PF5 Problems & Errors: Report & Discuss

[The Bill]

When you say two column, are you referring to the sidebar or the sub forum list on the homepage? In chrome developer tools the sidebar snaps back at 1080.

Here's a representative screenshot partway down the front page:

 

[mfb]

Is there a need to use the mobile version with such a large resolution?

 

[The Bill]

Is there a need to use the mobile version with such a large resolution?

1: The desktop version doesn't feel as good to use as the mobile version on this touchscreen. Especially within threads. The current desktop version on this screen isn't as easy to use as the previous mobile version was.
2: Even if it did, that's still an extra step I'd have to take every time I visit the site. As it is, the "best" workaround involves flopping back and forth between mobile and desktop when going between different parts of the site. And even if I could automate that, it still feels worse to use than the previous version of the site did.

The net effect for me is that I use the site much less than I used to because it's frustrating and disappointing.

I generally like the new version. It's better once I'm in a thread.

I regret explaining myself just now, and I'm not sure why. Oh well. I don't think I'm being rude, so I'll post this anyway in case it serves some purpose.

 

[phinds]

Alert stuck on

Greg, I get the alert for the Jim Hardy memorial thread and have ever since the thread was posted, and it won't go away. I've clicked on it, reset my browser, etc but it just won't stop showing up (along with any other alerts I get, but they all go away properly). Is it just me or is it that way on purpose for a while?

 

[Ibix]

Alert stuck on

In preferences there are two check boxes:
Alerts pop-up skips mark read
Alerts page skips mark read
If you have both ticked, you seem not to be able to dismiss Greg's announcement alerts.

Workaround is to uncheck one or other, go to the alerts pop up or alerts page (which marks the alert read), then go back to preferences and check the box again if you want.

 

[phinds]

In preferences there are two check boxes:
Alerts pop-up skips mark read
Alerts page skips mark read
If you have both ticked, you seem not to be able to dismiss Greg's announcement alerts.

Yes, that was the case. Both were checked.

Workaround is to uncheck one or other, go to the alerts pop up or alerts page (which marks the alert read), then go back to preferences and check the box again if you want.

Excellent. Did the job. Thanks.

 

[Tom.G]

A post missing the counter for Posts or Likes. (Post 16)
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/photo-of-quantum-entanglement.974694/post-6209116

 

[phinds]

I see that in that same post the poster's icon is not clickable the way it should be. Weird.

 

[Tom.G]

Hmm... a bug for a Zero day attack?

 

[phinds]

Hmm... a bug for a Zero day attack?

But why that particular post, I wonder.

 

[Ibix]

I suspect it's a "ban me and remove my name from everything" request that's been granted for some reason (you can find the original username fairly simply). There is at least one other user I'm aware of whose name is also not a link, but isn't just a member number.

 

[mfb]

Yes, the account has been removed.
This is the intended behavior of the forum.

 

[StatGuy2000]

Hi @Greg Bernhardt . I was trying to use the Search advanced feature to find threads where 2 (or more) PF members have contributed.

However, every time I enter 2 PFS member names, (under "Posted by:" with PFS Member X and Member Y) I only see cases where posts by Member X or Member Y, not Member X and Member Y. Is there a way to use the AND option in searches?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Is there a way to use the AND option in searches?

AND works for keywords not users

 

[StatGuy2000]

AND works for keywords not users

That's a shame, as I would like to see AND expand for users as well (since there are cases where I would want to look up posts of 2 different PF users in a thread). I seem to recall that the previous version of PF had this capability. Is this something that is possible to update in the future?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I seem to recall that the previous version of PF had this capability. Is this something that is possible to update in the future?

hmmm I don't remember, but I would think not because the software doesn't often remove features. I can put in a request for the devs to put it into core, but since this is the first time I've heard this request, I don't think it will happen anytime soon.

 

[StatGuy2000]

hmmm I don't remember, but I would think not because the software doesn't often remove features. I can put in a request for the devs to put it into core, but since this is the first time I've heard this request, I don't think it will happen anytime soon.

Thanks Greg. No rush, just a nice-to-have in my personal opinion.

If it's too much trouble to implement, and/or if not enough others are interested, then no need to proceed any further.

 

[BillTre]

Recent weird occurrences:

• I noticed today that (for me at least) the emoticon for liking (or whatever) a post for informative has changed to a red thumbs down symbol. However, when you hover over it, it still says informative.
• A day or two ago, I had a post I wrote and saved as a draft. When I returned to it, the links I had inserted had expanded and propagated greatly. They encompassed whole paragraphs (rather than a word or two) and made separate links in neighboring paragraphs.

 

[fresh_42]

A day or two ago, I had a post I wrote and saved as a draft. When I returned to it, the links I had inserted had expanded and propagated greatly. They encompassed whole paragraphs (rather than a word or two) and made separate links in neighboring paragraphs.

You can differentiate between a link like
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/postindex/#toggle-id-1and a link like
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/postindex/#toggle-id-1
but it is complicated.

First, insert the link and click "Post Reply".
Second, re-enter under the "Edit" option.
Third, click "Toggle BB-Code".
Fourth, change the entry unfurl="true" to unfurl="false" at the link's URL tag or delete it.
Fifth, don't forget to click on "Toggle BB-Code" again, since otherwise you will get strange edit behaviour next time you use the editor.
Sixth, click "Save".

 

[BillTre]

Maybe I was not clear.
I fixed the links before I posted the post and it came out OK.

and a link like
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/postindex/#toggle-id-1
but it is complicated.

A link like the above would have expanded after saving the draft and then reopening it, such that the blue covered the whole paragraph it was in as well as neighboring paragraphs.

The emoticons I am referring to show whether I like a post or had some other opinion about them.
Nothing special.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

I noticed today that (for me at least) the emoticon for liking (or whatever) a post for informative has changed to a red thumbs down symbol. However, when you hover over it, it still says informative.

Seems that informative is removed and changed to dislike button:

The last one seems to be new too.

 

[BillTre]

Seems that informative is removed and changed to dislike button:

But is still labelled informative if you hover over it.

I like the skeptical one. I have already used it.

 

[fresh_42]

These are mine:

at least here.

 

[BillTre]

Mine look justt like @Wrichik Basu's.

Two continents to one, you lose.

 

[fresh_42]

Mine look justt like @Wrichik Basu's.

Two continents to one, you lose.

I get those with Opera! (Haven't installed Firefox here.)

 

[BillTre]

Using Firefox on a Mac.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Clear your browser caches

 

[fresh_42]

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\text{ Anger Icon } & \text{ Info Icon } & \text{ unclear }\\
\hline \\
\text{ Chrome Mac, Android } & \text{ Chrome PC } & \text{ both effects reported on different OS }\\
\text{ FireFox (Mac, W10) }& \text{ Firefox (W7) } &\text{ both effects reported on different OS }\\
\text{ Opera } && \text{ Edge }\\
&&\text{ IE }\\
&&\text{ Safari }\\
&&\text{ Maxthon }\\
&&\text{ Rockmelt }\\
&&\text{ Seamonkey }\\
&&\text{ DeepNet }
\end{array}

Clear your browser caches

No change in Opera.

 

[BillTre]

Cleared my browser caches, no change.

 

[BillTre]

Just tried Chrome and it looks like it does on Firefox (red thumbs down and red skeptical).