Starship Asterisk*

MarkBour wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 3:45 pm There seems to be a linkage issue splattered throughout Starship Asterisk.

Many times a link goes to "bb.nightskylive.net", and does not really connect there to the resource that was referenced on the link.

(A pertinent example would be the link to the "Resolved Problems" topic/thread in the opening post in this "Bugs" topic/thread.)

My guess is that this BB moved to a new host at some point, perhaps many years ago? And that there was no automated way to update those links, so only some of them have been fixed, manually. Does it do any good to point these links out? I think Dr. Nemiroff has fixed some of them, when they are pointed out to him, but I don't know how much trouble they are and whether or not they should be pointed out wherever they are found, or just left to be.

bystander wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:14 pm edit: I try to repair these when I find them. I have fixed the links in the first two posts of this thread.

MarkBour wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:25 pm

bystander wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:14 pm edit: I try to repair these when I find them. I have fixed the links in the first two posts of this thread.

That's probably a long, ongoing task, so I don't envy you. Thanks!

Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:34 pm

MarkBour wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:25 pm

bystander wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:14 pm edit: I try to repair these when I find them. I have fixed the links in the first two posts of this thread.

That's probably a long, ongoing task, so I don't envy you. Thanks!

The way to do it is a single query and replace operation on the entire MySQL (or whatever database backs this up) database. Whether it's worth the trouble or not, I don't know.

Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:34 pm

MarkBour wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:25 pm

bystander wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:14 pm edit: I try to repair these when I find them. I have fixed the links in the first two posts of this thread.

That's probably a long, ongoing task, so I don't envy you. Thanks!

The way to do it is a single query and replace operation on the entire MySQL (or whatever database backs this up) database. Whether it's worth the trouble or not, I don't know.

geckzilla wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:29 am It's done. The thread looks funny now, but you know the find & replace worked.

MarkBour wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:40 pm When I use the "Full Editor & Preview" feature on this board, it gives the option of uploading image files and placing them inline in the post. This seems to be a popular tactic in posts, which in some cases adds significantly to their value. In my case, I mostly just add images for humor, I confess.
But I've become so spoiled in doing this that sometimes I want to place *two* images inline in a single post.

When I do this, here's my description of the behavior. The image files get listed in reverse upload order in the "attachments" section of the tool. When I ask to place one inline, all goes well. When I then ask to place the second one inline, quite often the first one disappears, with a message, such as "The file Capture1.jpg is no longer available on the server." I have tried fighting with it, making sure my post is exactly ready to go except for the pictures, and sometimes this has managed to get both pictures in place. Other times, no matter how hard I try, and even sometimes it looks like it will plot both pictures, then when I click "Submit", one of them gets lost and replaced by the message.

I don't think this is a universal problem. I have seen others with posts that have multiple images, and I think they are putting them inline, as I have tried to do. I happen to be using the Google Chrome browser, Version 65.0.3325.181 (Official Build) (64-bit), if that helps. But it does not seem to be a browser issue, it seems a server-side issue.

Thanks for your consideration.

geckzilla wrote: ↑Sun Apr 22, 2018 1:40 pm Copy and paste the error message and search google for it between quotes, but only the part after the filename. I tried earlier with what Mark Bour had written, but I think it may have been paraphrased. That is how I solve at least 90% of all issues I have with computers.

rstevenson wrote: ↑Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:42 pm Thanks. I've just deleted the APOD cookies and will report back after a few days once I can confirm it's working.

geckzilla wrote: ↑Sun Apr 22, 2018 1:40 pm Copy and paste the error message and search google for it between quotes, but only the part after the filename. I tried earlier with what Mark Bour had written, but I think it may have been paraphrased. That is how I solve at least 90% of all issues I have with computers. Alternatively, screenshot it, post it here, and I'll search.

rstevenson wrote: ↑Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:38 am I tried just what Mark described, dragging first one image then another into the composition area. Both were listed in the Attachments tab. Then I clicked Place inline for first one then the other. Both appeared as text links to their respective image in the composition area. When I clicked Preview I saw both in the post, but only one remained listed in the Attachments tab. When I clicked Submit, only that one appeared in the post. When I then clicked to edit the post after Submitting it, I still saw both img files in the composition area as text links, but only one is listed under Attachments and only that one appears.

Rob

geckzilla wrote: ↑Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:31 pm It was no problem at all to do the fix:
https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/pull/5082/files

So it should work, now.

PS I got logged out sometime overnight, and I'm not sure why or if it will happen again. Still watching this issue.

Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:36 pm The forum was down for at least a couple of hours this morning. When it came back, I had to log on again.

rstevenson wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 3:52 pm I seem to be getting back into the forum without having to log in -- today, at least.

Edit, ~6 hours later: That didn't last long. Just found I was logged out again.

Rob