Advice on Using Word Processor for Creating Posts

The Gobledegook issue is a long running one on forums.

You may find that Notepad is better for forum posts as I works in Plain text mode

A colleague of mine on one of the technical forums I moderate is in the process of creating a free off-line editor for forum posts - when this is ready I will post links on the forums here for anyone who is interested 

Hi

Its all very strange im running IE

Yes, it is strange.

Both Shane and I run IE and have no gobbledygook problems.

Hi everyone

Like most people here, I post my text in Word before I post on here (if there is a lot of it)  I use Mozilla Firefox  (like TJ) along with Vista

• The benefits of using Word are that there is a spell check to use and pick up any mistakes before posting on here.  I have eyesight problems, and needing an operation now.  Do not see things properly at times

• It prevents any lost information occurring from happening if the RSPB forum decides to throw me out for no reason 

• A test text to show the additional text when copy and paste is used via Word.  The same thing happens with 'separate' URL links if copied and paste is use

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Hello its me - testing, testing....

.....to show the problem text that appears on the screen. 

• I have been told by the mods that using software such as 'Notepad' is supposed to eradicate the 'problem text'.  My instruction was type the text into Word, and copy into Notepad, copy from Notepad onto the RSPB.  This does not work either in my case.

• I use other Forums a lot, and most of what I type is used over and over again ie my holiday reports.  When I use copy/past same text of my own making from another Forum or use URL links there is not problem with the text at all (strange one).  So copying text from another Forum to here stops the 'problem text' from occurring.

• Another thing I do at this moment in time is just before I post on the RSPB Forum,  I hit the copy button in Edit on top of the screen (so the text is saved to the Clipboard).  If the post fails and i am thrown out  of the RSPB Forum - I simply go back into the RSPB Forum - and paste the same text all over again (as long as I do not log out of my PC)

I really hope this is sorted as it spoils the Forum a bit and all the effort we put in to making our posts informative are spoilt by this glitch.  People notice it, and comment why it happens and there is no answer to it

Regards

Kathy and Dave

Try this

Right click on the forum page, select view page source.

you will see by the post with gibberish on extra <p> tags and an MSO class this is where the error comes in

the mso class is what the gibberish is, it was used by older browsers to confirm its identity in this instance it pretending to be IE4 or higher....

so update your browsers :)

also some forum software requires certain browser versions which is why this info is there

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This is me testing on Firefox, copied and pasted from office 2000 Word

EDIT : Yes! Gobbledygook on Firefox - but not on IE

hi Mjay

I checked out what you have typed here, and yes i know that gibberish on the screen

Can I ask a silly question 'how do you update your browser'?

............and is it  'older' version of the browser that is the problem?

Regards

Kathy and Dave

Hi- I'm obviously a Luddite because I type direct into the reply box. I admit I do a copy paste on long posta in case it doesnt get through so I can just re-try later.

If it's really long and convoluted I post in sections and use the edit facility to add extra paragraphs each time :)

S

As previously mentioned, I also type a direct reply but if it's long, I copy the text before posting just in case!! Then I just need to paste it back if necessary.... but sometimes I forget! Lol!