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2017/1/4

Some small improvements to Greenfoot.org

davmac davmac

2017/1/4

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Hi all, Just wanted to let you know we've recently made some minor changes to the Greenfoot.org forums. The first change is that you can no longer post a reply to a topic that is older than 30 days. This is designed to prevent the "zombie topic" issue that occurs occasionally when someone stumbles on a discussion that is relevant to their current situation and, without realising that the discussion is long dead, they post a reply. (The correct thing to do in this case is of course to start a new topic! You can still reference the old topic, if you like, by providing a link to it). Secondly, the "post a reply" box is now only visible on the last page of a topic's posts. This should help to prevent the occasional accidental replies which duplicate what someone else has already said. This does mean that you need to go to the last page of a topic (if it has multiple pages, which is only the case if there are more than 15 posts) in order to post a reply. Finally, there have been some small tweaks to layout for a slightly better visual appearance of some elements. There may be a few more improvements rolled out over the next few days; I'll post more as this happens. Davmac
Super_Hippo Super_Hippo

2017/1/4

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Hi, the idea behind these changes are great! However, I think the 30 days should count from the last reply and not from the creation of the topic.
danpost danpost

2017/1/4

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Super_Hippo wrote...
I think the 30 days should count from the last reply and not from the creation of the topic.
I agree. As an alternative 90 days might be more appropriate (about one semester). That should accommodate pretty much all of the possible reasons for extended thread life. For example this thread is on-going and was started Nov 9, 2016.
davmac davmac

2017/1/4

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In consideration of above comments, I've changed the rules for posting slightly again: you can post in a topic up to 40 days after creation of the topic (rather than 30), or 14 days after the creation of the last post in the topic, whichever is later. This isn't exactly as much as what was suggested above; however, I think that a topic without posts for more than 14 days is legitimately finished, and continued discussion can always be restarted in a new topic, of course.
Nosson1459 Nosson1459

2017/1/5

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davmac wrote...
There may be a few more improvements rolled out over the next few days; I'll post more as this happens.
When I edit a post and then click "Update" it brings me to the first post of the discussion and if I'm on a later page it will bring me back all the way to the first page, this is unlike where I post the post originally I stay at the bottom of the discussion (it's the same thing because you can only edit a post if it's the last so it shouldn't be different that posting it for a first time).
Nosson1459 Nosson1459

2017/1/6

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davmac wrote...
There may be a few more improvements rolled out over the next few days; I'll post more as this happens.
Another problem is that I've missed peoples replies because the star next to the user image only goes up to eight but I've had more than that many replies so it only showed the last eight (it happens most when there are people posting posts in the same discussion so each separate post gets counted in the star) It was before I noticed the eight limit on the reply list. After I noticed, I made sure to press "See All" next to "Old Notifications" when the number on the star is '8' and check there (but I can still miss some over there, I may think I saw a post that really I haven't). A different problem related to the star is that it might say '3' for three different new replies in three different discussions but when I go to only one of them the star goes back to grey so I can miss the other ones (It's definitely easier to miss).
danpost danpost

2017/1/6

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ISSUE: It is impossible to quote from a earlier page with the new change.
davmac davmac

2017/1/6

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danpost wrote...
ISSUE: It is impossible to quote from a earlier page with the new change.
Ok, I've fixed that now; clicking "quote" will make the reply box visible on the current page. Thanks.
Nosson1459 wrote...
davmac wrote...
There may be a few more improvements rolled out over the next few days; I'll post more as this happens.
When I edit a post and then click "Update" it brings me to the first post of the discussion and if I'm on a later page it will bring me back all the way to the first page, this is unlike where I post the post originally I stay at the bottom of the discussion (it's the same thing because you can only edit a post if it's the last so it shouldn't be different that posting it for a first time).
Nosson1459 wrote...
Another problem is that I've missed peoples replies because the star next to the user image only goes up to eight ...
I'll take a look at the first issue as it should be straightforward to fix, but please be aware that I was not asking for problems to be raised, just stating that some work is planned. The issues with notifications are too complex to be resolved right now.
Nosson1459 Nosson1459

2017/1/12

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I can run scenarios that use UserInfo only when I'm not logged in (as long as the creator made it possible), but when I'm logged in either it thinks that I'm not and it runs the code of being not logged in OR it just shows a white/grey box in place of the scenario and clicking "Reset" or "Run" on the scenario or "Reload" in the browser doesn't do anything. Problem. (You still haven't told me (this is the third time that I'm asking) how to make a link to a scenario that goes to a certain specific post of my choice instead of going to the top of the discussion)
davmac davmac

2017/1/12

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I can run scenarios that use UserInfo only when I'm not logged in
There is an (admittedly long-standing) issue with the use of UserInfo, due to a change in the default Java security model that is outside our control. There is an old post about this, including information on how to change the security settings if you desire. Once again, can I remind you that this topic is not for general issues with the site. Please raise issues in a new topic, unless they're specific to the recent changes.
(You still haven't told me (this is the third time that I'm asking) how to make a link to a scenario that goes to a certain specific post of my choice instead of going to the top of the discussion)
If this is addressed to me, I'm sorry but I haven't seen your previous questions regarding this. Once again, please open a new topic. However, I don't believe there is any way currently to link to a particular comment on a scenario.
Nosson1459 Nosson1459

2017/1/12

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davmac wrote...
If this is addressed to me, I'm sorry but I haven't seen your previous questions regarding this. Once again, please open a new topic. However, I don't believe there is any way currently to link to a particular comment on a scenario.
It was asked in other discussions but not this one. I've seen other people do it for example in this discussion on the bottom is a post that reads:
danpost wrote...
The Scroller class code can be found here . In your code, 'actors' is a List object and there is no 'setLocation' method for a List object. See lines 131 through 135 of the class referenced here.
and when I click on the link it brings me right to the post that danpost was talking about (right by the eleventh post) which means "there is any way currently to link to a particular comment on a scenario.". How? (In danpost's link it says "http://www.greenfoot.org/topics/57567/0#post_110289" with all those numbers at the end but when I try switching them around it doesn't do much.)
davmac davmac

2017/1/12

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and when I click on the link it brings me right to the post that danpost was talking about (right by the eleventh post) which means "there is any way currently to link to a particular comment on a scenario."
That is a link to a post in a discussion, not to a comment on a scenario. Please open a new discussion topic for your question. This topic is for discussion of recent changes made to the working of the site.
Nosson1459 Nosson1459

2017/1/13

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davmac wrote...
and when I click on the link it brings me right to the post that danpost was talking about (right by the eleventh post) which means "there is any way currently to link to a particular comment on a scenario."
That is a link to a post in a discussion, not to a comment on a scenario.
I meant post in discussion not comment on a scenario (I used the word post more times than comment, when asking the question the use of the words "comment" and "scenario" are a mistake)!
Nosson1459 wrote...
(You still haven't told me (this is the third time that I'm asking) how to make a link to a scenario that goes to a certain specific post of my choice instead of going to the top of the discussion)
davmac wrote...
Please open a new discussion topic for your question. This topic is for discussion of recent changes made to the working of the site.
Nosson1459 wrote...
It was asked in other discussions but not this one. I've seen other people do it for example in this discussion on the bottom is a post that reads: <Quote Omitted>...
Thanks. Now the UserInfo scenarios work.
davmac davmac

2017/1/17

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Another couple of minor improvements: editing a discussion post (successfully) now returns you to the bottom of the last page of the topic instead of the first page, and a '#' link has been added on all discussion posts to make it easier to obtain a URL for linking directly to a post.
Nosson1459 Nosson1459

2017/1/20

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davmac wrote...
Another couple of minor improvements: editing a discussion post (successfully) now returns you to the bottom of the last page of the topic instead of the first page, and a '#' link has been added on all discussion posts to make it easier to obtain a URL for linking directly to a post.
Thanks.
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