We've had reports that the eye icon -- -- doesn't show up after someone goes through the outline naming process. So I'm doing a review of the code, and changing the sequence in which things are done to make the command more reliable.

New defensive driving techniques

• If the user switches tabs while the outline is being named, we now apply the name to the correct outline.

• If the server returns the name undefined, we put up an error dialog and the outline is not named. Previously we would go ahead and set the link to http://undefined/ with predictably bad results.

• We get the public URL for the outline before displaying the dialog. So we know before-hand that it worked. It's possible this is where it's failing for people. Previously it was done as the first step after the user clicks on OK or presses Return.

• We explicitly refresh the display of the icon chain after allocating the name.

What it means that the eye didn't show up

• If you look in the OPML for an outline with a name, you'll see a <link> element in the head section of the document.

• The link element points to the home page of the outline when viewed through the web.

• If the outline's name is blue, the link is http://blue.smallpict.com/.

• Simply, if the link element is there the eye icon will show up, and if it's not there, it's because there is no link element in the OPML file.