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Just wondering if I am the only one in Forum plagued by a horrible display problem. Seems it doesn't matter where I write in Forum, always in edit mode all the text at the last 1/3 of any line will visibly repeat itself at the start of next line. So what I see is a constant stream of truncated sentence bits injected throughout everything.

But they don't exist. If I place cursor to begin deletion of that repetitive portion and do a single back space, that whole repeated part instantly disappears. It also instantly disappears if I try to select the duplicated part.

The other problem is placing the cursor. It never inserts where my mouse pointer indicates, but always one space to the side.

Seems to me it is actually Forum doing this. But not sure... maybe Casper has returned! :D


As a quick clarification of what I see in edit mode - using very short line length to make this simple - might be:

One day I decided to do a Forum post and noticed
and noticed there was a problem with my edit display
my edit display so I did a different Forum post to try
post to try and find out why.


It makes it a bit frustrating to edit (or even read properly to decide what to edit) but I have actually lived with it so long I believe my eyes have totally adjusted to it. Still, it's pretty weird. Only happens in Forum. Thank goodness my compositions in Word Doc, Outlook and anything else including chat on other web sites all normal.

"Casper, where are u?"
 
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I would assume that it is not related to forum, but to your browser or so. At least i have no such poblem.

Well, that's very good for you as I imagine if you did have same problem you trying to edit any math line you may have written could prove very interesting!

I reach Forum via the AoD link in my favourites. Google Advanced is my home page. Not sure what my browser is. Hell, I'm not sure about this laptop!

Maybe Santa will be nice and get me a new one - a bit bigger would be good too.

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EDIT: Checking, I see Internet Explorer is my browser. But I got checked "program you want Internet Explorer to use for editing HTML files" as use Microsoft Office Frontpage.

Well Frontpage (FP) is a completely prehistoric fossil relic that Microsoft stopped supporting about 2003. It's only in my computer cause needed to edit my nearly similarly prehistoric website still using FP extensions.

Anyway now changed default so Internet Explorer will use other program as regards editing HTML files.

CORRECTION: But has not fixed it.

Maybe Santa should bring me an IT Manager.
 
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I have this problem too Commander. I use an older version of internet explorer. Using preview post in advanced replies is helpful but not a solution. I could try to switch to firefox and see if this problem goes away.
 

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Commander and Magoo, I use Firefox and can tell you that it both works very well (it's similar enough to I.Explorer but a lot better) and that I've never had such issues as those you've mentioned. You could try installing it and see if the problem disappears.
 

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Thanks Titan, I will try Firefox
 

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I have this problem too Commander. I use an older version of internet explorer. Using preview post in advanced replies is helpful but not a solution. I could try to switch to firefox and see if this problem goes away.

Can't tell you how personally relieving it is for me to know that Casper has more friends than just me! :D
 

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I'd recommend switching to a browser such as Google Chrome.

Commander and Magoo, I use Firefox and can tell you that it both works very well (it's similar enough to I.Explorer but a lot better) and that I've never had such issues as those you've mentioned. You could try installing it and see if the problem disappears.

Sounds good. Google Chrome or Firefox ... or anything that Casper won't make his new home! :D

EDIT: And I thought my mention of Casper might probably be deemed silly until I just now read the message about "Forum Maintenance with Short Notice" coming soon. Sometimes I still think back to the interesting Casper discussion I launched about 2 years ago. Well, fortunately, I'm not a computer expert and so can enjoy my cyber fantasies! More practically, maybe I just testing I can still post, and confirm it seems to be working.
 
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I have this problem when using Internet Explorer 9.08...(which must be reasonably up to date) but I think only when I use advanced reply. Also just confirming that this problem doesn't exist when using Firefox. So another Microsoft software problem.
 

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I have this problem when using Internet Explorer 9.08...(which must be reasonably up to date) but I think only when I use advanced reply. Also just confirming that this problem doesn't exist when using Firefox. So another Microsoft software problem.

Yes, Firefox fixed everything. I am awe struck by how nice Forum displays now! :D