signalman wrote:Danny - be assured there isn't a "weird script on the forum intercepting clicks away from the text". What you are experiencing may be a browser issue but I haven't ever experienced this. Being a web developer I have a huge number of browsers set up that I can test with although it is impossible to reproduce every possible situation owing to the high levels of configuration available
Danny252 wrote:Really? I've never seen the behaviour on phpBB forums before - it's presumably an option somewhere in the software if you didn't intentionally add it.
Oops, I missed it, my apologies.signalman wrote:This question has been asked before
????? Source, please.signalman wrote:the current web standards dictate that browsers should not keep opening new windows
Weichenhebel wrote:????? Source, please.
Weichenhebel wrote:A possibility to open a new window has existed since times immemorial (in the WWW timescale of course), starting with <a href=.... target="_blank">.
Weichenhebel wrote:The developers use it according to their personal preferences and common sense, not because there is a rule declaring this trick legal/illegal (delete as applicable).
Weichenhebel wrote:Ok, I understand that this is not configurable in phpBB, or if it is, your preference is not to turn it on.
Danny252 wrote:Having tested, it's something associated with the "Caledonian" board style - neither the "Midland" nor "Southern" styles have the click interception.
signalman wrote:Danny252 wrote:Having tested, it's something associated with the "Caledonian" board style - neither the "Midland" nor "Southern" styles have the click interception.
I'm sorry, but my testing proves otherwise. I have just tested on two versions of IE and also the latest Firefox and everything is ticketyboo.
<tr class="forumrow" onclick="window.location.href='./viewforum.php?f=10';">
.forumrow:hover {background-image: url('./images/forumrow_hover.png');}
Danny252 wrote:Seeing as the colour change and click interception can be seen written into the page code on the Caledonian style, it should entirely machine or browser independent:
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<tr class="forumrow" onclick="window.location.href='./viewforum.php?f=10';">
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.forumrow:hover {background-image: url('./images/forumrow_hover.png');}
Do you not get that output in the forum code/CSS, nor a blue highlight when hovering over forum/topic, nor the ability to enter a forum/topic even by clicking somewhere in the blank space in the same row? I would be very confused if the forum were somehow outputting one version of the page for me and another for you, despite using the same forum style.
signalman wrote:I have tried to be both patient and polite on this subject but I am beginning to feel a little insulted by the inferences that a) I don't know how to configure the PHPBB application correctly, b) that I don't know of simple HTML code [...] It is not me being obstinate or ignorant as is suggested
Weichenhebel wrote:signalman wrote:I have tried to be both patient and polite on this subject but I am beginning to feel a little insulted by the inferences that a) I don't know how to configure the PHPBB application correctly, b) that I don't know of simple HTML code [...] It is not me being obstinate or ignorant as is suggested
I am perfectly capable of forming, and expressing in writing, my own opinion about your skills and character; see below. Do not put your words in my mouth.
A possible answer to a polite suggestion for a change could have been one of "yes, this can be, and will be, done", "no, this is technically impossible" or "this is possible but the current way is better". Instead you chose to have a public temper tantrum, accusing the me of all the things mentioned above. Rest assured I did not mean any of these at the time.
I often wondered what makes some people spent time and effort on running bulletin boards like this one. I imagined they were motivated by the wish to share expertise, to meet other people with similar interests, and other lofty ideas. In my naivety I overlooked one point: a desire to have one's own fiefdom, a piece of absolute monarchy on the internet, where any non-conformist could be told to put up or shut up or move elsewhere.
Until recently I did enjoy participating in the forum and learning from other members' expertise. But the enjoyment has been dampened by having been treated like a naughty child. I suggest you find another target of your attitude, as I'm not coming back here again.
signalman wrote:There seem to be some misunderstandings here so I will explain in more detail - I did not write the code that runs the forum and it is an extremely complex application. The only fiddling I do with the code are approved modifications that I consider essential* but even so this is time-consuming and one small mistake could wreck the system.
* - the key one (and the most complicated) being a security feature to prevent automatic sign-ups and posting by spammers
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