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b_illin
09-30-2008, 07:54 PM
I think this only happens when I quote someone or possibly it only happens here and there, but sometimes when I am about to post and I click the mouse indicator/cursor so I can start from the top left...but the little flashing line is not there so I have no idea where I will start writing when I type letters. Does that make sense? I have no idea where I am on the page....if I try to go back by hitting the (Left arrow) key, I can't see where I am in the text I wrote. It's weird

Hopefully someone else has had this problem and can describe it better than I!
Hawkeye
09-30-2008, 08:09 PM
I think this only happens when I quote someone or possibly it only happens here and there, but sometimes when I am about to post and I click the mouse indicator/cursor so I can start from the top left...but the little flashing line is not there so I have no idea where I will start writing when I type letters. Does that make sense? I have no idea where I am on the page....if I try to go back by hitting the (Left arrow) key, I can't see where I am in the text I wrote. It's weird

Hopefully someone else has had this problem and can describe it better than I!

Happens to me too lately... usually when I quote and sometimes when I just reply.

Try refreshing the page a few times, that usually does it for me... Its a drag, but it works
looch17
09-30-2008, 08:21 PM
Happens to me too lately... usually when I quote and sometimes when I just reply.

Try refreshing the page a few times, that usually does it for me... Its a drag, but it worksDitto.
Spartan
09-30-2008, 10:53 PM
I get it too. I think it has to do with FF3 as well.
Hamsterkill
10-01-2008, 12:44 AM
Sounds like another description of this problem?: http://forums.hockeyinformer.com/showthread.php?t=53164
keyboard
10-01-2008, 07:27 AM
Yeah, I've had this issue. A quick way around it is hitting the A/A icon (formatting) on the far right and switching to HTML mode.
b_illin
10-04-2008, 04:09 PM
Refreshing or hitting that AA button doesn't seem to help - this is becoming really fucking annoying!
Skate or Die
10-05-2008, 11:54 AM
Tell me about it. As said above, I think it's firefox 3.
looch17
10-05-2008, 12:04 PM
Tell me about it. As said above, I think it's firefox 3.Yeah thats what I am thinking too. Ever since I have had it the Reply page loads slow too. Not sure if thats just a matter of FF catching up to sites or its something FF users will have to deal with?
Hawkeye
10-05-2008, 12:36 PM
Yeah thats what I am thinking too. Ever since I have had it the Reply page loads slow too. Not sure if thats just a matter of FF catching up to sites or its something FF users will have to deal with?

I'm still not sure if its FF3. I post on a numerous boards and this is the only one where I encounter this. Odd.
heliosj
10-05-2008, 01:46 PM
We're a little behind on our vBulletin updates. I'm trying to get it done in the next few weeks.. in the mean time, if the upgrade will solve it, hang in there, we'll get it fixed.

Otherwise, I have no friggin idea what it could be- - it's not happening to me in Firefox 3.
fuji9991
10-06-2008, 08:24 PM
I thought it was just me.
heliosj
10-07-2008, 07:45 AM
Which theme are you guys using? (Check the lower left hand corner of the page)...

And if you're not using Metallic, try that and see if the problem remains.
Spartan
10-07-2008, 08:48 AM
I use Metallic and have this problem too.
heliosj
10-07-2008, 08:48 AM
Well, in your case, it must be operator error.
heliosj
10-07-2008, 08:49 AM
http://forums.hockeyinformer.com/profile.php?do=editoptions

All the way at the bottom, what do you have your editor set to?
Spartan
10-07-2008, 08:58 AM
Well, in your case, it must be operator error.True, "it's a poor craftsman that blames his tools."

http://forums.hockeyinformer.com/profile.php?do=editoptions

All the way at the bottom, what do you have your editor set to?Enhanced
b_illin
10-07-2008, 10:50 AM
I'm 'Default vBulletin'
Hawkeye
10-07-2008, 11:08 AM
enhanced interface for me
looch17
10-07-2008, 11:41 AM
I use the Metallic theme and the Enhanced interface.
Hamsterkill
10-07-2008, 01:41 PM
Metallic and Enhanced here too.
keyboard
10-07-2008, 01:43 PM
I switched to standard and that solved it. I know HTML so this isn't an issue, but I could see it being one for those who don't.
b_illin
10-07-2008, 02:50 PM
What's the enhanced interface option? Don;t know what it is or where to change it...
Hawkeye
10-07-2008, 03:19 PM
What's the enhanced interface option? Don;t know what it is or where to change it...

Check Jeff's link about 5-6 posts up... its in your settings
b_illin
10-17-2008, 09:13 AM
Check Jeff's link about 5-6 posts up... its in your settings


Ok (it happened for this post btw), I am using full wys?????? edit mode - should I not be?
keyboard
10-17-2008, 01:33 PM
I went to the Standard one, so everything is in HTML. It fixes the issue.
Hamsterkill
11-16-2008, 06:16 PM
Not sure if this applies here, but I got bored so I decided to look around and see if it was just us with the problem (turns out, it's not just us). Solutions are few though, apart from kam's workaround or maybe a vBulletin upgrade.

But I did find this. Not sure if this helps, Jeff, but I thought I'd post it in case.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1616733&postcount=18

Also not sure if this helps or even if it's a reliable reproduction. But Phillyjammer's post here is one that I cannot quote without this problem.
http://forums.hockeyinformer.com/showpost.php?p=632588&postcount=13
phaneuf6
11-16-2008, 07:30 PM
I hate kam's solution but its the easiest way. I don't like not seeing the bolded words in bold etc
looch17
11-16-2008, 08:01 PM
I hate kam's solution but its the easiest way. I don't like not seeing the bolded words in bold etcYeah that bothered me too so I just went back to the way that it was.
keyboard
11-17-2008, 01:26 PM
I hate kam's solution but its the easiest way. I don't like not seeing the bolded words in bold etcWell, if there is a post with a lot of formatting or you plan on doing a lot of formatting, just hit the A/A button on the top right and it switches to advanced mode, and it works.
Hamsterkill
11-17-2008, 03:11 PM
Well, if there is a post with a lot of formatting or you plan on doing a lot of formatting, just hit the A/A button on the top right and it switches to advanced mode, and it works.

Well, not the posts where the problem happens. I just do the reverse. I keep it in WYSIWYG mode and switch if I come across a problem post.
keyboard
11-17-2008, 04:14 PM
Well, not the posts where the problem happens. I just do the reverse. I keep it in WYSIWYG mode and switch if I come across a problem post.For me every reply resulted in no cursor, so I have to keep it in Standard and only switch when necessary.