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Hi,
In Code project, we have source code attached as zip files with article.
Most of the time we need to see the code along with the article to understand it.
Majority of time due to network restriction, you cannot check the source code (download restriction).
So is it possible to view source code in web browser using something like this?
Customized Solution & Project Explorer in .NET using C# and Windows Forms[^]
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Thanks, I guess CodeProject has provided this utility......
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Hi,
I had a look at the Q&A pages, and knocked up a mock page from a snapshot of this question http://www.codeproject.com/answers/64382/virtual-method.aspx[^]
The mockup image can be found here; http://www.dave-auld.net/images/stories/dropzone/cp_qa_page.jpg[^]
Here are a list of the page changes and suggestions; There was alot of dead areas on the page so it was really to neaten things up and standardise the layout;
1) Moved the Tags to under the Question Title: Reader can immediately see what areas the question relates to.
2) Move the voting bar below the answer count/votes/views
3) Put a new tools bar below the question/above the edit history, removing the one from the right hand column, this has the benefit of also moving up the message area at the bottom of the screen, making it more likely to be noticed by users, particularly one those with lower vertical resolution screens.
4) Put a statement next to the Add an Answer button to make the user think are they answering a question or seeking clarification/making general comment
5) Used the same tools bar in the answer to keep the layout consistent
6) centralised the Answer vote status over the vote selection
7) Rotate the arrow of the "Your permission blah blah" to point at the question on the right column
8) Move the Question Title to below the horizontal line to clearly mark the question boundary from the buttons at the top
I think it looks better on the mockup, but its upto you and others at the end of the day!
CheersDave
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modified on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:14 AM
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Great ideas! I'm on-board with most of them but I'll talk it over with the team. Thanks a bunch!
Sorry for the late reply - been away for a while.
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Yes, that is an improvement. However, look at the actual content your example contains, and imagine that fitted on a programming forum, it would fit five times on the screen. The overall Q&A layout is just wasting screen real-estate, overburdened with graphics, and inefficient.
And I see no way a dialogue can be represented, the typical dialogue that starts with a question, then goes on asking for more information, presents a possible solution which gets rejected because something was left out of the question, etc.
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I have seen several instances now of Add Answer being used for seeking clarification or asking more questions, rather than the message area at the bottom.
I think some more descriptive text needs to be placed above the Add Answer button along the lines of; "To seek clarification or discuss this question further, use the message area below. Add Answer should not be used for this purpose"
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Tell me about it. It's one of our top priorities to get this area resolved. We're doing two things:
1) Have a comments area immediately beneath each answer and the question. This way all comments or discussions will be targeted.
2) When the author of a question attempts to post an answer to his/her question they will be initially redirected to edit the question. There'll be a comment at the top explaining what happened and a link to actually add an answer after they acknowledge that they are not seeking clarification or making a comment.
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When posting a short answer to a question, you get a message saying "The content must be at least 30 characters."
That's fine, except that causes the question to disappear. Given that you are required to increase the size of your answer, it seems like it would be prudent to continue to show the question (for reference).
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Looks like some of the controls aren't getting binded on post-back. Thanks I'll add this as a high priority item.
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Every now and then I decide that my vote was a little rash and that I'd like to take it away. I don't want to change the vote, because the post is not exceptional and not offensive, so I would like to take away my vote and let others decide what they think of it. Here is a conversation that somewhat conveys such an instance (I'd like to get rid of one of my votes).
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Interesting.
We'll add it to the TODOcheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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When I view one of my answers by going to my answers list and clicking one of them, I get a URL that is specific to that answer. Even if I remove the anchor portion from the URL, the page is able to redirect me to the anchored url. It would be nice if I could click a "permalink" button to get a link to the question rather than the answer.
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Right. We'll add a permalink for the question.
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Hmmm.. never thought of it that way. Let me talk it over with the team.
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The box that tell you how many answers a question has is at the moment orange when the number is zero and green when it's more than zero.
There's also an orange frame around it when one or more answers is marked as accepted, this frame is hardly visible.
Id like the box to be green when an answer is marked as accepted and for example light yellow when the question is having answers.
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| Thanks! My postings are a natural product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance their individual character and beauty and are in no way to be considered flaws or defects.
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I know there is a forum part in the bottom of every question, but I'd like to see one also for the answers, so that the person answering would get a notification in case the OP would like a clarification of some kind, or if a small discussion on the subject would emerge.
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Yep that's one of our big TODOs!
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| Great. My postings are a natural product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance their individual character and beauty and are in no way to be considered flaws or defects.
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My suggestion is to make the Suggestions and Bugs list for quick answers appear in the drop down menu of the quick answers.
Or make the report a bug and suggestion links a little more obvious. I did eventually see them on the right but only with a bit of searching.
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We want to keep the drop-down menus as simple as possible. Most users aren't interested in reporting bugs or making suggestions so we want make this feature's visibility fit this. I'd personally like to see it there as well since I'm interested in it but we really do have consider the common use case.
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Just talked to Chris about this and he thinks it's a good idea. So that means I'll add it to the TODO. 
The reason I was initially hesitant is because we don't want to put too many items in the menu and I thought the important of this was on par with or below other items we once had.
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