When you create a poll, you have the ability to alter the poll after the fact. This becomes more important if you allow other users to suggest answers.
While I have the ability to overrule you, the poll is basically yours to police.
You always had the ability to edit your own polls – they have an edit link in the browse all polls list, now you can do the most common things right in the poll.
CharlotteNC just created a poll without any magic powers so I can be sure what you will see. While I was typing the blog post, someone took the hint and suggested an answer.
Clicking Delete (Fred is a jerk!) will delete the answer and any vote that had been cast for that answer. If someone suggests a new answer (the smell of ‘money’), people other than the submitter will not see the answer until you approve it, or you have the option to discard the answer or reject the answer.
If you want to correct the spelling of an answer, or change the way the answers sort, you need to pull up the full editor and do it there. Below the poll, there is a link to open the editor or to disable the poll.
Normally, if you chose the option to not show people the results unless they have voted, there is no button to show the results – but that does not apply to you as the author of the poll.
It turned out to be a little harder than I thought, but it should be fixed now. I went ahead and approved the answers since it was broken
There is a minor tweak to not count views done by me or the poll author that dilute the response rate. It should probably also not count the views for people who have already voted, but that is more complicated.
I’m trying to upload a graphic for a poll, but when I select the *.jpg image on my drive and double-click, nothing happens.
If I click the upload button next to “host name:” (which doesn’t seem relevant in this context, as I’m uploading from a local drive), it says “file not uplaoded”
Here’s the way it supposed to work, although with different platforms I can’t be 100% sure
Identify the image you intend to upload
Give it a name ending in .jpg
Click on the upload icon
The browser should open a dialogue asking what file you wish to upload
Navigate to where the file is located on your local system, or the cloud, or whatever options it gives you
The file should now be uploaded onto the WordPress server using the name that you selected, and should start appearing in the drop-down list of possible images
Be alert that if it appears to be something that may be copyrighted, I want to know how you know it is in the public domain
That’s exactly how I expected it to function, but the jpg is not there… wait, refresh, nope. I’ll try Internet Explorer. Here’s the jpg. Also, what are the maximum pixel dimensions for use in a poll.
The image is scaled to the width of the poll, so it doesn’t much matter, other than it is nice to keep the image small. If it is a large image and slow upload, it can take a while to upload. The status should update. Be careful to not use a name already in use 😉
The update of the montage is not working, but I haven’t had time to figure out why are yet. But it should show up in the drop-down list. Create the initial poll before trying to add the image unless you want some chaos
The graphic did not make it to the server, if it was not stored, there should’ve been an error message. Normally the issue is the name of the file, like tye fike type being invalid.
So where do we stand on this issue? I double checked to make sure I had not broken anything and it seems OK – but I am not using a Microsoft machine so I can’t directly reproduce what you are seeing
My instructions were slightly in accurate, but since this is all browser specific, to some degree I am still guessing
When you pull up the upload page (radioeye.php) there is a button that says choose file. If you’re not seeing that page, then a pop up blocker is blocking it After you click on choose file, your browser should open up a local dialog box to let you choose a file. Choose a file (Not more than one) and click OK. That will show you a thumbnail of the file you selected, but it has not yet transfer the file to the server.
Once you are happy that you have the correct file, you have to give it a name in .jpg of .gif. A dirty little secret is the file type generally does not matter. If you upload a .gif but call it .jpg, the browser catches the error and fixes it on the fly.
When you click on upload file, that is when it actually does the upload. When the upload completes the flower is copied into the directory where the graphics are supposed to be.
If you are on a slow DSL connection like I used to have, and the file is relatively big, It could take up to a couple minutes to upload. DSL is very much focused on the download speed, not upload. Only really geeky people upload stuff. 97.62% of Internet users just use the Internet like TV, mindlessly consuming content, but not creating anything
I get to the dialog and selection. After I select the image, the name of the file is shown in the text box… but no thumbnail, and that’s where it dies.
I’m going to try a little experiment by copying the image url for the 100-dollar-bill.jpg shown above (obviously it’s working on the blog side) and see if it will upload the image from here.
https://streamingradioguide.com/startingover/wp-content/comment-image/20797.jpg
Hopefully this won’t cause any bizarre server ‘circular reference’ problems… hang on.
That might work 😉
Okay, the browser is working differently than the safari one. If it filled in the local file name on your computer in the text box, it needs to be only the name – no directory or the folder names Or extra stuff. I need to put a test in to make sure that uploads are not going to clobber an existing file. That would be somewhat unfortunate, as there may not be an easy back up available for a single file
Hmm… no luck with the little experiment above, but I got a slightly different error:
Sorry, file already exists.
The file was not uploaded.
Looking at the code, the size is limited to 500k. The image appears in enough places, that a lot of big images would really bog things down.
“97.62% of internet users just use the internet like tv, mindlessly consuming content … ”
yup. true words.
so thank heaven for the geeky people. maybe there should be a national “hug a geeky person” day?
I accept all hugs, even virtual ones
I updated the file uploader to make the errors clearer. It did have a test to prevent overwriting of existing images, but the messages were garbled.
Does the file already exist? I am dying to find out what this poll actually says, even if it doesn’t have a graphic. You can always add or change the graphic later
Nope. I keep getting the same two errors regardless of how I try to do it.
Here is a screen capture of where it stops. No thumbnail, no other buttons.
Mostly just trying to contribute images. I can host them from one of my sites.
I see you got the workaround to work. I was going to suggest that, but I don’t think it would work 😉
OK, where you are seeing the file name you chose, Safari shows a thumbnail. You still need to type that file name or some other file name into the text box before you click the upload button. The mechanics of uploading are built into the http protocol but how it is implemented is different with each browser. For anyone who is curious, it is done as a POST operation, and the file you uploaded has a MIME header And encoded in a way that binary data can be sent over a connection that does not support binary data
The message at the bottom I just added – it is not an error, just information to let you know which file types are acceptable
Actually, it links directly to the image URL in this post.. I couldn’t get it to upload, so it’s pulling the jpg above.
My ‘attribution’ is the URL for the poll image directory.
Also, are you saying the ‘Upload’ button on the next row (aligned with “Server host:” textbox) must be used? It’s not clear that button applies to both lines/methods. Of course, during various upload attempts, I clicked it anyway and still got the error msgs mentioned earlier.
BTW, that is the text box (where filename ‘100-dollar-bills.jpg’ appears) in the screenshot.
Later tonight, I’ll boot up OSX Snow Leopard (in a VM) and see if it works with Safari… will also try with Debian Linux on my laptop just to complete the ‘test suite’. 😉
No, The file name is outside of the text box at least in the image you posted. You need to click inside the text box and type the file name by hand, then click the upload button
OKAY… finally got it! Confusing UX and terminology.
Upload pop-up: where it says “Host name:” followed by a textbox then “Upload” button, is a point of confusion.
I was not expecting to enter the filename a second time. The 2nd row label implies that box is for a remote URL.
e.g. http://some.hostname.tld/directory/filename.jpg
The code was largely borrowed from an example – the underlying reason is the difference between how different operating systems permit different file names. For instance, on the iPad, there is no such thing as a “local file name”. The image is just one of many sitting in your camera roll. If it had a name, it would just be a meaningless sequence of characters like image0001.jpg
I might be able to make the image name to default to the local name, but then you will have no control over it. Once you do the upload, you do not have the ability to change the name further. I cannot make the text box be filled in when you choose the image, because that is all internal to the browser… at least I think that’s the case. There is probably a clever way to do things with JavaScript, but I avoid that for a number of reasons.
The attribution needs to point to the legal authority regarding the copyright. Attribution is not a substitute for permission. Getty images controls almost all image copyrights at this point. I would rather not have their lawyers sending me nasty demand letters threatening to sue me for $250,000.
Yep, I assumed the code was probably grafted from another site, etc. As you alluded to in another post, the first thing you learn as a programmer is: “being lazy is a virtue, reuse existing code.”
I would simply modify the text a bit to clarify what to do: “Type the selected filename in box, or enter host name:”
Most of the images I’ll upload will be public domain, self-created, or free. If it’s anything else, I’ll link the attribution.
It was sample code from the php manual 😉
observation: fred and chairman have been at this now for more than a full day. (i know because i checked — it started at 7:02 p.m. last night.)
the solution is so obvious. they should both unplug their machines at exactly the same time and then plug them back in at exactly the same time.
stuff like that always works in the movies. i think sandra bullock did it in “the net.”
If that did not work, we could call AOL tech-support and they would tell us to reinstall our operating system. That cures most problems
One of the reasons the polls are valuable is that I learn things. Since I do not watch TV, I did not know that Charlotte was used as a shooting location for a TV series
http://www.charlottesgotalot.com/articles/homeland-location-charlotte
dear fred; i am a sucker for “bonus features” on dvds. that’s how i know that they filmed “homeland” in charlotte.
TV TRIVIA: “homeland” is based on an israeli mini-series called “prisoners of war.” it was a sensation when it aired on israeli tv. it took forever for me to get it from netflix (i do the disks-come-in-the-mail plan because i know what buttons to push on the dvd clicker) but it was worth it. writing, directing, acting, cinematography all excellent. very different from “homeland” but if you watch carefully you can see the template. hbo hired some of the creative team behind “prisoners of war” to help them get “homeland” rolling.
CORRECTION: “homeland” is produced by showtime, not hbo, sorry. (i don’t have cable.)
Funny you both mention entertainment. After figuring out the file upload secret, I had to log-off. My wife wanted to watch ‘Mission Impossible 3’ (she borrowed the DVD from our library). I guess the movie was released 10 years ago, but that’s how we roll…
We don’t own a TV and don’t go to movie theaters, so this was an impromptu movie night. We primarily read books, online content, and periodicals; and listen to AM/SW radio and web streaming.
dear chairman: you and your wife get dvds from the library, too? do you know about hoopla? it’s a service that supplies streaming video to public libraries. it has an interesting catalog, a mix of older movies, documentaries, classic films, foreign flicks, nice stuff for kids. you are allowed a certain number of “borrows” per calendar month (my library pays hoopla for patrons to get 12 borrows per month.) it’s very simple to sign up (all you need is your library card number) and the website is easy to use. i’ve found some great things on hoopla, the kind of stuff that would rarely, if ever, make it to a big chain multi-plex. if your local library is a subscriber to hoopla, you’re entitled to the service.
p.s.: i watch on my laptop but (i think) you can watch on other sorts of devices.
Thank you Countess, I’ll mention it to her. I just checked, but our nearest library doesn’t offer it.
It’s been a long day, signing-off… Good night.
When I was living in Derby Connecticut, I read Fountainhead using the library’s electronic lending service, similar to what you just described. They had licenses for each book and went through the electronuc equivalent of checking out and returning books.
When I decided to read Atlas Shrugged, i “bought” it from iTunes for something like $20. Since most of the cost of a physical book is producing the book, physical distribution, and operation of the bookstore, that seemed way out of line, but I did pay it. Subsequently, i was in a class action lawsuit settlement against Apple.
I doubt it is on Trump’s agenda, but I would be thrilled if copyright reform was on the agenda. Google would definitely be on board. Current copyright laws are global harmonization to make copyrights perpetual rather than “for a limited time” as stated in the US Constitution. Disney would be furious, and that’s a good thing. Mickey Mouse birthday cakes can be great again.
And we could sing all the words to Happy Birthday without paying ASCAP or BMI.
Actually, it was the other way around. The owners of of Happy Birthday were not represented by ASCAP, so the fee they (and Chapell after 1988) demanded was not covered by the ascap blanket license fees, so the station was dinged for each use with no upper limit onhow much they might have to pay. This made things awkward, since a caller might spontaneously break out singing the song, forcing the call to be dumped using the 7 second delay.
It even got sketchy if customers in a restaurant sang the song, hence chains creating special birthday songs for employees to sing when the cake arrived, preempting the customers from singingbthe song. A defunct chain in Michigan called Knapps would play the tune on their PA system without the words – the tune was in the public domain, the claim was on the lyrics. There was also a claim based on the “arrangement” of a song. On top of that, the restaurant had to deal with a performance copyright. If you look at the fine print in a church hymnal, you’ll usually see cooyrights claimed on songs in the public domain, and the hymnal itself as a collection.
Their copyright being broken because tge tune was written in the 1800s and there was no evidence thst the sisters wrote the lyrics or claimed a copyright on them
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-happy-birthday-song-lawsuit-decision-20150922-story.html
Aha! That explains the strange variations sung by staff at restaurant celebrations.
If we really wanted to get tedious, we could get into the issue of typeface property rights, and how they affect the web and browser software.
fred — hoopla also “lends” ebooks, audio books, music. maybe the charlotte library system offers it to patrons.
what was the deal with the class action suit? did it receive any national news coverage? how long ago was it?
Don’t get me started on the class-action lawsuits and what a sham they are. The basic claim was that apple’s Monopoly enabled them to charge more for e-books than they otherwise would be able to get. I think I got a credit of like $1.72 on my iTunes account. I spent it on pokéballs
http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/21/11991526/apple-ebook-price-fixing-refunds-begin-for-consumers