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I see it now is, many thanks.
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Chris Maunder wrote: It's the ID of the article
which begs the question: why do T&Ts get such number in their URL and regular articles don't?
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Actually, you mean "which suggests the question". "Begs the question" is actually short for "begging the question", or lessening the value of the question by providing an answer that doesn't satisfy the question.
But I digress.
The reason is because for articles we can guarantee a unique basename, and because articles are always assigned a section. Tips and Tricks often have neither of these.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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thanks.
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Chris Maunder wrote: Actually, you mean "which suggests the question". "Begs the question" is actually...
Apparently, thats a pretty common "mistake". Enough people make a mistake, and it is no longer a mistake.
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Thanks. I was a bit down reading the other reply, but now being called modern, I'm feeling better again.
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Chris Maunder wrote: "Begs the question" is actually short for "begging the question", or lessening the value of the question by providing an answer that doesn't satisfy the question.
In English, that is to say 'real' English, begs the question means suggests the question. I guess one of the definitions has altered over time since the various settlers moved to different parts of the world.
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: begs the question means suggests the question
That's what it's become. "begs" was short for "beggars" which means "to reduce its worth". When you beg(gar) a question you are depriving it of value by providing a useless answer:
"Jim is dumb"
"Why"
"Because he does dumb things"
Here, the answer begs the question.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: "begs" was short for "beggars"
Not in English I'm afraid. Beg means beseech, ask etc, hence a beggar is one who asks (for alms).
Interesting that your dictionary and mine are so different, and yet we (pretend to) speak the same language.
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It seems that the cursor is not positioned into the Text: area when replying to a post (at least, not on my machine using FF) - so i quite often start typing then look up to notice nothing is actually being typed.
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.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')
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It's been MIA for the last few days in FF, but is still there in IE.
3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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how did you break FF? Mine works fine (3.0.14)
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If I knew that I wouldn't be posting here. What's really wierd is that the icon does show up in the address bar when it's showing suggestions, but not next to the URL of the displayed page or in the tab bar. Other sites all appear to be working normally.
FF3.5.3
3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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I kinda don't think it's a good idea encouraging this
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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In tips&tricks the vertical layout is quite different between Preview and final result:
- preview uses much more height, for one it seems to translate each empty line to an empty paragraph, although I think there is more to it than just that; see use-PRE-tags.aspx[^]
- the final view is OK, i.e. it corresponds to what I expect form text with or without some HTML tags, same as forum messages.
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Thanks - we'll get this sorted.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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PRE linecount='on' works fine in forum messages and QS; however it does not work in Tips&Tricks, see use-PRE-tags.aspx[^]
FWIW: I never understood why it needs 'on' instead of '1' or 'true'
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We have a bug with the linecount thing. It needs to be specified first: lang="C#" linecount="on" won't work. linecount="on" lang="C#" will.
I'll make it work with true and 1 as well.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Thanks.
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recent tools and tips get listed on the CP homepage.
applying a small edit, maybe for bumping the TT, does not change the MRU list (nor the date displayed in such list); I can understand that (except for the date displayed).
applying a large edit does not affect the list either. That is no good.
I added some 30% to by PRE tip, I'm fortunate TT isn't popular (yet), so I'm still on the list; otherwise nobody would ever notice I added something.
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We don't bump articles/tips in the list within 7 days of their posting. This was done to stop people posting an article then touching it everyday to have it hover at the top and bump out others.
It's only fair.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I understand you don't want to stimulate bumping edits; what with real edits (like mine )?
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Well if we're talking real edits...
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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