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What has happened to the "Participated" section? I used it to locate the topics I was most interested in. Without it, it becomes very difficult to locate them. Help!
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Another change (or am I missing something?), the ability to post images from URLs has vanished.
Edit: looks like manual html works.
Not sure what happened there, but we will get that restored as soon as possible. Thanks for reporting it -- and apologies for the inconvenience!
Looks like it's been updated to a file icon on the right side of the tool bar...
This should now be fixed. Thanks again for reporting it.
Weird, I don't have any of those formatting options at all. Maybe it's the browser.
Looks like it's back now.
Thanks, that's fixed but now the gizmo for posting pictures has disappeared, can we have that back please?
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Strange. I still don't have the formatting options - nothing. Not a huge deal for me as I am old school and use manual html without a problem, but I don't see it now either - and I am on a different computer/network/browser than before.
Best guess is that some other bug fixes being worked on crashed the icons. Not sure of the ETA for the fix.
When I first log in and open a discussion, the formatting tools aren't there. I click thru a couple and then it appears. Very weird. Mark thinks it may be browser related. I am using the most recent version of Firefox. You?
I noticed that the handle (dots making a crude arrow) in the lower right corner of the quote box has gone missing in recent days. I cannot grab the handle to pull the quote box down to a reasonable size to enter my text. Playing with the corner of the window sometimes doubles the size of the inital box which is large enough.
I also am missing the diagonal arrows above the box which explode it into a large box in a new window.
I'm using XP SP3 (RIP) and FireFox which I believe is up-to-date.
I did try it with my alternate browser which is IE8 and the handles were missing. I am aware the IE8 is outdated, but that's the newest MS would bless me with using on my XP.
EDIT: When I use the box for a private message, the dots show for a second and then disappear. When I quote someone in the public forum, I never see the dots.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Thanks for these reports. If you could also please take screenshots of any issues and post them here, that would be very helpful. I'll pass these along to the vendor for the necessary fixes. Thank you.
.I deleted this post because I used .jpgs and from my Paint Shop Pro that gives blurry images from captures when I upload them here.
But I can't delete the image(s).
Note that there's a double image from attaching a file from my computer. There's one down below where I have my signature line as well as the one below the text box. Weird.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2nd posting with .png instead of .jpg
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Thank you, @imidazol97
I've reported these issues and will let you know what we hear back from the vendor.
I've edited the title of this topic to encompass reporting issues.
Today I'm getting a Price Promise page flashing on the screen when I click my FireFox bookmark which is a link to the page for my Bookmarks. I see a header saying Edmunds, then a few empty lines, then Price Promise, then a left-justified column of auto brands alphabetically. I cannot capture this because it lasts maybe half a second then my Bookmarks page shows.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I'm seeing that too in IE10/Win7 when I click Recent Discussions. My PrtSc button doesn't seem to be working so I haven't been able to capture a screen shot even if I was fast enough.
It flashed that page at me when it loads other things. Even coming back to this thread to post the picture, I was shown that page for an instant. After about 50 tries and Steve's mentioned PrtSc, I was able to capture it.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I reported the missing helper for posting pix some days ago, it still hasn't been fixed. Why is this site so glitch prone and so slow to fix problems?
Firefox/Win7
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Maybe that's why my button doesn't work on any capture - there's no "n" on the key cap.
The bug has been reported btw. @andys120 , part of the reason is that "fixing" one thing sometimes breaks something else so the fixes have to be tested and sometimes rolled back. The vendor has been making more improvements and doing acting on more requests from us after the initial startup and break-in period. We didn't want to change much at all at first until we learned more about how everything was going to work and fit together. And a lot of the content here gets tied in with the vehicle pages on the rest of the site, so there's lots of behind the scenes stuff to account for when you tweak something.
My letters are in blue on my HP laptop.
I finally got the key up command to capture it before it disappeared.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Okay, I understand the flashing was an "intended" consequence as part of some testing and should go way later today." Other stuff is still being worked on.
Steve, it's not really "intended" but rather is an unfortunate temporary side effect of some testing that the developers are doing, which should make it easier to improve the user experience in the long run.
Just a quick update on the lack of formatting we're seeing as pages load: The test we're running needs a few more hours in order to have enough data. Apologies for the extension. Things should be back to normal by 9 AM Pacific time tomorrow (April 2nd). Thank you.
Thanks Mark, it's nice having the formatting buttons back already.
Test has ended. We apologize for the inconvenience and thanks to all for your understanding!
I still don't have the "helper button for loading a pic!
Firefox/Win7
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
There are no dots forming an arrow on the lower right corner of the posting boxes for my systems. I can't hook the corner and drag out a window to a size I want to type into.
The diagonal arrows in the upper right corner that open into a new large box in a new window are back.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Okay, those are separate issues we've reported to the vendor. Still waiting for them to fix.
I'm still not seeing the format helper for downloading pix. Day 7 and counting! Disgraceful! Perhaps one of the hosts could post the HTML code for that so we could copy it and post pictures that way.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Haven't tried Chrome but the helper is there in IE10. But I understand if you don't want to install another browser. Here's a screenshot of the code for this post:
Hopefully you'll be able to cut and paste this version.
The "trick" seems to be insuring that there's a space after the jpg and before the ".
Thank you Steve, that works quite well.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
For the formatting tools problem, clear the browser cache. Not just a refresh, but full cache dump.
Still working on the grab bar to expand the text box.
Thanks for the tip but how 'bout some help for those,like me, who don't know what a browser cache is or how to clear it?
You shouldn't have to be a techie to post here.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Depends on the browser. It's pretty simple if you google name-of-your-browser and "clear cache." It's a pretty good idea to do every once in awhile regardless of what sites you visit.
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You're right. Sorry about that! This has links to instructions for all major browsers.
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Yes, software updation is very important for enhancing our car speed as well as the complete favourable environment.i usually prefer chrome for formatting then installing new one.
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FYI, I tried clearing the browser cache but that did nothing to get the "helper" for downloading photos back, I am forced to type the html manually which does not always help. Can I please, please have my helper back (why is that the only one missing)?
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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ok, now I feel hopeless. I can't figure out how to get a picture to post. and I do have the drop down. I copied/pasted a URL, but can't make it "take"
I seem to be able to grab an image off my computer. But dang, I need some URLs!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
well darn. if there is a white wagon, looks like I figured it out. put cursor at end, and hit enter?
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I am seeing it but it's different from the old helper which used to show a little pic and more important doesn't seem to work properly because if I click "copy image location" and then hit your helper, there's no prompt in my browser for "paste"
Win7/ Firefox
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Okay, what you need to do is place your cursor in the "Image Url" spot, right click and select paste, then add a space at the end.
Don't mind me. Just playing around.