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Often when I try to post it takes many minutes before I get a message that dmtree could not be contacted. Later I see that the post did go through. Anyone else having this problem? I've been using I E 5.2.1
I guess it's time to get Mozilla 1.1
Jim,
Logging in has been goofy since the last update. The system behaves differently depending on what computer I'm on. Currently it doesn't exactly recognize my cookie although it will let me access the index, from where I can view core then when I hit the home button viola, my settings appear. The good news is that I was able to do this through netscape on this computer.
Bring back the advanced search. As far as I can tell, the current version does not search comments.
OK, I'm in. I forgot that through mozilla I can log in. I am not able to log in when using netscape communicator or netscape 6 on any computer I have tried. It has been this way since your last overhaul of the site. I think i mentioned it to you awhile back but didn't pursue it since all works in Mozilla. I threw away the magic cookie as per your instructions and still no luck via netscape.
I haven't been outside today but so far it's nice to be back.
I know you've been busy, just a reminder that we had discussed a "leave selected comment/post as unread" function.
Me again. Can you add a "top_text" box to the "1-column page" editing template?
FYI, the "A" commands for colorizing links in the style sheet now picks up all A-type tags. I'm using A NAME tags all through the Doris Website and Weblog as targets, and had to change each one by hand because it was colorizing the headings.
The pic on email from NOLA doesn't show. Is it just my browser or is that the case for everyone?
Hanging comment on Artifax. I've forgotten how to deal with them. Or is that something Jim has to do?
The home page listed 4 comments under Tom Moody's page. I clicked on and was lead to the thread. I wanted to see the original post so that I could place the thread in context but didn't see the "top of this thread" option. Why is this option not available when going straight to comments? (or did I just overlook it?)
i think the homepage should have a search box. also not a fan of the CINEFILES under the picture on that page.
Jim, I tried switching my comment style to "straight comments." When I go to add a comment to my page, I get the "threaded-with-posting-box" style, but with only the first comment showing above the box.
I've noticed that all pages using the posting box for comments seem to eliminate threading--at least in terms of the indented text. That's OK with me: I actually prefer fat columns to progressively skinnier columns. In fact, I'll probably just choose the "threaded-with-posting-box" over "threaded" for that reason.
i seem to have lost the ability to have a preset post template for posting to dratfink. did you disable that capability? if so, can you reenable it if possible?
went back to settings, page wasn't blank, I just had to scroll down awhile to get to the first option. Problem solved. I've tried to erase my tracks. Please don't tell fink or big jimmy what I said about them.
Pics on dmtree are not loading. I logged out and back in but no luck. All other sites w. pics are working. What gives?
Regarding Steve's query about adding a "preview" feature to the add-a-comment box (I can't find his question so I'm putting this here):
I'd say that would be a luxury, and I don't feel a super-strong need for it. If other people do, then I'd say it's fine for log-ins, but not for non-logged-in posters. I'm trying to encourage outside posts, and I'm afraid that too many options or instructions might be daunting. Someone not familiar with the system could inadvertently put up a "preview" or a "pending" and think they've actually posted, or get frustrated when their post didn't appear.
I just deleted the systemnews/help page! I wrote the post below in preview mode on that page originally. When I switched to "regular post," the post and everything preceding it disappeared. I hope it's all retrievable.
I used the use-your-own-html feature to create the first of two thumbnail pages for my Doris Piserchia cover gallery last night, and I'm pretty happy with it. As you can see, Jim, I treated the page as a blank slate and dumped everything into the "opening html" box. I don't have footers, edit capability, or a navigation bar at the bottom, but for this type of page (non-posting) I didn't really need them. The links at the bottom take you back to digitalmediatree and the DP Site, and I used /editpage at the end of the URL to edit. I created this page on the tree rather than the @home server partly to try out the html feature, but also, frankly, because I would have been up all night creating the same pages and loading them onto @home. Their ftp requires that you log out and log back on for every page or image transferred!
The jpegs are a bit larger, memory-wise, than I'd like--it's always a balance between clarity and speed. That's another reason I didn't want to split the cover gallery between a slide show on one server and thumbnails on another.
Just for future reference, what is "closing html" for? Is that where the navigation bar goes? If I copied the navigation bar from your html, would that incorporate the "invisible to non-members" (or not) aspect?
I tested the new add-a-username-to-the-comment feature on treehouse. It works fine. Thanks, Jim. One comment: putting "not signed in" after the username may make the guest wonder how he or she can sign in. At worst, s/he will waste a lot of time clicking around trying to figure out how to sign in (and there's nothing on the site that really explains how); at best s/he'll feel left out. I'm not saying we need more instructions--just the illusion of democracy.
I still have to log in each time I enter the site if I want the counters displayed....oh well, I'm finally begining to memorize that tricky password.
And rumor has it that there is some page called "core" or something like that. What is that page all about?