fiery1 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Hi guys I do not post as often as I would like as it takes me so long. The reason being as I type letters are being missed and I am constantly retyping. This is the only place this happens to me so not the computer. Anyone else have issues? I will retype without the fixes to show what I mean. Cheers Hi uys. I do not post as often as Iiould like as it taes so long. hereason beig as ypeletters are eing missed and I am constantly rtyping. This is theonlyplace h apens s ot thecopte Anyone else ave issue? I ill retypewithoutthe fixes to show wha mea. Chees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 The only known problem with the forum's text editor is a conflict with IE10 which means there is no 'return' but not heard of any issue with missing letters. Quote Computers. They'll never catch on. Tiny Tyers Targa - The build saga continues - Aging wood - A recipe for staining wood - Don't take a fence - Step by step paling fence - An old shed for my new cars - Wooden garage under construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 This issue can be quite frustrating... Here is a previous post that has helped a few users get this site working correctly again... Seems to be lots of issues with this site and IE... http://www.auslot.co...osting-pictures Most of them can be solved by using 'compatability mode' which forces the browser to use IE7 mode. IE9 and 10 have it next to the address bar... IE11 is a little different... From http://msdn.microsof...y/dn321449.aspx What if I still need Compatibility View? There might be extenuating circumstances in your company, which require you to continue to use Compatibility View. In this situation, this process should be viewed strictly as a workaround. You should work with the website vendor to make sure that the affected pages are updated to match the latest web standards. The functionality described here is currently deprecated and will be removed at a time in the future. To change your Compatibility View settings Open Internet Explorer for the desktop, click Tools, and then click Compatibility View settings. In the Compatibility View Settings box, add the problematic website URL, and then click Add. Compatibility View is turned on for this single website, for this specific computer. Decide if you want your intranet sites displayed using Compatibility View, decide whether to use Microsoft compatibility lists, and then click Close. Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobble Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) fiery1, I can't type to save myself and it takes so long the post sometimes won't go through. If I need to do a longer post which will exceed the time limit, I type it in my email account and then copy and paste it here. Simple made easy. This would also prevent missing letters etc Edited April 11, 2015 by Wobble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiery1 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Guys thanks for your help. I have switched to firefox and replied with know issues at all. I was indeed using IE10 so that was tha problem. Will keep using firefox now. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Yeah. IE10 and the text editor IPB use are not friends and MS won't do anything about it. Don't expect new releases of IE to be any better. Quote Computers. They'll never catch on. Tiny Tyers Targa - The build saga continues - Aging wood - A recipe for staining wood - Don't take a fence - Step by step paling fence - An old shed for my new cars - Wooden garage under construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 I prefer Firefox, but I also prefer Norton/Symantic as my security and my "vault" Unfortunately the latest versions of these are enemies and won't play together any more. So I am back on IE for my new laptop, and using compatibility view a lot..... Even so, it doesn't allow some things such as resizing the typing box here.... grrrrr. These software companies are a total pain in the proverbial Quote Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Custodian of many used screws (mostly loose ) * Total kidder * Companion of other delusional slot addicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Ahhh yes. Nortons/Symantec and Microsoft. Two megalomaniacs of the computing world. Quote Computers. They'll never catch on. Tiny Tyers Targa - The build saga continues - Aging wood - A recipe for staining wood - Don't take a fence - Step by step paling fence - An old shed for my new cars - Wooden garage under construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 o Ahhh yes. Nortons/Symantec and Microsoft. Two megalomaniacs of the computing world. yeeeep, and they have good company...... couldn't we name a few more. I just wanted my "transfer files and settings" back . .. but no. 2 years of complaints on their own forum and all they can say is "just copy stuff via Skydrive" ... really? really? . . . . . . . 700 gigabytes of upload, (that is nearly 2 months sole dedicated upload at maximum bandwidth speed offered under half the "broad narrow band" plans in NZ). . . . then 700 gigs of download a mere 3 days if we were getting full speed all the time . . . then you still have to set the settings manually anyway..... Have they completely lost the plot . .. um excuse me mr microsoft, hard discs still exist, and I don't actually WANT you to own everything I currently own... and have things I want to I need to get done in the next couple of months. Quote Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Custodian of many used screws (mostly loose ) * Total kidder * Companion of other delusional slot addicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espsix Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Try a Mac, you'll never go back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 I use the mobile forum format in Safari on my apple phone. Haven't had issues with a MS product in some years now, even with the HDD in my Vista machine failing. Not really MS's fault that one either... Get a Mac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Try a Mac, you'll never go back! Nah Brett, firstly, you pay up to 2x as much for equivalent processing power. Then after a while you discover all the software that doesn't actually work on the supposedly "it's just the same chips and OS as a PC" Then you discover all the nasty things Apple have tied up in knots that you can't do Then you discover everything that does work, has an equivalent set of issues to the PC Why do I think this. Well two of my friends - one who worked in computer field for 15 years, and another who programs at industrial level in raw code - but is retraining for other IT and programming - they have been Mac evangelists for years. They have about $40k of Mac gear between them, and just the other night I watched on of them swearing at days spent doing things that USED to be simple to do just 1.5 OS gone by. They still try and convert me - and all I see is a new world of issues to learn, and another layer of frustration. Quote Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Custodian of many used screws (mostly loose ) * Total kidder * Companion of other delusional slot addicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Yes. As I was goibg to say yesterday before I killed my laptop.... Once you have Mac you'll never go back because you won't be able to afford to. Ex-apple user here . I refuse to drink the KoolAid. Quote Computers. They'll never catch on. Tiny Tyers Targa - The build saga continues - Aging wood - A recipe for staining wood - Don't take a fence - Step by step paling fence - An old shed for my new cars - Wooden garage under construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytofast Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 exactly why I don't post here anymore. the most user unfriendly site ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 The only thing it's unfriendly to is IE, which is a PoS when it comes to software. The only bigger PoS is Facebook. Quote Computers. They'll never catch on. Tiny Tyers Targa - The build saga continues - Aging wood - A recipe for staining wood - Don't take a fence - Step by step paling fence - An old shed for my new cars - Wooden garage under construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Slotz, Ember, on the Mac/PC debate: I used to be a sysad for a corporate PC reseller. Did a fair bit in IBMUX, then Novell and Windows servers and mixed pc/Mac networks. Always used a PC based on price, even though I found (still find?) MS product more and more intrusive and restrictive. Went to buy a branded PC notebook a few years ago. Was told 4 months after ordering that they were not available, but if I just spent another couple of grand I could have the latest and greatest tablet PC. I thought I'd try a MacBook Pro, as it was the same price, sans software. I'm amazed just how much easier it is to use, and that I don't need to get under the hood anymore. On top of that, for general use, the Mac is much cheaper to run. It is now 8 yrs old, runs all the latest apps and I'd reasonably stable, given how full it is. I keep my PC to run the track - see how that went in another post. If windows simply worked, and kept out of the way, I'd probably be happy to stay with it, but that is not the case. Either way, get what works for you. The software is fully cross compatible in most cases now anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 exactly why I don't post here anymore. the most user unfriendly site ever. It's not the site mate, it's the browsers and the OS which keep moving the goal posts, and as far as I can see, SFI and SCI use the same software, they all just lurch along with slightly different generations of it. Quote Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Custodian of many used screws (mostly loose ) * Total kidder * Companion of other delusional slot addicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlotsNZ Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Now this is just wierd. Went to play with Firefox, to see if there was any way to make Norton vault compatibale as an add-on. FF started downloading another automatice update, and when it was done . . . . . "would you like to enable add-on for Norton Toolbar by Symantac Corporation . . . . . " So back using Firefox as my primary browser, and it is faster, and fully compatible with Auslot forum software..... (Still have to use IE for certain software such as my International Banking suite . . . don't ask it's an ozzie bank . . . LOL ) Quote Recovering Lapsed Slot Addict * Custodian of many used screws (mostly loose ) * Total kidder * Companion of other delusional slot addicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espsix Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Slotz, Ember, on the Mac/PC debate: I used to be a sysad for a corporate PC reseller. Did a fair bit in IBMUX, then Novell and Windows servers and mixed pc/Mac networks. Always used a PC based on price, even though I found (still find?) MS product more and more intrusive and restrictive. Went to buy a branded PC notebook a few years ago. Was told 4 months after ordering that they were not available, but if I just spent another couple of grand I could have the latest and greatest tablet PC. I thought I'd try a MacBook Pro, as it was the same price, sans software. I'm amazed just how much easier it is to use, and that I don't need to get under the hood anymore. On top of that, for general use, the Mac is much cheaper to run. It is now 8 yrs old, runs all the latest apps and I'd reasonably stable, given how full it is. I keep my PC to run the track - see how that went in another post. If windows simply worked, and kept out of the way, I'd probably be happy to stay with it, but that is not the case. Either way, get what works for you. The software is fully cross compatible in most cases now anyway... Exactly the reason my household has all MAC, we ran our old G4 for nine years, always with the latest software, we now have Intel based machines, but the G4 still works fine. And if you buy second hand they are even better value. ( something I'd never do with a PC ) My track PC just died for no reason, oh well, there's always plenty when the hard rubbish comes around. You get what you pay for, that's why this thread is happening, as in someone complaining about their PC not working properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 The thread is not about hardware but about software. Quote Computers. They'll never catch on. Tiny Tyers Targa - The build saga continues - Aging wood - A recipe for staining wood - Don't take a fence - Step by step paling fence - An old shed for my new cars - Wooden garage under construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry J Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Originally it was about software Ember, but it's degenerating into religious extremism. Quote Cheers, Garry J Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Ain't it usually the way of it? Two opposing belief systems fighting over common ground. It's a familiar tale. Is it time for a magnet topic again? Quote Computers. They'll never catch on. Tiny Tyers Targa - The build saga continues - Aging wood - A recipe for staining wood - Don't take a fence - Step by step paling fence - An old shed for my new cars - Wooden garage under construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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