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baka kaba
Jul 19, 2003

PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

Talked about that last page!

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spankmeister
Jun 15, 2008






You can't do it in javascript and get the headers, which is a good idea, but surely there are more ways to send a HEAD request? (to your mom lol)

Sereri
Sep 30, 2008

awwwrigami

baka kaba posted:

That's what I did, you get a message in the log saying refused to get unsafe header "Content-Length"

I mean I don't know what I'm doing so there might be a way around it, but googling made it seem like it's A Thing (that you can fix server-side if you want)

You know, re-reading your post now it is totally obvious. I was very tired and should have written the post in the morning like I originally planned. As for the Javascript part, why not do it in Java?

spankmeister
Jun 15, 2008






Like just sending off a HEAD req and getting the headers is pretty much the canonical way to get filesize and modification time etc.

baka kaba
Jul 19, 2003

PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

Oh well I don't know what I'm doing :shobon: I just went to see how the gif pausing stuff works, worked out you could add an attribute to an element and have the play button overlay display the text, and added a function that fires off an XmlHttpRequest to get the headers and pull out the content size, and update that attribute

I mean I guess it's probably possible in Java but I don't even know javascript really, I was just poking at it. If there's a good way to get the webview asking for gif headers to get fetched and then passing that back to the javascript that would be cool, but I get the feeling this is going to be complicated...

drunken officeparty
Aug 23, 2006

I broke my iphone and now I'm stuck with a big dumb android. Is there a way to get images to show the link but load inline with a single tap and maybe the menu on a hold instead of always the menu

grilldos
Mar 27, 2004

BUST A LOAF
IN THIS
YEAST CONFECTION
Grimey Drawer
Thus thread just had an argument and you have to go and post that?

Blue Footed Booby
Oct 4, 2006

got those happy feet

drunken officeparty posted:

I broke my iphone and now I'm stuck with a big dumb android. Is there a way to get images to show the link but load inline with a single tap and maybe the menu on a hold instead of always the menu

This is perhaps not the tone to take to get people to help you.

Sereri
Sep 30, 2008

awwwrigami

drunken officeparty posted:

I broke my iphone and now I'm stuck with a big dumb android. Is there a way to get images to show the link but load inline with a single tap and maybe the menu on a hold instead of always the menu

No, not at the moment, probably not ever.

Internet Explorer
Jun 1, 2005





But I have to do two clicks instead of one! :kingsley:

Lizard Combatant
Sep 29, 2010

I have some notes.

Internet Explorer posted:

But I have to do two clicks instead of one! :kingsley:

You can just right click on your Android to do that.

MisterBibs
Jul 17, 2010

dolla dolla
bill y'all
Fun Shoe
Not sure if it's the app or not, but has anyone else got a lot of random Loading Failed alerts lately, requiring a reload? Entirely random, pages load fine on desktop.

Internet Explorer
Jun 1, 2005





I haven't been getting loading failed messages, but in the past few days I have clicked on a topic and had it so nothing. Closing and reopening the app then has that thread's posts marked as read. So, sounds similar. Maybe I'm just not being patient enough to get the error message.

MisterBibs
Jul 17, 2010

dolla dolla
bill y'all
Fun Shoe
I'm getting the error message immediately. Like, the app just goes "nope, not bothering to connect to this".

baka kaba
Jul 19, 2003

PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

Does it happen on wi-fi or a particular mobile connection or anything? Have you tried logging out and back in again? Or clearing data if nothing else is helping? Kinda hard to pin down why one or two people are having an issue

Sereri
Sep 30, 2008

awwwrigami

Have you tried accessing the forums in a browser (mobile chrome)? Does it show you captchas?

Internet Explorer
Jun 1, 2005





baka kaba posted:

Does it happen on wi-fi or a particular mobile connection or anything? Have you tried logging out and back in again? Or clearing data if nothing else is helping? Kinda hard to pin down why one or two people are having an issue

My issue gets fixed as soon as I close and reopen the app. Has probably happened 3-4 times in the past 3-4 days. I have not tried logging out and back in or clearing app data, but if closing and reopening fixes I'd imagine so. I know for sure on mobile, will pay more attention and see if it happens on wifi.

Sereri posted:

Have you tried accessing the forums in a browser (mobile chrome)? Does it show you captchas?

Have not tried, but I definitely will next time. Are they throwing captchas at us now? Multiple connections from the same IP or something?

Blue Train
Jun 17, 2012

I don't know if it has been mentioned in the thread before, but on the Amazon fire HD 8 the text is fuzzy in posts. In the rest of the app they are fine. They also render fine in something.

awful:


sidebar fonts render ok:


something:

lonter
Oct 12, 2012
Page 340 of this thread freezes then crashes the app for me:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2813741&pagenumber=340

(Maybe nsfw, it's in fyad)

ulmont
Sep 15, 2010

IF I EVER MISS VOTING IN AN ELECTION (EVEN AMERICAN IDOL) ,OR HAVE UNPAID PARKING TICKETS, PLEASE TAKE AWAY MY FRANCHISE

lonter posted:

Page 340 of this thread freezes then crashes the app for me:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2813741&pagenumber=340

(Maybe nsfw, it's in fyad)

That page is 100%* NSFW.

*Unless you work in porn, are your own boss, etc.

baka kaba
Jul 19, 2003

PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

lonter posted:

Page 340 of this thread freezes then crashes the app for me:

It sure does! I'll take a look when I can plug into computer

Blue Train posted:

I don't know if it has been mentioned in the thread before, but on the Amazon fire HD 8 the text is fuzzy in posts. In the rest of the app they are fine. They also render fine in something.

awful:


sidebar fonts render ok:


something:


I see what you mean, but honestly looking at them zoomed in (on my phone anyway) I think they're rendering the same way? The thread page has a lighter grey font on a darker background, so there's less contrast and it doesn't look as sharp

Have you got a pic of an unread post next to the sidebar? That way it'll be the same colours and it'll be a better comparison

baka kaba fucked around with this message at 10:58 on Dec 12, 2016

Sereri
Sep 30, 2008

awwwrigami

lonter posted:

Page 340 of this thread freezes then crashes the app for me:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2813741&pagenumber=340

(Maybe nsfw, it's in fyad)

My guess would be the 8.725px × 12.212px image. Let me check real quick.

/e: yeah

Sereri fucked around with this message at 15:32 on Dec 12, 2016

Tatsuta Age
Apr 21, 2005

so good at being in trouble


This thread won't load in the app anymore (for about a week maybe): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3796979

Sereri
Sep 30, 2008

awwwrigami

WORKSFORME™

comedy option: do you currently reside in Russia :v:

Blue Train
Jun 17, 2012

baka kaba posted:

It sure does! I'll take a look when I can plug into computer


I see what you mean, but honestly looking at them zoomed in (on my phone anyway) I think they're rendering the same way? The thread page has a lighter grey font on a darker background, so there's less contrast and it doesn't look as sharp

Have you got a pic of an unread post next to the sidebar? That way it'll be the same colours and it'll be a better comparison

Yep here you go

baka kaba
Jul 19, 2003

PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

Ok it's definitely rendering a bit differently, maybe because subpixel antialiasing is disabled in the CSS, and it's more noticeable on a low DPI device. We can have a play around with it anyway

Also do you have hardware rendering turned on (Settings > Device and Navigation)

Tatsuta Age
Apr 21, 2005

so good at being in trouble


Sereri posted:

WORKSFORME™

comedy option: do you currently reside in Russia :v:

Of course it starts working now, but it didn't last night, ugh sorry

Blue Train
Jun 17, 2012

baka kaba posted:

Ok it's definitely rendering a bit differently, maybe because subpixel antialiasing is disabled in the CSS, and it's more noticeable on a low DPI device. We can have a play around with it anyway

Also do you have hardware rendering turned on (Settings > Device and Navigation)

That setting isn't present on the fire. I am able to force gpu rendering through developer options but it doesn't make a difference

WienerDog
Apr 8, 2007
Resident Rocking Dachshund

Blue Train posted:

That setting isn't present on the fire. I am able to force gpu rendering through developer options but it doesn't make a difference

He means in the app, from the hamburger menu.

Blue Train
Jun 17, 2012

WienerDog posted:

He means in the app, from the hamburger menu.

:doh: yea it's enabled

e: turning it off seems to help tho, so thank you to both of you

Oldstench
Jun 29, 2007

Let's talk about where you're going.
I'm not sure if this is an option I'm just not seeing, but would it be possible to have an option to move the navigation menu icon to the top right instead of the top left. My phone is stupidly big and I browse with my right hand. A lot of times when I use my thumb to open the nav menu, my hand fat hits something unintended and everything gets all fucky.

baka kaba
Jul 19, 2003

PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

Blue Train posted:

:doh: yea it's enabled

e: turning it off seems to help tho, so thank you to both of you

It's possible that disabling the swipey transformations will help too, without having to turn acceleration off. The CSS thing might get changed at some point

Oldstench posted:

I'm not sure if this is an option I'm just not seeing, but would it be possible to have an option to move the navigation menu icon to the top right instead of the top left. My phone is stupidly big and I browse with my right hand. A lot of times when I use my thumb to open the nav menu, my hand fat hits something unintended and everything gets all fucky.

Eh not really, it's an Android framework thing and it would be a lot of work even if it was an option. How often do you open that anyway?

Oldstench
Jun 29, 2007

Let's talk about where you're going.

baka kaba posted:

It's possible that disabling the swipey transformations will help too, without having to turn acceleration off. The CSS thing might get changed at some point


Eh not really, it's an Android framework thing and it would be a lot of work even if it was an option. How often do you open that anyway?

The nav menu? All the time. I change forums, go to my bookmarks, etc. It's nbd though.

sourdough
Apr 30, 2012

Oldstench posted:

The nav menu? All the time. I change forums, go to my bookmarks, etc. It's nbd though.

You can also just swipe from left to right (but not swipe in/rightward from the left edge), fyi. Takes you from a thread back to the subforum or your bookmarks, and from either of those to the main forum index.

bull3964
Nov 18, 2000

DO YOU HEAR THAT? THAT'S THE SOUND OF ME PATTING MYSELF ON THE BACK.


Came across an interesting one today. If I play back a gif, I can no longer scroll. I mean, I can, but then it just jumps right back to the same spot.

bend it like baked ham
Feb 16, 2009

Fries.
Thanks for the app, works great.

MisterBibs
Jul 17, 2010

dolla dolla
bill y'all
Fun Shoe

baka kaba posted:

Does it happen on wi-fi or a particular mobile connection or anything? Have you tried logging out and back in again? Or clearing data if nothing else is helping? Kinda hard to pin down why one or two people are having an issue

Happens on both a WiFi only tablet and a cell phone, tried both logging on and off and clearing data. App simply, and randomly, throes up Loading Failure alerts.

Jasdemi
Dec 20, 2016
I just installed the app, but after launching it I get the following message:
code:
Couldn't get forums data.
Check your connection and restart.
My connection is working fine. I tried both wifi and mobile.
I cleared cache and even reinstalled the app with no success.

Android 7.1.1

Any ideas?

baka kaba
Jul 19, 2003

PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

Can you log in through your phone's browser, no captchas or anything? Does refreshing the thread list in the settings fail too? Do you see the loading spinner on the forum list or does it immediately fail?

Also it's clearing data that you need to do, not sure if anything is in the cache... 🤔

baka kaba fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Dec 20, 2016

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Jasdemi
Dec 20, 2016

baka kaba posted:

Can you log in through your phone's browser, no captchas or anything? Does refreshing the thread list in the settings fail too? Do you see the loading spinner on the forum list or does it immediately fail?

Also it's clearing data that you need to do, not sure if anything is in the cache... 🤔
This error message appears right after I launch the app, without even attempting to login.
When I try to login, it says: "Login failed."

Logging into the forums using the mobile browser works just fine.

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