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Dalek Dave wrote: It is not instinctive that the comment button relates to the answer rather than the original question.
Honestly, it is. The light gray surrounding box even makes it clearer.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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The big blue button on the front page is titled "Search Our Articles"
The "Our" implies that you [CodeProject] wrote them. Would it not be better is was simply "Search Articles" or "Article Search" or "Search The Articles".
Also there is symmetry lost on the page, the gap between the left and middle is smaller than the right and middle. It is noticable if you shrink the browser window to the minimum page width.
Keep up the good work!
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But they are our articles: you wrote some, I wrote some, John Simmons wrote some - we all wrote them and they are ours. It's the same as "Our Community". It's us (for better or worse...)
I'll work on the symmetry. The bane of my life.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Negative rep point gets wrapped in Reputation History.
25 Sep 2012 9:57 AM - Debator General Forum Message Downvoted Forum Message ...
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I see it is fixed now. Thanks.
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The new buff? beige? background on the currently selected message is fine, but it makes the code block background look
(a) difficult to pick (on my monitor, anyway) and
(b) somewhat anaemic
Maybe some other pale shade for code blocks?
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Good point. We'll play with it
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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We had to use Table sometimes I noticed your comment while updating my article via Firebug
Software Developer
Jayson Ragasa
Baguio City, Philippines
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Chris already aknowledged[^]. But good find  !
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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This is a very recent problem:
when one enters the text for the solution in the Questions & Answers forum, a well known message appears:
CodeProject says: When answering a question please:
1) Read the question carefully.
2. Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
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This thing is very sticky: it goes above the text area and prevents seeing the text being typed. I had to do line breaks and spend an extra edition session to fix the formatting. It would be the best to fix this problem as soon as possible. I don't mind having these instructions every time as soon as I could hide them or at least shift aside.
Using the occasion, I would like to say that I really appreciate the improvements of the presentation style, even though some functional behavior is questionable, especially around voting and something like that. I hope all the minor glitches and annoyances will be smoothed pretty soon as it happened before. I think the style changes certainly change the site in right direction. I especially appreciate better fonts and typography in general.
Thank you,
—SASergey A Kryukov
modified 24-Sep-12 18:02pm.
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I had this happen too, and it was very annoying. I was also bothered by the fact that my text didn't wrap inside the textbox. It let me type much further to the right and then I couldn't see my text unless I put my cursor back on that line and used an arrow key to move over to see it. It might have been because I pasted a link in the solution...I didn't notice the textwrap issue until after I had pasted a link.
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This is happening with me too. A message appears "How to answer the question" when we start typing answer in Q/A section and does not disappear until answer is submitted. I also have a screenshot of the bug, let me know if I need to post it here.
Following is the browser detail:
Browser: IE 8, Windows 7.
Thanks & Regards,
Vani Kulkarni
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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov wrote: when one enters the text for the solution in the Questions & Answers forum, a well known message appears
Is this when you're posting a solution inline, or when you're posting using a separate page?
Also, which browser?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Sorry if it was not clear enough. This happens when I load the Q & A forum page with the question, and them try to type an answer using "Add your solution here". It's enough to navigate or just scroll to the answer text area to see it.
(Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.12.1.)
—SASergey A Kryukov
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The sticky instructions being permanently visible is an issue with IE8.
(yes, I know, but I am at work and they have a hardened lockdown desktop. It makes me  )
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I'm also getting it with Chrome 21.0.1180.89 - it means you have to type in small amounts per line then delete the line breaks to make the text work as a solution (particularly if you rely on teh speel chekkar as much as I do). 
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Strange thing, SAK, I am never seeing this sticky, no matter what I do in the QA Forums: don't see it when I start typing a solution answer; don't see it when I add a comment.
I'm using Chrome Version 23.0.1271.1 dev-m
best, Bill
<color>"When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images." Niels Bohr
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Thank you for this information, Bill.
Well, it can be different on different systems. A particular browser layout engine with a particular screen size might make some difference. Anyway, as in same cases this sticky thing blocks the view of the text area, it should be fixed. Please see the reports of other members who could see the problem on their systems. Usually, this is not a big deal. I believe it will be done, as the site is being generally improved.
—SASergey A Kryukov
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I imagine a lot of work went into the new layout and the overall look isn't too bad. I could get used to it.
I guess the thing that puts me off the most, besides the thinner looking fonts and too much white space, is mixing the Lounge and the Insider topics in th Our Community list. Is there a way to separate them or something, as they were before? Also the topics I've already viewed do not show up in a different color anymore, which is a P.I.T.A.
Overall, it seems like the new look puts less information on the screen than the previous design. And as a developer, I like to see lots of info, rather than to have to scroll around looking for it.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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The issue I faced was we have the Lounge, the Insider news, Weird and Wonderful and a few others and there was no way to sensibly fit them all in. So, but piping in all the forums into the same summary it allows exposure to as many forums as we want. We also added a "Latest news" section to the homepage (under the latest articles) that's dedicated to the news in case you specifically wanted to follow what's been posted.
I also understand and sympathise with the feeling that there's less. There isn't really that much less overall, but it is more spaced. I personally like dense, complicated dashboards that show everything but this type of layout is completely off-putting to those who have never seen the site before or who are unfamiliar. The absolute #1 comment I got from everyone when they viewed the site was "wow - busy" with a despairing look
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I would like to say you thank you for all these efforts.
Despite of some disagreements we have on some separate items (I will find time to report some problems when the application stabilized, don' worry ), I really like the site's style and can say for sure that it demonstrates really good taste and mature usability thinking. I especially appreciate improvements in fonts and typography, layout as well as the number of other aspects.
I think I don't have to argue that the purely functional features and usability come first, and at least major annoyances should be fixed. I don't worry about that too much, because the history of previous problem resolution demonstrated to me that they were all reasonable to very good and complete in timely manner.
This is the main motivation of my reports. I really want to be collaborative and contribute to all those improvements, as that means really good productivity (which we already can enjoy in all aspects, overall), and really pleasing working environment for all my colleagues and myself.
Thank you very much,
—SASergey A Kryukov
modified 24-Sep-12 19:25pm.
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Thanks Sergey - I appreciate the support, the suggestions, the reports, and mostly, your patience!
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Yeah, I understand there are always trade-offs. Such is life. I know from experience that trying to satisfy everyone is not only impossible, but frustrating as well.
If you could fix the link colors so that links that have been followed change color like has always been the HTML default behavior, that would be good. Is there a way to make the Our Community list scroll, so those of us who like to see more can scroll down?
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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In Reputation History,
If you get - 16 point you will get a new line, both with IE 9 and Chrome 21.0.1180.89 m.
Same thing if you're having the date 23 Sep 2012 11:03 AM
modified 24-Sep-12 14:07pm.
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With the left-hand menu (the forumlist) collapsing, I feel like the lesser-visited forums will get less attention. It's impossible to see if there are new "Free Tools" if you're in the C#-forum.
Can I has an "always expand" option if you don't want to change it back? That way I'll know where new posts are without having to click anywhere, and jump to the correct forum with a single click.
Having the menu collapse is not an improvement.
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