republican-creole
Search:  

 
 
   All ForumsHot TopicsGallery






how-to block ads


 
Forums » The Site » BBR Feedback » Need Site Help? » "Doing"?
Uniqs:
962
Share Topic:
RSS topic:
toggle:
flat / full
normal / watch
Posting:
Post a:
Post a:
No more user name search! »
« updated followed list  

La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
Premium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
clubs:
·Optimum Online
·Vonage

"Doing"?

Ok, what am I supposed to be "Doing" here?



Akasha
OT Queen
Premium
join:2006-08-10
Am I lost?
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable


2 edits

Re: "Doing"?

I think it goes along with this »So what's this new thing?


This (or something like it) is appearing on some members profile page


I think it's a tracker of some sort. UUgghh..

La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
Premium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
clubs:
·Optimum Online
·Vonage


1 edit
Yep, just found more here too, thanks!

»Weird "blank face icon" next to logo

I don't see the "face icon" though, probably because I'm using a dark (black) background theme. It scared me, I typed in a word, it made a link, then I couldn't get rid of it, lol.....I also have mouseovers disabled, so I didn't see the words either.

EDIT: just saw your edit, I haven't got that far yet, I'll check it out.
--
~~"As long as America is an infidel enemy, terrorizing it is a duty." Sayed Imam Abdul-Aziz el-Sheriff~~


Akasha
OT Queen
Premium
join:2006-08-10
Am I lost?
clubs:

Re: "Doing"?

I don't see a face icon either and I'm using the blank theme. (or lack of theme, whichever way you want to look at it)

Akasha
OT Queen
Premium
join:2006-08-10
Am I lost?
clubs:

Re: "Doing"?

Oh what fun it is! I have been harassing and trouble making! Whoo hoo!!

state
stress magnet
Premium,Mod
join:2002-02-08
Hampton, VA
clubs:
It's two dots, I guess it kinda looks like an ascii face when you hover over it and it gets underlined. If you squint. And stand on one foot. --> ..

Akasha
OT Queen
Premium
join:2006-08-10
Am I lost?
clubs:

Re: "Doing"?

Squinting and jumping up and down. NOW I see it!

La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
Premium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
clubs:
·Optimum Online
·Vonage

said by state See Profile :

It's two dots, I guess it kinda looks like an ascii face when you hover over it and it gets underlined. If you squint. And stand on one foot. --> ..
Yeah, those "two dots" are what got me in trouble in the first place, lol....hmmm, I said to myself, what's this, and I clicked on them. What should I be "doing"? So I typed "help" just for funsies. Then I typed "online"....now it's STUCK THERE (along with "help" in my profile) and I can't get rid of it.
--
~~"As long as America is an infidel enemy, terrorizing it is a duty." Sayed Imam Abdul-Aziz el-Sheriff~~


La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
Premium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
clubs:
Someone changed it from "Doing" to "Talk".....mice in the machinery?

Akasha
OT Queen
Premium
join:2006-08-10
Am I lost?
clubs:

Re: "Doing"?

It changes back. I got the "Talk" one right after I read an IM. But now in the forums I'm back to "doing".

state
stress magnet
Premium,Mod
join:2002-02-08
Hampton, VA
clubs:

Re: "Doing"?

Not uncommon when a change is made, takes a little while for it to make its way through all the boxes in production. It'll settle down after the programmer does..

La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
Premium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
clubs:
·Optimum Online
·Vonage


1 edit

Re: "Doing"?

said by state See Profile :

....It'll settle down after the programmer does..
mousetrap needed?

EDIT: Please ignore what appears to be a plea for help in my profile. I am in no danger.
--
~~"As long as America is an infidel enemy, terrorizing it is a duty." Sayed Imam Abdul-Aziz el-Sheriff~~


state
stress magnet
Premium,Mod
join:2002-02-08
Hampton, VA
clubs:

Re: "Doing"?

a big one at that

fatness
subtle
Janitor
join:2000-11-17
fishing
Just FYI since this is new ---- only your buddies can see what you're "doing".
--
Sure, that'll work..

bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
Premium
join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA
It's too short, though....

justin
Australian
join:1999-05-28
Brooklyn, NY

Re: "Doing"?

It is longer in the popup, and on your home page.

Dersgniw
Disco Crunchin
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-10
behind you
clubs:
·Optimum Online

Re: "Doing"?

said by justin See Profile :

It is longer in the popup, and on your home page.
What popup? (using FF, I see no popup)
--
I Smell Cures! -- Our Hope

bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
Premium
join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA

1 edit
Is it supposed to pop up when you hover over your own name? It's not doing it for me on Safari 2 or Firefox 2 on Mac. Other popups are working fine.

justin
Australian
join:1999-05-28
Brooklyn, NY

Re: "Doing"?

hover over your own name where?

bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
Premium
join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA
·SONIC.NET

Re: "Doing"?

said by justin See Profile :

hover over your own name where?
My name in the buddy list next to the BBR logo, under the point where you enter the "Doing..."

justin
Australian
join:1999-05-28
Brooklyn, NY

Re: "Doing"?

You have yourself as a buddy?

bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
Premium
join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA

Re: "Doing"?

Sure, doesn't everyone? I (or somebody) filed a bug years ago about not being able to unbuddy myself and we had quite a laugh over it.

fourboxers
Premium,Mod
join:2003-05-04
Scarborough, ON
clubs:

Re: "Doing"?


Just change the #'s to the member number.

bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
Premium
join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA

Re: "Doing"?

That worked great. I'm not my own buddy any more.

mers2
Premium,MVM
join:2004-03-20
USA
clubs:
·AT&T U-Verse


1 edit
Did this get changed today? I'm one who has had myself as a buddy for a couple of reasons and noticed tonight I'd disappeared from my list. Trying to make myself a buddy again failed. If you've disabled this option Please bring it back.
--
Team Discovery

bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
Premium
join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA
·SONIC.NET

Re: "Doing"?

said by mers2 See Profile :

Did this get changed today? I'm one who has had myself as a buddy for a couple of reasons and noticed tonight I'd disappeared from my list. Trying to make myself a buddy again failed. If you've disabled this option Please bring it back.
I would use fourboxers See Profile tip above, but change STOP to START. There doesn't appear to be a button any more for watching yourself.

mers2
Premium,MVM
join:2004-03-20
USA
clubs:
·AT&T U-Verse

Re: "Doing"?

said by bobrk See Profile :

said by mers2 See Profile :

Did this get changed today? I'm one who has had myself as a buddy for a couple of reasons and noticed tonight I'd disappeared from my list. Trying to make myself a buddy again failed. If you've disabled this option Please bring it back.
I would use fourboxers See Profile tip above, but change STOP to START. There doesn't appear to be a button any more for watching yourself.
Thanks, I did. That method doesn't seem to work any more.
--
Team Discovery

justin
Australian
join:1999-05-28
Brooklyn, NY

Host:
IPv6
Business Connectiv..
Home/Office setup ..
Console/Handheld g..
Console Tech
said by mers2 See Profile :

If you've disabled this option Please bring it back.
Why?

mers2
Premium,MVM
join:2004-03-20
USA
clubs:

Re: "Doing"?

Quite a few of us use it for various reasons. I've used it for testing purposes on a few occasions.
--
Team Discovery

justin
Australian
join:1999-05-28
Brooklyn, NY

Re: "Doing"?

thats very vague..

mers2
Premium,MVM
join:2004-03-20
USA
clubs:
·AT&T U-Verse

Re: "Doing"?

OK, just as an example I had an extension that polled the site to see if there was an update for the updates sticky. I was unaware until I saw my name on the buddy bar that it was actually showing me as here when I wasn't. Or other times when I've had connection problems or the site has had a problem. My nic popping up on the bar let me know there was at least a connection even if the page didn't load.
--
Team Discovery

justin
Australian
join:1999-05-28
Brooklyn, NY

Host:
IPv6
Business Connectiv..
Home/Office setup ..
Console/Handheld g..
Console Tech

Re: "Doing"?

those are very specific reasons to do with your extension.

really I don't like user-written extensions that "poll". You have no idea how wasteful it is to re-generate a page every minute or whatever, for eternity. There is a firefox addon that does new topic notifications properly in a light-weight manner, thats the only approved way to access that info continuously.

See 10 replies to this post

Dude111
An Awesome Dude
Premium
join:2003-08-04
USA
·Time Warner VOIP

said by justin See Profile :

said by mers2 See Profile :

If you've disabled this option Please bring it back.
Why?
Well it wasnt hurting anyone mate and it looks like alot of ppl used it,so......

bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
Premium
join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA
Heh, I found the thread.

»I'm tired of being my own buddy...

La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
Premium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
clubs:
·Optimum Online
·Vonage

said by justin See Profile :

You have yourself as a buddy?
People need friends....anyway they can get them.
--
~~"As long as America is an infidel enemy, terrorizing it is a duty." Sayed Imam Abdul-Aziz el-Sheriff~~


MorWired
Premium
join:2001-03-03
clubs:


1 edit
said by justin See Profile :

You have yourself as a buddy?
Lots of people do, you can see it in their screen caps when they post with issues.

I've been meaning to do a poll on the subject for a long time: are you your own buddy, and if so why?
--
Get your daily dose of wonder from the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD).


See 9 replies to this post

bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
Premium
join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA
·SONIC.NET

So, back on topic, I've tested the "Doing..." popup on the following browsers:

Mac:
Safari 2
Safari 3
Firefox 2

PC:
IE 7
Firefox 2

and rolling over a buddy's name does not produce a message. I've screen shots of it, but it doesn't work for me.
--
Iraq Coalition Deaths | bobrk

See 6 replies to this post

exocet_cm
I am the law
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:
I called it a "blank face icon" cause it kinda looked like when I highlighted (at least to me).
Forums » The Site » BBR Feedback » Need Site Help?No more user name search! »
« updated followed list  


Friday, 04-Dec 15:29:47 Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Hosting by www.nac.net - DSL,Hosting & Co-lo | feedback | contact
over 10 years online! © 1999-2009 dslreports.com.
page compression OFF
Most commented news this week
· [163] Comcast Releasing Promised Usage Meter
· [145] Avast Antivirus Has Gone Mad
· [120] Comcast Makes NBC Universal Acquisition Official
· [104] Graduate Student Unveils Sprint's GPS Sharing With Feds
· [100] Google Invades ISP, OpenDNS Turf With Google Public DNS
· [81] Latest Consumer Reports Survey Not Kind To AT&T
· [78] FCC Ponders Moving From PSTN To IP Voice
· [74] Sprint Defuses GPS Privacy Media Bomb
· [70] Baltimore To Ban Lazy Cable Installs
· [64] Broadband Killed The Game Console
Most people now reading
· False positive in Avast! or is it real? [Security]
· IMG 1.7 (IMG Updates and Discussion) [Verizon FIOS TV]
· People would bewalking away from the table if ACTA public [TekSavvy]
· Warrior tank seem underpowered these days [World of Warcraft]
· DNS options, what are YOU using? [TekSavvy]
· Windows 7 boot manager editing questions [Microsoft Help]
· Long ethernet runs [Wireless Service Providers]
· [WIN7] Outlook express under Windows 7? [Microsoft Help]
· [DNS] Google's public DNS... performance increases? [Comcast HSI]
· Maximizing Rogue DPS for ToC/ToGC (3.x) [World of Warcraft]