edenman Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Indicator for "new PM" just popped up for a PM that I received (and read) on July 9. My guess is that they're doing some sort of bulk modification of PMs and it's totally throwing stuff out of whack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 ETA I just sent you one and it worked Yep, I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Horoscope Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 From that point onward, any new posts will be directly accessible. To jump directly to unread posts in a thread, click on the small rectangular orange icon (it's a nearly-illegible depiction of a dog-eared page bearing a right-arrow), which you'll find immediately to the left of each thread title. I suspect that many of us are seeing different things depending on which browser we are using. I have never seen the orange icon just mentioned. I am using Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP. Still, this is much better than the "lo-fi" version you can select in the lower left hand corner. Well, there's an option like that in what I see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyJohn Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Anyone having a problem with the "insert a link" feature? On my PC, the dialog box opens(the left half) off the screen so there is no way to click the appropriate command to insert a link. I tried widening the content and it doesn't help. I don't know if others are having similar difficulties which seem to be associated with the new format of the website. I'd like to hear if there's a fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 Anyone having a problem with the "insert a link" feature? This was a problem but then appeared to have been fixed by Invision. On a Firefox browser, this was indeed the case; however, I was recently on a IE6 computer and that wasn't fixed. So, it appears to be a browser issue. Which version are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Let me add some kudos to the list of complaints. I *love love love* that when you are reading posts in a board, and click on the icon to send the post author a PM, rather than sending you to the messaging area it just pops open a little window for you to send the PM, and leaves you on the post page when you are done. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Let me add some kudos to the list of complaints. I *love love love* that when you are reading posts in a board, and click on the icon to send the post author a PM, rather than sending you to the messaging area it just pops open a little window for you to send the PM, and leaves you on the post page when you are done. Brilliant. Not sure if this is good news or bad news, but we're soon (and I mean within a day or two) going to upgrade to Invision 3.0.1 Click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Let me add some kudos to the list of complaints. I *love love love* that when you are reading posts in a board, and click on the icon to send the post author a PM, rather than sending you to the messaging area it just pops open a little window for you to send the PM, and leaves you on the post page when you are done. Brilliant. I don't seem to be able to do that. Nor can I send PMs through the members list. Wish I knew what the problem is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMango Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I don't seem to be able to do that. Nor can I send PMs through the members list. Wish I knew what the problem is. Have you tried using a different browser (ie, Mozilla Firefox) or downloaded the latest version of your current browser, as a potential fix? Or is it still being wonk-a-doo (to use the technical term)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Have you tried using a different browser (ie, Mozilla Firefox) or downloaded the latest version of your current browser, as a potential fix? Or is it still being wonk-a-doo (to use the technical term)? I tried using Mozilla and that seemed to solve the problem. We've been using IE ever since we signed up with Verizon for DSL service. I'll have to talk to Tech Support (AKA Dame Edna) about this. It seems that some folk are unable to send me PMs. H-m-m-m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I tried using Mozilla and that seemed to solve the problem. We've been using IE ever since we signed up with Verizon for DSL service. I'll have to talk to Tech Support (AKA Dame Edna) about this. It seems that some folk are unable to send me PMs. H-m-m-m. The PM problem is an Invision bug, and that's going to go away with the upgrade to version 3.0.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treznor Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Occassionally I'll get an error message when trying to visit the board: [#2000] You are not allowed to visit this forum. When this happens, whatever browser I use doesn't seem to change things (have tried Firefox, IETab within Firefox, and Chrome; can't use IE on this computer as it isn't configured). When I get this it is usually a couple hours before I can load the forum page as I keep getting that error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMango Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Occassionally I'll get an error message when trying to visit the board: [#2000] You are not allowed to visit this forum. When this happens, whatever browser I use doesn't seem to change things (have tried Firefox, IETab within Firefox, and Chrome; can't use IE on this computer as it isn't configured). When I get this it is usually a couple hours before I can load the forum page as I keep getting that error. If you have not already, try deliberately signing out then signing back in the next time this happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treznor Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 If you have not already, try deliberately signing out then signing back in the next time this happens. Tried that with no success. Also tried closing and re-opening the browser and clearing my cache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Tried that with no success. Also tried closing and re-opening the browser and clearing my cache. Have you tried sacrificing a techie to the gods of fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Have you tried sacrificing a techie to the gods of fire? That won't work, because you're sacrificing to the wrong gods. St. Vidicon is whom you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 That won't work, because you're sacrificing to the wrong gods. St. Vidicon is whom you want. I feel like such a vidiot right now. And imagine how the techie I roasted feels.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 That won't work, because you're sacrificing to the wrong gods. St. Vidicon is whom you want. But why make up a saint when a real one will do?Story goes as follows: Young Chiara was so happy to hear Francis, her beloved friend and mentor, was coming back home to Assisi to preach in a large public square. Sadly, on the day of his visit she was too ill to get out of bed. Given the strength of both her ardor and piety, nonetheless, a little, tiny Francis perched at the foot of her bed at the time of his sermon and delivered a simultaneous broadcast. In recognition of this miracle, and the fact that her name, "Chiara", translates as "clear" as well as "Clare", Pope Pius XII recognized her as the patron saint of television. Among people who drink wine, dine at restaurants, cook at home and shop at farmers markets, there is a campaign to extend this role to accommodate the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 [This is becoming off-topic.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 This may have been posted previously, but if I hit the "Insert link" button, the box to insert the link moves halfway off the screen to the left. I am using IE 6.0 as my browser (Yes, it is an old version of IE. No, I don't have a choice about it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Ugh. The attachment mechanism is badly broken, at least on Safari. It won't let me use the multiple-attachment script, and yet when I upload one-at-a-time, I get highly unpredictable behavior. The second attachment upload caused the first one to disappear from the attachment management panel, but it was clearly orphaned somewhere - my file usage numbers didn't go back down - and even stranger, when I previewed the post, only the first attachment was displayed as an image. Attachments 2-5 never came up as thumbnails or otherwise. Frustrating, as this stuff used to Just Plain Work under 2.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Ugh. The attachment mechanism is badly broken, at least on Safari. It won't let me use the multiple-attachment script, and yet when I upload one-at-a-time, I get highly unpredictable behavior. The second attachment upload caused the first one to disappear from the attachment management panel, but it was clearly orphaned somewhere - my file usage numbers didn't go back down - and even stranger, when I previewed the post, only the first attachment was displayed as an image. Attachments 2-5 never came up as thumbnails or otherwise.View upthread - could be image file size too big but Invision didn't notify you. Best take monavano's advice and link to picasa/flicker stream from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I didn't find any discussion upthread regarding image attachments. It's also unlikely to be a file size problem. In any case, much as I'd prefer to keep board content attached to the board, I might just fall back on using Flickr again to get around this irritating pseudo-pop-up script Invision uses to expand images. So trendy (as a board software feature). So annoying to use. Note to Invision's product managers: one of the oldest axioms in technology management is that the five most dangerous words are "wouldn't it be cool if..." Learn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidsdc Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I don't know if this has to do with the Invision upgrade, but since I'm the only one posting about it I rather think not. Anyway, I was unable to log on last night from my Mac laptop. I kept getting a screen that looked similar to the Invision normal screen, but it was pink and said "database error" or database disabled. I'll try again tonight to see if I can replicate the problem or get access at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMango Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I don't know if this has to do with the Invision upgrade, but since I'm the only one posting about it I rather think not. Anyway, I was unable to log on last night from my Mac laptop. I kept getting a screen that looked similar to the Invision normal screen, but it was pink and said "database error" or database disabled. I'll try again tonight to see if I can replicate the problem or get access at all. Blame not 'yer Mac! If you are still having issues tonight, I may be able to help ya troubleshoot.Via my MacBook, aka the love of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I don't know if this has to do with the Invision upgrade, but since I'm the only one posting about it I rather think not. Anyway, I was unable to log on last night from my Mac laptop. I kept getting a screen that looked similar to the Invision normal screen, but it was pink and said "database error" or database disabled. I'll try again tonight to see if I can replicate the problem or get access at all. Blame not 'yer Mac! If you are still having issues tonight, I may be able to help ya troubleshoot. Via my MacBook, aka the love of my life. Don't blame your Mac; something on the server crashed last night. I put in a Support Ticket around midnight, and it was fixed by this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 We've just upgraded to Invision 3.0.3. A new, much better-looking interface is also on its way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 FYI. The Virginia Restaurant Guide appears farked up; showing HTML code instead of links. DC and Multiple locations also affected. Maryland looks OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 FYI. The Virginia Restaurant Guide appears farked up; showing HTML code instead of links. DC and Multiple locations also affected. Maryland looks OK. In the two posts of the DC guide, the first 29 links (if my ability to count with so few cups of coffee and without my glasses can be relied on) seem to be properly displayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMango Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 FYI. The Virginia Restaurant Guide appears farked up; showing HTML code instead of links. DC and Multiple locations also affected. Maryland looks OK. Yay, Fark! I, for one, welcome our new Invision overlords... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Yay, Fark! I, for one, welcome our new Invision overlords... Got it fixed, sort of! (The second post in the DC dining guide is still only partially fixed - will be done probably later today.) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Oooh! Aaaah! I think you're going to like Don's upcoming site improvements. Almost here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Interesting - if you choose the "classic blue" option, then the calendar events are displayed in a line break-column - more orderly. But it doesn't do that for the other board-skin options. This option also has the "back to top" button, which the renamed "homely default" option still lacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Interesting - if you choose the "classic blue" option, then the calendar events are displayed in a line break-column - more orderly. But it doesn't do that for the other board-skin options. That's because they were independently programmed (I happen to prefer the non-orderly list, similar to the Member List.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 We just upgraded to Invision 3.0.5 yesterday afternoon (this is a release which contains various behind-the-scenes enhancements). If you see anything abnormal, would you please report it here? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMango Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 We just upgraded to Invision 3.0.5 yesterday afternoon (this is a release which contains various behind-the-scenes enhancements). If you see anything abnormal, would you please report it here? Thanks! Not an anomaly report, but a question: When viewing "New content", is there any funtionality difference between clicking on the yellow "go to first unread post" icon and the "view result" (the thread headline)? It seems like it's the same functionality, which would mean the yellow icon is redundant, but that's OK. And it's also all right, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 (Sorry everyone - this is something I'm working on with Invision) Clicking "Edit" using Safari on a MacBook:Safari.pdf BTW, is anyone else having any problems either editing posts or with displaying quoted text? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 If you click "Today's active content" in the small print in the blue bar towards the bottom of the home page, it takes you to a search page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 BTW, is anyone else having any problems either editing posts or with displaying quoted text? Editing yes-particularly with links. Even coded correctly, the final links (only the last one in the post) would not show up as hyperlinks. I had to fix it by putting two close-URL brackets--a weird fix but it worked. Quoting occasionally has the same issue--getting visible HTML instead of quotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Editing yes-particularly with links. Even coded correctly, the final links (only the last one in the post) would not show up as hyperlinks. I had to fix it by putting two close-URL brackets--a weird fix but it worked. Quoting occasionally has the same issue--getting visible HTML instead of quotes. If you click on "Use Full Editor," does the problem go away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 If you click on "Use Full Editor," does the problem go away? Nope -- I was using the full editor to do the stores guide yesterday and that's where I encountered the problem. I kept eliminating whatever was the last link, and then the new "last" link in the post would fail. It was really peculiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Sometimes clicking on the "view last post" link gives me the last post in the thread; other times, it gives me the first one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 (Sorry everyone - more behind-the-scenes stuff with Invision.) Picture 1.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 (Sorry everyone - this is something I'm working on with Invision) Clicking "Edit" using Safari on a MacBook:Safari.pdf BTW, is anyone else having any problems either editing posts or with displaying quoted text? Check out this post -- looks like ridiculous tags are auto-appending themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 The site was very hard to read on my Windows Mobile-based phone under the previous schema, but it is COMPLETELY hosed with the new layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Anyone else had the problem of the last url linked in a post refusing to become a hyperlink, even when coded correctly? I tried clearing my cache and cookies to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 If I'm writing a reply to a thread, I can only see the first 6 lines of it; the rest is obscured by a box containing editing icons. I can continue to type for as long as I want, I just can't see what I'm typing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 If I'm writing a reply to a thread, I can only see the first 6 lines of it; the rest is obscured by a box containing editing icons. I can continue to type for as long as I want, I just can't see what I'm typing. Yes! I have that same thing! Wasn't sure if my computer was just being wonky, but it happens both on full and fast reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 If I'm writing a reply to a thread, I can only see the first 6 lines of it; the rest is obscured by a box containing editing icons. I can continue to type for as long as I want, I just can't see what I'm typing. Yes! I have that same thing! Wasn't sure if my computer was just being wonky, but it happens both on full and fast reply. I'll file a problem report with Invision - can you both tell me the operating systems and browsers you're using? (And thanks!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I'll file a problem report with Invision - can you both tell me the operating systems and browsers you're using? (And thanks!) I'm Windows 07, IE 8. Attached a screen shot so you can see what we're talking about. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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