BBcode Tutorial Page

[Lady Warlock]

I am not sure if this has been brought up or not, or if it is a problem everyone is having or not, but when I go to the page that teaches all the bbcodes and I click one of the links at the top, it doesn't actually take me anywhere.


I feel like when you click the link, it should take you to the bbcode tutorial you are trying to learn about although I guess I'm not positive on that. When I click "Fieldsets" it takes me down to the fieldset tutorial. When I click "Borders" it does not.

 

[KaoriMei]

That also happens to me.


I think ever since we got the update on viewing 25 posts per page, that happened.


I'd be glad if it was fixed.

 

[Chordling]

Yes, this does seem to be an issue for any threads that were created prior to the 25 post per page display.


This is because the URL for each post in the thread included the page number. An example has been posted below


[URL="https://www.rpnation.com/threads/tightly-wound.61021/page-4#post-1054452"]https://www.rpnation.com/threads/tightly-wound.61021/page-4#post-1054452[/URL]


But while the post number never changed, the page which it appears on has:


[URL="https://www.rpnation.com/threads/tightly-wound.61021/page-2#post-1054452"]https://www.rpnation.com/threads/tightly-wound.61021/page-2#post-1054452[/URL]


The BBCode Guide was created way before the site changed the amount of viewable posts per page, so it makes a lot of sense for it to act as it is. My advice to you is to simply use the ctrl + f function on your browser. Since all of the BBCode posts are titled, you can easily find what you're looking for by copy and pasting the name of the code you want into the search bar. It should instantly bring you down to what you want.


If you are having trouble with your own thread, you can simply go back and edit the links yourself.

 

[Mordecai]

Despite what Musician said, I updated the links several months ago. I will look into it. How long do you give it to load? Sometimes it takes several seconds for it to load for me, but all the links appear to work.


What browser are you using?

 

[Mordecai]

So, after some investigation, I've found that all links do work for me; however, a couple of things:


-The links load really slow.


-They load the page they are on first (ie: the top of the page), and once that is finished loading, they load the post (ie: shift the page to the proper post).


My guess is that a lot of people see the top of the page load and assume the link it broken, ergo click away or scroll around before the site has a chance to load the proper post. That said, I'm not sure why they are loading so slowly at this time.

 

[Lady Warlock]

Hello again!


I am still having problems with this. I let my computer sit for 20 minutes hoping that the issue was just that it was slow, but it still would not bring me to borders after clicking the link. When I refresh the page, sometimes it works and other times it will bring me down to the section I click and bring me right back up again. I have tried to give it a few minutes several times both with borders and backgrounds. Neither one will actually bring me to the right section.


I am using google chrome.

 

[Kaerri]

I use Chrome also. Giving this a try, I find that some links work and some do not. For the ones that do not, it jumps down a few lines and then stops. For the ones that do, it jumps down a few lines and stops, then reloads the page and skips to the correct post.


I've also noted something else. In Chrome, you can hold down the mouse on the back button, and it'll give you a list of previous pages instead of taking you to the most recent of them. The links that do work apparently involve two pages Here's what it looks like after I click on Headers:


<p><a href="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2015_10/57a8c53ced54d_CaptureRpNbbcode2pages.jpg.184f9702100e41e7afb6cedfb7316f64.jpg" class="ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image"><img data-fileid="81459" src="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2015_10/57a8c53ced54d_CaptureRpNbbcode2pages.jpg.184f9702100e41e7afb6cedfb7316f64.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt=""></a></p>


The links that do not work apparently are not loading that "second" page. Here's what it looks like after I click on Mail:


<p><a href="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2015_10/57a8c53ce9fda_CaptureRpNbbcode1page.jpg.845c033a6333a022c72b08c5294d673c.jpg" class="ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image"><img data-fileid="81458" src="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2015_10/57a8c53ce9fda_CaptureRpNbbcode1page.jpg.845c033a6333a022c72b08c5294d673c.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt=""></a></p>


That's how far it jumps down when clicking on a link that doesn't work.


Not sure what this means from a technical perspective, but there it is.


Links that do not work for me:


Mail


Center Block


Background


Border


Newspaper


Height Restrict

 

[Chordling]

For now, I would try opening the anchors in a new tab. Simply click while holding the ctrl key (or command if you are using a Mac). That should cause less issues for you.

 

[Lady Warlock]

^^ I am not sure how this helps at all.

 

[Lady Warlock]

For now, I would try opening the anchors in a new tab. Simply click while holding the ctrl key (or command if you are using a Mac). That should cause less issues for you.

This works, but I already have a million tabs open whenever I'm on my computer.


Scrolling isn't really the biggest problem in the world, however, I want to make sure people are aware of the problem because if it can be fixed, I believe it should be. I just wanted to make it known that the problem still does exist.

 

[Chordling]

And in defense for Kerri's response, she is adding to your concern, while pinpointing specific areas where she is experiencing problems.


In defense for my response, I am giving others who are still concerned about this an alternative until this issue is resolved. (^.^)

 

[Lady Warlock]

And in defense for Kerri's response, she is adding to your concern, while pinpointing specific areas where she is experiencing problems.
If defense for my response, I am giving others who are still concerned about this an alternative until this issue is resolved. (^.^)

Sounds good!