If people try to edit and preview, but now it bunches the text up?
What works sometimes is copying and/or cutting 99% of the original or reply text (using your computer's edit function), then navigating back/left to the previous page;
Then navigate back/right, and try pasting the amended post back into the box . You can also try refreshing the page after copying or cutting what you want to post, that sometimes works too.
And/or try pasting what you're trying to compose of edit onto a blank document [good for security, so longer/more complex posts don't unexpectedly disappear but are saved]. So you write/edit it there first, then re-paste that whole version into the post's text box.
It's like sometimes the post kind of 'expires' while you are still writing/editing.
Also you may have to keep re-pressing 'Edit Comment' if it keeps changing to 'Preview Mode' after you type new text in. A little wonky, but at least it functions.
[ADD] Or if it stalls out at 'Saving' [like it just did right now!] while trying to Save:
Copy all text, navigate left (arrow), navigate back, [amend if you wanr, like this note], then try Save/Post again.
Nice. I do that “select all and copy“ trick just so I don’t lose a massive comment.
It messes up frequently on iPad, and not so much on regular computer for me.
Re: lost formatting - I noticed recently that when editing, it might strip all the double spaces off the end of the lines, so markdown engine then fails to generate a newline.
Nice. I do that “select all and copy“ trick just so I don’t lose a massive comment.
Really wise for us all. And better than finding out the hard way + occasionally, just before finishing a complex post, it will suddenly swipe away and 'disappear'.
But if it's (possibly?) our Chinese/bot friends, then may they get to enjoy the Redpill.
If people try to edit and preview, but now it bunches the text up?
What works sometimes is copying and/or cutting 99% of the original or reply text (using your computer's edit function), then navigating back/left to the previous page;
Then navigate back/right, and try pasting the amended post back into the box . You can also try refreshing the page after copying or cutting what you want to post, that sometimes works too.
And/or try pasting what you're trying to compose of edit onto a blank document [good for security, so longer/more complex posts don't unexpectedly disappear but are saved]. So you write/edit it there first, then re-paste that whole version into the post's text box.
It's like sometimes the post kind of 'expires' while you are still writing/editing.
Also you may have to keep re-pressing 'Edit Comment' if it keeps changing to 'Preview Mode' after you type new text in. A little wonky, but at least it functions.
[ADD] Or if it stalls out at 'Saving' [like it just did right now!] while trying to Save:
Copy all text, navigate left (arrow), navigate back, [amend if you wanr, like this note], then try Save/Post again.
Nice. I do that “select all and copy“ trick just so I don’t lose a massive comment.
It messes up frequently on iPad, and not so much on regular computer for me.
Re: lost formatting - I noticed recently that when editing, it might strip all the double spaces off the end of the lines, so markdown engine then fails to generate a newline.
Good tips – thanks?
Really wise for us all. And better than finding out the hard way + occasionally, just before finishing a complex post, it will suddenly swipe away and 'disappear'.
But if it's (possibly?) our Chinese/bot friends, then may they get to enjoy the Redpill.