New Forum Software!

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by DavidJames

I agree (!), but as Lynn says, it's nice to have an indicator as to when someone's said something nice about you, so you can thank them. Or ignore them, of course, which is what I do.

Is there some forum ettiquette of thanking people for rep? Cos I don't (unless I'm PMing them about something else). Isn't it sort of the point that you can rep someone with a nice comment without having to have a 'conversation' (not that I don't like conversations via PM, but you know what I mean).

They do make me smile though!

[bigdjiver]

Originally Posted by Lynn

Is there some forum ettiquette of thanking people for rep? Cos I don't (unless I'm PMing them about something else). Isn't it sort of the point that you can rep someone with a nice comment without having to have a 'conversation' (not that I don't like conversations via PM, but you know what I mean).

They do make me smile though!

For me giving rep is a way of saying thank-you. I do not want to hear "Thank-you for saying thank-you." Life is too short.

[David Bailey]

Originally Posted by Lynn

Is there some forum ettiquette of thanking people for rep?

You're asking me?

Anyway, my smilies and editing bar seem to have packed up again (on Mozilla) - I'm sure they were working yesterday...

[drathzel]

anyone know how to set your read receipts permanently yet?

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by DavidJames

You're asking me?

Anyway, my smilies and editing bar seem to have packed up again (on Mozilla) - I'm sure they were working yesterday...

OK - my wysiwyg editor works fine at home, but not on the PC here at work (and don't tell me its because I'm using IE on a PC because I am on both - though almost everyone else at work now has a Mac.)Is there something I need to reset on this PC to get it to work?

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by Lynn

OK - my wysiwyg editor works fine at home, but not on the PC here at work (and don't tell me its because I'm using IE on a PC because I am on both - though almost everyone else at work now has a Mac.)Is there something I need to reset on this PC to get it to work?

And none of the smilies work in standard editor either.

Can I get it to do seperate lines in Standard?

[El Salsero Gringo]

Originally Posted by Lynn

OK - my wysiwyg editor works fine at home, but not on the PC here at work (and don't tell me its because I'm using IE on a PC because I am on both - though almost everyone else at work now has a Mac.)Is there something I need to reset on this PC to get it to work?

Did you try ctrl-F5?

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo

Did you try ctrl-F5?

Yep, tried that yesterday as Franck had suggested it. I just get a little circle on the screen - (as in lettting me know where the cursor is). Any other suggestions?

[El Salsero Gringo]

Originally Posted by Lynn

Yep, tried that yesterday as Franck had suggested it. I just get a little circle on the screen - (as in lettting me know where the cursor is). Any other suggestions?

OK. Well, what should happen when you hit Ctrl-F5 is that the browser dumps its cache (of graphics and everything else) and reloads the current page directly from the web server. So on both Firefox and IE6 (I've just tried it on both) the page goes first blank, then rebuilds bit by bit, much slower than just opening the page in the regular fashion.

If you don't see something like that the procedure hasn't worked, so try it again, or try this: go to another site. choose Tools->Internet Options and choose "Delete files" in the "Temporary Internet Files" panel.

I had the same symptoms as you, and I also didn't think it was a cache issue - until a full cache flush fixed it.

[killingtime]

Originally Posted by Lynn

Yep, tried that yesterday as Franck had suggested it. I just get a little circle on the screen - (as in lettting me know where the cursor is). Any other suggestions?

You've got the Intellisense Intellimouse software on haven't you? Or it could be part of Accessibility now. Anyway that's overriding the browser getting the Ctrl-F5 command and stopping it refreshing the cache.

Your options are:

1. Wait until the cache clears. Maybe take a while; maybe not.
2. Force your cache to clear (in Tools -> Internet Options... -> General -> Temporary Internet Files -> Delete Files...)
3. Turn of Accessibility; Press Ctrl - F5 on the Reply Screen; turn it off again.
4. Something else I can't think of

Edit: Damn it ESG types so fast

[Lynn]

Thanks guys, will try that. I have a new screen, keyboard and mouse (passed on from someone else in the office who has a new Apple laptop now) - but haven't had the software for them loaded (was given the discs yesterday).

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by Lynn

Thanks guys, will try that.

It worked. Thanks.

[Lynn]

Oh - I like the new editing box that opens right in the post you have made!

[Clive Long]

Originally Posted by Franck

Yep, should now be sorted.

The new software has many new features, so feel free to share them with everyone as you discover. Similarly, make sure you pass on any 'odd' behaviour so I can fix it.
If reporting any other problem, make sure you mention which 'Style' i.e. which forum colour you're using.

Ducasi, some of the inline editing features are not working in Safari

Thanks and enjoy the new version,

I find that after I sign on, and go to create a new post, then slect preview or submit post - the software requires me to sign on again.

The original post is "lost" - but I can retrieve the text from the "data entry window" by back-tracking with the browser back button. Don't think this happens every time. Can't pin the problem down more than that I'm afraid.



Clive

[Dreadful Scathe]

Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo

Did you try ctrl-F5?

No, no , no - if its a PC, Alt-F4 works much better!

[under par]

Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe

No, no , no - if its a PC, Alt-F4 works much better!

Ha! Ha! Ha you little tinker smurf!

[LMC]

Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe

No, no , no - if its a PC, Alt-F4 works much better!

Do not do this.

It will delete the entire forum.

And give you zits.

[drathzel]

In the BFG thread Franck mentioned that you can now see the rep you have given underneither the rep you have recieved.... but i cant

[ducasi]

Originally Posted by drathzel

In the BFG thread Franck mentioned that you can now see the rep you have given underneither the rep you have recieved.... but i cant

Works for me... Maybe you're just not repping enough.

[El Salsero Gringo]

Originally Posted by drathzel

In the BFG thread Franck mentioned that you can now see the rep you have given underneither the rep you have recieved.... but i cant

Wouldn't it be interesting if your posts not only displayed your total rep received, but also the total rep points that you'd given out?