Forum Software Update

S1mon

@NeilCooke
It's nice to see that the forum software has been updated. Beyond the obvious rearranging of the UI, it seems a little snappier. Any new hidden features? Any problems that we should be looking for?

Thanks to the team for this improvement.

Ste_Wilson

About the only thing I've noticed is the new icons in the comment area, which are not in a nice straight line!

Will it stop the double forum posts though?!

S1mon

About the only thing I've noticed is the new icons in the comment area, which are not in a nice straight line!

Hmm. I think what's happening there is that the centers are aligned.

Pasting in images is much better now. We have control over size and alignment.

_anton

Maybe not obvious, but backtick code highlighting finally works. :D

S1mon

Testing out code formatting:

predicate canBeBridgingSideData(value)
{
    value is map;
    value.degree == 0 || value.degree == 1 || value.degree == 2 || value.degree == 3;
    isLengthVector(value.position);
    if (value.degree >= 1) // G1 or higher
    {
        is3dDirection(value.tangent);
        value.speedScale == undefined || value.speedScale is number;
    }
    if (value.degree >= 2) // G2
    {
        is3dDirection(value.curvatureDirection);
        value.curvature is ValueWithUnits;
        value.curvatureOffsetScale == undefined || value.curvatureOffsetScale is number;
    }
    if (value.degree >= 3) // G3
    {
        value.normal == undefined || value.normal is Vector;
        value.kPrime == undefined || value.kPrime is Vector;
        value.twoFFPrime == undefined || value.twoFFPrime is ValueWithUnits;
        // Either kPrime (for curves) or twoFFPrime should be defined
        value.kPrime != undefined || value.twoFFPrime != undefined;
        value.g3OffsetScale == undefined || value.g3OffsetScale is number;
    }
}

Nice!!!

S1mon

One challenge I'm seeing is that pasting in a URL no longer defaults to creating a link. It seems like you need to format it that way.

Dumb paste:
https://www.onshape.com/en/

Paste and then use formatting tools to create link:
https://www.onshape.com/en/

Ste_Wilson

Is what I see on Firefox on android.

rick_randall

Did they hide the preview button - or did they eliminate it? If it's gone I'll kind of miss it.

S1mon

@rick_randall

I haven't found the preview button yet. I've ended up using the edit button more than I would like so far.

Hmm. I'm also noticing that at-mentions aren't working the same way.

S1mon

The "quote" button under the posts doesn't seem to work any more, but copying and pasting seems to create a quote-like box.

I haven't found anyway to edit the raw HTML any more. On the plus side(?), the [<>] button is for embedding things. Not sure how well that will work.

@Ste_Wilson
Is what I see on Firefox on android. 

Well, that does look crappy.

MichaelPascoe

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❌ Heading 1 (Missing from the options)

✅Heading 2

❌Heading 3

❌Heading 4

❌Heading 5

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✅ Paste Image From Clipboard

✅ Gif test 1

(❌ Float left from previous image messes up down stream lines which can't be adjusted with empty space paragraphs)

❌Gif Test 2 (Does not display on mobile)

✅ YouTube link as card

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Tcg0SdAng

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❌YouTube Embed

❌Plain paste https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f5daef3c0c41cd46ca8a28b6/w/2eade12d75b3867c0630e97b/e/f4ec9c110e6d3bf94eca9c32

❌Rich link Test

(Broken for Onshape documents) (Also forces text after to be on a new line when it does work)

✅Display as text https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f5daef3c0c41cd46ca8a28b6/w/2eade12d75b3867c0630e97b/e/f4ec9c110e6d3bf94eca9c32

Display as card (❌Broken for Onshape documents, so here is this forum post to see what a card looks like)

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/24856/forum-software-update

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✅Inline code format (Copy paste from Firefox)

FeatureScript 2411;
import(path : "onshape/std/common.fs", version : "2411.0");

annotation { "Feature Type Name" : "Faulty topology finder", "Feature Type Description" : "" }
export const faultyTopologyFinder = defineFeature(function(context is Context, id is Id, definition is map)
precondition
{

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✅Code block (Copy paste from Firefox)

FeatureScript 2411;

import(path : "onshape/std/common.fs", version : "2411.0");
annotation { "Feature Type Name" : "Faulty topology finder", "Feature Type Description" : "" }

export const faultyTopologyFinder = defineFeature(function(context is Context, id is Id, definition is map)

precondition

{

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✅Mobile view test: This post shows up great on the phone, gifs and everything!

(Using centered image since float left messes up downstream rows. Though it is nice to have the float left options, we need to be able to not float and place left.)

❌Mobile post test: Unable to update this post on phone, when I press space bar, it somehow brings me to the page footer and erases everything in my post.

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MichaelPascoe

Yes, a few broken items🔝, but this update is incredible! Thanks so much team!! @lougallo @NeilCooke

S1mon

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/105974#Comment_105974

The trick with the quote button is you have to select some text. I'm pretty sure it used to be that if you had nothing selected, it would quote the whole message. That doesn't work, but selecting and hitting quote seems more robust than it was previously. However, it quotes the entire message, and I can't figure out how to edit that to just a piece of it.

S1mon

@NeilCooke

@lougallo

At-mentions are very odd. Sometimes the menu pops up and sometimes it doesn't. I haven't fully figured out the pattern, but it seems like if I start to type the @ sign and it's not at the beginning of a paragraph it doesn't trigger the at-mention tool. Even if I do start at the beginning and the menu appears, if it "gets confused" because my typing isn't leading to a person, it won't retrigger if I do start typing a real user name.

S1mon

Formatting a clickable link on an iPad is next to impossible. It worked fine prior to the update.

martin_kopplow

I also see issues with the At-mentions (work sometimes, but sure no more if I try to correct a typing error using backspace) and the link formatting, which seemed to work earlier today, but not reliably just now. The link apperas only to be active, while I am in edit mode.

Link example:

A web site

… okay, this one appears to work. Murphy's Law. The URL in my previous posting didn't.

It would be nice, though, if the URL opened in a new browser tab by default.

Oliver_Couch

I'm getting double icons in landscape on mobile. Also getting the weird alignment of icons in the post box.

Also it seems to be rounding the corners of posted images, which is a silly choice.

MichaelPascoe

Yeah, the @ mentions feel @LIKE I'M YELLING AT PEOPLE NOW. @MichaelPascoe

S1mon

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/106906#Comment_106906

When they work. At mentions and links seem more flakey than previously. Sometimes the pop-up shows up at the top of the window and it will even paste the at-mention at the start of the message instead of at the cursor. I find with links that I need to wait a second or two after pasting the link into the formatting box and then hit enter. If I don't wait, it seems like some process is not completing and the link doesn't work.

Pasting in images is massively improved, but some other stuff, not so much.

rick_randall

@S1mon , I'm with you, I haven't figured out the links - I'll try your method next time I post.

Nath_McC

Im not a fan of the new quote block, No idea how to just select a part of the comment to quote now that it has its own preview box

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/106000#Comment_106000

You can use the pilcrow (¶) icon on the left to quote something you type but it doesnt link like it used to.

THIS IS TEXT I TYPED AND QUOTED

S1mon

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/105975#Comment_105975

I’m still trying to figure out the difference between the Gifs that work on mobile, and the ones that don’t. Any hints on what works?

MichaelPascoe

@S1mon The forum may have a file size cap for mobile gif's now. Not sure.

MichaelPascoe

Sometimes when I go to remove a link that is displayed as a card, my entire post goes blank and is un-editable no matter which browser I use or how many times I refresh. The only way to see the post is to post it and it still is not editable. It would be nice to be able to view as html again.