Edit ToolBar not displaying properly in tabbed New Post dialog

Smiley selector kaput, too

Saturday, June 24, 2006 by Daiwa | Discussion: WinCustomize Site Issues

Since the recent redesign, the toolbar with the editing tools is not displaying correctly - the buttons are getting the button face color superimposed on the bar graphic & it looks very slapdash, as Eddie would say.  The Font & Size controls display correctly, but their drop-down buttons don't get skinned anymore (which seems a tad ironic).  Also can't get the Smiley selector to work.  True for XP & Win2k, IE & Firefox (actually looks worse in IE/XP).
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BlackBeard
Reply #1 Sunday, June 25, 2006 8:24 AM

Andrew Powell
Reply #2 Sunday, June 25, 2006 8:26 AM
The reply above was made with the smiley 'menu' in the new editor in IE. It's a known issue that it's not functioning properly in Firefox at the moment. The font and size dropdown buttons arent supposed to be skinned, as theyre not traditional dropdowns, but generated elements. The rest of the cosmetic issues are just that, cosmetic, and don't effect the use of the editor in any way. They'll be addressed in due time.

Daiwa
Reply #3 Monday, June 26, 2006 4:24 PM
Thanks for the feedback, Andrew.  I obviously didn't test the smiley selector in IE.  FWIW, the blinking text cursor doesn't show up in the editor window, either, even if you click in it, until you start typing.  That's no big deal, just a new behavior that throws you a little off stride at first.

I understand the edit tools all "work."  I'm sure you'll get around to fixing them up.  It seems a tad ironic that a site devoted to skinning dismisses "cosmetic" issues, though, don't ya think?  LOL

Andrew Powell
Reply #4 Monday, June 26, 2006 4:40 PM
No one is dismissing cosmetic issues. We have to prioritize which issues are addressed first. That's all.

Daiwa
Reply #5 Monday, June 26, 2006 5:51 PM
No need to get defensive, andrew - just a little ribbing.  I'm with ya & woulda used a smiley if I could have - had to settle for the LOL.

You guys do great work with limited resources & I was only trying to be of some modest help.

Take care.

Daiwa
Reply #6 Monday, June 26, 2006 10:14 PM
I may have spoken prematurely, andrew - at least some of the editing tools appear not to work in FF (in addition to the smiley selector).  Here's a test post:

This should be size 5

These all work in the preview window.

Daiwa
Reply #7 Monday, June 26, 2006 10:16 PM
Interesting.  Reply number 6 had four other lines in it before hitting the Post Comment button:

This should be bold

This should be italic

This should be blue

This should be underlined


They were formatted in the preview window but they disappeared.

Daiwa
Reply #8 Monday, June 26, 2006 10:22 PM

Here's a test post from IE6:

This should be bold

This should be italic

This should be blue

This should be underlined

This should be size 5


Daiwa
Reply #9 Monday, June 26, 2006 10:23 PM

OK.  I'll set IETab to load WC with IE for now.

 


BlackBeard
Reply #10 Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:19 AM
bold
italic
blue
underlined
size 5

Andrew Powell
Reply #11 Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:20 AM

Hello Daiwa. The above comment was made using firefox 1.5.0.4 with the editor that you are using. As you can see, all formatting was applied correctly. If you're still experiencing problems, please let us know what browser and version you are using along with steps to reproduce. Thanks.


BlackBeard
Reply #12 Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:22 AM
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Island Dog
Reply #13 Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:49 AM
Bold
Italic
Bigger size 5.

Tested in Firefox.  Latest version.

Not working for me.

Lantec
Reply #14 Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:51 AM
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Checking Opera 9

Cool.....it never worked before.....

Daiwa
Reply #15 Wednesday, June 28, 2006 12:33 PM
Interesting.

I'm using FF 1.5.0.4 also, Modern Pinball 1.5.1 theme.  The only extensions I'm using are IETab, RoboForm & FoxyTunes.  WB 5.01e[b].009.  XP SP2.

No steps to reproduce needed, just post a comment.

CrazeKit16
Reply #16 Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:54 PM
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Andrew Powell
Reply #17 Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:56 PM

The above was Dark-Star posting with a utility account under the latest firefox with the same editor. Try as we might, we just cannot reproduce the issue. If you figure out what might be happening, I would really appreciate the help.

Perhaps some step-by-step screenshots? Perhaps there's something visual that will give me a clue as to what is going on.


Andy02369
Reply #18 Thursday, June 29, 2006 3:22 PM
Bold
Italic
Underline
Size 3

Tested Firefox 1.5.0.4 in the "add comment" part of the page

Daiwa
Reply #19 Thursday, June 29, 2006 7:06 PM
I'm not sure what visual would help, andrew.  I just open a thread like this and start typing in the Add Your Comment: window.

I'll then select some text & apply the attribute.

It shows correctly within the Add Your Comment: window, just not when the post is displayed.



FF 1.5.0.4

Daiwa
Reply #20 Thursday, June 29, 2006 7:14 PM
Even more interesting.  The text I selected & formatted didn't appear at all in #19, but the Smiley showed up, even though some text to the left of it did not.

Here's what it looked like before I highlighted the text & formatted it:

I'm not sure what visual would help, andrew.  I just open a thread like this and start typing in the Add Your Comment: window.

I'll then select some text & apply the attribute.

It shows correctly within the Add Your Comment: window, just not when the post is displayed.

Bold
Italic
Underline
Size 3

"Not Sure" Smiley here: 

FF 1.5.0.4


One thing I did differently is actually select a font face for the text I formatted after typing it.  The font dropdown box defaults to just "Font" and the size dropdown defaults to just "Size" - is there a setting I should make in my profile or something?  Seems the old system "remembered" your default text preferences.

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