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 6/19/2008 5:08 AM
Karl Rony
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Page Cache and text out of sync
 
I purchased the module yesterday and I'm trying to get comfortable with it. This is exactly the type of module I was looking for. I get so frustrated using the FCK Rich Text Editor.

I ran some tests where I made some changes in DNN, then metaPost, then DNN, then metaPost. MetaPost didn't see the last DNN changes and I ended up overwriting them. At the time, my Page Cache size was probably the default 1200. Could this have been my problem? Should I use a Page Cache of 0 for all my Text/HTML blocks? How does a Page Cache of 0 affect performance?

I tried a search on Google, but I didn't get a good answer. On a good note, one of the top search entries sent me to this forum.


 
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 6/19/2008 12:07 PM
Don Worthley
201 posts
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Re: Page Cache and text out of sync
 

Hi Karl,

We're glad you found metaPost and we'll do all we can to make it work right for you.  I think the issue you had with WLW overwriting changes you made while editing the content online may be a result of the fact that you still had the original instance of WLW open with your post.  If this is the case, then WLW hasn't had a chance to update its content from the web and changes you make to this original content will overwrite any changes you made to the version on the web. 

In most cases, this won't be an issue because people will have closed their post in WLW before coming back to edit it.  If you haven't closed your post, then all you need to do to see the changes you've made from the web is use the Open menu to open the post.

While the cache setting for your module wasn't the cause of the overwriting you noticed, it will cause some issues when you edit content from Windows Live Writer.  Logging in as admin or host will allow you to see your edits, but I realize that this isn't optimal, and of course, optimal is what we're shooting for.

I've taken your comments to heart and have changed the Text/HTML provider so that it automatically clears the module's cache for you when posting from WLW, regardless of the online cache setting.  I'll be putting this up on Snowcovered after I've had a chance to do a little more regression testing.  With this patch, you'll be able to leave your cache settings as is and still see your WLW edits.  I've also updated the Text/HTML provider to take you directly to the page you've edited to help save some time.

Thanks for the awesome feedback Karl!

Don

 
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 6/19/2008 8:52 PM
Don Worthley
201 posts
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Re: Page Cache and text out of sync
 
Hi Karl,

I just uploaded a new version of metaPost Professional Edition (version 1.2.2) to the patches section at Snowcovered which refreshes the cache for a module when an edited post is published to the site.  I hope this helps take you one step closer to what you were looking for.

Thanks again for your feedback and for using metaPost!  Feel free to let us know if there's anything else we can do to improve the product.

Best regards,

Don
 
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 7/6/2008 4:56 AM
Karl Rony
7 posts
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Re: Page Cache and text out of sync
 

I started working on my website again yesterday. Version 1.2.4 works great. With metaPost, I've found a technique that makes editing and entering web page text easy and enjoyable.

Thanks!

 
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 7/6/2008 12:13 PM
Don Worthley
201 posts
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Re: Page Cache and text out of sync
 
Awesome Karl.  Thanks for posting back to let us know that things are working well.

And thanks for using metaPost!

Don

 
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