eZabel 2.0 Testing .. Thread 177 comments of beta testing feedback. iwz rebuilt eZabel from scratch for the first time. the community had opinions.
by hey guys.. go over here for a bit and try posting and stuff.
let me know if it seems fast/slow. questions? comments?
Also, let me know if you get automatically logged in. If you're logged in here, you should be logged in there. But.. it might not work right, so let me know.
News Stories, Musings, and Forums work, and that's it.
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Well, eZabel 2.0 was fun while it lasted!
July 1st will usher in a new era.
eZabel 3.0. Once again, written from the ground up. Looking through this thread reminded me of all the work I put into 2.0. It really took me a long time to get things working the way they work now. And 2.0 was never really finished.
Here's to hoping that eZabel 3.0 will be bigger and better than eZabel 1.0 and 2.0 combined!
aye!
I just got this when I posted in the "favorite sayings" thread:
HTTP Status 500 -
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type Exception report
message
description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
exception
net.sf.hibernate.AssertionFailure: null id in entry (don't flush the Session after an exception occurs)
net.sf.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.checkId(SessionImpl.java:2641)
net.sf.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.flushEntity(SessionImpl.java:2465)
net.sf.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.flushEntities(SessionImpl.java:2458)
net.sf.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.flushEverything(SessionImpl.java:2260)
net.sf.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.autoFlushIfRequired(SessionImpl.java:1805)
net.sf.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.getQueries(SessionImpl.java:1568)
net.sf.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.find(SessionImpl.java:1533)
net.sf.hibernate.impl.QueryImpl.list(QueryImpl.java:39)
com.ezabel.services.DataServiceHibernate.getBanByIP(DataServiceHibernate.java:96)
com.ezabel.jsp.AutoLoginFilter.doFilter(AutoLoginFilter.java:39)
note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/5.5.7 logs.
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Apache Tomcat/5.5.7
I've got this a few time but, then I'm impatient and I just refresh.
same here
With the old ez messages we could see if a message had ben read, or we could unsend it, that was really awesome...are you doing that again?
I't okay if you don't but, it was a cool feature. YAY IAN!!!
yep, i'll get that all back in
hey.... buddy... dont worry about what she wants... Top user of eZabel wants the MOD features back and Top Users..... dont get side tracked by the petty requests....
BOooo you're just trying to disrupt the unity that is currently unincumbered by a point system.
no, im just more important than everyone else...
We can't search! Ian, honey, we can't search the site for anything...we need this back especially since the link to the previous musings page is not setup yet.
Yes, I'm spoiled by gmail's search option :)
It was more fun when we could edit our comments unlimited :.. now it's a bit more messy with the original post date + the modification date :-(
yeah, that's just a hot mess.
I miss being able to look at profile pics.
ian deserves accolades.
i cant seem to read my new ezmessages. any ideas?
Do you get an error?
Does it bring you to the homepage? Thats what mine still does.
ok what's with your weird browser? clicking on messages send you to the homepage, new tags don't go away...
something sounds screwy.
idk...im using firefox 1.0 on windows 98...yes thats right-i said 98
icky icky icky... and dont tell e about firefox... then he has an easy out by telling you to use IE.
you dont think the ancient os is the problem?
I just tried it with AOL and still having both of those problems. Netscape couldn't even open Ezabel.
can you actually see your inbox? can you save the html and send it to me?
I see the inbox and the list of all my messages. The two new ones are even highlighted purple. When I click them..poof homepage!
How odd. The new tags went away on Aviators..err I mean Brothers..new thread when I read it BUT they refuse to go away whenever I read this thread.
i find aviator more intelligent that brother. but not as intelligent as flower.
i mod this funny.
It's driving me mad that on the homepage, the online users are not in alpha.
haha, yeah, me too
Fixed.
I don't think it's fixed. SpecialK is before Flomojopoanode. There's still a problem there...
in ASCII it does :) capital letters
ah HA!
haha, yeah, I guess TreeMaps don't sort case insensitive. haha. I only tested it with lower case user names.
If you don't specify a Comparator, it uses "natural order" (for anything that sorts. You could fix this by instantiating the TreeMap with the following Comparator:
public class IgnoreCaseStringComparator implements Comparator {
public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
((String)o1).compareToIgnoreCase((String)o2);
}
}
also check if they are null in the comparator, and if they are both String objects.
(I love Comparators)
I love Comparators too! Use them a lot. Just forgot about the ASCII sort thing at 2am, haha.
Thanks for writing that for me, btw, saves me some time :)
Ian no rush or anything I know you're working on a talk and you're very busy and stuff but I just wanted to let you know that
I STILL HATE FORUM VIEW
thank you
ezabel mail is really a pain to use right now. All the names seem to be listed in Join Order. It was much easier when these names were in alphabetical order. Anyone else agree? Plus I can't delete any of my mail, so that kinda stinks, too.
agreed. i was hoping that was just a temporary bug til all this stuff gets worked out.
well, I'm sure it is, but I guess it's up to us to show how important it is to us.
yes! this is important. if something particularly annoys you, and you complain about it enough, it might motivate me to actually fix it.
i plan on making things work like they used to, but i've just been really busy.
I totally understand, Ian. I wasn't trying to pressure you to get it done right away. I was just thinking that I find eZabel private messaging very handy, and I can live with most of the other things the way they are, but it'd be nice to have the pm's fixed. So to me this is a priority.
But it's a not a priority compared to your talk, which you're going to do great on.
Fixed.
excellent! Thank you so much! eZpm will be so eZ now! You even got delete in there again! Thanks so much!
why get error when click internet? hmm?
OH MAN THIS IS terrible.
i tried to post a message and massage my uncles feet at the same time. But my uncle kept getting up and dancing.
you must fix this part! stat.
i am still having new tag trouble. im sure it has to do with how my browser is set up bc, at home, the musings dont mark read and, at work, posts i made wont mark read.
tag is easy. You just touch the person and say "you're it"
Hm. This is confusing.
i know tis weird. right now, in forums general chat and movies/tv both show new tags even though ive read and posted in them. im sure it has to do with my browser settings, although i am using firefox on both locations - at home we have windows me (? or something) and at work i have 98.
whenever you go to a page, hit F5. It renews the content. That's all that's wrong.
that didnt make an iota of difference, but i tried.
hmm, weird, I had a similiar sounding problem, but hitting F5 helps (the refresh button does the same deal, you can give that a shot)
first, we can edit indefinately, then it immediately shows "modified". now everyone will know how bad my spelling/typing is. **ashamed** i need a editing window, please.
sort the compose message user list?
coming
I have a new message in my inbox. When I click it to read it I keep ending up on the homepage.
Ok I'll check it out
HEY ! I can't bake an apple pie
I can't dance, we're perfect for eachother!
can't post a new musing...
try clicking on the [Post a Comment] link at the top of the page
i did....wasn't working before, but it's working now =)
I keep getting logged out after a period of time.
"Remember Me" was enabled when you logged in?
try clearing your cookies.
ok, I tried clearing my cookies. and I still got the problem. had to login again after a little bit.
Hm. What browser?
firefox... of course :)
yeah, same thing for me... deleting the eZabel cookie doesnt help... same thing with both IE and Firefox.
Same for me....and "remember me" is always enabled.
i had auto login problems back in the day, when i changed my password it fixed it
ok. it's working now. I'm staying logged in. I found more cookies and deleted them (there were both "ezabel.com" and "www.ezabel.com" cookies on my system.
Firefox: bottom form seems to post new comment but page isn't refreshed.
yeah, i noticed the same thing, it seems like it posts, but the page doesnt refresh. Only with posting a regular comment, not a reply.
The New tags stay on my forums even aftter i view whatever was new... do i have to actually click on each new comment or something? (I mean the new tags - on the forums but not on the individual threads)
mine too. but the stuff i read this morning is ok. wierd.
hmmm. there could be a bug. Try refreshing the Forums page, maybe it's showing an old page from your cache.
yep.... when i refresh the page the tags go away
not so much for me. :(
Ezabel refuses to keep me logged in. Is there a way I can fix this?
Ezabel refuses to keep me logged in. Is there a way I can fix this?
try clearing out your cookies.
how does one go about doing that?
In IE:
Go to the Tools menu and select Internet Options...
Then click the Delete Cookies... button
In Firefox:
Go to the Tools menu and select Clear Private Data...
Then check the Cookies box and click the Clear Private Data Now button
Tools | Internet Options | Delete Cookies...
got it! Thanks!!
I am sick of this whole bold to faded gray thing
Older comments become grayer. Only recent replies are bold
So I guess we're kinda past the "Testing" phase now, eh? hahaha
update: still crying
Things I still need to implement:
HTML formatting of comments and threads - done!
Logout
Paging (split comments, news, journals, etc into pages)
Inbox, Send Messages, Get Messages
Create new Thread
Post News Story
Create new Journal
Create new accounts, edit account info
Polls
FAQ, create, edit
Events, create, edit, send invites
User Journals
Home page sidebar
Admin
Upload Profile pic
Search
Format all dates/times (with user timezone)
New tags
Comment preview
and my "hot links" idea...
what are those?
well, all of us have certain places to visit. Let's take today: I have been checking the news story about snowboarding that you wrote. I've been looking/commenting in the journal about Summer's dream, I've been checking out this threads, and when I get mail, I check that. Wouldn't it be nice to have a hot link to each of the "happening" areas of Ezabel that you are particularly interested in?
So my idea is to have a button at the top of each of the threads, journals, and news stories, which would add a direct link to the top of your page. This would be called Hot Links (which would reside at the top of your page--similar to the "latest Informative") could have up to 5 hot links of the stories, journals, and threads that you are most interested in (the hottest) keeping track of. This way you don't need to navigate through the Forums, or to the Home page to get to news stories--the hot links get you straight to where you are going.
oh. cool. but i think hot links to hot pictures would do just fine
oh. Good call. /forums/7/threads/117"http://a116.g.akamai.net/7/116/9613/infinite/www.bebe.com/media/Images/Products/82654-chc-l_62e55.jpg">
Oh, but for you: /users?q=juicymango%0D%0A
hahahaha thanks buddy
hey now...! haha
oh yeah! thanks
keep the feature requests coming guys
did you decide to implement my idea about the new tags in the header for non-musing sections?
I would like to implement this, but I need to put more thought into it.
For example, when should it say new? When a new thread is posted? When new comments are posted? Both? When are are any unread threads or comments?
When should the new tag go away? When you read any thread? etc
etc
etc
"HTML formatting of comments and threads" is now done.
bump
Got logout working, and did some work on Paging on the homepage and threads page. nice.
Fixed the weird reply bug that was putting comments in the wrong order.
Implemented User Journal pages.
Awwww poor Ian hard @ work to keep us fat and happy...wait hmmm HAPPY LOL
Updated
Put in new tags on comments, and in forums. (still have to put them on journals and homepage)
hooray for new tags!!! thanks for working hard, ian. wish i could help in some way.
make him some cookies... send em over to me and ill forward them his way...
- Comment Hover is back. Mouse over the reply number to see the full comment
- Comment paging is now working again
- Mods and Admins can now Edit threads in the forums
- Quick links for eZ tags are now back as well!
- Other minor bugfixes
YAY! Thank you Ian for mouse-over. I love that.
Updated todo list with the features I recently implemented.
Pats Ian on head Good iwz, good boy, polls next LOL j/k
Events create and edit done!
Can we read our own old personal journals???
[firefox/ez2]
i hit comments? link, didn't scroll me down, but testing out root post
oh yeah, i have to take that comment? link out. it shouldn't be there.
okay, this is a test of the normal comments on EZ2. It worked under the news. I think this will work. The only weirdness I noticed with the news comment I made was...well, after I hit the "post" button, it didn't clear my type from the box, nor did it move up to my new comment. The comment was there, when I looked, but I almost wanted to hit "post" again.
Now I'm editing. The box only pops up when I'm editing. I think it should include your old comment, and then the edit box. This is also a test of the comment formatting.
ok, new build is up.
CTRL-Enter works for comments.
Root comments work now.
Only mods can see deleted stuff, or edit stuff now.
Private Journals are now only viewable by their author.
Other bugfixes.
So I can't go around editing random stuff anymore?
test it out! you shouldn't be able to do it, but you never know, i could have screwed it up
No..you fixed it.
allllright
Journals work now.
3rd computer test:
winnt 2004 server
explorer
yay doesnt work
yayforpizza autologin works
How funny..I posted a comment via 2.0 and it didn't show up but I edited someone elses comment and that worked. Also, I wasn't automatically logged in.
When I clicked on the journals page there were no journals there.
yeah, the journals aren't available yet...
did you post a comment in reply to another comment?
No, I haven't tried that. I will do so now!
I am replying to my own comment. If this doesn't work I'll go back to editing other people's comments everywhere cause that's real fun.
i couldn't do a single thing. =(
As an ex-tester, i refuse to test unless i get paid.
i mean.. since i do it for a living and all and i get paid for it.. i demand MONEYS
What do you think of the Edit feature? it opens a popup window..
I like it, I think.
I am using Firefox 0.9
1) I was able to autologin to ezabel 2.0
2) I was not able to comment to this thread on ezabel 2.0
3) I was not able to muse
4) I was not able to comment to the first news story
test reply comment using ie6 and Ezabel 2.0
editing this comment--
Using IE6 on ezabel 2.0
1) I was not able to comment on threads, musings, or news--but when I tried to reply to a comment here in this thread, it worked, and I was able to edit it, and that worked too.
I also noticed that the automatic spacing isn't working at ezabel 2.0
yeah, the comments aren't yet being formatted. that feature is coming.
test reply comment using Firefox 0.9 on ezabel 2.0--now I'm trying to edit this comment
also able to reply to a musing using firefox 0.9 on ezabel 2.0
so it's working? i thought it wasn't...
CTRL-Enter doesn't work at all yet, if that's what you were trying
well, my comments were plenty long, and I didn't try the CTRL-Enter. See, I can't Start a comment, or a musing, but I can reply to ones that are already there.
ohh weird.. interesting
[firefox PR, ezabel 2.0]
I can't create a parent thread in a forum but I can reply to one
IWZ this might be linked to my auto login problem
[ezabel 1.0/firefox] When i click on a link within a child comment it always logs me out on that new page. (referring link?)
haha, there are probably bugs with the threading. i need to look into that.
works in IE it seems - edit test
this really sounds like some sort of cookie thing. you running any firefox plugins? what are your cookie settings?
isn't this in the wrong forum?
I dont like it... redo the whole thing.... stat.
unable to hit edit for pop up window using Firefox 1.0
hmmm test test - edit test
that's hot, that's hott
and soooo am I!
dancin' wit myse-elf!
ROFL What? Huh?
Sneakin' in your mothers good liquor again...you can tell me.