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Code Project Message Boards FAQ

By , 16 Mar 2010
 

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  1. How do I post a new message?

    Click on the 'New Discussion' link at the top left of the message boards. Some boards require that you logon first.

  2. When I try to post a message I get an error saying the name or email I am using has already been taken. What should I do?

    Once someone has registered their name and email address no one else may post using that name or email address. If you are trying to post a message under your name but aren't logged in then you need to logon first and then post the message. If someone else has registered a name you are trying to post under then you'll need to choose a different name. If someone else has registered an account using your email address then you control that account.

  3. How do I search the message boards?

    There is a 'Search this forum' link at the top right of each message board.

  4. What does the 'View' drop-down mean? Can I view just the message thread headers instead of all messages?

    The view dropdown provides you with different options for viewing messages:

    Normal This view shows the fully threaded message headers only. Clicking on a message header displays the message body without needing a full page refresh resulting in a faster board. Page load times are slower but individual message display is fast. For DHTML enabled browsers such as IE4, Mozilla and Netscape 6 and above.
    Open Topics Similar to Normal View except that the first message in each thread is shown expanded.
    Open All This view shows the fully threaded message headers and message body together so there is no need to click on messages to expand them. This makes it easy scanning discussions quickly.
    Thread View This view shows only the messages at the start of each thread along with the number of messages in each thread. Clicking on a message header displays the message body without needing a full page refresh (on javascript enabled browsers only). At the bottom of each message is a link which, when clicked, will display all messages in that thread.
    No Javascript This view shows the fully threaded message headers only. Clicking on a message header refreshes the entire page and displays the full message. For old browsers such as Netscape 4.X. Page load times are fast but individual message display is slow.
    Preview This view shows the fully threaded message headers and a short preview of the message body for each message. Clicking on a message header refreshes the entire page and displays the full message. For old browsers such as Netscape 4.X. Page load times are fast but individual message display is slow.
    Viewing options for the message boards
  5. I'm running IE or Netscape 6 but I don't see all these options in the 'Layout' dropdown. Why?

    Sometimes add-ins such as WebWasher or other web page cleaners change the user-agent string for your browser. This string identifies which type of browser you are running, and if the scripts don't detect IE or Netscape then the extra options won't be available.

  6. What is 'Noise' and how does message voting work? Why are some messages red and some grey?

    Anyone can give a message you have posted a score of 1 to 5, 1 being poor, 5 being excellent. The Noise drop-down allows you to specify the minimum score a message must have in order for it to appear normally on the boards.

    Voting is weighted based on membership level. A new (non-status or bronze member) has a voting weight of 1. Silver members have a weight of 2, gold a weight of 4 and platinum members have a weight of 8. Thus a vote of 4 and a vote of 5 will not necessarily result in a score of 4.5 for a message.

    If a message has been given a score that is below your noise threshold then it will appear dimmed out on the boards. A message must have at least 3 votes and be below your threshold to be grayed out.

    Messages that have been voted greater than 4.5 will be marked as red regardless of the the number of votes it has.

  7. Why are some names (and head icon) dimmed while others are in colour?

    Messages that are posted by a member who is logged on will have their name shown in colour. Clicking on the coloured 'head' icon next to their name will take you to their membership profile page where you can find out more about them. Non-member postings are treated the same as anonymous postings and are shown dimmed.

  8. While logged in I posted a message, but specified a name other than my usual member name. The post is now marked as anonymous and I can't edit it. Why?

    When you change the name in a post to one other than your username the scripts mark the post as anoymous, since the scripts think you are masking who you really are. Once that's done the post is no longer available for editing at all.

  9. How do I change the number of messages displayed per page?

    Select the value from the 'Per Page' dropdown at the top right of the message board and click on 'Update'.

  10. The 'Date Filter' option doesn't appear in articles. Why?

    Discussions on articles form an integral part of an article so we force all message boards for all articles to show all messages. Older articles may have important messages posted years ago that may otherwise not be visible.

  11. I love these boards. Is the source code available?

    There are a few older ASP versions available, the most complete being David Wulff's an ASP 3.0 version.

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

About the Author

Sean Ewington
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Sean Ewington is the Content Manager for CodeProject.
 
His background in programming is primarily C++ and HTML, but has experience in other, "unsavoury" languages.
 
He loves movies, and likes to say "inconceivable" often, even if it does not mean what he thinks it means.

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Questionandroid based DICOM Viewermemberholla_ashwini28 Sep '12 - 23:32 
Hi ,
I'd like to create an android based DICOM Viewer how to proceed? I am from ECE base and have no programming experience in JAVA /Android
AnswerRe: android based DICOM ViewermemberMarco Bertschi6 Feb '13 - 0:27 
Use the Q&A section. You are as wrong as possible here.
QuestionHow to link checkbox and radio with button to open page in JavaScript?membercdsa8817 Jun '12 - 1:26 
I have this code...{only radio is work}....I don't know how to connect radio with checkbox .Confused | :confused:
 
<html>
<head>
<title>Online Page</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
 
function questionpage()
{
for (var i=0; i < document.frmOn1.option1.length; i++)
   {
   if (document.frmOn1.option1[i].checked)
      {
      var rad_val = document.frmOn1.option1[i].value;
      }
   }
 
if (rad_val=="inter")
{
  alert("You have Chosen Intermediate Level");
  window.location="inter_All.html"
}
else if (rad_val=="high")
{
 alert("You have Chosen High Level");
  window.location="high_All.html"
}
else
{
  alert("You have Chosen Basic Level");
  window.location="basic_All.html"
}
}
 
function questionno1()
{
document.frmOn3.txtnQuestion.value=5
}
function questionno2()
{
document.frmOn3.txtnQuestion.value=10
}
</script>
 
</head>
<body bgcolor="CC33FF"  >
<font  size="10" color="black"><marquee>This is Online Test page</marquee><br></font>
<hr>
 
<form name="frmOn1">
<font>
<b>
<center>
<br>
 
<h2>Choose a suitable level:</h2>
 
<font>
<INPUT type="radio" name="option1" value="basic" onClick="questionno1()"> BASIC LEVEL
<INPUT type="radio" name="option1" value="inter" onClick="questionno1()"> INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
<INPUT type="radio" name="option1" value="high" onClick="questionno2()"> HIGH LEVEL
</form>
</font>
</tr>
</center>
<BR>
<form name="frmOn2">
<h2><center>Choose Options:</center></h2>
<center>
 
<INPUT type="checkbox" name="Addi"> Addition<br>
<INPUT type="checkbox" name="Subt" > Subtraction<br>
<INPUT type="checkbox" name="Multi">Multiplication<br>
<INPUT type="checkbox" name="divi"> Division<br>
</center>
</form>
<form name="frmOn3">
<br> No of Questions(1-10):
  <input type="text" maxlength="5" name="txtnQuestion" size="4" readonly=true><br><br>
 </form>
  Click START
  <input type="button" value="START" onClick="questionpage()">
</center>
</font>
</form>
<a href="login.html">Home Page</a>|
<a href="welcomepage.html"> Tutorial</a>
</body>
</html>

AnswerRe: How to link checkbox and radio with button to open page in JavaScript?memberMarco Bertschi6 Feb '13 - 0:28 
Use the Qestion & Answer section. You are currently posting into the articles' comments.
QuestionCommentsmemberSurendraKumar Kurmi3 Jun '12 - 21:07 
Good
SuggestionSome minor review pointsmemberwalterhevedeich7 May '12 - 17:02 
Sean Ewington wrote:
Click on the 'New Thread' link at the top left of the message boards.

Might be good if it will be updated to New Discussion.
Sean Ewington wrote:
Some boards require that you logon first.

Not sure about this, but aren't all boards require you to logon first?
Signature construction in progress. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Questioni how can i generate more points from this curve the same number of Knotsmemberengkhaledd28 Feb '12 - 10:47 
i wanna generate different number of points on curve with constant number of Knots ?????
QuestionSend Mail using Default Mail ClientmemberMember 843025319 Dec '11 - 2:59 
At first I thank you all for the great example of Send Mail By Default Mail Client.
Programmatically adding attachments to emails in C# and VB.NET[^]
I have used the code and it works fine for MS Outlook.
Now I have Installed Zimbra Desktop 7.1.2. The code doesn't work for Zimbra Desktop.
Can anyone help me.
Thanks
QuestionAcrbal CSGL by KAMmemberMember 849899418 Dec '11 - 13:15 
Hello,
 
I had a problem with the Csgl.dll.
I had VS 2010.
I can´t compile it.
BugThe Bug of Example9 [modified]memberle4711445733018 Dec '11 - 5:02 
when I execute the Example9 in the demo in the project of WndResizer, I find it does not responsed.Below is the all process:
(1) firstly, I resize the dialog or click the tab;
(2) secondly, I minimize the dialog;
and then I can't restore the dialog, and it is not responsed.
 
Thank you.
with my best wishes.

LE Dan
Information Countermeasure Technique Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin, 150001, P.R.China
 


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