So, this Sunday forum outage....

[Grumpy John]

When I click on my Notifications tab a small drop down box opens up, but I can't see what's in it as it opens behind the Woodwork Forums banner. IE8.
Image attached.

[Big Shed]

Firefox 15.0.1

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[Grumpy John]

Maybe so, but I use IE8 and see no need to change :D:D.

[Grumpy John]

Fred,sorry if I seemed abrupt in my earlier post. Except for a couple of years in the late eighties, when I used Netscape, I have been using Internet Explorer in various versions. In the past 20 or so years I have had only one serious viral infection and that was my own fault for visiting a site that SWMBO would not have approved of :-.
I now use IE8 and have no problems with it either security wise or speed wise. With the various version of vBulletin the compatabiliy mode tab was not enabled therefore I assume there were no issues between vBulletin and IE8. Since the upgrade the compatability mode tab has appeared and there are slight differences with the forum depending what mode I am using.
I don't believe that this is the forum to be discussing the pros and cons of the different browsers. I use what I use because I like it, I've tried Firefox and Chrome and I didn't like them.
I'm not criticising the forum, I'm just posting what I see in the hope that small problem like this can be rectified and everyone gets the best out of the forums. I don't blieve that I'm the only one having these issues, I'm probably the only one anal enough to to bother posting :D.


With compatabilty mode off

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With compatability mode on

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[Woodwould]

Thanks to Grumpy John I've just found another issue; the invisibility mode doesn't work!

http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachments/f36/234804d1348963567t-so-sunday-forum-outage-compataility-mode-2.jpg

[Groggy]

John is a moderator, we can see invisible members.

[Grumpy John]

:aro-u: PM sent

[Grumpy John]

It can get pretty crowded on the thread information line :oo:.

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[Big Shed]

No worries GJ, I have no axe to grind as to which browser you use, I merely posted that to show that it does not happen in Firefox.

Like you I am somewhat "stuck" on the browser I use, Firefox, and wouldn't change for quits. Haven't used IE since Adam was a boy, tried Chrome (3 times) and can't get on with it, so Firefox it is.

It is interesting to note that a lot of the problems reported since the update have been from IR users of various versions.

It shows that the developers of vBulletin and/or the skin we are using have not done an enormous amount of testing in IE.

[Big Shed]

John is a moderator, we can see invisible members.

Yep, we have been issued with special "invisibilty" glasses.:D

[Grumpy John]

No worrie GJ, I have no axe to grind as to which browser you use, I merely posted that to show that it does not happen in Firefox.

Like you I am somewhat "stuck" on the browser I use, Firefox, and wouldn't change for quits. Haven't used IE since Adam was a boy, tried Chrome (3 times) and can't get on with it, so Firefox it is.

It is interesting to note that a lot of the problems reported since the update have been from IR users of various versions.

It shows that the developers of vBulletin and/or the skin we are using have not done an enormous amount of testing in IE.

I agree wholeheartedy re. the comment about the developers of vBulletin. Their lack of testing makes an already difficult job for the admin team even more difficult.

[Ueee]

Hi,
I have not followed this thread while i was sick, so it may have come up again, but i noticed this morning that i got a PM and no email alert. Is there still some glitches with the email alerts?

[Big Shed]

Hi,
I have not followed this thread while i was sick, so it may have come up again, but i noticed this morning that i got a PM and no email alert. Is there still some glitches with the email alerts?

Make sure you have the setting for receiving email notifications or PMs ticked under Settings->General Settings

I have and I get email notifications for PMs

[Ueee]

Thanks Fred,
I just checked now and it is still set to receive emails. I shall wait and see whether it was just the one stray PM or if it keeps happening.

[Ueee]

Thanks Fred,
I just checked now and it is still set to receive emails. I shall wait and see whether it was just the one stray PM or if it keeps happening.

Just got a PM before and an email.....gotta love gremlins!

[crowie]

I'm still having trouble with the screen freezing after I've written the reply and pressed the "submit reply"; so much so that I've been coping the reply to word before I submit it. Sometimes it uploads but mostly freezes and I have to redo it 2 or 3 times to get the reply to work. I'm using Win7, IE8, compariable mode. It's worse in the late afternoon evenings and there are a few of the toymaking blokes having similar issues to the point of frustration too [I've had emails saying this]. Appreciate all the work by the computer people & admin staff BUT please can this issue be addressed before we loose members, thank you. Cheers, crowie
PS – happened as I was trying to do this reply 3 times…..woodwork forums not responding…..even saw the "auto save flash!!!

[Groggy]

Crowie, I've fed this up the chain but I am not sure what can be done about it as it seems to be an IE8 behaviour only. Hopefully you'll get a response soon

[crowie]

Crowie, I've fed this up the chain but I am not sure what can be done about it as it seems to be an IE8 behaviour only. Hopefully you'll get a response soon

Thank you....

[chrisb691]

Starting yesterday afternoon, I have been logged off 4 times. This is happening even though I keep my browser session running. ie. I haven't closed the browser, and keep the forum running in one tab. I can't recall this ever happening before. I am using IE 9, on a Windows 7 64bit machine.

[Groggy]

To all,

the admin and tech staff (both of them) are trying to re-create this problem with IE 8 but can't.

Would you please report issues in the format set out between the lines below (copy and alter it to suit), it will make finding problems much easier and save PMs to and fro to try and sort it out.

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Operating System: Windows
Operating System Version: 7
Browser: Internet Explorer
Browser version: Version 9.0.8112.16421

Date and time of the problem: 2 Oct 12 0930

Description of the problem and other relevant information. Clicked on Reply to Thread but could not edit in the reply box, it was 'greyed out'. Happens all the time (or occasionally, whatever)

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How to find your Browser version number, it will look like the red text:

Internet Explorer: Help->About Internet Explorer - Version 9.0.8112.16421

Firefox: Help-> About Firefox - 15.0.1

Chrome: Settings-> Help - Version 22.0.1229.79 m

[Groggy]

All, a new thread is being started here http://www.woodworkforums.com/f36/upgrade-2012-problems-help-159934/#post1559092.

This thread will be closed and some content will be copied to the new thread. Both threads will be closed whilst I do this, then the new thread will be opened and this one will remain closed. Please use the new format for logging new problems.

Thank you.