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Forum bug (arrows in code tags break posts) - Page 1

Hakimoto

Do not double post.

The only difference between this post and the other, that I can see, is that this one here is unfinished.

You do have the possibility of editing posts, so why create a second new post instead?

Locking.



This forum has a bug: if you put arrows inside a [ code ] ... [ /code ] session, bad things happen!
In first place, post gets corrupted.
What kind of "arrows" are you referring to? Please post an example outside of a code tag here, so we can investigate this further. Thanks.

Changed topic title to be more informative.
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the world. And that other computers and operating systems
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Hakimoto wrote: What kind of "arrows"


Ones used on UNIX's shell to redirect the stdout/stdin, usually also used to indicate if something is greater, or less than.
It seems this forum reacts in bad way, which is odd if we consider that code /code should consider the text as *text*.

I happen to have PHP3 forum, it doesn't happen on my pages.
May be an hidden BBCode? A problem with the PHP parser?

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This was the point, in my previous message, where things went wrong.
Head Full of Snow. Lemon Scented You
This looks okay on my system:

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Memory <- <0x0 0x40000000> (64MB)
CPU clock-frequency <- 0xfe49a80 (267MHz)
CPU timebase-frequencv <- 0xfe49a80 (267MHz)

/plb/opb: clock-frequency <- 1fc9350 (33MHz)

Could it be a problem with the UTF encoding of what you are entering or perhaps an issue with your browser's encoding settings?
Good questions ...

Tried exactly the same, here it destroyed the post :shock: :shock: :shock:

I got:

[ code ]
Memory


I am on Chrome Version 49.0.2623.112
Windows XP/32bit
Head Full of Snow. Lemon Scented You
It could be because the forum software allows (some) html tags (you know, words in '<' and '>' brackets, I've seen that problem on other forums before.
Torfinn
Testing:

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This is a greater than arrow: > This is a less than arrow: <


So, works for me, using Linux & firefox 51.0.1 :mrgreen:
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World domination! Or something...

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vishnu's worked above, but they were ><. I'm guessing it has to do with HTML, so I would try <>

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<text>
< text >
<text></text>

<-text->
<- text ->
<- text -> <-/text->


Working OK here, Firefox ESR 45.9.0 on Linux (Qubes OS Debian AppVM).
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Y888099 - what are you using to post to the forum? Firefox? Safari? Lynx? Edge? IE? Something else? What version? What character encoding are you using?

I repeat my suspicion that your posting mechanism is using a UTF encoding that the forum software is not expecting, since others have been able to enter your problematic strings without trouble.
josehill wrote: what are you using to post to the forum?


Chrome Version 49.0.2623.112
Windows XP/32bit

josehill wrote: What character encoding are you using?


UTF-8
Head Full of Snow. Lemon Scented You
Firefox v52.1.0 is also affected :shock:

[code]
Memory
Head Full of Snow. Lemon Scented You
< > <- -> <= >= >< <>

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< > <- -> <= >= >< <>

< > <- -> <= >= >< <>

LGTM

Win10 Firefox 53.0.2 32bit
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Memory <- <0x0 0x40000000> (64MB)
CPU clock-frequency <- 0xfe49a80 (267MHz)
CPU timebase-frequencv <- 0xfe49a80 (267MHz)

/plb/opb: clock-frequency <- 1fc9350 (33MHz)


I just fired up a VM running 32 bit XP SP3 and loaded Chrome Version 49.0.2623.112, and that is what I am posting this message from. As the code above demonstrates, I am not able to duplicate the problem.
The only thing I can think of is if your locale is not set to english. On Windows that can cause codepage issues because Windows sucks at localization.
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:Octane: R12000 300MHz SI 896MB RAM yuuka
:Octane2: R12000A 400MHz V6 2.5GB RAM
:Indy: (Acclaim) R4600 133MHz XL Graphics 32MB RAM
:Indy: (Challenge S) R4600 133MHz (MIPS III Build Server)
Thinkpad W530 i7 3940XM 3GHz, 32GB, K1000M Windows 8.1 Embedded rin
Thinkpad R40 Pentium M 1.5GHz 2GB RAM kasha
Raion-Fox wrote: Windows sucks at localization


It's English, but this version of Windows(1) appears of having been modified when the previous owner installed Altium-R14, which is known to be invasive. Might be the same reason for Xilinx ISE, OrCAD, TinaDesign ... all the software I installed after the purchase. All of these applications required additional packages and RegBin modification. I set them English, but Altium came already installed when I bought the workstation, the previous owner is French. Perhaps it's a clue.

I need to try from a different PC.

(1) System Properties says "Windows XP, manufactured by IBM, supported by Altium Limited", never opened this panel, never noticed before. WTF? :shock:
Head Full of Snow. Lemon Scented You
OK, I think then we can all agree that the bug is not with the forum software...
The Bandito wrote: In a few years, no doubt, you'll be able to buy a computer,
software and operating system that will match the capabilities
of your current Amiga at about the price you paid for the
Amiga way back when. But you can smile to yourself, knowing
that you were touching the future years before the rest of
the world. And that other computers and operating systems
will do with brute force what the Amiga did years before with
grace, elegance and style.


Eroteme.ch - my end of the internet...
Hakimoto wrote: OK, I think then we can all agree that the bug is not with the forum software...


Not sure, it doesn't happen on other forums, e.g. on EEvBlogs where I have never experimented strange behaviors when put things between [ code ] ... [ / code ]. Including bash and C code, which happens to have a lot of arrows.

btw, to cut the story short with Nekochan, I have already set up a "filter script" (based on 'sed') removing all the poisoned patterns from my edit-board. In case of need I will use the attach function to attach a file.
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Y888099 wrote:
Hakimoto wrote: OK, I think then we can all agree that the bug is not with the forum software...


Not sure, it doesn't happen on other forums


Are you using a "code=php" tag instead of a simple "code" tag?
josehill wrote: Are you using a "code=php" tag instead of a simple "code" tag?


Simple "code" tag.
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