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Problem with Forum Editor? (When using Google Chrome)

skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
edited 2013-11-26 06:27 in General Discussion
There seems to be a problem with the editor(s) both simple and advanced, when trying to edit a post the editor window comes up blank, so at the moment there is no way to edit a previous post.

Anyone else having problems?

Have also posted in the test forum, sorry for cross posting but had to test what was wrong first, unfortunately because of the problem am unable to delete those posts.


Edited using Firefox: Changed title to be more specific about editor issue with Chrome.
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  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2013-11-23 10:10
    Working for me with Chrome.

    Will try other browsers editing this post.
    Firefox Ok.
    Exploder Ok.
    Advanced editor Ok.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-11-23 10:30
    Not working for me in Chrome.
    1) The "Reply To Post" button hangs forever. I have to right click and select "open in new tab" to get to to the editor.
    2) There are no "code", "quote" etc buttons above the edit window.
    3) When I submit the resulting post on the forum has all the line feeds stripped out and often any capitalization removed.

    It's all really annoying and almost useless.

    Strangely on another box with the same Debian and Chrome everything works. Only that is a 32 bit install not 64.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-11-23 10:33
    Edit post works fine in Firefox here on Debian.

    It has all the same problems described above in my Chrome.
  • GadgetmanGadgetman Posts: 2,436
    edited 2013-11-23 10:33
    Works with me using Opera 12.16...
    (I really need to upgrade, soon)
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2013-11-23 10:52
    Works OK here on Chrome Version 31.0.1650.57 m. Windows XP SP3.
  • prof_brainoprof_braino Posts: 4,313
    edited 2013-11-23 11:09
    skylight wrote: »
    There seems to be a problem with the editor(s) both simple and advanced,

    Anyone else having problems?

    About half the time the editor will not work from android samsung captivate glide (similar to Galaxy S).
  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2013-11-23 13:29
    ...working with Firefox and Win XP sp3 here just fine.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-11-23 13:39
    Here I am desperately trying to post in Chrome.

    Did you notice the two br tags I had to put in the to get new lines?

    I have no buttons over my edit box.

    I get this error in the JS console when I hit "Post Reply":
    Uncaught TypeError: Cannot call method 'getElementsByTagName' of null vbulletin_quick_reply.js?v=417:11qr_replytothread_handle_activate vbulletin_quick_reply.js?v=417:11YAHOO.util.Connect.handleTransactionResponse connection-min.js?v=417:7(anonymous function) connection-min.js?v=417:7

    No wonder it does not load.
  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2013-11-23 13:46
    skylight wrote: »
    Have also posted in the test forum, sorry for cross posting but had to test what was wrong first, unfortunately because of the problem am unable to delete those posts.

    ...took care of that for you. :smile:
  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2013-11-23 14:00
    Seems to work on Ubuntu 13.10 and Chrome Version 31.0.1650.57

    Edit: I can edit too.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-11-23 14:23
    Hey, what do you know. Upgrading my Chrome to version 31.0.1650.57 (From 30.something) has fixed all my forum posting problems Yippee!

    Thank you for kicking me along with that SRLM.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2013-11-23 14:35
    Works for me on Firefox with one minor annoyance: when I click Reply to Thread, the edit box comes up with a cursor, but when I start typing, the screen goes wacky and no characters appear until I actually click inside the edit box.

    -Phil
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 12:35
    davejames wrote: »
    ...took care of that for you. :smile:
    Thanks davejames, I should have posted that I am using Chrome with Windows XP.

    First time back since posting so will try editing this post......
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 12:37
    Still a problem had to repost this to show problem is still there.
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 12:38
    Should have read Heaters reply above, will try upgrading Chrome and editing this post.
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 12:41
    I already have the latest version "Version 31.0.1650.57 m"

    Still have the problem     :frown:

    This means the only way at the moment to edit my posts is to submit a new reply. not ideal, any other thoughts?
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2013-11-25 12:48
    Do you have JavaScript enabled?

    -Phil
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-11-25 13:01
    skylight,

    OK, this is nuts. I have the same Chrome as you (On Debian) and everything works fine.

    I assume you have not disabled JS.

    Can you get into the Tools->Javascript Console?

    I used to have errors there with an only slightly older Chrome.

    Seems to me this is some kind of timing problem, scripts being called before they have loaded for example.
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 13:01
    I checked in chrome's settings under advanced but couldn't find any setting for enabling Javascript within Chrome, so I checked under Control Panel and found the Java icon, double clicking this brought up the Java Dialog and under the security tab it shows Enable java content in browsers which is checked
    though the slider setting shows High which is the minimum setting recommended.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-11-25 13:05
    No, no !

    JavaScript is not Java. They are two totally different things, despite the confusing naming.

    Never, never enable Java unless your bank or some other idiot needs it.
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 13:05
    Heater. wrote: »
    skylight,

    OK, this is nuts. I have the same Chrome as you (On Debian) and everything works fine.

    I assume you have not disabled JS.

    Can you get into the Tools->Javascript Console?
    yes I can open the javascript console, not sure if related to the forum problem but under Console Tab and clicking on errors the following error is shown:

    "{RED X} Failed to load resource"
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 13:07
    Heater. wrote: »
    No, no !

    JavaScript is not Java. They are two totally different things, despite the confusing naming.

    Never, never enable Java unless your bank or some other idiot needs it.
    Got me worried now, should I uncheck the setting then?
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-11-25 13:12
    OK, Now we are going to need a WEB guru.

    Clearly if this script or that resource is not loaded in time then the page cannot be displayed correctly or it's JS code run.

    I have seen this kind of "load order dependency" in my own WEB creations.

    No idea what is happening here though:)
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 13:13
    Sorry for all these extra posts at the moment, The setting under control panel says "enable java content in browser" do I need to uncheck this for safety?
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 13:16
    Thanks for your help Heater, at the moment I can still post ok as is evident it's just that I cannot edit or add to my posts without adding an extra post by submitting a new reply, as long as this is not a problem for the moderators I can get by for the time being whilst finding a solution.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-11-25 13:18
    Maybe I was a bit extreme about the Java thing.

    If you ever visit a web site that needs Java for sure you will see something that insists that you need a Java plugin.

    If they are like the banking web sites in Scandinavia they will the be nagging you to install the latest version every week for some security reason or other.

    Java is a totally different language and run time system, that most people get as a plug-in from Oracle.

    JavaScript is built into every mainstream browser.
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 13:21
    Although a bit extreme I'm going to attempt to uninstall Chrome and then reinstall it, befor I do this I will need to download Firefox or another browser first
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 13:51
    Ok have reinstalled chrome but still the same problem, am going to try editing this post using firefox.....

    EDIT: Works fine in firefox so looks like an issue with chrome

    So I have a workaround using firefox but prefer to use chrome as it works better with my password manager.
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-11-25 15:47
    Using another PC and Chrome I was able to edit previous posts in the test forum, It looks like the problem is with the laptop I use which only affects chrome but works fine with firefox.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-11-26 00:02
    When I was having Chrome issues I had exactly the same version of Debian (Wheezy) and Chrome (30.something) on two different machines. One worked properly one did not. The difference was the working one was a 32 bit Debian, the broken one was 64 bit.

    Now with v31.somthing they both work.
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