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bug: image/url broken links : Badaboem wrote: cool...

Fri, 13 Aug 2004 19:04:54 +0000

Author: webwiser
Subject: 7548
Posted: 13 August 2004 at 7:04pm

Badaboem wrote:

cool skin ! nice work !

bug: image/url broken links : Ok...I've been stubbern and...

Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:57:29 +0000

Author: Badaboem
Subject: 7548
Posted: 13 August 2004 at 10:57am

Ok...I've been stubbern and kept on testing until I found the issue. 9 test pages in total lead to this simple conclusion.

I've been testing like a mad man on my site along with some helpful mac users, and couldn't figure out what caused image and file uploads to be inserted wrongly into the post (safari browser), until now.

I've change the upload path for files and images from
/c4dportal/uploads
to
c4dportal

Mind you the first path was working perfectly for pc users posting images and files, but for some reason mac posted items are totally screwed up. Images and files are uploaded, but when posted half of the tag is missing.

Something interesting to look into.

bug: image/url broken links : There is nothing in the filters...

Fri, 13 Aug 2004 04:01:59 +0000

Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 7548
Posted: 13 August 2004 at 4:01am

There is nothing in the filters that would hack off the first part of an image tag.

The only thing I can guess is that for some reason Safari is not sending the entire post to the server for some reason.

I still think safari is a naff browser and would suggest to your Mac users to use Mozilla instead.

bug: image/url broken links : ok...not entirely sorted out yet..sigh.....

Thu, 12 Aug 2004 16:19:18 +0000

Author: Badaboem
Subject: 7548
Posted: 12 August 2004 at 4:19pm

ok...not entirely sorted out yet..sigh.. It bothers me as much as you Borg .

The old fix in place or removed doesn't make a difference in some cases.

here's what happens.

database field text from a post that failed and shows that one returnafter text doesn't work, and two returns allows for a normal image tag:

Some more screenshots of what happens in the wysiwyg editor before and after posting with one return after text:

I would be eternally greatfull for a hopefully final sollution to this mac problem.

ps. files are uploaded and displayed correctly, so I'm guessing it has something to do with the image tag filters.

bug: image/url broken links : I wish they would sortout the...

Thu, 12 Aug 2004 07:40:48 +0000

Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 7548
Posted: 12 August 2004 at 7:40am

I wish they would sortout the Safari Browser

Thanks for letting me know

I always suggest to Mac users to use Mozilla anyway as it is a farbetter browser and also is RTE enabled so the WYSIWYG Editor can beused for creating posts.

bug: image/url broken links : Well, here's some news for...

Thu, 12 Aug 2004 06:51:47 +0000

Author: Badaboem
Subject: 7548
Posted: 12 August 2004 at 6:51am

Well, here's some news for you mac lovers.

The fix that has been implemented half a year ago, is now causing issues because the safari mac browser has been fixed.

Please search functions_filters.asp for the line that contains the word''mac'' and delete it if you don't want frustrated mac users on yoursite.

Borg, you can remove this fix in future versions of wwf. It causes issues now

bug: image/url broken links : First fix works so far. I'll...

Tue, 09 Dec 2003 06:06:22 +0000

Author: Badaboem
Subject: 7548
Posted: 09 December 2003 at 6:06am

First fix works so far. I'll let u know if users stumbe upon issues again.

bug: image/url broken links : If that doesn't owrk try:- 'Loop...

Fri, 05 Dec 2003 05:23:06 +0000

Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 7548
Posted: 05 December 2003 at 5:23am

If that doesn't owrk try:-

'Loop through each of the changed links
        For lngLoopCounter = 1 To Ubound(saryHTMLlinks,2)
        
            'Strip line carridge returns for MAC users
           saryHTMLlinks(2,lngLoopCounter) =Replace(saryHTMLlinks(2,lngLoopCounter), Chr(10), "", 1, -1, 0) 
        
            'Replace the code with the link
           strTempOutputMessage =  Replace(strTempOutputMessage,saryHTMLlinks(1,lngLoopCounte r), saryHTMLlinks(2,lngLoopCounter), 1,-1, 0)
        
        Next

bug: image/url broken links : Try changing the loop in the file...

Fri, 05 Dec 2003 05:20:56 +0000

Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 7548
Posted: 05 December 2003 at 5:20am

Try changing the loop in the file functions_filters.asp at line 715 to the following:-

'Loop through each of the changed links
        For lngLoopCounter = 1 To Ubound(saryHTMLlinks,2)
        
            'Strip line carridge returns for MAC users
           saryHTMLlinks(2,lngLoopCounter) =Replace(saryHTMLlinks(2,lngLoopCounter), vbCrLf, "", 1, -1, 0) 
        
            'Replace the code with the link
           strTempOutputMessage =  Replace(strTempOutputMessage,saryHTMLlinks(1,lngLoopCounte r), saryHTMLlinks(2,lngLoopCounter), 1,-1, 0)
        
        Next

bug: image/url broken links : thekiwi wrote:<BLOCKQUOTE...

Thu, 04 Dec 2003 18:53:23 +0000

Author: Badaboem
Subject: 7548
Posted: 04 December 2003 at 6:53pm

thekiwi wrote:

I've had a strange issue with osx and OS 9.2.2 users on my site. Images are broken. They come out like this:

Quite a few years ago we had a simlar problem with Macintosh users and a forum install we had (O'Reillys Webboard I think it was).. and if I recall correctly it was their browser which was forcing a carraige return in the editing interface we used... I'll try and find out what we found ...

That would be great.

I've been testing with a mac user for about two hours now.

Used os systems: panther and jaguar
Used browsers : Internet explorer, safari

Issue,

On all mac os systens and browsers long images names uploaded with the upload button will not place the image tags correctly after hitting the submit button.

Checked for carriage returns,

Large image files are displayed like this in the post reply box (without ")

["img"]/c4dportal/uploads/GruvDone/ZAE_Track_-
_Version_2.jpg["/img"]

This is no issue when posting large image names on a windows os, but mac os and browser thinks there is a carriage return after submitting while there is none.

Before posting the message we have checked for a carriage return by deleting spaces until it deletes one character of the first line of the image tag..then that character is entered again. In the end no empty spaces, or gaps could be deleted. This is to make sure it's not an issue of the post reply box itself after the image is uploaded and the image tags are placed.

In short...when an image name is long, it's broken off in both windows and mac because of the size of the message textfield box. Windows handles the brakeoff correctly, while mac thinks it's a carriage return after posting the message. The result is a broken image.

Hopefully this can be fixed somehow. I've made the textfield wider so long url names will still fit on one line, but obviously this is not an ideal sollution.

Edited by Badaboem