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Activity for trichoplax
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #287669 |
Post edited: Add mobile screenshot which shows the problem at its worst |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280374 |
To add an anecdotal data point: This morning I switched on 2FA and then logged in on mobile, ticking "remember me". A few hours later I had to log in on mobile again. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287669 |
Post edited: More specific title |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287669 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
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 Proposals", and "Blog". Similarly, on the next line down there are sections for things relevant to the c... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287656 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
The mystery of the alt text warning in a post with no images Amusingly, a post about alt text triggered the missing alt text warning: A post containing a code block that triggered the alt text warning I can see why the warning was triggered - the post contains the markdown for an image, which has the standard placeholder text instead of a meaningful ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287653 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
Quicker replacement of image alt text placeholder After adding an image to a Codidact post, the automatically entered markdown looks like this: ```text Image alt text ``` The `Image alt text` part is to be replaced with a meaningful description of the image, for use by screen readers, or by browsers if the image fails to load or loads sl... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287652 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
Surprising page load after pressing "follow new" Clicking "follow new" below an answer results in the page being reloaded with that answer as the highlighted answer at the top of the answer list, with the message "You are accessing this answer with a direct link". This is potentially jarring for someone not expecting a page change. It also make... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287650 |
Would it be better to edit this question to be about adding additional links to the notifications page, or to ask that as a separate question so that the bulk of this one can be closed as a duplicate? (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287650 |
In addition to an extra link at the top of the notifications drop down panel, would it also be useful to have a link from the user profile? That's where Olin looked for them, and I'd find it a natural place to look too.
As there is already a list of sections along the top of the profile page, ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287650 |
Monica, is this also relevant to the [GitHub issue](https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/issues/928) you opened recently? I don't know if the existence of `https://meta.codidact.com/users/me/notifications` affects your decision on whether that issue is important? (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287650 |
If you scroll down in your notifications in the drop down panel you will eventually get to the bottom, where it links to a [dedicated notifications page](https://meta.codidact.com/users/me/notifications). I found this useful recently for finding something that I knew I'd been notified about a lon... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287424 |
The [third example I linked to from the question](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/277238) was edited by Moshi shortly after, and now shows the double square brackets whereas it did not previously.
Suggests this may be related to the date and time that the post was saved, and may be stored inco... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287424 |
Post edited: Mention that editing has triggered the bug in a previously unaffected post |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287643 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
Should markdown links work in comment thread titles? Markdown links work in comment thread comments, but not in comment thread titles: A comment thread with raw markdown in the title Would it be better if they worked in the title too? If there is a reason to avoid links in thread titles, would it be better to convert the link text to stand... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287640 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Impolite comments Since this question was asked, the ability to flag individual comments has been implemented, so the workaround mentioned in the other answers is no longer required. It may not be immediately apparent that this is now possible, so here's a quick guide: - At the bottom of the comment thread c... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287639 |
Post edited: Remove ambiguity |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287639 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Comment flagging is hidden from inexperienced users I do not see flagging as something that should be restricted to experienced users who know where to find the link. A new user who sees a comment on their first post and wants to flag it should not have to wonder how to do this, or wonder whether flagging is an option for them. Including the fl... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287638 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
Comment flagging is hidden from inexperienced users GitHub issue: https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/issues/544 Completed as part of Comment extravaganza, or on the recent improvements to commenting experience on Codidact. In the past, it was not possible to flag individual comments for moderator attention. There was a Meta question ask... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287424 |
Post edited: More examples |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287424 |
I realised that when I posted this Meta question I neglected to link to the example where I first saw the double brackets, so I have now edited to included that answer and the one I found today as examples. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287424 |
Post edited: Include example answer where this happens and one where it didn't |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287424 |
In case it's useful in investigating this, I've happened upon a [post with a footnote that correctly has just single square brackets](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/276213/276222#answer-276222).
I notice that it was posted 2 years ago, and has never been edited, in case either of those things... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287622 |
Thanks for the info. Sounds like most of my concerns are already planned for.
In the Discord specific community channels I see notifications of new questions, which is why I wondered if the same bot could notify of new answers. If it's planned to have notifications of new answers directly from... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287622 |
Having jotted some thoughts down in this comment thread, I'm wondering whether it would be useful to have a separate Meta discussion about whether specific question discussions are better hosted in a Discord thread or a question comment thread.
As you are more familiar with Discord, would you ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287622 |
A Discord channel would allow notification of new answers, but I don't know if it's possible to set that up in a Discord thread. Maybe it would be useful to have a way of following new answers on a specific question (I couldn't see a way for new answers, only for new comment threads). (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287622 |
My previous king of the hill contest, posted Somewhere Else, had a chat room with new strategies and new players being discussed over a period of several months. Would we want comment threads on the question being used for that many messages? Currently, comment threads seem optimised (user experi... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287622 |
Thanks for mentioning Discord threads - being unfamiliar with Discord I hadn't realised that was an option.
I'm happy to see comments on questions as long-lived rather than just suggestions for clarification to be deleted as soon as the clarification is made. My reason for wanting the strategy... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287621 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
Creating new Discord channels I've been looking at the Codidact Communities Discord channels (see the join us in chat link in the right hand panel of this page). Is it possible for Codidact Communities Discord users to create new channels? Currently there is a channel per community, but I was wondering if there is the opti... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287620 |
Post edited: Explain lack of image in case anyone thinks there's a display problem |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287620 |
Post edited: No need to show bottom of a real question twice |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287620 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
Posted question has old layout in the tour After completing the tour, the resulting question that is displayed uses an old version of the question layout, rather than training a new user to recognise the current layout. The bottom of the question in the tour looks like this: Bottom of tour question showing old layout The bottom o... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287619 |
Post edited: Mention Next button still works |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287619 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
Cannot add tags during tour During the tour, the user is asked to add tags to their new question. The tags (either the suggested ones or other words) are not recognised, instead displaying "The results could not be loaded": Tags box showing "The results could not be loaded" This prevents entering any tags (pressing En... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287466 |
(So the only places the bug is a problem are where a panel opens on the same page, rather than the link going to a new page.) (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287466 |
I think those are unaffected as they link to a new page (they are standard links, rather than being links overridden by JavaScript to behave like buttons). The bug is in the JavaScript, so a link that works without JavaScript (just using the default HTML behaviour for a link) is unaffected. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287466 |
The mod menu that Canina saw the problem with was a different mod menu that does have an icon. It seems consistent with the explanation that only the mod menu with an icon has the problem. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287466 |
For a button with only text, the HTML looks something like this:
```html
<a> // The <a> element corresponds to the whole "button"
Text // The text inside the <a> element does not have an additional <i> element
</a>
```
Clicking on the text counts as clicking on the `<a>` el... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287466 |
For a button with an icon, the HTML looks something like this (simplified for illustration):
```html
<a> // The <a> element corresponds to the whole "button"
<i> // The <i> element inside the <a> element corresponds to the icon image
</i>
</a>
```
Clicking on the icon... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #287466 |
Thanks for explaining, Monica.
As for the mod menu, I don't have access to it, not being a mod here, but [Canina's comment on this same Meta post](https://meta.codidact.com/comments/thread/7015#comment-18876) may give a clue. It sounds like buttons that have an icon have the problem, but butto... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |