Yes, It Does Have To Do With Long Posts
#95 posted by
R.P.G. on 2003/04/22 18:43:23
Longer posts mean that it's more likely that you're going to use apostrophes.
RPG
haha ;)
That kind of logic could get you in trouble.
Use Mozilla
#97 posted by
pushplay on 2003/04/22 23:14:01
Moz just doesn't take me to another page when my post has 's, so I just keeping hunting them down and changing them.
Test
#101 posted by
daftpunk on 2003/04/23 17:57:47
oi, why can YOU post apostrophes. i cant.
fuck that!
Try Using..
#102 posted by
GibFest on 2003/04/23 18:04:13
the console key next to the number 1 on your keyboard.
can`t | won`t | isn`t | i`m
Or Do Like This:
#103 posted by
R.P.G. on 2003/04/23 18:12:19
Use this instead, but remove the space: '
Read up a bit to see that trick.
Err, Right
#104 posted by
R.P.G. on 2003/04/23 18:12:50
Use BACKSLASH then APOSTROPHE with no spaces.
Escape Your Apostrophe
#105 posted by
pushplay on 2003/04/23 18:24:33
Apostrophe: \'
Backslash: \\
Ah
#106 posted by
Wazat on 2003/04/23 18:41:06
Try a backslash before each apostrophy.
The reason the "messageboard eating posts" thing is such a problem is related to the apostrophy, yes. The killer comes when you push back and the text box is empty...
Ah, Yes
#107 posted by
Wazat on 2003/04/23 18:42:09
Pushplay and company beat me to it while I was fighting the dns error myself. :)
Why
#108 posted by
pushplay on 2003/04/23 19:02:08
...does IE empty out a text box when you leave a page? That's stupid.
Heh
#109 posted by
Kell on 2003/04/23 19:03:34
Now there's irony for ya
btw, if you phear losing your carefully typed out post to the evile backbutton, try typing it out in notepad first :P
Or...
#110 posted by
Abyss on 2003/04/23 19:16:43
just right click, select all/copy, but for me it's always there when I hit the back button
Nope
#111 posted by
daftpunk on 2003/04/24 07:57:27
i never lose the typing. have done in other sites tho (like when typing cvs (resumes) online.
notepad is a sensible thing to do
Yea
#112 posted by
Wazat on 2003/04/24 14:53:13
notepad also allows you to search for all apostrophes and replace them with `
I usually copy the message into the buffer before clicking post.
Hm..
#113 posted by
necros on 2003/04/24 19:40:10
the `eating` is strange...
usually, when i press the back button, the text is still in the textbox, but sometimes, (seemingly at random?) the text is gone -- eaten.
oh well, just gotta remember to use `...
Arseburgers
#115 posted by
Paul on 2003/04/26 18:00:04
'''''''' dont work in Opera
Ha
#116 posted by
Paul on 2003/04/26 18:00:23
or maybe it now does. Well aces.
Hmmmm
#118 posted by
Shambler on 2003/04/28 23:54:22
3/4 ain`t bad
i award myself an A
Shamb
#119 posted by
pushplay on 2003/04/29 02:42:25
I wish my profs felt the same way.