Fixing Broken Things: ASCII Symbols & More

[Danger]

Okay, here we go again. I made an error in that post and still couldn't edit it. The border doesn't light up until the button is clicked. I was getting mixed up with the way other things light up just from having the cursor on them.

 

[saltydog]

Got problems editing posts. This is the symptom:

Go to edit the post, make the edit, press "submit", the updated post I see does not reflect the edited change. However, if I go to "quote", and then just go back a page in my web-broser (Mozilla), the screen reflects the change.

Really, I've made two post in the HW and well, I had "typos" and couldn't manage the editing appropriately, that is, before any user or the smallest numer of users got to see it. It's unpleasant.

Hope you guys can fix this soon.

Hey, you guys don't need any help managing software updates do you? I have experience in those matters <insert smiley here that also ain't workin'>

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Press CTRL-F5 in your browser, see if that helps saltydog

Also it appears from other reports that Norton IS messes with some of the javascript here. Anyone using it?

Another thing is to check what your IE security setting is and see if it's too high.

 

[Les Sleeth]

Also it appears from other reports that Norton IS messes with some of the javascript here. Anyone using it?

Another thing is to check what your IE security setting is and see if it's too high.

I am using Norton Systemworks and virus protection, what is Norton IS? I can't edit at all, and can't use the "Fonts," Sizes," etc. buttons when writing my posts.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I am using Norton Systemworks and virus protection, what is Norton IS? I can't edit at all, and can't use the "Fonts," Sizes," etc. buttons when writing my posts.

http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/nis_pe/

What browser are you using?

 

[Les Sleeth]

[urlWhat browser are you using?

IE 5.1.7 for the Mac. I'm also still using OS 9.2 for the Mac. I just turned off all my Norton stuff, and lowered my security level as low as possible, but it doesn't seem to help.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

IE 5.1.7 for the Mac. I'm also still using OS 9.2 for the Mac. I just turned off all my Norton stuff, and lowered my security level as low as possible, but it doesn't seem to help.

Well I'm afraid we might be out of luck. I got a hold of a developer and he wasn't sure if the new AJAX elements in the forum would work with IE on the Mac. They don't seem to support it. He said they test on OSX with Safari.

 

[Moonbear]

Sorry Les and Danger, it looks like IE is the problem. I just opened up IE v. 5.2.3 on OS X and saw exactly what you guys are describing. That's bizarre...when you click the edit button, it's like it turns on a turquoise neon light around it. But then nothing happens. Exactly what Danger described.

I'm afraid you're going to have to bite the bullet and upgrade. I started having problems with IE a while ago, while still on OS 10.2, so have just kept it tucked away for the rare website that won't work properly with Safari. You'll have more and more trouble finding things that support OS 9.x. At this point, the longer you wait, the more you risk nothing being compatible when you finally go ahead and do it. If your machine can handle it, you can jump right from 9.2 to 10.4 without needing to install any of the intermediates (if you're using something less than 9.2, you have to upgrade to at least 9.2 before doing the final upgrade to 10.4).

 

[Les Sleeth]

Sorry Les and Danger, it looks like IE is the problem. . . . I'm afraid you're going to have to bite the bullet and upgrade

No freakin' way. You guys are going to have to suffer my rants and raves without benefit of the 24 hour editing grace period to cool down. If you think what made it through that was bad . . .

And I was just thinking about reincarnating the "Dave" thread too.

 

[JamesU]

les, seriously

 

[Danger]

I'm with Les here. There is no way in the world that I can afford a new computer. I'm on OS 9. I have 9.1 and 9.2 upgrades, but my machine won't take them. I'll just have to live without being able to edit.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Fundraiser time! Bake Sale!

 

[Les Sleeth]

les, seriously

Hmmmmm. I am one of those guys who uses software, but doesn't understand its basis all that much. I just want it to work.

Your link seems only for OS X. My problem is how to make OS 9.2 serve my needs. Have a suggestion? If the solution is there but I didn't get it, please advise.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Hmmmmm. I am one of those guys who uses software, but doesn't understand its basis all that much. I just want it to work.

Your link seems only for OS X. My problem is how to make OS 9.2 serve my needs. Have a suggestion? If the solution is there but I didn't get it, please advise.

Here you go, this is Opera 6 that works on OS9

http://www.opera.com/download/index.dml?platform=mac&ver=6.03

 

[Les Sleeth]

Here you go, this is Opera 6 that works on OS9
http://www.opera.com/download/index.dml?platform=mac&ver=6.03

First, thanks for the help. :!) Second, this is embarrassing, but which US version on the download list is applicable? There are five choices, none of which I recognize.

This is a test . . .

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

First, thanks for the help. :!) Second, this is embarrassing, but which US version on the download list is applicable? There are five choices, none of which I recognize.

Any of them, those are just places where the file exists. Any of them will download quickly.

 

[Les Sleeth]

Any of them, those are just places where the file exists. Any of them will download quickly.

FYI, Opera works for editing; but color, or fonts, or smiley's nor anything else works in the composition area.

Testing . . .

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

FYI, Opera works for editing; but color, or fonts, or smiley's nor anything else works in the composition area.

Oh well, atleast its an improvement Opera is better than IE anyway.

 

[Les Sleeth]

Oh well, atleast its an improvement Opera is better than IE anyway.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Lisa!]

Fundraiser time! Bake Sale!

I'm with you on this 1. You can also ban those of us(included myself) who have problems after upgrading. Just announce what I said and you can see how everyone's problems would be tackled very soon.

 

[saltydog]

Fundraiser time! Bake Sale!

Bout' time you started talking that way. Tell you what Greg, I tried contributing on two occasions and PM'ed both you and Chroot that I was unable to successfully carry out the transaction. After about 3 days or so when neither of your replied to my message, I thought what every other guy including you would think: "well fu*k um' if they don't want my money".

 

[Jeff Ford]

The links don't seem to be working. Everytime I click on one of the texts it takes me to a page that says I don't have permission.

 

[honestrosewater]

I can't see thumbnails (in any forums I've tried) nor does anything happen when I click around where they should be.
The 'quick' edit worked fine before, but now when I'm in quick edit, the save button doesn't do anything. I can go to advanced mode, and that works. Using Firefox 1.0.7

Eh, quick edit works fine now.

 

[Moonbear]

The links don't seem to be working. Everytime I click on one of the texts it takes me to a page that says I don't have permission.

Oh, by the way, your mom called and told us to do that.

Seriously now...what links do you mean? In the "links" directory, or links to outside websites posted in someone's reply, or something else? As much detail as possible on these things really helps speed up the trouble-shooting process.

Speaking of the links directory though...Greg, have you noticed that in both the links directory and journals, if you use the ampersand symbol (&) or quote marks, it changes them to what looks like html code or some such thing? For example, in the Astronomy & Cosmology links, it now reads Astronomy &amp; Cosmology. Greg, so you can see what it's doing in journals, I created a private journal entry and gave you permission to view it (I don't want to clutter up my journal with a test page).

 

[Jeff Ford]

I'm talking about the links directory. Whenever I click on any of the online texts I get a permission error.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I'm talking about the links directory. Whenever I click on any of the online texts I get a permission error.

ok check now

 

[Lisa!]

What have you done, Greg? Now everything's ok! Thank you very much. II used to hate upgrading but now I'm not!

 

[honestrosewater]

I can't see thumbnails (in any forums I've tried) nor does anything happen when I click around where they should be.

Ah, I can just copy them from the source, but is no one else having this problem?

 

[Jeff Ford]

ok check now

Still get no love. Here's the message that's coming up

Jeff Ford, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

 

[quantumdude]

Regarding Journals: quotation marks aren't working there.

When I type:

"stuff"

I see:

&amp;quot;stuff&amp;quot;