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Text overlay
What I did: Pressed the like/thumbs up button What Should happen: It should add a like to someone's post What happened: Got text overlay from mse screen and a box with lightbulb Why it matters: Can't like a post when this happens and can't see the rest of the page Device/Browser: Samsung Galaxy phone, samsung internet…
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Text Editor: Read notifications now thread is read
What I did: Pressed 'mark all as read' on my notifications What should happen: It should not have alerts on notifications What happened: It marked the thread there was a notification about as no new posts/not in bold on my bookmarked threads Why it matters: I can't see that there are diaries I still need to read/contribute…
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Text Editor: Paragraph formatting not working
What I did: When writing a reply, I selected a paragraph of text in my reply and then went to apply paragraph formatting. What Should happen: I should be able to select the format of the paragraph - as a quote, as a bulleted or numbered list, and so on. What happened: The selected paragraph formatting was not applied and…
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Text Editor: LG smart tv word suggestion
What I did: Answer when entering text in posts, 1 character at a time, word suggestions based on entered letters are offered, eg if i enter sug, one of the offered word is suggest - but in these forums, clicking on that word results in suggest sug appearing in the post. What Should happen: Answer the partially entered word…
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Text Editor: Post adds extra characters
What I did: Answer I made a postI made a post and add duplicate characters as shown here What Should happen: Answer TheThe duplicate characters should not be there What happened: Answer DuplicateDuplicate characters are added at the beginning of the sentence Why it matters: Answer They should not beThey should not be there…
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Text Editor: Retaining Original Content of Quotes
What I did: I came late to this thread Nothing important — MoneySavingExpert Forum One of the annoying ones where the original poster didn't like responses so went back and deleted the original post. Luckily someone responding had quoted the post further down What Should happen: I should be able to read the content of the…
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Text Editor: Google voice typing
What I did used Google voice typing to input text into a reply to a thread What Should happen: The text should appear as I speak. Below is what actually is produced ie thevfirst two words duplicated and then one more is produced and then it stops. PS it works fine everywhere else ie outside mse forums What happened: The…
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Text Editor: Alt text input field
What I did: Added ALT text to an image What happened: The box for typing the ALT text is very small and does not expand, which ironically is an access issue for the cognitive load of typing thorough alt text. It makes it difficult because it requires holding a string of thought that one can no longer see, and is extremely…
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Text Editor: @ sign only brings up a list of users some of the time
This discussion was created from comments split from: @mention someone.
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Text Editor: Unable to Underline Text in the New Editor
What I did: There is no option to underline text. What I used to do in the old editor is a) highlight text then do "control+U" or b) switch to HTML and insert < U > and < /u > at the relevant places. (Spaces are deliberate.) We need an underline button. What Should happen: My text should be <u>underlined</u>. What…
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Text Editor: Re pasting and autosave
What I did: In addition to mine and others previous threads about not being able to paste, my (non technologically minded) impression is that this is happening when the site autosaves, which is every couple of seconds. Is it possible that autosave could be changed to eg once a minute, or that we could have the option to…
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Text Editor: New line issue. get multiple characters (Android)
What I did: Answanswer to posts ( er, here is a good example as it happened!!) Starts with duplication of entered text! DDoh ! What Should happen: Answer no duplication What happened: Answer See above entry! Why it matters: Answer very annoying Device/Browser: Answer Android phone using Firefox mobile.
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Text Editor: Pasted content shows as code (grey background)
If you copy text and paste it into the forum, it can appear as normal text, but sometimes it shows with a grey background: What seems to be happening here is that if you’re precise when selecting text to copy, it will usually copy just the text. But if you position your cursor more roughly, it may (in the background) copy…
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Text Editor: Editing a quoted post?
What I did: Quote post and attempt to cut/highlight What Should happen: As above What happened: Nothing Why it matters: Being more specfic Device/Browser: PC/FF
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Text Editor: Missing 'Preview' option when drafting new thread
What I did: Creating a new thread What Should happen: The previous editor allowed a user to see a draft of their thread/post while drafting. This does not appear to be possible under the new editor What happened: Unable to see how a thread/posted comment will appear Why it matters: Not having this facility will lead to…
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Text Editor: Line spacing
What I did: Trying to type with 1 line spacing instead of 2 line spacing. Answer What Should happen:Should be able to type normally and have the choice of 2 line spacing by using the return key. Answer What happened: Just went straight to 2 line spacing. Answer Why it matters: Can't make sense of anything posted if I have…
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Text Editor: Text cursor/position jumps around on mobile
What I did: Started typing a post What Should happen: When you press space the text cursor should advance on space What happened: The first word in a post exhibits odd behaviour, when I type the first word and press space the text cursor jumps back two spaces. Why it matters: You need to manually reposition the cursor…
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Text Editor: Quotes - can't see multiple ones
What I did: Answer: Tried to read posts that quoted previous posts (only one previous quote now available). What Should happen: Answer: With the old quote system it was possible to see all previous quotes within posts. Full story was shown, no context was lost, no information would be missed. What happened: Answer: It is…
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