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Posts by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Comment flagging broken on mobile portrait mode

From a comment thread page, pressing "flag" on a comment results in a pop up panel with a text input and a "Flag" button. On mobile, in portrait mode, this pop up panel overlaps the left hand edge ...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by trichoplax‭

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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 18d ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 17d ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Rejected suggested edit changes what is listed as the original text [duplicate]

I viewed a rejected suggested edit, and then made an edit of my own to the same post. I then viewed the rejected suggested edit again, and noticed that the "before" content (the left hand side) inc...

0 answers  ·  posted 2mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  closed as duplicate 2mo ago by ArtOfCode‭

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

Allow use of the <math> tag directly Whether we convert MathJax to MathML behind the scenes or not, users should be able to directly add <math> tags to their posts. We currently allow...

posted 2mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2mo ago by trichoplax‭

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

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Q&A Help page: call for improvement suggestions

At the top right of each page is a link to Help. If you want a specific help article to be edited or added, please raise that on your community specific Meta so that a moderator can make tho...

4 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 5mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A 500 error page for user:me when not signed in

My ideal solution would be to inform the user that search results for user:me require a signed in user in order to know who me refers to, and then show a sign in page that will automatically redire...

posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭

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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 6mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 6mo ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Markdown in close reasons

Markdown does not appear to be processed in the reason given for closing a question. For example, there is a Markdown link in the following close reason, but it is rendered as plain text rather tha...

0 answers  ·  posted 7mo ago by trichoplax‭

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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 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 2mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Would there ever be A / B testing?

ArtOfCode's answer covers true A/B testing, which involves a randomised experiment and the system to support it. However, the question sounds as if it is also considering the ability for individua...

posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Add an entry for the "Participate" ability to the help center

While that page is being edited, there's a typo that could be fixed at the same time: There are 6 Abilities you can earn on this site (not neccessarily in this order): Note that this is corre...

posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Ability to sort search results by activity

Currently, search results can be sorted by posted date (shown as "Age" in the sorting buttons) but not by edited date / most recent activity: Would you find it useful to have this sorting option...

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

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Q&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 b...

posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&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 be...

posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&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 ove...

posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&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 unsatisf...

posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Code block copy button in more places, such as help documents

I find the copy button on code blocks in posts very useful. Could this also be added to code blocks in other places such as help documents? For example, the Template for Proposal Posts would be mu...

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

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Q&A Cannot view with no filter when a category has a default filter

This is the filter section above a post list: In a category where I have set a default filter, I can temporarily view the post list using a different filter by selecting it from the "Predefined ...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Clearer community proposals transition for skim readers

During the transition from having a Site Proposals category on Meta to having a separate Codidact Proposals community, there is a message at the top of the Site Proposals category with a link to th...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Markdown spoiler sections - is there any need?

Standard markdown does not include spoiler sections (hidden until clicked on). Personally, on those rare occasions when I find need to temporarily hide something, I'm happy using <details> HT...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by trichoplax‭

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Q&A Details tag requires an internal blank line to render markdown

When using a <details> tag to add an expandable section to a post, markdown will mostly still work inside the expandable section, but some of it will not work on the first line. Markdown trea...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Q&A Search does not search the title of posts

The search only appears to look in the body of a post, not in its title. For example, searching Codidact Meta for "determine" finds posts that have "determine" in the body, but does not include th...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A I can't search for -finalized

(This is not just an issue on the specific site mentioned - it seems to affect any Codidact site.) If I search Code Golf Codidact for "finalized" there are results, showing that the word "finali...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Ethan‭

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