PF5 Problems & Errors: Report & Discuss

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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.
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  • #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
 
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  • #205
Wrichik Basu said:
@Greg Bernhardt did you remove the new videos widget in the side panel in the home page?
Looking into it.
 
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  • #207
jim mcnamara said:
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/
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  • #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.
 
  • #212
Buzz Bloom said:
Can anyone help me?
Unintuitively the field is below the message editor.
 
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  • #213
Thank you much for your help. I apologize for not noticing things I should notice. It's an aging phenomenon.
 
  • #214
I have discovered that I cannot use subscripts and/or superscripts or indents in either the Problem Staement or the Relevant Equations sections when trying to create an Advanced Physics Homework thread.

Can someone help me?
 
  • #215
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Worked for me. I typed in "Test of # # SUB_n # # and # # SUP^m # # elements. (without the blanks)
 
  • #216
fresh_42 said:
Worked for me. I typed in "Test of # # SUB_n # # and # # SUP^m # # elements. (without the blanks)
Hi fresh:

For most things what yopu showed me works fine. However, one of the equations I want to include has the following form.
f(xyz,) = x(yz)​

I cannot make the x##^y##notation using "#" work for this. I would like to use the format bar that is usable for the text of the main section, but much of it does not work with the Relevant Equations or Problem Statement sections.

Regards,
Buzz
 
  • #218
fresh_42 said:
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Worked for me. I typed in "Test of # # SUB_n # # and # # SUP^m # # elements. (without the blanks)
That is LaTeX, not the BB-codes [sub]/[sup]
They don't work in the problem description and relevant equations.
 
  • #219
Greg Bernhardt said:
Let me know if that makes things better or worse.
No changes visible from my phone, perhaps because of the screen size as you've mentioned. Haven't checked from pc, however.
 
  • #220
The page for the insight "Understanding Superposition" says I must be logged-in to comment, but I am logged-in. When I click on the "logged-in" link, I don't get any option to log-in.
 
  • #221
Stephen Tashi said:
The page for the insight "Understanding Superposition" says I must be logged-in to comment, but I am logged-in. When I click on the "logged-in" link, I don't get any option to log-in.
A known issue. There is a link to the forum comment thread at the bottom of the insight.
 
  • #222
What happened to the two rows of symbols, ie. Greek alphabet, math that were available with replies?
 
  • #223
morrobay said:
What happened to the two rows of symbols, ie. Greek alphabet, math that were available with replies?
It's on the ##\sqrt{x}## sign.
 
  • #224
fresh_42 said:
It's on the ##\sqrt{x}## sign.
fresh_42 said:
It's on the ##\sqrt{x}## sign.
fresh_42 said:
It's on the ##\sqrt{x}## sign.
Well I don't see that sqrt(x) sign in this reply page, where is it, thanks
 
  • #225
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  • #226
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fresh_42 said:
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Maybe a limitation on this phone but the row I have ends at the counter clockwise arrow and the row does not slide to left to sqrtx.
 
  • #227
morrobay said:
Maybe a limitation on this phone but the row I have ends at the counter clockwise arrow and the row does not slide to left to sqrtx.
But I do have that on my phone. If all icons cannot fit into one line, they will make a new line:

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  • #228
The operating system of the phone might be helpful to know.
 
  • #229
mfb said:
The operating system of the phone might be helpful to know.
It's a lava 550 cheap phone, android I believe. Maybe the upgrade got ahead of this phone. I have to go to internet outlets for uploading...
 
  • #230
I also do not see a link for the symbols when accessing the post editor on my phone (Android 9, Chrome 75.0.3770.89)
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It is, however, understandable that the mobile post editor would not have all of the same features of the editor available on the desktop site.
 
  • #231
That is exactly what my reply screen has. How about exchanging the order IE put sqrt(x) in place of smiley faces.
 
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  • #232
With iOS
You can type ## at the beginning and end manually, an icon for it doesn’t do much.
 

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  • #233
@Ygggdrasil and @morrobay Have you tried using Desktop site (that is, enabling Request Desktop Site in Chrome)? This might solve the problem. I always use the desktop site even when working from phone.
 
  • #234
Not that internet savvy for running around. Again why not put the sqrt(x) in place of the trite smiley faces ?
 
  • #235
Here's a couple of related bug that have been annoying me a little.

I start from this page to see unread messages - https://www.physicsforums.com/watched/threads?unread=0. If I then click the Forums tab and select Mark Forums Read, it sends me to the PF home page for some reason. Then, when I return back, the previously unread messages are still highlighted until refresh the page.

I have also seen lots of cases where threads stay highlighted after clicking on them using their link in the Alerts dropdown. I know that you have to visit the last page in the thread for them to get marked. Still, there are many times where I will return to my starting point and have to manually refresh the page in order to see which ones I haven't read yet.
 
  • #236
Borg said:
Here's a couple of related bug that have been annoying me a little.

I start from this page to see unread messages - https://www.physicsforums.com/watched/threads?unread=0. If I then click the Forums tab and select Mark Forums Read, it sends me to the PF home page for some reason. Then, when I return back, the previously unread messages are still highlighted until refresh the page.

I have also seen lots of cases where threads stay highlighted after clicking on them using their link in the Alerts dropdown. I know that you have to visit the last page in the thread for them to get marked. Still, there are many times where I will return to my starting point and have to manually refresh the page in order to see which ones I haven't read yet.
If you press the back button on your browser, it will actually take you to the previous page and display it in the form that you saw before you left it. This is true for almost all web sites which don't refresh the page automatically.

As you are marking all threads read, you are being taken to the PF homepage. If you go back to the previous page by again clicking on the link (that you pasted above), you will see that all threads are marked read. If you, however, go back from the browser, you have to refresh the page to load the changes.

Similarly, say you post a message in a thread, and go to some other thread. If you return to that thread by pressing the back button from the browser, you will not find your post until you refresh the page. This is something that I always face.
 
  • #237
While it is possible to change websites "live" (as it is done for the alerts as gold feature, for example) this is only used in important places. Normally the website stays as it is until you reload it, and that's the way it should be.
 
  • #238
I only noted it because PF didn't behave like this before. Previously, hitting the back button on the browser didn't require any additional steps to un-highlight the thread that I went to.
 
  • #241
Wrichik Basu said:
LaTeX issue. Already discussed here:
Screen size can make a difference.

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  • #242
OCR said:
Screen size can make a difference.
Lot of difference. Are you using 19" screen?
 
  • #243
morrobay said:
Not that internet savvy for running around. Again why not put the sqrt(x) in place of the trite smiley faces ?
That calls for the intervention of @Greg Bernhardt. Maybe put the rest of the icons in a dropdown, or add a second line of icons?
 
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  • #244
Wrichik Basu said:
Are you using 19" screen?

I use a 24" and a 22", both are Dell.

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  • #245
OCR said:
I use a 24" and a 22", both are Dell.
:bow:
 
  • #246
Wrichik Basu said:
:bow:

Lol. . .
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  • #247
For new gold member, how long is it possible to still edit or delete a message? And does it apply to old messages before you become a member (let's say the edit validity is one month and you wrote messages 2 weeks ago)?

Who are the Mentors that one can request to have particular messages deleted or edited?
 
  • #248
lucas_ said:
Who are the Mentors that one can request to have particular messages deleted or edited?
If you need to edit it, you can click the Report link and let them know what you need.
 
  • #249
lucas_ said:
For new gold member, how long is it possible to still edit or delete a message?
24 hours, see our help page.
I would expect that it also applies to older posts but with 24 hours that is probably not that important.

If you want to modify an older post report it and describe what should be changed.
 
  • #250
Ease-of-use item: preview window is between edit window and edit buttons like "Insert quote". Requires a lot of scrolling when post is substantial. (un-preview button?)

Similarly, top row of edit buttons goes off-screen when post is substantial. (have them at the bottom ?)

Finally: when I compose a reply and go elsewhere to check something, the work is lost when not previewed or saved first. Painful o:).
 

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