Since the upgrade to Lounge software, I've experienced a couple of things that I never experienced before. First, when I get the Login screen, the skin is Subsilver even though I have Latte Red chosen in UCP. In the past, whatever skin I chose was the skin I see on all screens. Over the weekend, I started seeing screens revert to Subsilver after I submitted a post. When I then click the bookmark tab (Firefox), the skin displays Latte Red again.
I have no clue what is causing this. Maybe it will mean something to the gurus who manage the software.
Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
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Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
Before you are logged in, the Lounge server doesn't know who you are, nor what your preferred skin is. So it displays the default skin prosilver (not subsilver).
That it reverts to prosilver after posting is a weird bug; I have seen it too. I don't have an explanation for it, sorry!
That it reverts to prosilver after posting is a weird bug; I have seen it too. I don't have an explanation for it, sorry!
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Hans
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
Thanks, Hans!
Yes, I realize that before login the Lounge software doesn't know what my chosen options are; however, in all the years with different skins, I never experienced this issue. It began only after the Lounge software upgrade, now it's happening after I submit a post, too.
Yes, I realize that before login the Lounge software doesn't know what my chosen options are; however, in all the years with different skins, I never experienced this issue. It began only after the Lounge software upgrade, now it's happening after I submit a post, too.
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
FWIW in diagnosing (or maybe just to get attention, eh?) I got this reversion to Subsilver after making the post in the screenshot.
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
You get the reversion to subsilver because it's logged you off. It's showing "Login" at the top RHS of your screen instead of your name. Logging off is one of the frequent symptoms of whatever is happening.
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
It's a weird phenomenon. I've been apparently logged out after some actions, only to be logged in again after merely refreshing the page. On other occasions I really had to log in again...
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
I'm getting the same phenomenon today every time I post: the 'skin' reverts to Prosilver (sorry) from Latte Red. I then click on an icon (linked to a bookmark) that reverts back to Latte Red.
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
I'm a bit late to the party and whilst not a direct answer, but as part of the fault finding exercise, does the forum log you off after posting if the default Prosilver skin is active?
My guess is that it's a bug with the Latte Red style extension. Any css programmers here?
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Graeme
My guess is that it's a bug with the Latte Red style extension. Any css programmers here?
Regards
Graeme
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
Graeme, I don't recall but I will pay attention now and see what happens after reverting to Prosilver.
As it has been some time since I posted this originally, I reviewed the thread. When Hans said that the Lounge software doesn't know who I am when I log in inferring that the default skin, I wondered what purpose Lounge cookies serve. My guess has always been that it contained some identifying information, else why have it. Can you help me with my confusion on this?
As it has been some time since I posted this originally, I reviewed the thread. When Hans said that the Lounge software doesn't know who I am when I log in inferring that the default skin, I wondered what purpose Lounge cookies serve. My guess has always been that it contained some identifying information, else why have it. Can you help me with my confusion on this?
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
Eileen's Lounge places three cookies:
One whose name ends in _k. This is an identifier used if you tick 'Remember me' when you log in.
One whose name ends in _sid. This contains a unique session identifier. It will change each time you visit the Lounge.
One whose name ends in _u. This contains your user_id, a unique number that identifies you. You can see your user_id when you hover the mouse pointer over your avatar or over the username under it.
You can view the cookies in Firefox by pressing F12 to display the developer tools.
Activate the Storage tab.
Expand Cookies, then click on the Eileen's Lounge URL.
One whose name ends in _k. This is an identifier used if you tick 'Remember me' when you log in.
One whose name ends in _sid. This contains a unique session identifier. It will change each time you visit the Lounge.
One whose name ends in _u. This contains your user_id, a unique number that identifies you. You can see your user_id when you hover the mouse pointer over your avatar or over the username under it.
You can view the cookies in Firefox by pressing F12 to display the developer tools.
Activate the Storage tab.
Expand Cookies, then click on the Eileen's Lounge URL.
Best wishes,
Hans
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
And, still just guessing, are there any dodgy symptoms if using Latte? Latte Red is just a colour variation of the Latte style and needs Latte installed to function.
And can I ask, anybody, if you select Latte from the selection box on the portal and then select Latte Red, do you see a change? I don't seem to.
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
The difference between Latte and Latte Red is in the colour of unread posts: green for standard Latte, red for Latte Red.
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Re: Eileen's Lounge Reverts to Subsilver After Posting
Ah, well, if that's all then I can see why I didn't notice!
And if Latte works for Bob without the quirks of Latte Red, perhaps a fix of sorts.
Regards
Graeme