known issues v4

[Brett_Tabke]

This thread is for the reporting of bugs with the mega update to v4:

[webmasterworld.com...]

As bugs are spotted - I will post them here so that people will know...

mack posting: not able to edit own post. (fixed)

inbound : Site search and subscribe give internal server (fixed)

mack : "Print msg" gives me an internal server error. (fixed)

jake : Library is broken. (fixed)

jake only "my threads" being linked to correctly are the post-4.00 threads (fixed).

message numbers seems off and some of the post I have in my profile give me 404's. (fixed)

inbound : The old Tools and report problem give an internal server error (fixed)

inbound : split count off (fixed: edit your system prefs to reset [webmasterworld.com...]

coopster: Try using the Newer/Older links at the base of the page. (fixed)

carl : Apache logo on supporters fourm? (fixed)

inbound : index for the forums are limited to 1 page. (fixed)

rogerD : Reply links missing in some forums (fixed)

jay : Library links 404. (fixed).

inbound : The Glossary Link gives a 404 (fixed)

encyclo : Spelling error on forum name: (fixed)

encyclo : Opera and Firefox forums url wrong on index page for that forum (fixed)

encyclo : Opera and Firefox forums url wrong on forums index page (fixed)

Essex_boy: Starting a poll gives me an error warning (fixed...disabled)

brett : moderator forum under nick going to old urls. (fixed)

brett : error on new homepage urls. (fixed)

brett : error on supporters forum tool urls. (fixed)

whoisgregg : RSS Feed links still point to the old /forumxx/ style links (fixed)

whoisgregg : Would you consider knocking down the font size a bit? (done)

volitilgx : Skin editor not workd (fixed)

limbo : green eggs and ham showing in my messages. (fixed)

coopster : recent posts not being hi-lighted in thread. [fixed]

Hugo : lostpassword program is 404. (fixed)

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brett : report-a-post: #msg not going to right message. url wrong.

Jimbeetle : shows as the third page on the active list. When in the thread itself there are only 2 pages = blank page in final split count.

Jatar "Edited by" shows even if it is the last post in the thread.

cyclo - moderator profiles show old URLs, not just the link under the nick in posts

g1smd - refresh is going to wrong post after making a post.

PDA access is gone. (known... will not be fixed for a few days)

caveman : style codes in the "edited by" note are wrong.

brett : moved notice posts should be set 'no active'.

rae : can't reply to egged post.

misc : 404 on trailing slash missing

[edited by: Brett_Tabke at 2:18 pm (utc) on July 13, 2006]

[Brett_Tabke]

ok - we should be fixed on the permissions issue.

if you leave a post and it doesn't show up - let me know asap.

[coopster]

Messages that had not been viewed in any given thread used to display the date/time/offset in bold in the upper right corner of each message:
8:36 am on July 9, 2006 (utc -6)

[edited by: coopster at 5:34 pm (utc) on July 9, 2006]

[digitalghost]

Supporters Forum is now the never-ending forum. Looks like the whole forum is delivered as one page.

[rocknbil]

Clicking the "last page" of a topic from the forum overview brings you to a page with no content, only page links:

Topic ( 1 2 3 4 )

Clicking 4 gives

This 40 message thread spans 2 pages: < < ( 1 2 ) > > (title)

This 40 message thread spans 2 pages: < < ( 1 2 ) > >

[Brett_Tabke]

> Supporters Forum is now the never-ending forum. Looks like the whole forum is delivered as one page.

Did that fix itself dg?

[digitalghost]

>>fix itself

Yes it did.

[Brett_Tabke]

Thanks to everyone who has helped out. Sure made quick work of finding those last remaining critters.

I can't explain how complex and involved the interactions between dozens of scripts an programs are within software now. Bug hunting on this scale is a tall order. Thanks for helping out!

[mack]

When i view this thread in control panel > my threads I see the following...

known issues v4 [3] ( 1 2 3 )

but it only spans 2 pages when i view it...

This 37 message thread spans 2 pages: < < ( 1 [2] )

Mack.

[Brett_Tabke]

Thanks Mack - I know the issue now, but don't have a quickie fix.

[g1smd]

I just posted a list of bugs, and was taken to a blank page 2, and my message did not appear in the thread. trying again.

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Every thread where I go directly to the last page of the thread, has that last page as blank with no messages in it. I have to back up one page to see any of the messages.

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I may be imagining this, but I think that many threads have shrunk by several posts.

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The #message numbers in the threads used to be the message number in THAT thread, starting at #1, but now seem to be some global message number in the three million range.

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If you edit a new post, you immediately get the "message edited at date and time" appended to the post. Previously you could secretly edit a post without that message appearing just as long as no one else posted a follow-on message while you were editing the post. I liked that operation. I gave a few minutes grace to correct a minor typo in a post without it being flagged as baing edited.

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More as I find them....

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After I posted a second time, I was taken to a blank Page 3 of thread (at 15 messages per page), and then I backed up to Page 2 to see that my original post had now appeared, and the new one too, and these were at the BOTTOM of page 2. Previously (after one post) Page 2 was blank!

After that edit, this post also appears at the top of Page three but did not do so immediately after it was originally posted.

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WebmasterWorld thread URLs no longer contain the forum number in them. Eeek!

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Hmm, I have always used 15 messages per page, now it is reset to 20. That might explain why page counts don't match total viewable posts.

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[edited by: g1smd at 9:14 pm (utc) on July 9, 2006]

[RonPK]

The script name of the control panel and everything in it has been changed to stickymailv4.cgi (used to be without the v4). Is that permanent? If so, me and maybe lots of other users need to update bookmarks.

[jatar_k]

when I delete a thread (using the one click method) I can't find them in the index of the destination forum, though the thread is there somewhere

anchors don't work for threads, such as in reported

reported posts have 2 different urls in them

the no bold on new msgs is killing me
<added>so are the crazy msg #'s ;)

I believe the strange 404 urls in reported posts is sorted out, seemed to only be in the first reports

[edited by: jatar_k at 1:15 am (utc) on July 10, 2006]

[encyclo]

- Link errors on [webmasterworld.com...]

Opera and Firefox subforums point to [webmasterworld.com...] instead of

[webmasterworld.com...]
[webmasterworld.com...]

- "Edited by" shows even if it is the last post in the thread.

- moderator profiles show old URLs, not just the link under the nick in posts

- Also, not really a bug, but the "msg#:3000609" in the left column should really be a permalink to the post.

[edited by: encyclo at 1:50 am (utc) on July 10, 2006]

[encyclo]

Spelling error on forum name:

/yahoo_search_marketin_overture_ppc/ [webmasterworld.com]

[encyclo]

Front page: forum links in highlighted posts part (not forum list on right) still show old forum URLs, eg. "Posted in Google AdWords by".

[edited by: encyclo at 2:18 am (utc) on July 10, 2006]

[Brett_Tabke]

yes, old urls live where they were created. All *new* threads use the new urls. That way - we live onward in the search engines!

[Brett_Tabke]

> "msg#:3000609" in the left column should really be a permalink to the post.

I have labored over that one for a long time too. I wonder about people leaving perm bookmarks though to specific messages. One of the overriding things I do here is everything is to encourage participation in the forums. A perm link, gives people a shortcut into a conversation. They could start passing around the perm links for specfic messages. Or worse - quoting them on blogs or out of context. Everything I do here with the software is to try and build community. That is about engaging people in conversation!

It is kinda like rss feeds. We want people engaged in conversations - not drive by visiting of threads that pop up on their rss aggregator.

[Brett_Tabke]

Ian - temp fix for the refresh issue - is to go resubmit your system preferences off of your profile.

[mack]

when using the one click delete function the thread becomes locked. I guess this could be a feature, but sometimes it can make house keeping easier if it's possible to add an explanatory post?

status: error : Post is older than system operator has set to allow.
No Replies Allowed. The thread has been closed.

Thread was under 2 hrs old.

Mack.

[edited by: mack at 3:03 am (utc) on July 10, 2006]

[mack]

When a thread has been deleted it remains on active list. The link goes to a 404.

Mack.

[shri]

Cant read anything beyond page 3.

When I look at a topic in the forumindex I see pages 1,2,3,4,5... when I click on 5, it does not have any posts and the thread navigation show pages 1,2,3

[lawman]

Red balls appear on threads but not on individual unread posts.

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

My email notifications point to addresses like

[webmasterworld.com...]

where it should be

[webmasterworld.com...]

Also as I complete this screen there is no "Do you want an email notification of replies?" tick box. (The codes and smileys boxes are there).

Added: I now realise that the "notification" box disappears after the preview button is pressed.

[edited by: BeeDeeDubbleU at 7:54 am (utc) on July 10, 2006]

[encyclo]

encyclo : Opera and Firefox forums url wrong on index page (fixed)

Still not showing here:

[webmasterworld.com...]
[webmasterworld.com...]

HTML and Browsers
Q&A around the grand topic. HTML, the heart and soul of the net.
Sub-Forums: Opera Browser Usage and Support, Firefox Browser Usage and Support

Thanks for all the explanations Brett!

[lammert]

The featured homepage discussion [webmasterworld.com...] leads to a 404 page, where [webmasterworld.com...] is readable.

[Brett_Tabke]

homepag url bug fixed - thanks.

[lorax]

Brett I assume you saw coop's mention of unread post dates msg#:3000270 above?

[coopster]

Yeah, he put it in the first message as well, lorax.

[jimbeetle]

Just a style thing, but that "report msg" link is really distracting. Would you consider knocking down the font size a bit?

[jatar_k]

thread numbering is messed up

reason being, it isn't taking my settings, looks like it is reading them for the index but inside the thread I am getting multiple pages instead of a single page

as my messages per thread is set fairly high