Questions tagged [status-completed]
Indicates that the report has been resolved through the implementation of a feature or the fixing of a bug.
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We have three question pairs closed as the dupes of each other
Digging in the SEDE, I've found 3 question pairs being each other's dupe. Namely:
this and this,
this and this,
and this and this.
Today we can't close a question as a dupe, if it would create such ...
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Print to PDF too narrow
I am using Chrome (74.0.3729.169 (Official Build) (64-bit)) and trying to print a question (specifically this one Assistance with proof of $(AB)^T=B^T A^T$) to "Save as PDF".
The content is printed ...
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Can a question's colour or background be changed if I have visited it?
Is it possible to have different colours for the questions that I have already visited, and those which I haven't?
It would be better if there is some distinction because otherwise at present, I ...
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Should we divide [tag:dimension-theory] into 2 tags, one for topology, and one for algebra?
A discussion in chatroom about tag hausdorff-dimension draw attention to tag dimension-theory again.
Here's some data about how tag dimension-theory is used questions about topology and algebra.
My ...
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Warning when creating a new tag on meta
When a new tag is created on the main site, you get a warning before you can continue - this prevents creation of a tag by mistake. This was implemented as a result of this feature request: Warning ...
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MathJax very slow in questions that are closed
MathJax redisplay is very slow in the preview pane while editing answers in closed questions. Redisplay that normally happens in under a second can take up to $5$ times longer.
Not too infrequently ...
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Strange link text in a possible duplicate
I've just flagged the question Indefinite integration $\int\frac{(2x^2)}{2xcos(2x)+(x^2-1)(sin(2x))}$ as a possible duplicate of another question posted by the same user. In the link text, a strange ...
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MathJax rendering issue while looking at someone's profile
I have encountered the following issue looking at my profile, see it in the photo.
This also happens if I change the browser or log off from my account or even if I check from my phone, and it also ...
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Odd inline mode MathJax rendering problem in the MathJax basic tutorial
I'm seeing something odd with the inline MathJax rendering on the MathJax basic tutorial.
There are 15 items in a numbered list in the tutorial. For items 1 to 5 (and also the first part of item 6) ...
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The error message “Unable to load popup -please try again” when I start a bounty
Recently, I tried to start a bounty for two of my questions. But the error message "Unable to load popup -please try again" appears every time I start the bounty.
I don't know whether it is a error ...
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(Major) editing bug
This happened a few minutes ago. When I was editing a comment, the phrase [object Object] came up, and after I write something next to it, say ...
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Reputation change doesn't appear in the “feed”
So the election for a new moderator are at the last phase and after reading what the candidates have to say I voted, and so I got Constituent.
From the moment I ...
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Duplicate question notice checks closed duplicate for answers instead of target
In March 2016, Exact duplicate doesn't require answer but claims one exists was implemented, which purported to show a different notice if the duplicate target has had no answers.
However, for ...
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Which is my identicon?
I’m confused about my identicon.
When I’m using iOS app, it’s a green one; however, on the website I get a blue purple one.....Could anyone tell me why? Thanks!
PS: I now can see I have that blue ...
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What happened to the [support] tag on meta?
The support used to be given in boldface, indicating that it was one of the primary tags. But now it is not boldface anymore, meaning that there was some change in the functionality of meta-sites.
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Bug on the moderator election page
Disclaimer: The following screenshots are examples and may not reflect my voting decision (I purposefully played around with the votes to test the bug).
See the screenshots below coming from the ...
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Is it possible to spoiler multi-line mathjax?
I can't work out how to do it.
This:
>! $$a=b$$
>! $$b=c$$
>! $$c=d$$
Produces this:
Whereas this:
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A feature requested for the purpose of avoiding unintentional newbie-biting
It is not unusual that a newbie posts a question that is obviously about mathematics and it is closed with a notice that says
closed as off-topic
and then down below that:
"This question is ...
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Does the iOS app stop supporting horizontal scrolling?
About two years ago, I posted this question on Meta to raise the horizontal scrolling issue then existing in the iOS app. Owing a big thank to the Community, after one or two version updates this ...
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Tabs 'Questions' and 'Answers' on user profile aren't readable when selected
On my profile page (and I'm sure yours as well), in the Top Posts section, the active tab ('Questions' or 'Answers') isn't readable because it's white-on-white:
On Meta, the selected tab is readable (...
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Why can't I access (view) my profile page?
When I try to access my profile page, it drops this error. I have no idea what's going on?
Edit: What could've caused this error? It appears to be fixed now.
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Links in spoilers aren't hidden
An answer today caught my attention: https://math.stackexchange.com/a/2185406/62967
Here's an image of what I see with Safari 10.0.3 (with Firefox 52.0 it's the same):
The link in the spoiler is not ...
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Edit summaries/revision history cannot handle MathJax properly
Sometimes if somebody edits the MathJax part of a question or answer MathJax breaks down in the revision history, creating italics and messing up formatting so that its really hard to see what changed....
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Fixing the newly created “geometric-invariant-theor” tag
A tag for geometric invariant theory has been created today, but it comes with a problem: the final "y" is missing, therefore its current name is geometric-invariant-theor.
Is there an upper limit ...
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Repeated (x 24) achievement notification
Today I got a notification for a single achievement ("Nice answer" badge) repeated, about 24 times - the screenshot shows the first ones. Never happened to me before.
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MathJax is breaking in short expressions frequently today.
Formerly MathJax in comments broke if you had too many consecutive non-blank spaces, and too many was a moderately large number. When it breaks, you see MathJax code in red letters rather than the ...
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User Percentile computations appear to be wrong
Forgive me if this has been brought up either here or meta.se before, but I could not find it in either.
On a user's activity page, beneath their reputation, there is a label that says "top x% ...
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Responses tab on activity page doesn't work
Recently (the last couple days) the "responses" tab* on my activity page is dead.
*Link will (try to) take you to your responses tab.
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Review audits should not include deleted migrated posts
I was just trying to procrastinate a bit of work, so I figured I'll check the review queue. This came up:
https://math.stackexchange.com/review/close/571044
It is a closing vote review of a question ...
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MathJaX spacing in Safari (OS X)
Since MathJaX got updated on MSE, I experience a lot of trouble with the spacing following formulae.See for example the spacing following $\dot C$ in the following picture.
The period following $\...
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Shaping the shape tag
I looked around on meta but can't seem to find a question about this, so here goes.
Posting this question this evening, I looked for a shape-operator tag. This tag wasn't present, but I saw shape, ...
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Exact duplicate doesn't require answer but claims one exists
This question was (rightly) closed as an exact duplicate: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1717381. (If I'm not mistaken, only moderators can do that.) The message at the top differs from the ...
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Do we want a new custom meta-close reason “Is intended for the main site”?
One of the most common reasons to close a meta question is that it is just a misplaced post intended for the main site.
Since this is an error mainly committed by new users, I think it could make ...
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Is the moment-generating-functns tag spelled wrong on purpose?
The moment-generating-functns-tag seems to be spelled incorrectly.
However, it could be due to a limit on the number of used characters, but since I couldn't find anything on it, I just wanted to ...
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Why is a synonym appearing in the tag list, with a distinct number of questions?
When searching for "trigonometry" or something similar in the tag list (or when editing a question), the trigonometric-functions appears, and is said to contain 72 questions:
But there's a twist: ...
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HTML double-encoded in “No, my question is different.”
I got this text:
No, my question is different. <a id="edit-instead" href="/posts/1620964/edit">I will edit to explain how.</a>
expected:
No, my ...
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Automatic line breaks with the new CommonHTML renderer
The old HTML-CSS renderer was configured to allow automatic line breaks in long formulas:
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Retracting a flag [duplicate]
Is there any way to retract a flag that has been cast accidentally and the post has not undergone any change after the flagging?
I saw this post on Retracting flags and that the feature request was ...
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Received the “Mortarboard” badge due to Serial Voting. Can this badge be removed please?
The system identified and reversed a surge of up-votes between 07:53 to 07:58 and a second surge from 08:16 to 08:18 on 12/23/15. Overall I gained a total of 140 reputation from this mysterious '...
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What's with the Jobs tab?
I see that on math.SE and meta there's a new tab labeled 'Jobs', but it just directs to "Page Not Found". What's that for? Is there a new feature that's not working correctly yet?
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Let's get MathOverflow's “Citation Helper” here, too!
MathOverflow recently received a brand-new toy: a citation helper that adds a new button to the post editor to allow references to journal articles (and more?) to be added to posts quicker and easier.
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Selecting a Link on the Reputation Page Expands/Collapses the List
There has been a recent change in the user interface that I think is buggy.
When selecting a link on someone's reputation page, not only does it navigate to the post selected, but it also expands/...
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Show “how to ask” advice before a new user asks a question
Many questions by new users end up closed as duplicates or for another reason related to the lack of familiarity with the site. I won't go into details; they are much discussed.
I propose to enable ...
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Reversing a few tag synonyms to better match current search capabilities
As SE search has been improved to be not as "accent/decoration sensitive", it would seem to be currently be more appropriate to use, for example, "Godel" on the site than the more "technically ...
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“Math Processing Error” in the Android app
Below are a couple of screenshots take while using the Stack Exchange Android app. As you can see, each has [Math Processing Errors] (although not every MathJax instance brings up this error). When I'...
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Blacklist the [completeness] tag
Completeness is an important notion in mathematics. Metric spaces can be complete, a theory can be complete, a logic can be complete, and set of propositional connectives can be complete, and many ...
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Incorrect capitalization of “MathJax” on Ask Question page
I noticed that MathJax is incorrectly capitalized on the Ask Question page, in two places. It should be MathJax, not MathJaX.
Screenshot (from another post):
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Change the colour of the links in post notifications
I brought this up before in response to the notice about the new design, but it wasn't followed up on. The colour of links barely has any contrast to the surrounding text:
I have a strong feeling ...
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What does the “see reduced ads” privilege mean?
Supposedly I just earned this privilege. I clicked on the link and it took me to a page that lists a whole bunch of other privileges but not "see reduced ads". It's not like this website is brimming ...
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MathJax display issues within iOS app
I have been using the Stack Exchange app on my iPhone for three months or four. Generally this app is really appreciated, which provides a relatively quicker connection to this site and a freer ...
