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Topic: New Firefox 17 cant do WYSIWYG

Posted By: recordere.dk
Subject: New Firefox 17 cant do WYSIWYG
Date Posted: 24 November 2012 at 2:55pm

Hi

The new Firefox 17 just came out, and upgrades are beeing applied automatically to most Firefox-users.

This version do however have a problem with the Web Wiz Forum.

The forum turns off the WYSIWYG-editor for Firefox 17, instead the old-style editor with BB-codes is displayed.

/Lars

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 24 November 2012 at 10:10pm

Are aware of the issue and will be releasing a new version of Web Wiz Forums next week that will include an integrated version of Web Wiz Rich Text Editor that fixes the issue with Firefox 17 as well as adding Rich text Editing support for Mobile Firefox and Opera Mini on Google Android.

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Posted By: JohnLug
Date Posted: 28 November 2012 at 10:04pm

Can we please have just the files to update the RTE?

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 29 November 2012 at 11:11am

Web Wiz Forums 10.13 has been released to fix this issue:-

http://blogs.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums-1013-released_post1104.html" rel="nofollow - http://blogs.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums-1013-released_post1104.html

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Posted By: JohnLug
Date Posted: 29 November 2012 at 2:32pm

In version history, there is this file...

functions/RTE_functions_common.asp - updated to support Firefox 17, Opera Mobile and Firefox Mobile

But I don't see it in the update or on my site???

Posted By: JohnLug
Date Posted: 29 November 2012 at 7:55pm

Anyone know about file - RTE_functions_common.asp ?

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 29 November 2012 at 8:10pm

The version history is just a guide and should not be used for upgrades.

You should follow the upgrade instructions and upgrade all files within your forum.

Posted By: Scotty32
Date Posted: 29 November 2012 at 8:12pm

That's most likely a typo, I would bet it is meant to mean "functions/functions_common.asp".

This is the file with the function to detect which browser/OS you are using, it is also missing from the version history.

Though I haven't had chance to download and look at the files, like I said, it would be expected to be part of the update for the reason listed.

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Posted By: JohnLug
Date Posted: 29 November 2012 at 8:15pm

Huh?
So there is no RTE_functions_common.asp file?

Please, what files do I need to upgrade so FF 17 works correctly?
I have custom changes and can't just over write everything.

Thanks

Posted By: JohnLug
Date Posted: 29 November 2012 at 8:18pm

Thanks Scotty, hope that's the fix

Posted By: JohnLug
Date Posted: 29 November 2012 at 11:31pm

OK, works in FF 17 now.

But ANOTHER problem. :(

When people open a reply or a new post or PM box to create a new post or PM, the cursor initially does not show, until they type something.

A lot of my members have bad pain issues and when they don't see the cursor, they will give up.

Yes, all they need to do it start typing and then the words AND the cursor shows.

Posted By: JohnLug
Date Posted: 30 November 2012 at 5:10pm

Just to add, the same thing happens on THIS forum.

I click in the reply box and no cursor until I start typing.
This happens ONLY with FF17

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 30 November 2012 at 9:36pm

The WYSIWYG Post editor simply enabled the Rich Text Editing features of the browser.

The display of the cursor in the RTE is controlled by the browser and it appears that the cursor not showing is a bug with Firefox 17 which have no control over, so will have to live with it till Mozilla fix the issue with the Rich Text Editing in Firefox.

Posted By: JohnLug
Date Posted: 02 December 2012 at 2:08pm

Damn.
Already getting problems from frustrated members.

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 04 December 2012 at 11:46am

To get around this Firefox bug are looking at pre filling the text area with a character so that Firefox displays the carrot when you click on the Rich Text Editing area.

At the moment looking at using the ASCII Start of Text charter so that it does not appear that the Rich Text Editor appears blank and not having to have a character within it that first needs to be deleted by the person posting.

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 04 December 2012 at 1:02pm

If you download the new 10.14 version it should fix this issue of the cursor not displaying in Firefox 17.

To get around this Firefox bug a invisible ASCII Start of Text character is placed in to the empty WYSIWYG Post Editor so that when you select the Post Editor to start typing the cursor appears straight way before you start typing.

Posted By: JohnLug
Date Posted: 04 December 2012 at 3:13pm

YES!!

THANK YOU!!!

Already received a few comments and have happy members! :)