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Shoutbox problem 26/10/2012 at 12:53 #36926
flymo
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Just a quick note to say there is a bit of a mixup with the shoutbox taking over bits of the screen on my browser (Chrome on Win7).

I note there is a link in the shoutbox so that may be it but just pointing it out.




Edit. Thanks to whoever moved it into the right forum...Sorry....!!

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Last edited: 26/10/2012 at 14:31 by flymo
Reason: Wrong forum.

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Shoutbox problem 26/10/2012 at 14:57 #36927
alvinhochun
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Happens on my Chrome too... And just tested IE9 this happens too. Just fiddled with the inspector but didn't find any possible cause yet.
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Shoutbox problem 26/10/2012 at 15:04 #36928
alvinhochun
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The cause is definitely the link (hxxps://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/European_Summer_Time) that Josie posted. Word warp isn't handling it quite well. Also the Kide Shoutbox doesn't change links surrounded with brackets into the `<<link>>` anchor.
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Shoutbox problem 26/10/2012 at 15:19 #36929
AndyG
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Have deleted Josie's shout, seems to have resolved the display issue - ie fixed the symptom, but not the fault.

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According to the Wikipedia article on European Summer Time (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/European_Summer_Time) all EU countries have had the same transition date since 1996. It's usually a week or two out in the United States though, putting Europe one hour closer to the US until their clocks go back.

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Shoutbox problem 26/10/2012 at 15:26 #36930
alvinhochun
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Just check this question on StackOverflow.com, should fix the problem if another extremely long link appears.

But I would expect Kide Shoutbox to convert the link to a short text, which it fails to do when the link is surrounded by brackets, so in my point of view the author of Kide Shoutbox should be asked to fix the bug.

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Shoutbox problem 26/10/2012 at 15:51 #36931
GeoffM
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I've updated the component since it was a few months out of date, but the problem still exists.
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Shoutbox problem 26/10/2012 at 18:30 #36934
Josie
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Yeah, I noticed that my link failed to wrap/be turned into a clickable link, presumably because of the brackets. Sorry!
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Shoutbox problem 26/10/2012 at 23:47 #36945
flymo
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Much obliged all for helping sort it, the forum layout has returned to normal.

Thanks again.

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Shoutbox problem 26/10/2012 at 23:56 #36946
Colourlight
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I had the same problem earlier but it has resolved itself
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Shoutbox problem 28/10/2012 at 01:20 #36988
BarryM
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How can you change the colour of the Messinger's Name displayed back to what it was before the problem?

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Last edited: 28/10/2012 at 01:22 by BarryM
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