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Prairie_Seagull

(3,713 posts)
Tue Sep 5, 2023, 07:36 PM Sep 2023

Intermitent vanishing of rec button after a OP is rec'd.

This discussion thread was locked by EarlG (a host of the DU4 Bug Reports forum).

Happened once in a while in DU3. For the first time I just happened in DU4

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Intermitent vanishing of rec button after a OP is rec'd. (Original Post) Prairie_Seagull Sep 2023 OP
What device is this on? EarlG Sep 2023 #1
Good mornign EarlG Prairie_Seagull Sep 2023 #2
I had it happen to me just now. piddyprints Sep 2023 #3
Any chance you could email me a screenshot? EarlG Sep 2023 #4
Just sent. piddyprints Sep 2023 #5
Just FYI... piddyprints Sep 2023 #6
What version of iPad is it? EarlG Sep 2023 #7
4th Generation Air. piddyprints Sep 2023 #8
MacBook Pro 13-inch M1, 2020... piddyprints Sep 2023 #9
Windows 11 Home, Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621 piddyprints Sep 2023 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author EarlG Sep 2023 #12
EarlG, I just discovered something... piddyprints Sep 2023 #11
Ah... that's it EarlG Sep 2023 #13
Ok, I wondered about that. piddyprints Sep 2023 #14
I'm going to lock this one as resolved for now EarlG Sep 2023 #15

EarlG

(22,518 posts)
1. What device is this on?
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 09:29 AM
Sep 2023

Also are you using the default DU4 mode or did you switch to one of the other modes? Does the button disappear and never come back? Does it come back after a page reload? Does the count still display -- is it just the button that goes away, or the count as well?

Interesting that you've experienced this on DU3, that does indicate that it's something not necessarily DU4-related but more of a general bug.

Prairie_Seagull

(3,713 posts)
2. Good mornign EarlG
Wed Sep 6, 2023, 09:48 AM
Sep 2023

Last edited Wed Sep 6, 2023, 10:53 AM - Edit history (1)

Devise- Good Laptop (win 7)
Mode- Dark
Button and quantity of recs both vanish. Next time it happens I will check for page reload.
Probably happened no more than 5 or 6 times in DU3 in the past month or so.
Only the once on DU4

Good luck brother.

ETA: Upon reload the rec button and quantity of recs did return in DU3.

piddyprints

(14,815 posts)
3. I had it happen to me just now.
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 11:33 AM
Sep 2023

I was actually looking for this because it had happened pretty consistently for me. If I go back to the page, it’s there again, but the rec didn’t take.

IPad, iOS 16.6, Safari browser, Skinner mode.

EarlG

(22,518 posts)
4. Any chance you could email me a screenshot?
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 12:46 PM
Sep 2023

earlg@democraticunderground.com

It would be helpful if I can see what the page looks like when the button disappears, it might give me a clue.

And when you reload the button comes back, but the rec is definitely not being counted?

piddyprints

(14,815 posts)
5. Just sent.
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 01:22 PM
Sep 2023

Correct, the rec is definitely not counted. I’ve rec’d this post several times and the count is still at 0.

piddyprints

(14,815 posts)
6. Just FYI...
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 01:27 PM
Sep 2023

I tried it on an Opera browser, same iPad, and it does the same thing.

EarlG

(22,518 posts)
7. What version of iPad is it?
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 01:28 PM
Sep 2023

If you can let me know, that would be helpful.

piddyprints

(14,815 posts)
8. 4th Generation Air.
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 01:32 PM
Sep 2023

Know what? Lemme go downstairs and see what happens on my MacBook, just for goofs. And I’ll try my iPhone as well. Might even have a Windows computer I can try it on.

piddyprints

(14,815 posts)
9. MacBook Pro 13-inch M1, 2020...
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 01:38 PM
Sep 2023

macOS Big Sur Version 11.6

Both browsers, Opera and Safari do the same thing.

Also, iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 16.6... same, both browsers.

I'll go find a Windows computer now.

Edit: Also happens when I switch back to default mode.

piddyprints

(14,815 posts)
10. Windows 11 Home, Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 01:50 PM
Sep 2023

Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers, same thing.

When you figure out what kind of gremlin it is and need all these machines/browsers checked again, I'll be glad to do it. Sort of feels like the Twilight Zone now because it's not at all intermittent for me.

Hope this helps.

Response to piddyprints (Reply #10)

piddyprints

(14,815 posts)
11. EarlG, I just discovered something...
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 01:59 PM
Sep 2023

It happens in this forum and the Q&A forum very reliably. It didn't happen to me in the regular discussion forums, at least not yet. Maybe that means something?

EarlG

(22,518 posts)
13. Ah... that's it
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 02:02 PM
Sep 2023

I just posted my thoughts above but I've changed my mind... yeah, the problem is that the Rec button doesn't work in this forum or in the Questions & Answers forum, but we forgot to prevent the Rec button from displaying, so it's kinda broken.

If the problem is not happening in other forums, then it's not a bug -- well, it is, but it's more of an annoyance really. It's a known issue.

piddyprints

(14,815 posts)
14. Ok, I wondered about that.
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 02:39 PM
Sep 2023

I wish I could remember where I was when I first saw it. It wasn’t here but maybe Q&A. If it happens again anywhere else, I’ll let you know.

EarlG

(22,518 posts)
15. I'm going to lock this one as resolved for now
Fri Sep 8, 2023, 09:32 AM
Sep 2023

Please let me know if it happens again though. Thanks.

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