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Thanks for quick reply.
I've noticed that already, I just thought the article is new.
Sorry for disturbing.
// "In the end it's a little boy expressing himself." Yanni
while (I_am_alive) { cout<<"I love to do more than just programming."; }
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I was just wondering if it'd be possible to change the icon for the <pre> snippet in the message editor to something like code block.
I'm only thinking of this because of the number of people who've posted blocks of code in the forums using the <code> tabs which makes it hard to read and I'm thinking perhaps it's because they don't know what pre means?
Thoughts?
I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder
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I second all suggestions helping people in publishing code with optimal readability.
Without PRE tags, most code is hard to read, VB.NET code especially so.
The buttons below the message text box already have tooltips, with a short text,
but it is probably too short to be really helpful.
Maybe a help button could be added, giving a top-down guide on how to include
single-line and multi-line code snippets.
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The problem with introducing help / tooltips is that new users aren't going to read them. If we just change the text to "code block" then it shouldn't require too much effort for them. Perhaps make the "code" button slightly more hidden so that they use the pre block in preference to the code block.
I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder
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I see your point.
So maybe replace the button labels: "pre" by "multi-line code snippet"
and "code" by "single-line code snippet"
and keep the HTML PRE and CODE tags mentioned in the tooltip.
The alternative is to have a smarter editor: offering only one button to the user,
and letting it decide for itself which tag to use...
I bet that is not what Chris has in stock right now.
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I've made a small change I'll upload this weekend that should make things a little clearer
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Wow! That was fast, or are you keeping a stock of changes in your back pocket so that when people request them you can seem unusally fast on the uptake
I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder
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cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Nice change. Nice and obvious.
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Several suggestions about bookmarking articles:
1. When someone bookmarks an article, the author of article gets notified. The notification may also include name of the member who bookmarked the article.
2. When an article gets updated notify anyone who has bookmarked it. It would be also nice if it were possible to subscribe for other articles update.
3. In the statistics of an article show how many people have the article in their bookmarks.
What do you think?
Giorgi Dalakishvili
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1. Will mean serious spam for popular authors, plus I'm not sure of the value.
2. Working on it
3. Already in our wishlist
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Nice
Giorgi Dalakishvili
#region signature
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If #1 would be a valuable metric for authors, just display it in the article page itself.
You know, every time I tried to win a bar-bet about being able to count to 1000 using my fingers I always got punched out when I reached 4....
-- El Corazon
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He did not even make an effort to cover his identity. In his SB thread "girls" he makes a direct reference to the SB thread I wanted removed for obvious reasons. Please re-ban, or remove any posts he makes using my name.
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I couldn't agree more. Whats the point in banning him and letting him come straight back?
I know, I know, theres no way to automatically stop this behaviour, but manual intervention is, unfortunately, required in this case
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There may be legal problems with deleting a user name other than the one that violated the terms and conditions. However, he has obviously violated the terms again.
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leckey wrote: There may be legal problems with deleting a user name other than the one that violated the terms and conditions
No, there's not. Ever seen those "Management reserve the right to refuse entry" signs on bars? Same applies. It's Chris et al's site and they can allow/ban whomever they see fit.
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I've gone through the thread and while he made reference to the thread he did it in an explanatory way and wasn't specifically targeting you or trying to raise the topic again.
I can reban and block IPs and he can simply create a new account via a new IP. Let's just sit back and let the dust settle for a bit - it's way too nice a day for me to be playing whack-a-mole.
Frankly, norm.net is throwing around as much trash as DMX in that thread. They both need to chill.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: whack-a-mole
I love that game. Maybe I'll hit the mall at lunchtime.
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Chris Maunder wrote: I can reban and block IPs and he can simply create a new account via a new IP
True, but it makes life a bit harder for him.
What was the point in banning him if he's alowed back without even a cursory attempt at keeping him out? It makes a mockery of you.
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J4amieC wrote: What was the point in banning him if he's alowed back without even a cursory attempt at keeping him out
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "not even a cursory attempt". A deleted account and a blocked IP address aren't cursory and frankly I do not have time today to spend deleting every new account he creates.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Could the one message in particular be removed?
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leckey wrote: Could the one message in particular be removed?
Seems someone is upset you're asking for a little respect on the forum. Luckily, my 5 votes have about 4x the weight of those 1 votes.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. - Albert Einstein
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I know I have doled it out and I will take it back IF IT IS WITHIN REASON. The thread got removed for obvious reasons. I really didn't care that he got banned. (See blog.) But if you are going to ban someone, ban them. But at the end of the day is I don't want the title of that thread being archived by Google. Plus if anyone sees it then another post appears asking about what happened. Now he's posting to my pleas in SB to have the post removed and now he's trying to get me riled again. Exactly where is the line of harassment and stalking?
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