Please test the train page (in Changelog)


AdminJonathan October 31 2008 12:24 AM EDT

With a very few characters -- Caoimh is the only one I know of for sure -- going to the train page would trigger a fatal bug in the xml parser and crash the server. This is the source of the recent mini-rollbacks.

Changing xml libraries isn't an option; the only other one available for tcl with reasonable performance is much crashier. (Using a niche language has its drawbacks.)

So, I wrote a program to convert the train page to a boring old tcl-based template. It seems to work for me, but please exercise it and make sure it works. Then I will start converting my other xml-based templates to avoid potential crashes in the future.

AdminTitan [The Sky Forge] October 31 2008 12:29 AM EDT

Seems to be working to me.

kevlar October 31 2008 12:32 AM EDT

working

Colonel Custard [The Knighthood] October 31 2008 12:53 AM EDT

Works fine for me. My training sets still work 'n' everthang.

It's not supposed to look any different, is it? Because it doesn't.

lostling October 31 2008 1:00 AM EDT

are the training pages working for those affected yet? such as beastmode?

AdminJonathan October 31 2008 1:45 AM EDT

> It's not supposed to look any different, is it?

no

> are the training pages working for those affected yet?

should be

Zaekyr October 31 2008 3:01 AM EDT

I got to the train page fine but I did have to click twice on show all minions which I never had to do before.I did it a second time to make sure.It blinks the first time and doesn't expand,then I click a second time and it works.

Mesoshort October 31 2008 3:17 AM EDT

Mine is fine.

QBJohnnywas October 31 2008 4:23 AM EDT

Yeah, 'show all minions' seems to require a click to wake it up, then click again and it works.

Everything else seems to work ok.

Unappreciated Misnomer October 31 2008 5:22 AM EDT

sometimes the training page acts weird. like i could train a new skill EO ED even though i dont have the exp, or i have exp and i cant train base stats(hp,st,dx=20) but i can still apply exp to an already trained skill DD EO or ED

Brakke Bres [Ow man] October 31 2008 6:16 AM EDT

Can I dump in some illegal characters in the names of the minions see if that does anything?

At the moment zero problems.

AdminQBGentlemanLoser [{END}] October 31 2008 7:22 AM EDT

No problems so far. I did notice a change yesterday where the fractions listed 'third' and 'half' instead of '1/3 Max' and '1/2 Max', but that seems to have been reverted.

I second Johnny about the 'show all minions' button.

Newlin [SeeD] October 31 2008 8:29 AM EDT

works for me

AdminJonathan October 31 2008 9:08 AM EDT

> I did have to click twice on show all minions

thanks for catching that. fixed.

> Can I dump in some illegal characters in

Sure. Try battle cries, too.

Roachenfuss October 31 2008 9:14 AM EDT

My train page isn't working either and the forum posts are off and on.

AdminJonathan October 31 2008 9:42 AM EDT

> My train page isn't working either

not much of a bug report, but I think it's fixed.

Roachenfuss October 31 2008 9:56 AM EDT

everything seems to be working now thank you.

Brakke Bres [Ow man] October 31 2008 10:20 AM EDT

nope illegal characters not one single problem, CB doesn't display them even.

Zaekyr November 1 2008 2:39 AM EDT

I still have to double click to "show all minions".

Cube November 1 2008 3:11 AM EDT

What browser? I don't have to double click show all anymore.

Zaekyr November 1 2008 6:30 PM EDT

OK now I don't have to double click.....ty Jon :)

Lord Bob November 1 2008 7:42 PM EDT

Mine's fine, but I wasn't having a problem to begin with, so I'm not sure if that's relevant.

Thraklight Resonance November 1 2008 10:16 PM EDT

Mine just asked me if I want to bench one of my fairies. :-)
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