I have decided to start this thread for discussing technical issues that come up rather than messing up the other threads.
I guess the first issue seems to be pasting Word text into posting boxes.
Recently we have had three threads lockup up as a result of posts involving Word text.
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Warning about keyboard finger trouble. I just discovered by accident that one could accidentally alter or delete one of one's own posts on the forum. If say, you were, as I was checking a post for spelling, without actually clicking the edit pencil icon. So just reading it and you saw an error and clicked on it absent-mindedly and hit the backspace key, you are taken into edit mode without clicking that pencil. So let's say you were just reading and the cursor was in the text unseen and you touched the backspace, then maybe tried to close the webpage, due to lack of attention, you could end up in trouble
If you were to want to try it, best to do on this thread, then you will know what to watch out for. The original text was rich-formatted.
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I was unable to take part in the 'failed link' discussion of yesterday evening but have just read through the posts.
At 5.49pm Tiger posted a link which, had everyone tried it, should have instantly proved that the glitch was not due to problems with peoples' computers. He doggedly tried three more times with that link throughout the discussions that followed until (hours later) someone did finally click on it and guess what? It worked :)
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So this was an exercise in "How not to do it"
One should at least try soloutions before deciding that they do not work.
posh link test
All for one and one for all.
Ok that worked not sure if I can repeat it though lol
About to see if I remember Posh linking....
Manchester peregrines web-cam
Hope this works....
EDIT: Yes it does :-)
TheBadgerOfLurve said: About to see if I remember Posh linking.... Manchester peregrines web-cam Hope this works.... EDIT: Yes it does :-)
You clearly know how to posh link.
Tiger, I got the link in but could not then add ordinary text before the link. I'll have to write and insert link in a slightly different way.
Here is the next try to get the Manchester Peregrine web-cam link inserted....
EDIT: Had to watch out for extra stuff in the URL box but got there now.
TheBadgerOfLurve said: Tiger, I got the link in but could not then add ordinary text before the link. I'll have to write and insert link in a slightly different way. Here is the next try to get the Manchester Peregrine web-cam link inserted.... EDIT: Had to watch out for extra stuff in the URL box but got there now.
Best to write your text first. Then choose the word or words that you want for the link and highlight them.
Then click your hyperlink icon to open the box. Best to highlight everything in the URL box by drawing the cursor or it. Then paste in the URL you want for a post link.
That was the method I used the second attempt Tiger. Memory a bit rusty as I've not done this since last year.
Now to see if I can post pictures. I'm using the very latest FireFox update..
EDIT: That works although picture a bit large.