Accidental log-out phenomenon

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Accidental log-out phenomenon

Postby monster » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:07 am

Does this happen to anyone else? I've probably done it a dozen times now.

The page loads and I go to click "view new posts" and at that very moment, the PayPal button loads and kicks the page down the perfect amount so that I hit "logout" instead... then when I log back in and check new posts, there aren't any. It resets when I log out.

I wouldn't bring it up without a constructive suggestion: maybe put the size of the paypal image in the HTML code, so that the page won't have to adjust when it loads.

If not, cool - it's no big deal - I feel bad for bringing it up because obviously that button is there for a good reason.
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Postby Jeff » Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:53 pm

Crap, I haven't heard of that one before. Sorry for the inconvenience, monster, and thanks for posting it.

What browser are you using? (Sorry if I sound like an under-trained tech help line flunky. :oops: )
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Postby monster » Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:41 pm

I'm using Firefox, with large font size... I probably just have the perfect storm of settings on my computer.

If it doesn't happen to anyone else, then it's no big deal... I thought maybe it was a common thing.

No worries.
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Postby Jeff » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:10 pm

I'm using Firefox as well, regular sized font.
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Postby OP ED » Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:24 pm

i have no idea what you're talking about.

of course, i just load my bookmark for the gen discussion page.
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Postby monster » Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:30 am

OP ED wrote:i have no idea what you're talking about.

of course, i just load my bookmark for the gen discussion page.


It's hard to visualize if you haven't experienced it. I don't have the General forum bookmarked, I have the forum index bookmarked. And I click the "view new posts" link from there. But since the loading of the paypal button is a bit delayed, and it shifts the contents of the page downward when it loads, I end up clicking the wrong link and logging out.

It doesn't happen every time, but in this screen capture notice the way the page contents shift downward when the button loads:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yr5vA2VUaM
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Postby barracuda » Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:56 am

And please don't ignore the intentional log phenomenon. It's better than bad - it's GOOD.
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