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Sigh.
Luc just gave me a , otherwise I would tell you exactly what the problems are with the crap 1-5 voting system here.
But since he did, I will spare you.
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Just received an e-mail about one Chris Maunder having updated my Tip&Trick on using PRE tags[^].
The e-mail only duplicates the T&T's content; the T&T itself looks like it looked before; the revision got incremented, the revision list shows "latest" is a major edit; and the compare facility does not work (was signaled recently somewhere inside this long thread[^]). So I have no idea what has happened.
Deeper analysis shows something has happened about the linecount feature; the text described that it wasn't functioning reliably, and that hasn't changed. The example has been modified, changing the order of some attributes, and the net result is it works in the T&T itself, it does not work in the T&T that is seen when clicking on the latest revision; and it does not work in older revisions, probably because due to an implementation bug the order matters.
I find this pretty unacceptable:
1. you have to be a detective to figure out what changes an edit session has caused;
2. the aim of the T&T (explaining what is needed to get what results) is violated, silently switching the order of some attributes, if that is what is required, should be explained until the bug is fixed.
3. the whole "minor edit" thing is questionable. How can the change be important enough to mark it not a minor edit, yet small enough not to explain it at all?
4. the revisions view clearly does not present a true view.
5. the compare facility does not work; it has worked before.
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I wonder why comments aren't mandatory for all revisions?
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Just noticed the "PRE bug?" thread by Hans, a few threads below this one. It explains how things got started, but doesn't really change a thing here.
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I have a question: what happened with a views-per-day chart which used to be displayed below articles?
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Try now.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I'm not seeing it in IE8, FF3.6, Chrome. Is there a secret?
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The Stats tab.
It needs to be in its own tab to provide room for other stuff you've long held your breath for.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Whoa!
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more, say no more.
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Not visible to me too. Is there any new rep level in order to see it like only gold and above? (earlier it was silver n above)
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Is this for me to use at some of the suggestions made, or you guys to use for some of the changes I make?
(Yes, I know the answer is 'c')
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I think you know what I'll use it for.
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For what it's worth, I vote for the one in the first column, fourth row.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Wouldn't it be nice if the menu was a bit more... modern. I have a javascript menu I've been using on my own website that is animated, and supports transparency and sub-items. It also appears to work on all the browsers I can test from my own machine. It's yours if you want it.
You can see it in action here[^]
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly ----- "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 ----- "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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Personally I can't stand animated menus like that.
Our menu is completely javascript free, so the animation isn't something we can add until CSS3 is widely supported. I can decrease the opacity, I guess...
If you want it more modern then the font, colour and whitespace are what need attention.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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The author of the tip/trick shouldn't be allowed to post an alternative to his own tip/trick.
I had done that, and the tip/trick showed up twice in my list - and I got 10 rep points. To fix it, I copy/pasted the text from the alternate into the original tip, and deleted the alternate.
An author can exploit this "feature" by adding many alternates in a bid to gain false reputation points.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly ----- "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 ----- "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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Will add to the bug list
An author can add false alternatives to *any* tip and trick so barring an author from, say, adding an alternative won't help. In fact, as an author grows and learns it's perfectly valid for an author to be able to provide, along with others, alternative recipes.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
modified on Monday, October 25, 2010 4:50 PM
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Isn't it getting a bit long? Maybe time for some fly-outs.
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I was actually thinking of simply just pruning it.
However, flyouts, with forums grouped, would certainly help. Good idea.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I was reading Luc's nice summary of how to use the PRE tag (http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/42071/Use-PRE-tags.aspx[^]) when I noticed his comment about using linecount='on' in PRE tag. This is the first I knew of this (thanks, Luc!) and I thought this could be very useful. Unfortunately the example on that page that uses linecount='on' doesn't work, and I was wondering if this is a bug, or has this feature been disabled?
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Ah - an old bug has resurfaced. If you set "linecount=true" as the first attribute pair it works. Adding this to the TODO
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Already posted[^]
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Overall looks nice.
I especially like the code-browse tab. Is there a way to not copy the line numbers when you do a select + Ctrl-C?
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