Bugs and Suggestions

10-Dec-09 14:44

T&T URLs tend to contain a 5-digit number, what the heck is it? it's different for different authors, even for different T&T's from the same author???

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Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

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Chris Maunder10-Dec-09 16:26

10-Dec-09 16:26

It's the ID of the article representing the Tip n Trick.

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Richard MacCutchan10-Dec-09 22:51

10-Dec-09 22:51

As a follow on to Luc's question, there does not seem to be any way of linking my published T&T to my home page, in the way normal articles are linked. Is this likely to change, or have I missed something?

Chris Maunder11-Dec-09 1:17

11-Dec-09 1:17

This will absolutely be fixed.

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Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Richard MacCutchan12-Dec-09 4:37

12-Dec-09 4:37

I see it now is, many thanks.

Luc Pattyn11-Dec-09 0:04

11-Dec-09 0:04

Chris Maunder wrote:
It's the ID of the article

which begs the question: why do T&Ts get such number in their URL and regular articles don't?

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Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

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Chris Maunder11-Dec-09 1:22

11-Dec-09 1:22

Actually, you mean "which suggests the question". "Begs the question" is actually short for "begging the question", or lessening the value of the question by providing an answer that doesn't satisfy the question.

But I digress.

The reason is because for articles we can guarantee a unique basename, and because articles are always assigned a section. Tips and Tricks often have neither of these.

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Chris Maunder

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Microsoft C++ MVP

Luc Pattyn11-Dec-09 1:29

11-Dec-09 1:29

thanks.

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

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AspDotNetDev11-Dec-09 8:50

AspDotNetDev

11-Dec-09 8:50

Chris Maunder wrote:
Actually, you mean "which suggests the question". "Begs the question" is actually...

Apparently, thats a pretty common "mistake". Enough people make a mistake, and it is no longer a mistake. D'Oh! | :doh:

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Luc Pattyn11-Dec-09 8:58

11-Dec-09 8:58

Thanks. I was a bit down reading the other reply, but now being called modern, I'm feeling better again.

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Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

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Richard MacCutchan12-Dec-09 4:50

12-Dec-09 4:50

Chris Maunder wrote:
"Begs the question" is actually short for "begging the question", or lessening the value of the question by providing an answer that doesn't satisfy the question.

In English, that is to say 'real' English, begs the question means suggests the question. I guess one of the definitions has altered over time since the various settlers moved to different parts of the world.

Chris Maunder12-Dec-09 7:37

12-Dec-09 7:37

Richard MacCutchan wrote:
begs the question means suggests the question

That's what it's become. "begs" was short for "beggars" which means "to reduce its worth". When you beg(gar) a question you are depriving it of value by providing a useless answer:

"Jim is dumb"
"Why"
"Because he does dumb things"

Here, the answer begs the question.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Richard MacCutchan12-Dec-09 9:31

Cursor positioning when replying to a message

12-Dec-09 9:31

Chris Maunder wrote:
"begs" was short for "beggars"

Not in English I'm afraid. Beg means beseech, ask etc, hence a beggar is one who asks (for alms).

Interesting that your dictionary and mine are so different, and yet we (pretend to) speak the same language.

_Maxxx_10-Dec-09 10:38

_Maxxx_

10-Dec-09 10:38

It seems that the cursor is not positioned into the Text: area when replying to a post (at least, not on my machine using FF) - so i quite often start typing then look up to notice nothing is actually being typed.

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(That's an 'M')

What happened to my fav icon?

Dan Neely10-Dec-09 8:48

Dan Neely

10-Dec-09 8:48

It's been MIA for the last few days in FF, but is still there in IE.

3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18

Re: What happened to my fav icon?

Luc Pattyn10-Dec-09 14:15

Re: What happened to my fav icon?

10-Dec-09 14:15

how did you break FF? Mine works fine (3.0.14)

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Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

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Dan Neely11-Dec-09 2:18

Dan Neely

11-Dec-09 2:18

If I knew that I wouldn't be posting here. What's really wierd is that the icon does show up in the address bar when it's showing suggestions, but not next to the URL of the displayed page or in the tab bar. Other sites all appear to be working normally.

FF3.5.3

3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18

New Emoticon

Keith Barrow10-Dec-09 4:54

Keith Barrow

10-Dec-09 4:54

Someone suggested that I request this here:
.. we need a lit-match emoticicon ( :flame: ?), for when someone lights the blue touch-paper!

From this thread:

http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3299872/Re-It-just-gets-better.aspx[^]

CCC solved so far: 2 (including a Hard One!)
37!?!! - Randall, Clerks

Re: New Emoticon

Chris Maunder10-Dec-09 9:58

10-Dec-09 9:58

I kinda don't think it's a good idea encouraging this Big Grin | :-D

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Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Re: New Emoticon

Luc Pattyn10-Dec-09 14:45

TT preview vertical layout bug

10-Dec-09 14:45

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

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Luc Pattyn10-Dec-09 3:41

Re: TT preview vertical layout bug

10-Dec-09 3:41

In tips&tricks the vertical layout is quite different between Preview and final result:
- preview uses much more height, for one it seems to translate each empty line to an empty paragraph, although I think there is more to it than just that; see use-PRE-tags.aspx[^]
- the final view is OK, i.e. it corresponds to what I expect form text with or without some HTML tags, same as forum messages.

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Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

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Chris Maunder10-Dec-09 4:28

10-Dec-09 4:28

Thanks - we'll get this sorted.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

TT PRE linecount

Luc Pattyn10-Dec-09 3:39

10-Dec-09 3:39

PRE linecount='on' works fine in forum messages and QS; however it does not work in Tips&Tricks, see use-PRE-tags.aspx[^]

FWIW: I never understood why it needs 'on' instead of '1' or 'true'

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Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

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Re: TT PRE linecount

Chris Maunder10-Dec-09 4:22