Feature Requests and Suggestions Thread

The problem isn't apparent in IE 6.0 when I set my screen to 800x600: But I see that in Netscape 7.1 the context line just keeps going right off the right hand side: So yes, I see the problem. This is a Netscape screwup. The context line has 's in it with breaking spaces placed at the points where line feeds are permitted, but Netscape can't seem to figure it out. Even if I place the line inside a table with the width set to 100% it still can't get it right. This is beyond my ability to fix.

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Is anyone who uses other browsers also seeing this problem? Click on the second thumb above to see what Netscape does to the context line.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

Using Firefox.I had noticed it before, but thought I'd bring it up this time. I saw that scroll bar at the bottom of the page, and I was starting to look for an overlong URL - Then I realized it wasn't a URL problem.I guess I'm just conditioned to not liking horizontal scroll bars. Maybe there's a fix somewhere in the Firefox setup.As software problems go, this one is on the cutting edge of "pretty damn small. Moose

Actually I see the problem even in IE6 unless I go full screen. But the big problem is folk that give us these long topic titles. Seriously, I can duplicate the symptoms in just about all the browsers including IE, Netscape, Firefox, Mozilla, Avant and Opera. Mazathon is the only one where I couldn't get the issue to happen.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

It's interesting that the problem is widespread. I guess I have two points:

1. I believe I'm using properly, but if anyone detects a misuse please let me know. I can fix this by using   instead of , and since the problem is widespread and the fix is easy I will.
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2. The current context line is not what I wanted. What I wanted was a block of text that had the property where the first line is left justified and all subsequent lines are right justified. I couldn't figure out a way to do this without writing JavaScript to fetch the actual browser page width and adjust page breaks and indentation as necessary. If anyone knows how to do this without JavaScript please let me know, or if you'd like to write the JavaScript that's fine, too.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

Moose resists urge to issue counter-slur.

I'm a bad Moose

Problem should be fixed, let me know if it persists. I've checked it in NetScape, seems to be okay.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

Sometimes I underestimate myself (i.e., sometimes I'm not as dumb as I think).The addition error in the "online now" line has also been fixed. Testing fix to edit comment line, time should follow user's selected time format.This message has been edited by Admin, 03-13-2005 17:07 AMThis message has been edited by Admin, 03-13-2005 05:14 PM

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

If I type into my browser and then try the "Recent Topics List" link it tells me the page doesn't exist. I have fixed my bookmarks so it is generally not a problem but if I am browsing from school it is a bit of an inconvenience.

Clear the cache.AbEI see what yourtalking about. Yes, you're on a redirection error page. But if you click on all topics from the error page it gets you in.This message has been edited by jar, 03-13-2005 09:09 PM

Omigod, another pre-dBoard artifact - thanks for letting us know!

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

This happened to me when trying to view the previous message in this thread, coming from the All Topics page.The link for going directly to the message worked like this (run your mouse over the link):Re: : bad link at In other words, half of the link took me to the proper message, and the other half opened up a new window pointing to .Ben

fix the link on the frontpage.

i've seen this in some other boards (usually really simple ones), and I think especially here, it would be helpful.Is it possible to give a display option to users, such that a thread's post "tree" is displayed? It seems to me that a topic often goes like this:

(original post)
L user 1 gives some argument and evidence
L user2 responds, disagreeing with the evidence
L
L
L etc

in such a way that it becomes unclear what the point of the original thread was. Sometimes there are multiple "sub-threads" going on inside of a thread, each originally addressing the original post, but now with a life of their own.If we had a tree view, it would be much easier to keep track of exactly where a post fits into the overall idea of the thread. This would help people have some idea at what part of the thread they're jumping in, and might help people locate "key" posts when jumping into a thread. With the current "flat" view, It's more like ... page through some of the posts, until you're just not interested, and then just respond. In a tree view, you can easily see where the major "decision points" are, and take a peek at those.Just a thought. I could describe an interface view that makes sense.Ben(edited to add "pre" tags, to properly show the example hierarchyThis message has been edited by Ben!, Monday, 2005/03/14 07:32 PM

Testing - this post will temporarily result in a link to this message from the All Topics page.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director