Fixing Broken Things: ASCII Symbols & More

[Greg Bernhardt]

Same here.

Hmmm I reset the permissions, try again

 

[Jeff Ford]

Nope, nothing yet

Jeff Ford, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

 

[Danger]

This isn't a problem, but it seems like a good place to ask a question about a potential one. Given the condition of my memory...
If I forget to log out of PF at work, can I still access it from home or will I get something like a 'busy' signal? I don't intend to try it, since it's a long way between locations.

 

[Bystander]

"Spell check" is "Off."

 

[Evo]

This isn't a problem, but it seems like a good place to ask a question about a potential one. Given the condition of my memory...
If I forget to log out of PF at work, can I still access it from home or will I get something like a 'busy' signal? I don't intend to try it, since it's a long way between locations.

It doesn't matter, it will not prevent you from logging in.

 

[Moonbear]

Has anyone else experienced that PMs no longer open in a new window? I don't know if it's a PF upgrade thing or a browser upgrade thing since I upgraded my browser just before the site upgrate...makes it hard to figure out which one is giving me the trouble.

I have my notifications set to give me that pop up when I get a PM, and then it says if I click okay, it will open my PM in a new window, which is what it always did before. But, now when I click okay, it opens in the already active window. Not much of a problem, it just caught me off-guard when I closed the PM window and realized it was the only one open.

 

[Gokul43201]

Hmmm I reset the permissions, try again

Tried again. Same difference !

Gokul43201, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

 

[Moonbear]

Tried again. Same difference !

Well, as a last resort, I still have them all bookmarked (long story...but Greg rushed to the rescue with a hack that would save the links just in the nick of time...moments after I finished saving all the links to my bookmarks )...it wouldn't be too hard to create a thread for them all if folks are dying to get at them soon (it won't have the descriptors and organization of the links directory, but they'll all be there...at least the ones that still work).

 

[Gokul43201]

I've got most of the links of interest to me bookmarked on my browser, but a "links rescue thread" would be handy for all the rest of the contributorship...until this gets fixed.

 

[Moonbear]

I've got most of the links of interest to me bookmarked on my browser, but a "links rescue thread" would be handy for all the rest of the contributorship...until this gets fixed.

Okay, I'll put it up here in feedback.

Edit: Done...the thread is titled "Rescued Links." It's not pretty, but they're all there.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Moonbear sorry to do this to you, but I've fixed the problem. Contributors can now view the links.

 

[Moonbear]

Moonbear sorry to do this to you, but I've fixed the problem. Contributors can now view the links.

How come you always manage to fix these things about 30 seconds after I'm done?! Murphy's Law seems to be working as usual.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

How come you always manage to fix these things about 30 seconds after I'm done?! Murphy's Law seems to be working as usual.

You ask too many questions, young grasshopper, free your mind, think of nothing.

 

[Gokul43201]

Moonbear sorry to do this to you, but I've fixed the problem. Contributors can now view the links.

The truth, Greg speaks !

Sorry Moonie !

 

[Lisa!]

You ask too many questions, young grasshopper, free your mind, think of nothing.

Grasshoper?!

 

[JamesU]

Grasshoper?!

yes, young dung beetle
I can call you that because you haven't been invited to the sisterhood yet

 

[Jeff Ford]

Working for me too! Many thanks o' wise one.

 

[SpaceTiger]

Is anyone else losing the line breaks in their post when they preview it? I usually have to go back into the text box and insert them by hand if I don't submit the post right away.

I did a quick skim of the thread and saw no mention of this, but my apologies if it's already known.

 

[Gokul43201]

Is anyone else losing the line breaks in their post when they preview it? I usually have to go back into the text box and insert them by hand if I don't submit the post right away.
I did a quick skim of the thread and saw no mention of this, but my apologies if it's already known.

It is.

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=93669

 

[Moonbear]

Is anyone else losing the line breaks in their post when they preview it? I usually have to go back into the text box and insert them by hand if I don't submit the post right away.
I did a quick skim of the thread and saw no mention of this, but my apologies if it's already known.

Yes, it's been listed, and Greg knows about it (several times over).

 

[honestrosewater]

Does it help that I think I know why attachments aren't showing up? The ampersand is being replaced - that escaping thing Hurkyl was talking about. For example, from the source:

attachment.php?attachmentid=5156&d=1129235012

I'd quit mentioning it if I thought anyone had heard me.

 

[pervect]

I've had problems with several longish posts disappearing with a message that "I'm not authorized". I think that the system is accepting my post to enable me to type it in, then thinking that I am not logged in properly when it comes time to eventually type the message. Result - a lot of wasted time.

 

[Evo]

Does it help that I think I know why attachments aren't showing up? The ampersand is being replaced - that escaping thing Hurkyl was talking about. For example, from the source:
attachment.php?attachmentid=5156&d=1129235012
I'd quit mentioning it if I thought anyone had heard me.

Do you mean you can't view attachments?

 

[Evo]

I've had problems with several longish posts disappearing with a message that "I'm not authorized". I think that the system is accepting my post to enable me to type it in, then thinking that I am not logged in properly when it comes time to eventually type the message. Result - a lot of wasted time.

When you log in, click the "remember me" box, it should prevent you from timing out. If you are going to be taking a very long time on a post, most people will type it in word then paste it into the post. That also allows you to spell check your work.

 

[honestrosewater]

Do you mean you can't view attachments?

The "Attached Thumbnails" box shows up, but there are no thumbnails in it. I can find the url in the source, copypaste it, delete the extra characters, and see the images just fine. It's just a bit of a pain.