New site: known issues

[Anonymous]

Sorry John, i am a bit of a numpty with computers, in laymans terms please. Thanks

What kind of computer (Mac/PC/??), which internet browser software (eg Firefox/Google Chrome/Safari/Internet Explorer?), and if possible which version (eg Internet Explorer 8 or whatever).

That info helps us replicate and if possible eliminate the problem.

Sorry Andrew can see you now. Details are= PC Windows7 Internet Explorer 64-bit. If that makes any sense

Also i think IE9

 

[Andrew Everard]

The seeing/not seeing thing is, I think, due to the way the site refreshes, and may also have something to do with cacheing on your computer - ie it stores pages and reloads them for speed, rather than pulling them down from the interweb afresh every time.

But thanks for the info, hopefully it'll help JD investigate.

 

[Anonymous]

I can still only see my last post to Andrew

 

[Anonymous]

The seeing/not seeing thing is, I think, due to the way the site refreshes, and may also have something to do with cacheing on your computer - ie it stores pages and reloads them for speed, rather than pulling them down from the interweb afresh every time.

But thanks for the info, hopefully it'll help JD investigate.

Thank Andrew i seem to be able to see only after i re-type a comment.

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, i have to post a comment to see the last comment

 

[Andrew Everard]

Yes, i have to post a comment to see the last comment

I think it's a cacheing problem at your end

 

[Anonymous]

I would pull my hair out if i had any

 

[aliEnRIK]

Ive just now been on this thread to post a comment (which was going well until I tried to SAVE the comment)-

http://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/speaker-cable-qed-silver-anniversary-xt-or-anniversary-xt-evolution

But it crashed out with this -
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, root@localhost and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Apache Server at www.whathifi.com Port 80

 

[aliEnRIK]

I would pull my hair out if i had any

Try using FIREFOX instead johnny (like IE, but I much prefer firefox)

 

[Andrew Everard]

But it crashed out with this -
Internal Server Error

Have alerted people with pens in top pockets back at the office of the problem.

 

[Anonymous]

I would pull my hair out if i had any

Try using FIREFOX instead johnny (like IE, but I much prefer firefox)

Cache, firefox, i,ll go and get a knife, see if that helps me pull my scalp out. Tried to insert smiley but to no avail

 

[Anonymous]

I took a few days off work to catch up with paperwork, play guitar, like to browse the forums and chill. No chance of that. Still no smiley iether

 

[Andrew Everard]

To make your browser – Internet Explorer – reload a page completely rather than relying on its cache, press the f5 key on your keyboard.

To clear the cache,

1 In Internet Explorer...

2 Press the "ALT" button on your keyboard.

3 Click on the "TOOLS" menu.

4 In the drop down menu, locate and click on "Delete Browsing History." This will open another window titled "Delete Browsing History."

5 In the "Delete Browsing History" window, locate and select the "Temporary Internet Files."

6 At the bottom of the "Delete Browsing History" window, locate and click on the "Delete" box.

7 After a short while, depending on how long since the cache was last cleared, the computer will indicate that the files have been deleted. Click on the "Okay" button when you see the "Internet Options" box.

 

[John Duncan]

Update:

Forum - improve font of user name.
Forum - change date format
Forum - latest posts - headline font
Forum - formatting for subforums (eg Headphones and turntables in hifi) (partly - Shows amalgamated into one forum)
Forum - landing (eg Hi fi) - remove 'updated'
Forum - landing (eg Hi fi) - remove '[##] new' Will not fix (it's actually quite useful)

 

[vinod_david]

Glad the online/offline 'blob' became smaller. Can't make it red/green, no?

 

[Cofnchtr]

Hi,

At the time of writing, AE is showing as online - the 'blob' is green. All offline users show as grey.

New issue - When I try to reply, I have to resize the text box before I can type.

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

 

[John Duncan]

Glad the online/offline 'blob' became smaller. Can't make it red/green, no?

It's green or not green. The lights are on (etc)...

 

[vinod_david]

If that's the case, it's a 'strange blob indeed' here at WHFSV forums.

 

[laserman16]

Hi John, :~ I am using IE8 and again had to disable rich-text to reply to you.Nuisance because I lose the toolbar with Bold.underline etc.never had this problem previously.Thanks mate.

Thanks - will investigate (since it's - just - our most-used browser)

This is happening to me as well on IE8.

 

[floyd droid]

Jeez im not having much luck here. As per idc's post i uploaded a foatie to my flikr acc. Resized it to 75x75 file size 6.83 kb. Still a no no. Prolly me doing something wrong again. Smoke time, over and out.

A few days later.....

Ok JD now im really confused. The flippin tube avatar is now showing ( well i can see it anyways). Have i missed something during my absence ?. I cant be bothered to backtrack the thread.

Oh yeah, and i havnt changed anything, foatie file wise, since Saturdays hair pulling session.

 

[jaxwired]

Can you say buggy? Not quite ready for prime time. 1000 bugs to go I'd say. No biggee. I'm sure you'll get it sorted before Christmas. 🙂

 

[nads]

Flag as offensive is a bit of a poor name for the Report function.

what should we do about duplicate posts (which there seem to be a lot of happening on the new site) what about SPAM? I dont find either "offensive" but would like to report them........ 😉

 

[Andrew Everard]

Can you say buggy? Not quite ready for prime time. 1000 bugs to go I'd say. No biggee. I'm sure you'll get it sorted before Christmas. 🙂

Thank you for your encouraging words.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Flag as offensive is a bit of a poor name for the Report function.

what should we do about duplicate posts (which there seem to be a lot of happening on the new site) what about SPAM? I dont find either "offensive" but would like to report them........ 😉

I think you're splitting semantic hairs now.

 

[John Duncan]

Can you say buggy? Not quite ready for prime time. 1000 bugs to go I'd say. No biggee. I'm sure you'll get it sorted before Christmas. 🙂

Now this is offensive...