Trying to post a new thread.... lol

[PriorityOne]

Testing.... testing.... trying to post a new thread with the new site software!! Think I might have cracked it....

 

What a blinking palava though!!!!!

[Guest wino]

Please let me in on your secret I have tried and tried but no luck. I feel sorry for the newbies who come here when they are at their lowest time and then when they finally build up the confidence to start a new thread 'computer says no'.

[PriorityOne]

Really hard to explain... but the details are in the link to one of my other threads:

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?240186-Dissecting-the-Manchester-Test-Case/page156

 

Take a read of this page onwards, see what you make of it and I'll try and help you through it if you get stuck. Once the new thread is posted, you can access CAG in the normal way.... it's just starting new threads that seems to be the problem.

 

Good luck!

[Mungypup]

'computer says no'.

Lol

[Josie8]

how do you find the threads you are already subscribed to??

[Mr Blue Sky]

The quickest way I've found is to click on your username in your post which takes you to your profile page and it says something like "All Started Threads" on the left hand side

 

Posted too quickly! Your subs should be in there somewhere too!

[Josie8]

nope not the threads I started - the threads which I have subscribed to /am following??

[Josie8]

Just checked again - only my threads are there - not the 160 plus threads I am subscribed to.......................

[Mr Blue Sky]

Apologies, go top right and click on Settings

[Josie8]

Thanks x

[Mr Blue Sky]

No problem - I only found it by accident anyway

[Josie8]

I'm not sure the change is for the better.....................

[Mr Blue Sky]

I don't think CAG have much choice in it from what I've read!

[Guest wino]

I have found out how to start a new thread.

I have pm'd someone else to start one on my behalf:)

[gh2008]

Can someone explain the problem please

 

Using IE6 (which I think is the one causing the problems)

 

I can browse the forum e.g. http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?23-The-Bear-Garden

 

and under the Announcements, but above the list of threads is a 'Post New Thread' button

[PriorityOne]

Can someone explain the problem please

 

Using IE6 (which I think is the one causing the problems)

 

I can browse the forum e.g. http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?23-The-Bear-Garden

 

and under the Announcements, but above the list of threads is a 'Post New Thread' button

 

The problem is... that it doesn't work when you try to "post new thread". When the button is pressed, you get a blank screen instead.

[gh2008]

In IE could you click Help then About and tell me what version number it is.

 

Might get closer to tracking it down then

[PriorityOne]

I've got Internet Explorer 7.... and it's a work laptop (not mine), so I can't make any changes to that..... at least I don't think so.

 

The techie people will probably update it some time after I go back to work in September 'coz I've heard we're getting sparkly new machines .... but this could just be wishful thinking

[gh2008]

Ok, the form to post a new thread is there it is just waaaaaaay off to the right.

 

At the bottom of the screen you will see a scroll bar, get the blank bit (where the form should be) on your screen and scroll across and you'll find it.

 

Interesting, for some reason IE7 thinks the page should be about 24 screens wide and then puts the form in the middle ....

[PriorityOne]

Ok, the form to post a new thread is there it is just waaaaaaay off to the right.

 

At the bottom of the screen you will see a scroll bar, get the blank bit (where the form should be) on your screen and scroll across and you'll find it.

 

Interesting, for some reason IE7 thinks the page should be about 24 screens wide and then puts the form in the middle ....

 

Oh YES!!!!!!!!

 

gh.... you're a star!!!! :-)

 

Is there any way of making this public knowledge for everyone?

[Guest wino]

gh2008 I LOVE YOU YOU ARE MY HERO

[gh2008]

I've pm'd Webby a temp fix - need more caffeine before trying to find out why ....

 

What is incredible is the difference between IE6 & IE7 really bizarre you would have thought IE6 would be worse but it's all aesthetics - with IE7 it was rendered almost unusable

 

Don't we all just love Micro$oft

[Guest wino]

Now your next challange is to find my smilies cos I miss them

[gh2008]

where are they missing - exact address or what you are doing - I've got so many browsers and pages open here - 2 screens and 4 virtual machines

[gh2008]

ah found one

 

was that one of yours?