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When you reply to a post that has lots of other posts between it and your reply it’s hard to put it in context. The parent post may not even be on the same page and all you’ve got to go by to match it to its parent is the level of indentation. This has been a thorn in my side for some time. I can think of two obvious ways around this (although others may have better ideas):
- A button which takes you to a post’s parent.
- A button which picks out a “thread” based on a post. A "thread" in this context consists of the post on which you click the button, its parent, its parent’s parent, and so on back to the root post.
I’d prefer the second option.
Steve
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Added to TODO list
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Do this[^] Google search. It searches for "VanillaConsole", which is the name of the skeleton console application I use when I post on the forums. Clicking on the links doesn't bring you to the correct posts. If you click on the "cached" link it works however.
On a side note, when I use the cached link I get the same problem I get in IE (missing buttons and such) in Firefox.
Steve
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This I believe is not the CodeProject's fault. Google only displays what the bot picked up the last time it viewed the site. I am guessing that the bot checked the site before it was updated (many times).
Regards,
Thomas Stockwell
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Google sees the page expanded. VanillaConsole is still on the page that the link takes you to, but only appears if you expand that message. Why Google is showing that particular link for that particular message is something you'd have to ask them.
Maybe we should just expand the message view by default.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I found the problem and it was my faulty (oops). A while ago I made IE report the user agent as GoogleBot and then promptly forgot I’d done it. Sorry for wasting your time.
Steve
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Mystery solved. Thanks
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I was interested in entering the "The Code Project Random Programming Competition, Summer 2008" but, I must admit, I'm a bit underwhelmed by the prizes. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to sound petty, but I think something like a book voucher would be a better choice.
Steve
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The competition isn't about getting the prize. It's about having fun. I deliberately wanted members to concentrate on that aspect of the comp this time, not the prize.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Fair enough, but a good book voucher helps focus the mind. 
Steve
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cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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If I am correct, most of the prizes are donated that are given away. As far as the competition, as Chris said, it is meant to be fun. I personally hate Star Trek or any other TV series that has star in the name for that matter. However, I will be entering this competition after my game is complete because I feel it is a fun challenge.
Regards,
Thomas Stockwell
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
Visit my homepage Oracle Studios
Discounted or Free Software for Students:
DreamSpark - downloads.channel8.msdn.com
MSDN Academic Alliance - www.msdnaa.com
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It must be Tuesday, I'm getting
"-- Unable to load messages due to high load or server error. Please try again --"
when I try to get to the Lounge. C# forum is OK so far.
I think I'll try logging out to see if that helps...
Nope, no joy.
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Every Tuesday, right?
Something weird this way comes...
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Last Tuesday wasn't as bad. Today the C# forum wasn't affected, but this one was (after I posted).
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I object. It must be those Canedians again.
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I'll have Hercule Poirot investigate.
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OK, I'm sure he will bring out the truth in less than an hour. Even on tuesdays.
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Just took the job board for a test drive and it's nicely done. One suggestion I have is for a search feature (which I'm sure you guys are already working on). In my particular case, it would be nice to bring up all jobs that were open to telecommuting.
Glad to see you guys entering this market. Every additional resource for techies is welcome.
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Did you click 'Search Jobs' link at the top right? Hmm - clearly we have design issues here.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: clearly we have design issues here
Well, one of us has issues, but I'm not entirely sure it's you...
My eyes fell immediately to the Search / text box / drop list for articles, which is above the menu for the job board. I didn't think to look for two Search options on the same page, and honestly, the right menu kinda blended in with the scenery so I failed to notice the search link there.
Your design is probably fine since you're assuming that your users are technically adept and reasonably intelligent. Clearly, I'm an edge case... 
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You realise that the main search box that's on every page on this site also gives you the option to search Jobs? 
Will look into making search/telecommute a feature
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Gad, could I possibly be any more stupid?
You know, they told me back in the 70s that some of the stuff I was doing would come back to haunt me...
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Now that I've actually seen the search page, it would be nice to have a check box to "limit to telecommuting" in addition to "include" since that's a requirement in case - perhaps others would find it useful as well.
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