Talk:Title text - Revision history

92.23.11.33: /* full title text stopped showing on mobile */ I clearly mistyped one version wrongly. Without actually checking the original again, guessing it was this one!

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‎full title text stopped showing on mobile: I clearly mistyped one version wrongly. Without actually checking the original again, guessing it was this one!

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CommunityGuidelines at 01:29, 8 November 2024

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CommunityGuidelines at 01:26, 8 November 2024

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CommunityGuidelines at 01:25, 8 November 2024

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172.70.86.166: ...in fact, that whole 'section' looks to be just CG's weirdness, perhaps only relevent to the external conlang stuff they promote here (off-topic, mostly).

2023-09-19T06:40:27Z

...in fact, that whole 'section' looks to be just CG's weirdness, perhaps only relevent to the *external* conlang stuff they promote here (off-topic, mostly).

172.70.86.165 at 06:37, 19 September 2023

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172.69.22.246 at 06:14, 19 September 2023

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   Some surfaces may seem difficult to glue. But if you research the
   materials, find tables of what adhesives work on them, and prepare
-  your surface carefully, you can fail to glue them in a fun NEW way that
+  your surfaces carefully, you can fail to glue them in a fun NEW way that
   fills your house with dangerous vapors.
 :...again, above the Open Impage/etc items. I suspect that an image with a link to go to will have a further horizontal rule for that bit and further items.

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	:If it's an update (and a different update for you... maybe related to different Android versions, yours is probably a higher number or two than mine is - which, for some reason, could mean that I got an earlier 'deal-breaker' than you did), it's with Chrome and/or the flavour of Android subsystem that Chrome picks up as its UI-handler.		:If it's an update (and a different update for you... maybe related to different Android versions, yours is probably a higher number or two than mine is - which, for some reason, could mean that I got an earlier 'deal-breaker' than you did), it's with Chrome and/or the flavour of Android subsystem that Chrome picks up as its UI-handler.
	:Though I half remember (but can't test) that there may be an 'expand this'-type spot in the truncated infobox window. So long since I've bothered doing that (I've mainly got here, maybe Firefox, or I can even "view-source:<url>" to quickly peak at the relvent bit of the raw HTML) that I've not got a muscle-memory for it... [[Special:Contributions/92.23.11.33\|92.23.11.33]] 01:40, 17 January 2026 (UTC)		:Though I half remember (but can't test) that there may be an 'expand this'-type spot in the truncated infobox window. So long since I've bothered doing that (I've mainly got here, maybe Firefox, or I can even "view-source:<url>" to quickly peak at the relvent bit of the raw HTML) that I've not got a muscle-memory for it... [[Special:Contributions/92.23.11.33\|92.23.11.33]] 01:40, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
		+	:Just remembered, I have another oldish tablet around her (long story).
		+	:Could check this properly on xkcd #3195 (the latest), because the TT was short enough to not need truncating.
		+	:But back a page to #3194 and long-press gives
		+	Some surfaces may seem difficult to glue. But if you research the
		+	materials, find tables of what adhesives work on them, and prepare you...
		+	:...above a horizontal rule and then the "Open image in new tab"/etc list.
		+	:If I tap the truncacted alt/title-text space, though, it "fills out" as:
		+	Some surfaces may seem difficult to glue. But if you research the
		+	materials, find tables of what adhesives work on them, and prepare
		+	your surface carefully, you can fail to glue them in a fun NEW way that
		+	fills your house with dangerous vapors.
		+	:...again, above the Open Impage/etc items. I suspect that an image with a link to go to will have a further horizontal rule for that bit and further items.
		+	:This is... let's see... Chrome 138.0.7204.179 running on Android 8.1.0 (and various sub-build info that won't matter much). No special changes to the browser's settings, that relate to this (some settings tweaks to maintain some legacy-style 'tabbing' like I prefer it, shouldn't matter for this though).
		+	:It seems that Firefox (146.0.1) also truncates (ending at "surfaces careful..."), but also gives the full text when tapped in a similar manner.
		+	:Hope that is a useful pointer and it works with yours. My builds (save for Android itself) should be the newest/nerly-newest available, give or take an update that I've not been pointed at yet. [[Special:Contributions/92.23.11.33\|92.23.11.33]] 02:02, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

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	Recently I noticed that xkcd's title text on my phone (Android with Chrome browser, regular xkcd.com site) has stopped showing me the complete title text when I long press the picture. This is obviously distressing as I miss the punch line for half the jokes. Coming to this page I discovered the existence of the mobile site m.xkcd.com which has an alt-text button, so thanks xplaincd for that one. Has anyone else noticed this behaviour recently, presumable due to either an xkcd or Chrome update?		Recently I noticed that xkcd's title text on my phone (Android with Chrome browser, regular xkcd.com site) has stopped showing me the complete title text when I long press the picture. This is obviously distressing as I miss the punch line for half the jokes. Coming to this page I discovered the existence of the mobile site m.xkcd.com which has an alt-text button, so thanks xplaincd for that one. Has anyone else noticed this behaviour recently, presumable due to either an xkcd or Chrome update?
	[[User:Alcatraz ii\|Alcatraz ii]] ([[User talk:Alcatraz ii\|talk]]) 00:45, 17 January 2026 (UTC)		[[User:Alcatraz ii\|Alcatraz ii]] ([[User talk:Alcatraz ii\|talk]]) 00:45, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
		+	:I know it's long been the case on my Android Chrome browser (tails off into a "..."). I think it works better on my Android Firefox browser (which I prefer to use for other reasons), but I haven't got the tablet with me at the moment to double-check that.
		+	:If it's an update (and a different update for you... maybe related to different Android versions, yours is probably a higher number or two than mine is - which, for some reason, could mean that I got an earlier 'deal-breaker' than you did), it's with Chrome and/or the flavour of Android subsystem that Chrome picks up as its UI-handler.
		+	:Though I half remember (but can't test) that there may be an 'expand this'-type spot in the truncated infobox window. So long since I've bothered doing that (I've mainly got here, maybe Firefox, or I can even "view-source:<url>" to quickly peak at the relvent bit of the raw HTML) that I've not got a muscle-memory for it... [[Special:Contributions/92.23.11.33\|92.23.11.33]] 01:40, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

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	::See [[User:ColorfulGalaxy]]'s, Victoria's, and [[User:ClassicalGames]]'s recent edits. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.246\|172.69.22.246]]		::See [[User:ColorfulGalaxy]]'s, Victoria's, and [[User:ClassicalGames]]'s recent edits. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.246\|172.69.22.246]]
	Example: [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2919:_Sitting_in_a_Tree&diff=prev&oldid=355009 U-N-D-O-I-N-G]		Example: [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2919:_Sitting_in_a_Tree&diff=prev&oldid=355009 U-N-D-O-I-N-G]
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		+	== full title text stopped showing on mobile ==
		+
		+	Recently I noticed that xkcd's title text on my phone (Android with Chrome browser, regular xkcd.com site) has stopped showing me the complete title text when I long press the picture. This is obviously distressing as I miss the punch line for half the jokes. Coming to this page I discovered the existence of the mobile site m.xkcd.com which has an alt-text button, so thanks xplaincd for that one. Has anyone else noticed this behaviour recently, presumable due to either an xkcd or Chrome update?
		+	[[User:Alcatraz ii\|Alcatraz ii]] ([[User talk:Alcatraz ii\|talk]]) 00:45, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

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 ;Running joke
 The title text on XKCD is similar to the edit summary on Explain XKCD. The edit summary is used normally to explain the edit, but some users use it to expand the joke. [[User:CommunityGuidelines|CommunityGuidelines]] ([[User talk:CommunityGuidelines|talk]]) 03:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 ::See [[User:ColorfulGalaxy]]'s, Victoria's, and [[User:ClassicalGames]]'s recent edits. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.246|172.69.22.246]]
 Example: [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2919:_Sitting_in_a_Tree&diff=prev&oldid=355009 U-N-D-O-I-N-G]

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	The title text on XKCD is similar to the edit summary on Explain XKCD. The edit summary is used normally to explain the edit, but some users use it to expand the joke. [[User:CommunityGuidelines\|CommunityGuidelines]] ([[User talk:CommunityGuidelines\|talk]]) 03:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)		The title text on XKCD is similar to the edit summary on Explain XKCD. The edit summary is used normally to explain the edit, but some users use it to expand the joke. [[User:CommunityGuidelines\|CommunityGuidelines]] ([[User talk:CommunityGuidelines\|talk]]) 03:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
	::See [[User:ColorfulGalaxy]]'s, Victoria's, and [[User:ClassicalGames]]'s recent edits. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.246\|172.69.22.246]]		::See [[User:ColorfulGalaxy]]'s, Victoria's, and [[User:ClassicalGames]]'s recent edits. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.246\|172.69.22.246]]
		+	Example: [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2919:_Sitting_in_a_Tree&diff=prev&oldid=355009 U-N-D-O-I-N-G]

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	::Thanks, and what about title text for text? [[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 07:48, 13 December 2022 (UTC)		::Thanks, and what about title text for text? [[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 07:48, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
	:::I'm not sure what you even mean by that (unless it's that covered by the separate Transcript section), but you can ellucidate further if you wish. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.46\|172.70.162.46]] 23:46, 13 December 2022 (UTC)		:::I'm not sure what you even mean by that (unless it's that covered by the separate Transcript section), but you can ellucidate further if you wish. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.46\|172.70.162.46]] 23:46, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
		+
		+	;Running joke
		+	The title text on XKCD is similar to the edit summary on Explain XKCD. The edit summary is used normally to explain the edit, but some users use it to expand the joke. [[User:CommunityGuidelines\|CommunityGuidelines]] ([[User talk:CommunityGuidelines\|talk]]) 03:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
		+	::See [[User:ColorfulGalaxy]]'s, Victoria's, and [[User:ClassicalGames]]'s recent edits. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.246\|172.69.22.246]]

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	::Thanks, and what about title text for text? [[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 07:48, 13 December 2022 (UTC)		::Thanks, and what about title text for text? [[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 07:48, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
	:::I'm not sure what you even mean by that (unless it's that covered by the separate Transcript section), but you can ellucidate further if you wish. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.46\|172.70.162.46]] 23:46, 13 December 2022 (UTC)		:::I'm not sure what you even mean by that (unless it's that covered by the separate Transcript section), but you can ellucidate further if you wish. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.46\|172.70.162.46]] 23:46, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
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−	~~;Running joke~~
−	The title text on XKCD is similar to the edit summary on Explain XKCD. The edit summary is used normally to explain the edit, but some users use it to expand the joke. See [[Snapple]]. [[User:CommunityGuidelines\|CommunityGuidelines]] ([[User talk:CommunityGuidelines\|talk]]) 03:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
−	:You mean what, by "edit summary"? The thing (currently below this text-field for the edit) saying "Summary"? There's very few 'expanding the joke' (you, under another CG name, used it to say "Face", I think). Or you mean the {{template\|incomplete}} bit? Those tend to be funny meta-jokes, but liable to sudden removal when someone gets itchy edit-fingers and decides an explanation surely is actually now complete (usually, then, someone else sees the page anew and adds something ''they'' think was missing). I think the more equivalent thing is a Talk:page comment. Though only the rare one is funny, rather than a "point of information". (Or totally unnecessary. Arguably. YMMV. Mine often does.) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.152\|172.70.85.152]] 13:33, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
−	~~::See [[User:ColorfulGalaxy]]'s and [[User:ClassicalGames]]'s recent edits. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.246\|172.69.22.246]]~~
−	:::Only [[User:ConscriptGuide]] edited [[Snapple]] at all, and didn't "expand the joke" by the Edit Summary (unless "Face" is somehow a funny comment). A random poll of the other identities under the "CG" brand reveal nothing of interest. I consider nothing in the ahove making any sort of sense, and having no relevence. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.165\|172.70.86.165]] 06:37, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

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	:You mean what, by "edit summary"? The thing (currently below this text-field for the edit) saying "Summary"? There's very few 'expanding the joke' (you, under another CG name, used it to say "Face", I think). Or you mean the {{template\|incomplete}} bit? Those tend to be funny meta-jokes, but liable to sudden removal when someone gets itchy edit-fingers and decides an explanation surely is actually now complete (usually, then, someone else sees the page anew and adds something ''they'' think was missing). I think the more equivalent thing is a Talk:page comment. Though only the rare one is funny, rather than a "point of information". (Or totally unnecessary. Arguably. YMMV. Mine often does.) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.152\|172.70.85.152]] 13:33, 18 September 2023 (UTC)		:You mean what, by "edit summary"? The thing (currently below this text-field for the edit) saying "Summary"? There's very few 'expanding the joke' (you, under another CG name, used it to say "Face", I think). Or you mean the {{template\|incomplete}} bit? Those tend to be funny meta-jokes, but liable to sudden removal when someone gets itchy edit-fingers and decides an explanation surely is actually now complete (usually, then, someone else sees the page anew and adds something ''they'' think was missing). I think the more equivalent thing is a Talk:page comment. Though only the rare one is funny, rather than a "point of information". (Or totally unnecessary. Arguably. YMMV. Mine often does.) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.152\|172.70.85.152]] 13:33, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
	::See [[User:ColorfulGalaxy]]'s and [[User:ClassicalGames]]'s recent edits. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.246\|172.69.22.246]]		::See [[User:ColorfulGalaxy]]'s and [[User:ClassicalGames]]'s recent edits. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.246\|172.69.22.246]]
		+	:::Only [[User:ConscriptGuide]] edited [[Snapple]] at all, and didn't "expand the joke" by the Edit Summary (unless "Face" is somehow a funny comment). A random poll of the other identities under the "CG" brand reveal nothing of interest. I consider nothing in the ahove making any sort of sense, and having no relevence. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.165\|172.70.86.165]] 06:37, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

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	The title text on XKCD is similar to the edit summary on Explain XKCD. The edit summary is used normally to explain the edit, but some users use it to expand the joke. See [[Snapple]]. [[User:CommunityGuidelines\|CommunityGuidelines]] ([[User talk:CommunityGuidelines\|talk]]) 03:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)		The title text on XKCD is similar to the edit summary on Explain XKCD. The edit summary is used normally to explain the edit, but some users use it to expand the joke. See [[Snapple]]. [[User:CommunityGuidelines\|CommunityGuidelines]] ([[User talk:CommunityGuidelines\|talk]]) 03:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
	:You mean what, by "edit summary"? The thing (currently below this text-field for the edit) saying "Summary"? There's very few 'expanding the joke' (you, under another CG name, used it to say "Face", I think). Or you mean the {{template\|incomplete}} bit? Those tend to be funny meta-jokes, but liable to sudden removal when someone gets itchy edit-fingers and decides an explanation surely is actually now complete (usually, then, someone else sees the page anew and adds something ''they'' think was missing). I think the more equivalent thing is a Talk:page comment. Though only the rare one is funny, rather than a "point of information". (Or totally unnecessary. Arguably. YMMV. Mine often does.) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.152\|172.70.85.152]] 13:33, 18 September 2023 (UTC)		:You mean what, by "edit summary"? The thing (currently below this text-field for the edit) saying "Summary"? There's very few 'expanding the joke' (you, under another CG name, used it to say "Face", I think). Or you mean the {{template\|incomplete}} bit? Those tend to be funny meta-jokes, but liable to sudden removal when someone gets itchy edit-fingers and decides an explanation surely is actually now complete (usually, then, someone else sees the page anew and adds something ''they'' think was missing). I think the more equivalent thing is a Talk:page comment. Though only the rare one is funny, rather than a "point of information". (Or totally unnecessary. Arguably. YMMV. Mine often does.) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.152\|172.70.85.152]] 13:33, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
		+	::See [[User:ColorfulGalaxy]]'s and [[User:ClassicalGames]]'s recent edits. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.246\|172.69.22.246]]

Talk:Title text - Revision history

92.23.11.33: /* full title text stopped showing on mobile */ I clearly mistyped one version wrongly. Without actually checking the original again, guessing it was this one!

92.23.11.33: /* full title text stopped showing on mobile */

92.23.11.33: /* full title text stopped showing on mobile */

Alcatraz ii: /* full title text stopped showing on mobile */ new section

CommunityGuidelines at 01:29, 8 November 2024

CommunityGuidelines at 01:26, 8 November 2024

CommunityGuidelines at 01:25, 8 November 2024

172.70.86.166: ...in fact, that whole 'section' looks to be just CG's weirdness, perhaps only relevent to the *external* conlang stuff they promote here (off-topic, mostly).

172.70.86.165 at 06:37, 19 September 2023

172.69.22.246 at 06:14, 19 September 2023

172.70.86.166: ...in fact, that whole 'section' looks to be just CG's weirdness, perhaps only relevent to the external conlang stuff they promote here (off-topic, mostly).