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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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How was that number chosen? I just got finished typing a new topic in the "Family" forum titled "My Mom Has Cancer" and when I clicked "Post", it told me my title wasn't long enough (three characters short). I clicked on "Go Back To Correct" and everything I had written was gone. I'm sorry, I don't feel like going through all of that again just because my title wasn't quite long enough. Also, spaces and punctuation do count in allowing the post despite what the instructions say.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Moderator
 United States
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I am sad to hear your mom is sick. Isn't that a subject worth typing in again though? I agree that the 20 character thing is a bit long. I also have lost what I have typed like you did,it's frustrating. I hope your mom does well. Good luck to you and yours. John1  Edited by John1
07/30/2017 05:06 am
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Forum Dad
United States
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How was that number chosen? I got tired of 5-10 topics a day titled... Help!So I made a 10 character minimum and they just switched to... Please Help!So I made it 20. And I still get sometimes.... Help! Here's 20 charactersThose I don't even correct, I just delete them. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12477 Posts |
I understand, I just got frustrated and a little peeved.
It was my mistake for not checking the title length. It's happened before and I wish there was a way to go back without losing everything I just typed (I'm not too swift a typist).
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Forum Dad
United States
24185 Posts |
Your browser being broken doesn't help either. Normal browser behavior is to preserve textareas on the back button. Chrome is the only one that doesn't.
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Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
Dang,I mainly use Chrome  John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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Dang,I mainly use Chrome So do I, and in fact I found it more reliable than IE for preserving textareas after crashes. (Firefox, of course, is still better, but I don't have it on this computer.) |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12477 Posts |
Maybe I should try Firefox for a bit. I had it a while back but that was before joining CCF. I don't know if I've seen it mentioned as far as compatibility but what about Opera? I've used that before as well.
Edit: Thank you John1 for the well wishes. I did retype it and posted.
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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07/30/2017 11:14 pm
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Moderator
United States
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FYI - I use FireFox almost exclusively. Only time I use IE is when I am logging in to servers at work that don't like FF.
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New Member
United States
32 Posts |
I've used Pale Moon for quite a while , it's a more efficient quicker version of Firefox.That's why I first started using it, I've just stuck with it.
I was wondering about the long character requirement but guessed the reason was what you said. I like to have a decent idea what a thread is about without having to open it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4085 Posts |
The text is preserved in Safari on iPad when you hit the back button (I tested it in the text forum).
Bobby, one option to fix this would be to use a Javascript alert box to catch titles too short before you post and leave the page. Not sure how much control you have over that part though or whether you want to get in the business of addressing bad browser behavior. Just a suggestion.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1215 Posts |
Any chance the text box can be stored in a cookie before the user submits?
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Forum Dad
United States
24185 Posts |
I have put the last two suggestions on my todo list to look at.
I'll be brutally honest though, changing things that are only to appease broken browsers doesn't get high priority.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I almost always use my Android phone for posting. It tells me if my Topic Title is too short (red box until requirements are met).
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Forum Dad
United States
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Bobby, one option to fix this would be to use a Javascript alert box to catch titles too short before you post and leave the page There is already a JS validation that makes sure the title and post are not empty, I've sought some help to get a tweak for it. |
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Posted 07/30/2017 04:18 am
