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Fixed
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Hi All/Chris,
I like the new icons accompanying Print, Discuss, Send To Friend, etc. However, due to the width of the occupied screen real estate, articles now require horizontal scrolling on 1024x768 resolution.
It's hard to ask authors to keep their article width manageable when the article is presented in a manner which does not do the same.
I also observe that the note "This is an unedited reader contribution" has plenty of screen real estate. Perhaps switching locations will present a more visually appealing page? In addition, the note is more appropriate next to the rating.
Jeff
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I agree. Another solution might be to reduce the font size for the "Print, Report Article", etc. I notice that the size of the "Popularity" font seems to be a tad smaller.
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Fix in next rev
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Hi All/Chris,
When attempting to cast a ballot, I recieved "Unfortunately the page you requested was not found." This was with both a low quality article (possibly sent off to purgatory) and a high quality article. (Sorry Hans. As soon as the voting is back in place, I'll get that univote cast )
Jeff
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Hi Jeff,
According to email I got from Chris, there's a problem with AD server. This affects article viewing, so I'm guessing it also affects voting.
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Hi Hans,
Hans Dietrich wrote: there's a problem with AD server.
I also noticed Web13 is serving up old content. Is Web13 an AD server?
Jeff
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Jeffrey Walton wrote: Is Web13 an AD server?
I don't know. What I have been doing is to jot down the page I'm trying to view, the servers that don't work (there are usually several of these, before I get to one that works), and finally the server that works correctly. If you can do the same, and send the results to Chris, maybe they can pin it down.
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Hans Dietrich wrote: If you can do the same, and send the results to Chris, maybe they can pin it down.
Web17 and Web19 are causing problems also. I'm trying to update an article, and I get kicked back with the following:
There was a problem creating your article.
* A basename needs to be supplied.
* A section needs to be selected.
* A subsection needs to be selected.
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This was related to the unsynched articles. We found and fixed the problem so all should be good now.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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After getting My Settings working for me again (see my post below), I would love to have the following posting options default based on additional settings in My Settings:
o Ignore HTML tags in this message (good for code snippets)
o Auto-encode HTML when pasting?
o Notify me by e-mail if someone answers this message
Thanks!
Peace!
-=- James Please rate this message - let me know if I helped or not!<hr></hr> If you think it costs a lot to do it right, just wait until you find out how much it costs to do it wrong! Remember that Professional Driver on Closed Course does not mean your Dumb Ass on a Public Road! See DeleteFXPFiles
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I haven't put these in 'My Settings', but I am now persisting the last choice you made.
Is that sufficient?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Sweet. Thanks!
-=- James Please rate this message - let me know if I helped or not!<hr></hr> If you think it costs a lot to do it right, just wait until you find out how much it costs to do it wrong! Remember that Professional Driver on Closed Course does not mean your Dumb Ass on a Public Road! See DeleteFXPFiles
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Is there any way to post messages/replies with small HTML code snippets embedded so that the HTML would be displayed like in a web page? They keyword here being SMALL.
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated.
There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
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You already can.
However, certain HTML tags are filtered out because they can cause problems.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: However, certain HTML tags are filtered out
Such as?
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated.
There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
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script and objects
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Just received an e-mail [^]starting with:
"This offer has been sent by The Code Project on behalf of our sponsors. Allowing us to send you an occasional email such as this is a great way of supporting your favorite resource site. If you experience difficulty viewing this message, you can view it online here."
Fine so far; then it continues in French ("Comment sécuriser vos applications .NET ?"),
and I stopped reading.
The European continent may be a bit complex for outsiders, we have more than 20 countries
over here, and more than 20 languages; some countries mainly use a single language
(Germany, France, UK, Italy), a lot of countries use several languages and their
inhabitants do not always like to be addressed in the "wrong language".
I don't mind reading, writing or speaking French when that seems appropriate, e.g.
in personal contacts; from a commercial company that wants to sell stuff in Belgium
(and some other European countries) I expect the courtesy of being addressed in the
right language or a neutral language (that would be English here); they should be aware
most inhabitants are sensitive about linguistic issues, so offering in the wrong language
would generate a bad impression, and no business whatsoever.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles]
This month's tips:
- before you ask a question here, search CodeProject, then Google;
- the quality and detail of your question reflects on the effectiveness of the help you are likely to get;
- use PRE tags to preserve formatting when showing multi-line code snippets.
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Luc Pattyn wrote: The European continent may be a bit complex for outsiders, we have more than 20 countries
over here, and more than 20 languages
I think I've heard mention something about there being more than one country in Europe. I should Google it... :P
The problem isn't the language the problem is the targeting of the email. We try and send emails that are in specific languages only to members who are actually in that country but the only way we can do that is using a geotargeting service based on IP address. Unfortunately IP address blocks change constantly so this targeting is only about 95-98% correct.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: a geotargeting service based on IP address
really?? I would not expect a mail system to care about IP addresses. And I would not
really base a language choice on a geoprahical location either.
But anyhow, you can send me the Dutch version, and I'll give it my full attention.
However if that is not available (as I suspect), I suggest you don't go and hide behind
technical issues, and stop treating Belgium as speaking French only.
You could add a field to the user's profile asking for an ordered list of acceptable
languages. Then people could fill in "English", "Dutch English", "French English",
or whatever they choose, and you could use the first available language. And for most
countries, I would suggest treating an empty field as "English" and nothing else.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles]
This month's tips:
- before you ask a question here, search CodeProject, then Google;
- the quality and detail of your question reflects on the effectiveness of the help you are likely to get;
- use PRE tags to preserve formatting when showing multi-line code snippets.
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In that case, I want my emails in my native Geordie as I live in the independent free state of Newcastle.
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Howay the lads and lasses in Newcastle.
Yee canna expect Chris & co te knaa which fowk speak geordie at hyem.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles]
This month's tips:
- before you ask a question here, search CodeProject, then Google;
- the quality and detail of your question reflects on the effectiveness of the help you are likely to get;
- use PRE tags to preserve formatting when showing multi-line code snippets.
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Whay aye bonnie lad. Thar knaars thar Geordie thar. Whey thars reet aboot war wor lass speak at hyem.
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