Has anyone else written their own bulletin board/test of this one

michaeli · 2003-01-29, 02:43 AM

I'm writing a bulletin board/forum for a student society at school. I'm now running into a problem where a link someone posted is pushing the originally 800px wide table to full screen width and it looks ugly. I need to implement automatic URL parsing (so it'll automatically add anchor tags to all links. In doing this, I'd also stick in something that would handle links being too long (and other lines, but I think a link would be the most common source of an unbroken string of characters).

So, I wanted to test and see how this forum software handles really long strings of text.

(6 * 26 = 156 characters):
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrst uvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmn opqrstuvwxyz

(10 * 26 + 11 = 276 character link):
http://abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabc...qrstuvwxyz.com

(3 * 26 + 11 = 89 char. link):
http://abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabc...qrstuvwxyz.com

Later,
Eli.

michaeli · 2003-01-29, 02:46 AM

Alright, so it truncates text strings and compresses links to 34 characters + '...'[last 15 chars].

Seems it encountered some issue with that second link though -- not too sure why that happened.

Hmmm. Must get parser going.

Later,
Eli.

harper · 2003-01-29, 05:22 AM

Quote:

(10 * 26 + 11 = 276 character link)

I'd invest in a new calculator.

Klaas Bil · 2003-01-29, 09:31 AM

A calculator?? Unexpectedly modern, Mr Harper!

Klaas Bil

michaeli · 2003-01-29, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by harper
I'd invest in a new calculator.

So I was off by 5 (I mean, c'mon -- 26, 260. Add 10 or so... there's a 6 there. You can see how I got 276, can't you?) ... sue the few neurons that didn't get there in time. In fact, with my not sleeping much of late, I've probably already killed them off.

Thanks for the correction though,
Eli.

gluteous maximus · 2003-01-29, 07:22 PM

This thread belongs in the Test forum.

Just Conversation is for conversation.

Practice your typing in Word.

Try this.

michaeli · 2003-01-29, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gluteous maximus
This thread belongs in the Test forum.

Just Conversation is for conversation.

Practice your typing in Word.

Try this.

Alright, you cheeky bastard

. If you could create said 'Test' forum, I'd be more than happy to test it for you (oh the irony). What's that? Sorry? You can't make one? Oh, that's unfortunate. Really, that's too bad. I feel for you.

Anyhow, I can't rely on users to use tinyurl.com all the time. Users are dumb; I need a parser (which I'll write at some point) that will deal with things for me, acting on the user's behalf. Unless tinyurl has an API of sorts (a la Google Web API) that I don't know about, I don't think that site has much to offer in terms of a permenant solution. I use it frequently on the forums, yes, but...

Anyhow.
Later,
Eli.

uni57 · 2003-01-30, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gluteous maximus
This thread belongs in the Test forum.

Just Conversation is for conversation.

Ah, but we are having a conversation. And frankly, I find it fascinating.

Sometimes people have a long user name (usually it's those weirdos who use newsreaders

). (email addresses as user names can be long) And sometimes the subject is long but has no (or few) spaces to be broken on. Both have thrown off the formatting of vBulletin. For examples, take a look at the following. Since these links specify page numbers, by the time you read this, they may be off by one or two. So if the formatting looks good, go plus or minus one or two pages...

A long (garbage) user name

And again

An overlooked spam with a hardly-any-spaces subject

Code on, Eli! And feel free to discuss it here, as you have.

uni57 (Dave)

gluteous maximus · 2003-01-30, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by michaeli
Alright, you cheeky bastard . If you could create said 'Test' forum, I'd be more than happy to test it for you (oh the irony). What's that? Sorry? You can't make one? Oh, that's unfortunate. Really, that's too bad. I feel for you.

but...

Anyhow.
Later,
Eli.

There's absolutely no need for me to create a Test forum, because Gilby has already provided one.
Keep your pity for yourself, since you're the one who's too short-sighted to find it...

... oh, OK, I'll be kind and show you where it is:

Test
Want to try out something? Then this is the place.

The secret, hidden page where I found that mythical Test forum.

Oh, yeah... and

yourself.

michaeli · 2003-01-30, 07:31 PM

Ouch,

Well, I must say I deserved that... shows what you get for being cocky.

gluteous, thanks for pointing out the Test forum -- how convenient for Gilby to have provided such a resource. I will make good use of it the next time I want to test something out.

Later,
Eli.

uni57 · 2003-01-31, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by michaeli
I'm writing a bulletin board/forum for a student society at school. I'm now running into a problem where a link someone posted is pushing the originally 800px wide table to full screen width and it looks ugly. I need to implement automatic URL parsing (so it'll automatically add anchor tags to all links. In doing this, I'd also stick in something that would handle links being too long (and other lines, but I think a link would be the most common source of an unbroken string of characters).

So, I wanted to test and see how this forum software handles really long strings of text.

... test stuff snipped ...

Later,
Eli.

Eli,

All of the above parts of your original message constitute CONVERSATION -- and thus DO NOT belong in the Test forum. Please continue to post the non-test stuff here, otherwise I might have to start reading the Test forum. And I don't want to do that.

uni57 (Dave)
(a fellow software developer...)

gluteous maximus · 2003-01-31, 04:24 PM

OK, converse this

uni57 · 2003-01-31, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gluteous maximus
OK, converse this

Okay.

I only recognize the man on the left. So, should I be watching more television (news)? I've gotten my weekly TV watching down to zero. Used to be one hour per week - The Sopranos.

Anyway, neither of us

are

using

very

many

smiley

faces

, so I hope you are not taking any of this too seriously. I'm not sure how to read you!

uni57 (Dave)

gluteous maximus · 2003-01-31, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by uni57

Okay.

I only recognize the man on the left. So, should I be watching more television (news)?
uni57 (Dave)

Yes, you should!

But don't believe everything you see there!

The one on the "right" }Tony Blair{
(they're actually both on the right!)
is planning to encourage the other one on the right
}the one you recognize{
to go ahead and start a war, even though most other world leaders disagree.

Oil rules, I guess.

Don't really see anything to

about.

uni57 · 2003-01-31, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gluteous maximus
Yes, you should!

But don't believe everything you see there!

Don't really see anything to about.

Agreed.

Agreed.

And agreed.

uni57 (Dave)

2003-01-29, 02:43 AM	#1
michaeli Trust me... I know. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Hamilton, ON; Halifax, NS. (Canada) Age: 30 Posts: 263	Has anyone else written their own bulletin board/test of this one I'm writing a bulletin board/forum for a student society at school. I'm now running into a problem where a link someone posted is pushing the originally 800px wide table to full screen width and it looks ugly. I need to implement automatic URL parsing (so it'll automatically add anchor tags to all links. In doing this, I'd also stick in something that would handle links being too long (and other lines, but I think a link would be the most common source of an unbroken string of characters). So, I wanted to test and see how this forum software handles really long strings of text. *(6 26 = 156 characters): abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrst uvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmn opqrstuvwxyz (10 * 26 + 11 = 276 character link): http://abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabc...qrstuvwxyz.com (3 * 26 + 11 = 89 char. link):** http://abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabc...qrstuvwxyz.com Later, Eli. Last edited by michaeli; 2003-01-29 at 02:49 AM.

2003-01-29, 02:46 AM	#2
michaeli Trust me... I know. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Hamilton, ON; Halifax, NS. (Canada) Age: 30 Posts: 263	Alright, so it truncates text strings and compresses links to 34 characters + '...'[last 15 chars]. Seems it encountered some issue with that second link though -- not too sure why that happened. Hmmm. Must get parser going. Later, Eli. Last edited by michaeli; 2003-01-29 at 02:46 AM.

2003-01-29, 07:22 PM	#6
gluteous maximus Cheeky bastard Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Undisclosed, secret, wherever. Posts: 502	This thread belongs in the Test forum. Just Conversation is for conversation. Practice your typing in Word. Try this. __________________ I'll sit on you... and your little dog, too! "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." -- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials Last edited by gluteous maximus; 2003-01-29 at 07:26 PM.

2003-01-31, 04:24 PM	#12
gluteous maximus Cheeky bastard Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Undisclosed, secret, wherever. Posts: 502	OK, converse this __________________ I'll sit on you... and your little dog, too! "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." -- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials

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2003-01-29, 09:31 AM	#4
Klaas Bil Sir Prince of Newsgroupia Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Zoetermeer, Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 2,303	A calculator?? Unexpectedly modern, Mr Harper! Klaas Bil

2003-01-30, 07:31 PM	#10
michaeli Trust me... I know. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Hamilton, ON; Halifax, NS. (Canada) Age: 30 Posts: 263	Ouch, Well, I must say I deserved that... shows what you get for being cocky. gluteous, thanks for pointing out the Test forum -- how convenient for Gilby to have provided such a resource. I will make good use of it the next time I want to test something out. Later, Eli.

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