Modifying thread content
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For disclosure, it may not be a speedy fix that you may be wanting. It's nothing to do with Crossfire as this bug has been identified as occurring with all other sites in the network using the same editor (i.e., many sites). There is no new update since my previous reply. The issue is known and still being reviewed as to how to address. Since this is considered a bug, and it's isolated to specific usage of the size tag which is limited in usage, it will likely take some time. That it also involves a feature that is not exactly fully supported (which is why the option hasn't been on the toolbar for a while) as it doesn't scale well across multiple platforms, and is also part of a complex editor, doesn't help.
To note, you can still edit posts and signatures and still use the size tag. All that's happening is the What You See IS What You Get editor is not parsing the size tag properly in the preview mode. The tags and content are still there but are "hidden" in the preview due to the bug. You can edit around it and/or use the source button if you have some familiarity with HTML. Yes, it's not easy to update, but it's possible and not actually rejecting any content.
To note, you can still edit posts and signatures and still use the size tag. All that's happening is the What You See IS What You Get editor is not parsing the size tag properly in the preview mode. The tags and content are still there but are "hidden" in the preview due to the bug. You can edit around it and/or use the source button if you have some familiarity with HTML. Yes, it's not easy to update, but it's possible and not actually rejecting any content.
Thanks JT, I guess I'll have to find another 'work-around' to this. I'll start trying to 'modify' my signature and see just how much I will have to slice off again so that the updates can occur. That was the only way I (in my limited understanding of the issue) could get the signature updated. Maybe I'll just eliminate the miles/date line in its entirety, that SHOULD give me back a number of character spaces (that's how I was able to 'fix' this the first time this happened way back @ Mar/May 2019, something about the total character #'s being reduced due to the 'fancy' sizes and colors of the sig lines adding up to over the 1000 characters allowed). .
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FINALLY! I got my sig to update AND even added more characters! WooooHooooooo! It was quite a LUCKY step in the proverbial kaka that I somehow got the sig line to update. I eliminated A LOT of extra 'lines' that were in the 'edit' pane (?), and then redid the large characters on the first line to the 'normal' size allowed. Don't, PLEASE don't, ask me why or how, just know I am HAPPY I got all (if not more) information back in/added to my slowly dwindling sig line. Again, WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!
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FINALLY! I got my sig to update AND even added more characters! WooooHooooooo! It was quite a LUCKY step in the proverbial kaka that I somehow got the sig line to update. I eliminated A LOT of extra 'lines' that were in the 'edit' pane (?), and then redid the large characters on the first line to the 'normal' size allowed. Don't, PLEASE don't, ask me why or how, just know I am HAPPY I got all (if not more) information back in/added to my slowly dwindling sig line. Again, WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!! .
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FINALLY! I got my sig to update AND even added more characters! WooooHooooooo! It was quite a LUCKY step in the proverbial kaka that I somehow got the sig line to update. I eliminated A LOT of extra 'lines' that were in the 'edit' pane (?), and then redid the large characters on the first line to the 'normal' size allowed. Don't, PLEASE don't, ask me why or how, just know I am HAPPY I got all (if not more) information back in/added to my slowly dwindling sig line. Again, WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!
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FINALLY! I got my sig to update AND even added more characters! WooooHooooooo! It was quite a LUCKY step in the proverbial kaka that I somehow got the sig line to update. I eliminated A LOT of extra 'lines' that were in the 'edit' pane (?), and then redid the large characters on the first line to the 'normal' size allowed. Don't, PLEASE don't, ask me why or how, just know I am HAPPY I got all (if not more) information back in/added to my slowly dwindling sig line. Again, WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!! .
I would like to modify my INDEX of CROSSFIRE PROBLEMS ...... but I dare not touch it as the edits end up going to the wrong line. With 232,000 + views I like to keep it current with the bad posts corrected or erased.
Last edited by onehundred80; Jan 26, 2020 at 01:40 PM.
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Dave, I have NO idea what 'web page' and forum posting/editing problems repairs can be done outside of trial and error. I appreciate your not wanting to touch it at all because of the MOST valuable complete assembly of documents you have maintained and posted. I hope they (IB reps) can get close to your issue very quickly so you can feel confident in knowing it all won't come crashing down and lost. Fingers crossed here, I cannot imagine the loss of your ongoing work of love for the crossfire and the membership, to date.
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Dave, I have NO idea what 'web page' and forum posting/editing problems repairs can be done outside of trial and error. I appreciate your not wanting to touch it at all because of the MOST valuable complete assembly of documents you have maintained and posted. I hope they (IB reps) can get close to your issue very quickly so you can feel confident in knowing it all won't come crashing down and lost. Fingers crossed here, I cannot imagine the loss of your ongoing work of love for the crossfire and the membership, to date. .
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@onehundred80 there was a bunch of stuff in your signature that didn't make sense. Such as a bunch of different colours all listed in a row.
If you replace your signature with everything I'm going to post below, you should be good to go. I can see immediately that the thread linked in your signature has many of the same formatting issues. The size tag is part of it, but you have a lot of repetitive tags that aren't even doing anything the way they are structured
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ps. I noticed you're in Caledon, I'm just up the 400 in Barrie.
If you replace your signature with everything I'm going to post below, you should be good to go. I can see immediately that the thread linked in your signature has many of the same formatting issues. The size tag is part of it, but you have a lot of repetitive tags that aren't even doing anything the way they are structured
Index of Crossfire problems, repairs and How To's CLICK (227,000 + visits)
A comprehensive list of fixes for the Crossfire gleaned from this forum and it is growing all the time.
You know you are old when your new credit card has an expiry date that is more than likely past your own.
2005 SRT6, Aero Blue. 39,500 miles.
A comprehensive list of fixes for the Crossfire gleaned from this forum and it is growing all the time.
You know you are old when your new credit card has an expiry date that is more than likely past your own.
2005 SRT6, Aero Blue. 39,500 miles.
robb
ps. I noticed you're in Caledon, I'm just up the 400 in Barrie.
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I'm not sure that this will help, but if you're able to open this file, you can see how there are many tags for color and bold and even size that appear one after the other, with no post text between them, these are all extraneous and really don't belong.
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The edit box for my signature contains absolutely nothing, but if lI type something in the blank box it appears in the signature when I use the preview button.
My thread ‘Index of ....’ which is huge shows nothing in the edit box but the list of attachments shows up beneath it.
It took nine years to develop that thread so I am not touching it.
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Their mods were for their own benefit, probably reducing storage space I am guessing.
It is too big to edit to one text size, some of the info is wrong and outdated. Some new info should be added but additions cause problems and are not easy to do. At times in frustration I feel like erasing the whole thing but I realize others look at it and it has links that are not to be found elsewhere.
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anything can be edited other than size. could i suggest developing a colour code and using that instead of size? please don’t abandon the thread, it’s an incredible resource.
no changes have ever been made to ‘save space’, the only thing which did change and is affecting everything is the size tag. it simply does not work.
no changes have ever been made to ‘save space’, the only thing which did change and is affecting everything is the size tag. it simply does not work.
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anything can be edited other than size. could i suggest developing a colour code and using that instead of size? please don’t abandon the thread, it’s an incredible resource.
no changes have ever been made to ‘save space’, the only thing which did change and is affecting everything is the size tag. it simply does not work.
no changes have ever been made to ‘save space’, the only thing which did change and is affecting everything is the size tag. it simply does not work.
So WYSIWYG.
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I have always tried to add to the forum, criticism is not negativity. I just do not use sucky words like some, but l never use the word hate or hater like many here which I find symptomatic of a bigger problem.
You are right on one thing though, FB is not my thing.
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Valk
Any updates from your February posting on this situation, as of today, March 20th the inability of updating old threads continues to plague this site. In addition to the inability to update the verbiage on the VIN# SRT6 database, another issue is the inability to delete older VIN# PDF files (attachments) from the thread.
I continue to survey the net for new SRT6 VIN#'s, regardless of this site's issues.
Regards,
Dennis
DTMenace
Any updates from your February posting on this situation, as of today, March 20th the inability of updating old threads continues to plague this site. In addition to the inability to update the verbiage on the VIN# SRT6 database, another issue is the inability to delete older VIN# PDF files (attachments) from the thread.
I continue to survey the net for new SRT6 VIN#'s, regardless of this site's issues.
Regards,
Dennis
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Valk
Any updates from your February posting on this situation, as of today, March 20th the inability of updating old threads continues to plague this site. In addition to the inability to update the verbiage on the VIN# SRT6 database, another issue is the inability to delete older VIN# PDF files (attachments) from the thread.
I continue to survey the net for new SRT6 VIN#'s, regardless of this site's issues.
Regards,
Dennis
DTMenace
Any updates from your February posting on this situation, as of today, March 20th the inability of updating old threads continues to plague this site. In addition to the inability to update the verbiage on the VIN# SRT6 database, another issue is the inability to delete older VIN# PDF files (attachments) from the thread.
I continue to survey the net for new SRT6 VIN#'s, regardless of this site's issues.
Regards,
Dennis
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Valk
Any updates from your February posting on this situation, as of today, March 20th the inability of updating old threads continues to plague this site. In addition to the inability to update the verbiage on the VIN# SRT6 database, another issue is the inability to delete older VIN# PDF files (attachments) from the thread.
I continue to survey the net for new SRT6 VIN#'s, regardless of this site's issues.
Regards,
Dennis
DTMenace
Any updates from your February posting on this situation, as of today, March 20th the inability of updating old threads continues to plague this site. In addition to the inability to update the verbiage on the VIN# SRT6 database, another issue is the inability to delete older VIN# PDF files (attachments) from the thread.
I continue to survey the net for new SRT6 VIN#'s, regardless of this site's issues.
Regards,
Dennis
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I sent a follow up PM to this and received this reply....
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Good news. The update which resolves the issue with size tags and the editor which was preventing some threads and signatures from being updated has been completed and we are currently testing it on one community before we roll it out everywhere. I have confirmed that your signature can once again be viewed and edited as you would expect @onehundred80. We should be rolling it out here by the end of next week. I am sorry that it has taken so long, but the fix is coming!
cheers,
robb
cheers,
robb