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Bug in Google IG

Corsin Camichel [PersonRank 10]

Friday, June 2, 2006
18 years ago2,993 views

Just noticed a "little" bug in Google's IG

Imagine:
+ 2 computers
+ one used daily, the other all 2 weeks
+ now, computer 1 (daily use) changes his ig settings
+ the next time you use computer 2 (all 2 weeks) and you are still logged in into IG, you see your old modules :)

Sam Davyson [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

All 2 weeks you mean you are logged in for 2 weeks solid?

I think if the 2 week solid person refreshed the page they would get the latest modules.

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

lol..
right Sam.. :)

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

youll have this "bug" in every thing if you dont refresh the page

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

yeah but under Ajax conditioning, why a refresh ?? shoud not /ig be aware of such changes ??

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

no..
i dont think /ig is based on Ajax..

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

heh ?? then what are all the /ig Mods made from David ??

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

lol..
dont know..
if it is based on Ajax, how come it doesnt refresh itself?!
Gmail is based on Ajax.. isnt it!? and it does refresh itself..
so is Google Calendar.. and so on...

Pau Tomàs [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Both Gmail and IG are AJAX applications, since both use the XMLHttpRequest object to store data in the server without refreshing the page, but under some conditions they need to be refreshed.

For example IG stores the position of the modules in the server everytime you move them by doing a GET request but without refreshing the page. Gmail is a little different situation because aside form AJAX techiques it also uses hidden frames.

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

so why dont Google use the same Ajax... lets call it ' version '.. or why dont they use these hidden frames on /ig?

Sam Davyson [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Does /ig autorefresh at all?

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

but the mods on the hompy refresh concurrently .. correct ?

Sam Davyson [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I think so. I mean if I go back to look at it I think new feeds / emails are loaded.

But I may be wrong on this.

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

didnt get it..
does /ig refresh itself or not?!

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