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I frequent a forum that uses an html composition box for posting messages
and replies. The relevant line of code is:
<textarea name="body" COLS=80 ROWS=20 wrap="virtual">
That's standard code and it should work OK with my IE6 browser. When typing,
the lines should wrap automatically to stay within the limits of the 80
columns x 20 rows box. A maximum of 79 characters is allowed per line with
those defined limitats, so when the 80th character it typed it should go
onto the next line. But it doesn't always work that way with my IE6 browser.
There is no problem if I am posting a new message to start a new thread, or
if I'm replying to a message without quoting it in the reply. But when I am
replying to a message and it is quoted at the top of the composition box (a
user option), some of those lines may be printed with 80 characters, which
corrupts the composition box. I have verified that is the cause of the
problem. There is no problem if the prior message is printed into the
composition box with 79 characters or less per line. But if just one of
those lines is printed into the composition box with 80 characters, the
composition box is corrupted, causing the following problem...
The problem happens while I am typing my reply message in the composition
box. Instead of wrapping the line when I type the 80th keyboard character,
it prints the 80th character on the same line. That causes the entire body
of text to shift left by one(1) character, and a scrollbar appears at the
bottom of the composition window. I must click the scrollbar to bring the
text back into full view (shift it right, by one character). This happens at
the end of almost every line of my typing - a major annoyance!
I've asked the forum owner and he says it's a problem with my browser. Other
users of the forum are apparently not having this problem, so there is
indeed probably something wrong with my IE6 browser. It is not calculating
line lengths/breaks correctly when it prints the prior message into the
composition window. It could be related to the wedge (>) characters which
are added automatically to prior message lines at the left side of the
composition window.
I've tried running "sfc /scannow" which didn't fix it. I've also tried
changing the default fonts in IE6, and that has no effect either. What else
to try?
Thanks,
-E
[Windows XP Home: Build 2600.xpsp2.030422-1633 (Service Pack 1)]
and replies. The relevant line of code is:
<textarea name="body" COLS=80 ROWS=20 wrap="virtual">
That's standard code and it should work OK with my IE6 browser. When typing,
the lines should wrap automatically to stay within the limits of the 80
columns x 20 rows box. A maximum of 79 characters is allowed per line with
those defined limitats, so when the 80th character it typed it should go
onto the next line. But it doesn't always work that way with my IE6 browser.
There is no problem if I am posting a new message to start a new thread, or
if I'm replying to a message without quoting it in the reply. But when I am
replying to a message and it is quoted at the top of the composition box (a
user option), some of those lines may be printed with 80 characters, which
corrupts the composition box. I have verified that is the cause of the
problem. There is no problem if the prior message is printed into the
composition box with 79 characters or less per line. But if just one of
those lines is printed into the composition box with 80 characters, the
composition box is corrupted, causing the following problem...
The problem happens while I am typing my reply message in the composition
box. Instead of wrapping the line when I type the 80th keyboard character,
it prints the 80th character on the same line. That causes the entire body
of text to shift left by one(1) character, and a scrollbar appears at the
bottom of the composition window. I must click the scrollbar to bring the
text back into full view (shift it right, by one character). This happens at
the end of almost every line of my typing - a major annoyance!
I've asked the forum owner and he says it's a problem with my browser. Other
users of the forum are apparently not having this problem, so there is
indeed probably something wrong with my IE6 browser. It is not calculating
line lengths/breaks correctly when it prints the prior message into the
composition window. It could be related to the wedge (>) characters which
are added automatically to prior message lines at the left side of the
composition window.
I've tried running "sfc /scannow" which didn't fix it. I've also tried
changing the default fonts in IE6, and that has no effect either. What else
to try?
Thanks,
-E
[Windows XP Home: Build 2600.xpsp2.030422-1633 (Service Pack 1)]