wikibugs | Channel 9

Summary: Bugs in the Channel9 Wiki
Nearby: WikiRequests, Channel9Bugs

Wiki Versioning Issue

I've noticed that when I edit a wiki, the version info generated is some hexadecimal number rather than my user name. I looked through some of the other wikis and noticed this there too. It might have something to do with the fact that I'm logging in via Passport. -- BryanF

Mozilla Firefox Issues

Clicking on a subject under Formatting Tips when editing a topic (TipArea is not defined) does not work. -- sbc

Bug: Preview does not work when editing Wiki pages

When you click the Preview button when editing a Wiki page, it does not work. A script error occurs. For instance, when I just clicked the Preview button on this page, IE displays this info:

		 Line:	1591
		 Char:	1
		 Error:	Object expected
		 Code:	0
		 URL:	[http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/wikiedit.aspx?topic=Channel9.Channel9BugsWiki]

The offending line appears to be this:

		 <Button [OnClick='javascript:Preview()'] ID='button1'>

I looked at the source and it looks like it's a case issue. In the <Head>, the function is defined like this:

		 function preview()

I think the function should be defined this way:

		 function Preview()

Preview is still broken. Thanks to whoever changed the Preview() function definition from preview() to Preview(). But, now clicking the Preview button just displays an empty block. :(

Works for me in Firefox... -- DalanGalma

Wouldn't you think it'd work in IE?! -- RayD

And it's still not fixed. :(

It works for small Wiki pages in IE6. Once they get above a certain size, it stops working :( -- JonathanHardwick

I use Maxthon browser, which used the IE egine, and I can't use the preview either. The preview option works just fine in Opera 7.6p4 on this page, but I still haven't tried IE.
Update -- Opera also has problems with previewing large pages. It asks me if I want to download or open a file called "Preview.aspx". If I try to do so, a 0 byte file with that name appears in the Transfer tab and a message pops up saying "no file found". --The J

RSS dies :(

The lengthiness of the RSS page causes my browser (IE6) to stall. End up needing to end task it. Perhaps, shorten the RSS to just a few entries? -- mVPstar

Wiki Search

http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/search.aspx?search=MVPs
If I was sent here, then tried to do a search on a different string. I cant, I will keep getting results from the original string. -- HE3

Wiki Tooltips

The tooltips on the Wiki make the page scroll if they are too close to the edge of the screen. Limit them to the size of the browser window. -- Sk4rlath

In my browser (""IE6"" with Security Level = Medium) the summaries of referenced pages appear in the left-hand pane instead of a tooltip, causing the existing content to move up and down violently. It's very unpleasant. -- bartj

Wiki display properly only in maximized mode

Apparently, if IE isn't maximized, the wiki area is pushed below the editing tools/control panel/whatever you call it. Perhaps absolute width property set for the wiki area? -- mVPstar

Wiki loads slow with large amounts of content

Perhaps there's no workaround for this. Might have to split page into separate sections? CrashNot appears to load slowly for me for example -- mVPstar
you also see the example intht ( openwiki )