Problems with the Quick Reply box

[elanjacobs]

During the past few days I've noticed that the Quick Reply box on threads doesn't register the spacebar, both on my wireless keyboard and the built-in laptop keyboard. The "advanced" reply page still works normally.

Anyone else had this issue?

I'm running Chrome on Win10 Pro

[rwbuild]

There's your problem, chrome

[Big Shed]

I have found the Quick Reply box to be quite "flaky" using Win XP and Firefox.

It is quite unpredictable, sometimes I can type a sentence and halfway through the cursor jumps to the line above, nothing willpersuade it to go back to where it should be.

I then just click Advanced and continue to enter what I wanted to enter.

And just to make a liar out of me, I entered all of this in the Quick Reply box!:doh:

[Lappa]

I have the same problem as Big Shed with Win Enterprise on work computers.

[Treecycle]

After reading about your problem I am now having the same thing happen sometimes. Never had it before.
I am also using Chrome on Win10.

[joe greiner]

The easy way around this is to compose offline, e.g. NotePad, then copy and paste into the Quick Reply, or Advanced if you want smilies.

Cheers,
Joe

[elanjacobs]

The easy way around this is to compose offline, e.g. NotePad, then copy and paste into the Quick Reply, or Advanced if you want smilies.
So I'm to copy the quote, paste it in notepad, type the reply, then copy it back to the browser...sounds like the hard way to me.
I just go straight to Advanced and reply there

[joe greiner]

So I'm to copy the quote, paste it in notepad, type the reply, then copy it back to the browser...sounds like the hard way to me.
I just go straight to Advanced and reply there

You don't need to copy the quote, just "Reply With Quote"

like I just did.

[Big Shed]

Please don't use Reply with Quote unless necessary. It makes threads very long and tedious, especially if there are photos in the post you are quoting.

People have a habit of Quoting a post even though it is immediately above the reply.

If hving problems with Quick Rply, click Reply the Advanced.

See more here

http://www.woodworkforums.com/f36/replying-posts-unnecessary-quoting-198614

BTW Smilies are also available in Quick Reply not only in Advanced.

[rwbuild]

Thanks Fred, a timely reminder, for those of us with limited data, all those quoted pics really play havoc with data usage and as you say, the threads become laborious to read.

[Chris Parks]

I replied to one of the rare PM's I get this morning and had the space bar issue. I then backspaced and the space bar worked fine doing that. As I get very few PM's I don't know if this is an ongoing thing or not. Using Opera / WIN10. I had no issues typing this.

[ubeaut]

It's a recent problem and no idea what has brought it on.

I have had it and thought it was my new computer. But it seems to be a little more ide spread than that. I'm not having a problem with this post but have had witha couple of pm's.

Easiest fix if it happens is to hit enter enter a couple of time then go use the up arrow or mouse to go to the top of the bax and start typing and all should be fine.

Bon't know where it's come from as there haven't been any updates to the forums program in the recent weeks. Nore have there been nany changes made in the back room to make this happen. Very perplexing.

Cheers - Neil :U

PS this was done in Quick Reply not advanced. Personally I liked it when the replies were all done in Advanced and there was no quick reply box.

[Sawdust Maker]

I've had the same issue as Big Shed for a fair while now, well over a couple of months.
I get around it by finishing the typing and cutting and pasting what was to be my first line into where I wanted it originally - it at the start
thought it was something peculiar to this laptop, glad I'm not alone!
(win 10 with firefox and kaspersky)

[wood spirit]

Had just noticed this recently as well-however this is working as it should??? Wasn't 20 mins ago???:?

[Fuzzie]

I've been getting a nag screen wanting to install a Java update for a couple of weeks - which I have ignored so far. In the absence of any other changes, I wonder if the Java update is the culprit? Maybe I'll let it install later and see if I'm hit with a similar problem?

[Chris Parks]

During the past few days I've noticed that the Quick Reply box on threads doesn't register the spacebar, both on my wireless keyboard and the built-in laptop keyboard. The "advanced" reply page still works normally.

Anyone else had this issue?

I'm running Chrome on Win10 Pro

A bit of a thread dredge but I have found a quick work around. Type the first word and then a letter, it doesn't matter what it is, backspace so the letter is in front of the cursor and the space bar works! Delete letter when finished.

[elanjacobs]

I found another workaround as well; type something, hit enter, then backspace

[Big Shed]

I still use Win XP and Firefox and the majority of my posts are done in Quick Reply, I have no problem with the spacebar at all.

I used to have the occassional problem with the return/enter key but that seems to have disappeared.
I used to vercome that by hitting Go Advanced when that happened and that resolved the problem and kept the text I had already entered.

[Luke Maddux]

I didn't read all the responses so forgive redundant info.

I get the same thing, but it only happens when I'm quoting something. For example, I'm using the QR box now and it's fine, but if I had used the "Reply With Quote" function it probably would've been broken and I would've had to "Go Advanced" to get it to work appropriately.

I've been using chrome for a while, and it started for me when I upgraded to Windows 10 on a new machine.

Not really sure of a fix, but everyone seems to have better luck with the forums on Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Good luck,
Luke

[Bohdan]

My problem is slightly different. When replying with quote and I make a correction the cursor goes to the beginning of my reply and everything that I then add will only land at the beginning.

My fix is to delete all of the spaces up to the end of the quote and then I can add at the end of my reply.

I'm using firefox and win7.

[woodPixel]

This tool is called the vb editor qr editor.


It is caused by an incompatibility in the callback on Chrome/VB in the CKEditor. It requires the editor to be updated, but the developers of vBulletin 4 have said they will not update it and have asked the various sites to upgrade to vB5... but that isn't always an option.

The quickest solution as a USER is to hit ENTER as the first character, before anything else. One may backspace it to delete it if they wish to remain tidy.


Here is a bit of a run down and a few fixes to put in place by the site admins: https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-4/vbulletin-4-questions-problems-and-troubleshooting/4356452-space-bar-not-working-on-reply/page3

[ubeaut]

I mostly use the Quick Reply window and never have a problem.

I use windows 10 on all my computers and either chrome or Firefox. I never use IE which was a major problem with vBulletin Forums, but have found the forums seem to be fine with Microsoft Edge.

I started photoforums.com.au using vBulletin 5 and it's not a patch on vB4 and needs a pretty steep learning curve to come to grips with it's way of working and lack of features. Wish I had never used vB5 for that new forum.

Cheers - Neil :U

[Chris Parks]

The problem is sporadic for me and I also see it in other fora so it must be a software bug. Win 10 & Opera. I too wish you had not used the version that runs the Photo forum. While posting this I have not had the problem BTW.

[ubeaut]

Chris

You have had a number of problems over the last year or so, this one is pretty easily fixed. Have a go at some of the below and see how you go. I believe Chrome were to supposed to have fixed their part of the problem late last year.



Try using Go Advanced for posting instead of using Quick Reply.
Make sure windows is up to date
Try using latest version of Chrome
Try using latest version of Firefox
Try using Microsoft Edge which came packaged with Windows 10
Opera is usually pretty bulletproof but not sure with this problem.
Try other work arounds as detailed in this thread. eg hit return then up arrow and type your post.


Hope this is of some help.

:U

PS I think everyone who has upgraded their forums to vB5 has wished they had never done it. It does lack a lot of the special things and niceties available on vB4 and doesn't handle attachments anywhere near as well.

For me, vB5 is a real disappointment coming from a forum designer that used to lead the rest. If I could afford it I would think very carefully about shifting away from vBulletin on all 3 forums.

I put vB5 on for Photo Forums as a trial to see if it was worth shifting WWF & MWF to but there's no way I would do that.

vBulletin has cost us rather dearly over the last few years especially with the massive loss of photos and other attachments which wass due to their sloppy programming of an upgrade and that's just one of the problems caused by them since they were taken over a few years ago.

Sorry for the PS rant.

[Chris Parks]

Rant approved! WIN 10 is always up to date unless the computer is not connected to the internet or updates are turned off, it is going to be interesting in April because there is a huge re-write of WIN 10 being released about then with all sorts of new stuff in it. I don't know if you are aware of it but Opera since V20 has been a re-skinned version of Chrome so what works in one works in the other. Opera does have unique features though that have been added by them and that Chrome lacks. It is a pity VB has caused so much chaos in the world's fora and those who manage them but what is the option, the few fora I see not using it don't really impress TBH. The problem has only been a minor nuisance to me as it does not happen all that often and my post was just a heads up for others. Thanks for taking the time to reply so comprehensively.