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    Mik
    wrote on 14 Dec 2020, 00:09 last edited by
    #183

    Hey, they are back!

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      Klaus
      wrote on 14 Dec 2020, 09:45 last edited by
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      Another new thing in NodeBB seems to be the support for RSS. Notice these buttons?

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      I have no experience with RSS feeds, but they may provide a useful novel interface to the forum, e.g. on mobile devices.

      But from what I can see, the feature can also be disabled. I'll leave it on for a while; if nobody is using it, I'll probably disable it to declutter the interface.

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      • K Klaus
        14 Dec 2020, 09:45

        Another new thing in NodeBB seems to be the support for RSS. Notice these buttons?

        de845a00-af4c-44fd-af4c-31aa5161fbd8-image.png

        I have no experience with RSS feeds, but they may provide a useful novel interface to the forum, e.g. on mobile devices.

        But from what I can see, the feature can also be disabled. I'll leave it on for a while; if nobody is using it, I'll probably disable it to declutter the interface.

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        Klaus
        wrote on 14 Dec 2020, 09:52 last edited by Klaus
        #185

        Turns out we also have a new and improved spoiler tag.

        It doesn't show the content anymore in the topic preview (which @jon-nyc and others hated).

        In fact, I just experimented with it a little and it turns out that the spoiler content is not even loaded from the server unless the button to un-hide it is pressed.

        :::

        123456
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        I'll probably try to disable the "old" spoiler function, then.

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          Klaus
          wrote on 14 Dec 2020, 09:52 last edited by Klaus
          #186
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            Mik
            wrote on 14 Dec 2020, 14:18 last edited by
            #187

            Very cool. again, thanks for all your work on this forum, Klaus. It is appreciated.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              Copper
              wrote on 16 Dec 2020, 19:01 last edited by
              #188

              The top part (Title) of the thread being read is chopped off by the forum header.

              Like this

              ![alt text](78bfc5f8-0c3a-4dcf-89d6-ae00b8777bad-image.png image url)

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                Rainman
                wrote on 16 Dec 2020, 20:32 last edited by
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                Not for me, Copper.
                Maybe it's one of those size vs. percentage things.

                I do need to decrease the size of the browser window in order to post, as for me it's chopped off at the bottom. If I don't shrink the size, I end up typing where I can't see what I type. It's no big deal, I figured out how to get around the problem (by decreasing the size of the browser window).

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                  Klaus
                  wrote on 18 Dec 2020, 14:43 last edited by Klaus
                  #190

                  I need to shut down and restart the whole server for an update to a core component. This may take a while and I estimate the risk that this will completely ruin the forum to be around 0.272819%.

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                  • K Klaus
                    18 Dec 2020, 14:43

                    I need to shut down and restart the whole server for an update to a core component. This may take a while and I estimate the risk that this will completely ruin the forum to be around 0.272819%.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 18 Dec 2020, 15:15 last edited by
                    #191

                    @klaus said in Forum Issues:

                    I estimate the risk that this will completely ruin the forum to be around 0.272819%.

                    Please show your work?

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • G George K
                      18 Dec 2020, 15:15

                      @klaus said in Forum Issues:

                      I estimate the risk that this will completely ruin the forum to be around 0.272819%.

                      Please show your work?

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                      Klaus
                      wrote on 18 Dec 2020, 15:26 last edited by
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                      @george-k said in Forum Issues:

                      @klaus said in Forum Issues:

                      I estimate the risk that this will completely ruin the forum to be around 0.272819%.

                      Please show your work?

                      This thread is topic #191 and today is 20201218.

                      288.548486 * 191 / 20201218 = 0.272819%.

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                        16 Dec 2020, 19:01

                        The top part (Title) of the thread being read is chopped off by the forum header.

                        Like this

                        ![alt text](78bfc5f8-0c3a-4dcf-89d6-ae00b8777bad-image.png image url)

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                        Copper
                        wrote on 18 Dec 2020, 19:09 last edited by
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                        @copper said in Forum Issues:

                        The top part (Title) of the thread being read is chopped off by the forum header.

                        Like this

                        ![alt text](78bfc5f8-0c3a-4dcf-89d6-ae00b8777bad-image.png image url)

                        I found the problem

                        If you Ctrl+mouse wheel
                        you can change the heading configuration and the whole page configuration

                        It's kind of a zoom function I think.

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                          Larry
                          wrote on 18 Dec 2020, 20:04 last edited by
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                          I use a tablet to get here. For the last several days I can open the forum like always, but if I try to post something it says "error" and won't post. I have to reboot the tablet first. Then when I come back and go to the thread I was trying to post in, click "reply", it pulls up what I wrote and I just simply hit the send icon and it records my post.

                          Why?

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                            George K
                            wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 00:23 last edited by
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                            Perhaps it's just me, but if I try to post something - a new topic, and then decide not to, by clicking the "X" in the upper left hand corner, nothing happens, and the only way to not post something is to delete the topic.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • G George K
                              23 Dec 2020, 00:23

                              Perhaps it's just me, but if I try to post something - a new topic, and then decide not to, by clicking the "X" in the upper left hand corner, nothing happens, and the only way to not post something is to delete the topic.

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                              Horace
                              wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 01:23 last edited by
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                              @george-k I’ve noticed that too. A workaround that works for me is to hit the back button on the browser.

                              Education is extremely important.

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 02:03 last edited by
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                                George - it seems odd but try this.

                                AFTER you hit the X and nothing happens, hit the little minus sign next to it. You’ll then get the dialog box to close.

                                It’s weird but I noticed the difference when Klaus fucked everything up did the last upgrade.

                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                • J jon-nyc
                                  23 Dec 2020, 02:03

                                  George - it seems odd but try this.

                                  AFTER you hit the X and nothing happens, hit the little minus sign next to it. You’ll then get the dialog box to close.

                                  It’s weird but I noticed the difference when Klaus fucked everything up did the last upgrade.

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 02:17 last edited by
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                                  @jon-nyc said in Forum Issues:

                                  AFTER you hit the X and nothing happens, hit the little minus sign next to it. You’ll then get the dialog box to close.
                                  It’s weird but I noticed the difference when Klaus fucked everything up did the last upgrade.

                                  Interesting.

                                  Thanks. I'll try the next time I change my mind.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    Klaus
                                    wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 07:28 last edited by
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                                    Hmm. I’ll look into it. It’s possible, though, that all I can do is wait for the devs to fix the bug or maybe downgrade to an old version.

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                                    • G George K
                                      23 Dec 2020, 00:23

                                      Perhaps it's just me, but if I try to post something - a new topic, and then decide not to, by clicking the "X" in the upper left hand corner, nothing happens, and the only way to not post something is to delete the topic.

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                                      Klaus
                                      wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 09:09 last edited by Klaus
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                                      @george-k said in Forum Issues:

                                      Perhaps it's just me, but if I try to post something - a new topic, and then decide not to, by clicking the "X" in the upper left hand corner, nothing happens, and the only way to not post something is to delete the topic.

                                      You mean the "Discard" button on the upper right corner?

                                      I tried to reproduce the error. I pressed on "New Topic", entered some text, then pressed "Discard" and then confirmed the "Are you sure?" dialog. It worked fine. I tried this with three different browsers (Edge, Chrome, Safari), each time with the same result.

                                      I also don't understand the "delete the topic" part. You cannot delete a topic that wasn't posted first (?).

                                      Could you tell me exactly how you get to the problem? Maybe a screenshot would help, too.

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                                        23 Dec 2020, 02:03

                                        George - it seems odd but try this.

                                        AFTER you hit the X and nothing happens, hit the little minus sign next to it. You’ll then get the dialog box to close.

                                        It’s weird but I noticed the difference when Klaus fucked everything up did the last upgrade.

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                                        Klaus
                                        wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 09:12 last edited by
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                                        @jon-nyc said in Forum Issues:

                                        AFTER you hit the X and nothing happens, hit the little minus sign next to it.

                                        Minus sign next to?

                                        Now I'm really confused.

                                        Could you post a screenshot?

                                        The only buttons I have are these:

                                        bc5cfd3e-3391-4e2c-b442-d602ef00b383-image.png

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                                        • K Klaus
                                          23 Dec 2020, 09:12

                                          @jon-nyc said in Forum Issues:

                                          AFTER you hit the X and nothing happens, hit the little minus sign next to it.

                                          Minus sign next to?

                                          Now I'm really confused.

                                          Could you post a screenshot?

                                          The only buttons I have are these:

                                          bc5cfd3e-3391-4e2c-b442-d602ef00b383-image.png

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                                          Klaus
                                          wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 09:15 last edited by Klaus
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                                          Wait, do you mean the Mac OS window buttons?

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                                          It would have never in 200 years occured to me that anyone would use these buttons to discard a post.

                                          But what do you mean by "nothing happens"? The window doesn't close or what? Or do you merely mean that the window to post shows up again when you load the forum page again? In the latter case, I believe this is intended to be a feature and not a bug.

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