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Not a bug, but is it intentional?

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Dec-14-2004 15:57

I know this is not a bug, but I am not sure if it is intentional.

I am sure a lot of us use the "back" button in our internet explorer.

Now in the past, until the last few days, maybe even today. When I click back, I think it counts as a question against me.

For instance if I ask the tailor (not my contact) is ask if evidence points to suspect A, and it says no. When I click back, I see in the previous screen "no it is not X" again (while I just came from this screen), or worse I see the do you want to bribe question. So it makes me think, I am actually loosing a question. I did not use my scroll button in the process.

Also I notice it, in the past when I wanted to question a towns person if 2 people had alibi's. If I asked about one person, and hit the back button, originally I would go back to the original old page with still the 2 names on it. Now I just see 1, as if I left the towns person and came back (by clicking as another question to to the tailor.)

I think a refresh is done somewhere, and although not sure, I think I am loosing a question. Frankly I am sure of it, because how come when I go back a page I see the "do you want to bribe page" instead of going back to the page I came from.

If this is intentional. It means, if you ask a towns person if X has an alibi, you actually have to do the following: <click> ask towns person about evidence and people/<click>choose a suspect/<click> ask towns person another question/<click>check another person for evidence/<click>ask for suspect.

Instead of: <click> ask towns person about evidence and people/<click>choose a suspect/<back button on explorer>choose another suspect.

As you can see the latter is less work.

Or is it just me, being petty?


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Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Dec-14-2004 18:11

No recent changes would explain the difference in functionality. but it is possible that a change in the configuration settings on your browser could explain this. On some browsers, if you change the settings to reload the page on every view, using the back button actually reloads the page request, and the game will think you have asked the same question twice.

The only certain way to avoid those problems is to not use the Back button or the Reload button on your browser while playing Sleuth.

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Dec-14-2004 18:16

Hmmmm, I am working with the same browser settings, I always have. :( Unless, I visited some evil website that changed it for me, and I did not notice. I will check it out, thanks for the suggestion.

The Hongmeister
The Hongmeister

Dec-14-2004 22:09

I've had this happen to me as well sometimes - very frustrating when every question counts! It primarily happens on my slow home computer, I suspect because the cache setting is lower than another computer that that is a bit better.

reda
reda
Well-Connected

Dec-15-2004 02:32

i use the back a lot and didnt notice this change so i guess admin's sugestion that it is in ur browser is correct jstkdn.

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Dec-15-2004 11:11

Hongmeister made me think....when is the last time I cleaned out my temporary internet files. :)
That was the problem!!!

Richard Gilmore
Richard Gilmore

Dec-16-2004 20:22

I have had the same thing happen to me. My suspect list wont refresh and the "NEW" tag wont go away unless i refresh. I also get kicked out to the log in screen in the middle of a case and I have to log in again.


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