Searching dBPoweramp for answers

[petriburg]

After a recent problem with my own installation of dMC, I had a minor problem for which I could not easily find an answer. As I have been using dB products for several years, and being a regular visitor to the forum, I knew there is a search option. I used search, and had my problem solved in under five minutes. No need for yet another post in the forum.
But ... here's my main point. Knowing there's a search option, I was able, after a few minutes, to find it. However, the tab is not very obvious, and, I would suspect, often missed by newbies to dB.
How about modifying the opening window so that far greater prominence is given to Search dB poweramp forums for a solution to your problem ?
This might encourage people to check the forum before posting the umpteenth question relating to the same thing.

[ChristinaS]

Re: Searching dBPoweramp for answers

After a recent problem with my own installation of dMC, I had a minor problem for which I could not easily find an answer. As I have been using dB products for several years, and being a regular visitor to the forum, I knew there is a search option. I used search, and had my problem solved in under five minutes. No need for yet another post in the forum.
But ... here's my main point. Knowing there's a search option, I was able, after a few minutes, to find it. However, the tab is not very obvious, and, I would suspect, often missed by newbies to dB.
How about modifying the opening window so that far greater prominence is given to Search dB poweramp forums for a solution to your problem ?
This might encourage people to check the forum before posting the umpteenth question relating to the same thing.

That would be a good idea, unfortunately it requires some modification of the software that drives all this, the VBulletin package. Or at least a mofication of the skin that;s being used. Then the next time there's a new release of that, all these mods have to be applied again. It tends to be tedious after a while. Sometimes new versions get released in rapid sequence due to bug fixes or security patches.

[Craze]

Re: Searching dBPoweramp for answers

How about a Sticky or a new topic heading "Before You Post" with instructions to Search first? It might help to reduce the multiple posts.