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Sam Luvit

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Oct 19, 2016
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Ok. JavaScript off.

I don't have any headers to click, so they can’t obstruct, no bold either, so can’t emphasis, obviously no smiley :) either, but I’m guessing I can live without that.
I’m pretty sure @nitram can too

As no drop down appeared after the “@“ that that won’t work either

However. I don’t feel the urge to go rock in a corner right now, so it’s an improvement

Err, silly question, but if it’s working with JarvaScrip off, does that mean there might be a fix, now something has been identified or is that me showing my ignorance of all things IT

EDIT. The @ works after posting, just doesn’t give the quick shortcut. Hmmmm
 

nitram

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Apr 6, 2011
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Err, silly question, but if it’s working with JarvaScrip off, does that mean there might be a fix, now something has been identified or is that me showing my ignorance of all things IT

Javascript gives you all the trimmings, you have disabled these and made the problem go away.

Maybe
  • Your javascript is broken. Unlikely as you have tried multiple browsers.
  • Something is amiss with XenForo's identification of your system, in which case over to developers via TP Admin
 

Sam Luvit

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Oct 19, 2016
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East Sussex
Javascript gives you all the trimmings, you have disabled these and made the problem go away.

Maybe
  • Your javascript is broken. Unlikely as you have tried multiple browsers.
  • Something is amiss with XenForo's identification of your system, in which case over to developers via TP Admin

Thank you @nitram, I do at least feel like a step in the right direction might be happening :)
 

Sam Luvit

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Oct 19, 2016
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East Sussex
@Sam Luvit
Alternatively try leaving javascript on and in
https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/account/preferences
under 'Options' remove tick in 'Use rich text editor....' and click on 'Save changes'
Gets rid of formatting bar but retains flag alerts.
Only affects TP whereas javascript affects all sites unless you found a way in your browser to limit it to TP.

For the moment, when I get frustrated I’ll use Safari with Java off & Firefox with it on, until a fix is found. That way I might notice when it’s fixed :-(
 

Saffie

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Mar 26, 2011
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Near Southampton
@Nirtram @Sam Luvit

Nitram, this is the same problem I’ve been going on about for ages and which you said would be down to the small screen of an iPad. It’s obviously not as other tablets are equally small and don’t appear to be having this problem. It really is frustrating and I often give up posting as it take so long to write a post.

Sam has started another thread on this matter for which I am eternally grateful as it means I am not alone in having this problem. Others are having it too.
Here is Sam’s thread -
https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/threads/new-tp-site-ipad-issues.105302/

It happens when I try to insert or correct a letter within a line of a post I have written. The top bar and it’s dropdown menu overlies the post - which one, depends on where along the line I am tapping the cursor- and there it stays until I can scroll up and delete it at the top. By this time I have invariably left the pageand lost the post, sometimes permanently.

One example is below.
The blue bar is not visible in the screen when typing and the typing line is just above the bottom Chat bar.
 

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nitram

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Apr 6, 2011
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which you said would be down to the small screen of an iPad. It’s obviously not as other tablets are equally small and don’t appear to be having this problem

Not quite, I was suggesting that the software was not responding to some iPad screen sizes (pixels not inches), I am saying some as admin have not been able to replicate the problem(s).

Comparing details specs of those affected with those not affected is the way to go.
 

Saffie

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Mar 26, 2011
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Near Southampton
Right thanks, but Admin don’t appear to have use of a iPad or at least didn’t appear to do so when we were testing.
As Izzy doesn’t appear to get the problem perhaps it has something to do with the particular iPad used.
Mine is an IPad Air 2 of that helps anyone else!

Incidentally, The information at the bottom of that screenshot doesn’t appear on my screen when typing. My script is immediately above the Chat.
 

nitram

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Apr 6, 2011
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Right thanks, but Admin don’t appear to have use of a iPad or at least didn’t appear to do so when we were testing.

Don't know about testing, they do now

@Sam Luvit Can you post a screenshot of what the screen looks like when you run into the problem and one when it's ok? I can't reproduce what you're seeing on our iPad yet. Do the the top bar drop down menus disappear if you click anywhere else on the screen?

<Blue up arrow to see post>
 

Saffie

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Mar 26, 2011
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Near Southampton
Don't know about testing, they do now



<Blue up arrow to see post>
Oh well that’s good. Hopefully that should make it easier to sort it out.
It’s just that when we were testing nobody else seemed to see what I saw!
Mind you, apart from Admin, we were only three most of the time if you discounted all the robots!
 

nitram

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Apr 6, 2011
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we were only three most of the time if you discounted all the robots!

No robots, the site was password protected to keep them out, you had to sign into the site before you could log on.
Current Members' Area is protected by the need to log on to see it.
Put a few quotes from posts into Google, Members' Area is unique in that Google won't find them.
 

Saffie

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Mar 26, 2011
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Near Southampton
No robots, the site was password protected to keep them out, you had to sign into the site before you could log on.
Current Members' Area is protected by the need to log on to see it.
Put a few quotes from posts into Google, Members' Area is unique in that Google won't find them.
Well there are 19 robots on the site at present!
 

Saffie

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Mar 26, 2011
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Near Southampton
I didn't the quoted poster @Sam Luvit did.
Could be either from an invoice or clicking 'about' somewhere or other.

Yes I know it was Sam who posted the details but I just wondered where she found it.
This isn’t helping the issue at all I‘m afraid and I’m getting even more stressed so I’ll leave it for now.