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Re: Undo doesn't work in FF after pasting a link in the message editor...

1-Dec-09 9:57

...but it does in IE. Clearly your FF version is buggy.

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Chris Maunder1-Dec-09 11:12

reputation graph should draw strait lines between points instead of stair stepping.

1-Dec-09 11:12

Nope. Firefox has a very unpleasant way of handling paste events so we have to do convoluted steps to track paste events. Because of this the undo buffer is getting (I'm guessing) thoroughly messed up.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Dan Neely1-Dec-09 9:55

Re: reputation graph should draw strait lines between points instead of stair stepping.

1-Dec-09 9:55

Look at my reputation[^] between late June and early July. Instead of connecting the two points like this / they're connected like this _|.

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Chris Maunder1-Dec-09 12:03

Re: reputation graph should draw strait lines between points instead of stair stepping.

1-Dec-09 12:03

That was done on purpose because reputation does tend to jump in steps.

We can change it to a line if you prefer.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Dan Neely1-Dec-09 12:07

Re: reputation graph should draw strait lines between points instead of stair stepping.

1-Dec-09 12:07

I think a smooth line would look better.

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Hans Dietrich3-Dec-09 1:20

Hans Dietrich

3-Dec-09 1:20

Chris Maunder wrote:
We can change it to a line if you prefer.

I personally prefer a curve with just a hint of a shadow. Smile | :)

Best wishes,
Hans

[Hans Dietrich Software]

Re: reputation graph should draw strait lines between points instead of stair stepping.

Chris Maunder3-Dec-09 1:29

Re: reputation graph should draw strait lines between points instead of stair stepping.

3-Dec-09 1:29

That was the original version, but because reptuation is a step event, spline curves tending to go a little crazy when there is sparse data and big jumps.

I can't believe I'm discussing the pros and cons of spline vs step curves this early in the morning.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Luc Pattyn3-Dec-09 2:14

Luc Pattyn

3-Dec-09 2:14

IMO there's no need to do anything fancy here, straight lines from each point to the next is good enough. Reputation doesn't need smoothing.

I once read it was going to go up as well as down, however I haven't seen that explained in any detail. I personally am in favor of a natural decay, say 2%/month, so someone becoming inactive gradually looses points.
A monthly -2% corresponds to a half-life time of 3 years.

Smile | :)

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Re: reputation graph should draw strait lines between points instead of stair stepping.

Hans Dietrich3-Dec-09 2:40

Hans Dietrich

3-Dec-09 2:40

I agree (hence the smiley). Who gives a hamster's ass about the shape of reputation curves?

There are much more important things to get worked up about, such as the-feature-that-shall-not-be-mentioned.

Best wishes,
Hans

[Hans Dietrich Software]

Re: reputation graph should draw strait lines between points instead of stair stepping.

Luc Pattyn3-Dec-09 3:00

Luc Pattyn

3-Dec-09 3:00

Hans Dietrich wrote:
the-feature-that-shall-not-be-mentioned

yeah, that too.

Smile | :)

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Email Notification

Abhishek Sur1-Dec-09 1:37

Abhishek Sur

1-Dec-09 1:37

Hi Chris,

Just a little suggestion from me.

I think it is good to have Email Notification on Replies to answers in quick answer section. I always see my mailbox regarding replies to answers.

Also just like message boards, It is good to have Replies to every answers posted, rather than the whole post.

As I always see my mailbox for replies to my answers, it is hard to find them for Quick answers section.

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Chris Maunder1-Dec-09 2:17

1-Dec-09 2:17

Abhishek Sur wrote:
Replies to answers

Not sure what you mean by 'replies to answers'. In the Quick Ansers system you are either posting a question, or posting a reply to that question. There's no ability to post a reply to an answer.

Can you please clarify?

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Microsoft C++ MVP

Dan Neely1-Dec-09 2:35

1-Dec-09 2:35

Probably the messageboard at the bottom.

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Richard MacCutchan1-Dec-09 2:45

Richard MacCutchan

1-Dec-09 2:45

I think he means that when a message is posted in the Quick Answers section you do not receive an email copy like you do in the main forums, thereby alerting you to the fact. I think this is one of the main problems with QA in that if the OP asks for clarification of your answer you don't know he has done so.

Abhishek Sur1-Dec-09 3:23

Abhishek Sur

1-Dec-09 3:23

Yes chris,

As Richard mentioned, I think it is better to have a message board under each answer, rather than to have it for the whole topic at the bottom.

No one (including the author of the question) generally knows there is a message board at the bottom and replies as answers. This way, even though there is a discussion around a topic... it creates multiple answers for the question.

I think this would be nice to have a reply at the bottom of each answers and that will also notify the person to whom it is replied (Just like the Message Board section). This way, we can have more clear posts to the Quick answer section.

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Thiru Thirunavukarasu1-Dec-09 6:00

Thiru Thirunavukarasu

1-Dec-09 6:00

We do plan on having a message board attached to each answer (in addition to the question) exactly as you suggest Abhishek. It's in our todo but not currently one of the top priorites. Sniff | :^)

Abhishek Sur1-Dec-09 8:58

Abhishek Sur

1-Dec-09 8:58

This is superb...

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Article clean up

Tom Deketelaere30-Nov-09 21:37

Tom Deketelaere

30-Nov-09 21:37

this article could use a little adjustment

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/Cleanup_API.aspx

lots of � in there

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Chris Maunder1-Dec-09 2:15

1-Dec-09 2:15

We'll definitely take care of it.

For the future, there's a 'report article' link on each article (at the top) that allows you to report articles that need attention.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

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Microsoft C++ MVP

Tom Deketelaere1-Dec-09 2:35

Tom Deketelaere

1-Dec-09 2:35

*bangs head against desk* I knew this, just forgot about it Poke tongue | ;-P

K I will never forget it anymore o mighty leader of the hamsters Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn1-Dec-09 6:31

Luc Pattyn

1-Dec-09 6:31

These strange symbols seem to occur on a regular base. Wouldn't it be good to explain to all what we are doing wrong, and/or to prevent us from doing it ever again, and/or to fix the bug that leads up to it (whatever applies), so we get this eradicated?

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Chris Maunder1-Dec-09 6:43

1-Dec-09 6:43

Tom Deketelaere wrote:
link not adjusted so you can see that the pasting a link into the editor not always get formated automatically

A Cleanup API for Windows[^]

Which browser are you using?

(I can't see the �'s)

cheers,
Chris Maunder

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Microsoft C++ MVP

Tom Deketelaere1-Dec-09 7:00

Tom Deketelaere

1-Dec-09 7:00

A Cleanup API for Windows[^]

That link thingy not working seems to be completly random, can't reproduce it now Frown | :(

Chris Maunder wrote:
Which browser are you using?

Chrome of course what else? Poke tongue | ;-P

bug list bug

Dan Neely30-Nov-09 4:25

30-Nov-09 4:25

you've got inconsistent spacing between the bullets in the recent changes section. Blush | :O

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Re: bug list bug

Chris Maunder30-Nov-09 5:31