New software... - Page 4

QuintLeo · 2003-09-19, 03:07

I just noticed (I blame new job - I've been DEAD most nights after work, and haven't even gotten on the net a couple of those nights) the "go to first unread post" thingie.

Dunno why it took me so long to notice, this is the same software I've been dealing with on the 2cpu forums for about a year now.

8-)

kwstone · 2003-09-19, 05:03

The sticky threads all look something like

Sticky:?a href="showthread.php?s=&threadid=604">316 titanic primes found! & Statistics of our 18 members

Xyzzy · 2003-09-19, 05:56

What browser do you use?

kwstone · 2003-09-19, 14:20

Micro$oft Internet Exploder 6.0.2800.1106 +SP1

All other thread headings look ok. Only the stickies look strange.

Maybeso · 2003-09-22, 22:58

Quote:

Originally posted by eepiccolo
Let me try to make clear the behavior I am seeing.

I'm at the home page, I see the icon next to the lounge yellow, showing that there are new posts in the lounge. Then I go to the lounge and read all the threads that have an icon showing that there are new posts. After reading all the threads, the icons next to the threads will change showing that I have read the threads. However, if I go to the homepage, the icon next to the lounge will still be yellow, which should indicate that there are still unread threads with new posts in the lounge, but there are not! ...

I posted earlier that I could click Refresh on the home page and update the new posts arrows. That works only 1 in 10 times.

Now I'm thinking that it only happens if there is actually a new "new post".

Which would explain why it updates them when *I* post.

BTW, the new software shows my own new posts as "new posts" - which I like. The old software marked the post as read because it showed the post to me after I clicked submit.

nomadicus · 2003-09-22, 23:56

Look at the far left, the envelope is yellow if you have unread messages in the thread. The next column is ??? And the third column of course is the pointer to first unread. Does that help?

Xyzzy · 2003-09-23, 02:40

I don't see any yellow envelopes...

nomadicus · 2003-09-24, 00:14

Oh. I just go into the Lounge (for example). Don't know how the usercp is supposed to look.

dsouza123 · 2003-09-27, 13:12

For the teams forum it shows the last post as

27 Sep 2003 5:57am
by Xyzzy

on the main page.

Going into the forum however it lists this post

14 Aug 2003 11:08pm
by kwstone

for the thread

How many chickens do I have to sacrifice...

as the most recent.

Why isn't the 27 Sep 2003 post showing up ?

Xyzzy · 2003-09-27, 18:55

That is my fault... I was moving stuff around...

After I move stuff like that I'm supposed to update the database so it "knows"...

I just ran the update script and everything looks okay...

eepiccolo · 2003-09-29, 19:22

Has this happened to anyone else?

When I click log out, it takes me to a screen that says all cookies have been cleared, but I'm still logged in! I've even tried closing the browser right after clicking log out and seeing the log out screen, but when I restart the browser, I'm still logged in!

Wacky · 2003-09-29, 19:39

Are you sure that you are not logged out and automatically logged back in again each time you attempt to access the forum?

Also try clearing the browser cache to make sure that you are seeing the correct version of the page and not a copy that was previously cached.

eepiccolo · 2003-09-29, 20:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Wacky
Are you sure that you are not logged out and automatically logged back in again each time you attempt to access the forum?

It "shouldn't" be doing that, because after I log out, all the cookies should be cleared, and I shouldn't be logged back in automatically. If it is doing that, then it's a bug.

Quote:

Originally posted by Wacky
Also try clearing the browser cache to make sure that you are seeing the correct version of the page and not a copy that was previously cached.

Tried that, it's not the problem.

Xyzzy · 2003-09-29, 23:23

I'm trying to figure out why you'd want to log out...

eepiccolo · 2003-09-30, 11:13

Quote:

Originally posted by Xyzzy
I'm trying to figure out why you'd want to log out...

If I log into the forum from a public computer like at school, I'm gonna want to be able to log out. No one else is reporting this problem, though, so I'm gonna assume it's a problem with IE or Win 2000.

nomadicus · 2003-09-30, 17:17

Is there a timeout change?
The old bb would give me an hour before it would "logout" and mark all threads as read.
Seems to be more like 5 or 10 minutes now. :surprised

Xyzzy · 2003-09-30, 22:12

It is set to 900 seconds...

mephisto · 2003-10-02, 21:35

Am I the only one that gets font size 36 or thereabouts for 'code' tags in older postings? It's quite hard to read...
Example: second posting in this thread:
http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthr...&threadid=1063

Xyzzy · 2003-10-02, 21:57

Yes, some of the old tags are broken... I'm trying to figure out an easy way to fix those...

nomadicus · 2003-10-03, 13:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Xyzzy
It is set to 900 seconds...

I we could set the timer to 3600 seconds that would be great. 15 minutes is too short given the interuptions I can get.

Xyzzy · 2003-10-03, 19:00

Okay, I set it to 1800 seconds...

For more information about how this works, read this:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18174

antiroach · 2003-10-07, 01:09

i dont know if this has been mentioned already or not, but the dont really create a "quote" thing similar to what CODE /CODE does. Instead of making it look like a quote the text itself is just there. Is this how its supposed to be or is this a bug?

antiroach · 2003-10-07, 01:11

hmmm weird. it just did it correctly in my post. but i've seen it in several other posts and it does just what i described.

eepiccolo · 2003-10-07, 12:59

Quote:

Originally posted by antiroach
hmmm weird. it just did it correctly in my post. but i've seen it in several other posts and it does just what i described.

You may have been looking at old posts, made before the software change. A lot of those don't look like they were able to be converted properly.

E_tron · 2003-10-08, 00:59

Can we have this at the top and bottom of the page? I miss that feature

...

...also, what happened to the ability to put pictures directly into our posts? I miss that feature

...

2003-09-23, 02:40	#82
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 5×17×97 Posts	I don't see any yellow envelopes... Attached Thumbnails

2003-09-29, 19:22	#86
eepiccolo Dec 2002 Frederick County, MD 2×5×37 Posts	I can't log out Has this happened to anyone else? When I click log out, it takes me to a screen that says all cookies have been cleared, but I'm still logged in! I've even tried closing the browser right after clicking log out and seeing the log out screen, but when I restart the browser, I'm still logged in!

2003-10-08, 00:59	#100
E_tron Sep 2002 Austin, TX 3·11·17 Posts	Can we have this at the top and bottom of the page? I miss that feature ... ...also, what happened to the ability to put pictures directly into our posts? I miss that feature ... Attached Thumbnails

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2003-09-19, 03:07	#76
QuintLeo Oct 2002 Lost in the hills of Iowa 2⁶×7 Posts	I just noticed (I blame new job - I've been DEAD most nights after work, and haven't even gotten on the net a couple of those nights) the "go to first unread post" thingie. Dunno why it took me so long to notice, this is the same software I've been dealing with on the 2cpu forums for about a year now. 8-)

2003-09-19, 05:03	#77
kwstone Jun 2003 Shanghai, China 155₈ Posts	The sticky threads all look something like Sticky:?a href="showthread.php?s=&threadid=604">316 titanic primes found! & Statistics of our 18 members

2003-09-19, 05:56	#78
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 5×17×97 Posts	What browser do you use?

2003-09-19, 14:20	#79
kwstone Jun 2003 Shanghai, China 6D₁₆ Posts	Micro$oft Internet Exploder 6.0.2800.1106 +SP1 All other thread headings look ok. Only the stickies look strange.

2003-09-22, 23:56	#81
nomadicus Jan 2003 North Carolina 2·3·41 Posts	Look at the far left, the envelope is yellow if you have unread messages in the thread. The next column is ??? And the third column of course is the pointer to first unread. Does that help?

2003-09-24, 00:14	#83
nomadicus Jan 2003 North Carolina 2·3·41 Posts	Oh. I just go into the Lounge (for example). Don't know how the usercp is supposed to look.

2003-09-27, 13:12	#84
dsouza123 Sep 2002 2×331 Posts	For the teams forum it shows the last post as 27 Sep 2003 5:57am by Xyzzy on the main page. Going into the forum however it lists this post 14 Aug 2003 11:08pm by kwstone for the thread How many chickens do I have to sacrifice... as the most recent. Why isn't the 27 Sep 2003 post showing up ?

2003-09-27, 18:55	#85
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 5×17×97 Posts	That is my fault... I was moving stuff around... After I move stuff like that I'm supposed to update the database so it "knows"... I just ran the update script and everything looks okay...

2003-09-29, 19:39	#87
Wacky Jun 2003 The Texas Hill Country 10001000001₂ Posts	Are you sure that you are not logged out and automatically logged back in again each time you attempt to access the forum? Also try clearing the browser cache to make sure that you are seeing the correct version of the page and not a copy that was previously cached.

2003-09-29, 23:23	#89
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 10000000110101₂ Posts	I'm trying to figure out why you'd want to log out...

2003-09-30, 17:17	#91
nomadicus Jan 2003 North Carolina 2·3·41 Posts	Is there a timeout change? The old bb would give me an hour before it would "logout" and mark all threads as read. Seems to be more like 5 or 10 minutes now. :surprised

2003-09-30, 22:12	#92
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 2035₁₆ Posts	It is set to 900 seconds...

2003-10-02, 21:35	#93
mephisto Feb 2003 Norway 38₁₆ Posts	Am I the only one that gets font size 36 or thereabouts for 'code' tags in older postings? It's quite hard to read... Example: second posting in this thread: http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthr...&threadid=1063

2003-10-02, 21:57	#94
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 5×17×97 Posts	Yes, some of the old tags are broken... I'm trying to figure out an easy way to fix those...

2003-10-03, 19:00	#96
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 5×17×97 Posts	Okay, I set it to 1800 seconds... For more information about how this works, read this: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18174

2003-10-07, 01:09	#97
antiroach Jun 2003 2²·61 Posts	i dont know if this has been mentioned already or not, but the dont really create a "quote" thing similar to what CODE /CODE does. Instead of making it look like a quote the text itself is just there. Is this how its supposed to be or is this a bug?

2003-10-07, 01:11	#98
antiroach Jun 2003 F4₁₆ Posts	hmmm weird. it just did it correctly in my post. but i've seen it in several other posts and it does just what i described.