Version filter resets when you change pages

This is probably a duplicate of http://drupal.org/node/83727 but since the scenario is a little different, I'll leave it open for confirmation.

no, these are actually completely unrelated bugs, and should remain separate issues.
in my work for the new releases sytem, trying to get the module browsing pages to work, i ran into this bug again. however, i now understand the code a lot better. ;) so, hopefully i'll be able to resolve this with a little extra help from nedjo as soon as the new release system is live.

in doing the D5 port, inspired by the attempt AjK made at fixing this problem, i got it working correctly. ;) here's a patch for 4.7.x-1.x.

and here's the one for 4.7.x-2.*. this is actually more important to fix (since it's what's running on d.o) so i'm moving the version of this issue to match.

the version of this fix for HEAD is already included in my latest patch in http://drupal.org/node/99759.

FYI: this patch is now installed on scratch.drupal.org if you want to test it out there. e.g.:
- http://scratch.drupal.org/project/Modules
- change the Filter by Drupal Core compatibility value and hit 'go'
- switch tabs or click on other categories, etc.

oh, this patch isn't on s.d.o anymore, since that's now running the latest HEAD code: http://drupal.org/node/105004

Just curious, but given the relative importance of this feature ALWAYS WORKING at the main drupal.org site, any chance the patch could be applied to the production site, assuming the 5.0 version isn't imminent (like, today)?

;) Just really annoying, since we can't organize by date and* expand the page to fit all the projects for, say, drupal 5.0.

yeah, i know how you feel. ;) which is why it can be so annoying when people don't review and test my patches to fix stuff like this for days/weeks/months on end. :(

anyway, i just committed a slightly modified version of the previous patch (which avoids an unnecessary redirect) to the DRUPAL-4-7--2 branch, and installed it on d.o. all working nicely now.

enjoy,
-derek

apparently, this doesn't work if you're anonymous, only once you log in. :(

how about this:

- for anonymous users, the selector is disabled (set to the default value) and it prints "You must login or register to modify the filter." (with links).
- we make the default filter [all] on d.o.

should hold us over until we implement http://drupal.org/node/107813 (assuming we're ready for the link rot that might entail).

now installed on http://scratch.drupal.org/project/Modules

RTBC?

better patch:
- uses l() not url()
- removes a line of dead code
- reorganizes to be more clear

committed to HEAD (back-ported to DRUPAL-4-7--2) and installed on d.o.
YAY ... fixed at last!