Can't Post With Firefox

[jakub76]

Hia,
Hopefully it's something basic that I'm overlooking but I can't seem to post anything through firefox - I can view and click on 'reply' but the browser won't allow me to select inside the pane where you type your message. I recently reformatted and reinstalled everything - I have spent the last couple of days getting all software and drivers up to date with the latest versions. Before the reformat I did have issues with the message composition pane - I couldn't select where to put the cursor,it was always just ON or OFF and I'd have to use 'quick edit' or 'quick reply' to move stuff around. But now I can't type a thing using firefox. IE and the iphone work fine but neither are user friendly.

Has anyone else had this problem - do you know of a fix, is it just a setting..? hopefully.

I'm running vista with all the updates (SP2 etc) on a dell xps m1330. Firefox is v3.6.8

Cheers

 

[bum]

Any effect when you toggle HTML source? (Second button at the top of the Add Reply window)

 

[mwd]

I can't post letters without stamps

Anybody got a copy of Office 2007 they want to give away ? :icon_offtopic:
Try Opera browser faster than all the rest.

 

[Jazman]

I use ubuntu know so no pobs with firefox but when i had vista on i did one stage have a lot of probs with fire fox shutting down so i used safari for that time u wont get me using ie

 

[sydneyhappyhour]

Try Opera browser faster than all the rest.

Firefox will work if you dick around with the format but I just tend to have chrome in the background doing AHB through the day and do the rest of my crap in Firefox.

 

[Doogiechap]

I had this problem with Firefox 6.X on my Mac so I reinstalled 5.9 which works fine.
I sent through a bug report in version 6.2 I think but sadly things haven't changed.

 

[Murcluf]

+1 Another Ubuntu FireFox user without issue. Have all sort of issues with Windows and IE last 2 days glad I have alternative that works

 

[Franko]

Im running Firefox 3.6.8 on windos 7 and cant post unless I use fast reply

Franko

 

[sydneyhappyhour]

+1 Another Ubuntu FireFox user without issue. Have all sort of issues with Windows and IE last 2 days glad I have alternative that works

What version of Ubuntu are you using out of interest? I am running Lucid Lynx maybe its just the later packages causing grief?

 

[jakub76]

HTML source option allows me to type, then I have to click 'save HTML' and I can get a post happening. OK work-around for text only but hardly user friendly, no pics, not happy. Maybe chrome is the go

 

[bum]

Of course you can post pics. You can still upload here the same or use your own with <img src="yourimageurl">

 

[mwd]

Not 100% sure but isn't Chrome supposed to be a Spyware fest?.

P.S. I am using Firefox 3.5.11 with XP automatic upgrades switched off. everything working.

On Win 7 computer using Opera.

 

[jakub76]

Of course you can post pics. You can still upload here the same or use your own with <img src="yourimageurl">

Yes but no. If I use the upload function and then insert it with the 'manage' drop down it doesn't actually appear in code or text, before and after clicking 'save HTML' so I guess it's like flying blind as I don't know if my pic's there or not or where it's going to sit.

 

[bum]

If I remember correctly (which I may not as I've just been uploading to my own webspace so I can put them where I want for a while) it throws them in first even though there is no code shown. If it isn't first it is at the end - regardless of where the cursor is, etc.

 

[jakub76]

It seems the pics are going at the end... Regardless of where I try to place it. I've plonked it in then written this last para after...

 

[jakub76]

Another interesting point is that when I click preview I can't see any images at all. Post it and there's the image at the end of the post. Sorry to harp on...I'm clearly a forum-tard

 

[QldKev]

There is a few viruses attacking firefox at the moment; what virus scanner do you have? I have found AVG did not detect one.


QldKev

 

[bum]

Pretty sure this isn't a virus. This problem started for me as soon as Firefox 3.6 came out. It only happens here, not anywhere else.

 

[tallie]

As Tropical_Brews cryptically mentioned, there is a discussion and work-around mentioned in this thread.

Cheers,
tallie

 

[bum]

Is that the same one already discussed above?