Bugs and Suggestions

26-Aug-10 10:17

Last couple of days I've had some intermittent problems pasting a URL link into the message edit page.

Here are details on the most recent occurence:
using FF3.0, answering a question in C# forum, happened to be served by Web24, I try and convert a word I already had typed (and selected) into a hyperlink; all it did was replace the word by the URL.
Tried again without anything selected, the hyperlink appears in its dual format (readable URL, and arrowed URL to a new window/tab). Tried again with a word selected (spaces on both ends not included), no dice, the word gets replaced by the URL. Tried an unselected one again, works great.

Happy Hunting.

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

Dalek Dave26-Aug-10 13:10

26-Aug-10 13:10

I too have had this, but found that it is not consistant.

I think some of the servers treat it differently from others.

Presumably the Hamsters are already aware.

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Luc Pattyn26-Aug-10 13:12

26-Aug-10 13:12

Dalek Dave wrote:
I think some of the servers treat it differently from others.

which is why I mention the server ID, unless I forget to do so...

Smile | :)

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Dalek Dave26-Aug-10 13:40

26-Aug-10 13:40

It is late, and between reading and typing I was busy forgetting Smile | :)

Chris Maunder26-Aug-10 14:19

Chris Maunder

26-Aug-10 14:19

The servers treat this all the same - it's all .NET server side code with no IIS subtleties.

You probably experienced a problem with timeouts. We've been mucking about with new backup strategies and these have been causing extra load.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

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

Luc Pattyn26-Aug-10 14:32

26-Aug-10 14:32

Chris Maunder wrote:
You probably experienced a problem with timeouts.

Frankly I don't think so, I didn't experience significant delays.
I'll try and report more details if and when it happens again.

Smile | :)

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Chris Maunder26-Aug-10 14:44

Chris Maunder

26-Aug-10 14:44

To convince yourself, take a look at the javascript on the page when rendered from different servers. Unless we've screwed up a deployment sync (which, if we had, would be spewing errors) the javascript is identical.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

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

Luc Pattyn26-Aug-10 14:59

26-Aug-10 14:59

No no, you misread me. I am not implying it is different on different servers. It was DD who suggested such.

All I'm saying is it happens occasionally, and I documented one mishap on Web24.

Smile | :)

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Dalek Dave26-Aug-10 21:35

26-Aug-10 21:35

I didn't suggest that, I merely pointed out that if you F5 and get a different server the problem tends to disappear.

I have done no forensic investigation as to the cause, merely highlight the empirical evidence of effect.

Richard MacCutchan26-Aug-10 22:46

Richard MacCutchan

26-Aug-10 22:46

I have also had this problem recently, mainly on Q&A but also once in the other forums. I will monitor and report back on further occurrences.

It's time for a new signature.

Luc Pattyn20-Sep-10 1:55

20-Sep-10 1:55

Just had some more of the same:
while composing this[^] message, a foreign link was easily pasted in dual-link format when nothing was selected, and systematically failed to paste-and-replace when the word "here" was typed and selected first. No delays were observed.

Smile | :)

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E.F. Nijboer2-Oct-10 6:06

E.F. Nijboer

2-Oct-10 6:06

When pasting links in quick answers using firefox (version 3.6.9 if it matters) it often skips one or more characters at the end, making the link useless. It happens kind of often and check the links most of the time.

PURPOSE: Delays program execution until designated condition is indicated.

Luc Pattyn2-Oct-10 6:23

2-Oct-10 6:23

I'm using FF most of the time and never encountered that.

If you want to signal this to the site administrators, it would be better to create a new thread (so they get a notification), rather than appending it to my old thread (causing me to get an e-mail, I can't fix it for you).

Smile | :)

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E.F. Nijboer2-Oct-10 7:14

E.F. Nijboer

2-Oct-10 7:14

Ah, okay. Thanks for the reply.

PURPOSE: Delays program execution until designated condition is indicated.

Editing QA

Tom Deketelaere26-Aug-10 1:41

Tom Deketelaere

26-Aug-10 1:41

There seems to be something wrong with editing and versions of a question.

Take a look at this question

http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/104892/Web-site-design-screen-size.aspx[^]

I edited and changed 'dome' to 'done'.
Checked the minor edit and submitted.

Then noticed the small i and edited again to 'I'.
Again checked the minor edit.

But now the question says there are 4 revisions. When checking these revisions I only see 3 (after pressing 'show minor edits') 2 done by the author and only one by me.
Also when comparing the revision 2 and 3 it says that that is the one where the 'dome' got changed to 'done'. In revision 3 the 'i' is still small.
Between revision 1 and 2 it says there are no changes.
So it would seem that the last update isn't being shown yet has been applied.

The final result however show both 'done' and 'I'.

Dalek Dave26-Aug-10 3:39

26-Aug-10 3:39

Also, are you getting editing points yet?

Re: Editing QA [modified]

Tom Deketelaere26-Aug-10 3:42

Tom Deketelaere

26-Aug-10 3:42

Nope
I'm stuck at 165, should be well a little bit more (not much since I do tend to click the minor edit checkbox most of the time Smile | :)

)

But it has been confirmed as a bug so I'm sure somewhere in the ~~near~~ future it will be fixed and the points will be recalculated.
Right after those other 300 bugs on the list Poke tongue | ;-P

Simon_Whale26-Aug-10 4:09

Simon_Whale

26-Aug-10 4:09

[edit]

Due to rereading Toms. I only changed the Title once and nothing else.

As barmey as a sack of badgers

modified on Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:16 AM

Tom Deketelaere26-Aug-10 7:59

Tom Deketelaere

26-Aug-10 7:59

K that explains the fact that there is no difference between revision 1 and 2
But still I edited it twice and only 1 is shown yet both edits are applied.

Content filter option in My settings

Thiru Thirunavukarasu30-Aug-10 5:04

Thiru Thirunavukarasu

30-Aug-10 5:04

Yeah for some reason it's not showing the latest revision on that page. Thanks for the report. I'll add it to the bug list.

dan!sh 25-Aug-10 5:22

dan!sh

25-Aug-10 5:22

I deselected the filters and saved it. Then, I went back to Q & A. Can't see a question. I have tried Ctrl + F5 but no help. Is it just me or there is something wrong?

Re: Content filter option in My settings

Luc Pattyn25-Aug-10 5:44