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height:3px;"></div><div style="width:100%; height:6px; border-top:1px black solid;"></div> </div> <div id="db_breadcrumb"> <div style="width:120px; float:right"><p class="user_line"><a id="gussie" title="Show list and database browsing options" style="font-variant:small-caps" href="toggle_browse.php">show browsing</a></p></div> <ul> <li class="first">Navigation</li> <li><a href="index.php">home</a></li> <li>bug report</li> </ul> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div id="article_main_home"> <div class="clearh"></div> <h1>The Bug Report</h1> <div class="clearh"></div> <div class="db_three_column_left"> <h3>Known issues</h3> <ol class="books"> <li>MSA chart calculation incorrect?</li> <li>SIMBAD/NED lookups don't work</li> <li>Search for non-NGC/IC identifiers has to be more robust</li> <li>Search results should be sortable</li> <li>ConCards do not download at <a href="https://www.docdb.net/tutorials/concards.php">https://www.docdb.net/tutorials/concards.php</a> (K.M.)</li> <li> </li> <li> </li> </ol> </div> <div class="db_three_column_right"> <h3>Upgrades & feature requests</h3> <ol class="books"> <li>Advanced image viewer still being developed</li> <li>P.A. and ellipticity ratio practice tool?</li> <li>What's Up: filter by azimuth too?</li> <li>Deeptime graph: redo graphically</li> <li>FAQ/Help</li> <li>Links to other online observing repositories</li> <li>Digitize Barnard's "Atlas"</li> <li>Upload, edit, delete Journal entries</li> <li> </li> </ol> </div> <div class="clearh"></div> <div class="db_three_column_left"> <h3>Fixes</h3> <ol class="books"> <li>Register and Login: type "password" text entry field (F.P.) </li> <li>Editing of own observations/text introduces spurious escape-characters! (C.B.)</li> <li>Commenting removed</li> <li> </li> <li> </li> <li> </li> </ol> </div> <div class="db_three_column_right"> <h3>Questions</h3> <ol class="books"> <li>How do I add a Journal entry to my bio-page?</li> <li> </li> <li> </li> <li> </li> <li> </li> <li> </li> <li> </li> </ol> </div>  </div>  <div id="article_right"> <div class="focus"> <h2>status(DOCdb)=</h2> <div class="clearh"></div> <p>DOCdb is still in beta-release.</p> </div>  <div class="focus"> <h2>Skype me</h2> <div class="clearh"></div> <p>During the beta-release I will be on Skype ("psychohistorian") so you can complain and make bug reports in person.</p> </div>  <div class="focus"> <h2>FAQ</h2> <div class="clearh"></div> <p>There is still no FAQ or Help facility. 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