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Level2 changes
In the last few weeks we've needed to implement some code changes to make us compliant with the LSE's rules on the access of Level2 data.

The following requirement is now in place:
You can only use 1 program on 1 computer to access Level2 on MoneyAM using a single username.

This means that you are able to view as many Level2 windows using any one particular browser, or program, that you wish, however you will not be able to use both Firefox and Internet Explorer at the same time (the same goes for using Quote Tracker or TradeSeeker at the same time as viewing it using a web browser)

If you find you're being logged off of MoneyAM's Level2 with the message 'you've logged on from another location' then check the above and make sure you're not running any other programs at the same time before reporting this as a bug.

LOL, Mighty Micro, I can't access your site, oh dear. I'll look at it later. Shall I report any bugs for that site here as well ??

Addo

Ban you? Not my province. I'm just a humble techonology provider. I'll leave it to Bullshare, our chairman.

Why do you doubt that it's 100% proprietary? It was all written from scratch by IST in Reading. Nothing borrowed, nothing blue.

I agree there's a wierd problem with the pound sign but euro works for me. As you appear to be a technical whizz, perhaps you can detect a problem at the client end?

I can acccess the IST site just fine from California, perhaps the wet string to the BVI is broken. If you need Internet or networking experts, we have staffers with 25 years experience who can help you.

Cheers

MM

Mighty Micro, is it really totally 100% original or not ? It looks very much like some other sites, and/or BB facilities are you sure that nothing was borrowed or a template used??

My technical expertise confirms the pound or euro signs are not showing up, and I have the relevant fonts installed so it's not me. Technically speaking there is a spanner.

I am a computer duffer/luddite that is obvious from anyone who knows me. I probably brought more security issues to light on the ADVFN site than any other person, for the good I feel. I mentioned Apache servers on one thread and the whole world descended on me like a ton of hot brown stuff.

Bullshare may ban me now.

Regards, and keep tapping.

Addo
ps now how about my first request above on clicking the password button and it throwing up a load of nonsense as listed a number of posts above ??

Addo: Thanks for the feedback regarding the stack trace above. The problem only occurs with certain browsers, and is caused by the redirected URL from the login page containing the string "&" instead of "&". We've fixed it here; I'll send the fix over and see if they can get it in the beta site ASAP.

I'm not sure whether this would be an enhancement but it's an idea (probably stupid!)...

I notice you have a button "Bulletin Boards" (plural). Is there something to be said for having a number of bulletin boards dealing in different subjects? Perhaps you've already thought about this and dismissed it.

And another screen showing all updated threads from each of the bulletin boards during the last 24 hours (or since Friday on Monday morning).

For example, one bulletin board for each of the following:

FTSE 100
FTSE 250
Small and fledgling companies
AIM stocks
Other subjects - eg political, sports, jokes, current affairs
Futures and Warrants
Indexes (eg FTSE, DJIA, S&P, etc)
American stocks
European stocks
CFDs
Bugs and enhancements

Possibly this is too many (or too few?). Maybe it would be "governed" by how many threads are created in each area and when it reached a certain level, a bulletin board would be created and the relevant threads moved across. Likewise if the response dropped, the threads would be switched to another BB.

Most of us (I think) tend to "specialise" in specific areas. Some people don't touch small companies, others leave futures well alone, etc. A number of specialised bulletin boards could prevent much wading through treacle.

Just a thought.

MM

Just chuck Addo in a bath full of vile green alcohol and tell him to swim for it.

;-)

Gausie, that was a long time ago, LOL, I still squirm thinking about it. Please drop me a line with who it was that squelched.

How are yah ? Bin a long time

Addo
ps ipenning, thanks, that's what we're here for.

Addo

Sure has! Cant remember the squelcher's name and am no longer in touch. But was a Nottingham swimmer. With a big mouth ;-)

Addo
I just remembered what the ?5 by Xmas bet was.
You won?t last till Xmas:)

All threads seem to have reset to unread today.
Having booked marked the BB as my log in page I get the BB list when I hit the link and then get asked for my password when I try to open a thread. I suppose that?s ok but would have thought I would get asked for my password even to view the BB listing. Also the login process with a web page I am unsure off. Normally I used to having a window pop up, which I just click to enter. Here I have to type it in and it seems to have a list of names I have used on other web site login names thrown up.
Anyway I would prefer just to have a normal window based pop up that I remember to PC and click Ok to.
On general site navigation buttons they look cheap and the fonts fuzzy also they don?t seem to be cached and load every time I navigate the site.
Finally whilst I now see the name of the page on my task bar link not all the pages remind me that it is the MoneyAM web site the page belongs to.
M

O I can't do a thingy for don't can't won't shouldn't ect ...

Ahhh it was when I cut and pasted it from Word it lost the ' in the post 88 above

Addo:

I suppose it depends what you mean by original. All the code is new and written by IST, but obviously the style has similarities with other BBs. In particular, we didn't want to cause culture shock to those who were used to using another well-known financial BB. The private mail feature (to which you haven't subscribed or I could be snotty to you in private) doesn't figure in Another Well-known Financial BB, but was put at my request as I knew it would solve a particular problem. I don't think it's unique to this BB, though.

You can see a completely different varient of the BB at a new technical website at www.motifdeveloper.com which is intended for people who program high-powered graphical workstations such as Silicon Graphics and Suns. The look and feel is completely different, but the underlying engine is the same -- the Deltastream BB.

Gausie suggested vile green alcohol for you? Do you have a flavour preference?

Cheers

MM

Martini:

Logins expire after about 8 hours of inactivity, so it is normal to have to log in again in the morning. The BB threads appear unread at this point because the system doesn't know who you are until you log in, so it doesn't know which threads you've read. Once you log in, you should get the correct values for unread threads.

The reason we use a login page within the site is to improve security. When the site is fully launched the password will be securely transmitted across the network using https. It also allows us to place a link on the login page for users who have not registered, allowing them to sign up.

The navigation buttons throughout the site will change - I agree they look a bit fuzzy at the moment. The front page at www.moneyam.com/beta gives a better idea of what they will look like.

MM

As my kids say: "Sussed!"

I suggested vile green alcohol, but you couldnt read it cos I was squelched.

ps - think it was creme de menthe - a man's drink!

ipenning
Yes read list did reset on log in.
Buttons on home page don't look that much better to be honest.
Cheers
M

The white fonts in the buttons above, did a child crayon them in ?? They're awful (fuzzy)

Do we have to keep a white background ? Why can't we have oozzy yellow (FFFFCC) very easy on the eyes. Keeps tempers from fraying and all that.

Addo

Yellow backgrounds can be switched on from user settings. Here's how you do it:

Buy a box of Quality street, unwrap all the yellow ones, carefully remove the foil from the film wrapping, then lick the film and push it onto your screen. Voila! FFFFCC!

It works a treat.

Gausie

(with easy eyes and feeling mellow)

May switch to purple later.

Gausie

Just tried it is brill i like the green colour from the coconut better:>)

MB

Gausie, quality street, and where can you buy them where I live ? More like boxes of Avantgarde Raisin and pistacchio truffles with mocha induced cacao coated in dominican repeblican pepper sugar here.

I've just worked out a better way, down to the gent's place called FinanceBB, if it's still working that is........ :-)

This is a test piece of text with a yellow background

This is a test piece of text with a green background

Here's a thought for you:

As some of you already know I have written a shareware program called StockHistory that I use to gather data from "the other site" and may adapt for this site. However to be honest most sites including this one now provide pretty much all the facilities that StockHistory does with one (for me) big exception.

One of the features of StockHistory is that you can maintain an account of your own portfolio and its value - entering buys, sells, divis, withdrawals, deposits etc. It then maintains a record of its current value and a "unit value" based on the current SELL price of all stocks held. This is itself is useful and is provided by many other programs and would certainly be a nice feature on this site. However I then add a couple of other features which I think would be real nice on moneyam. First I allow a sort of virtual EPIC for your own portfolio (actually you can have multiple portfolios) allowing it to be displayed on your stockwatch just like any other epic giving you an instant picture of you current performance. Secondly I keep a history of the portfolio value allowing it to be charted just like any other EPIC. If you were to provide these features online then I really don't think I would need StockHistory any longer and would happily just use your site.

V