From d416b0cebee888d74290c4526731303df8b5cb0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pushytoxin Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2021 12:45:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Etherpad docs: Padname length bug Warn users of the known bug https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-dimension/issues/395 --- docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md b/docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md index af1a9c7d..e5533e71 100644 --- a/docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md +++ b/docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md @@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ The Dimension administrator users can configure the default URL template. The Di If you wish to disable the Etherpad chat button, you can do it by appending `?showChat=false` to the end of the pad URL, or the template. Example: `https://dimension./etherpad/p/$roomId_$padName?showChat=false` + +## Known issues + +If your Etherpad widget fails to load, this might be due to Dimension generating a Pad name so long, the Etherpad app rejects it. +`$roomId_$padName` can end up being longer than 50 characters. You can avoid having this problem by altering the template so it only contains the three word random identifier `$padName`.