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Forum FAQs, maintenance, how-to help => Forum FAQs and problem solving => Topic started by: Walter Runck on February 12, 2011, 08:43:52 AM

Title: Editing pane pain
Post by: Walter Runck on February 12, 2011, 08:43:52 AM
I'm having trouble working in the lower part of the editing pane when replying.  The pane doesn't want to stay on the part of the message I am working on unless it is near the top/beginning, so I end up typing blind and doing a lot of preview or composing offline and then pasting it in (tough technique when quoting or hyperlinking).

Am I doing something wrong, or just a victim of my own windiness?
Title: Re: Editing pane pain
Post by: Chris Johnson on February 12, 2011, 09:11:15 AM
I also have this problem with longer posts.

Do shorter ones!  ;)

What web browser do you use? I am currently on Internet Explorer 7.
Title: Re: Editing pane pain
Post by: Walter Runck on February 12, 2011, 09:33:07 AM
IE 8.  I'm not real computer savvy, so problems like this tend to stump me.

Leaving thoughts stuck in my head is not a good option either.  They tend to fester and rot, leading to all kinds of strange things.
Title: Re: Editing pane pain
Post by: Martin X. Moleski, SJ on February 12, 2011, 09:55:35 AM
Quote from: Walter Runck on February 12, 2011, 09:33:07 AM
IE 8.  I'm not real computer savvy, so problems like this tend to stump me.

As far as I can tell, this is not your fault.

My copy of IE 8 does exactly the same thing.

You have choices:


There are probably other options as well.   ;)
Title: Re: Editing pane pain
Post by: Walter Runck on February 12, 2011, 10:22:43 AM
Quote from: moleski on February 12, 2011, 09:55:35 AM
Quote from: Walter Runck on February 12, 2011, 09:33:07 AM
IE 8.  I'm not real computer savvy, so problems like this tend to stump me.

As far as I can tell, this is not your fault.

My copy of IE 8 does exactly the same thing.

OK, here goes with Firefox

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You have choices:
  • You can carry on as before.

Would prefer to find a better way

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  • You can copy and paste to and from a text editor.


Awkward to insert quotes - like this.

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  • You can download Firefox or Chrome, both of which work OK.

Had Firefox, hadn't thought to try it until your suggestion.

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  • You can buy an Apple computer and use Safari.

Buy one?  I thought it was part of my TIGHAR membership kit?  2011 version of the secret decoder ring!

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  • You can give up on long posts.

Not likely.  They're too cathartic

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There are probably other options as well.   ;)

This will work, thanks.
Title: Re: Editing pane pain
Post by: Martin X. Moleski, SJ on February 12, 2011, 01:04:11 PM
Quote from: Walter Runck on February 12, 2011, 10:22:43 AM
... This will work, thanks.

Great!

I modified your post to fix the alternation of quote/unquote.    8)
Title: Re: Editing pane pain
Post by: Walter Runck on February 12, 2011, 01:48:38 PM
Quote from: moleski on February 12, 2011, 01:04:11 PM
Quote from: Walter Runck on February 12, 2011, 10:22:43 AM
... This will work, thanks.

Great!

I modified your post to fix the alternation of quote/unquote.    8)

Thanks for cleaning that up.  I tried, but got lost and stopped before I wiped out everything.
Title: Re: Editing pane pain
Post by: Martin X. Moleski, SJ on February 12, 2011, 03:20:49 PM
Quote from: Walter Runck on February 12, 2011, 01:48:38 PM
Quote from: moleski on February 12, 2011, 01:04:11 PM
I modified your post to fix the alternation of quote/unquote.    8)

Thanks for cleaning that up.  I tried, but got lost and stopped before I wiped out everything.

It's a tricky business.  It took me quite a while to sort it all out.

I've taken to fixing broken posts without comment if I see a problem with tags.