Bugs and Suggestions

Bug #1
Steps to replicate:

1. Go to My Notifications page.
2. Right click on the message subject link and select open in new tab.

Actual result: Browser opens this[^] page with "403 - Forbidden: Access is denied." error.

Expected result: Either subject is not a link or it redirects to actual message.

Yes, I know there's a Go to link as well. But I do not like to use goto.

Bug #2
Update self post appears in My Notifications but replying to own post does not.

Suggestion #1
There should be a provision to go to read notifications. This will also need a link to go to My Notifications page.

"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]

The title isn't a nav link. Clicking the title opens the notification message itself.

d@nish wrote:
Update self post appears in My Notifications but replying to own post does not

I've not had enough coffee to understand that sentence Frown | :(

Retry, Abort, Fail?

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

1. Then title should not be link IMHO.

2. If I update my own post, it appears in My Notifications but if I reply to my post that does not appear in notification.

"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]

d@nish wrote:
If I update my own post, it appears in My Notifications

That is a bug!

d@nish wrote:
if I reply to my post that does not appear in notification.

Do you really want to be notified that YOU replied to YOUR post?

d@nish wrote:
Then title should not be link IMHO

What should it be, then?

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

How about:
Left click: open the div below and show the message snippet
Right click + Open in new Tab OR Mouse click: Open the message (what Go To.. does)

This is consistent with the messages in our forums too.

Sandeep Mewara
Microsoft ASP.NET MVP

[My latest Article]: Server side Delimiters in ASP.NET[^]

OK

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Browsing Forums like the C# forum:

1. I am using "thread view" right now to quickly zero-in on threads that interest me.

2. I open a thread: I expand all replies.

3. Then I choose to reply to the OP.

4. At that point the message compose page loads, and I can see only the OP's content, and respond.

Here's the problem:

Very often I want to go back and view the other responses to the OP, as I compose my response: I may want to refer to them, quote from them, or disagree, or praise, or whatever, based on the other responses which I cite in my reply.

But, I can't leave my message compose page without losing the message I have now, perhaps, partially completed.

Here's what I am doing now to work around this in Chrome:

1. I use Chrome's duplicate tab feature, to copy the current tab where all responses are expanded to a new tab.

2. Then I start my response to the OP on the first tab, which switches me into the message-compose page.

3. I can then just click on the duplicate tab to access all the content on the thread, copy from it, if I wish to quote it in my response, etc.

Is there something wrong with this way of doing things: imho, it's awkward, and it depends on having a browser that supports "Duplicate Tab" as an option from the current Tab.

Note the great contrast here with the way QA forum comments, or responses, behave: you never lose the ability to see the total thread content including all comments and responses from others.

So, I'd like to raise the question: would it be of more value to CP to, on other Forums, as in the QA forums, show all the thread content when you are composing a response to a thread ?

For me, the answer would be a definite "yes."

And: for you ?

best, Bill

"Takuan Sōhō died in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in December of 1645. At the moment before his death, Takuan painted the Chinese character 'meng' ("dream"), laid down his brush and died."

I *always* use right-click => open-in-new-tab / middle-click when replying to questions in the programming forums (sometimes even the Lounge or Soapbox, for threads with posts that get lots of activity). I also refresh the original page before hitting 'Post' in the new tab, just to check if someone else already posted an answer or reply.

While a bit awkward indeed and may be improved, it works for me.

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Good point, Andrew, and I was aware of that option, but that option still leaves you switching back-and-forth between two browser-tab pages.

And, yet, in QA, we see there's already a working solution to being able to reply while seeing all the content in the context in which you are replying in.

And, I, personally, like that option.

best, Bill

"Takuan Sōhō died in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in December of 1645. At the moment before his death, Takuan painted the Chinese character 'meng' ("dream"), laid down his brush and died."

When you are in the Reply page, you can click on (View) at the end of the OP's subject line, to open a new tab showing the thread, if necessary.

One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.

Thanks never noticed this before.

Good point, Richard, and I was aware of that option, but that option still leaves you switching back-and-forth between two browser-tab pages.

Which costs more: one default-click on "View," or one context-click, and a menu selection, on a browser tab ? Is that a koan ?

And, yet, in QA, we see there's already a working solution to being able to reply while seeing all the content in the context in which you are replying in.

And, I, personally, like that option.

best, Bill

"Takuan Sōhō died in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in December of 1645. At the moment before his death, Takuan painted the Chinese character 'meng' ("dream"), laid down his brush and died."

I don't have particularly strong views on this, but I think your suggestion is a good one.

One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.

There's an extremely simple and obvious way to fix this. I need maybe half a day or a day (or a week and I'll do it properly!) to implement.

It's been on my TODO for years and years

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Can't the inline editing from CPHog be implemented as a standard feature ? I am not so familiar with what Greasemonkey makes possible that is not genuinely in the browser.

~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

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Oops, I spoiled the surprise, I guess Blush | :O

~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

When I edit other peoples question, the block:

HTML

A few simple rules when posting your question.
    Have you searched or Googled for a solution?
    .....

Pops up and covers a part of the field theat the original question is asked in. Makes editing a little more troublesome...

Fixed. I'll have a new release out sometime today.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Dear CP,

I'm not sure if there ever was a favicon on CP but just now I noticed that is missing.

Cheers

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser men so full of doubts.”

It's probably just at your end I'm afraid. I can see the favicon loud and proud.

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Well I tried to refresh a page with a nice CTRL + F5 but still nothing.

Check here http://tinypic.com/r/15eekug/6[^]

I'm using Chrome 21.0.1180.89 m.

Cheers

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser men so full of doubts.”

Firefox kills off favicon in URL bar[^]

My understanding is that Chrome has gone the same way, though I saw reference to the favicon being brought back in v22.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Just got the 22 and still nothing. And you are right, no icons on url bar for no site!

Thanks

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser men so full of doubts.”

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