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| Edit | Post #289323 |
Post edited: Add finer detail |
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| Comment | Post #289322 |
I was aiming for something that can be accessed from any programming language, so most likely HTTP. (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289324 |
Post edited: Typo |
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| Edit | Post #289324 | Initial revision | — | 9 months ago |
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Footnotes with the same number in different posts on the same page If 2 or more posts on a page contain footnotes with the same number, they all link to the footnote that appears earliest on the page. For example, the question How should a Codidact public API work? has a footnote numbered 1 in both the question and an answer. Clicking on the footnote number in th... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289323 | Initial revision | — | 9 months ago |
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A: How should a Codidact public API work? I'd like to host contests that read code directly from answers Here's what I'd like to see in an API to allow me to host coding contests on Code Golf Codidact. Essential This is the only feature I would need in order to start hosting contests. The answer content for each answer to a speci... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289279 |
Meta discussion started: [ How should a Codidact public API work? ](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/289322). (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289293 |
Meta discussion started: [ How should a Codidact public API work? ](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/289322). (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289322 | Initial revision | — | 9 months ago |
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How should a Codidact public API work? I'm planning to add a public API to Codidact so people can make applications that read Codidact data automatically. Features and purposes I have my own purposes in mind for this[^1], but there are many other potential uses. Before I start building this, I'd like to hear what features you would li... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289298 |
I personally believe it should be removed. I flagged your question for moderator attention directly after posting this answer, so when someone sees the flag they can decide whether to remove the norepro tag. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289279 |
There's also some discussion of scraping in [Is it okay to scrape Codidact for personal tools?](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/289293) and I've mentioned an API as an alternative approach. Would an API providing raw source text be relevant to your purposes? If so it would be good to get your input o... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289298 |
Post edited: Mention blank lines are omitted |
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| Comment | Post #289297 |
Yes that's what I see, on Firefox for mobile or desktop. Haven't yet tested with other browsers. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289298 |
I was focused on the indentation and didn't picked up this, but I can confirm I also see this (no blank lines). I'm not sure how to avoid this with copying from rendered HTML, but an option to view as raw text would ensure the correct number of newlines. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289296 |
Not sure if there is any overlap in the root cause but mentioning for reference just in case:
- [Mismatch between blue notification circle and notification panel](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/287765) (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289293 |
Interesting idea. Might not be necessary if we can just make the changes directly in the back end. Let me know if there's an advantage I'm overlooking.
I've been working on Codidact bugs and feature requests as practice to get used to the codebase, as part of working up to implementing an API. If ... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289297 |
No, I see the correct number in the blue circle (generally 1 unless I've been away for a while).
When you click on the notification multiple times, is this from a page other than the destination? For me, it goes away first click if I am on the page it leads to (exact URL, not just the same questio... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289298 | Initial revision | — | 9 months ago |
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A: Issues with copying post source from revision history I see the described behaviour in Firefox but not in Chromium. - Operating System: Fedora 38 - Firefox version: 116.0 - Chromium version: 115.0.5790.102 Example of a Post History page where this behaviour occurs: - https://meta.codidact.com/posts/275838/history The initial revision (#1),... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289173 |
Post edited: Add warning that user id based approach will occasionally switch to light mode |
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| Edit | Post #289297 | Initial revision | — | 9 months ago |
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A: Notifications sometimes stay unread after clicking I suspect the add ons and fork mentioned are not relevant. I see a persistent notification circle on standard Firefox with no add ons. It doesn't seem to be completely consistent but the general behaviour I see is as follows: - I see a blue circle indicating I have a notification. - I open the no... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289293 |
As you may guess from the API post you linked to, I am very interested in implementing an API for Codidact. I'm also likely to have free time coming up in a couple of months.
I know exactly what I want out of an API, but I don't want to implement just what suits me, and then find it needs to chang... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289291 |
That's good to know. I wasn't really concerned about launch decisions. I like the idea of everyone who views a proposal having an idea of how it's doing. Sometimes seeing the activity might drive someone's motivation. Also seeing where the gaps in activity are might affect someone's decision on wheth... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289291 |
Sounds good. We could even end up with both solutions running in parallel. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289283 |
Good point. Maybe only a third tag type would work then. That way it could show in the tags list with styling that suggests it is disabled, and its description could explain why it cannot be used, and we could prevent it being added to posts. A lot more work than just reusing an existing tag type tho... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289291 | Initial revision | — | 9 months ago |
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A: Indicate stale reactions based on user activity Wary of trying to be too general Although I like the idea of this for making sure indications of interest don't last indefinitely on Codidact Proposals, trying to find a general use for expiring reactions on existing Codidact communities might end up stretching one tool across too many use cases. Pe... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289147 |
A [discussion on Discord](https://discord.com/channels/634104110131445811/634104110131445815/1138369664976703589) has made me realise I was wrong about this being a filter - instead of hiding the imported posts it just sorts them to the end, so it is a sort rather than a filter.
I still think it m... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289141 |
Post edited: Change from bug to feature-request now that I understand better |
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| Edit | Post #289141 |
Post edited: Correct my mistake - "Native" is a sort, not a filter |
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| Comment | Post #289279 |
There is another feature request for [Can we have a "show post source" button?](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/289245). That one is for the post itself, rather than the revision history. Perhaps it would be useful to have both? A "show source" or "raw text" button on a post, and a similar button on ... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289283 |
Post edited: Mention explanatory description |
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| Edit | Post #289283 |
Post edited: Clarify |
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| Edit | Post #289283 | Initial revision | — | 9 months ago |
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A: A way to prohibit creating certain tags. Moderator only tags Another existing feature that might be relevant as part of a solution: some tags can only be added by a moderator, such as "status-completed". If "voltage" is created as a moderator only tag, then the description can explain why it's not useful, to reduce user frustration when th... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289223 |
You're welcome. There will be plenty more bugs to raise over time... Thanks for the edit - I noticed the image looked like the end of the post, but it didn't occur to me that a quote block could fix it. Looks better now. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289270 |
I raised this myself a few months ago, and found it was a duplicate of https://meta.codidact.com/posts/277432
It seems to have been raised a few times, which in itself demonstrates demand for this feature. That original feature request also has a number of answers making the case for different app... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289262 |
Was considering linking to the Wikipedia page for "four-letter word" in case the phrase wasn't in common usage outside the UK, but wow, no, not linking to that. Suffice to say this just means words you wouldn't want on your site outside of Linguistics. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289262 |
Sounds good if they work, but they might be an invitation to find unscrupulous workarounds. Also, how small would they have to be to eliminate the possibility of malicious edits? A four letter word plus a space is a 5 character edit.
I wonder if we would be better with "human guardrails": We could... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289262 |
I wouldn't expect it to be a concern to the original author. The problem is that anyone can be an original author. This change would give anyone the ability to make a post, wait until it drops off the front page, and then edit it to say something the community would have flagged had it not been kept ... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289262 | Initial revision | — | 9 months ago |
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A: How to edit a post for small modifications without affecting the visibility of other posts? I like this, but... I've often wanted this feature. I feel bad about cluttering the top of the question list when I make a minor typo fix on an old post. However, having thought about it more over time, I can see a problem with letting a user decide which of their edits should be visible. Misu... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #289239 |
I raised that a blank line is necessary in `<details>` sections previously, and it turns out that's necessary whenever mixing HTML and Markdown, as [explained in an answer there](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/287279/287284#answer-287284). (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289249 | Initial revision | — | 9 months ago |
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A: Can we have a "show post source" button? Why I like I like the idea of a button that shows me the raw Markdown (or MathJax or HTML depending on the post) so I can see how certain styles are achieved. I too find the "Edit" button unsatisfactory for this purpose. If I'm making a genuine edit then a draft is saved (which I like). I don't want... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #289242 | Initial revision | — | 9 months ago |
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A: TOC display problem after answer deletion Expected behaviour for different users My expectation is the same as in the question when a user is unable to see deleted posts. Sometimes a user can see a deleted post (such as when the user is a moderator, has the Curate ability, or is the author of the deleted post). I would expect the Table o... (more) |
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