Preview/Formatting not working?

[chupoCro]

Hi,

I am trying to post a new topic but Format icons don't work, while typing the message Length is 0 (the count is sometimes updated when I click outside of the form but mostly not) and the Preview shows an empty message :-/

On the other side, the Reply form is working OK.

FF 39.0

[LB]

Known issues, already reported.

[chupoCro]

This was my very first post, I took a look thru the Lounge but didn't notice anything about posting issues so I thought it has something to do with my browser/extensions.

So the workaround would be to format the new post in some Reply form and then copy/paste, cancel the reply and paste the text into the New topic form.

Thank your for the reply!
Regards

[LB]

I just type bbcode manually, I never really use buttons on forums because typing is faster than using the mouse :)

[ne555]

Use the "Spotted an error? contact us" link at the bottom of the page

[Skycommand]

Same here

[admkrk]

Or just trust your abilities and edit it after you post if you really do bad.

[chupoCro]

I just type bbcode manually, I never really use buttons on forums because typing is faster than using the mouse :)

Yes, you are right the typing is faster. However, it is much faster to preview the post using the Preview button than editing the post that has already been sent.

[chupoCro]

BTW, why is 'Bookmark the topic'/'Subscribe to the topic' implemented as XOR - that is: only one option can be active but not both at the same time?

[LB]

They can both be active at once - the JavaScript detects when you change the combo box and alters your bookmarks/subscriptions, replacing the list item with the option to remove instead. It just takes a couple page loads.

[E0p9LyTq]

I just type bbcode manually, I never really use buttons on forums because typing is faster than using the mouse :)

As a user gains familiarity with the bb coding system the more they may type the codes manually. Some people will always fall back on a mouse and buttons.

I am learning the manual codes, sloooooooowly. ;)

[LB]

This should be helpful: http://www.cplusplus.com/articles/z13hAqkS/

[E0p9LyTq]

@LB, it isn't that I don't know the codes, my brain does. It is my fingers that need to be trained.

[chupoCro]

They can both be active at once - the JavaScript detects when you change the combo box and alters your bookmarks/subscriptions, replacing the list item with the option to remove instead. It just takes a couple page loads.

I can't find a way to make both of the options active at the same time. As soon as I activate 'subscribe' the topic does not show in the results when I filter the 'bookmarked topics' anymore. And the opposite - as soon as I choose it to be bookmarked it doesn't anymore show in the results when I filter the 'subscribed topics'. So the situation is:

bookmark     = ON
subscription = OFF

combo box: subscribe

bookmark     = OFF
subscription = ON

combo box: bookmark

bookmark     = ON
subscription = OFF

[LB]

Ok, I can confirm that behavior - that's really bad UI.