My Stylesheet Mysteriously Changed

Chipper · 16 Sep 2004, 11:45 PM

I have been using Slim Blue/Yellow for several months now. However, when I signed on this morning, it was Professional Blue. I never went into account settings to change anything. Strange.

weaver4 · 16 Sep 2004, 11:49 PM

Chpper; several people have noticed that when they got moved over to the new server(s) their style got lost.

So this is good news, you got moved to a new server.

Chipper · 17 Sep 2004, 12:10 AM

Hi weaver4 -
Thanks for the quick reply and information. Hopefully this is still good news -- this same thing happened a while back and I simply said to myself, "hmm that's strange" and fixed it without posting anything. This time I decided, "ok one time is an anomaly, twice could be signs of a problem." Hopefully this doesn't mean I got moved to the new server the first time it happened and then moved back to the old server the second time it happened.

17 Sep 2004, 12:41 AM

Did you run the Account Problems link?

audelair · 17 Sep 2004, 02:20 AM

yep i experienced the same thing today. Just went back into the options to change it back to my custom SS

schmoe · 17 Sep 2004, 03:35 AM

This same thing happened to me.

Don't mean to be petty here, but the server change should be transparent to me. This is internal implementation stuff. I shouldn't have to re-specify settings I've already specified.

Jeremy Howard · 17 Sep 2004, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by schmoe
Don't mean to be petty here, but the server change should be transparent to me. This is internal implementation stuff. I shouldn't have to re-specify settings I've already specified.

Absolutely right - sorry about that. I'm off to try to fix that bug now!

(It won't set you back to the right stylesheet, sorry - it will just mean it won't happen again in the future).

catspec · 17 Sep 2004, 06:36 AM

Thanks Jeremy for the response...actually when mine suddenly changed I thought "HHMmm...a good time to go see all those SS I forgot about and the ones I haven't seen!" So, had some fun...and have another SS for a change of pace...oh the fun to be had.

SusanUKF · 17 Sep 2004, 07:03 AM

I have five accounts and change the style sheets around all the time, it is excellent!!

Susan.

fryr · 17 Sep 2004, 04:32 PM

Same here this morning. I now have to waste time trawling through the style sheets and resolution settings to try and find what it was set at before. I spent an hour or so some months back finding one that worked for me. What a waste of time when all I really want to do is read my email.
No help from http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/gallery/gallery.htm as this reports error 404 not found.

SusanUKF · 17 Sep 2004, 08:01 PM

It is not like it affects our emails or anything, just the background, and I personally think it is fun to change them sometimes.

Susan.

**Gankaku** · 17 Sep 2004, 10:14 PM

The change prompted me to try another sheet. I've been using the same one for awhile. We all need a change now and again, right?

audelair · 18 Sep 2004, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SusanUKF
It is not like it affects our emails or anything, just the background, and I personally think it is fun to change them sometimes.

Susan.

with all due respect, not everyone has as much fun as you do with changing stylesheets. I personally didn't mind when it happened to me, but shmoe and fryr do have a point. Why should our settings change? As soon as my stylesheet changed, I couldn't help but take a glance through all my settings to make sure some of the more important settings didn't change as well.

**DBH** · 18 Sep 2004, 02:17 AM

Jeremy did just post that it was a bug he was trying to fix.

DianeB · 18 Sep 2004, 03:48 AM

RE: The above posters that seem annoyed at having to do a 'search' to find their old stylesheet.

Why couldn't they just save their favorite stylesheet on c drive or in their file storage? Then *if* it happened to get lost again, it's a cinch to switch back to the one you prefer.

That's what happened to me when I saw prof blue SS. I just went to my options & changed it back to my custom.css on c drive. Worked like a charm & only took a matter of seconds.

Ah ha!! I see where 'audelair' did the same.

~Diane

Of course, I have mine saved in about 10 places, as I don't dare want to loose the 'tweaking' that 's a' was so kind to do, making the font size larger for me when composing emails. I'm eternally grateful for him taking the time to do that for me, as it certainly helps these tired old eyes of mine.

16 Sep 2004, 11:45 PM	#1
Chipper Master of the @ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Greenbelt, MD (USA) Posts: 1,278	My Stylesheet Mysteriously Changed I have been using Slim Blue/Yellow for several months now. However, when I signed on this morning, it was Professional Blue. I never went into account settings to change anything. Strange.

17 Sep 2004, 03:35 AM	#6
schmoe Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 385	I shouldn't have to update my settings This same thing happened to me. Don't mean to be petty here, but the server change should be transparent to me. This is internal implementation stuff. I shouldn't have to re-specify settings I've already specified.

17 Sep 2004, 06:36 AM	#8
catspec Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England, USA Posts: 93	style sheet change Thanks Jeremy for the response...actually when mine suddenly changed I thought "HHMmm...a good time to go see all those SS I forgot about and the ones I haven't seen!" So, had some fun...and have another SS for a change of pace...oh the fun to be had.

16 Sep 2004, 11:49 PM	#2
weaver4 Essential Contributor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC, USA Posts: 246	Chpper; several people have noticed that when they got moved over to the new server(s) their style got lost. So this is good news, you got moved to a new server.

17 Sep 2004, 12:10 AM	#3
Chipper Master of the @ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Greenbelt, MD (USA) Posts: 1,278	Hi weaver4 - Thanks for the quick reply and information. Hopefully this is still good news -- this same thing happened a while back and I simply said to myself, "hmm that's strange" and fixed it without posting anything. This time I decided, "ok one time is an anomaly, twice could be signs of a problem." Hopefully this doesn't mean I got moved to the new server the first time it happened and then moved back to the old server the second time it happened.

17 Sep 2004, 12:41 AM	#4
Daniel S Guest Posts: n/a	Did you run the Account Problems link?

17 Sep 2004, 02:20 AM	#5
audelair Essential Contributor Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 271	yep i experienced the same thing today. Just went back into the options to change it back to my custom SS

17 Sep 2004, 07:03 AM	#9
SusanUKF Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 5,428	I have five accounts and change the style sheets around all the time, it is excellent!! Susan.

17 Sep 2004, 04:32 PM	#10
fryr Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 147	Same here this morning. I now have to waste time trawling through the style sheets and resolution settings to try and find what it was set at before. I spent an hour or so some months back finding one that worked for me. What a waste of time when all I really want to do is read my email. No help from http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/gallery/gallery.htm as this reports error 404 not found.

17 Sep 2004, 08:01 PM	#11
SusanUKF Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 5,428	It is not like it affects our emails or anything, just the background, and I personally think it is fun to change them sometimes. Susan.

17 Sep 2004, 10:14 PM	#12
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,265	The change prompted me to try another sheet. I've been using the same one for awhile. We all need a change now and again, right?

18 Sep 2004, 02:17 AM	#14
DBH Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,533	Jeremy did just post that it was a bug he was trying to fix.

18 Sep 2004, 03:48 AM	#15
DianeB Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA-South Carolina Posts: 503	RE: The above posters that seem annoyed at having to do a 'search' to find their old stylesheet. Why couldn't they just save their favorite stylesheet on c drive or in their file storage? Then if it happened to get lost again, it's a cinch to switch back to the one you prefer. That's what happened to me when I saw prof blue SS. I just went to my options & changed it back to my custom.css on c drive. Worked like a charm & only took a matter of seconds. Ah ha!! I see where 'audelair' did the same. ~Diane Of course, I have mine saved in about 10 places, as I don't dare want to loose the 'tweaking' that 's a' was so kind to do, making the font size larger for me when composing emails. I'm eternally grateful for him taking the time to do that for me, as it certainly helps these tired old eyes of mine.