Thread Tools
Old February 3, 2003, 16:42   #1
Harry Seldon
GalCiv Apolyton EmpireNationStates
King
 
Harry Seldon's Avatar
 
Local Time: 15:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 1,595
Does Pause Work?
After posting I occasionally like to read the quotes that come up. When I see a long one, or one that I'd like to copy, I'll hit the pause button and be transferred immediately to the next page. I saw one of the quotes joke that nobody reads them; is this an inside joke I'm not privy to?
Harry Seldon is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 16:45   #2
vovan
Apolyton UniversityCivilization IV CreatorsSporeApolyton Storywriters' GuildC3CDG Blood Oath HordeC4DG The Horde
Emperor
 
vovan's Avatar
 
Local Time: 09:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 5,725
Yes, pause works. But you have to hit the button really quickly. As soon as the page starts transferring you back to the forum, as denoted by the progreess bar in the status pane of your browser, there is no way to stop it. But if you hit the Pause button before that happens, you will be able to pause.
__________________
XBox Live: VovanSim
xbox.com (login required)
Halo 3 Service Record (I fail at FPS...)
Spore page
vovan is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 18:57   #3
steven8r
Prince
 
steven8r's Avatar
 
Local Time: 09:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: May 2002
Location: of Central Texas
Posts: 561
Use the Back Button
I've noticed that if you're too slow on the Pause button (which I generally am, but I'm getting better) you can hit the Back button on your browser, then hit the Pause button again. Frequently I can get it Paused the second time.
__________________
"...Every Right implies a certain Responsibility; Every Opportunity, an Obligation; Every Possession, a Duty." --J.D. Rockerfeller, Jr.
steven8r is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 19:56   #4
Dauphin
Civilization IV PBEMPolyCast Team
Deity
 
Dauphin's Avatar
 
Local Time: 16:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: Seouenaca, Cantium
Posts: 12,426
Can't you just press the "stop" button on your browser?
__________________
"Everybody knows you never go full retard. You went full retard man. Never go full retard"
Dauphin is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 19:57   #5
Dauphin
Civilization IV PBEMPolyCast Team
Deity
 
Dauphin's Avatar
 
Local Time: 16:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: Seouenaca, Cantium
Posts: 12,426
Just tried and the answer is no. Oh well.
__________________
"Everybody knows you never go full retard. You went full retard man. Never go full retard"
Dauphin is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 21:13   #6
Wittlich
lifer
Call to Power II MultiplayerCivilization III MultiplayerTrade Wars / BlackNova TradersCivilization III PBEMPtWDG Vox ControliCivilization III Democracy GameCiv4 SP Democracy GameC3CDG EuphoricaIron CiversCivilization IV: MultiplayerCivilization IV PBEMC4WDG United Dungeon DwellersDiploGamesC4BtSDG TemplarsPolyCast Team
Deity
 
Wittlich's Avatar
 
Local Time: 08:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Baron of Sealand residing in SF, CA
Posts: 12,344
I've tried using the "back" button a few times when a quote caught my eye, but every time when I go back, it's a different quote from the original. So I'm not sure that using the back button is a trustworthy fix.

...Of course I could try to be quicker with the "pause" button, but my God people! I am over 40 after all! (but only barely)
__________________
____________________________
"One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
____________________________
Wittlich is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 21:34   #7
Skanky Burns
Alpha Centauri Democracy GameACDG The Cybernetic ConsciousnessC4DG Team Alpha CentauriansApolytoners Hall of FameACDG3 Spartans
 
Skanky Burns's Avatar
 
Local Time: 02:39
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Skanky Father
Posts: 16,530
The (many) times I have used the back button, the quote was always the same. The problem is that sometimes the back button doesn't work - it can't display the previous page that had the quote on it.
__________________
I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).
Skanky Burns is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 22:24   #8
Dauphin
Civilization IV PBEMPolyCast Team
Deity
 
Dauphin's Avatar
 
Local Time: 16:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: Seouenaca, Cantium
Posts: 12,426
Pressing the back button just gives me a "This page has expired" warning.
__________________
"Everybody knows you never go full retard. You went full retard man. Never go full retard"
Dauphin is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 22:53   #9
Harry Seldon
GalCiv Apolyton EmpireNationStates
King
 
Harry Seldon's Avatar
 
Local Time: 15:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 1,595
Maybe we can beg MarkG and the boys to give us degenerates an extra two seconds before flipping us on.
Harry Seldon is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 22:57   #10
ColdWizard
Civilization II MultiplayerGameLeagueNationStates
Emperor
 
ColdWizard's Avatar
 
Local Time: 11:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Rechtsfahrgebot
Posts: 4,315
no, it's difficult for me to wait as long as it is now

i've used both the back and stop buttons with good effects in the past . i'll try again...


edit: back works fine for me (tried it 8 times) and i got the same quote, but stop doesn't work

i use IE 6 btw.
__________________
You cheeky sod :p - Provost Harrison, Puegot Porsche Interface Specialist.
Don't take that attitude with me, bucksnort. :p - Slowwhand, Texas Style List Keeper.
This obviously proves that Coldwizard = sivistynyt - kassiopeia, Wise Finn.
CW: Sometimes you're even bigger weirdo than kass... - Jeki, Wiser Finn.
ColdWizard is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 23:38   #11
Skanky Burns
Alpha Centauri Democracy GameACDG The Cybernetic ConsciousnessC4DG Team Alpha CentauriansApolytoners Hall of FameACDG3 Spartans
 
Skanky Burns's Avatar
 
Local Time: 02:39
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Skanky Father
Posts: 16,530
Quote:
Originally posted by Big Crunch
Pressing the back button just gives me a "This page has expired" warning.
Thats the warning I was trying to think of.
I only rarely get it using IE6. What browser are you using?
__________________
I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).
Skanky Burns is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 23:42   #12
ixnay
Civilization II Democracy GamePtWDG Lux InvictaPtWDG Gathering StormInterSite Democracy Game: Apolyton TeamPtWDG2 Cake or Death?C3C IDG: Apolyton TeamApolytoners Hall of FameCivilization IV CreatorsAge of Nations Team
Emperor
 
ixnay's Avatar
 
Local Time: 09:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1998
Posts: 3,215
If you hit the Print Screen button fast enough, you could always paste the image into an editor and look at it there...
ixnay is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 23:57   #13
Tuberski
 
Tuberski's Avatar
 
Local Time: 10:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: ACK!! PPHHHHTTBBBTTTT!!!
Posts: 7,022
Quote:
Originally posted by ixnay
If you hit the Print Screen button fast enough, you could always paste the image into an editor and look at it there...

WHY AREN'T YOU WORKING ON MY NEW AVATARS?




ACK!
__________________
"I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There's a large out of focus monster roaming the countryside. Look out, he's fuzzy, let's get out of here."
Tuberski is offline  
Old February 3, 2003, 23:58   #14
Skanky Burns
Alpha Centauri Democracy GameACDG The Cybernetic ConsciousnessC4DG Team Alpha CentauriansApolytoners Hall of FameACDG3 Spartans
 
Skanky Burns's Avatar
 
Local Time: 02:39
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Skanky Father
Posts: 16,530
Trust you Ixnay to think of an image-related solution.
__________________
I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).
Skanky Burns is offline  
Old February 4, 2003, 00:03   #15
Alexander's Horse
Civilization II MultiplayerApolytoners Hall of Fame
Deity
 
Alexander's Horse's Avatar
 
Local Time: 01:39
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: In a tunnel under the DMZ
Posts: 12,273
It works.
__________________
Any views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer.

Look, I just don't anymore, okay?
Alexander's Horse is offline  
Old February 4, 2003, 04:34   #16
Dis
ACDG3 SpartansC4DG Vox
Deity
 
Dis's Avatar
 
Local Time: 08:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 17,354
no it doesn't
__________________
Focus, discipline
Barack Obama- the antichrist
Dis is offline  
Old February 4, 2003, 04:43   #17
spartak
King
 
spartak's Avatar
 
Local Time: 15:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 2000
Posts: 1,195
Oh yes it does.
__________________
(+1)
spartak is offline  
Old February 4, 2003, 04:54   #18
Frozzy
PtWDG2 SunshineNationStatesCall To Power SuperLeague
Emperor
 
Frozzy's Avatar
 
Local Time: 03:39
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Mad.
Posts: 4,142
AFAIK, the quote stays until a new post is posted. As soon as that post is posted you get the "This page has expired" message. I could be wrong though.
Frozzy is offline  
Old February 4, 2003, 05:47   #19
The Mad Monk
Emperor
 
The Mad Monk's Avatar
 
Local Time: 10:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Flyover Country
Posts: 4,659
The stop button (on the browser) works, but you have to hit it after the code tells the browser to goto the next page (it dosent do it right away, I guess to give you time to read the damn quote), but before the transfer actually goes through.

If I see something I want to read, I hit the stop button repeatedly until I hear the little click that tells me the browser started to make the jump -- and stopped.
__________________
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
The Mad Monk is offline  
Old February 4, 2003, 07:49   #20
Alex
Emperor
 
Alex's Avatar
 
Local Time: 12:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Brasil
Posts: 3,958
I only read the short quotes.

Blame Skanky.
__________________
'Yep, I've been drinking again.'
Alex is offline  
Old February 4, 2003, 09:23   #21
DrSpike
Civilization IV: MultiplayerApolyton University
Deity
 
DrSpike's Avatar
 
Local Time: 16:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Enthusiastic member of Apolyton
Posts: 30,342
Yeah the back button wont always work.....Ixnay's solution is best if you actually want to read the quotes.
DrSpike is offline  
Old February 4, 2003, 15:32   #22
Dauphin
Civilization IV PBEMPolyCast Team
Deity
 
Dauphin's Avatar
 
Local Time: 16:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: Seouenaca, Cantium
Posts: 12,426
Quote:
Originally posted by Skanky Burns


Thats the warning I was trying to think of.
I only rarely get it using IE6. What browser are you using?


IE 6, and I only seem able to get the warning when back-buttoning.
__________________
"Everybody knows you never go full retard. You went full retard man. Never go full retard"
Dauphin is offline  
Old February 4, 2003, 17:39   #23
Skanky Burns
Alpha Centauri Democracy GameACDG The Cybernetic ConsciousnessC4DG Team Alpha CentauriansApolytoners Hall of FameACDG3 Spartans
 
Skanky Burns's Avatar
 
Local Time: 02:39
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Skanky Father
Posts: 16,530
Strange.
__________________
I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).
Skanky Burns is offline  
Old February 4, 2003, 20:44   #24
Dis
ACDG3 SpartansC4DG Vox
Deity
 
Dis's Avatar
 
Local Time: 08:39
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 17,354
OK it does seem to work now. I stand corrected.

And yes I only read the short quotes too .
__________________
Focus, discipline
Barack Obama- the antichrist
Dis is offline  
 

Bookmarks

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:39.


Design by Vjacheslav Trushkin, color scheme by ColorizeIt!.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Apolyton Civilization Site | Copyright © The Apolyton Team