PF5 Problems & Errors: Report & Discuss

  • Thread starter Thread starter Greg Bernhardt
  • Start date Start date
Click For Summary
This discussion focuses on reporting various errors and functional problems with PF5. Users have noted issues with the messaging system, including incorrect alert counts on the bell icon and problems with MathJax when editing posts containing LaTeX code. There are also concerns about the mobile view being limited to a single column, which affects usability on larger screens. Additionally, users reported missing features like the post count and the option to set titles and descriptions for media uploads. Overall, the thread serves as a platform for users to highlight these issues while the site undergoes improvements.
  • #181
Borg said:
Where?
actually just using the "mark forums read" link in the top forums navigation will do the trick
 
Physics news on Phys.org
  • #182
Borg said:
They all get marked as read as soon as you click on the alert symbol anyway
That depends on your settings. See #156.
 
  • #183
Greg Bernhardt said:
actually just using the "mark forums read" link in the top forums navigation will do the trick
Oh that's where it's hiding...
Orodruin said:
That depends on your settings. See #156.
I never set that so it must be a default.
 
  • Like
Likes Greg Bernhardt
  • #184
Borg said:
I never set that so it must be a default.
The default is that dropping the alert menu marks alerts as read. As evident from earlier in this conversation, it took me some time to find the setting ... :sorry:
 
  • Like
Likes Borg
  • #185
Wrichik Basu said:
1. I know that font size can be changed using BBCodes. Can you put an icon that can increase or decrease text size, like in MS word?

I tried to keep the mobile toolbar one line to keep it slim. Looks like I didn't even manage that. I suppose not many are using tables on mobile, we could put font size there instead. What is your phone screen width?

Wrichik Basu said:
2. Can you put an option for toggle case?

Not likely going to happen

Wrichik Basu said:
3. Inline codes can be written using BBCodes. Can this be simplified? For example, we can write Latex by $$ and ##. Can anything similar be made for internal codes, so as to simplify the writing? It's time consuming to write every time.

I'm confused, why can't you use the shortcode on mobile? What is internal codes?
 
  • #186
Greg Bernhardt said:
I'm confused, why can't you use the shortcode on mobile? What is internal codes?
Typo, inline codes. Anyways, ignore it. I'll manage.
Greg Bernhardt said:
I tried to keep the mobile toolbar one line to keep it slim. Looks like I didn't even manage that. I suppose not many are using tables on mobile, we could put font size there instead. What is your phone screen width?
According to this source, the screen size is 5.5 inches. Don't know if that is the screen width. By the way, I have "desktop site" switched on.
 
  • #187
Greg Bernhardt said:
I tried to keep the mobile toolbar one line to keep it slim. Looks like I didn't even manage that. I suppose not many are using tables on mobile, we could put font size there instead. What is your phone screen width?
bold by me

YES! Thanks.
 
  • #188
Some of the threads in Unanswered Threads are very old threads. (I didn't read all the posts in this thread, so perhaps that's been mentioned before.)
 
  • #190
Ibix said:
Nothing I said appears to have been quoted.
It's possible @Dale quoted you and then removed it?
 
  • Like
Likes Ibix
  • #191
Interesting, yes I did exactly that. At first I was going to reply to @Ibix and explain experimentally what it means to “see three pointlike objects”. But then I decided to make the post a little more general and include comments about mass. So instead I quoted the OP
 
  • Like
Likes Ibix and Greg Bernhardt
  • #192
Greg Bernhardt said:
It's possible @Dale quoted you and then removed it?
So the "quoted you" is triggered if you reply/quote even if you decide not to include it? Or @Dale posted something with a quote from me (generating the alert) then edited the post to remove my quote?
 
  • #193
Ibix said:
Or @Dale posted something with a quote from me (generating the alert) then edited the post to remove my quote?
This
 
  • Informative
Likes Ibix
  • #194
How can 'damping questions' appear in unanswered ?

243509
It's from April 18 and has 6 posts !
 
  • #195
BvU said:
It's from April 18 and has 6 posts !
hmmm not there now
 
  • #196
Yes it is !
243511
 
  • #198
nm I see it, it's a redirect as the thread has been moved and it's picked up as no post for the mech forum.
 
  • #199
Peculiar definition of the term 'unanswered' :biggrin:
 
  • Haha
Likes Greg Bernhardt
  • #202
Hi Greg:

I apologize if this "complaint" does not belong in this thread.

In the previous interface there was a feature that listed all the threads for which I had indicated my desire to "watch" it. That was very useful for finding older threads I wanted to read again. My current attempts to find and reread an old thread by using some search words I think might be helpful has rarely been helpful since at my age my memory is not so good. I hope some time soon that feature might be restored.

Regards,
Buzz
 
  • #203
Buzz Bloom said:
In the previous interface there was a feature that listed all the threads for which I had indicated my desire to "watch" it. That was very useful for finding older threads I wanted to read again.
https://www.physicsforums.com/watched/threads
 
  • Like
Likes Buzz Bloom
  • #205
Wrichik Basu said:
@Greg Bernhardt did you remove the new videos widget in the side panel in the home page?
Looking into it.
 
  • Like
Likes Wrichik Basu
  • #208
There does seem to be some wrapping issues, but for the table example I'm not sure what could be done. How could that be wrapped? It should probably be converted to the new editor table. Even then it might not work. Not enough width.
 
  • #209
Greg Bernhardt said:
but for the table example I'm not sure what could be done. How could that be wrapped? It should probably be converted to the new editor table. Even then it might not work. Not enough width.
You can fit the table within the space where the posts are normally visible, and enable horizontal scrolling.
 
  • #210
I have specified line breaks to help force wrap equations, doesn't help tables. Let me know if that makes things better or worse.

Wrichik Basu said:
You can fit the table within the space where the posts are normally visible, and enable horizontal scrolling.
I think that is something that would need to be added in the mathjax library.
 

Similar threads

  • · Replies 24 ·
Replies
24
Views
3K
  • · Replies 69 ·
3
Replies
69
Views
11K
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
1K
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7
Views
3K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
3K
Replies
2
Views
1K
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7
Views
1K
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10
Views
3K
Replies
3
Views
1K