ShoutBox, speaking of...

[bloc]

This removal of the + sign got me very puzzled, it seems to be removed no matter what I change. Could it be something in the javascript? I wonder...

And to make it more strange, adding + do work in shoutbox admin screen.

[bloc]

Ok, I am not sure it worth "fixing" the disappearance of the plus sign. This is something the ajax code in JQuery does to the data, probably for security reasons.

Since the shoutbox use this ajax code in both ajax mode AND no-ajax mode(you need to press the input button but the code still goes to the ajax code) I would need to rewrite it a bit, just to fix this thing. I think I'll leave it be for now and focus on new code.

Has this error been reported several times other than from the team? In other words, anyone noticed it?

[lurkalot]

Has this error been reported several times other than from the team? In other words, anyone noticed it?

Haven't seen anyone else mention it.  Only newday, further back in this thread. 

[newday]

Can you tell me what lines would need to be rewritten? Also any terms I could google to get a better understanding of the cause? I'll gladly fix it myself [and do all the reading required to understand it], I just need a few pointers.

Good job on the forum btw, it's getting better and better every time I visit.

Ok, I am not sure it worth "fixing" the disappearance of the plus sign. This is something the ajax code in JQuery does to the data, probably for security reasons.

Since the shoutbox use this ajax code in both ajax mode AND no-ajax mode(you need to press the input button but the code still goes to the ajax code) I would need to rewrite it a bit, just to fix this thing. I think I'll leave it be for now and focus on new code.

Has this error been reported several times other than from the team? In other words, anyone noticed it?

[WillyP]

This removal of the + sign got me very puzzled, it seems to be removed no matter what I change. Could it be something in the javascript? I wonder...

And to make it more strange, adding + do work in shoutbox admin screen.

newday, sounds to me like bloc has tried to fix it and was unable. By process of elimination, he has concluded it's in the javascript. If the Jquery Ajax function is doing this, then you should start with that.

[bloc]

Yes, its not so easy as it seems..I have some plans for not using JQuery for the shoutbox, but not in the 1.1 version. So for now the curious plus-sign bug will have to remain.

[ZarPrime]

I'd say just type "plus" rather than "+".

[ZarPrime]

BTW, when we start working on 2.0, I'd really like for us to be able to have multiple shoutboxes, but we can talk about that later.

[ZarPrime]

Hmmm, I thought we tested this one time and had it fixed a while back. Take a look at the shouftbox. I typed  " 21 ℉ tonight here which is about -6 ℃" without the quotes.

[ZarPrime]

OK, I figured it out. I did indeed test this (see attached image). I used a single degree sign at that time and put a space after it, followed by the F or C, like 21° F.

I have a unicode app on my tablet that combines the degree sign and the F or C, depending on whether you search for "degrees fahrenheit" or "degrees celsius", so that it looks like 21 ℉ tonight here which is about -6 ℃. Interesting.