 18:31
@ Vis,go have a look at the Barr report,Tom Barr's site.In it there are multiple examples of hobbyists using EI in low tech setups.

OK, what is EI? I could google, but hey, you guys are spoiling us now, so why change? hehe
tracyp
06-03-2011, 18:50
EI = Estimative Index. Tom Barr's theory. It's controversial!
Vis
06-03-2011, 19:18
controversial!


Not really, maybe it was but a lot of peple are using it. Its almost suggested as the norm these days.
Singularity
06-03-2011, 23:59
WC = water change
Rory
07-03-2011, 06:16
Or.... toilet.
fiberoptic
08-03-2011, 13:59
Rory if nobody ever told you let me be the 1st
YOU ARE A STAR
f-fish
13-03-2011, 01:11
Rory .. another one that could be added

DSM = dry start method

Thanks Ferdie