Adding Events - Bug fixes

22 Posts | Latest reply on 08/07/2009 21:05:53 by Wannabe | Go to original / last post
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I've fixed LOADS of bugs with the Add Event page.   I've also removed the calendar selection and added a drop-down box instead.  This should be more accurate.   The form now also includes lots of error checking, and will give you an informative message if something is wrong with your post.   Please let me know if you face any problems with it.                                                                                                                                                                             
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Cool - ta muchly Matt.
                                                                                                                                                                             
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took me 3 hours!  I've been meaning to sort it out for ages, cos people keep putting invalid things in (like non-numerics in the phone number field, or event titles that are far far too long etc).  Im always getting emails saying "ive got error line code number xxx on this page", so i finally got around to adding some server-side error checking.   The calendar popup was crap also, so i got rid of it. Now you have to select from a drop-down box.                                                                                                                                                                             
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3 hours of much appreciated effort Wink

I'll go have a rummage around for some event details to submit and take it for a test spin Big smile
                                                                                                                                                                             
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awwww you little star!  lol                                                                                                                                                                             
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*sniggers*

You almost managed to type that without a hint of sarcasm! LOL

The drop down list is fab Big smile Way easier. It'd be even easier if I could've found out the actual event start/finish times on their website... as it is, I've kind of guessed at the timings! *ahem*
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ah don't worry, as long as the date is accurate and the time is as close as possible... the main thing is people have the web-link and a place to add themselves to an attendance list.  Not to forget upload photos to                                                                                                                                                                             
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That's pretty much the way I figured it Matt - if my start/end times are way off, I can always amend it in a forum discussion Big smile

I need to hire someone to wander around these things taking photos for me... I managed to almost get my camera out of its bag at the weekend, but had a bunch of customers come in, so put it away again. Not that I'm complaining! LOL
                                                                                                                                                                             
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Customers Lou?  You quickly locked them in I hope?                                                                                                                                                                             
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The locks on the marquee aren't all that Geoff.... not a problem though - I soon had 'em hog-tied... I knew all that rope and knotting experience from the girl guides wouldn't go to waste Big smile                                                                                                                                                                              
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Who would've thought learning about knots at girl guides would have come in so handy later in life...  Wink  LOL                                                                                                                                                                             
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Oh hello Mark - long time no see! Fancy you popping up at the first mention of rope work... Evil Smile

*runs away very very fast*

                                                                                                                                                                             
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Me again Big smile

Would it be possible to arrange some tweakery so that the paragraphing remains when an event is submitted please?

I try to put lots of detail into the listings to help folk decide whether or not an event's for them, but because it all comes up in a solid body of text, it makes it really hard to read.

i've tried to forget about too much punctuation, as the only punctuation marks it seems to recognise are full stops and I understand that's an anti-hacker measure, but it would really help my poor failing eyes to have a few paragraph breaks Wink
                                                                                                                                                                             
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I do try to put paragraph breaks back in when I do my checks but sometimes it's not obvious where they should be! So can I add my vote to that bit of tweakery too, Matt? Smile                                                                                                                                                                             
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erm... they already are.   Any new line is carried forward in events (At least when i post events)                                                                                                                                                                             
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sorry my mistake, no it doesnt.   ill sort that now                                                                                                                                                                             
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I post in the boxes as I do in forum posts.

Like this. With a gap in between my points.

But it comes out on the event listing as a solid body of text, removing brackets, question marks etc etc etc. This is true whether I post from a pc or my Mac, because I tried that just to test it, in case it was a compatibility issue Wink
                                                                                                                                                                             
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Aha! Should've refreshed before I hit post message LOL Cheers Matt - much appreciated.                                                                                                                                                                              
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fixed. Why didn't you tell me sooner?  lol... took me less than 60 seconds!                                                                                                                                                                             
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Oh you know me... don't like to make a fuss *ahem* Embarrassed

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