Dave, problem with editing?

Dave, when I try to edit my own message, two things are happening:

1. I cannot add a hyperlink - in the preview, it just shows the URL.

2. The changes are not "taking" - I press "submit" and when I return to the thread to see the post, it has the footnote indicating it has been edited, but the edited information is not there.

Am I doing something wrong?

Third attempt to edit - third time's the charm!

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This message was edited Thursday, May 24th 12:34 PM

This message was edited Thursday, May 24th 1:30 PM

Okay, vols, it should be fixed now.

Dave

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This message was edited Thursday, May 24th 10:19 AM

Still doing it - I tried to enter a hyperlink, it showed up as the URL in the preview, but as you can see, there's no edited text in the box above.

Vols: Do another edit and try again. I'm now logging more detailed information, so I'll be able to better see what's going on.

dave

Dave,

Same thing happened to me yesterday, posting a url on a edited message only post the url, didn't turn it into a hyperlink.

Ok, will somebody please try it again right now? I put in some debug testings, but I can't debug until somebody tries to edit a post and unsuccessfully add a url.

Thanks for your help in fixing this. Just edit your post, add a URL, and I'll take it from there.

Dave

Dave, my second attempt to edit the original post still didn't work. :(

Okay, try again.

Dave

Woohoo! The only (minor) glitch I encountered was when I previewed it, I didn't see the hyperlink, only the URL in the preview. But obviously it worked when it posted. Whew! I was beginning to think I just wasn't meant to edit a post anymore. Thanks, Dave!

Regarding the (minor) glitch of showing you the actual URL, instead of the hyperlink, in the preview, that's actually a planned feature. I wanted you to see the URL in its full during the preview, and then hyperlink it after you committ the changes.

But, then, it's not a real preview, is it? I'll have to change the behavior, but that may take a slightly lower priority.

Dave

oh dear, I wish I knew what you're all talking about!

Vinca,

You walked into a bug-fixing session. These bug fixing sessions are the primary purpose of the existence of the "Dave's Garden" forum. Generally, it's some advanced senior members helping me nail down a bug so I can fix it.

Dave

Dave,

I think having the url in preview is better than the hyperlink, this way if the url is incorrect you can correct it before posting. sometime copying a url from the address box from ms ie will get you the url plus an extra space at the end, resulting in an error.

i vote for the url in preview, then hyperlink only after 'send' is submitted.

Well, Tim, that was my original thought also...

Dave

Just to throw my two cents' worth in here, I like to be able to click on the green "Hyperlink" in preview before I submit a post. If the link doesn't work properly, I can fix it in the text box below before I submit it. The same logic holds true if I'm editing a post....but it's not a big deal, more of a nice-to-have.

Dave, Dumb question--why do my posts say "edit this page"?
I don't understand. Just a little dense, I guess. I don't want them edited at this time. Can you explain for me.
Thanks MOM

mom54,

That's just there in case you ever want to change a post you made. You don't have to, but if you ever want to add information to the post, or fix a typo, the option is there.

Dave

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