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Beware the bite of a rabid hamster! 
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.
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It's like the Insider forum, capricious by nature.
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Yep, it seems that Free Tools and The Insider only appear in Web01 & Web02.
Oxfords English < Official CCC Players Dictionary
Excuse me for my improper grammar and typos.
It's because English is my primary language, not my first language.
My first languages are C# and Java.
VB, ASP, JS, PHP and SQL are my second language.
Indonesian came as my third language.
My fourth language? I'm still creating it, I'll let you know when it's done! 
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While reading the QuickAnswers forum a little earlier, I changed the layout from fixed to fluid. This was the first time I have done this.
Now I notice that after changing the layout back to fixed, that the column showing when the thread was last posted to or updated is truncated.
That is to say, the column only displays the first 8 or 9 characters of the time string.
If the thread has been posted, it's 8 chars. If it's been updated, it's 9 chars.
A thread posted a minute ago looks like this "posted 1", while a thread updated a minute ago looks like this "updated 1". Similarly a thread posted 14 hours ago reports "posted 1", likewise, a thread updated 14 hours ago reports "updated 1"
I've checked the underlying html - the full time string is present, it's just not displayed correctly.
System: Win7 Home Premium, Chrome 17.0.963.79
I just checked the site using IETab in Chrome - the page displays as expected. However, reverting back to a native Chrome tab ensures that the truncation continues.
I guess this is most likely a browser issue, rather than a site one.(?)
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Do you have your Chrome browser zoomed at all? (Ctrl-0 - that's a zero - will reset the zoom)
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Nope, afraid not sir.
Though, this is where things get really interesting..
At no zoom (ctrl 0), the page displays as described.
At +1 zoom (ctrl 0, followed by ctrl +), I see "updated 2hr" "posted 3hr" - also if the time is 2 digits, then I see 1/2 of the first letter - i.e "updated 13" and 1/2 of the 'h' in hours.
At -1 zoom (strl 0, followed by ctrl -), I see "updated 2" and 1/2 of the 'h'. However if the time is 2 digits, then I just see up to and including the number.
I recorded a quick flash video demonstrating the behaviour. I should note that the apparent delay in loading the page is due to the two messages inserted. This was quicker than the blink of an eye and I wouldn't have seen it if I weren't stepping through frame-by-frame.
(zipped)Video here: http://www.mediafire.com/?8i3cmyjqh3tbl53[^]
EDIT: Just discovered this bug is somewhat selective.. I notice that the effect can depend on both which tab I have selected AND which page I'm viewing.
Page 1
Unanswered: Ok
Active: X - first digit/letter of time displayed only
New: X - only says "posted" - no time at all
Top Rated: Ok
Popular: Ok
Page 2
Unanswered: X - only first 6 chars of time displayed
Active: Ok
New: Ok
Top Rated: Ok
Popular: Ok
modified 22-Mar-12 7:24am.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to create the video. Awesome.
My only thought is: what's your screen resolution set at? Have you increased the font size at all?
I doubt this is actually the case since you say it works fine in IE (well, IETab).
In the video there's a pause between the page loading and the right-hand column of the page loading. Is that pause very long?
I've tried adding really long question subjects, long member names, everything, but cannot get this to replicate on my system. If you're truly bored then one thing you could try is hitting F12 to bring up developer tools, click the magnifying glass at the bottom left of the tools window, then hover over the elements on the QA page to see if any one of them is pushing any of the others out of the way.
Also, an option is to save the page to a file, open up in Chrome, see if the problem persists in the offline version, and if it does then email me at chris at codeproject.com.
I'm scratching my head.
(Off-topic: Are you in Melbourne? Heard the storms were pretty nasty the other day...)
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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It's a pleasure. Got shown InstantDemo a few years back and have loved it ever since. In fact, all of the best OllyDbg tutes are done using it.
Screen Resolution? 1366x768 on this laptop. The problem persists when I connect to a 1920x1080 monitor via HDMI. Font-size? Not sure, I've never touched it.
Yup, (live) pages work just fine in: FireFox 3.6.4, IE 8.0.7600.16384 64 bit, Chrome 17.0.963.83 m (incognito mode)
BBB U T - the page will fail in each of the browsers if I log-in. If I'm not logged in, the page looks just fine... 
Nope, the delay between the content and the sidebar loading is practically unnoticeable - it's 120ms.
Yeah, it sure has got me buggered! So far, I've just been using the dev tools in chrome to either (a) change .container-content max-width from 1040px to 1200px or (b) just delete the whole ctl00_ctl00_MC_NavRight div and it's contents.
Just tried the magnifying-glass trick - here are the sizes it reports:
td.posted.align-right = 158px x 43px
td.posted = 76px x 43px
div#ctl00_ctl00_MC_NavRight.text-sidebar.question = 318px x 1177px
** I note that ~80% of td.posted is obscured by the sidebar. **
Sorry to say, I've saved a copy of the page and tried it in the three browsers mentioned above -  , and
I think I'll have to send it to you
Off topic:
Yup sure am. It seems to be the time of year for it right now. Nearly got the car wrecked by hail at Moomba a few years back (parked at Ballet center, best $13 I ever spent)
And just two weeks ago had a leak in the roof that was pouring water in so fast that I collected 32.3 liters in just under 10 hours.
Luckily the roof was fixed the following day, since the storms the other day were brutal. I enjoy the great-outdoors as much as the next person, though I sure wasn't unhappy to be programming at the time..
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We ran out of full-stops (periods, for those who speak American). We have some on order.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Can the "Improve Question" linkbutton be made either more link-like or more button-like or something.
I've asked for clarifications on several questions and the OP has replied in comments (or worse) by answering to their own question. The members that have done this are all new, and the button itself looks like text until hovered over, this might be why they are missing it, I don't know.
Just throwing this out as an idea.
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I reported a bug a while back that, when I hold SHIFT or CTRL, the currently selected text would be deleted (and I CTRL+A, CTRL+C before I post my messages, which causes them to disappear with this bug). I thought you fixed that, but it just happened again with this message. As before, it only seemed to happen after I pasted something into the message.
IE8 on Windows 7.
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Chrome release (not Canary) 17.0.963.79 m
Intermittent unusual visual effect. Estimated frequency of occurrence: 3-4 x per 10 repeat of same sequence of pre-effect behavior.
Viewing the Lounge.
I accidentally hover over on the right of a message header, on the poster's name, and a fairly large pop-up (3.5 inches by 2.5 inches ?) appears which often does not go away when I move the mouse away.
And, the pop-up also persists, even when I click to open a new thread's starting message, or click-focus on the browser scroll-bar and scroll the page vertically.
The last time this happened the pop-up happened to be that of OriginalGriff manifesting as, I believe, a basset hound. The time before that, it was Dalek Dave manifesting as Dalek Dave as Bibulous.
best, Bill
"Singapore no long time." Response of Singapore taxi-driver to me on March 15, 2012, while en-route to the Thai Embassy, when I asked him if it would take a long time to get there, as we were stopped in heavy am traffic.
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I've seen it on occasions.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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I'm still trying to find a way to reliably replicate this. I've seen it once, but will keep trying to replicate.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Thanks Peter.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I've noticed before that I can vote for a survey once from the homepage (www.codeproject.com) and from the link within the Newsletter.
Looking at my reputation list, here are the two times I voted:
19 Mar 2012 7:38 PM
19 Mar 2012 12:28 PM
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We only track by cookie, not member ID (to allow non members to vote), so if you use a different computer or browser you can revote.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Is the reputation counting multiple times though? Seems like you could disallow that.
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We could.
But we don't.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I'm glad we cleared that up. 
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And I'm glad we had this talk. We should do it more often. 
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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You two should get a room.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
English League Tables - Live
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Technically all the rooms are Chris's anyway.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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