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« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2007, 01:01:36 PM »

Odd. It seems that only Chris & Andy have this problem.

I've tried using different browsers, on two computers, on different ADSL connections and logging in at various levels, but can't see any problem.

I asked about this on the Simple Machines forum and nobody else seems to know about it.
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« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2007, 01:07:11 PM »

Well, Sandra has a variant where no quote takes place ever....
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« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2007, 01:08:26 PM »


Well, Sandra has a variant where no quote takes place ever....

I thought she said that rarely happens.
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« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2007, 01:19:48 PM »

Sorry, you're absolutely right. It doesn't happen a lot for me, but when it does, and in a reproducible fashion, I thought you might like to know.
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« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2007, 02:34:43 PM »


Ok, I get this after the page has definitely finished loading and the "Loading..." message appears more-or-less instantly I click on "Quote". The "Page Created" display doesn't appear to change when I click on "Quote".

I get the impression it's a server end problem since this occurs on three PC's in my home.



Specifically, I got a permanent "Loading" message when seeking to quote this a couple of minutes ago and no amount of clicking on "Quote" changed matters.

It's interesting that I've only seen this with "Quote" and not with "Modify".


Or on any other button that Global Mods have use of. Just 'Quote'.
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« Reply #25 on: August 28, 2009, 06:07:59 PM »

I can only seem to quote whole posts, not certain chunks -when I tried, my comment ended up in the quote box itself - I must be doing something in the wrong order - can anyone help me!!??
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« Reply #26 on: August 28, 2009, 06:21:21 PM »


I can only seem to quote whole posts, not certain chunks -when I tried, my comment ended up in the quote box itself - I must be doing something in the wrong order - can anyone help me!!??


Lubiloo, when you hit the "quote" button, the quote is put at the top of your post inbetween two  pieces of code - one tells the system where the beginning of the quote is, and the other tells it where the end is.  They look like this: [ quote] and [ /quote] (without the spaces).  The first one may well have additional text in it, which allows the system to do the clever bit that gives the name and stuff of the quotee...

The important thing to remember, if you're editing the text in the quote because you only want to respond to part of the original post, is that you must make sure you start typing your response after the [ /quote] command at the end of the quote.

So, making it transparent for the minute:
[ quote]
I can only seem to quote whole posts...
[ /quote]

would come out as
Quote

I can only seem to quote whole posts...


Just make sure you've spotted that close quote - [ /quote] command and the end and put your bit in afterwards  When you've got that sussed, you can teach me how to do multiple quotes within a single post (with the reference coding)...

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« Reply #27 on: August 28, 2009, 06:23:00 PM »



I can only seem to quote whole posts, not certain chunks -when I tried, my comment ended up in the quote box itself - I must be doing something in the wrong order - can anyone help me!!??


Lubiloo, when you hit the "quote" button, the quote is put at the top of your post inbetween two  pieces of code - one tells the system where the beginning of the quote is, and the other tells it where the end is.  They look like this: [ quote] and [ /quote] (without the spaces).  The first one may well have additional text in it, which allows the system to do the clever bit that gives the name and stuff of the quotee...

The important thing to remember, if you're editing the text in the quote because you only want to respond to part of the original post, is that you must make sure you start typing your response after the [ /quote] command at the end of the quote.

So, making it transparent for the minute:
[ quote]
I can only seem to quote whole posts...
[ /quote]

would come out as
Quote

I can only seem to quote whole posts...


Just make sure you've spotted that close quote - [ /quote] command and the end and put your bit in afterwards  When you've got that sussed, you can teach me how to do multiple quotes within a single post (with the reference coding)...

HTH
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« Reply #28 on: August 29, 2009, 06:41:06 AM »


Is anyone sufffering the same problem as me when trying to quote other member's posts when replying?


All OK here ... 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac running OSX 10.4.11 (tested in Safari and Firefox, both OK)
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« Reply #29 on: August 30, 2009, 01:24:46 PM »

I have the same problem as Sandra, just won't quote at all...but like Sandra it only happens rarely so isn't really a big nuisance. just didn't want Sandra to feel as if she's all by herself  Smiley
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« Reply #30 on: August 30, 2009, 06:22:37 PM »



Is anyone sufffering the same problem as me when trying to quote other member's posts when replying?


All OK here ... 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac running OSX 10.4.11 (tested in Safari and Firefox, both OK)


It happens to me when the network is busy, I reckon it's a timing glitch.
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