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Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 7:15 am    Post subject: Problem with long replies Reply with quote
    

Is it just me or is anyone else having problems typing a long reply. If the text is more that the size of the message dialogue box I get the scoll bar at the side as normal but every time I type a letter I only get to see the message box, not what I am typing lower down. I can't delete anything below the message box as it immediately jumps back up and highlights the bottom line of mesage box not the bottom line of the whole message. Does that make sense?

Mary-Jane



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 7:17 am    Post subject: Re: Problem with long replies Reply with quote
    

Green Rosie wrote:
Is it just me or is anyone else having problems typing a long reply. If the text is more that the size of the message dialogue box I get the scoll bar at the side as normal but every time I type a letter I only get to see the message box, not what I am typing lower down. I can't delete anything below the message box as it immediately jumps back up and highlights the bottom line of mesage box not the bottom line of the whole message. Does that make sense?


Aha - now I'm having exactly the same problem Rosie...plus 'wobbling' on certain buttons.

Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 7:18 am    Post subject: Re: Problem with long replies Reply with quote
    

Mary-Jane wrote:
Green Rosie wrote:
Is it just me or is anyone else having problems typing a long reply. If the text is more that the size of the message dialogue box I get the scoll bar at the side as normal but every time I type a letter I only get to see the message box, not what I am typing lower down. I can't delete anything below the message box as it immediately jumps back up and highlights the bottom line of mesage box not the bottom line of the whole message. Does that make sense?


Aha - now I'm having exactly the same problem Rosie...plus 'wobbling' on certain buttons.


I've got the wobbles too

Barefoot Andrew
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 7:34 am    Post subject: Re: Problem with long replies Reply with quote
    

Green Rosie wrote:
I've got the wobbles too


Hmm, that's interesting. I'll have a ponder, and will come back later. I may have questions
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Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 7:35 am    Post subject: Re: Problem with long replies Reply with quote
    

Barefoot Andrew wrote:
Green Rosie wrote:
I've got the wobbles too


Hmm, that's interesting. I'll have a ponder, and will come back later. I may have questions
A.


OH wants the computer now - I'll pop back later

jema
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Has anything changed? I have just tweaked the DOCTYPE.

vegplot



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Are you using IE8? I've noticed this behaviour in DS reply boxes when the textual content extend beyond the box.

Edit. I've only noticed it happening on DS.

vegplot



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 8:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

jema wrote:
Has anything changed? I have just tweaked the DOCTYPE.


That's a lot better.

No, I take it back it.

Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 8:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The wobbles have gone but I'm still having problems on long replies. I'm on IE8.

Silas



Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: Staffordshire
PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 8:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

You could always type it into word then cut and paste - you can spell check then as well!

Barefoot Andrew
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Don't know about IEx, but Firefox will spell check for you in text boxes if have a dictionary add-in loaded.
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jema
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 8:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

https://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/34268172/ie-8-bug-text-field-scro.aspx

vegplot



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 9:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Try clicking Compatibility View. This is the icon to the immediate left of the address bar, it looks like two halves of a torn page.

For more information on Compatibility View

vegplot



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 9:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Silas wrote:
You could always type it into word then cut and paste - you can spell check then as well!


Unwise to copy text from word especially of the text box is HTML aware, better to copy and paste from a plain text editor such as Notepad for instance. For spell checking capability in IE download and install IE7Pro

Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 09 12:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

vegplot wrote:
Try clicking Compatibility View. This is the icon to the immediate left of the address bar, it looks like two halves of a torn page.

For more information on Compatibility View


I think that works - hang on a mo' I'll just scroll down ........

















Yep - No probs. Thank you clever IT person

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