PF5 Problems & Errors: Report & Discuss

[Tom.G]

Reference: https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...elp-bar-see-attached-file.969866/post-6160330

I click on the image that is attached thereto and...
When the image overlay comes up, the fourth icon in the upper right (the one with the downarrow) seems to indicate Download (no dropdown labels for those buttons), but no download occurs and no file is written to disk. The image is replicated as an additional layer without any icons or source reference.

The only way to dismiss this second layer is with the browser Back button. Then the thread text flashes briefly, followed by return of the image with the buttons present and functional.

 

[Orodruin]

It seems problem statement and relevant equations cannot be quoted.

 

[Tom.G]

1 bug + 2 significant annoyances.

Ref: "MY PF" -> "Search" page:
1) ignores the "Posted by:" field when returning results.
2) doesn't allow opening a result thread in a new tab, requiring re-entry of search terms to look at the rest of the results.
3) returns only 5 results regardless of subject

Try:
Keywords: dehumidifier
Posted by: Tom.G
returns results to which I have not posted.
must start the search over again to look at subsequent results.

 

[DrClaude]

Try:
Keywords: dehumidifier
Posted by: Tom.G
returns results to which I have not posted.
must start the search over again to look at subsequent results.

Works correctly for me.

 

[morrobay]

What happened to the background information on the members option : Location, education...?

 

[BvU]

It's under the about tag (click on the member name and then click on the member name)

 

[jim hardy]

Can "log out" become visible without that extra click&drag down ?

 

[Wrichik Basu]

This is a feature request. On the home page, the widget "members online now" is visible on the sidebar. Could this be visible in other pages also, eg. when I am viewing a forum or when I am viewing a thread? The sidebar is already present, maybe just add the widget?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

The sidebar is already present, maybe just add the widget?

I thought you were on mobile mostly :) Visually the sticky sidebar works best if if it's compact and everything fits on above the fold otherwise there is a weird effect. I'll play with it a bit.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

I thought you were on mobile mostly :

I am on mobile almost always, but with Desktop view turned on. Otherwise I can't get the proper feeling that I'm here

 

[Tom.G]

Bug!
I clicked "Like" on post #8 of https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/where-to-learn-how-to-design-circuits.942515/post-5962999
And it thought I was @Asymptotic.
As far as I know I'm still Tom.G. Out-of-body experience?

Hmm, just went back and "Liked" again and it worked. Database collision with one transaction dropped? Oh well, probably rare.

 

[Tom.G]

The "Alerts" page does not indicate which have been seen and which are new, kinda needed.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

The "Alerts" page does not indicate which have been seen and which are new, kinda needed.

Which alerts or threads have been seen?

 

[Tom.G]

Which alerts or threads have been seen?

That's what I was trying express... or was that a question you were asking of me?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

That's what I was trying express... or was that a question you were asking of me?

Do you mean threads because there is no way for us to detect which alerts your eyes have seen

 

[Tom.G]

Yes, threads. They show in the Forums with/without highlighting for not/have been visited, but not on the Alerts page.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Yes, threads. They show in the Forums with/without highlighting for not/have been visited, but not on the Alerts page.

Alerts and Watched threads are different. For watched thread data use this page
https://www.physicsforums.com/watched/threads

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

btw once you visit the alert page or alert drop down, the system will assume you'e seen the alerts and mark the alerts seen. again this is different than watched threads.

 

[Tom.G]

I was referring to the alert dropdown. But the one you triggered by quoting my post had me examining more closely. The seen ones have a "mark unread" post script, which was apparently too subtle for me to spot earlier. Sorry!

 

[Tom.G]

Uhmm, then again, I haven't tried closing then re-opening the Alerts dropdown to see what it does with un-visited alerts.

Are we supposed to remember which ones we've seen or haven't seen. The Forums take on that "remember" workload much better than my volatile memory does.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Are we supposed to remember which ones we've seen or haven't seen.

How can the system know which alert your eyes have seen?

 

[Tom.G]

How can the system know which alert your eyes have seen?

Unknown, but my (poorly worded) comment intended to reference posts in the list that were visited, either via the Alerts list, or perhaps independently after the Alert was created. As distinct from having seen the list. Just like a to-do list where you cross out the items as they are completed, not every time you read the list.

 

[Orodruin]

Unknown, but my (poorly worded) comment intended to reference posts in the list that were visited, either via the Alerts list, or perhaps independently after the Alert was created. As distinct from having seen the list. Just like a to-do list where you cross out the items as they are completed, not every time you read the list.

I agree with this. It is how it used to work in PF4 and at least it used to be important to make sure to visit those threads or you would not get any further alerts from them. I believe it is how many users are used to going through their alerts. It used to be that if you went to your alerts, unread threads or new alerts were specifically marked, letting you know what was actually new since last you visited.

 

[OCR]

And it thought I was Asymptotic.

Oh my !

You should immediately contact your support group. . . no delay. .

I agree with this.

Oh my !

I should immediately contact my support group. . . no delay. . .

Lol. . . .

Carry on.

.

 

[jim hardy]

How can the system know which alert your eyes have seen?

don't we click on them to view ?

 

[OCR]

don't we click on them to view ?

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Most of the places I go, they won't let you get that close, and it usually costs a bunch of

money. . . "just to view". .

.

 

[fresh_42]

How can the system know which alert your eyes have seen?

Theoretically, if the alert bell carries a red number n, then the last n posts could be presented highlighted, thus marking the boundary between old and new.

What I find more disturbing is, that the red numbers don't refresh other by clicking. It indicates e.g. new alerts although I am currently on that page and have already read the new entry. Same goes for all other red numbers. They do not take the actual situation into account, whereas IIRC they did in the previous version.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

don't we click on them to view ?

You don't need to click on an alert to view it. You just look at the alert and read it. When you click on an alert and go to the thread, it then marks the thread as read in your watched threads list. There is confusion here when talking about alerts vs watched threads functionality. An alert is just a temporary notification message. The alert count is not an unread watched thread counter.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Theoretically, if the alert bell carries a red number n, then the last n posts could be presented highlighted, thus marking the boundary between old and new.

There is a orange left side border to show new vs old alerts. I think the background changes to grey too. Do I need to make more apparent?

 

[Orodruin]

You don't need to click on an alert to view it. You just look at the alert and read it. When you click on an alert and go to the thread, it then marks the thread as read in your watched threads list. There is confusion here when talking about alerts vs watched threads functionality. An alert is just a temporary notification message. The alert count is not an unread watched thread counter.

He is not talking about seeing the alert itself, he is talking about reading the post that the alert refers to.
Even if it is not intended as an unread watched thread counter, I believe it is how many people have been using it.