My home PC has developed a curious annoyance - when I go to look at a Recording on TheSession, the details come up and all the tabs etc are there but the Track numbers don't appear. ie what I get is a long list of all the tunes on the recording.
Not the end of the world, but anyone got any ideas why, and how to fix it?
If you ask questions like this, you need to provide potential helpers with more information:
Q. Which operating system are you using ? e.g. Windows, Mac, Linux?
Q. What is your operating system version number?
Q. Which web browser are you using? e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox etc.?
Q. What is your web browser version number?
Q. Which recording were you browsing when the problem occurred? (Post a link to it in this thread)
That's a bit strange... the numbers are generated by an "ordered list" tag in html (<ol><li>item1</li><li>item2</li></ol>), and your browser should be able to display that...
As reverend says the tracks are within 'ordered list' tags. It could only be IE that isn't rendering (fancy eh?) them properly. Are you using a recent version - IE6 is known to have a lot bugs (the current version is IE8).
Wierd - when I tried to copy the listing of a recent recording (which showed no track nos. on my screen) then pasted it into this "reply" posting, the track numbers appear!!!
THUS:
Rua
Rua
Submitted on February 23rd 2009 by niall_kenny.
1.The Mock Breton
The Periwig
2.Marlene On The Wall
3.The Trumpeter
The Sand Dancer
The Clumsy Lover
4.Still Waters
Salmontails Down The Water
The Storm
On a traditional website you should be able to use a non - updated browser. Besides, I tried to emulate it on IE7 but the track #s keep coming up. Why can't it be something simple like a well placed tap of the fist on a coke machine or the *fine - adjustment* on the old cathode ray TVs?
I use the latest version of Firefox and I DO NOT GET A NUMBERED LIST!
The display is perfectly ordered top to bottom and evenly spaced
with a space line between each recording, but there is NO number in front of the recording name.
So using Firefox doesn't help.
May have something to do with how you have Java Script enabled/setup?
Sorry :(
Having just played about with the above I realise that I'm looking at the list of NEWEST Recording - which doesn't have a Numbered list !
When I go into an actual named recording THERE IS a number on the left.
Using Mozilla Firefox (updated itself recently) & the latest recording has track #s;
Wae's Me For Prince Charlie
Battlefield Band
Submitted on February 23rd 2009 by birlibirdie http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/3263
Mix - i doubt that its do with javascript. If it is disabled the opening page has the tabs stacked on each other. I would reccommend upgrading IE6 has it has security problems - google IE security.
Yes, you are correct. Just tried disabling JS on my own machine to see what happened, and the result as exactly as you said. Admittedly, my suggestiion was something of a blind guess, but a blind guess is the best that I could do, bearing in mind that the person who has the problem failed to provide all the information that was needed to resolve it.
However, this simple test does serve to illustrate that the display of a particular website can be affected by the configuration of a web browser.
We know that recordings display correctly on other machines running Windows + IE6, so IE6 in itself cannot be the cause of the problem - more than likely, merely the configuration of it.
If domnull's computer was displaying the recordings correctly, then suddenly lost that functionality, something must have been changed. If we knew what had changed, we would be able to supply the answer. But to have a cat's chance, we would need a lot more information than has been provided so far. Only the user can provide us with that, but as he/she can't be bothered, I for one won't be spending any more time on assisting to resolve it.
Regarding my own machine, I'm running IE6 6.0.2900.2180 (the sub-version with all the security updates). I also have all the Win XP seccurity updates, so I'm not particularly concerned about that.
For the record, I did work in the IT business, and I can assure you that more problems are caused by hasty upgrading than are caused by leaving it as late as possible to do so. The one exception to this, of course being security and anti-virus upgrades.
The PC in question was displaying recordings correctly until a few weeks ago, so I can't see that it's an IE6 problem. I also cannot think of any updates or changes that I have made in that time.
I have not had access to the PC since my original posting 2 days ago - this certainly does not equate to "can't be bothered" and I am disappointed that such a conclusion could be jumped to so readily.
As I said before, I shall "post more details asap" ie as soon as I can.
Now back on the rogue PC, and reset Java(/script) to default setting and things appear back to normal - just hope it lasts! I've certainly not tinkered with them, but then we have got 2 teenage sons.................
Technical query
Technical query
My home PC has developed a curious annoyance - when I go to look at a Recording on TheSession, the details come up and all the tabs etc are there but the Track numbers don't appear. ie what I get is a long list of all the tunes on the recording.
Not the end of the world, but anyone got any ideas why, and how to fix it?
Thanks
# Posted on February 23rd 2009 by domnull
Re: Technical query
If you ask questions like this, you need to provide potential helpers with more information:
Q. Which operating system are you using ? e.g. Windows, Mac, Linux?
Q. What is your operating system version number?
Q. Which web browser are you using? e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox etc.?
Q. What is your web browser version number?
Q. Which recording were you browsing when the problem occurred? (Post a link to it in this thread)
# Posted on February 23rd 2009 by Mix O'Lydian
Re: Technical query
Also:
Q. How much Glenfiddich did you ingest before the problem manifested?
# Posted on February 23rd 2009 by Will Harmon
Re: Technical query
Mix - pardon me -
Windows
Internet Explorer
It happens irrespective of the recording chosen
I'll post more details asap
Will - I'm a Talisker man myself
# Posted on February 23rd 2009 by domnull
Re: Technical query
That's a bit strange... the numbers are generated by an "ordered list" tag in html (<ol><li>item1</li><li>item2</li></ol>), and your browser should be able to display that...
If you go here: http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_lists - do you get the numbered list on the right side?
# Posted on February 23rd 2009 by Reverend
Re: Technical query
As reverend says the tracks are within 'ordered list' tags. It could only be IE that isn't rendering (fancy eh?) them properly. Are you using a recent version - IE6 is known to have a lot bugs (the current version is IE8).
# Posted on February 23rd 2009 by samburnstone
Re: Technical query
Does this tell you anything Reverend?
http://microformats.org/wiki/haudio#hAudio
# Posted on February 23rd 2009 by Ben Steen
Re: Technical query
Rev
Yep
I got the result =
"An Ordered List:
1. Coffee
2. Tea
3. Milk "
# Posted on February 23rd 2009 by domnull
Re: Technical query - wierd
Wierd - when I tried to copy the listing of a recent recording (which showed no track nos. on my screen) then pasted it into this "reply" posting, the track numbers appear!!!
THUS:
Rua
Rua
Submitted on February 23rd 2009 by niall_kenny.
1.The Mock Breton
The Periwig
2.Marlene On The Wall
3.The Trumpeter
The Sand Dancer
The Clumsy Lover
4.Still Waters
Salmontails Down The Water
The Storm
5.The Terror Time
6.Suva
7.Raider
8.Anach Cuain
The Scorpion On The Stage
# Posted on February 23rd 2009 by domnull
Re: Technical query
Use a modern, functional web browser instead.
http://firefox.com
# Posted on February 24th 2009 by mcdevincabe
Sometimes cut & paste works . . .
On a traditional website you should be able to use a non - updated browser. Besides, I tried to emulate it on IE7 but the track #s keep coming up. Why can't it be something simple like a well placed tap of the fist on a coke machine or the *fine - adjustment* on the old cathode ray TVs?
# Posted on February 24th 2009 by Ben Steen
Re: Technical query
I use the latest version of Firefox and I DO NOT GET A NUMBERED LIST!
The display is perfectly ordered top to bottom and evenly spaced
with a space line between each recording, but there is NO number in front of the recording name.
So using Firefox doesn't help.
May have something to do with how you have Java Script enabled/setup?
# Posted on February 24th 2009 by UKCITTERN
Re: Technical query
Sorry :(
Having just played about with the above I realise that I'm looking at the list of NEWEST Recording - which doesn't have a Numbered list !
When I go into an actual named recording THERE IS a number on the left.
So Firefox works.......
# Posted on February 24th 2009 by UKCITTERN
Re: Technical query
Using Mozilla Firefox (updated itself recently) & the latest recording has track #s;
Wae's Me For Prince Charlie
Battlefield Band
Submitted on February 23rd 2009 by birlibirdie
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/3263
# Posted on February 24th 2009 by Ben Steen
Re: Technical query
domnuli -
It can't just be IE6. I use IE6 myself, and don't have the issue that you mention.
I'm thinking that maybe the problem arises because you don't have Javascript enabled.
If you don't know how to enable JS, this site has a guide:
http://kb.iu.edu/data/ahqx.html
# Posted on February 24th 2009 by Mix O'Lydian
Re: Technical query
Mix - i doubt that its do with javascript. If it is disabled the opening page has the tabs stacked on each other. I would reccommend upgrading IE6 has it has security problems - google IE security.
# Posted on February 24th 2009 by samburnstone
Re: Technical query
@bathfiddler
Yes, you are correct. Just tried disabling JS on my own machine to see what happened, and the result as exactly as you said. Admittedly, my suggestiion was something of a blind guess, but a blind guess is the best that I could do, bearing in mind that the person who has the problem failed to provide all the information that was needed to resolve it.
However, this simple test does serve to illustrate that the display of a particular website can be affected by the configuration of a web browser.
We know that recordings display correctly on other machines running Windows + IE6, so IE6 in itself cannot be the cause of the problem - more than likely, merely the configuration of it.
If domnull's computer was displaying the recordings correctly, then suddenly lost that functionality, something must have been changed. If we knew what had changed, we would be able to supply the answer. But to have a cat's chance, we would need a lot more information than has been provided so far. Only the user can provide us with that, but as he/she can't be bothered, I for one won't be spending any more time on assisting to resolve it.
Regarding my own machine, I'm running IE6 6.0.2900.2180 (the sub-version with all the security updates). I also have all the Win XP seccurity updates, so I'm not particularly concerned about that.
For the record, I did work in the IT business, and I can assure you that more problems are caused by hasty upgrading than are caused by leaving it as late as possible to do so. The one exception to this, of course being security and anti-virus upgrades.
# Posted on February 24th 2009 by Mix O'Lydian
Re: Technical query
The PC in question was displaying recordings correctly until a few weeks ago, so I can't see that it's an IE6 problem. I also cannot think of any updates or changes that I have made in that time.
I have not had access to the PC since my original posting 2 days ago - this certainly does not equate to "can't be bothered" and I am disappointed that such a conclusion could be jumped to so readily.
As I said before, I shall "post more details asap" ie as soon as I can.
# Posted on February 25th 2009 by domnull
Re: Technical query - now OK?
Now back on the rogue PC, and reset Java(/script) to default setting and things appear back to normal - just hope it lasts! I've certainly not tinkered with them, but then we have got 2 teenage sons.................
Thanks all
D
# Posted on February 26th 2009 by domnull