apostrophe catastrophe - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

workin for wood · 12-14-2006, 08:58 PM

Never used to experience this problem, but have been experiencing it sporatically ever since a few weeks or more back when the board was down for a few days. it s happening now as I type too. When I use the apostrophy key, a long skinny window opens at the bottom of the screen, and my cursor goes into that box, then I lose where I am in the message, but I can scroll up and find it again. The window looks like a search window? It s difficult to type without the apostrophe because Im so used to using it. Problem does not happen with any other key that I can find. And problem only happens maybe one in three times I visit the board, since that upgrade or whatever it was that happened.

Rivari · 12-14-2006, 09:03 PM

Cow's, Bird's, Dog's

Nope my apostrophes are working just fine.

Minnesota scroller · 12-14-2006, 09:07 PM

Sounds like an infection to me. Time for a PC tuneup.

workin for wood · 12-14-2006, 09:12 PM

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How interesting, I was just telling my wife about it and showing her and she fixed it. It was some sort of character setting in the browser...it was set for western instead of english ASCII...whatever that means. Maybe someone was messing around and changed it my error..kids.

Gill · 12-14-2006, 09:21 PM

Jeff - you are not alone! I've experienced this several times too.

Would you be so kind as to ask your wife what the remedy is, please?

Gill

workin for wood · 12-14-2006, 09:48 PM

This is mozilla firefox. She clicked on view, then character encoding and then changed it to english US-ASCII. Now I just went through the motions to explain to you what she did and noticed that since I reloaded firefox, it changed itself back to american and so I had to switch it again...I have no idea why it isn't staying on english.

Gill · 12-14-2006, 09:50 PM

I've just checked my browser (firefox) and it doesn't appear to have the options your wife chose. Which browser do you use, Jeff?

Gill

Gill · 12-14-2006, 09:50 PM

I think we've cross posted!

workin for wood · 12-14-2006, 09:51 PM

It's strange, I can change it to say english, then when i hit reply, it changes back to american. while the reply box is open, i can change it to english and type away and it's fine. when I hit send, it will go back to american.

Gill · 12-14-2006, 09:54 PM

The options under the View menu appear to be different to those under the Tools - Options - Content - Advanced menu. That might explain why the browser resets itself.

Gill

12-14-2006, 08:58 PM	#1
workin for wood Masterscroller.com™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan Posts: 2,370 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	apostrophe catastrophe Never used to experience this problem, but have been experiencing it sporatically ever since a few weeks or more back when the board was down for a few days. it s happening now as I type too. When I use the apostrophy key, a long skinny window opens at the bottom of the screen, and my cursor goes into that box, then I lose where I am in the message, but I can scroll up and find it again. The window looks like a search window? It s difficult to type without the apostrophe because Im so used to using it. Problem does not happen with any other key that I can find. And problem only happens maybe one in three times I visit the board, since that upgrade or whatever it was that happened. __________________ Jeff Powell

12-14-2006, 09:03 PM	#2
Rivari Southern Alaskan Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wasilla, Alaska Posts: 813 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cow's, Bird's, Dog's Nope my apostrophes are working just fine. __________________ *Todd* Hawk G4, Dremel 1800 Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

12-14-2006, 09:07 PM	#3
Minnesota scroller Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SW MN Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sounds like an infection to me. Time for a PC tuneup. __________________ Mike Making sawdust with a Dremel 1680. www.picturetrail.com/naturephotos

12-14-2006, 09:12 PM	#4
workin for wood Masterscroller.com™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan Posts: 2,370 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	''''''''''''''''''''''' How interesting, I was just telling my wife about it and showing her and she fixed it. It was some sort of character setting in the browser...it was set for western instead of english ASCII...whatever that means. Maybe someone was messing around and changed it my error..kids. __________________ Jeff Powell

12-14-2006, 09:21 PM	#5
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,558 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Jeff - you are not alone! I've experienced this several times too. Would you be so kind as to ask your wife what the remedy is, please? Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

12-14-2006, 09:48 PM	#6
workin for wood Masterscroller.com™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan Posts: 2,370 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	This is mozilla firefox. She clicked on view, then character encoding and then changed it to english US-ASCII. Now I just went through the motions to explain to you what she did and noticed that since I reloaded firefox, it changed itself back to american and so I had to switch it again...I have no idea why it isn't staying on english. __________________ Jeff Powell

12-14-2006, 09:50 PM	#7
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,558 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've just checked my browser (firefox) and it doesn't appear to have the options your wife chose. Which browser do you use, Jeff? Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

12-14-2006, 09:50 PM	#8
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,558 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think we've cross posted! __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

12-14-2006, 09:51 PM	#9
workin for wood Masterscroller.com™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan Posts: 2,370 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	It's strange, I can change it to say english, then when i hit reply, it changes back to american. while the reply box is open, i can change it to english and type away and it's fine. when I hit send, it will go back to american. __________________ Jeff Powell

12-14-2006, 09:54 PM	#10
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,558 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The options under the View menu appear to be different to those under the Tools - Options - Content - Advanced menu. That might explain why the browser resets itself. Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

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