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Hei Niklas,

looks nice, I will have to get used to it, but that are some nice and interesting features

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Having fun Comsoling
Ivar

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COMSOL - Web Program Manager
www.linkedin.com/in/briankenyon

Please let us know any new features that you would like to see on the COMSOL Community. We are all ears!

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COMSOL - Web Program Manager
www.linkedin.com/in/briankenyon

Hi Brian

Well if you want to have some programming headaches, why not improve (or tell me if I have missed them) the FORUM Search and Thread Sorting.

The FORUM is becoming rather "rich". Your keywords are a nice way to pre-sort, but not enough for me ;)

Today I cannot (or I do not know how to) search on an attachment file name, nor pre-sort all replies with an attachment and search with some keywords.
Just as I have no way to search with dates, or date periodes or for threads initiated by a given person, or with replies by a given person.

Some additional search keys such as date: daterange: att: from: by: subj: or something along those lines would be nice

Then one point for the main site:
www.comsol.eu/products/specifications/

COMSOLs tollbox/modules and feature mixing is becoming increasily complex for us. I have many modules, but today to find out which one to buy, given what I have and which specific physics I'm looking for, is a nightmare and some improvements there would help. I.e . some way for the user to select the modules he has already, and then get a column to the right including the "OR" of the ones selected (even nicer when I log in as a recognised user, I have already my licence list selected ;)

Thanks in advance, and for a good web site
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Having fun Comsoling
Ivar

The feature I would like to see most as part of the Comsol Community is a public bug tracker, such as Bugzilla.

Oftentimes, when I encounter a bug in the software, I also come up with some kind of work-around to get my model up and running. I have even compiled a list, for my personal use, in case I come across the same bug ever again — and I do occasionally. I imagine other users have made similar experiences. Experiences that are worth sharing for the benefit of all.

I realize that I could use the Support contact form to report bugs. However, whenever I have found a work-around on my own, I don't really need “support” anymore and I would no longer make good use of my time if I did contact them.

A public bug tracker would create incentive to properly document and report bugs. By “public” I mean the public at large, though there may be reasons (company policy...) to restrict it to currently licensed user only. Obviously, such a bug tracker could easily include a voting system to identify the most pressing issues, and might also double as a means to submit small-scale feature requests, particularly with respect to usability improvements.

Hi

then we should perhaps sort what is:

1) a bug = wrong calculations, error in equations, (for me)

2) and "nice to have list" of ways / suggestions on how to make the software easier and quicker to use

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Have fun Comsoling
Ivar

Hi Ivar,

I meant all kinds of bugs – as in: unintended behavior of the software –, not just severe bugs like you described. The feature requests are, strictly speaking, a different kind of animal, but they are closely related, which is why I mentioned them. The reason they are closely related is because "unintended" leaves some room for interpretation.

However, none of this has ever stopped a software project with a larger community from setting up a bug tracker. Comsol doesn't have one, and I feel it should. Whether or not they choose to include feature requests would be a matter of moderation.

As of June 7, 2012, the "votes" feature appears to be missing from this forum. Does anyone know why? Has this feature been removed permanently? Just curious. Thanks.