The forum has been throwing the occasional ‘curve ball’ in its operation over the past several months.
Threads containing unread posts normally display with the thread title in RED, after the thread has been read and is viewed again the title will display in GRAY print. Several times, I have read a thread. Gone on to other threads and when viewing the page index of threads the previously read thread shows up in RED, however no new posts have been added to the thread.
Secondly, when a NEW thread shows up, and only contains the original post, the thread title will remain RED no matter how many times it is read. Once other posts are added to the thread then the thread will act in the ‘normal’ manner and the thread will display in GRAY after having been read.
Considering the issues we all have experienced in the past - I don’t log out.
Since the Admin’s have proven responsive in locking or eliminating threads - doing something on the Forum seems to get more recognition than any other form of Admin contact.
In pretty sure the red-becomes-grey thing would only work when one is logged in. I’m on my phone in a Philly VRBO rental, I’m logged in, and it’s working perfectly. M
I don’t know why anyone ever logs out. I log out of my online banking, etc. But here? I don’t get it.
Guys, this thread is easing towards removal. So as not to risk losing this forum altogether, shouldn’t we very careful abut complaining about Kalmbach’s IT department? Just sayin’
For a decade I was involved in designing and implementing computer applications. Unless I got complaints of what the users viewed as ‘failures’, how would I know what that what I had created was coming up short of the users expectations?
If ‘bugs’ aren’t identified how do they get fixed? Just sayn’
I don’t understand why anyone would leave their computer turned on while unattended? I might for an hour or so, while eating, etc. But If I’m leaving the house for an extended time, or going to bed…I ALWAYS shut her down. Just for the peace of mind that the dark side can’t come visiting while I am away from the switch.
I just conducted a little experiment, I clicked on the “mark all discussions read” button, and all thread titles switched to gray.
Then I shut my machine down, re booted, and navigated back to this site. Unsurprisingly, all thread titles were once again red.
But, upon logging back in, all thread titles returned to gray, as hoped for.
So, this site has persistence that is managed “locally”. Which is a good thing.
Balt, have you possibly got some big honkin firewall running that might be refusing Kalmbach’s machines attempts to verify who you are? (just a thought)
How do you know the problems are not caused by Windows 10? I have two computers used mostly for running programs such as Autocad and Solidworks. The older one was running them fine with Windows 7. I installed Windows 10 about 18 months ago and the cad programs immediately began acting buggy.
The symptoms are that the cad programs act up randomly/inconsistently here and there in various operations frequently. When running the cad programs, I encounter a different problem at least every 30 minutes. There is no indication of what is causing it. The problems emerge randomly. The only common denominator is the conversion from Win 7 to 10. It was the same programs before and after the change from 7 to 10.
Just working on the Internet does not seem to show any problems, but running the cad programs is very buggy. So the problem seems to be evident in larger applications that are used frequently. I see the same behavior to some extent on this forum operation, but it is minimal here compared to what happens in the cad programs. But the randomness is identical.
The cad dealer advised that the problem is not Win 10, but rather the age of the cad computer. He said that 10 would run new or older versions of Solidworks just fine. So I bought a new cad work station computer built to Solidworks specs, and the same random, buggy behavior still exists.
CO, I’m talking about logging in and off websites, not the computer. Most sites will let you opt to “stay logged in.” Even if I quit the browser and shut down the computer, when I come back I’m still logged in.
Such is the car with the Zkalmbach sites. There had been a problem A few weeks ago, but AFAICT, that’s been cured.
I USED to be able to shut down the computer and then come back here without having to log back on, but that luxury went away EXACTLY AT THE TIME you were lamenting about your access problems, and then mentioning everything was fixed.
SO whatever they did to fix yours, destroyed my automatic log in.
Not a huge deal, as I don’t mind having to log in EVERY TIME I VISIT.
But it is a little ironic reading you imploring everyone to "not rock the boat", considering… [:-,]
You don’t know that what they did that fixed my issue is what adversely affected you. You don’t even know (as I don’t) that they did anything specifically at my behest.
You are merely speculating.
Complain all you want, though, if you so desire. Be my guest.
I concur. My browser on this device (Safari on an iPad) remembers me for both the forums and news wire. No logins necessary.
Also keep in mind that browsers usually update themselves regularly, and some of those updates break things that worked before in the same browser. There are a lot of “moving” parts to these things.