Sentient Forum Software?

calvin

calvin

Since the last software upgrade here I'm having trouble with the s/w doing some creative thinking.
If I quote from another post, their formatting keeps invading my typed text. Ie if I'm quoting italicized text,
some not al of my text goes italic......very trendy, but not very me-ish.
Sometimes I will change font size to 'whisper' but then at random the font size changes back to a whisper!:mad:
Other times if I have used a different colour font (Xcuse my correct spelling here) for emphasis, at some unpredictable time down the text track, the s/w decides I want to use coloured font!
I doubt this is a UNIX or LINUX or WINDOZE Issue, because .........I doubt it:)

Anybody else experiencing the antics of this delinquent software?
Maybe we should all gather at Jeff's front door at 4am and complain?
 
I have the same exact problem, Calv, but only when I use my phone app.
I have a Mac computer at home. Droid phone.
Hopefully it gets addressed and fixed (y)
 
Maybe that explains some of the font issues I've seen in some posts. I always thought that was maybe a copy and paste issues as some people type up a post in another program then copy and paste. I am not aware of ever having that issue in any of my own posts. I always use the reply box at the bottom of the page and, if it matters, my computer runs Vista. Of course, I rarely depart from the standard size and color.
 
Rumely said:
Maybe that explains some of the font issues I've seen in some posts. I always thought that was maybe a copy and paste issues as some people type up a post in another program then copy and paste. I am not aware of ever having that issue in any of my own posts. I always use the reply box at the bottom of the page and, if it matters, my computer runs Vista. Of course, I rarely depart from the standard size and color.
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It may be an Operating system issue, I can't be sure. But here is the thing..
If I type out a post as I'm doing now, not changing font style/size or colour, I won't have a problem. It seems though that if I change a font attribute then revert to standard, at some random time later the font attribute just changes again. I left a post unedited for Jeff to see in the thread about is it a sin not to believe in the trinity. I left him a PM message and am waiting for him to get back to me. Tink, using a mac seems to be immune, but affected with android. Both those OS are a derivative of UNIX or so I believe... So who knows?
Hah but notice your quoted text has gone into italic And I assure you I did not do it. To my mind to change another's text without due notification is somewhat fraudulent, ie 'emphasis added'.
 
calvin said:
It may be an Operating system issue, I can't be sure. But here is the thing..
If I type out a post as I'm doing now, not changing font style/size or colour, I won't have a problem. It seems though that if I change a font attribute then revert to standard, at some random time later the font attribute just changes again. I left a post unedited for Jeff to see in the thread about is it a sin not to believe in the trinity. I left him a PM message and am waiting for him to get back to me. Tink, using a mac seems to be immune, but affected with android. Both those OS are a derivative of UNIX or so I believe... So who knows?
Hah but notice your quoted text has gone into italic And I assure you I did not do it. To my mind to change another's text without due notification is somewhat fraudulent, ie 'emphasis added'.
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All the quotes are rendered in italics. Which makes me wonder, what if it is already in italics? Let's find out.
 
I can't reproduce the issue unless I see a screenshot. Next time it happens, Click the 'PrtSc' button, save the shot in a jpeg and post it here. I'll forward it to some webmasters for their input.
 
Rumely said:
I'll post this quote and see wot I gets.

Interesting, no differentiation.
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are you using Windoze? That might be a key, but I don't see how, or more plausable to my mind, if you are not using firefox, which browser are you using? I ask this because really, it is the browser S/W that interfaces with the forum, not the OS.
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yet, your quoted post has been changed to italic by my set up:sneaky:
 
Rumely said:
I'll post this quote and see wot I gets.

Interesting, no differentiation.
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You're very quotable Rumely:) I have just changed Operating Software. the previous two posts were using Linux Mint 13,
This is using UNIX.
Hmmm quoted material is still changed to italic. I assume others viewing these posts are seeing italics...I'd be a bit miffed if my computer was just doing this for my benefit.
 
Rumely said:
I'll post this quote and see wot I gets.

Interesting, no differentiation.
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OK, I have snuck a few minutes on my wife's windoze pc let's what happens

Nope....using any of the three operating systems and there is a change of the quoted text font to italic. It happens with Firefox and it happens with Opera. I don't give IE disc space so I've exhausted all options here. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated
 
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