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Instructables server updates tonight
Instructables is getting a big upgrade tonight (Pacific time). There will be times when you can't edit Instructables or make comments, time when you can't log in, and times when you can't access the site at all. We'll try to keep everything as short as possible, but please bear with us. I promise you're going to love the changes, and I'll tell you more about them when we're sure they're working.
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14 years ago
My library is empty... If I tried to add pictures, they are replaced by a picture of a lawnmower (presumably from the instructable gallery, but my gallery and the instructable gallery seem to be inverted?) Also, I get an error message when I try to publish an instructable. I've tried clearing my cookies, but it did not do anything.
Reply 14 years ago
We have a bug involving usernames with spaces in them and the library. It's being worked on, and hopefully fixed today. Sorry for the trouble.
Reply 14 years ago
Hi, sorry to be a pain. But over a day has gone, and it's still not working for me... Is it me, or has it not been fixed yet?
Reply 14 years ago
Username bug should be fixed now.
Reply 14 years ago
Yeah it's working thanks, though as I wrote on another thread, the user stats don't seem to be updating...
Reply 14 years ago
Those are also in process of being fixed.
Reply 14 years ago
no problem. Thanks for the prompt answer!
14 years ago
For some reason, as of 11:30 am on 4/6, ALLSTEPS seems to be broken. the URL looks right, and when I type it in manually it works, but the button just loops back to the regular view. using Firefox 2.0.03
Reply 14 years ago
We broke ALLSTEPS again! Arghh!! Can you believe it? Hopefully we can get a fix out in a few hours, but maybe not until tonight.
14 years ago
ALLSTEPS is broken again
14 years ago
Cool - a better library manager.... Blast, I hadn't been naming my images because there wasn't a way to sort by name :P Perhaps a date sort somewhere down the line? There's no "next" button anymore though... Very nice with the modifications - some are so subtle, they blend right in perfectly :P
Reply 14 years ago
It's at the bottom.
Reply 14 years ago
Here is a screenshot
I can't seem to upload anything either.... On the upload page or from this comment post :/
The errors that FireBug are picking up are in the upload page (as seen in the image) - line 91:
"top._instruct has no properties
constructor(Object imgSrcProp {equal sign} tinyURL)library.js (line 75)
klass()Base.js (line 85)
{Break on this error} "MCQ5OFMORCEP27Q09F""
And that chunk is being parsed by FB as:
86 top._instruct.fileuploader {equal sign}
87 new FileUploader(
88 $('upload_div'),
89 $('spinner_div'),
90 "fileLibrary.rdraw();",
91 "MCQ5OFMORCEP27Q09F"
92 );
And in Library.js on line 75 (I don't think this is causing any trouble):
"template.getPaddedMarginedWidth is not a function
{Break on this error} this.fileContainer.getWidth()/template.getPaddedMarginedWidth()"
Hope that helps :)
Reply 14 years ago
Oh, crud! You mean a next button on your library! Added to the list.
Reply 14 years ago
One more thing: I don't even have a library any more. Well, I still have a library, but it's empty.
Reply 14 years ago
We need to add a "loading" image to let you know it's coming. Your images are still there, it just might take a moment for them to show up.
Reply 14 years ago
No dice even after a minute or two.
Reply 14 years ago
Try doing a hard refresh, or clearing your cache.
Reply 14 years ago
Tried so far: Firefox 2 on OS X Safari on OS X Firefox 2.0.0.3 on WinXP IE6 on WinXP Still nothing.
Reply 14 years ago
Ok, I found the bug. Usernames with spaces cannot access their libraries. Everyone who did testing did so with a username with no spaces! Doh! It will be fixed tomorrow.
Reply 14 years ago
Whew. For a second there I thought I'd have to go by only my first name. The amungus clan would've been so ashamed.
Reply 14 years ago
Fixed now! Proudly wear your surname!
Reply 14 years ago
Eric, I know you and the crew are sweating bullets getting the upgrade done, thanks and kudos, nice new features! - you probably already know, the Library does not work at all in Safari, works great in Firefox.
Reply 14 years ago
Try refreshing. It show up on mine.
Reply 14 years ago
I just cleared my cache (I don;t know why I didn't do that earlier) -- it's working now and the errors are gone. And the upload is working now too (disregard posted image) :) I guess FF was refreshing the upload page that was calling functions that the old JS file didn't have. Thanks again :D
14 years ago
Posting times are off everywhere. I just posted something at 12:04PM (PST) and it was listed as being posted at 1:44PM. Other comments before mine were posted after 2PM!
14 years ago
Hmm. Didn't receive any email notifications from the Instructable robot for the four recent "comments" that show up on my homepage. (bug submited with details...)
14 years ago
er I wouldent mind a button so that when you search you can view all the searched items at once thx
14 years ago
The ALLSTEPS button is no longer working in Intructables. It looks like the reason is that you've added an unnecessary slash at the end of the address. The '?ALLSTEPS' has to be before the slash or it's ignored. BTW: I love how quick the site is now!!!
Reply 14 years ago
And thanks for the comment on the speed. Improving the performance was one of the major goals of the changes we just released so I'm really glad to see that it's been noticed!
Reply 14 years ago
ALLSTEPS is fixed now. LasVegas, I think you have the distinction of having found the most bugs on this new release!
Reply 14 years ago
I preferred the faster pop-up when scrolling over steps.
Reply 14 years ago
Hmmm.... we slowed it down to make your library manageable with image pop-ups, but I hadn't considered it would slow down the scrolling over steps. Let me think about it.
Reply 14 years ago
It would make sense to have different delays in different parts of the site. The library has a dense grid of images, so we probably want to keep the delay as it is, there, to keep pop-ups from appearing all over the place while you're mousing over. Steps, though, are usually just one row. We can turn down the delay and fade on those.
Reply 14 years ago
Yeah, I noticed that too. We're working to fix it ASAP.
14 years ago
The RSS feed ( https://www.instructables.com/tag/type:instructable/rss.xml ) is broken : it links to instructables.co , missing the last letter.
Btw, is it possible to have more than 15 items on the RSS ? There are days with more than 15 new projects, so checking only once a day (or worse, every two days) nullify the utility of the RSS feed.
Thank you (and I apologies for my bad english)
Reply 14 years ago
This is now fixed, the rss feeds have the correct URLs in them.
Reply 14 years ago
What?! You don't love the new feature that breaks RSS URLs? That will be fixed in a few hours.
14 years ago
could you add an add comment button on the top of the page? FYI: I can't login unless I create a new password. Good job
14 years ago
I'm excited!
Reply 14 years ago
Is it me, or have the forums stopped loading at dial-up speeds.. ! some funky stuff on the side bar too. catergories! nice work!
Reply 14 years ago
Sweet, now I can kick my 2400 baud modem to the curb! The new speed is so luxurious now.
Reply 14 years ago
It's not just you...
14 years ago
I think we're almost done!