Problems with edit function

Walt Sherrill · January 25, 2012, 11:53 AM

Over the past week or so, when I go in to make a minor change to a post I've just made, the EDIT mode doesn't show the message that I just entered. (It appears in a flash and then disappears.)

Is there some setting that I've accidentally turned on, or is something else going on.

I tend to make typos when I post, and generally go back in and clean them up when I miss them. Can't do it, right now...

**Mal H** · January 25, 2012, 12:32 PM

I'm 99% certain that will turn out to be a browser problem. Have you changed any pop-up protection parameters? Changed any Java/JavaScript or Ajax parameters?

Can you try a different browser to see if it still fails?

Walt Sherrill · January 25, 2012, 07:03 PM

I've been using Mozilla and have switched to IE for this. No problem this way.

But, that said, I'm not having problems with the same software on other sites.

Strange.

---

I just signed on with Mozilla. In edit mode, the text was missing, again. I looked for different functions. When I clicked the LEFT ARROW, just above the [INSERT IMAGE] icon, above, the text reappeared. (The next to last control in the line of controls starting with the REMOVE TEXT FORMATING symbol in the text box area, above.)

Even more strange.

I know how to get it back -- but not why it went away...

**Mal H** · January 25, 2012, 09:12 PM

Very strange! It's as if your delete key is stuck down for that operation only.

The arrow that brought the text back is the Undo key. See if the Firefox Edit->Undo does the same thing (or Ctrl + z).

Walt Sherrill · January 26, 2012, 08:07 AM

It's a Firefox issue only.

At least I know how to fix it -- but not why it is a continuing issue with this site only. (If it were a Browser issue, you'd expect it to be a problem with other sites that seem to be using the same software. It isn't.)

(I should have hovered over the arrow to see what it's called. I haven't figured out a practical use for the REDO key, yet. <grin>)

**Mal H** · January 26, 2012, 11:30 AM

Have you deleted your Firefox TFL cookie to see if that makes any difference?

**tyme** · January 27, 2012, 10:23 AM

That sounds like a javascript issue.

Do you have any Firefox extensions that might be interfering with, altering, or selectively blocking javascript? Firewall software -- norton, comodo, etc? Anything like that?

If you restart Firefox with addons disabled (it's an option under the help menu), and try logging into tfl and editing a post, does the problem go away?

January 25, 2012, 11:53 AM	#1
Walt Sherrill Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 1999 Location: Winston-Salem, NC USA Posts: 3,707	Problems with edit function Over the past week or so, when I go in to make a minor change to a post I've just made, the EDIT mode doesn't show the message that I just entered. (It appears in a flash and then disappears.) Is there some setting that I've accidentally turned on, or is something else going on. I tend to make typos when I post, and generally go back in and clean them up when I miss them. Can't do it, right now...

January 25, 2012, 07:03 PM	#3
Walt Sherrill Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 1999 Location: Winston-Salem, NC USA Posts: 3,707	I've been using Mozilla and have switched to IE for this. No problem this way. But, that said, I'm not having problems with the same software on other sites. Strange. --- I just signed on with Mozilla. In edit mode, the text was missing, again. I looked for different functions. When I clicked the LEFT ARROW, just above the [INSERT IMAGE] icon, above, the text reappeared. (The next to last control in the line of controls starting with the REMOVE TEXT FORMATING symbol in the text box area, above.) Even more strange. I know how to get it back -- but not why it went away... Last edited by Walt Sherrill; January 25, 2012 at 07:10 PM.

January 27, 2012, 10:23 AM	#7
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Location: Novalis 978-0553586251 Posts: 2,998	That sounds like a javascript issue. Do you have any Firefox extensions that might be interfering with, altering, or selectively blocking javascript? Firewall software -- norton, comodo, etc? Anything like that? If you restart Firefox with addons disabled (it's an option under the help menu), and try logging into tfl and editing a post, does the problem go away? __________________ Proud reseller of little geisha dolls with big heads that wobble. "Want to keep guns out of the hands of felons? Make fewer felons in the first place." --Vanya Last edited by tyme; January 27, 2012 at 10:28 AM.

January 25, 2012, 12:32 PM	#2
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern VA Posts: 14,080	I'm 99% certain that will turn out to be a browser problem. Have you changed any pop-up protection parameters? Changed any Java/JavaScript or Ajax parameters? Can you try a different browser to see if it still fails?

January 25, 2012, 09:12 PM	#4
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern VA Posts: 14,080	Very strange! It's as if your delete key is stuck down for that operation only. The arrow that brought the text back is the Undo key. See if the Firefox Edit->Undo does the same thing (or Ctrl + z).

January 26, 2012, 08:07 AM	#5
Walt Sherrill Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 1999 Location: Winston-Salem, NC USA Posts: 3,707	It's a Firefox issue only. At least I know how to fix it -- but not why it is a continuing issue with this site only. (If it were a Browser issue, you'd expect it to be a problem with other sites that seem to be using the same software. It isn't.) (I should have hovered over the arrow to see what it's called. I haven't figured out a practical use for the REDO key, yet. <grin>)

January 26, 2012, 11:30 AM	#6
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern VA Posts: 14,080	Have you deleted your Firefox TFL cookie to see if that makes any difference?