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Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 1:36 pm
by badpenny
If it's your round Arrgee, I'll just have a massive Single Malt thanks.
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2016 6:03 pm
by pennymachines
badpenny wrote:... what's the difference between the "new posts" link and the "Notifications" link?
Additional to PM's and messages from mods etc., I see 'Notifications' inform you when there are replies to topics you're subscribed to and when your posts are quoted by others.
coppinpr wrote:...might be worth adding a line of text that comes up when you click "attachments" making it clear what the max file size is for a photo
Done it!
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2016 6:33 pm
by badpenny
Meanwhile, I'm still typing away at the very bottom of the page using a text box that isn't white but the same background grey as the borders etc. Which I imagine is why I still can't access emoticons.
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2016 7:56 pm
by pennymachines
OK - let's have another crack at this
*.
You're on Windows 10 but I've forgotten which browser you use...
I tried to find out by looking through the site stats. but something caught my eye. Number 1 of January's top 30 referrers (with 89 hits) was this Bing search:
American womens arses
It seems
your posts are attracting a different kind of connoisseur BP.
* This sentence is certified innuendo-free
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2016 9:55 pm
by badpenny
Alright Mr P ..... Butt!?
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:46 pm
by pennymachines
Butt what blouse are you wearing? Something Foxy, Chromy or Edgy?
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:05 pm
by badpenny
As Jimi Hendrix said "Foxy Lady"
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 12:39 pm
by pennymachines
As you're the only one reporting this issue, I'm guessing it's something unique to your set-up. Could it be caused by a Firefox add on you're using I wonder?
Two things to try. Go to Tools/Add-ons and on the Extensions tab temporarily disable anything you have there to see if this eliminates the behaviour. If not, try doing the same on the Plugins and Services tabs.
The other thing is to test on a different browser, if you have one.
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:41 pm
by badpenny
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:14 pm
by pennymachines
It would be interesting to know which add-on is to blame. As I said, you can switch 'em off one by one till you pin it down.
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 4:03 pm
by badpenny
Found it
It's called Grammarly .....
Homepage
http://www.grammarly.com/
Sadly it's quite a useful little tool, but we're talking about
Pennymachines here, so there's no contest.
I didn't discover any other application effected by it. I can only imagine it didn't like old pennies.
BP
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:14 pm
by pennymachines
Good sleuthing BP! I installed it and now I see what you saw.
Next step - report bug to makers of plugin (if one of us can be bothered).
Does look like a good add-on but I fought gramar & spelin waz allready eggsemplorarary on this sight.
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:31 pm
by badpenny
I liked it because by highlighting a word on any site it popped up a box with a comprehensive background to the word. Rather like you get on a Google Kindle.
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:04 pm
by pennymachines
For what it's worth, I've reported the bug on the Grammarly website.
LanguageTool is open-source/free and available for Open Office, Desktop, Chrome or Firefox. You have to set it for GB English (unless ya wanna tawk like our Yankee pals).
Seems to work OK but don't know how it rates.
Hey - I thought those Kindles were strictly Amazon.
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:25 pm
by badpenny
Gurgle/Amazin/Bookface/Twatter/eBygumbay ..... no difference.
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:56 pm
by pennymachines
Thank you for contacting Grammarly and bringing this issue to our attention.
I have escalated this to the development team. Please bear with us. We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible.
In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns you might have. We apologize for this temporary inconvenience.
Thank you for your patience and understanding,
Watch this space...
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:27 pm
by badpenny
......... very interesting Mr Bond
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:39 pm
by pennymachines
Thank you for bearing with us while our engineers are working on a solution to this issue.
Unfortunately, this will not be a quick fix and I cannot provide you with an estimated timeframe, as the developers will need some time to analyze the cause of this issue.
I’m going to close this case, but if you have further information regarding this issue, please reply to this email and the case will be re-opened for further investigation.
Hmmm... I think that's a no-can-do.
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 7:14 pm
by badpenny
Tell you what Mr. P let's really give them something to worry about. I also discovered it has a serious effect on Facebook as well.
It only allows you to enter a handful of characters before it starts deleting the beginning of the thread one letter at a time for each one you try to add at the other end.
Not being compatible with a top notch site like this might not be a priority to them, however "Bookface" may make them Gulp!
Re: That's Odd!
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:23 pm
by pennymachines
Not being compatible with this site means it's not compatible with millions of others using the same software. I've notified them of the Facebook bug.
Our engineers are aware of the issue with Grammarly deleting texts on Facebook and are currently working to resolve it.
t'would also appear the emoticons work and all.