Bugs and Suggestions

6-Jan-21 10:40

I updated theis article:

Customizable WPF MessageBox[^]

0) I uploaded new MainWindow.jpg file, and it isn't showing up in the article (it's still showing as the earlier version). I tried uploading it several times.

1) The Clickme_4.jpg file is showing as a missing file, even though it shows up in the list of available images. I did not modify that particular markup.

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Sean Ewington6-Jan-21 10:58

6-Jan-21 10:58

Can you please email me (sean@codeproject.com) the images? I'll get it sorted.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

#realJSOP6-Jan-21 11:26

6-Jan-21 11:26

Was it something i did?

#realJSOP6-Jan-21 11:28

6-Jan-21 11:28

Sent.

Sean Ewington6-Jan-21 11:36

6-Jan-21 11:36

I tried replacing them. How does it look?

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

#realJSOP6-Jan-21 11:59

6-Jan-21 11:59

Still the wrong mainwindow.jpg.

I've looked at the file (I thought) I uploaded in the windows previewer, paint, and even paintshop pro, and even on a linux box, and it's the right one on my hard drive - the new one (that I sent you) has 12 buttons instead of just 4.

Edit====================== WAIT!

I did a Ctrl-F5 to reload the page, and it looks correct.

Sean Ewington7-Jan-21 2:48

7-Jan-21 2:48

Excellent. Glad to hear it.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

#realJSOP7-Jan-21 3:03

7-Jan-21 3:03

So was it something I did, or did the article wizard step on its own manhood?

Sean Ewington7-Jan-21 3:22

7-Jan-21 3:22

Sometimes an uploaded image doesn't take. Sometimes an uploaded image just doesn't display and needs to be uploaded again. Not in every case of course, just "sometimes."

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

#realJSOP7-Jan-21 3:32

7-Jan-21 3:32

I uploaded them several times. I even deleted the old version before uploading the new version. Weird.

Greg Utas7-Jan-21 4:04

Greg Utas

7-Jan-21 4:04

I had issues when replacing an image with another using the same file name. It might well have been my browser cache, though, with the site working OK.

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#realJSOP7-Jan-21 3:05

Fiddling with the reaction system?

7-Jan-21 3:05

BTW, the fact that the article wizard rewrites your markup is truly annoying. One misplaced tag causes it to loose its mind trying to make sense of things.

Peter_in_27805-Jan-21 10:49

Peter_in_2780

5-Jan-21 10:49

I tried to eyeroll Kent's "guitar gently weeps" lounge post, and after a bit of think time, it showed me "unknown failure" in the reaction area.
But when I reopened it, all is good. I think I may have tried to tag it twice, but my mouseclick counter needs caffeine.

Cheers,
Peter

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Re: Fiddling with the reaction system?

Chris Maunder5-Jan-21 10:52

Chris Maunder

5-Jan-21 10:52

We just did a deploy so you may have hit a server in a bad state. (or just a bad mood)

cheers
Chris Maunder

Rep Points for Editing Articles

#realJSOP4-Jan-21 6:40

4-Jan-21 6:40

I noticed we no longer get rep points for editing our own articles. Is that "just the way it is" now, or is it an unintended victim of the WuFlu?

Greg Utas4-Jan-21 7:43

Greg Utas

4-Jan-21 7:43

I received a modest number of Editor points when I wrote my first few articles, but that was over a year ago, and I actually thought it was an error. I haven't seen any since. If they're available, my guess is that the changes have to be significant, because a lot of edits are minor. It'll be interesting to see what the hamster masters have to say about this.

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#realJSOP4-Jan-21 7:55

4-Jan-21 7:55

In my case, the file download changed, new images were added, and text was changed. I think there was a limit to how many times per day, but other than that, wditing your own artlcles was worth 5 points a shot. Just wondering if that was turned off...

Chris Maunder5-Jan-21 2:34

Chris Maunder

5-Jan-21 2:34

You need to change more than 10% of the text for it to be considered a non-minor change and accrue points.

cheers
Chris Maunder

#realJSOP5-Jan-21 5:52

5-Jan-21 5:52

ahh, so the fact that the downloadable source file changed doesn't count as updating?

Chris Maunder5-Jan-21 6:37

Chris Maunder

5-Jan-21 6:37

No, unfortunately, and for two reasons

1. We were seeing downloads being uploaded many, many times as people made small tweaks or renames or added missing bits

2. It was too complicated to try and unpack and compare download files to see if they were to be considered a major change. Uploading, then removing the ballast that some forget to remove, and re-uploading, isn't exactly a major update in information, but it's a major update from the point of view of the data. Our attention span is way too short for those shenanigans.

cheers
Chris Maunder

#realJSOP5-Jan-21 7:47