Posting Woes

[Warp12]

Jon, there seems to be a problem with the post editor. If I try to make a large post there are problems. When you get to the bottom of the editor and try to add more text you cannot see it...and the scrolling doesn't work during that process either. This is hard to describe, and perhaps it has been mentioned before...but I have been experiencing this for a couple of months I believe.

I am running Windows 7 with IE8.

Has anyone else noticed what I am referring to?

Shane

[Milwaukee Midget]

I, too, have run into that.  What I've found is that I can open up Microsoft Word, construct my response there in a new document, and then cut and paste from Word back into the forum reply screen.

Yeah, it's a work around, but it works.

[Warp12]

I, too, have run into that.  What I've found is that I can open up Microsoft Word, construct my response there in a new document, and then cut and paste from Word back into the forum reply screen.

Yeah, it's a work around, but it works.

That's a good idea for a work around. I noticed another board with the same software is giving me the same issue.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Shane

[Dean Los Angeles]

The other reason for doing a long post in Word is that you can save it. A glitch while you are posting that makes you lose a bunch of work is maddening. Take your time in Word, save often, paste it in the forum, preview, and post!

[Milwaukee Midget]

One other thing - by taking your time and taking the extra step, I find that sometimes it prevents me from posting something stupid.

But only sometimes.

[Elmo Rodge]

One other thing - by taking your time and taking the extra step, I find that sometimes it prevents me from posting something stupid.

But only sometimes.

Not THAT often.  (Rim shot, please)  Wayno

[Stan Back]

Sounds like something I should try.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Shane - please clear up my foggy head.  When you say the "post editor" and "when you get to the bottom of the editor" -- do you mean the blank into which you type your stuff?

I've often typed enough to fill said blank - but it keeps going and going and lets me make longer posts. I'll give it a try here.

By typing and returning the carriage.

Repeatedly.

Over and over again.

'Til I'm out of room on the blank.

Nope, it just clicked down a line and kept giving me more room.

Here again - and now the post is much longer than the blank space that's originally provided.

So -- whaddaya mean?  FWIW -- I use Apple computers with Firefox.  As for the thought of saving a post before losing it -- I've now and then typed a nice long post only to have it farkle when I submit it.  But -- I've learned that I can use the back button on Firefox to go back to the post as it appeared before I clicked to post.  Then -- I copy the post and paste it into a new blank.  That works for me.

Thanks from bringing the issue to light.  Bob (web elf) is on a motorcycle vacation for another week, I think, but I'll make sure he sees this so he can cogitate upon the issue.  And - with him on vacation the count down timer on the front page of the site isn't reset to World Finals.  Sorry.  I guess you're all on your own to figure out how much timeyo've got left to finish the car, bike, truck, or whatever.  TTFN.

[4-barrel Mike]

I almost always do a quick "preview" and proofread. 

EVERY time that I make a change to the text after previewing, I am unable to "post". I  have to save my typed text into the clipboard, back-page, then hit reply again and paste and post the text.

This has been a minor problem for many months and happens on all three of my computers.

Mike

[Moxnix]

I thought the thread was "Posting Ho's" and felt guilty.

[Warp12]

Shane - please clear up my foggy head.  When you say the "post editor" and "when you get to the bottom of the editor" -- do you mean the blank into which you type your stuff?

I've often typed enough to fill said blank - but it keeps going and going and lets me make longer posts. I'll give it a try here.

By typing and returning the carriage.

Repeatedly.

Over and over again.

'Til I'm out of room on the blank.

Nope, it just clicked down a line and kept giving me more room.

Here again - and now the post is much longer than the blank space that's originally provided.

So -- whaddaya mean?  FWIW -- I use Apple computers with Firefox.  As for the thought of saving a post before losing it -- I've now and then typed a nice long post only to have it farkle when I submit it.  But -- I've learned that I can use the back button on Firefox to go back to the post as it appeared before I clicked to post.  Then -- I copy the post and paste it into a new blank.  That works for me.

Thanks from bringing the issue to light.  Bob (web elf) is on a motorcycle vacation for another week, I think, but I'll make sure he sees this so he can cogitate upon the issue.  And - with him on vacation the count down timer on the front page of the site isn't reset to World Finals.  Sorry.  I guess you're all on your own to figure out how much timeyo've got left to finish the car, bike, truck, or whatever.  TTFN.

Here Jon, I made you a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVPPtt51Qrc

It was very hard to even type this reply due to this issue!

Shane

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Thanks -- but there's too much going on here at Kudos Laser right now - so I'll watch it at the house tonight.  Again -- thank you very much for your fructification.

[38flattie]

Has anyone else ceased to get PM notifications, and/or notice of new posts on suscribed threads? All of a sudden, I quit receiving them about a month ago or so.

[maguromic]

PM's stopped for me as well about a month ago.  If I don't look when I log in, they can go unanswered. Tony

[Elmo Rodge]

Me too. It's OK. I learned how to look for them. Wayno