Bugs and Suggestions

"Remember Me" appears to have stopped working

31-Oct-11 5:56

We see that when a server restarts. We've put locks around files, trapped the errors, tried 6 different ways of loading the file, burned sage, sacrificed vast, vast quantities of beer and yet that strange little bug keeps coming back. It goes away within a couple of requests.

We'll keep hunting (and sacrificing) though.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

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

#realJSOP30-Oct-11 1:39

30-Oct-11 1:39

For the last two days, my first visit to the site has required me to log in.

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DaveAuld30-Oct-11 3:04

DaveAuld

30-Oct-11 3:04

Are 'they' trying to tell you something.....

John who?

Laugh | :laugh:

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Chris Maunder31-Oct-11 2:01

31-Oct-11 2:01

Are you using any ad blocking or spam cleaning add-ins? They can get a little out of control.

Which browser? If it's FireFox, I've seen this before and clearing cookies has always fixed this for me.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

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

#realJSOP31-Oct-11 4:14

31-Oct-11 4:14

When I moved to our new house, I had to change ISPs from AT&T to Time-f*ckin-Warner, which of course required a change of email address. When I finally got online at the new house, I changed the email address associated with my account here. I'll try clearing cookies and see if that does it.

#realJSOP31-Oct-11 4:16

31-Oct-11 4:16

That looks like it may have worked. Thanks. Smile | :)

Chris Maunder31-Oct-11 4:51

31-Oct-11 4:51

There may be a bug, though. I'll check the change-email-then-use-different-PC scenario add it to the TODO.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

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

#realJSOP31-Oct-11 5:06

Email notifications - could we have HTML conversions?

31-Oct-11 5:06

Nope - clearing the cookies for CP fixed it. (I/m using FF, btw).

OriginalGriff28-Oct-11 22:00

OriginalGriff

28-Oct-11 22:00

A got a reply to an answer in Q&A which was:

I figured it out!! I wrote i<10 and instead of 128-->512 and now I can also calculate numbers with 10 digits!:-)

Only the HTML in the email swallowed the chunk in the middle:

I figured it out!! I wrote i512 and now I can also calculate numbers with 10 digits!:-)

It's not a major problem, but if you get time and are in the area of the code, it would be nice to encode HMTL tags in message content before they are sent as emails Big Grin | :-D

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Re: Email notifications - could we have HTML conversions?

Chris Maunder31-Oct-11 2:03

Re: Email notifications - could we have HTML conversions?

31-Oct-11 2:03

If we encode HTML tags then when I want to be loud you'll just get <b>confused.</b>

cheers,
Chris Maunder

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

OriginalGriff31-Oct-11 2:08

OriginalGriff

31-Oct-11 2:08

I know what you mean, but since replies/comments to Q&A questions and answers don't support HTML tags anyway (they display as <tag> already) could these not be a special case?

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Viewing comments to articles in Chrome v15 takes you back to top of page

Slacker00728-Oct-11 0:47

Re: Viewing comments to articles in Chrome v15 takes you back to top of page

28-Oct-11 0:47

While in "thread" view if I click on an Article's comment title, to expand it, I get sent back to the top of the page. Which then, I have to scroll all the way to the bottom again to view the expanded thread. This happens on all articles.

Please disregard if this is the intended design.

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Chris Maunder28-Oct-11 0:56

Re: Viewing comments to articles in Chrome v15 takes you back to top of page

28-Oct-11 0:56

I'm in thread mode on Chrome 15 and unfortunately can't replicate the issue. (and no, definitely not a design feature!)

cheers,
Chris Maunder

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

Slacker00728-Oct-11 0:58

Re: Viewing comments to articles in Chrome v15 takes you back to top of page

28-Oct-11 0:58

Thanks for looking, Chris. I will post back if I can come up with anything else on this that might help.

Chris Maunder28-Oct-11 1:05

Re: Viewing comments to articles in Chrome v15 takes you back to top of page

28-Oct-11 1:05

No worries. I'm assuming you are still seeing the issue? Are you viewing an entire forum or just a single thread in a forum?

cheers,
Chris Maunder

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

Slacker00728-Oct-11 1:21

Re: Viewing comments to articles in Chrome v15 takes you back to top of page

28-Oct-11 1:21

Aha. Not enough info on my part.

Click on a thread with more than 1 reply/post. Opens fine. However, if you click the link to view all replies it goes to the top of the webpage of the article in question.

[edit] this only happens with articles, as far as I can tell right now.

Richard MacCutchan28-Oct-11 2:08

Richard MacCutchan

28-Oct-11 2:08

I can replicate this with Chrome 15:
- open an article and scroll down to the forum.
- click on a message so it opens
- click "View Thread", and voila!

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Re: Viewing comments to articles in Chrome v15 takes you back to top of page

Chris Maunder28-Oct-11 4:47

28-Oct-11 4:47

That's a bug, but a different bug. Pass the Raid, please.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

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

Marshmallow Test

AspDotNetDev27-Oct-11 11:08

AspDotNetDev

27-Oct-11 11:08

The Code Project marshmallow test is a test designed to keep people from looking at their reputation history, which would lower the number of complaints you get about reputation points. For every day a person does not look at their reputation history, they get an increasing reward in the form of reputation points. On the first day, they get 50 reputation points. On the second day, they get 60 more points. On the third day, 70 more points, and so on (to some upper limit). When they eventually cave, the points will show up in their reputation history, but they will have to start back at 50 points next time they decide to go without looking at their reputation history.

Since this doesn't fit into any of the existing reputation categories, you should create a new one called "Tantra". People with low points will be assigned the designation "Gone Blind" and those with lots of points will be assigned the designation "Master of their Domain".

Somebody in an online forum wrote:
INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.

Re: Marshmallow Test

Tom Deketelaere27-Oct-11 23:44

Tom Deketelaere

27-Oct-11 23:44

I like it

But can I suggest that when people look at there reputation a (small) amount of points is deducted from this tantra categorie.
And if they look at there points a second time in that day a bigger amount is deducted, 3th time a even bigger amount ...

Re: Marshmallow Test

Slacker00728-Oct-11 0:27