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SpaceRay

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Please, does anybody else have problems with the QUOTE when clicking on a post and nothing happens?

I mean it does not work, and does not copy the text to the answer writing the name of the original writer.

I have tried to use different browsers but always have the same error, I mean, I am unable to make it work.

If this is an error of the forum, could please someone from FF Inc. website maintenance be so kind and help to fix and repair it, would be great.

Now I have to copy and paste the text and add the QUOTE and write the name of author.

Posted: October 15, 2011 6:49 pm

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We failed to reproduce this. Quotes work correctly for us smile:)

Posted: October 17, 2011 3:28 am

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SpaceRay

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OK, Thanks for your answer, and so I can know that at least it works on your side.

Please, What browser have you tested it on ?

I will make some tests and then will tell you how you can probably reproduce this error.

In this moment writing this post I am using Google Chrome browser 14.0.835.202 m
and it tells me that this is the latest and newest version.

In Google Chrome the quotes does not work for me. Please could you be so kind to check if on your side quotes on chrome work ?

Thanks very much.

Posted: October 17, 2011 5:35 am

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Quotes don't work in IE 9 either smile;)

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Posted: October 17, 2011 7:32 am

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Quoting never worked properly in Chrome, it has been reported long ago (click me and me). My guess is that the code uses some non-conform old IE functionality (haven't checked though).

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Posted: October 17, 2011 7:46 am

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You're right: quotes seem to be broken in Chrome (but they work in the compatibility mode in IE 9). We'll consider updating the forum engine.

Posted: October 17, 2011 8:31 am

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Carl wrote: Quotes don't work in IE 9 either

Is true, In IE 9 does not work either in 32 bit version or 64 bit version.

And I have tried also in Opera browser 11.0 and also does NOT work

I still have to try on Firefox

So for now QUOTES DO NOT WORK IN:

Google Chrome 14
Internet Explorer 9
Opera 11

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GMM wrote: You're right: quotes seem to be broken in Chrome (but they work in the compatibility mode in IE 9).

Well, I do not know how you have done it, but I have activated the compatibility mode in IE 9 and I am sorry to say that it continues the same NOT working, at least for me.

Please, could you explain how you have made it work and tell which IE 9 version are you using ?

I attached an image here of the version I have now

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GMM wrote: We'll consider updating the forum engine.

Yes please, it would be a good thing that this could be fixed

Thanks very much

Posted: October 21, 2011 3:46 pm

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SpaceRay

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SELECT THE TEXT OF THE POST BEFORE CLICK ON "QUOTE" BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE POST AND QUOTES WILL WORK RIGHT

I have found a very interesting and curious thing, the Quotes do NOT work if you try to copy automatically ALL the text of the post as it happens on other forums, BUT it works well and right if you select a part (or whole) of the text of the post and then after click over quote in the bottom right, and it copies the selected text to the reply post.

I have tried it Internet Explorer 9 and Opera and IT WORKS this way.

So you can´t automatically click over "quote" but I think that I don´t mind and it´s not a problem to select the TEXT you want to quote BEFORE making click over "Quote" link.

So, I think that this is a very good solution that probably solves this problem.

Posted: October 25, 2011 1:32 pm

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SpaceRay wrote: So you can´t automatically click over "quote" but I think that I don´t mind and it´s not a problem to select the TEXT you want to quote BEFORE making click over "Quote" link.

I always thought this is the intended way to use quotes smile:)

Generally you want to quote something specific, not the whole post.

Posted: October 26, 2011 8:52 am

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GMM wrote: but they work in the compatibility mode in IE 9)

yeah that works for me now smile:)

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Posted: October 27, 2011 3:38 am

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SpaceRay

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Sorry to put this again and I thought that this was already solved

BUT Quotes still DO NOT WORK in Chrome 11 Browser

Any idea why this is happening ? Anyone else with Chrome browser happens the same?

It works in Opera 11 and IE 9 with compatibility mode if you select the text before BUT not in Chrome browser either you select the text or not.

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GMM wrote: I always thought this is the intended way to use quotes.

Well, I am and have been in many other forums and the most used way to use quotes is to click on the "quotes" icon or link and ALL the post is copied to the reply with the name, and you do not have to select anything.

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GMM wrote: Generally you want to quote something specific, not the whole post.

YES, is true, and this is the best way to do it, because as you say, usually you want to quote something specific and NOT the whole post, BUT it seems that the software of some forums is configured that way and you can´t select a part, must click on the quote link and copy all, and then delete what is not needed.

So I agree that is much better to use the quote selecting the text BEFORE clicking on quotes link.

Posted: November 8, 2011 1:00 pm

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The quote feature no longer works for me either by clicking "Quote" or selecting text first and then clicking Quote. My browser is Firefox 11 which is currently the latest version.

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Posted: April 19, 2012 7:51 am

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Morgantao

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On my machine the Quote has never worked... I have IE9, FireFox and Chrome, all lates versions.
Instead, I just fake it smile:D

Posted: April 19, 2012 9:29 am

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Yes, I have the same problem. (I use chrome.)

Posted: April 19, 2012 5:43 pm

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SpaceRay

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SInce the last time that worked on some browser, then it broke again and since then, I always fake it and copy the name and after I write "wrote" and so it seems like it works for me but it does not, it is a FAKE quote smile:(

Posted: April 19, 2012 7:54 pm

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Morgantao

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We sound like a bunch of married women smile;)

Posted: April 20, 2012 1:55 am

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SpaceRay

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Please, does the "Quote" button is working for anyone?

In some post above here one year ago, I wrote this

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SELECT THE TEXT OF THE POST BEFORE CLICK ON "QUOTE" BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE POST AND QUOTES WILL WORK RIGHT

I have found a very interesting and curious thing, the Quotes do NOT work if you try to copy automatically ALL the text of the post as it happens on other forums, BUT it works well and right if you select a part (or whole) of the text of the post and then after click over quote in the bottom right, and it copies the selected text to the reply post.

Well I have tried this again many times in many browsers and it does not work and of course that clicking on the button without selecting the text does not work either. smile:(

so it does not work in any browser I tried (chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari, Opera)

Please, will it be ever be fixed or is not possible?

Since many months ago I have to always copy and paste by hand all the text and name and configure the quotes myself

Posted: March 1, 2013 2:49 pm

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Sorry to ask again, but I have tried it again to test some more and it does not work in any way, and I do not know if this is a problem of the forum software, or is because of windows 7, and perhaps works on windows 8, or if it works on MacOS, or another possible reason

Please, can´t this be fixed?

Posted: March 6, 2013 3:14 am

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I'm afraid our CMS is, uhm, a bit outdated.
Though quotes should work in older browser versions like Firefox 3 or IE 7...

Posted: March 6, 2013 4:57 am

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GMM I'm afraid our CMS is, uhm, a bit outdated.

Thanks for answering GMM, so the problem is with the forum CMS, and the question is:

Would it very hard and very difficult to update it and so fix the quotes and they could work on recent and newer browsers?

Posted: March 6, 2013 5:13 am

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I know that you may be very busy with the Beta 2 and now continue working hard for Beta 3, but would be possible to know if there could be a fix for this forum quotes problem?

Thanks very much

Posted: March 20, 2013 5:42 am

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Vladimir Golovin
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We remember. Please don't bump.

Posted: March 20, 2013 5:52 am

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We remember. Please don't bump.

First, sorry for bumping this again

But, I agree that you may remember, but this does not mean that you may want to fix or not, or if you are going to do it, so to avoid to bump threads, it would be good to just put simply:

"we are working on it"

"we will fix it when we can"

"we will be working on it and see what we can do when we can"

or if you do not want or can´t fix it

"Sorry, that we can´t fix it"

"we can´t work on it in this moment, and will fix it later"

and so I would know that you already know it and know that you will sometime be able to fix it, and will be patiently wait until sometime this is fixed without bumping this again, because from the comments from GMM there is no proof that this is going to be done or fixed.

Posted: March 20, 2013 6:00 am

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