Bugs and Suggestions

Make the whole row clickable in IE

17-Apr-10 6:32

I modified your sig for you but didn't see any BR's in there. Try it now (just added a newline)

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

AlexeiXX316-Apr-10 18:43

AlexeiXX3

16-Apr-10 18:43

Hi there
Im using IE6
In the main menu, the options should be clickable in the whole row and not only the text

This works fine in firefox, but with IE6 only the text is clickable
For example: Messege Borads > ASP.NET

Thanks

Alexei Rodriguez

Re: Make the whole row clickable in IE

Chris Maunder17-Apr-10 3:23

Books written by CP members

17-Apr-10 3:23

AlexeiXX3 wrote:
Hi there
Im using IE6

Therein lies the problem.

IE6 lays things out inconsistently and I have not yet worked out how to make the whole row clickable without the use of Javascript. We - along with many other companies - are dropping support for IE6 so I removed these IE6 specific workarounds to minimise the code we had to maintain.

Unfortunately all I can suggest is to ditch IE6 if at all possible. It's a terrible browser.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

CP referral inks...

martin_hughes16-Apr-10 13:07

martin_hughes

16-Apr-10 13:07

I couldn't help but notice that the VS 2010 sticky in the lounge is filled with referral links. I have no problem with that at all - we all need to eat - except for transparency.

I would much rather a statement was included that made it clear CP stands to benefit from those links - and again, I've no problem with CP benefiting from commercial transactions - rather than that slight of hand.

And anyway, a far more effective technique of gaining advertising would be for you guys to post, article up and otherwise disseminate your experiences of VS 2010. I think the CP populace would find commentary on how VS 2010 helped or hindered a big website, such as CP, more than interesting.

Re: CP referral inks...

Chris Maunder16-Apr-10 16:37

16-Apr-10 16:37

Tracking, not referral, and they aren't for advertisers, they are for us.

We did our VS 2010 tech summit, we're doing competitions, next week is a survey, and we have plenty of paid advertising - all focussed around Visual Studio 2010. The question came up, though: how many members are actually interested in it? Not "interested in clicking on a sponsors ad", or "interested in our tech summit", but "interested enough to learn more about VS 2010". I'm just genuinely curious as to whether people are burned out and VS 2010 is a Vista-sized yawn or whether there's actual interest in these types of announcements.

So I figured I should actually watch and see.

If this weirds you out then I'll whack a note on the links: "Link clicks will be counted because I'm too curious for my own good" or something.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Abbusive account?

Tom Deketelaere16-Apr-10 3:31

Tom Deketelaere

16-Apr-10 3:31

Not sure about this one since it's not spam for some drug but job postings.

He does seem to have stopped after 5 messages and that was back in 07 so you could probably say he is inactive Smile | :)

http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=3727786[^]

Re: Abbusive account?

Chris Maunder16-Apr-10 16:38

following branching threads

16-Apr-10 16:38

Bygones...

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

RichardM115-Apr-10 13:36

RichardM1

15-Apr-10 13:36

In some threads with a lot of levels and branches, I'm having a hard time figuring out which of my posts a response was to. (Does that mean I post too much?)
If you could put tree view type lines between the connected posts, it would help, though I suspect it would be hard, giving the varying spacing.
Another suggestion is a 'Replied to' link that takes you up one level on the thread.
Thanks for all you folks do!
Richard

Opacity, the new Transparency.

Dan Neely16-Apr-10 2:29

Dan Neely

16-Apr-10 2:29

This has been requested before, but has always been shot down due to the bandwidth costs of downloading all the images.

Perhaps it could be done using (checks buzzword of the day) html5? Laugh | :laugh:

3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18

RichardM116-Apr-10 2:45

RichardM1

16-Apr-10 2:45

Dan Neely wrote:
Perhaps it could be done using (checks buzzword of the day) html5? Laugh

[rimshot]

Maybe the "Replied To" link? Or "Up one level" link?
Or some other equally poetic name.

Opacity, the new Transparency.

Chris Maunder16-Apr-10 2:54

16-Apr-10 2:54

Dan Neely wrote:
Perhaps it could be done using (checks buzzword of the day) html5

Actually it can, and that's the plan. The Canvas element in HTML5 makes this a lot leaner and meaner - better than pulling in images and a ton of markup to hold them.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Luc Pattyn16-Apr-10 3:23

Luc Pattyn

16-Apr-10 3:23

How about this: turn the message icon (general, news, question, ...) into a hyperlink that opens up the parent message.
Alternative: add a widget next to the pin.

Smile | :)

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Hans Dietrich18-Apr-10 2:35

Hans Dietrich

18-Apr-10 2:35

Yeah, but replying to the wrong post can really enliven the discussion. Smile | :)

Best wishes,
Hans

[Hans Dietrich Software]

Chris Maunder21-Apr-10 8:15

21-Apr-10 8:15

If the parent was on the current page, open it up, otherwise reload the page to the parent message?

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Luc Pattyn21-Apr-10 8:47

Luc Pattyn

21-Apr-10 8:47

Chris Maunder wrote:
otherwise reload the page to the parent message?

"if not on the current page, reload the page to the parent message, and open it up", if doable, sounds great.

Smile | :)

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Line Wrapping

Tony Richards15-Apr-10 11:21

Tony Richards

15-Apr-10 11:21

Possibly a personal opinion, but on my PC the line wrapping in this message looks wierd (inside the <pre> tags and in the editor.

Admittedly not a serious error compared to the current spam storm, but still something I thought I should flag (probably because I'm an unforgiving pedant Laugh | :laugh:

Re: Line Wrapping

Chris Maunder15-Apr-10 11:31

15-Apr-10 11:31

I did that on purpose because IE is stupid and was not allowing me to set scrolling correctly unless we moved to fixed width columns.

I'm still toying with that one...

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Re: Line Wrapping

Dan Neely16-Apr-10 2:31

Dan Neely

16-Apr-10 2:31

Chris Maunder wrote:
I did that on purpose because IE is stupid and was not allowing me to set scrolling correctly unless we moved to fixed width columns.

I'm still toying with that one...

something like this?

if (browser == IE)
    DoUglyIeHack()  //stupid bill gates!!!!
else  DoTheNiceThing()

3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18

Re: Line Wrapping

Chris Maunder16-Apr-10 2:36

16-Apr-10 2:36

Yeah, pretty much

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Spamming

Abhishek Sur15-Apr-10 9:15

Abhishek Sur

15-Apr-10 9:15

Guys, Please check, I can see a large number of spamming in the Quick Answers.

For example :
http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/56736/How-to-use-Server-Transfer-from-ajax-UpdatePanel.aspx[^]

Few people is doing this. Please remove them.

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Sean Ewington15-Apr-10 9:19

Sean Ewington

15-Apr-10 9:19

Thanks for the heads Abhishek. We're currently working hard at finding a solution

Don't worry, we'll kill them dead. Promise

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project

Sandeep Mewara15-Apr-10 9:25

Sandeep Mewara

15-Apr-10 9:25

Hope you looked at this [^]too Sean! Smile | :)

Sean Ewington15-Apr-10 9:26

Sean Ewington

15-Apr-10 9:26

Oh yeah. We're on it Wink | ;)

Thanks for heads up and deleting some of the messages. You saved me some time!

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project

Luc Pattyn15-Apr-10 11:53

Luc Pattyn

15-Apr-10 11:53

there's three more suspects when you search for "cheap*" on the Who's Who.

Smile | :)

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