Filters from articles leaking over to Quick Answers
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This may have been intentional, and if so, I just want to say that I don't like it. When I set up a language filter when I am searching for an article, and then later go to Quick Answers, that language filter filters the questions. A couple of days ago, I had filters articles for c# and it took me a couple of days to realize that I was only seeing c# questions in the quick answers. Then, just now, I filtered for WCF in the articles and then went to quick answers and was wondering why there were only a couple of questions from today and several from weeks ago on the first page. Well, it was because the language filter was set.
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This may have been intentional, and if so, I just want to say that I don't like it. When I set up a language filter when I am searching for an article, and then later go to Quick Answers, that language filter filters the questions. A couple of days ago, I had filters articles for c# and it took me a couple of days to realize that I was only seeing c# questions in the quick answers. Then, just now, I filtered for WCF in the articles and then went to quick answers and was wondering why there were only a couple of questions from today and several from weeks ago on the first page. Well, it was because the language filter was set.
William Winner wrote:
When I set up a language filter when I am searching for an article, and then later go to Quick Answers, that language filter filters the questions
It's like this from beginning of Q&A. Looks like everyone once a while face this issue! :) We have reported the same earlier and shown our dissatisfaction to it but looks like it's in a low priority to-do or yet to be considered. It looks like single filter panel is used all over the place and thus the value persists!
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William Winner wrote:
When I set up a language filter when I am searching for an article, and then later go to Quick Answers, that language filter filters the questions
It's like this from beginning of Q&A. Looks like everyone once a while face this issue! :) We have reported the same earlier and shown our dissatisfaction to it but looks like it's in a low priority to-do or yet to be considered. It looks like single filter panel is used all over the place and thus the value persists!
The idea was that we assumed your interests in QA would be the same as your interests in Articles and your interests in other areas, hence we made it so when you set your preferences in one area they will persist everywhere. We have a TODO item that will be completed soon that will allow you to set these preferences in one place, and we're also revisiting the whole persistence thing. To me it seems a convenience. To others I guess it's a little confusing. c'est la via.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP