Forum.. Message box problems?

[Cleoriff]

Hi all

Not sure whether this is just a problem with my netbook...or something affecting others.

2 nights ago the Forum went down for about an hour around 2am in the morning....(I was getting the Oops we are having a problem' message)

The following morning (yesterday) all seemed back to normal...except the message reply box?

The Insert link>Insert picture>Insert video boxes are now being displayed (for me) in a completely different format. No longer the usual colour and design but black and white.

*The insert link feature is not working....

*Spellcheck is not working....

I cannot take a snip to show you as I don't have that facility on this netbook

As I say this is happening on my MSI netbook. I rarely use my phone to access the forum

It just seems coincidental that it all happened after the forum went offline?

[jonsie]

Still only the spell check u/s for me and I think the menu buttons are an improvement and much better defined...

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

Still only the spell check u/s for me and I think the menu buttons are an improvement and much better defined...

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@jonsie  Can I ask, when you post a link do you copy and paste it directly to forum without using 'Insert a link' box?

@Anonymous. You say you never use the insert link box...is that for everything you paste? Including the tech news links etc....

(This is a learning curve for me...as I have to admit on the rare occasions I post a link I ALWAYS have used that box....until it changed recently....:smileywink:)

[Anonymous]

Yes Cleoriff

I only use the adding a picture box and the video one.

The other links I copy and paste in.

[jonsie]

I use the post a link simply because you can change the link title as per this example....

[Anonymous]

Yes it's a matter of choice.

[jonsie]

It depends where I am too and in how much of a hurry I am in to post. I think the post looks neater and tidier than a two line link...

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

I use the post a link simply because you can change the link title as per this example....

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Now...I am so glad you did that @jonsie  because I was going to ask how you did it?

I often see check this out here ....and have wondered how it is done?

So you paste in the URL section...and then where it says display text... you type here.?

[jonsie]

Yes, exactly that Try it @Cleoriff ....

[Anonymous]

Everyday's a school day.

[Cleoriff]

Try this help topic link...here

Wont know till I post...if it works...fingers crossed

EDIT...it did  work