If you’ve got something to report, please let us know here. (Our blog software has been upgraded, but so far our template has not so has our template (as of 1pm June 29), but not every plugin has sorted out compatibility issues with the upgrade, thus some functions appear to be playing up.)
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Running OK here.
Running OK here.
I’m running FF 3.6.3 on XP_64 and it’s behaving badly. Same on XP_32 so I don’t think it’s that. Error messages not appearing (e.g. if I forget to put in my name and email error field appears, yellow background, but no text). After submitting a comment I have to refresh to see it. Often after submitting and refreshing the comments field is disabled.
I’m running FF 3.6.3 on XP_64 and it’s behaving badly. Same on XP_32 so I don’t think it’s that. Error messages not appearing (e.g. if I forget to put in my name and email error field appears, yellow background, but no text). After submitting a comment I have to refresh to see it. Often after submitting and refreshing the comments field is disabled.
I have to type html tags. (Camino, Version 2.0.3)
I have to type html tags. (Camino, Version 2.0.3)
@patrickb,
I think this is the outdated template not having all the correct taxonomies for the upgraded software functions. We’ll get it sorted ASAP.
@patrickb,
I think this is the outdated template not having all the correct taxonomies for the upgraded software functions. We’ll get it sorted ASAP.
I’m hoping that when we get the new template sorted then we can reactivate the quicktags to save you that chore, Katz.
I’m hoping that when we get the new template sorted then we can reactivate the quicktags to save you that chore, Katz.
These days I tend to wait until at least the .1 release of new Wordpress versions.
Dear Matt Mullenweg — who will see this because of Google Alerts — kindly develop a release process that’s better than Microsoft’s FFS.
These days I tend to wait until at least the .1 release of new Wordpress versions.
Dear Matt Mullenweg — who will see this because of Google Alerts — kindly develop a release process that’s better than Microsoft’s FFS.
Mainly what patrickb at 2 said. But I couldn’t get on to LP at all about 15 minutes age.
Mainly what patrickb at 2 said. But I couldn’t get on to LP at all about 15 minutes age.
Can’t get LP via IE from my laptop but ok from my desktop. Downloaded FF to Laptop and could get LP homepage but not posts one hour ago. Now I can get all LP posts via FF but this is not my default browser. Still won’t load via IE.
Can’t get LP via IE from my laptop but ok from my desktop. Downloaded FF to Laptop and could get LP homepage but not posts one hour ago. Now I can get all LP posts via FF but this is not my default browser. Still won’t load via IE.
@Jacques, our tech team sprung this latest upgrade on us while trying to combat the linkfarm hack, but generally I do the same. I’m running a test install over at a sandbox blog I’ve got, and it’s not too buggy in general though. It’s just that our template is ye olde faithefulle.
@Paul, I don’t know why we had that brief server outage. Sometimes these things just happen.
@Jacques, our tech team sprung this latest upgrade on us while trying to combat the linkfarm hack, but generally I do the same. I’m running a test install over at a sandbox blog I’ve got, and it’s not too buggy in general though. It’s just that our template is ye olde faithefulle.
@Paul, I don’t know why we had that brief server outage. Sometimes these things just happen.
@Salient Green, I can’t reproduce your IE problem from my desktop. Do you perhaps have some very aggressive ad-blocking software on your laptop?
@Salient Green, I can’t reproduce your IE problem from my desktop. Do you perhaps have some very aggressive ad-blocking software on your laptop?
Comments don’t load at all. Zip.
Comments don’t load at all. Zip.
Same Patrick..FF 3.6.3 on 32..just coping.
Same Patrick..FF 3.6.3 on 32..just coping.
OK, I’m hoping the new template here will solve most commenting woes. Give it a red hot go, y’all.
OK, I’m hoping the new template here will solve most commenting woes. Give it a red hot go, y’all.
Lookin’ real good Tigtog!
Lookin’ real good Tigtog!
What happened to those nice buttons that saved me having to remember the tags?
What happened to those nice buttons that saved me having to remember the tags?
The new template appears to remove earlier comments in any given thread.
Or is that merely a symptom of the change in templates?
The new template appears to remove earlier comments in any given thread.
Or is that merely a symptom of the change in templates?
@adrian,
I’m waiting to see how we go with a minimal number of plugins before we add some others back in. Patience.
@Katz,
I’m seeing all the comments on this thread just fine – where are you seeing a problem?
@adrian,
I’m waiting to see how we go with a minimal number of plugins before we add some others back in. Patience.
@Katz,
I’m seeing all the comments on this thread just fine – where are you seeing a problem?
Inter-paragraph white-space is kind of crazily huge now. Looks like about 3 EMs between paragraphs inside blockquotes and just under two otherwise. Not good for readability.
Inter-paragraph white-space is kind of crazily huge now. Looks like about 3 EMs between paragraphs inside blockquotes and just under two otherwise. Not good for readability.
The new look seems to load quicker for me (IE7 Windows). Two enthusiastic thumbs up as it used to crawl along.
Could I humbly suggest some kind of more obvious marker for blockquoted text in addition to the upper-left hand double quote mark, to make it clear when somebody’s quoting someone else’s post or comment? At the moment it’s hard to immediately identify whose text is whose.
Also, could we have a filter to make my jokes funnier and my comments more insightful and informed please? This field makes me sound like an ignorant, puerile, sarcastic wanker. Can’t be that hard to fix in Wordpress.
The new look seems to load quicker for me (IE7 Windows). Two enthusiastic thumbs up as it used to crawl along.
Could I humbly suggest some kind of more obvious marker for blockquoted text in addition to the upper-left hand double quote mark, to make it clear when somebody’s quoting someone else’s post or comment? At the moment it’s hard to immediately identify whose text is whose.
Also, could we have a filter to make my jokes funnier and my comments more insightful and informed please? This field makes me sound like an ignorant, puerile, sarcastic wanker. Can’t be that hard to fix in Wordpress.
@tt
Not this thread, but others exhibit the symptom mentioned above, eg the Possum thread.
@tt
Not this thread, but others exhibit the symptom mentioned above, eg the Possum thread.
@tt
I see only the last 10 of the 60 comments on that thread.
@tt
I see only the last 10 of the 60 comments on that thread.
#21 I have the same behaviour on that thread.
#21 I have the same behaviour on that thread.
Ah, I bet that when the software upgrade went through it reverted to the default setting of paginating comments. Somewhere there should be an “earlier comments” link but it’s not hardcoded into this theme. However, that’s an easy fix.
Ah, I bet that when the software upgrade went through it reverted to the default setting of paginating comments. Somewhere there should be an “earlier comments” link but it’s not hardcoded into this theme. However, that’s an easy fix.
OK, you should be able to see them all now.
OK, you should be able to see them all now.
@tt
Fixed!
@tt
Fixed!
Looks good overall – I like the larger gravatars, but I’d also like the Makemesoundcleverer© Filter.
Looks good overall – I like the larger gravatars, but I’d also like the Makemesoundcleverer© Filter.
Oh no – I just knocked the gravatars down a step, although they’re still bigger than they were. I think the current size is a nice compromise.
I want the Makemesoundcleverer© Filter too.
Nick/Liam, I’ve modified the spacing and backgrounds of blockquotes. Now about to have a look at general paragraph breaks.
Oh no – I just knocked the gravatars down a step, although they’re still bigger than they were. I think the current size is a nice compromise.
I want the Makemesoundcleverer© Filter too.
Nick/Liam, I’ve modified the spacing and backgrounds of blockquotes. Now about to have a look at general paragraph breaks.
The preview pane is back with the new format but the quick formatting menu has disappeared again. As has my avatar (no big loss).
Pleasingly, the pages no longer load endlessly with some tracking thing.
The preview pane is back with the new format but the quick formatting menu has disappeared again. As has my avatar (no big loss).
Pleasingly, the pages no longer load endlessly with some tracking thing.
I’ve still got the preview pane. And my choice of gravatars: hi brother Costa!
I’ve still got the preview pane. And my choice of gravatars: hi brother Costa!
Overall I like the new look but unless you know your tags, you can’t use them and don’t know which will be honoured by the system.
after you have posted you have to refresh and can’t go straight to another topic
If the above are numbered and this bulleted I will be pleasantly suprised
Overall I like the new look but unless you know your tags, you can’t use them and don’t know which will be honoured by the system.
after you have posted you have to refresh and can’t go straight to another topic
If the above are numbered and this bulleted I will be pleasantly suprised
Fran,
* I’ve just reactivated the quicktags.
* Markup tags for bulleted or numbered lists have never been accepted in the comments fields on WordPress. Just not allowed. Just do it manually with an asterisk or a number.
Fran,
* I’ve just reactivated the quicktags.
* Markup tags for bulleted or numbered lists have never been accepted in the comments fields on WordPress. Just not allowed. Just do it manually with an asterisk or a number.
P.S. I’m not having to refresh to see my comment appear. What browser are you using?
P.S. I’m not having to refresh to see my comment appear. What browser are you using?
You may also need to go into MySQL and run UPDATE … SET … = REPLACE(‘spammy stuff’, ”) WHERE contents LIKE ‘%spammy stuff%’.
One thing I’ve found handy on Troppo and other sites is setting up a Google Alert email that sends me emails when spammy words like ‘viagra’ or ‘poker’ are found.
You may also need to go into MySQL and run UPDATE … SET … = REPLACE(‘spammy stuff’, ”) WHERE contents LIKE ‘%spammy stuff%’.
One thing I’ve found handy on Troppo and other sites is setting up a Google Alert email that sends me emails when spammy words like ‘viagra’ or ‘poker’ are found.
I also like the new look, though I sometimes have to refresh to see my new comments.
I also like the new look, though I sometimes have to refresh to see my new comments.
Ah … my last might have been spam-binned because I mentioned words that often get spam-binned
Ah … my last might have been spam-binned because I mentioned words that often get spam-binned
@Jacques,
*pout* I don’t currently have server access so can’t do anything in MySQL. Will pass your tip onto the tech team though.
@Jacques,
*pout* I don’t currently have server access so can’t do anything in MySQL. Will pass your tip onto the tech team though.
Jacques, indeed your #33 was spam-binned for using naughty words.
I’m wondering why some people are having the problem with having to refresh the page to see their comment – I haven’t been able to reproduce that since the template switch.
Jacques, indeed your #33 was spam-binned for using naughty words.
I’m wondering why some people are having the problem with having to refresh the page to see their comment – I haven’t been able to reproduce that since the template switch.
It just started looking quite different. Purple (or is it mauve) in different places. I don’t like it.
yesterday I was having problems after posting. lets see if that happens this time…
It just started looking quite different. Purple (or is it mauve) in different places. I don’t like it.
yesterday I was having problems after posting. lets see if that happens this time…
No problems with the comment field after posting this time.
No problems with the comment field after posting this time.
Lost my gravatar however.
Lost my gravatar however.
Yeah i don’t understand the purples in the comments, some purple, some not etc.
Also, and this may be just me, but I’m finding the sidebar kinda big? it’s like what? 25% width, the margin is very generous too. I like the sidebar, but don’t think I need quite that much size at the expense of the main content. ymmv, though.
Yeah i don’t understand the purples in the comments, some purple, some not etc.
Also, and this may be just me, but I’m finding the sidebar kinda big? it’s like what? 25% width, the margin is very generous too. I like the sidebar, but don’t think I need quite that much size at the expense of the main content. ymmv, though.
Oh I get it, it’s moderators, carry on!
Oh I get it, it’s moderators, carry on!
* re the alternating comment background colours – this is a reversion to an earlier style that LP used to have. Some of you may remember it. What’s new-new is that now moderators have a heavier purple ring around their gravatar, while the post-author’s comments have a grey background as well. This is all meant to make it a bit clearer who is who on any given thread.
* re missing gravatars – we were using a gravatars plugin which is now redundant, so that has been disabled. Perhaps some people’s gravatars were being stored in its cache rather than being served from gravatar.com, but if that’s the case then visiting gravatar.com and updating your accounts there should fix it.
* re sidebar width – it’s actually the same as it was on the old site, it’s just that the widget title’s background colour makes them stand out more.
* re the alternating comment background colours – this is a reversion to an earlier style that LP used to have. Some of you may remember it. What’s new-new is that now moderators have a heavier purple ring around their gravatar, while the post-author’s comments have a grey background as well. This is all meant to make it a bit clearer who is who on any given thread.
* re missing gravatars – we were using a gravatars plugin which is now redundant, so that has been disabled. Perhaps some people’s gravatars were being stored in its cache rather than being served from gravatar.com, but if that’s the case then visiting gravatar.com and updating your accounts there should fix it.
* re sidebar width – it’s actually the same as it was on the old site, it’s just that the widget title’s background colour makes them stand out more.
As I looked around, and read some feedback, the alternating comment backgrounds seemed to be too much. I’ve got rid of them.
The only contrasting comment styling now is for LP admins. Moderator comments all have a pale grey background and a deep purple border around the avatar, post-author comments have a double line border at the top as well. (Both of these styles will only display if the admin is logged in when they make the comment.)
As I looked around, and read some feedback, the alternating comment backgrounds seemed to be too much. I’ve got rid of them.
The only contrasting comment styling now is for LP admins. Moderator comments all have a pale grey background and a deep purple border around the avatar, post-author comments have a double line border at the top as well. (Both of these styles will only display if the admin is logged in when they make the comment.)
Very schmick. Congratulations.
Very schmick. Congratulations.
@SJ (in another thread),
The problem with the traditional blog format is that it doesn’t scale well performance-wise once you get up to a certain number of hits per day. Too many people on the front page slows it down for everybody, and having full posts in the default indexing format also slows down performance. By having only excerpts on the front page/archive pages and shifting the full content loads off onto single pages only, pageloads are speeded up enormously.
FWIW.
@SJ (in another thread),
The problem with the traditional blog format is that it doesn’t scale well performance-wise once you get up to a certain number of hits per day. Too many people on the front page slows it down for everybody, and having full posts in the default indexing format also slows down performance. By having only excerpts on the front page/archive pages and shifting the full content loads off onto single pages only, pageloads are speeded up enormously.
FWIW.
I’m glad you got rid of the alternating colours thing, as I find it distracting. Otherwise, very nice, and the tag thingies for comments seem to work quite well.
I’m glad you got rid of the alternating colours thing, as I find it distracting. Otherwise, very nice, and the tag thingies for comments seem to work quite well.
I agree, I’m not into the one paragraph summary format… but maybe I’ve just become attached to the old style, so I’m trying to remain open-minded!! Maybe if the date and other meta info didn’t appear down the left, or didn’t take up so much space (forcing that one paragraph to be quite narrow) it would be less hard to scan down — I feel like maybe the post title starting midway across the page is making it hard to quickly locate. Or maybe the grey backgrounds on those intros to posts is what’s bothering me…. Because I do quite like the first post on the page (though the line spacing of the title is quite high, it almost seems like two titles rather than two lines of a single title – this is on Chrome 5.0.something); it’s really the “Latest Posts” section where everything doesn’t seem so clean as that first post.
As someone mentioned above I also feel like the right side column is taking up a lot of space and
battlingwinning the battle for my attention.Otherwise it’s really nice, I like it: it’s an update without wiping out the spirit of the old design. Yay!
I agree, I’m not into the one paragraph summary format… but maybe I’ve just become attached to the old style, so I’m trying to remain open-minded!! Maybe if the date and other meta info didn’t appear down the left, or didn’t take up so much space (forcing that one paragraph to be quite narrow) it would be less hard to scan down — I feel like maybe the post title starting midway across the page is making it hard to quickly locate. Or maybe the grey backgrounds on those intros to posts is what’s bothering me…. Because I do quite like the first post on the page (though the line spacing of the title is quite high, it almost seems like two titles rather than two lines of a single title – this is on Chrome 5.0.something); it’s really the “Latest Posts” section where everything doesn’t seem so clean as that first post.
As someone mentioned above I also feel like the right side column is taking up a lot of space and
battlingwinning the battle for my attention.Otherwise it’s really nice, I like it: it’s an update without wiping out the spirit of the old design. Yay!
For something that was meant to be a quick overlay of LP colours over an existing theme framework, I’ve ended nearly entirely rewriting the damn thing!
I’ll look into rejigging the sidebar width and the front-page excerpts layout. Tomorrow.
For something that was meant to be a quick overlay of LP colours over an existing theme framework, I’ve ended nearly entirely rewriting the damn thing!
I’ll look into rejigging the sidebar width and the front-page excerpts layout. Tomorrow.
ooh spunky new look! Nice work and wordpress absolutely rocks imo
ooh spunky new look! Nice work and wordpress absolutely rocks imo
I’m looking at the mobile version. The old mobile version looked better and functioned better in my view. Also this version forgets my userid and email address so I need to retype them each time.
I’m looking at the mobile version. The old mobile version looked better and functioned better in my view. Also this version forgets my userid and email address so I need to retype them each time.
@Terje, the previous mobile plugin wasn’t playing nice for some other people. This one is meant to be more cross-platform accessible, for which one of the tradeoffs is that it probably won’t necessarily have all the bells and whistles for your particular phone platform.
(ETA: obviously, if I find a better plugin that is even better at multi-platform accessibility, it will be implemented)
@Terje, the previous mobile plugin wasn’t playing nice for some other people. This one is meant to be more cross-platform accessible, for which one of the tradeoffs is that it probably won’t necessarily have all the bells and whistles for your particular phone platform.
(ETA: obviously, if I find a better plugin that is even better at multi-platform accessibility, it will be implemented)
So, can we stuff around with our names again?
So, can we stuff around with our names again?
It would seem not.
It would seem not.
@FDB, That’s a moderation issue, not a software/template issue.
In an election year, allowing that option is just too much of an invitation from drive-by sound-bite merchants.
@FDB, That’s a moderation issue, not a software/template issue.
In an election year, allowing that option is just too much of an invitation from drive-by sound-bite merchants.
I disagree. Broadly speaking there are two things impacting performance of a Wordpress page load: query time and HTTP time.
Relying on excerpts would not speed up query time measurably; indeed if it’s truncating the text it might by infinitesimally slower.
HTTP time is probably what you’re worried about. But you’ll find that the header graphic weighs as much as the text of the page, so no gain there.
The key thing that makes Wordpress slow under heavy load is that it runs a bunch of MySQL queries for every page load. So first off you should enable the MySQL query cache as a lot of the time, large parts of a page don’t change. Secondly you should look at installing WP-Supercache and enabling its rewrite rules.
Other less important performance enhancements would include install an opcode cacher (I use XCache) and switching to a faster web server (I use nginx these days — Lighttpd is just as fast but locks up too often).
I host Club Troppo, Skepticlawyer, Catallaxy and Andrew Norton on a single server with this arrangement. They receive a fair amount of traffic but the server load rarely goes over 15% and usually has about 50% of RAM in reserve.
I disagree. Broadly speaking there are two things impacting performance of a Wordpress page load: query time and HTTP time.
Relying on excerpts would not speed up query time measurably; indeed if it’s truncating the text it might by infinitesimally slower.
HTTP time is probably what you’re worried about. But you’ll find that the header graphic weighs as much as the text of the page, so no gain there.
The key thing that makes Wordpress slow under heavy load is that it runs a bunch of MySQL queries for every page load. So first off you should enable the MySQL query cache as a lot of the time, large parts of a page don’t change. Secondly you should look at installing WP-Supercache and enabling its rewrite rules.
Other less important performance enhancements would include install an opcode cacher (I use XCache) and switching to a faster web server (I use nginx these days — Lighttpd is just as fast but locks up too often).
I host Club Troppo, Skepticlawyer, Catallaxy and Andrew Norton on a single server with this arrangement. They receive a fair amount of traffic but the server load rarely goes over 15% and usually has about 50% of RAM in reserve.
I’ve also stress-tested that configuration and it holds steady up to hundreds of pages per second.
I’ve also stress-tested that configuration and it holds steady up to hundreds of pages per second.
Agreed with you on the caching. Will pass it on to the people who have the keys for plugins and htaccess.
I’m still a fan of getting people off the front page as soon as they’ve figured out what it is that they want to read. Maybe that is just an aesthetic issue after all, but I was sure I’d read that it impacted on performance as well.
Agreed with you on the caching. Will pass it on to the people who have the keys for plugins and htaccess.
I’m still a fan of getting people off the front page as soon as they’ve figured out what it is that they want to read. Maybe that is just an aesthetic issue after all, but I was sure I’d read that it impacted on performance as well.
Personally I like it, I think it’s stylish. But the OCD nerd in me detects A Technical Untruth On Teh Intarwebs and well … you just saw what can happen.
There will be an impact on bandwidth consumed over a month, I expect; but in terms of pageload time, not much. Maybe they were thinking of bandwidth. You guys are hosted in Brisbane, I think, so cost of bandwidth would be a serious consideration.
Personally I like it, I think it’s stylish. But the OCD nerd in me detects A Technical Untruth On Teh Intarwebs and well … you just saw what can happen.
There will be an impact on bandwidth consumed over a month, I expect; but in terms of pageload time, not much. Maybe they were thinking of bandwidth. You guys are hosted in Brisbane, I think, so cost of bandwidth would be a serious consideration.
Bandwidth is definitely a serious consideration, Jacques!
Bandwidth is definitely a serious consideration, Jacques!
Aesthetically I much preferred the old template.
But this one loads much faster and has nice buttons to save me from typing html. Speed was definitely an issue a few times last week with the extra traffic!
Aesthetically I much preferred the old template.
But this one loads much faster and has nice buttons to save me from typing html. Speed was definitely an issue a few times last week with the extra traffic!
tigtog: I didn’t even notice that there was a mobile version until yesterday. But I disagree with Terje: I thinks it looks nice on my HTC Legend! I am reluctant to point out the glitches, but how else will you know?
(1) Headings are numbered in the mobile version. For example, we have “1. Larvatus Prodeo” as the main heading, “2. Austerity, depressions…” as the link to Robert’s post.
(2) When you open a post at random, the navigation buttons are unevenly placed. There’s “Previous”, “Home”, and then a big gap between that and “Next”.
(3) Why is there is a different color scheme on the mobile version? The main version of LP uses imperial purple; the mobile uses a dark cornflower blue instead.
But body text looks attractive, with each comment accompanied by a petite little Gravatar. Well done – sirs and madams!
tigtog: I didn’t even notice that there was a mobile version until yesterday. But I disagree with Terje: I thinks it looks nice on my HTC Legend! I am reluctant to point out the glitches, but how else will you know?
(1) Headings are numbered in the mobile version. For example, we have “1. Larvatus Prodeo” as the main heading, “2. Austerity, depressions…” as the link to Robert’s post.
(2) When you open a post at random, the navigation buttons are unevenly placed. There’s “Previous”, “Home”, and then a big gap between that and “Next”.
(3) Why is there is a different color scheme on the mobile version? The main version of LP uses imperial purple; the mobile uses a dark cornflower blue instead.
But body text looks attractive, with each comment accompanied by a petite little Gravatar. Well done – sirs and madams!
Glad you like it, Down and Out of Sài Gòn. Point by point.
1. The numbers next to the headings are mobile access keys, to make the interface easier to use for people with disabilities.
2. the CSS aligns the “next” button to the right of the screen no matter what phone or screen orientation for consistency of position, again an accessibility benefit.
3. the plugin didn’t come with a purple version! We may eventually get one up, but it’s relatively low priority.
Glad you like it, Down and Out of Sài Gòn. Point by point.
1. The numbers next to the headings are mobile access keys, to make the interface easier to use for people with disabilities.
2. the CSS aligns the “next” button to the right of the screen no matter what phone or screen orientation for consistency of position, again an accessibility benefit.
3. the plugin didn’t come with a purple version! We may eventually get one up, but it’s relatively low priority.
As one of yesterday’s whingers: much happier now! Thanks for listening to all the griping!
As one of yesterday’s whingers: much happier now! Thanks for listening to all the griping!
No worries, Rebecca. I agree that the suggested front page tweaks have made it simpler/clearer and thus more usable, which is, after all, The Point.
No worries, Rebecca. I agree that the suggested front page tweaks have made it simpler/clearer and thus more usable, which is, after all, The Point.
Granted there’s no pleasing everyone, esp. in a labor of love, but I rather thought the old look was a lot more charming. Well, it’s a matter of taste I guess.
But the way it now displays on a mobile is truly a lot more bleak and far less fun.
Oh well. On the plus side, it might mean a lot less intemperate ranting in the back seat of taxicabs from me.
Granted there’s no pleasing everyone, esp. in a labor of love, but I rather thought the old look was a lot more charming. Well, it’s a matter of taste I guess.
But the way it now displays on a mobile is truly a lot more bleak and far less fun.
Oh well. On the plus side, it might mean a lot less intemperate ranting in the back seat of taxicabs from me.
Oh sweet, a mobile version. More intemperate ranting on Inner West line trains from me!
Only for certain values of “plus”.
Oh sweet, a mobile version. More intemperate ranting on Inner West line trains from me!
Only for certain values of “plus”.
I get worked up enough at home with my kitty on my lap – may I never fall into the mobile blogging trap.
[Wait, those lines scan pretty well as rap
Has someone installed the new iSnoopDogg app?]
I get worked up enough at home with my kitty on my lap – may I never fall into the mobile blogging trap.
[Wait, those lines scan pretty well as rap
Has someone installed the new iSnoopDogg app?]
tigtog
I like the outdenting of the post’s author replies. The font appears more compact as well. Is it?
tigtog
I like the outdenting of the post’s author replies. The font appears more compact as well. Is it?
[b][i][del][link][b-quote][b-boy][Close Tags]
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FDB I think you may be running the iSnoopDoggerel app by mistake. It’s pretty hard to tell them apart, after all.
Driver! WTF is wrong with you?! Get off at Houston and take the streets, FFS!
FDB I think you may be running the iSnoopDoggerel app by mistake. It’s pretty hard to tell them apart, after all.
Driver! WTF is wrong with you?! Get off at Houston and take the streets, FFS!
@j_p_z – you can still view the blog in “Standard” view even on your mobile – it renders reasonably well in landscape view for me. There’s a link to change views in the footer area.
@ossie – it’s the same font in author replies
@j_p_z – you can still view the blog in “Standard” view even on your mobile – it renders reasonably well in landscape view for me. There’s a link to change views in the footer area.
@ossie – it’s the same font in author replies
tigtog #72:
Heh.
“I can see clearly now,
The rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Gonna be something, something, something now.
Gonna be a bright (bright!)
Bright, sun-shiny day.”
(apologies to Bill Withers… on the off-chance that it’s maybe one of his, though I sort of doubt it. But then, with that damn hook-a-licious Shel Silverstein sort of a lyric, well ya just never know…)
You realize, tig, of course, —
— that by hepping me to the easy- interface Low Road of the new blog, as it were, you now have only yourself to blame for the potential non-decline of arch nitwit fire-power on stoopid leftist positions.
(When we get down to grips, after all, it’s all just Arnold’s and Sophocles’ dumb armies clashing by night… but then, that will convince no one but our more cultured selves)
But then again maybe it’s just Kismet after all — only a fool would leave it to a five year plan!
Or an any-year plan.
Cue me some Smokey, puh-leeze, so’s the band can play me off with a stitch of dignity intact…
“The country’s in the very best of hands!” — score of “Li’l Abner”, (satiric if you didn’t guess)
evr yrs,
z.
tigtog #72:
Heh.
“I can see clearly now,
The rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Gonna be something, something, something now.
Gonna be a bright (bright!)
Bright, sun-shiny day.”
(apologies to Bill Withers… on the off-chance that it’s maybe one of his, though I sort of doubt it. But then, with that damn hook-a-licious Shel Silverstein sort of a lyric, well ya just never know…)
You realize, tig, of course, —
— that by hepping me to the easy- interface Low Road of the new blog, as it were, you now have only yourself to blame for the potential non-decline of arch nitwit fire-power on stoopid leftist positions.
(When we get down to grips, after all, it’s all just Arnold’s and Sophocles’ dumb armies clashing by night… but then, that will convince no one but our more cultured selves)
But then again maybe it’s just Kismet after all — only a fool would leave it to a five year plan!
Or an any-year plan.
Cue me some Smokey, puh-leeze, so’s the band can play me off with a stitch of dignity intact…
“The country’s in the very best of hands!” — score of “Li’l Abner”, (satiric if you didn’t guess)
evr yrs,
z.
If it hasn’t been mentioned before, having comment numbers next to comments in the mobile version would be very handy.
If it hasn’t been mentioned before, having comment numbers next to comments in the mobile version would be very handy.
I might have to run that one by the plugin developers, Chris – see if they can add it as an option.
I might have to run that one by the plugin developers, Chris – see if they can add it as an option.
tigtog – thanks!
tigtog – thanks!
After I’ve submitted a comment and posted it I either have to go back or refresh to continue using LP. (Or maybe my computer is just really slow?
After I’ve submitted a comment and posted it I either have to go back or refresh to continue using LP. (Or maybe my computer is just really slow?
Paul, can I have details about your computer and browser configuration? I thought that re-tailoring the plugin suite had fixed that problem for folks.
Paul, can I have details about your computer and browser configuration? I thought that re-tailoring the plugin suite had fixed that problem for folks.
Well, ump, its a Windows 2000 Professional.And the computer is some ancient kind of Sony.
Is that what you mean?
Well, ump, its a Windows 2000 Professional.And the computer is some ancient kind of Sony.
Is that what you mean?
Are you using Internet Explorer or Firefox or something else for your browser?
Are you using Internet Explorer or Firefox or something else for your browser?
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
OK – when’s the last time you cleared the cache, and have you updated to the latest version? Either/both of these could be affecting how sites are rendering in the browser.
OK – when’s the last time you cleared the cache, and have you updated to the latest version? Either/both of these could be affecting how sites are rendering in the browser.
First question – do not comprehend. (I’m a technological ignoramous.
Got some updates today or yesterday.
First question – do not comprehend. (I’m a technological ignoramous.
Got some updates today or yesterday.
For me the feed is not updating. Last entry for http://larvatusprodeo.net/feed/ was 28/6 “Caninet Reshuffle” but Firefox claims that that is indeed the feed. That’s XP/Firefox 3.6.6/Sharpreader circa 2006 (which I keep meaning to change but apparently all the smart kids just do that stuff on their phones nowadays).
For me the feed is not updating. Last entry for http://larvatusprodeo.net/feed/ was 28/6 “Caninet Reshuffle” but Firefox claims that that is indeed the feed. That’s XP/Firefox 3.6.6/Sharpreader circa 2006 (which I keep meaning to change but apparently all the smart kids just do that stuff on their phones nowadays).
@moz, I just checked and it’s updating fine for me in Google Reader. Perhaps you just need to refresh your settings, or indeed update as you suggest?
@moz, I just checked and it’s updating fine for me in Google Reader. Perhaps you just need to refresh your settings, or indeed update as you suggest?
@ Paul, it sounds like you’ve never cleared the browser cache. Give it a go:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+clear+the+cache
@ Paul, it sounds like you’ve never cleared the browser cache. Give it a go:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+clear+the+cache
Oddly, every other feed works fine, it’s only LP and only since the update.
Oddly, every other feed works fine, it’s only LP and only since the update.
trouble is, somehow I’ve wiped the entire toolbar that function is on. I did it a couple of weeks ago, accidentally. How do I get it back?
trouble is, somehow I’ve wiped the entire toolbar that function is on. I did it a couple of weeks ago, accidentally. How do I get it back?