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Make "Automatically convert carriage returns to HTML line breaks" on by default

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Anonymous
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Make "Automatically convert carriage returns to HTML line breaks" on by default

I see tons of threads where people obviously forgot to check that box, and it screws up the whole post. I've done it too.
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haulingthescoreup
Moderator Emerita

Re: Make "Automatically convert carriage returns to HTML line breaks" on by default

Ah, the joys of Firefox. I whine about this endlessly. Lithium is aware, and I think that they are working on it.

Or at least put the click box up at the top where you notice it, along with all the other buttons!

Happens when you go back and edit, too. The dreaded blob post!
* Credit is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master. * Who's the boss --you or your credit?
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MidnightVoice
Super Contributor

Re: Make "Automatically convert carriage returns to HTML line breaks" on by default



haulingthescoreup wrote:
Ah, the joys of Firefox.
And Safari, for those with taste and education who use Macs.  Smiley Very Happy
The slide from grace is really more like gliding
And I've found the trick is not to stop the sliding
But to find a graceful way of staying slid
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Anonymous
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Re: Make "Automatically convert carriage returns to HTML line breaks" on by default

If the backend is written in C# (seeing how this board uses aspx), this should be a 5 minute fix.

There's 2 ways to do it.

First, make the checkbox "Do NOT Automatically convert" and reverse the logic for the if(checkbox == checked)

Second.. make the checkbox ticked initially..

Should be a very quick easy 'fix'
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haulingthescoreup
Moderator Emerita

Re: Make "Automatically convert carriage returns to HTML line breaks" on by default


@MidnightVoice wrote:

@haulingthescoreup wrote:
Ah, the joys of Firefox.
And Safari, for those with taste and education who use Macs. Smiley Very Happy
and for those with taste and education who use Macs that were not cooked by a lightning strike through the cable! Smiley Surprised
* Credit is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master. * Who's the boss --you or your credit?
FICO's: EQ 781 - TU 793 - EX 779 (from PSECU) - Done credit hunting; having fun with credit gardening. - EQ 590 on 5/14/2007
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My_dog_FICO
Regular Contributor

Re: Make "Automatically convert carriage returns to HTML line breaks" on by default



@haulingthescoreup wrote:

@MidnightVoice wrote:

@haulingthescoreup wrote:
Ah, the joys of Firefox.
And Safari, for those with taste and education who use Macs. Smiley Very Happy
and for those with taste and education who use Macs that were not cooked by a lightning strike through the cable! Smiley Surprised




Hmmm - us Windows and Linux folks just have no taste or education. Pass the possum Billy Bob!
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11/29/07 TU ??? - EQ 573 - EX ???
12/10/07 TU ??? - EQ 579 - EX ??? - 60% util - OOPS!
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Raine
Established Contributor

Re: Make "Automatically convert carriage returns to HTML line breaks" on by default

Are you guys really still having problems with this? I use Firefox and it's checked by default for me. It has been for quite a while.

Edit: Here is a fix for the time being. Any FireFox users should go into their profile, click on the "preferences" tab, then uncheck the box that says "Use WYSIWYG Message Editor". After you save the changes, you shouldn't have any problems.

This should at least help those of you who read this thread. I'll look into making not using the WYSIWYG editor the default until the issue gets completely fixed, but it may take a little while.

Message Edited by Raine on 01-07-2008 10:36 PM
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haulingthescoreup
Moderator Emerita

Re: Make "Automatically convert carriage returns to HTML line breaks" on by default

There has been one change made, and I'm grateful for this, anyway: if I forget to check the box, and I click "preview post", the preview is a blob, but the original text box retains the paragraphing. So when I blob the preview, at least I don't have to go back and try to figure where I had the paragraphs originally.
 
So it's halfway there, anyway!
* Credit is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master. * Who's the boss --you or your credit?
FICO's: EQ 781 - TU 793 - EX 779 (from PSECU) - Done credit hunting; having fun with credit gardening. - EQ 590 on 5/14/2007
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Anonymous
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Re: Make "Automatically convert carriage returns to HTML line breaks" on by default

I know I'm computer challenged, but I still have to check the box for HTML line breaks. And the "Use WYSIWYG Message Editor" thing is checked and saved.

I think. Smiley Happy

Message Edited by Sylviatob on 01-04-2008 11:05 AM
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Raine
Established Contributor

Re: Make "Automatically convert carriage returns to HTML line breaks" on by default

Sylviatob, try unchecking it and saving. That should fix the problem! Smiley Happy I edited my post to clarify a bit.

Let me know if that doesn't work.

Message Edited by Raine on 01-07-2008 10:36 PM
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