v2.5.x UFOs

2.5.x UFOs (Unidentified Functional Oddities)

6-30-08, nw - from sak-2022
I discovered what I think is a PROBLEM.
if you have created an announcement to release in the future, regardless of the e-mail setting, if you select edit, the e-mail setting defaults to none. even if you just LOOK at the announcement and make no changes.
if you don't notice this change, the e-mail now won't get sent when the announcement is released.
I think the e-mail setting should remain whatever it was in the original announcement, if you just edit it.
I checked and the same thing happens on 2.4 on -test server. so maybe I'm the only one in the world who's tried this??

7-9-08 nw you should split this up, as they are TWO separate tools. anyway, forums has a number of oddities and foibles, but they are also there in 2.4. ie7 seems to have a problem printing properly in both versions (chapter 272). it also has a problem w/a powerpoint icon (chapter 272)
if you make a change in forums (re-order, add a topic, etc) it can take a LONG time to show for someone else logged in...say I made a change as IOR in firefox and was also in as a student in ie7. multiple refreshes didn't reflect the change for the student. in fact, sometimes I had to logout/in for the change to be reflected. no big deal if most of the forum activity doesn't take place in real time.

7-2-08 nw had an odd experience. on my testing site on - ng, VME 199 w 08, on the site info page, the site description has HTML <p> and </p>. see chapter 269 for a screen shot. this is recent, only on this site and NOT on a duplicate site created several days ago.

7-2-08 nw something I find really irritating but it's in 2.4 also. on the settings page is an option to open all the settings options. of you open them they should STAY open. making changes to some of the parameters closes all the options. assessment organization and feedback, for example. so you have to re-open them to continue editing them/