Hello.

Further to the problems we were having a few weeks ago, we've been working on a new system architecture and it's now (I think) ready for some load testing.

Functionally we've been using it for the last week, and it's identical to the live site: running from the same databases (so the bulletin boards on it have live data, and any posts made to them appear on the main site etc etc)

If you would like to test this new site, you'll need to do the following:
Delete your MoneyAM cookies from your browser (in Firefox you can do that from the Tools/Options/Privacy menu, in IE the easiest way is to 'delete cookies' from the Tools / Internet options menu (note: you'll delete all your cookies this way!))
Point your web browser to: http://test.moneyam.com/
Start using that site.


The deleting of your MoneyAM cookies is vital, else you won't be able to log into the new site (you'll keep getting directed back to the login screen).

Also, if you then want to start using the main site again (http://www.moneyam.com), you'll need to go through the delete cookies routine again. Due to them running different software versions, the cookies are not compatiable.

If this sounds like I'm trying to put you of testing, then I'm sorrry, but I need to make the limitations clear to mitigate lots of questions along those lines.

If you do decide to test the new site, please post below so I know you're doing it and post any feedback that you may have (any errors you get for instance)

Many thanks,
J.

Ps: this post was created on the test site, as proof they're running on the same backend databases.

Jon - testing with firefox - all seems OK, except with js debug switched on, am getting the following on virtually every screen:

uncaught exception: Permission denied to call method Location.toString

Working fine here on Fire Fox.

All looking good here, too. Firefox 1.5.0.2 with Sun Java build 1.5.0_06-b05 on Win XP Pro.

Gausie,

Interesting, I'll take a look at that.

Can you, if you have time and the inclination, click on the links at the top of the site and tell me if any don't cause the error?

thanks,
Jonathan.

Click on l2 icon from stockwatch fails with The requested URL //redirectStockWatchL2.jsp was not found on this server.

CSS containing .term, 'font' entry

Someone can't spell pt

also CSS - color for td.fundamentalsDataRowTitles - surely that needs a # prefix

;o)

Jonathon.......I've just logged in to test and its much faster on IE 6, is that because there's less users or will it be faster on release?

Gausie,

'pt' is not a good unit of measure for web based stuff, it was designed for print (where 72pt is exactly 1 inch) and every browser and OS renders the size differently.

'px', however, is great for web, which is the unit we use.

With the DataRowTitle thingy, which page is that on? I cant' find the error in my CSS stuff...

I'm looking at the l2 icon thingy now.

Thanks!
J.

Cloudbase,

It is a very unloaded machine at the moment so it will be faster than normal, however I've found the new system generally faster in test, so I'm hopeful it'll remain faster than the current system.

J.

Have it running under IE and FireFox at the moment,seems stable,but still early days yet :-)

Mega...

Gausie,

the Level2 popup is now working!

thanks for finding that.

J.

Mega Bucks,

That's good.

I'm very interested to see how it handles the random logout problems we've had. I think we've fixed them. *fingers crossed*

jon - a good argument re pt v px. fails on a key point though - px is not permitted CSS syntax for a font size. (Line 479 of moneystyle)

Color - line 642 of moneystyle.css - I think the value was 333399 likely intended as a set of RGB hex pairs.

As a master of all things technical, i agree with what Gausie says above ;-)

Gausie,

px is not permitted CSS syntax for a font size
What complete and utter bollocks! I think you need to refresh your knowledge of CSS, we have a book here that you can borrow, it's called 'My Very First CSS Book' and it's by Tomy.

For 'proof' that px is a valid declaration, I urge you to view the validation of my fundamentals CSS page wherein you will see valid 'px' declations for fonts.

So ner :P

I'll get the other color thing fixed, that is an error. Thanks for pointing it out.

J.

Dailos,

Gausie's not a good bandwagon to follow, he's rarely right on computer stuff ;)

J.

Jon - well said - I will not have Dailos jumping on me.

Thanks for the link. When you get a mo, I'd urge you to take a look at CSS validation failure for the page in question rather than the somewhat irrelevant one you point to above.

It flags up the two errors I described plus a fresh one.

Re the error in line 478 - perhaps its the slash rather than the px that is the problem ? In any event, it's the only line in the production CSS that uses px rather than pt for a font size. And you've made rather a good case to change all the others .....

Do you mind awfully if I close this post without hurling any personal abuse back at you? Or is such abuse obligatory?

;o)

Shame I was enjoying that.

f*ck off, you long haired cripple.

:o)

ps - if you can still make the recording of QI on Monday I have a spare ticket and have cleared it with Sam.

Well I was still waiting for JT to tell me what to do with my cookies.
But I've just stumbled upon 'My Very First Cookie Book'.