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Q&A Handling too short comments padded with spaces

When starting a new comment thread, the "Create thread" button is disabled until the content of the "Your comment" text box has at least 15 characters. This character count includes leading and tra...

0 answers  ·  posted 11h ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 11h ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A User preferences behaviour inconsistent with advice

A preferences problem highlighted in an answer on Software Development Meta appears to have been somewhat fixed, but leaving an inconsistency with the guidance on the preferences page. At the top ...

1 answer  ·  posted 6mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Easier way to get to the individual user Posts page

There is a Posts page showing all the posts by a given user. However, the only place it is linked to appears to be the bottom of the long list of posts on the user profile. An example of when this...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Input box is not on screen after pressing "Start new comment thread" with expanded comments

If comment threads below a post are already expanded, then the input box that appears after pressing the "Start new comment thread" button is too far down the page to be visible. This makes it look...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Can the homepage become more like the dashboard?

I have been visiting the site for some time now and I am slowly developing a bit of a problem with the landing page for codidact.com: First of all, there is no indication on that page of whether...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by mr Tsjolder‭

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Q&A Show notice that a suggested edit cannot be reviewed without the Edit Posts ability

When viewing the Suggested Edits page, there is a notice for users that have not yet earned the Edit Posts ability: You can't approve or reject suggested edits because you haven't yet earned the...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Inconsistent use of "undelete" and "restore"

When a post has been deleted, it shows a notice explaining its situation: This notice says: Users with the Curate privilege may vote to undelete (emphasis mine) However, the button below ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Return to same page after signing in [duplicate]

After signing in the user is taken to the home page of the community from which they signed in (so, the Q&A posts tab here on Codidact Meta). This means that if I am reading a question and dec...

0 answers  ·  posted 10mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  closed as duplicate 8mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Confusing row highlighting on abilities page

On the Abilities page clicking on the name of an ability takes you to the specific ability page. However, clicking on the row of the table anywhere other than the name of the ability just highlight...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A The tag description in the tags list does not link to the specific tag page

On the Tags tab, clicking on a tag in the list follows a link to the specific tag page. However, this only works if you click on the tag itself. The tags in the list each have a snippet of their de...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Potentially misleading plus symbol with "follow new" link

I like the new "follow new" feature that allows being notified of any new comment threads on a post. However, I think that using a plus symbol (+) next to it could be confusing, as this is often as...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Quick copy button for code blocks

Code blocks have a maximum height, after which any extra content scrolls vertically. This can make it tricky to copy the code for testing or adjusting when answering a question, or assessing an ans...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A No indication of zero results in tag search

When searching the Tags section, a search string that gives no results gives an empty results section, rather than a message saying there were no results. This makes it unclear whether there is a p...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Confusing reuse of styling between button and tab header

At the top of the page there are sections for the community's Categories, which are displayed as tabs that can be switched between. For example, here on Meta Codidact there are "Q&A", "Site Pro...

2 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 10mo ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Tailored previews in search results to show the relevant parts of each post

In search results the title is shown followed by a preview of the post, consisting of the first few lines. I would find it more useful to see the section of the post that contains the search term,...

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Make code field active on 2FA sign in page

When signing in with two-factor authentication enabled, a code is requested on the next page after entering email and password: The "Code" field is not active (does not contain the text cursor) ...

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Button to return to Suggested Edits page

From the Review Suggested Edit page there is a button to "Return to post" which links back to the post on which the edit is being suggested: This makes sense, as one of the places a reviewer may...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Misleading edit history label "Initial revision"

In the edit history for a post, the initial version is labelled "Initial revision" even though it is not a revision. What would make more sense here? Initial post? Initial version? Initial wor...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Does "site" mean "community" or "Codidact" on License field?

Above the drop down list for license when making a new post, it mentions "site default". As people use the word "site" to mean different things, this could be ambiguous, particularly for a new user...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1y ago by sau226‭

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Q&A Total number of search results

At the top of the posts page, the total number of posts shows. At the top of the search results page, there is not a total number of results. I would find the total number useful on the search res...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Very narrow blank option in Default license drop down list

The drop down list of options for "Default license" in the "Community Preferences" section of the "Preferences" tab on the user profile page does not appear to have the option of returning to blank...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Comment flagging is hidden from inexperienced users

GitHub issue: https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/issues/544 In the past, it was not possible to flag individual comments for moderator attention. There was a Meta question asking how to respond ...

2 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Suggestions for the user profile right pane

I have a few suggestions of how the pane on the right hand side of the user Profile page might be improved. I'd like your thoughts on which changes would be useful. Wording changes The 2 images b...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Don't limit characters in a threaded comment to 1,000

Often times a user wants to quote something or several things that appear in an answer (each quote could be about 500 characters long). It can be somewhat frustrating to make several threaded comm...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by deleted user

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Q&A Show more threaded comments after clicking the title of a threaded discussion

After clicking on the title of a threaded discussion, a user can read up to five threaded comments; if a user wants to read more, clicking "see the whole thread" is needed. I think 5 is too litt...

3 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Make closing dropdown menus easier

I've noticed this both on mobile and on desktop, that in order to close a dropdown menu, you must click on the button that opened it. I think it would make for a much better user experience to be a...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by ploni‭  ·  edited 3y ago by FoggyFinder‭

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Q&A Heads up: small design changes, a better user card and some long-expected features

Update: The reputation number in the header has been added back again for the time being, until we have found a suitable solution. This is just a quick heads up, that you are, indeed, not crazy ...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by luap42‭  ·  edited 3y ago by luap42‭

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Q&A Is S.E. website layout more clear cut and user friendly? [closed]

No offense! I want to make Codidact better and friendlier than SE! I don't know why — I don't design website or user experience — but SE's websites looks better and makes my eyes and eyesight easie...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  closed 3y ago by msh210‭

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Q&A Remember me when logging in with Mobile Sign In

When logging in with a password, there is an option to remain logged in. However, when using the QR code to login on mobile, this option isn't available, making logging in with the QR code more cum...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by ploni‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Q&A Should the post title come before the body?

Should the post title come before the body? When starting a new post, the first thing that comes to my mind is the topic of the post. In that case I usually first jot down a draft title and then st...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Welz‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Martin Bonner‭