Questions tagged [feature-request]
You have an idea for a new feature, or for a change to the existing functionality.
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Can site users suggest some design specifications regarding graduated site development
So here comes a good news that Chemistry SE is graduating soon. (Update: we have graduated now! Yay!)
Chemistry Stack Exchange has a steady flow of high quality questions and answers, and a growing ...
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Which plugins for chemical formulas do we need?
Some Stack Exchange sites have site-specific extensions that allow them e.g. to typeset mathematical equations, create UI mockups or display Go board positions. Some support for creating and ...
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Can we have a font that harmonizes with inline MathJAX?
Inline formulas on chemistry SE are clunky-looking and distracting, because the thin sans-serif font used here is so different from the heavy serif font used in MathJAX expressions. Over at math....
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How can we flag question that belongs on another site in the Stack Exchange network?
I don't understand how to flag the question so it can migrate in other S.E. sites. It seems that when I flag it and I choose "This question belongs on another site in the Stack Exchange network" can ...
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Prevention of unnecessary edits of old posts.
The issue of unnecessary edits has been brought up many times here, both on meta and in chat.
The "Hidden points of editing you probably didn't know" post puts it fairly succinctly:
In any event,...
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Can we make a "big list" community question for structure drawing software?
I would like to know the possible alternative available in chemistry software I've found very useful the big list like TeX or StackOverflow I would like have something similar to find the best ...
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Finding a library to allow drawing chemical structures directly on the site
Drawing structural formulas is a very common task in chemistry. Simple chemical formulas are often not sufficient, they are ambiguous for pretty much any non-trivial molecule, and structural formulas ...
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First time askers modal
Stipulations
The first time askers modal has two required parts: A sentence about searching for existing answers on the site, and a list of specific actions. These have to stay in place. However, we ...
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Enable mhchem mathjax extension
Mathjax 2.0 supports the mhchem extension. Could we enable it? It will save us lots of time in typesetting chemical formulae.
How to enable the extension
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Why are there no migrations paths to Physics.SE, Math.SE, etc.?
When flagging for migration to another SE network, the only option I get is chemistry.meta.stackexchange.com. Why are other SE networks not shown here, like Physics.SE (many questions fit there better ...
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Additions to MathJax/mhchem: Cancel, Broken Arrows; SI units
I think sometimes it is necessary to show, that a reaction does not take place, therefore a broken arrow would be a nice thing to have. I played a little in the sandbox and found a somewhat working ...
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Reasoning or commenting before downvoting
Would it be better if we make necessary for a member to comment/reason along with downvoting?
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Can we change the contrast of questions which have at least one of our favourite tags?
My question is just simple and that is only common sense for me, we can choose favourite tags and I think the goal is to rise the questions we can answer, at least, and the questions which can ...
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Integrate a tool for drawing structural formulas
Based on my previous meta post looking for suitable tools, I propose to add the ChemDoodle Web Components for drawing structural formulas to the site.
From the alternatives I've looked at, this seems ...
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Design request - Can I please have the visited questions in a different color?
I thought I wouldn't like the new design, but what I can I say? I looove it! And I'm not gotta grow tired of it this soon. But...There's something that bothers me.
I'm used to sleeping every night. (...
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