User:SmokeyJoe/account notes

Watchlist tedium

Adding a page to my watchlist used to be a simple click of the “watch” tab. It didn’t refresh the screen, or otherwise interrupt reading.

Now, it blanks the screen, is a three-click process, and it a major and annoying interruption.

Is there a way to return to the old way?

—SmokeyJoe (talk) 22:54, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Your connection (or browser) may be slow: if the page load hasn't completed (and that includes executing the Javascript) at the time that you make the first click, then it will indeed be a multi-click process. Many browsers provide a spinny thing in the page's tab to indicate that loading is still going on, try waiting for that to disappear or be replaced by the Wikipedia favicon (depending upon your browser). Once that occurs, a single click is sufficient. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 23:11, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Yes, assume a slow connection. This is normal. Waiting for spinny things to disappear is quite a pain. The new watchlisting procedure is quite a pain. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:20, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it's not new. I have gotten it every once in a while over many years. It's a fallback for when things are overloaded or when you click very quickly while the page is still loading. – Jonesey95 (talk) 02:19, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Yeah - it's you, I'm afraid, SmokeyJoe. There is no "new way". It's only doing this because you're clicking to watch before pages finish loading. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:21, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. Something as changed, but it is limited to a particular device. Something is wrong, and it is not quick clicking (the page can be sitting there for ten minutes and it still happens). —SmokeyJoe (talk) 11:42, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

• It is just my iPad. I have lost the editing toolbar. I can’t expand collapsed boxes. The watch button is affected. No AfC or NPP tools are working. This is just on the iPad, no problem on the iPhone, nor on a desktop. Any ideas? Delete and reinstall safari? —SmokeyJoe (talk) 00:16, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

  What version of the software (iOS/Safari) are you running? Also, even though your other platforms are Just Fine, you may wish to review to see if you may have some other buggy Javascript (maybe TheDJ can spot the Bad Thing). --Izno (talk) 00:31, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

js pages

• User:SmokeyJoe/common.js
  • importScript('User:Mr.Z-man/refToolbar 2.0.js');

User:Mr.Z-man/refToolbar 2.0.js

// This script is now enabled by default. This copy was out of date

// See Wikipedia:RefToolbar/2.0 for documentation

• Remove from User:SmokeyJoe/common.js

• [1] No noticed effect. 03:41, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

• User:SmokeyJoe/monobook.js
  • Blank. [2]
    • No more AFCH tabs. (there were two "AFCH v0.9.1")
      • • Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Helper script. "Yet Another AfC Helper Script", and hit "Save". Unchecked, save, rechecked, save. One AFCH v0.9.1 is back. 04:07, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

• User:SmokeyJoe/twinkleoptions.js
  • Revisited twinkle options and saved. 04:07, 2 January 2021 (UTC)