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  • K Klaus
    23 Dec 2020, 14:51

    @george-k said in Forum Issues:

    @klaus I just got it on my desktop.

    Nothing but "error".

    I tried to post in the "I love my daughter" thread and that's what I got.

    I noticed a few unusual things in the server log that look like they may be related to the issue.

    Dec 20 18:13:30 invalid csrf token
    Dec 20 18:16:59 2020-12-20T17:16:59.479Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6145
    Dec 20 18:16:59 invalid csrf token
    Dec 20 18:17:44 2020-12-20T17:17:44.066Z [4567/289] - error: /api/post/upload
    Dec 20 18:17:44 invalid csrf token
    Dec 20 18:59:22 2020-12-20T17:59:22.577Z [4567/289] - error: /api/admin/plugins/emoji/upload
    Dec 20 18:59:22 invalid csrf token
    Dec 20 18:59:43 2020-12-20T17:59:43.815Z [4567/289] - error: /api/admin/plugins/emoji/upload
    Dec 20 18:59:43 invalid csrf token
    Dec 20 19:05:31 2020-12-20T18:05:31.578Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/5992
    Dec 20 19:05:31 invalid csrf token
    Dec 20 19:05:38 2020-12-20T18:05:38.217Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/5992
    Dec 20 19:05:38 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 03:04:36 2020-12-21T02:04:36.516Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6158
    Dec 21 03:04:36 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 03:04:42 2020-12-21T02:04:42.412Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6158
    Dec 21 03:04:42 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:49:03 2020-12-21T04:49:03.076Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:49:03 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:49:10 2020-12-21T04:49:10.121Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:49:10 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:49:20 2020-12-21T04:49:20.394Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:49:20 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:49:27 2020-12-21T04:49:27.311Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:49:27 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:49:48 2020-12-21T04:49:48.165Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:49:48 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:50:25 2020-12-21T04:50:25.112Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:50:25 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:50:37 2020-12-21T04:50:37.199Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:50:37 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:51:02 2020-12-21T04:51:02.465Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:51:02 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:51:45 2020-12-21T04:51:45.248Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:51:45 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:52:08 2020-12-21T04:52:08.632Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:52:08 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:53:13 2020-12-21T04:53:13.762Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:53:13 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:54:04 2020-12-21T04:54:04.425Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:54:04 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 05:56:03 2020-12-21T04:56:03.381Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 05:56:03 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 13:44:14 2020-12-21T12:44:14.554Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6156
    Dec 21 13:44:14 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 15:33:57 2020-12-21T14:33:57.246Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/5992
    Dec 21 15:33:57 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 16:55:51 2020-12-21T15:55:51.266Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6161
    Dec 21 16:55:51 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 16:55:53 2020-12-21T15:55:53.769Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6161
    Dec 21 16:55:53 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 18:47:45 2020-12-21T17:47:45.229Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6162
    Dec 21 18:47:45 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 19:34:08 2020-12-21T18:34:08.176Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6169
    Dec 21 19:34:08 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 19:34:29 2020-12-21T18:34:29.810Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6169
    Dec 21 19:34:29 invalid csrf token
    Dec 21 23:15:13 2020-12-21T22:15:13.118Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6181
    Dec 21 23:15:13 invalid csrf token
    Dec 22 03:10:16 2020-12-22T02:10:16.072Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6168
    Dec 22 03:10:16 invalid csrf token
    Dec 22 03:52:01 2020-12-22T02:52:01.077Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6162
    Dec 22 03:52:01 invalid csrf token
    Dec 22 16:30:44 2020-12-22T15:30:44.580Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6194
    Dec 22 16:30:44 invalid csrf token
    Dec 22 16:30:49 2020-12-22T15:30:49.395Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6194
    Dec 22 16:30:49 invalid csrf token
    Dec 22 18:07:09 2020-12-22T17:07:09.790Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6185
    Dec 22 18:07:09 invalid csrf token
    Dec 22 19:42:18 2020-12-22T18:42:18.963Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6185
    Dec 22 19:42:18 invalid csrf token
    Dec 22 20:46:02 2020-12-22T19:46:02.965Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6162
    Dec 22 20:46:02 invalid csrf token
    Dec 22 20:49:32 2020-12-22T19:49:32.407Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics
    Dec 22 20:49:32 invalid csrf token
    Dec 22 20:49:45 2020-12-22T19:49:45.332Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics
    Dec 22 20:49:45 invalid csrf token
    Dec 22 20:50:31 2020-12-22T19:50:31.619Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics
    Dec 22 20:50:31 invalid csrf token
    Dec 22 22:17:15 2020-12-22T21:17:15.366Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6203
    Dec 22 22:17:15 invalid csrf token
    Dec 23 03:01:36 2020-12-23T02:01:36.565Z [4567/289] - error: /api/compose
    Dec 23 13:40:06 2020-12-23T12:40:06.399Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6202
    Dec 23 13:40:06 invalid csrf token
    Dec 23 13:40:12 2020-12-23T12:40:12.948Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6202
    Dec 23 13:40:12 invalid csrf token
    Dec 23 13:40:33 2020-12-23T12:40:33.736Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6202
    Dec 23 13:40:33 invalid csrf token
    Dec 23 15:40:14 2020-12-23T14:40:14.852Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6186
    Dec 23 15:40:14 invalid csrf token
    Dec 23 15:41:58 2020-12-23T14:41:58.990Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6186
    Dec 23 15:41:58 invalid csrf token
    Dec 23 15:42:03 2020-12-23T14:42:03.144Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6186
    Dec 23 15:42:03 invalid csrf token
    Dec 23 15:42:25 2020-12-23T14:42:25.363Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6186
    Dec 23 15:42:25 invalid csrf token
    Dec 23 15:42:44 2020-12-23T14:42:44.810Z [4567/289] - error: /api/v3/topics/6186
    Dec 23 15:42:44 invalid csrf token

    CSRF tokens are a mechanism to prevent certain types of "cross-site request forgery" attacks, but my preliminary search for a fix did not yield anything useful. I'll investigate this more. Maybe @mark or @Axtremus have any experience with this kind of web tec?

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    George K
    wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 14:56 last edited by
    #215

    @klaus having fun, are we?

    "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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    • J jon-nyc
      23 Dec 2020, 14:46

      Cool.

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      Klaus
      wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 14:57 last edited by
      #216

      @jon-nyc said in Forum Issues:

      Cool.

      ...and a few minutes ago they've fixed the bug. It's nice to use software with such an active community. We'll still have to wait for the next release, though.

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      • K Klaus
        23 Dec 2020, 14:57

        @jon-nyc said in Forum Issues:

        Cool.

        ...and a few minutes ago they've fixed the bug. It's nice to use software with such an active community. We'll still have to wait for the next release, though.

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        George K
        wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 15:13 last edited by
        #217

        @klaus though different from what we've been used to, it's become head and shoulders better than Tapatalk and even Zetaboards.

        Again, thanks for all your hard work, even if you seem to be enjoying yourself.

        "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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        • J jon-nyc
          23 Dec 2020, 14:11

          I've gotten the naked 'error' message too since the upgrade.

          I don't remember what sequence led to it. In each case (maybe there were two) I refreshed the page and tried again and it worked.

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          Klaus
          wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 15:14 last edited by
          #218

          @jon-nyc said in Forum Issues:

          I've gotten the naked 'error' message too since the upgrade.

          I don't remember what sequence led to it. In each case (maybe there were two) I refreshed the page and tried again and it worked.

          @Larry for the time being - until the bug is fixed - refreshing the page (via the browser's "reload" button) might be a quicker way to work around the issue than rebooting your tablet.

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          • G George K
            23 Dec 2020, 14:56

            @klaus having fun, are we?

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            Copper
            wrote on 23 Dec 2020, 18:20 last edited by
            #219

            @george-k said in Forum Issues:

            @klaus having fun, are we?

            Try using a valid csrf token

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              Klaus
              wrote on 28 Dec 2020, 10:22 last edited by
              #220

              I've deactivated the extended markdown plugin. The reason I installed it originally was to enable spoilers; the rest of the features was, as far as I can see, never used by anyone. We now have a better spoiler plugin and the editor for posts now looks less cluttered. Let me know if you miss that plugin.

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              • G George K
                23 Dec 2020, 12:42

                @klaus I just got it on my desktop.

                Nothing but "error".

                I tried to post in the "I love my daughter" thread and that's what I got.

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                Klaus
                wrote on 28 Dec 2020, 10:26 last edited by Klaus
                #221

                Nothing but "error".

                @george-k and everyone else who has this error occasionally:

                I reported this behavior to the NodeBB developers and got this reply.

                it is exceeding difficult to debug because it just doesn't reproduce for the majority of users.

                You're the first I've heard reporting this issue, so I'd need to know what's special about your users, how many are affected, etc.

                Perhaps it is related to long-lived browser windows... if in a different tab they've logged out and back in, then the CSRF token is indeed expired. That would cause the error you see.

                If this "Error" stuff shows up again, you could help by trying to identify the exact circumstances under which it happens. That would be an important step towards making the problem reproducible, which means that it becomes fixeable.

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                • K Klaus
                  28 Dec 2020, 10:26

                  Nothing but "error".

                  @george-k and everyone else who has this error occasionally:

                  I reported this behavior to the NodeBB developers and got this reply.

                  it is exceeding difficult to debug because it just doesn't reproduce for the majority of users.

                  You're the first I've heard reporting this issue, so I'd need to know what's special about your users, how many are affected, etc.

                  Perhaps it is related to long-lived browser windows... if in a different tab they've logged out and back in, then the CSRF token is indeed expired. That would cause the error you see.

                  If this "Error" stuff shows up again, you could help by trying to identify the exact circumstances under which it happens. That would be an important step towards making the problem reproducible, which means that it becomes fixeable.

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                  George K
                  wrote on 28 Dec 2020, 13:14 last edited by
                  #222

                  @klaus said in Forum Issues:

                  If this "Error" stuff shows up again, you could help by trying to identify the exact circumstances under which it happens.

                  Will do. Hasn't happened in a while.

                  "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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                    mark
                    wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 02:59 last edited by
                    #223

                    Darkly mode (any dark background theme actually) has a fucked up search result font color. Can't even see it.

                    2021-01-12-20-54-22-Unread-Topics-The-New-Coffee-Room.png

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                    • markM mark
                      13 Jan 2021, 02:59

                      Darkly mode (any dark background theme actually) has a fucked up search result font color. Can't even see it.

                      2021-01-12-20-54-22-Unread-Topics-The-New-Coffee-Room.png

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                      Rainman
                      wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 04:36 last edited by
                      #224

                      @mark said in Forum Issues:

                      Darkly mode (any dark background theme actually) has a fucked up search result font color. Can't even see it.

                      2021-01-12-20-54-22-Unread-Topics-The-New-Coffee-Room.png

                      Mark, I'd be glad to help.
                      What are you looking for?

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                      • RainmanR Rainman
                        13 Jan 2021, 04:36

                        @mark said in Forum Issues:

                        Darkly mode (any dark background theme actually) has a fucked up search result font color. Can't even see it.

                        2021-01-12-20-54-22-Unread-Topics-The-New-Coffee-Room.png

                        Mark, I'd be glad to help.
                        What are you looking for?

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 04:37 last edited by
                        #225

                        @rainman lol

                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                          Klaus
                          wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 08:49 last edited by
                          #226

                          Hm, I tried "Darkly" and the fonts loook OK.

                          5eb50580-f680-4421-8923-b442791812c1-image.png

                          Maybe an issue with the particular browser you are using?

                          markM 1 Reply Last reply 13 Jan 2021, 12:03
                          • K Klaus
                            13 Jan 2021, 08:49

                            Hm, I tried "Darkly" and the fonts loook OK.

                            5eb50580-f680-4421-8923-b442791812c1-image.png

                            Maybe an issue with the particular browser you are using?

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                            mark
                            wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 12:03 last edited by
                            #227

                            @klaus Nothing to do with the browser. Happens with any browser on Mac or PC.

                            Your screenshot is not what i'm talking about. That's why I included a screen shot.

                            Click the magnifying glass icon in the upper right section of the page.

                            As you type, the "look ahead search" produces a list of results. The look ahead search result list font color is what i'm talking about.

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                              Klaus
                              wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 12:10 last edited by
                              #228

                              Oh, now I see. I can reproduce the problem.

                              Luckily, you are an administrator of this forum, and you have IT skills, hence I hereby happily shift the burden of investigating the issue to you 🙂

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                                Aqua Letifer
                                wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 15:42 last edited by
                                #229

                                Bad UX form to use ultra thin fonts in header material.

                                Just sayin', because I'm a dick and Klaus knows this. But he could use Comic Sans and it'd be okay. Thanks for all you're doing, it's crazy how many features you were able to add while keeping it bot-free.

                                Please love yourself.

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                                  jodi
                                  wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 15:51 last edited by jodi
                                  #230

                                  I’m having a hard time reading everything here compared to yesterday, has something changed? Everything seems smaller. (On my iPad - maybe it’s just me, and I need to put on my other glasses. But it looks different. )

                                  markM 1 Reply Last reply 13 Jan 2021, 16:09
                                  • jodiJ jodi
                                    13 Jan 2021, 15:51

                                    I’m having a hard time reading everything here compared to yesterday, has something changed? Everything seems smaller. (On my iPad - maybe it’s just me, and I need to put on my other glasses. But it looks different. )

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                                    mark
                                    wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 16:09 last edited by
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                                    @jodi said in Forum Issues:

                                    I’m having a hard time reading everything here compared to yesterday, has something changed? Everything seems smaller. (On my iPad - maybe it’s just me, and I need to put on my other glasses. But it looks different. )

                                    Jodi,

                                    Post a screen shot. That might be my fault. I inadvertently clicked on the darkly skin in admin control and forgot to look at what it was set at before I did that. So I just picked the first one on the admin screen.

                                    Klaus, does selecting a skin on the admin panel set the default skin? I was not aware of that. I thought I could inspect and or modify the attributes of the skin. My bad.

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                                      Copper
                                      wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 17:13 last edited by Copper
                                      #232

                                      Yes, a new font is used on the General Discussion
                                      directory page, it is less bold (skinnier lines) and darker color that blends with the background - needs more contrast between letters and the background and bolder font

                                      It is hard too tell the difference between read and unread threads because the colors are similar and dark

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                                      • markM mark
                                        13 Jan 2021, 16:09

                                        @jodi said in Forum Issues:

                                        I’m having a hard time reading everything here compared to yesterday, has something changed? Everything seems smaller. (On my iPad - maybe it’s just me, and I need to put on my other glasses. But it looks different. )

                                        Jodi,

                                        Post a screen shot. That might be my fault. I inadvertently clicked on the darkly skin in admin control and forgot to look at what it was set at before I did that. So I just picked the first one on the admin screen.

                                        Klaus, does selecting a skin on the admin panel set the default skin? I was not aware of that. I thought I could inspect and or modify the attributes of the skin. My bad.

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                                        Klaus
                                        wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 18:15 last edited by
                                        #233

                                        @mark said in Forum Issues:

                                        Klaus, does selecting a skin on the admin panel set the default skin? I was not aware of that. I thought I could inspect and or modify the attributes of the skin. My bad.

                                        I don't know, but I also noticed that the forum looks different now. Maybe you can revert what you did?

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                                          Klaus
                                          wrote on 13 Jan 2021, 18:20 last edited by Klaus
                                          #234

                                          I changed the default skin to "Paper".

                                          It looks similar to what we had before but I'm not 100% sure it's exactly like what we had before Mark screwed things up.

                                          Thoughts?

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