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Activity for Monica Cellio‭

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Comment Post #284366 I copied everything from the old system to the new one. The Yellow "installation" is just a ZIP file that you unpack. It turns out I had some wrong assumptions (and a little faulty memory) and I need to approach what I'm trying to do differently. I plan to explain in an answer.
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about 3 years ago
Comment Post #284369 Apparently the static site doesn't support search or contact pages; what's changed isn't the behavior but that I'm now getting error messages about it where I didn't before. Huh. But I've also learned that I can run Yellow on the web server as a CMS, instead of generating a static site, so I'm goin...
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about 3 years ago
Comment Post #284346 Thanks for the report. I need to get help from someone with database access to investigate. We've seen this sort of problem occasionally, but in the past it was on posts that were imported or where now-deleted users were involved, neither of which is the case here.
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about 3 years ago
Comment Post #284369 Those `<br/>`s in the output here made me wonder if this is happening when it's trying to build the sidebar, but the contact link doesn't appear in the sidebar and the output here is in the wrong order (search is at the top of the sidebar, not after recent posts), so I don't know what those `<br>`s m...
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about 3 years ago
Comment Post #284369 Thanks for the tip. I tried all the way up to debug level 3 (the max the troubleshooting doc talks about), and it didn't emit any more information. (The debugging goes to the console; nothing interesting happened in yellow.log.) Here's the relevant section of the output, with successes before, aft...
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about 3 years ago
Edit Post #284366 Post edited:
corrected version number, added RHEL info from comment
about 3 years ago
Comment Post #284366 `lsb_release` doesn't seem to be findable (command not found). Hmm.
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about 3 years ago
Edit Post #284366 Initial revision about 3 years ago
Question Moved to a new OS version, didn't change project source, and now Datenstrom Yellow project won't build -- how do I debug this?
I've been using Datenstrom Yellow on a Mac running 0S 10.12.6 (Sierra) to build a personal web site (mostly a blog). The self-hosted test site (runs directly from source) and the build (generated site for deployment) work fine. I have a "home" area and a blog, and I use the Yellow extensions for side...
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about 3 years ago
Edit Post #284365 Initial revision about 3 years ago
Answer A: With Datenstrom Yellow SSG, how do I generate lists of tags and recent posts for my blog?
The answer turns out to be to add a sidebar, which is a separate element. First, you have to use the Berlin theme, not the default. This theme adds a line to `system/layouts/default.html`: yellow->page->isPage("sidebar") ? " with-sidebar" : "") ?>"> For some reason the blog templates don'...
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about 3 years ago
Comment Post #283666 Thanks @#36377 -- I don't have a lot of experience with managing firewalls, and was surprised that the Mac-native one doesn't support this use case, so I definitely appreciated the pointer to something that's easy and effective. As for Twitter, there are "Sam Carter"s but that didn't help me tell if...
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over 3 years ago
Comment Post #283666 Thanks for this suggestion. I installed Lulu and was able to configure it to always block the problematic application. I've set it to ask about other outbound connections, which I can whitelist as I go if I trust them -- this seems useful for passively monitoring for potential malware. (I mean, my...
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over 3 years ago
Edit Post #284020 Initial revision over 3 years ago
Answer A: How can I force new Chrome tabs to the end of the list?
That extension is hobbled, but @Moshi linked to a different one, Tab Position Customizer - Modified in a comment, and this option has been working fine for me for more than a week. The extension allows you to customize a few things: - Tab opening position: always last (this is the one I want), al...
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over 3 years ago
Comment Post #283820 I'll be interested in what you find. I force all my email to plain text because too much marked-up email poses accessibility problems for me (and also because it solves images and JS for free), but it's a blunt instrument. If you find something useful I look forward to reading your answer.
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over 3 years ago
Comment Post #283820 Do you want the HTML rendering -- but without the images -- or is it acceptable to lose the HTML formatting?
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over 3 years ago
Edit Post #283719 Post edited:
clarified that I mean tabs from links, not the "new tab" button
over 3 years ago
Comment Post #283719 Sorry, yeah -- I mean opening a link in a new tab. Sorry, I'll clarify. Thanks for the pointer!
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over 3 years ago
Edit Post #283719 Initial revision over 3 years ago
Question How can I force new Chrome tabs to the end of the list?
When I launch new browser tabs from links on other pages, I want the new tabs to appear at the end, not right after the current tab. Chrome (desktop) doesn't have a setting for this (or at least not one I've been able to find), so I use the "New Tabs at End" extension. Google has recently revoked...
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over 3 years ago
Comment Post #283664 Yeah, I questioned whether the router could block it. That would require that some sort of client ID (for the specific application) be baked into the request, and while I'm not familiar with the details of TCP/IP, I don't think that's how it works.
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over 3 years ago
Comment Post #283664 Thanks for this answer. I hadn't thought to look at the firewall when trying to figure out how to disconnect without resorting to the cable. I asked a [followup question](https://powerusers.codidact.com/posts/283662) about that part of the problem. (There's a firewall at the *router*, and whatever...
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over 3 years ago
Edit Post #283662 Initial revision over 3 years ago
Question How do I temporarily disconnect a Mac from the network without touching cables?
A workaround to a problem I'm having with an application on my Mac (desktop machine) is to disconnect from the network before launching the program. I headed over to the network settings to look for a way to do that, but didn't find anything like "disconnect" or "disable" in the UI, and I sure don't...
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over 3 years ago
Edit Post #283660 Initial revision over 3 years ago
Answer A: Application check for updates will never succeed and blocks launch; can I intercept or bypass it?
samcarter gave me a clue in a comment by asking if the same thing happens if I'm not connected to the Internet. The software does detect that and proceed, fortunately, with the following message: Connection not available; click Help|Check for updates to adjust auto-updates Clicking "ok" here ...
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over 3 years ago
Comment Post #283645 Oh wow, I didn't think of that! Disconnecting from the network allows the program to start. There's a message about how to turn off auto-updates, which turns out to be a lie -- the settings don't stick. But disconnecting from the network allows the program to launch. (I have a followup question c...
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over 3 years ago
Edit Post #283645 Initial revision over 3 years ago
Question Application check for updates will never succeed and blocks launch; can I intercept or bypass it?
I have a software application (Trope Trainer, from Kinnor Software) that I installed on my Mac (OS 10.12) several years ago. I don't use it often but it's always worked fine for me. The application uses only local storage as far as I know; cloud dependencies weren't common back when this software w...
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over 3 years ago
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over 3 years ago
Edit Post #283628 Initial revision over 3 years ago
Question How do I clear a sticky "missed call" notification (older Android phone)?
My (older) phone is running Android 7.1.1. (In case it matters, the phone is a ZTE Axon 7.) I use the phone app that it came bundled with, "Dialer" v 4.2.001. (That's a really generic name, I know. I'm not sure how to get more identifying information.) As usual, the phone icon shows a red ale...
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over 3 years ago
Comment Post #283324 Yeah, fixing that is on the to-do list. When we started we thought there'd be a lot more data import; we've now learned that bulk imports are a bad idea. I'd like to have a place for people to put an SE link, alongside Twitter, Discord, etc, purely as *information*, but we should adjust that curren...
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over 3 years ago
Comment Post #282626 Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, no help there for regular users, and I don't think I can get whoever oversees our corporate installation to do an admin task for me. :-(
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over 3 years ago
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over 3 years ago
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Question How can I export a long Microsoft Teams chat?
I would like to export the entire history (thousands of messages) of a conversation from Microsoft Teams. There is no "save" or "export" functionality evident in the Windows client. I found some forum posts that suggested using the browser interface and printing to PDF, but when I did that I got on...
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over 3 years ago
Edit Post #282554 Post edited:
added the markdown (and a link to one page since this is all on GitHub)
over 3 years ago
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over 3 years ago
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over 3 years ago
Edit Post #282554 Initial revision over 3 years ago
Question With Datenstrom Yellow SSG, how do I generate lists of tags and recent posts for my blog?
I would like to use a static site generator to create a personal blog. I'm new to SSGs (but not to blogs). Following some initial research and recommendations, I chose Datenstrom Yellow for its apparent simplicity (Markdown source and an easy "build" step to generate HTML, which I can then upload t...
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over 3 years ago
Comment Post #282278 Thanks for the correction @Lundin - I've modified that to "some closed". I'd forgotten that many are borderline and open.
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over 3 years ago
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over 3 years ago
Edit Post #282278 Initial revision over 3 years ago
Answer A: Office suites category
There seems to be consensus on a few things: 1. These questions are off-topic on Software Dev and on-topic here. 2. A lot of questions were asked (and some closed) on Software Dev before this community existed. 3. One motivation for the request for a category is to prevent these questions (if mi...
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over 3 years ago
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over 3 years ago
Comment Post #282068 Do you need to push from one to the other, or are they independent (but you're trying to keep functionality the same)?
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over 3 years ago
Edit Post #281989 Post edited:
windows-10 is now a child tag of windows, so removing the parent here
over 3 years ago