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Site & Board Matters => About This Site => Topic started by: Robcat on June 21, 2011, 10:58:08 pm
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Just spent 15-20 min writing a reply to a post in another topic, hit "post" and it disappeared. I apparently had timed out during my (I know) somewhat lengthy writing process. Is that the cause or is something else going on? Anything to prevent this? I know, write faster ;), but I was working on the OP's image to try to answer his question. Rob P
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Just hit the "back" key which should take you to the post. Copy it and then log back in, pasting the response.
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Ha, I got that just minutes ago as well. Taught me a lesson for thinking too much about what I was writing.
As mentioned, backspacing usually returns you to your missive. And I always copy my text before so much as clicking "Preview."
But that's nothing compared to this miserable new keyboard that has a button or some easily-fumbled-into key combination that simply closes the browser without asking, and I don't know what it is!
And I just got the darned time-out AGAIN! Once it's tasted blood, there's no stopping it.
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Refresh the page... it will be posted.
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In windows hit "ctrl"+A and the "ctrl"+C before you post.
Even if all the backspacing etc. doesn't work you still got the post on your clipboard.
Don't know what the sequence on a MAC is, but probably very similar
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An associated problem is the tiny space within which the post has to be written; once the message gets below the line, seeing where you are, what you're saying, correcting or anything else is impossible. The solution? Write in Word or something, and then copy/post.
Rob C
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An associated problem is the tiny space within which the post has to be written; once the message gets below the line, seeing where you are, what you're saying, correcting or anything else is impossible. The solution? Write in Word or something, and then copy/post.
It's not the LL Forum's fault, it is an issue with Win 7 and IE. On my XP desktop in the Office, the text scrolls smoothly however much you type.
John
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You obviously don't know that there is a hidden censor in the forum software. If it doesn't like what it sees it automatically junks the post. ;)
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It's not the LL Forum's fault, it is an issue with Win 7 and IE. On my XP desktop in the Office, the text scrolls smoothly however much you type.
John
If that's the case, you can add Vista to the list.
Rob C
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An associated problem is the tiny space within which the post has to be written; once the message gets below the line, seeing where you are, what you're saying, correcting or anything else is impossible. The solution? Write in Word or something, and then copy/post.
Don't get that with Vista + Firefox, it creates a vertical scroll bar when I effuse myself out of the box. And Firefox has a built in spell-checker.
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Didn't think of the "back" button.
Think I will work in Word if I have anything involved.
Good ideas, all. Thanks.
Rob P
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An associated problem is the tiny space within which the post has to be written; once the message gets below the line, seeing where you are, what you're saying, correcting or anything else is impossible. The solution? Write in Word or something, and then copy/post.
Rob C
Type a word - any word - and hit preview and you will have plenty of space to finish your post. ; Or you can just try and be brief? :D
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Type a word - any word - and hit preview and you will have plenty of space to finish your post. ; Or you can just try and be brief? :D
Any more brief than I already am and there's be nothing to post! Maybe that's what finally happened to Dark Penguin? Vanished into his own one-liners? He used to be fun, nice sense of humour - sorry he disappeared.
Rob C
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Any more brief than I already am and there's be nothing to post!...
You can always try "+1" :)
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(For those that can't figure it out, that means "ditto." One fewer keystrole than "+1."
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Why bother with " when ' would work as well (one less key to hold down)!
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We have we been neglecting such handsome uni-symbols as...
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^
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Ω
♥
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all of which strike me as being pregnant with something almost like meaning.