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Alli

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Are you going to ad back the quick reply, or will we continue to have to click reply to get to the quick reply box...which makes it not such a quick reply?
 

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Are you going to ad back the quick reply, or will we continue to have to click reply to get to the quick reply box...which makes it not such a quick reply?

The "Stay on this Page" / "Leave This Page" issue is directly related to the Quick Reply box. I've worked with vBulletin support at length and they still haven't given me a satisfactory answer as to why this is happening. All I know, is that we are not the only forums affected by this bug, and it isn't anything iMore is doing wrong per se. Personally, I believe some erroneous HTML tag (that is invisible to the user) is inserted in the Quick Reply box. The browser then thinks you have entered text and warns you before you leave the page.

That said, the workaround was to not display the Quick Reply box until the Reply to Thread button is pushed. Believe it or not, it requires the same number of clicks, to begin the process of typing a message, whether the box is there to begin with or not.

Now: If you click the Reply to Thread button, the cursor in the Quick Reply box is displayed and is immediately ready for input in the Quick Reply box.

Before: the Quick Reply box required a click to activate the cursor and begin the process of inserting text.

Is this satisfactory, optimal, and what we forum die hards are used to? No, it isn't. However, I've found it to be fine after a few days of use.

Update on the double post problem: I now believe it is related to the Tapatalk plug-in, and will occur whether you are posting from Tapatalk or not. That was not my focus of the fix yesterday, so don't be surprised if it happens again before tomorrow night.
 

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Cory:

Can we get a "Mark Forums Read" link at the TOP of the page, as well as at the bottom?

Also, if we could get a "Today's Posts" link back, I would be completely satisfied...

Are either/both of these requests in the realm of realistic expectations?
 

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The "Stay on this Page" / "Leave This Page" issue is directly related to the Quick Reply box. I've worked with vBulletin support at length and they still haven't given me a satisfactory answer as to why this is happening. All I know, is that we are not the only forums affected by this bug, and it isn't anything iMore is doing wrong per se. Personally, I believe some erroneous HTML tag (that is invisible to the user) is inserted in the Quick Reply box. The browser then thinks you have entered text and warns you before you leave the page.

That said, the workaround was to not display the Quick Reply box until the Reply to Thread button is pushed. Believe it or not, it requires the same number of clicks, to begin the process of typing a message, whether the box is there to begin with or not.

Now: If you click the Reply to Thread button, the cursor in the Quick Reply box is displayed and is immediately ready for input in the Quick Reply box.

Before: the Quick Reply box required a click to activate the cursor and begin the process of inserting text.

Is this satisfactory, optimal, and what we forum die hards are used to? No, it isn't. However, I've found it to be fine after a few days of use.

Update on the double post problem: I now believe it is related to the Tapatalk plug-in, and will occur whether you are posting from Tapatalk or not. That was not my focus of the fix yesterday, so don't be surprised if it happens again before tomorrow night.


How about you just change the label on REPLY button to QUICK REPLY... problem solved.
 

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I noticed several posts from last night/this morning with the dupe problem.

While I realize that it's the same number of clicks, once I hit the Reply button I then have to scroll down to find the newly open box. Of course, I have to scroll and click again to post instead of just tabbing to the post reply button. I know...I'm an old dog trying to learn new tricks here.

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I noticed several posts from last night/this morning with the dupe problem.

While I realize that it's the same number of clicks, once I hit the Reply button I then have to scroll down to find the newly open box. Of course, I have to scroll and click again to post instead of just tabbing to the post reply button. I know...I'm an old dog trying to learn new tricks here.

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Oh look! I'm duping too now. Replying on Chrome, Mac OS X Mountain Lion. <sigh>

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Oh look! I'm duping too now. Replying on Chrome, Mac OS X Mountain Lion. <sigh>
 

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Same here Alli, except i'm on AOL. In addition to the damn dup's again, i can't get into a post to edit either !

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Same here Alli, except i'm on AOL. In addition to the damn dup's again, i can't get into a post to edit either !

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AND when i click to post, i'm getting the "leave this page" OR "stay on this page" thing again.....GRRRR !!

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AND when i click to post, i'm getting the "leave this page" OR "stay on this page" thing again.....GRRRR !!
 

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Same here Alli, except i'm on AOL. In addition to the damn dup's again, i can't get into a post to edit either !

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Same here Alli, except i'm on AOL. In addition to the damn dup's again, i can't get into a post to edit either !

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AND when i click to post, i'm getting the "leave this page" OR "stay on this page" thing again.....GRRRR !!

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AND when i click to post, i'm getting the "leave this page" OR "stay on this page" thing again.....GRRRR !!


And I've noticed that "Reply With Quote" is again hanging... just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water...
 

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Ugh!...The double posting is driving me crazy. I'll refrain from accessing the forum via the web browser and stick with the iMore Forums app, at least until everything is operating properly.

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Ugh!...The double posting is driving me crazy. I'll refrain from accessing the forum via the web browser and stick with the iMore Forums app, at least until everything is operating properly.

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Ughhhhhhh! Now when I try to edit my post, I get the continuous spinning icon. That's it. I'm outta here...:)

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Ughhhhhhh! Now when I try to edit my post, I get the continuous spinning icon. That's it. I'm outta here...:)
 

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Hey, if you get a duplicate post, you should get credit for two posts. I like two for one.LOL:p

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Hey, if you get a duplicate post, you should get credit for two posts. I like two for one.LOL:p
 

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Is it just me? Any posts or replies in the iMore Lounge is not showing up when I click on "New Posts". I'm noticing that people have responded and I didn't even know it because I didn't see it via the new postings.
 

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this is BS. double posts while on device using safari (desktop mode)

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this is BS. double posts while on device using safari (desktop mode)
 

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Cory:

Can we get a "Mark Forums Read" link at the TOP of the page, as well as at the bottom?

It's now in the "Settings" pull-down. This change was in the other forums, but didn't make it in the iMore upgrade for some reason.

Also, if we could get a "Today's Posts" link back, I would be completely satisfied...

It's in the same place.

Putting them in the settings pull-down doesn't make a lot of sense, but that's where they are until we can figure out a better place for them.

And I've noticed that "Reply With Quote" is again hanging... just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water...

Ughhhhhhh! Now when I try to edit my post, I get the continuous spinning icon. That's it. I'm outta here...:)

Marcus fixed both of these issues.
 

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It's now in the "Settings" pull-down. This change was in the other forums, but didn't make it in the iMore upgrade for some reason.



It's in the same place.

Putting them in the settings pull-down doesn't make a lot of sense, but that's where they are until we can figure out a better place for them.





Marcus fixed both of these issues.

Thank you, Marcus...:) Thank you, Cory...:)
 

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It's now in the "Settings" pull-down. This change was in the other forums, but didn't make it in the iMore upgrade for some reason.

It's in the same place.

Putting them in the settings pull-down doesn't make a lot of sense, but that's where they are until we can figure out a better place for them.

Marcus fixed both of these issues.

Ok, that's not yet the perfect solution... but it definitely helps... will look for them. Thanks, guys!
 

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