Post your tech glitches, errors, issues, etc. here.

otter

I got your PM, Marple. 

[Deleted my comment about misdirection of "Recent Post" links because it was redundant. I do think I was able to go directly to a specific member's "Recent Post," though -- rather than the opening post or the last one I read -- prior to the format change.  Doesn't work that way anymore, though.]

otter

bdavis

Bullets don't work either.

o2bhealthy

sometimes when I go my my favorites and opena thread it takes me to the bottom of the thread, not where I left off reading...it is hard for me to remember were I left off

lago

Susan I wouldn't mind if it brought me to the page where the post was located like the old fourm. It does not. It brings me to the very 1st page in the thread or, if I've visted the thread before it brings me to the page I last visited (usually the last).

otter

Mine currently does what lago's does:  opening post if it's a thread I've never visited, or the last post I read on that thread if it's a thread I've been following. It should take me to the post made by the person who's "Recent Post" link I've clicked.  I am 95% sure that's what it used to do.

Why does the bold-faced font setting work, but italics doesn't (don't?)?  Italics worked earlier this week.  I guess we need to use *asterisks*, like on FB.

otter

Moderators

A few updates (and a test of bullets):

• Top/Bottom for Macs: If you don't have working Top/Bottom arrows, the Mac equivalent of Home and End keys is Command plus the Up or Down cursor key. Please don't hate it for being a work-around while we try to get the arrows working for everyone. 
• LuvRVing: What error message do you see when you try to upload a new picture?
• voraciousreader and her sore digit: We continue to look at improvements!
• About PMs: If you reply to a PM that another member initiated, that doesn't have to go through their Profile page, or having to add them to your Fave Members.
• Quote button: We're not looking at adding that new function at this time.

We haven't answered every report, but they have ALL been reviewed and new issues reported.
::: adding "bullets don't work" to the list :::

(Edited to add the results of the bullets test.)

Anonymous

Hmmmm... I swear it used to always do that for me.  I remember having to note the "date" if I wanted to find the specific post so I could get  in the ballpark.

"voracious reader and her sore digit" 

voraciousreader

Mods...My pointer wants me to say, "Thank you!"

LuvRVing

Mods - the message is "is not included in the list" for any picture I have tried taken after the upgrade.

riley702

bdavis "Bullets don't work either."

Cracking up here, because my initial reaction was that you were making a joke about shooting the monitor, and dryly reporting that that didn't solve the problem, either. I snerked and went on, only to realize you were talking about bullet-point lists when the mod responded. Ay-yi-yi, I'm going to blame chemo brain for that one.

sheila888

Ladies please someone help me.

I can't stay logged in...even after checking the box

Any suggestions......

Thank You

Moderators

LuvRVing, that sounds as though your new avatar is in a file format that's not supported (like .tiff or .bmp, .pdf and so on). Can you save your new avatar as a .jpg and try it that way?

sheila888, checking on the staying-logged-in situation!

riley702, we're willing to believe that some might have resorted to bullets too!

1Athena1

Here is a problem I have on my android phone but not on my windows IExplorer desktop:

When I am in a forum, like this one, and I want to refresh the thread by pressing on the thread name, or go to the forum, I can't - on my mobile, both forum an thread are not linkies. I have to go to the previous screen. Rather onerous.

Also, on Windowns desktop, clicking "Back to top" still has no effect. "Jump to Bottom" works fine.

Mods, my previous beef was with your rather cavalier attitude, but I do appreciate the updates and the thawing atmosphere generally. I also notice that forum titles are more prominent in "Active Topics" so mis-postings to Stage IVmay be less likely. We shell see.

bdavis

Riley.. I should have put my notation in sentence form.. sorry to confuse you...

Mods.. is there an explanation for the problem with clicking on someone else's posts an dit not taking you to their post, but rather to the top of the thread?? I know it used to work.

Moderators

bdavis, sorry we don't have an answer on that for you right now, but the question and reports about what's happening have been added to the technical queue.

bdavis

Thank you.

LuvRVing

Mods - these are most definitely .jpg files taken with a Canon SX40 and transferred directly from the storage card to my Picture Library on my hard drive.  The resolution is 4000 x 2248.  And the file size is 1.99 mb.  I have posted them in a Blogger blog with no problems.  They load into Picasaweb just fine. 

LuvRVing

By the way, here's the picture from my Facebook page...no problem there.

Moderators

LuvRVing, aha! Looks like it could be a file size thing.

From the site Help info:  "We ask that you keep your images relatively small. As a rule, please do not exceed 125 x 300 pixels and/or 35kb for your avatar image."

LuvRVing

Well, my current avatar came from a 1.08 mb file.  I'll try downsizing the picture and see if it will load.

Edited to add:  Smaller size worked.  I never read that Help section because I never had a problem with any prior picture.  Perhaps there is now a hard-coded upper limit for avatar sizes.

otter

Mods, it probably seems like a royal PITA to have to come back here and tell us what you're doing in response to our reports, but I sure do appreciate the feedback.  Thanks!

otter

lago

I agree with Otter. Thanks Mods. Granted I don't need updates, I'll watch for them.

BTW everyone remember some of these changes take time to figure out. The coders don't want to fix one thing then create a new problem. It can get tricky.

whippetmom

One thing I have noticed:

At least once a day, on my Breast Implant Sizing 101 thread, I need to refer back to a post someone made to the thread days or even weeks earlier, in order to refresh my memory about their statistics or status.  So with the old format, I would click on their name, see a list of their posts, and find the one I needed.  That click would take me back to the page of that older post.  But with the new format, this does not work, and clicking on an older post only takes me right back to the current and most recent post to the thread.  It never takes me to the post made by that individual. Is this something which can be fixed?  I hope.....

Thank you moderators!

Deborah

Moderators

whippetmom, while we're hoping for a solution for having this work from within the profile, there is a sort of work-around that can help. (Again everyone, please don't hurt us 'cause it's not a full solution yet!)

Instead of clicking on the profile of the member whose posts you want to find, look for them under Search, typing their name into the Search by Member Name field. You can also add keyword(s) in the appropriate field to further narrow the search, and choose the Category/Forum and time period too. 

The results when you click Search show more text AND when you click on the one/s you want to check, will take you right to the specific post on the page. Sounds like a more labor-intensive process, but it really does work well. Give it a try!

nowheregirl

Mods, is using "Search" instead of looking at the profile a temporary solution in order for us to see someone's posting history? Or will we NOT be able to see the entire content of member's latest posts anymore like we did on their profile page before the change? I know I am a minority but I get a lot of PM's from those I don't know at all. So being able to see what they have posted lately is crucial to me. Not some text but the entire content of the latest few posts.

Moderators

nowheregirl, we don't yet know what the end result will be, and just posted this work-around (not a new thing; it's been there all along) as a way to find the info. Search will show you all of a member's posts, but you will have to click on each to see the full text.

pteney

Hi Mods,

I don't mind clicking to read a full post, it's just that it doesn't take you to the post -- you have to find it (but you can look at the time it was posted by the link to help...).  I really liked being able to just read the post, but could the link take you to actual post instead?  Otherwise, i'm getting along fine on new site.  Thanks for all your hard work!

Patti

chrissyb

Hi Mods, just tried to copy/paste but was unable to. I was asked by a non stage IV member to pass on some info and wanted to copy/paste what she had written rather than have to retype it but had no luck in doining that either by having a second window open nor from one thread to another.

I run Windows XP and have down loaded and now use chrome so I use a lot of the new bits that would not work in IE8.

 Thanks.  Chrissy 

Moderators

Adding these to our list of the day 

sheila888

chrissy....i know what you are saying.....I have the same problem and found the solution

If you try a second time just click PASTE  then it's working....PM me if any questions....