Funky Screen Refresh

[SheilaAnn]

Hey y’all! Something strange happened yesterday, it went away, and I went on with my life. Today, it started again.

I would click on a post link and jump to whatever the post was. I would read it and then scroll back to the top.


no links AND no url address bar or my favorites bar

i drag the screen and this happens



I refresh the screen and get taken back to the post I was lead to in the first place. I choose the TOP button and get this or similar



while certainly not a deal breaker, just fussy.

this is on iPad Pro 11 and Safari browser. I use the iPad 99.9999% of my time in AR. Now that I type this, I did do an OS update the other day. Hhhmmmmm….

[Panhead John]

The same is happening to me Sheila Ann, and yes, it started yesterday with the widescreen free side change. I was actually gonna post this myself as well. It’s only occasionally though. iPad Pro running the latest Apple software. I have a smaller, older iPad too and it’s been doing the same thing, but for years instead of just yesterday.

How it’s supposed to look



Here’s what shows for me sometimes…..


What I have to do, use the drop down box. See how notifications is overlayed with Membership also.

[Panhead John]

SheilaAnn it’s not the update that caused this. My iPad problems started yesterday. I didn’t do my latest update till an hour ago. So, it’s been doing this before the update.

[SheilaAnn]

I did just close AR and drag/closed safari. So far, no funky refreshes.

[texastweeter]

Yup alphabet boys done infiltrated your Peter and interwebs browser. Tinfoil hat fix that right up.

[ofelles]

Just buy a roll of foil and the hats are free. 🙃

[Panhead John]

I use my iPad Pro for about 90% of the time while on AR. The problems have stopped for now, on my iPad Pro. But I also have an IPad Air 3rd gen. and a little smaller screen size than the Pro. Both have the latest updates. This has been going on for years now, but while we’re here, I’d like to show what’s happening with it..This happens all the time, not just intermittently. I have Amazing Ribs as a shortcut on all my devices. Here’s what happens with the iPad Air. I’ll open up AR and everything looks good when it first opens. All the links appear at the top, across the screen as they should.

Shortcut to AR


Open up AR, everything looks fine


The second I scroll up or down on on the screen, or tap on notifications etc., all shortcuts disappear and it reverts to the drop down box the rest of the time I’m on the site.


Then this happens after clicking on notifications, it’s not clearly separated either.


While it’s not preventing me from using the site, it’s a little annoying to have and take the extra steps. Thanks for any help with this Ray!

[RAYMBO]

Here is the tale of the Pitmaster Menu.

I worked on the menu change over from horizontal to the mobile (burger) menu button for many hours to accommodate some required customizations.

I did not do a good job of it. Trying to overcome the built in functionality proved to be extra complex. As noted above, if you change the screen size the "Log Out" menu item moves before the CSS swaps to the burger menu (for small screens).

Also, when you open the burger menu and then make the browser larger, it does all kinds of weird things.

This was my compromise at the time. It will work if you do not change screen size or switch between portrait to landscape, i.e. turn your tablet sideways.

My to do list has "Fix the menu" on it. For about 2 years now.

My plan is to make the menu change to 2 rows on medium screens (tablets, etc), then the mobile (burger) menu on small screens.

I will basically have to disable the built in version and build it new from scratch.

[Panhead John]

Thanks Ray, appreciate the explanation and all the work you do for us! Just as a note, if this even matters, I don’t change the screen size and I’m always using the iPad in landscape mode. I never use it in portrait. The menu problems start as soon as I swipe up or down on the page.

[RAYMBO]

Good to know. So I can test or that.

[jfmorris]

I've got an iPad Pro 12.9", and the Pitmaster club has always shown the "hamburger" menu in portrait mode, and the full horizontal menu in landscape rotation. And it sometimes wraps like that. Why the logout is shifting is another question...

[RAYMBO]

I looked closer at the original post screen shot. I am thinking the space added to the Announcements menu item (little number) is just wide enough to break the formatting.

[jfmorris]

I think that is it raywjohnson. I see the hamburger menu in portrait mode on my iPad Pro 12.9” but on refresh or scroll back up it shows as a wrapped regular menu if I have a notice count. Heck, even without a notice count, it will briefly refresh as a standard menu before turning into the hamburger menu. If I rotate to landscape it changes to the regular horizontal menu. And I lose typed input in the comment field on any rotation, which is kinda annoying… guess it’s a refresh in rotate…

[SheilaAnn]

FWIW, what I noted above had nothing to do with portrait v landscape mode on my iPad. I might also add, that I have not experienced the activity I posted about all day. In all day, I mean I’ve popped in about 3-4 times today.

[DavidNorcross]

I have experienced some issues on my iPad this morning as well. I see no menus after refreshing. Sending this on my iPhone which seems to be working fine.

[SheilaAnn]

And it’s back…. Very random.

[RAYMBO]

Have not had time to work out a solution. I will try to get it done soon.

[SheilaAnn]

raywjohnson please know that this is not a deal breaker by any stretch. Just letting y’all know what’s up on my/our end. No rush, if it works out, it works out. Thank you for all you do, friend!

[RAYMBO]