Site Bugs 2 (Page 12 of 14)

I found another bug in the x-lines. If you leave a review and then want to go back in to add something (e.g., if you thought of something else to add), if you click on x-lines, the edit box at the bottom of the review is incorrect. It's showing what appears to be the unformatted database text (e.g., with <p> paragraph markers and so on), instead of a proper text box. The bug is reproducable.

The link was there for me to see and read anyway. Take care. Vern

Edit: And now it's gone, replaced by my post about ten seconds later.

Having two problems;
1) I set the search criteria in reviews to pull up all regular reviews of chapter 1. I read and apply a review, then try to use the back arrow to return to my specialized list, but the screen goes gray. Back at Square 1, I have to reenter the reviews page, reset the criteria, and pull up the list again. I'm trying to read many reviews. This could take forever! I tried it without the special sort, and it doesn't happen--just goes back normally.

2) In weeding out my old messages, I had so many, I chose to delete whole pages at a time. The same thing happened, only scarier. The entire screen went gray, with no tnbw headings at all. I had to pull up another tab on the browser and reenter the tnbw site before I could do anything.

So, what's with the blank screens?  JP

I found that I am unable to search for the author amy s using the find feature on the menu at the top (the magnifiying glass icon). I tried Amy, amy, Amy S, amy s, and s. No luck. Makes me wonder who else is not being found in searches. My own username works.

Found another 60 second timeout delay. I clicked on The Next Big Writer label at the top of the screen to go to my home page, then changed my mind and clicked on my menu and selected Portfolio instead without waiting for the first operation to finish. It hung. Repeatable. Win7/Google Chrome.

Thanks.
Dirk

If you'd spent as many 60-second timeouts waiting for the site as I have, you'd be talking to a shrink rather than a regular doctor. :-)

Hello, John, we all have our own way of doing things of course, but I try to simplify things with the review process. First off, I read the whole thing first to get a true feeling of the plot, pace, flow, etc. By doing so, I rarely need to make notes, just make comments as I come to them on the second reading.

If it is a long piece such as a several thousand word chapter or short story, then I'm going to go the in-line review route period. For me, it doesn't make sense to have to copy and paste many sections of text (I generally do well into double digit comments) or type them into a regular review since we no longer have to with this new format.

For shorter pieces such as poems or flash fiction, I'll go the regular review route and simply type directly into the comment box. Now you can still use the in-line format and save the typing using the highlight feature, but since there are generally many less comments, I don't usually go that route.

You can also simulate the regular review within the in-line to avoid any retyping of text. Just highlight and make your comment. If you have general remarks not pertaining to a specific text, such as introductory statements, then I just highlight one word at the beginning or where convenient and use the box to make general comments. And of course the final box is also available for adding things not covered specifically in the text. And a great feature is that you can go back at any time and edit comments you have made and other folks can add remarks also.

In short, except for very short works (and maybe even then), the in-line is a much more efficient method of reviewing even if you want to treat it as a regular review - only drawback to that is you would need the minimum comments to get the points and that is pushing on very short works. Overall, it saves many keystrokes. Well, that's what works for me anyway. Take care. Vern

Sol, I ran a print copy of the inline review that Amy_s recently did of my Sorcerer's Progress Book 1, Chapter 5.  Starting on page four, a number of the comments were missing, even though the text was highlighted.

Ok. Will look into these problems.

This is definitely a nuisance.

Thank you, sir.

Did it to me again, Sol. Only this time, I got finessed out of getting any points because I backed out of an in-line review by clicking the "Return to posting" button at the bottom. I think this should be turned into an "Escape" button - one that simply cancels your intention to submit an in-line review. You already have the "Save it" and the "Submit it" buttons, so why does this extra button also submit it?

I will go ahead and submit a normal review anyway because I have lots of points, but it is wrong not to have gotten them.

EDIT: Now, this is strange. After being told I would not get any points because I'd already reviewed this chapter, I closed the entire tab, went back to the notification email, and clicked the link again. This time, it said at the top "No review from you" and I was able to submit a normal review. Something doesn't jibe here.

~Tom