PF5 Problems & Errors: Report & Discuss

[Borg]

Click on Alerts -> Show All
Select Mark all as read - they get marked as read on this page
Go to https://www.physicsforums.com/watched/threads?unread=0 - Still marked as unread.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

Click on Alerts -> Show All
Select Mark all as read - they get marked as read on this page
Go to https://www.physicsforums.com/watched/threads?unread=0 - Still marked as unread.

Marking alerts "read" is not related to marking watched threads "read".

 

[Borg]

They all get marked as read as soon as you click on the alert symbol anyway so what's the purpose of that selection? If it only applies to the alert list that's fine. What I was looking for was a way to mark all of my threads as having been read.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

What I was looking for was a way to mark all of my threads as having been read.

That can be done from the watched threads page

 

[Borg]

That can be done from the watched threads page

Where?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Where?

actually just using the "mark forums read" link in the top forums navigation will do the trick

 

[Orodruin]

They all get marked as read as soon as you click on the alert symbol anyway

That depends on your settings. See #156.

 

[Borg]

actually just using the "mark forums read" link in the top forums navigation will do the trick

Oh that's where it's hiding...

That depends on your settings. See #156.

I never set that so it must be a default.

 

[Orodruin]

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 ...

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

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?

2. Can you put an option for toggle case?

Not likely going to happen

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?

 

[Wrichik Basu]

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.

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.

 

[dlgoff]

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.

 

[Stephen Tashi]

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.)

 

[Ibix]

I have an alert telling me that Dale quoted my post and linking here: https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...rate-particle-or-compound.971722/post-6178093. But Dale quoted Ksheva, and clicking on the "Ksheva said" link takes you to Ksheva's post. Nothing I said appears to have been quoted.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Nothing I said appears to have been quoted.

It's possible @Dale quoted you and then removed it?

 

[Dale]

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

 

[Ibix]

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?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Or @Dale posted something with a quote from me (generating the alert) then edited the post to remove my quote?

This

 

[BvU]

How can 'damping questions' appear in unanswered ?

It's from April 18 and has 6 posts !

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

It's from April 18 and has 6 posts !

hmmm not there now

 

[BvU]

Yes it is !

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Yes it is !

What forum are you in?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

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.

 

[BvU]

Peculiar definition of the term 'unanswered'

 

[Stephen Tashi]

Another example:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...for-a-given-dynamical-system-robotics.970821/ shows as an unanswered thread in the DIY forum.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Another example:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...for-a-given-dynamical-system-robotics.970821/ shows as an unanswered thread in the DIY forum.

Another redirect, I’ll look into fixing

 

[Buzz Bloom]

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

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

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

 

[Wrichik Basu]

@Greg Bernhardt did you remove the new videos widget in the side panel in the home page?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

@Greg Bernhardt did you remove the new videos widget in the side panel in the home page?

Looking into it.

 

[jim mcnamara]

Latex issue?
The equation runs out of bounds in the OP's question:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/derivation-of-differential-chapman-kolmogorov-equation.972377/

 

[Wrichik Basu]

Latex issue?
The equation run out of bounds in the OP's question:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/derivation-of-differential-chapman-kolmogorov-equation.972377/

I faced the same in this thread:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/guide-to-using-latex.617570/

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

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.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

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.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I have specified line breaks to help force wrap equations, doesn't help tables. Let me know if that makes things better or worse.

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.