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John Shepherd07/06/2010 08:36:19
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On my PC several forum posts are party obscured on the RH side by the adverts.
I seem to remember complaints about this in the past  - is it a site feature or is it to do with my PC settings?
 
Also I prevously mentioned about being logged out after only a short time and thought this had been fixed but it would appear not. The chances are that in the time it takes me to type this post (and I am not that slow) I will be logged out and will have lost what I have typed.
 
The trick is to make sure you copy before trying to post and then next time you log on paste it in and post it quickly but surely I should not need to do this?
 
 
 
Regards
John Shepherd
Peter G. Shaw07/06/2010 09:43:28
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It's happening to me as well, such that I cannot properly read your latest post about the Sieg X2's etc.
 
I assume it's a site fault, and hence will wait until it's put right.
 
Regards
 
Peter G. Shaw
 
Update.
 
As far as I can see, this problem is only affecting the thread "Disassembling of MiniMill....".
 
A temporary way round it is to use copy the text into Wordpad using, highlight, Control C and Control V (when in Wordpad)
 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw

Edited By Peter G. Shaw on 07/06/2010 09:51:56

Kelvin Barber07/06/2010 11:51:26
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Hi Guys
 
The problem with the "Disassembling of Mini Mill" thread was caused by the ultra long link in John Shepherd 1's posting at the bottom. I have had to delete this to return the thread to its normal width. Perhaps John can supply a shorter link to the pdf in question?
 
With regards to being logged out it happens to me as well - especially annoying when preparing an editorial feature! Keep saving, or copying, is the best option I can suggest.
 
Kelvin 
wheeltapper07/06/2010 11:56:29
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Hi Kelvin
If you were to put a 'sticky' post on the main page telling people in simple language how to shorten their links we wouldn't have any of this trouble.
 
just a thought
 
cheers
Roy
John Shepherd07/06/2010 13:44:38
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Kelvin
Re my long hyperlink which turned out not to work anyway.
What about the Counersinking thread for example - I'm not sure there are any hyperlinks in this and the same problem of text being covered by adverts is there as well.
Other threads I have looked at recently also have the same problem.
 
I glad you find the premature logging out issue  annoying - surely that should spur you on to find a solution?
 
BTW the thread originally referred to is not fixed - page 1 may be OK but page 2 isn't.
 
John Shepherd

Edited By John Shepherd 1 on 07/06/2010 13:48:17

Kelvin Barber07/06/2010 14:53:42
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Hi John
 
If there was an easy fix for the logging out problem we would have sorted it by now. I have asked and was given the same advice I gave you! 
 
Re. the problem on Page 2 of  the thread. This was once again due to an overlong thread. Even when shortened it still did not work so there's definitely something amiss in this link.
 
For advice on using  tags visit http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/ 
For shortening them refer to the Anchor tag which is the third one down. 

Edited By Kelvin Barber on 07/06/2010 14:59:33

wheeltapper07/06/2010 17:06:23
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Hi
Re changing links.
 
this is a quote of a thread from David
 
 
 
 "Hi Wheeltapper
There is a 3 link chain in the edit box.
This is to set links up.
Select the word you want to link,
click on the chain, insert link and select open in new window.
If an email link you can change type to mailto.
regards Davdi"
 
It's simple.
 
actually its simpler
click on the chains
where it says 'url' paste the link
 where it says 'title' type in 'here' or 'this site' or whatever
click ok
 
like this
 
 
this is a charity I belong to ,by the way.
 
 
Roy
 
cheers
Roy

Edited By wheeltapper on 07/06/2010 17:34:51

Versaboss07/06/2010 22:38:41
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Posted by Kelvin Barber on 07/06/2010 14:53:42:
Hi John
 
If there was an easy fix for the logging out problem we would have sorted it by now. I have asked and was given the same advice I gave you! 
 

 But I think the 'Remember me' tick box in the login field works, isn't it?

I even have the impression that sometimes I'm remembered so hard that I cannot logout!!!

Greetings, Hansrudolf

Btw, having some 'sticky' postings would be VERY nice. Also explaining the trick how to insert a picture directly in a posting (without putting it in an 'album' first).


wheeltapper08/06/2010 11:26:27
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Hi
I put this image up directly  from Photobucket.
 
to do this, put your mouse over the image in Photobucket, and under the pic is a box with different kinds of links.
 
copy the direct link.
on this site, in the post box, click on the second icon from the right and paste the link where it says 'image url.
click 'insert'
and here's one I made earlier
a ball turning tool.
 
 
 
hope this helps.
cheers
Roy

Edited By wheeltapper on 08/06/2010 11:35:04

KWIL08/06/2010 11:47:03
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Cannot be a site problem as I do not have it!!  Fault must lie with your PC.
John Shepherd08/06/2010 16:27:27
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KWIL
Its not my PC  -  Kelvin  fixed the site problem.
Gone Away08/06/2010 22:00:49
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Posted by KWIL on 08/06/2010 11:47:03:
Cannot be a site problem as I do not have it!!  Fault must lie with your PC.
 
That doesn't follow at all, you know. At the very least, a site might work as intended on a PC with IE but not on a PC with Firefox (or one of the many other browsers out there). There are other areas of (legitimate and acceptable) PC configuration that can cause a web page to display imperfectly. Doesn't mean the PC is at fault. The web-page designer's aim is to make it compatible with as many PC/configuration variation as possible (not an easy task).
 
 [I'm assuming, from the lack of smiley etc, that you meant your comment seriously.]
Kelvin Barber09/06/2010 06:44:06
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Problems experienced with adverts being obscured by posts are usually caused by overlong web links or overlarge jpgs. We do our best to rectify this problem whenever spotted, though sometimes this might involve a deletion to get the thread back into shape.
 
I use both Firefox and Safari as web browsers and there are subtle differences in how they display some text and how words wrap-around. However, if a web page displays imperfectly it will likely be this way on all web browsers.
 
Hope this helps. 
Terryd09/06/2010 07:17:43
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Hi Kelvin,
 
The questions in this thread occur over and over and probably will continue to do so as new members are constantly signing up.  I have suggested before that it might be a good idea to set up a 'help' or 'tutorial' system on the forum home page explaining 'how to' and asking new recruits to refer to it before they start to post. 
 
Others have suggested 'Sticky' posts.  Another good idea.  As there must be many contributors who are not quite so familiar with these skills surely there is a need for such a system of help.  What is the problem, is the software used for this forum so limited that such facilities cannot be included?    Most other forums I have used over many years now, have such facilities.  Why not this one?  It would help prevent these sort of repetitive problems arising surely.
 
Regards
 
Terry
Kelvin Barber09/06/2010 09:18:58
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4 articles		Thanks for the suggestions Terry, I will look into it and see what can be done.
John Shepherd09/06/2010 16:52:16
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Kelvin
In support of Terry's suggestion for a sticky or similar it would be good if we knew and were reminded of what the limitations of the system are e.g. 'Don't post pictures larger than xxKb' etc. we can hopefully avoid causing  some of the problems on the site and save you some work.
 
We don't know what we don't know so if you can inform us as Terry suggests us we may be able to help you make a visit to the site a better experience.
 
It has to be said that this forum site seems to have more problems than others I (and others)  visit judging by some of the comments. Perhaps part of the problem is that those of us that use other forum sites expect this one to perform in the same way as them and it doesn't.
 
That said it's the content that matters and there can be no complaints on that score.
 
Oh dear have  just been logged out and redirected to my profile page and have had to start again !
KWIL12/08/2010 15:36:18
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Kelvin,
 
What have you done?  Everything else works on Firefox except today's Model Engineer site, have had to switch to IE to get it correctly. The site  just displays as a long line by line series of events.
Kelvin Barber12/08/2010 16:19:38
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Hi KWIL,
 
Nothing I've done as I haven't been on the website today until just now! I'm using Firefox at the moment and it's working fine - suggest there must be some problems with your equipment or internet provider.
 
Kelvin
KWIL12/08/2010 16:46:34
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Thanks for the response Kelvin. All OK now, strange it was ONLY the Model-Engineer site. Must be the ISP I guess.
 
Regards
 
KWIL
DMB12/08/2010 22:23:43
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When I click on  the more items for sale, I find the black characters od date/time/advertisers name are obscured by the blue lettering naming actual items for sale.
Can
 
someone please do something about this?
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