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A while back - like last year - I suggested a new icon for message types: a suggestion icon, that could be used both on this forum and on article forums. What do you think?
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I like the idea of the suggestion icon. Have you emailed Chris about it?
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"Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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I only email Chris when it's really serious (like when one of my articles gets mangled  ). I don't consider this to be critical, and besides it sounds like he's busy today.
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Hans Dietrich wrote: sounds like he's busy today.
Yep. I am sure he takes note of many of the suggestions in this forum, but as we all know, time is a tough resource to come by. Never seems to be enough of it 
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
"Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Hans Dietrich wrote: I only email Chris when it's really serious
Yet every post made here goes to his inbox. 
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I think it's a great idea. The trick is that some forums should only have some icons (eg Bugs and Suggestions should have a 'bug' and a 'suggestion' icon, whereas the lounge should have the current set. I reckon the Soapbox could have it's own, special, set  )
This just adds an extra layer of code that I haven't had a chance to get to yet. But yes, a great idea.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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It swallows all my pretty formatted C# code 
Why cant I format my own code like the following?
<font color="Blue">class</font> <font color="Teal">WaitList</font> <font color="DarkBlue">:</font> <font color="Teal">IDisposable</font>
<font color="DarkBlue">{</font>
<font color="Blue">readonly</font> <font color="Teal">List</font><font color="DarkBlue"><</font><font color="Teal">IAsyncResult</font><font color="DarkBlue">></font> waits <font color="DarkBlue">=</font> <font color="Blue">new</font> <font color="Teal">List</font><font color="DarkBlue"><</font><font color="Teal">IAsyncResult</font><font color="DarkBlue">></font><font color="DarkBlue">(</font><font color="DarkBlue">)</font><font color="DarkBlue">;</font>
<font color="Blue">public</font> <font color="Blue">void</font> Add<font color="DarkBlue">(</font><font color="Teal">IAsyncResult</font> ar<font color="DarkBlue">)</font>
<font color="DarkBlue">{</font>
waits<font color="DarkBlue">.</font>Add<font color="DarkBlue">(</font>ar<font color="DarkBlue">)</font><font color="DarkBlue">;</font>
<font color="DarkBlue">}</font>
<font color="Blue">public</font> <font color="Blue">void</font> Dispose<font color="DarkBlue">(</font><font color="DarkBlue">)</font>
<font color="DarkBlue">{</font>
<font color="Blue">foreach</font> <font color="DarkBlue">(</font><font color="Blue">var</font> ar <font color="Blue">in</font> waits<font color="DarkBlue">)</font>
<font color="DarkBlue">{</font>
ar<font color="DarkBlue">.</font>AsyncWaitHandle<font color="DarkBlue">.</font>WaitOne<font color="DarkBlue">(</font><font color="DarkBlue">)</font><font color="DarkBlue">;</font>
<font color="DarkBlue">}</font>
<font color="DarkBlue">}</font>
<font color="DarkBlue">}</font>
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This would just be considered an annoyance. The CodeProject has a custom formatter that removes all previous formatting on code and adds its own formatting based on the language chosen. Their is a warning in the article wizard that advises people of this. This is only in place to have consistent formatting throughout the entire site and to avoid over/under formatting and also to avoid abuse.
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Because it's non-standard?
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HTML 5 spec says FONT tag is ok for HTML generated from editors. 
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I meant on CP.
I've been frustrated by the submission template saying "Please use simple formatting (<h2>, <p> etc)" and then when I used the simple formatting of a list (OL or UL) my submission was rejected. I mean, come on, if I can type it in Notepad (which I do), it must be simple!
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: when I used the simple formatting of a list (OL or UL) my submission was rejected
How and by whom? Because of OL/UL? That doesn't sound right...
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I don't remember, it was a while ago.
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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
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.
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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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