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bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

pankus posted:

I used the app once after the update I think, but since then I get the success! message and then a login screen that is grayed out but doesn't go anywhere. If I touch the username and password fields get cleared and I can try again but I never get past the loading screen.

Any ideas?

If you have successfully logged in since the update, but still get the login screen every time you start the app, then it failed to save your cookie.

I'd try reinstalling and see if that helps.

# ? May 31, 2012 03:01

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# ? May 19, 2013 07:43

the_rhino: May 8, 2007; And then the LORD said unto them "Thou shall sit and thou shall spin."

bootleg robot posted:

If you have successfully logged in since the update, but still get the login screen every time you start the app, then it failed to save your cookie. I'd try reinstalling and see if that helps.

I'm in the same boat as the other user. I've tried reinstalling, rebooting, and uninstalls with reboots in between everything. I can log in, but the user/pass screen grays out then clears and I can't proceed past that screen. If it helps, I'm using an HTC Trophy on Verizon Wireless.

# ? May 31, 2012 03:27

Maneki Neko: Oct 27, 2000

the_rhino posted:

I'm in the same boat as the other user. I've tried reinstalling, rebooting, and uninstalls with reboots in between everything. I can log in, but the user/pass screen grays out then clears and I can't proceed past that screen. If it helps, I'm using an HTC Trophy on Verizon Wireless.

I'm in the same boat on a Focus on AT&T.

# ? May 31, 2012 04:57

Tivac: Feb 18, 2003; No matter how things may seem to change, never forget who you are

Also seeing that behavior on a HTC Radar on T-Mobile.

# ? May 31, 2012 06:15

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

Well, it looks like I found the issue. The app is crashing due to an invalid string in the cookie. There's a semicolon present ('_csref; _cst'), which according to this makes the app cry. I can't persist the cookies if I can't even retrieve them from the web browser...

So I guess as long as I (or any of you who the app is currently working for) don't logout, the cookies that were saved still work.

Until Choochacacko is finished making his updates to SA, there's nothing I can do. I seem to be having the worst kind of luck these days.

# ? May 31, 2012 15:05

Otik: Apr 5, 2005; Psycho log baby

bootleg robot posted:

Well, it looks like I found the issue. The app is crashing due to an invalid string in the cookie. There's a semicolon present ('_csref; _cst'), which according to this makes the app cry. I can't persist the cookies if I can't even retrieve them from the web browser...

So I guess as long as I (or any of you who the app is currently working for) don't logout, the cookies that were saved still work.

Until Choochacacko is finished making his updates to SA, there's nothing I can do. I seem to be having the worst kind of luck these days.

These sort of things will be inevitable as long as you're scraping pages with somebody actively developing the forums again. I just hope Chugachoochoo (or whatever his name is) is also working on an API...

# ? May 31, 2012 15:33

WattsvilleBlues: Jan 25, 2005; Every demon wants his pound of flesh

Sorry, wrong thread.

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# ? Jun 10, 2012 01:25

pankus: Jul 30, 2003

It's bizarre because every now and then I'll successfully login. Posting from the app now.

# ? Jun 10, 2012 19:26

Toper Hollyphant: Jul 31, 2010

Seems to be working after reinstalling the app just minutes ago. Permanent or just luck?

edit: Yeah, short-lived happiness. Stopped working after an hour or so. So I guess we're still waiting for the cookies.

Toper Hollyphant fucked around with this message at Jun 15, 2012 around 15:54

# ? Jun 15, 2012 12:43

obeyasia: Sep 21, 2004

Bootleg, got any previews/news about the next update?

# ? Jun 15, 2012 13:52

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

Yeah, the new backend is finished, so I'll be submitting the update today, should be available next week.

# ? Jun 15, 2012 16:30

Tivac: Feb 18, 2003; No matter how things may seem to change, never forget who you are

bootleg robot posted:

Yeah, the new backend is finished, so I'll be submitting the update today, should be available next week.

Can't wait to be able to use Awful again, IE has been PAINFUL.

# ? Jun 15, 2012 19:16

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

Alright guys, I've decided to Beta this one so I can be *completely* sure that the app works for people other than myself. Everyone who participated in the last beta is invited. If you'd like to participate post your Windows Live email here, or send me a PM.

I've added some gestures as well:

Pull down to refresh
Swiping left or right to traverse thread pages

You can adjust the sensitivity in settings or disable swiping altogether.

bootleg robot fucked around with this message at Jun 18, 2012 around 16:37

# ? Jun 18, 2012 16:33

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

Looks like the beta has been successfully by some; if you had issues getting it before, I would try visiting the link again.

# ? Jun 20, 2012 18:59

hotsauce: Jan 14, 2007

bootleg robot posted:

Looks like the beta has been successfully by some; if you had issues getting it before, I would try visiting the link again.

I got the dev update but it appears to be nothing more than the browser version shrunk into the Awful! app?

Did I do something wrong?

# ? Jun 20, 2012 20:41

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

hotsauce posted:

I got the dev update but it appears to be nothing more than the browser version shrunk into the Awful! app?

Did I do something wrong?

No, the browser is there so you can login via the web form directly. If it isn't moving to the main page (forums, bookmarks, etc.) then it's the cookie failure. The weird thing is that it's intermittent; sometimes I'm able to grab the cookies from the browser, other times it fails.

# ? Jun 20, 2012 21:24

xK1: Dec 1, 2003; Never deal with a dragon? Psh. Pansies.

bootleg robot posted:

The weird thing is that it's intermittent; sometimes I'm able to grab the cookies from the browser, other times it fails.

Even just using Internet Explorer I've been having intermittent problems lately with the browser not holding onto the cookie.

# ? Jun 20, 2012 22:38

Diabolik900: Mar 28, 2007

xK1 posted:

Even just using Internet Explorer I've been having intermittent problems lately with the browser not holding onto the cookie.

Are you on AT&T? There's been a weird issue going on where some iPhone users on AT&T haven't been able to store the forums cookie when they're not on wifi, either in the browser or through the Awful app.

# ? Jun 21, 2012 02:18

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

Diabolik900 posted:

Are you on AT&T? There's been a weird issue going on where some iPhone users on AT&T haven't been able to store the forums cookie when they're not on wifi, either in the browser or through the Awful app.

I am on AT&T; when did these users start reporting these problems?

# ? Jun 21, 2012 04:55

Ringo R: Dec 25, 2005; ช่วยแม่เฮ็ดนาแหน่เดัอ

I'm not on AT&T and have only been able to log in properly once, now I just get the browser view as posted above. Reinstalling has not helped.

I suppose quotes are in whatever theme color one is using and posts are in gray but quite often the whole post was in quote color.

When swiping left/right to go back/next I would prefer the page to slide left or right instead of fading down. It would make more sense to me and give a better idea of if I just navigated prev. or next page.

Ringo R fucked around with this message at Jun 21, 2012 around 11:27

# ? Jun 21, 2012 06:29

xK1: Dec 1, 2003; Never deal with a dragon? Psh. Pansies.

Diabolik900 posted:

Are you on AT&T? There's been a weird issue going on where some iPhone users on AT&T haven't been able to store the forums cookie when they're not on wifi, either in the browser or through the Awful app.

I am indeed on AT&T and this happens when browsing through 3G. I want to say this started happening about 2 weeks ago? Maybe a bit longer?

Edit: it sometimes works if I delete the cookies and try logging in again, but even that has become a crap-shoot.

# ? Jun 21, 2012 10:21

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

Ringo R posted:

I'm not on AT&T and have only been able to log in properly once, now I just get the browser view as posted above. Reinstalling has not helped.

I suppose quotes are in whatever theme color one is using and posts are in gray but quite often the whole post was in quote color.

When swiping left/right to go back/next I would prefer the page to slide left or right instead of fading down. It would make more sense to me and give a better idea of if I just navigated prev. or next page.

Posts with colored text are posts you've read already. That's how you can differentiate read posts from new posts on threads you've visited before.

I agree with animations -- it was more of a shoehorn for convenience. I'll properly animate them later, solving the login issue is more of a priority for now.

Once you were able to successfully login, you should not have to until you logout or uninstall the app.

# ? Jun 21, 2012 12:15

kapinga: Oct 12, 2005; I am not a number

The Marketplace finally let me install the beta version this morning. I also can't get out of the browser window; I log in and then it pushes me on to the forums. Trying to log in again brings me back to the login page, but notably I'm not signed out of the forums.

I'm on AT&T but this was done over my home Wifi. I have IE set not to remember browsing history, if that matters, but the cookie is obviously saved.

Ironically, I've had no login issues with the release version, so I'm sticking with that for the moment. I'll check the dev version every once in a while to see if it fixes itself.

# ? Jun 21, 2012 13:21

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

Here's the stack trace for one of the two exceptions that are thrown when the app crashes:

code:

System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException
Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.
   at System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length)
   at Microsoft.Phone.Controls.WebBrowserExtensions.GetCookieName(String str, Int32 startIndex)
   at Microsoft.Phone.Controls.WebBrowserExtensions.GetCookies(WebBrowser browserControl)
   at Awful.Core.Web.AwfulAuthenticateByBrowser.ManageCookies()
   at Awful.Core.Web.AwfulAuthenticateByBrowser.ReportLoginSuccess()
   at KollaSoft.Tools.KSSingleTimer.KSSingleTimer_Tick(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at MS.Internal.CoreInvokeHandler.InvokeEventHandler(Int32 typeIndex, Delegate handlerDelegate, Object sender, Object args)
   at MS.Internal.JoltHelper.FireEvent(IntPtr unmanagedObj, IntPtr unmanagedObjArgs, Int32 argsTypeIndex, Int32 actualArgsTypeIndex, String eventName)

There is a CookieException that is thrown as well (the semicolon issue), but I cannot seem to reproduce either event consistently.

# ? Jun 22, 2012 18:55

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

And here's the second one:

code:

An error occurred: 
----------
System.Net.CookieException
The 'Name'='__csref; __cst' part of the cookie is invalid.
   at System.Net.Cookie.set_Name(String value)
   at System.Net.Cookie..ctor(String name, String value)
   at Microsoft.Phone.Controls.WebBrowserExtensions.GetCookies(WebBrowser browserControl)
   at Awful.Core.Web.AwfulAuthenticateByBrowser.ManageCookies()
   at Awful.Core.Web.AwfulAuthenticateByBrowser.ReportLoginSuccess()
   at KollaSoft.Tools.KSSingleTimer.KSSingleTimer_Tick(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at MS.Internal.CoreInvokeHandler.InvokeEventHandler(Int32 typeIndex, Delegate handlerDelegate, Object sender, Object args)
   at MS.Internal.JoltHelper.FireEvent(IntPtr unmanagedObj, IntPtr unmanagedObjArgs, Int32 argsTypeIndex, Int32 actualArgsTypeIndex, String eventName)

----------

# ? Jun 22, 2012 20:38

therobotking: May 23, 2006

Could I get a beta invite please?

I'm also experiencing the problem with not getting past the login screen.

The message at the top gets as far as saying "Success, welcome to the forums" but then the textboxes ungrey and I'm back to the beginning. I

therobotking fucked around with this message at Jun 26, 2012 around 22:33

# ? Jun 24, 2012 20:04

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

therobotking posted:

Could I get a beta invite please?

I'm also experiencing the problem with not getting past the login screen. The message at the top gets as far as saying "Success, welcome to the forums" but then the textboxes ungrey and I'm back to the beginning. I

Added. Gonna try and work with the SA admin to resolve the login issues, if possible.

bootleg robot fucked around with this message at Jun 26, 2012 around 22:45

# ? Jun 26, 2012 16:58

rufius: Feb 27, 2011; Clear alcohols are for rich women on diets.

I'd like an invite as well. PM'ed my email address to you.

# ? Jun 26, 2012 17:19

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

Looks like we might be back in business again! I'll be submitting another beta with the changes. Everyone who is participating in the current one will be in this one as well. Thanks to Choochacacko for all his help.

# ? Jun 26, 2012 20:31

therobotking: May 23, 2006

Thanks very much

Just tried it out and I logged in straight away

Great looking app.

edit: would you mind editing my email out of your post/quote? thanks

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# ? Jun 26, 2012 22:27

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

Beta is ready for consumption:

link here.

Access the above link from your phone. If you have problems let me know.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 16:18

iioshius: Apr 22, 2005

Looks like everything is working, I was able to log in successfully and I'm posting this reply (hopefully) from my phone!

# ? Jun 28, 2012 22:33

Tivac: Feb 18, 2003; No matter how things may seem to change, never forget who you are

New beta is noticeably snappier & more log-inny than any previous version.

# ? Jun 28, 2012 23:22

Dead Man Posting: Sep 1, 2008; You know nothing, TVIV.

Dev version seems to be logging in fine but still doesn't store credentials in my Lumia 900 (AT&T with custom language files sent over to it)

Have to re-log in each time. Otherwise it works great, really fantastic stuff.

Might add the Nice button that is used in YOSPOS buttttttttttttttt that's not groundbreaking.

# ? Jul 6, 2012 17:47

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

Dead Man Posting posted:

Dev version seems to be logging in fine but still doesn't store credentials in my Lumia 900 (AT&T with custom language files sent over to it)

Have to re-log in each time. Otherwise it works great, really fantastic stuff.

Might add the Nice button that is used in YOSPOS buttttttttttttttt that's not groundbreaking.

Do me a favor and enable debug mode in settings, then restart the app and login again. Send me the log generated via email. Thanks!

# ? Jul 6, 2012 18:05

Dead Man Posting: Sep 1, 2008; You know nothing, TVIV.

Enabling debug mode fixed it, it isn't requesting credentials again. Still want me to send it?

# ? Jul 9, 2012 21:43

Evil Badman: Aug 19, 2006; Do Not Trust This Man

Is a release update going to show up on tthe store or should I just get in this beta? If the latter email is evilbadman at gmail.

# ? Jul 31, 2012 01:01

Sedes: Jun 7, 2007

Evil Badman posted:

Is a release update going to show up on tthe store or should I just get in this beta? If the latter email is evilbadman at gmail.

Same here - can't get past the login screen. It allegedly logs in succesfully and then... nothing. After the interaction is re-enabled, i'm back at where I started. Sporting a Lumia 800

Edit: To clarify - i'm using the Marketplade version (non-dev) 1.14.0.0

# ? Aug 15, 2012 13:31

bootleg robot: Dec 8, 2004

Sedes posted:

Same here - can't get past the login screen. It allegedly logs in succesfully and then... nothing. After the interaction is re-enabled, i'm back at where I started. Sporting a Lumia 800

Edit: To clarify - i'm using the Marketplade version (non-dev) 1.14.0.0

The fix is still in beta, but I'll put it out for release. I've had to put Awful on the backburner due to other pressing issues.

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# ? May 19, 2013 07:43

Awful!.dll: May 31, 2012

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# ? Aug 27, 2012 08:40

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