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Q&A Avoiding losing the sort order after filtering

If I sort the question list by "Score" and then apply a filter, the sort order returns to the default "Activity". Could this be made to maintain the chosen sort order?

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

Question feature-request user-experience category-post-list filters
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Q&A User search only finds names which begin with the search term

The search field at the top of the users page appears to only search from the beginning of a username. For example, trying to find my username, "trichoplax", succeeds only for prefixes of the name...

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

Question bug status-completed user-experience users search
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Q&A Draft not discarded after posting an answer

Old issue: Posting sometimes doesn't clear the saved post Moshi's comment points out that this old issue (closed in 2021) describes the same problem, so this may be a regression. Other comments su...

0 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug user-experience drafts answers
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Q&A Keyboard tab does not work as expected with image uploading

After pressing the "Insert image" button above the "Body" field when creating or editing a post, the tab context is not transferred to the dialogue box that opens, instead remaining on the page beh...

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

Question bug accessibility user-experience
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Q&A Standard options for comment flagging

As pointed out in a comment on a post about comment flagging, currently comment flags only allow entering a free text message, not selecting an option such as spam or abusive. Please could we have...

0 answers  ·  posted 1mo ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Clicking on an avatar to see a user's profile

Below a post the user avatar shows, along with the username and some stats. The username is a link to the user profile page: Note the mouse cursor shows a hand pointing to indicate this is a...

2 answers  ·  posted 12mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 2mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question feature-request status-completed avatar user-experience
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Q&A Copy button for comment code blocks

Code blocks in posts have a "Copy" button at the top right, allowing copying all of the code in the block with a click (or a tap on a touchscreen device). I find this very useful, both because it s...

0 answers  ·  posted 3mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question feature-request comments user-experience code-blocks
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Q&A Remove the timer before saving a post when an image has no alt text

FR: Remove the timer before saving a post when an image in a post has no alt text. Currently, when one saves a post that has an image with no alt text, one gets this message: It looks like yo...

2 answers  ·  posted 2mo ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  last activity 2mo ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A MathML and the math tag - MathJax without JavaScript

What is MathJax? Some Codidact communities have MathJax enabled, which allows displaying mathematical notation within a post. This is not enabled for all communities, partly because displaying it ...

3 answers  ·  posted 3mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 2mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question discussion user-experience MathJax
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Q&A Speeding up entry of 2FA codes with a numeric input field

On a touchscreen device with an on-screen keyboard (such as a phone or tablet), the input field for a 2FA code brings up a keyboard of letters, requiring switching to numbers[1] before typing in th...

0 answers  ·  posted 3mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 3mo ago by ArtOfCode‭

Question feature-request status-completed mobile-browser user-experience 2fa
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Q&A Make code field active on 2FA sign in page [duplicate]

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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 3mo ago by ArtOfCode‭

Question feature-request status-completed sign-in user-experience 2fa
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Q&A Shortcut links from All Communities

I love the new "All Communities" section of the user profile page. I've already found it useful several times. I have an idea for an additional feature: The numbers in the columns could be links. ...

0 answers  ·  posted 8mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 3mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question feature-request status-completed user-profiles user-experience
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Q&A 500 error page for user:me when not signed in

When searching, a user can be specified by including user:X in the search term, where X is the user id of the relevant user. You can also search for your own posts by specifying user:me. If you sh...

4 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question bug status-completed user-experience search
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Q&A Clickable links in edit comments

When editing a post, an edit comment can be included that describes the changes that were made. Where the reason for an edit is not obvious, this comment can include an explanation. I recently not...

1 answer  ·  posted 6mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question feature-request editing-posts user-experience post-history
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Q&A Vertical jump when switching between tabs on the user page

The first tab on the user page, "Profile", has the username above the row of tabs: All of the other tabs on the user page have the title below the row of tabs: This means that when sw...

0 answers  ·  posted 8mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 6mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A No way to discard draft edit to user profile

When writing or editing a post, a draft is automatically saved and reloaded if you close the page and come back to it later. I find this very helpful (particularly when switching between devices). ...

0 answers  ·  posted 7mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 7mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug user-profiles user-experience drafts
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Q&A Letting the user type immediately on the 2FA page

When a 2FA code is requested, the input box is not active, so the user has to click on or tab to the input box before they can type the code. It would be more convenient if the "Code" input ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 7mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Highlighting for tag diffs

In the diff for tags (as seen in a suggested edit, or in the edit history), the tags before editing are shown on the left, and the tags after editing are shown on the right. However, unlike the tex...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by ArtOfCode‭

Question feature-request editing-posts user-experience
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Q&A Copy Link pop up can be completely off screen

The “Copy Link” button below each post has been changed so that it now has a pop up offering either a raw link or a Markdown link: This always appears just below the button, even when the le...

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

Question bug user-experience button
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Q&A Button to return to Suggested Edits page [duplicate]

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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  closed as duplicate 9mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question feature-request editing-posts user-experience
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Q&A Observations about the Incubator "emergence-effect" and deadlocking

Why the Incubator does not produce what it is intended for Example Persona Experience: Newbie-new-user comes to the Incubator as a fan of Movies, Worldbuilding - or ANY other non-existing com...

1 answer  ·  posted 9mo ago by Antares‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question discussion user-experience site-culture
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Q&A Observations on Codidact's presentation to the outside world

I put some thoughts into the problem of attracting more people and the Incubator concept. I have ideas and suggestions I'd like to share. Maybe it gets something going. If not, also fine. Current ...

1 answer  ·  posted 10mo ago by Antares‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by Antares‭

Question feature-request discussion user-experience user-interface
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Q&A Syntax highlighting comments break the unsupported tags warning message

When an HTML tag is used in a post but is not supported by Codidact, a warning message is displayed listing the unsupported tags. However, syntax highlighting hints in the form of HTML comments suc...

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

Question bug discussion status-completed user-experience syntax-highlighting
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Q&A Should multiple whitespace characters in a row be permitted in usernames?

I was confused by the unusual layout of text below a post in the question list: Note the long gap after "posted 3y ago by". Viewing the individual question page shows the underlying cause: ...

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

Question discussion accessibility user-experience username
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Q&A Clarity for a user who has become signed out during editing

Pressing “Save Post” during editing a post fails if you have become signed out. However, there is no indication that you have been signed out, the button just does not respond, and then becomes dis...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Karl Knechtel‭

Question bug editing-posts user-experience
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Q&A Too subtle formatting of disabled pagination buttons

At the bottom of the Activity tab of my user profile page, there are buttons to move through the pagination of the results. There is a “Previous” button, several specific page number buttons, then ...

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

Question bug accessibility user-experience button pagination
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Q&A Maintain sort order when returning to normal answer view

When viewing a specific answer, it has a message above it including a link to return to the normal view: If the answer sorting order is changed to "Active", the specific answer stays at the top ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭

Question feature-request user-experience answers sorting
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Q&A Use question body preview to navigate to a question

Should clicking on the question body preview in the question list take you to the question page, in the same way as clicking on the question title does? I personally would find this more convenien...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭

Question feature-request user-experience category-post-list
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Q&A Empty notifications panel when you have been signed out

Sometimes, after having the site open for a while, it has been automatically signed out. This will not be apparent until you try to navigate and see the page in the signed out layout (no user avata...

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

Question bug user-experience notifications
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Q&A An edit button when not signed in

When not signed in, the edit button beneath a post is not present: Buttons below a post when not signed in Buttons below a post when signed in The problem This means that to edit an...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭

Question feature-request editing-posts sign-in user-experience
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Q&A Mouse cursor shows a hand when outside a button

The "Sign Up" and "Sign In" buttons at the top right of the page (when not signed in) have a different mouse cursor when hovered over. The mouse cursor changes to a pointing hand and the style of t...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug user-experience button hover
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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 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1y 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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question bug status-completed user-experience preferences
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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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question feature-request status-completed user-profiles user-experience
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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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question bug status-completed comments user-experience threads
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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 1y 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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question feature-request status-completed editing-posts user-experience
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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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question bug status-completed deleted-posts user-experience consistency
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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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  closed as duplicate 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question feature-request sign-in user-experience
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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 2y ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug user-experience abilities
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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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug tags user-experience
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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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question discussion status-completed accessibility user-experience
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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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y 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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question bug status-completed tags searching user-experience
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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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 2y 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 2y 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 2y 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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by sau226‭

Question feature-request status-completed license user-experience
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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 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y 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 2y ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug license user-experience preferences