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No I haven't; I didn't know we could, thanks. 

Are you having the same problem with the fb, twit and good symbols obscuring your editing?

No, I didn't know what you were talking about!!  Eileen told us about Adblock Plus, which is a free program which I downloaded a few months ago when I was having problems that sound similar to what you have had.  I no longer have any trouble.

Have a look for Adblock Plus.

 

I've already got that; I always use it, it's brilliant so I need another solution and I assume it's happening because they've edited the website. Blips usually happen for some users when websites are upgraded. 

Thanks though for taking the time to help. 

Can't you see them on the right side of our comments? Boxes for fb, tw and goog that come over your comments when you're writing? Adblock isn't blocking them.

Conflicts are occuring between chrome and java too; I've had loads of problems the last few days. They don't cohere enough as they try to  devolve. 

All browsers are different, all replicate code different ways - which is what causes problems with people viewing websites. And developers have to cater for them all, the trouble is there is browsers for Windows, MacOs or even Linux - or are totally different.

Adblock only blocks ads - Facebook, Twitter and Google+ are not advertising, they are for posting the post from here to your profiles on those websites, if you use them, that is... lol

Chrome and java have admitted that java no longer caters for windows 32 bit. I found out when I did a jave update to go in a chatroom.

I did a system restore but it didn't work, it stopped microsoft security essentilals from working properly for a while and I can't get back to the java I have before.

But the problem in this website was before that.

Oh yes other people have had the problem too here.

LOL... well, I do not use JAVA full-stop. It was too lax on security, then dropped for 32-bit. I don't even have it installed under Windows 8.1 or Windows 10... too me, its a useless piece of junk!

 

lol

What do you use to watch programmes or play games etc with then, or don't you do those things?

Me, and games = useless! lol  I cannot play games, everyone else does in the house but me!  I used to code them years ago, but I never even beta tested my own games.

You don''t need JAVA these days, jQuery took over ages ago and if programs don't use that then they do not comply to the latest standards.

I've had even more computer problems this morning. Too many to mention. I'll look up jQuery, thanks Les! 

I only play games like cards and puzzles. My son tried to get me into Morrowwind etc but I don't get pleasure out of killing monsters etc and the noises are so disturbing I can't handle them.

When I tried Morrowwind I ended up sitting by a river admiring and enjoying the beautiful graphics and calming music while I was supposed to be killing monsters! 

What kind of games did you design?

Thanks, I'm using a laptop and I was using chrome and am now using firefox. I have the same probem with the symbols on right of comments going left over my comment box preventing me editing properly. This is a different laptop too.

The problem does not derive from browser changing, you could use any browser.

If you check the DIV wrapper for the body of content of any page, you will see there is a minimum width of 1000px. On large monitors with high-resolutions this would mean the Facebook, Twitter and Google+ block would be on the right, because most people have their monitor resolutions above 1024 pixels in width.

If you drop the width of the browser below 1000 pixels then we get that block switching to inside the the main DIV wrapper, hence the problem that Georgia has got. Would be down to her browser width, not a browser issue, but a coding issue.

Regards,

Les.

P.S. - I have included a capture of a problem that does exist at the moment where a word is missing.

 

I meant on the left on browser widths of 1,000 pixels wide, but they are out side the main wrapper.

Lower the browser width to below 1,000 pixels, and then the block switches inside the main wrapper to the right, but causes obstructions.

A better idea would be to move them to be under our little Message Envelopes, therefore not obstructing anything. Using jQuery they could be moved from message to message, which would look cleaner.

Just an idea!

A great idea Les; surely I can't be the only one with this problem, and that's too tired to grapple with pixels!

Well, it would affect anyone viewing the forum with most Laptops, because they have low resolution.

Take for example an iPad mini.... Maximum resolution is 1024 x 768

Now, you would think that would be fine, but if you start breaking it down then you start to see the real picture. 1,024 pixels may seem quite wide.

Now, consider your browser, a border about 5 pixels either side, then the scrollbar which is roughly 10 pixels, so far thats around 20 pixels gone before you even ge to the webpage content.

Now, take the forum width wrapper which is 1,000 pixels, that block of Social Icons is 50 pixels wide, with a 10 pixel gap.

So, your actual screen needs at least 1,080 pixels - hence your laptop would be able to show the content correctly without causing side-scroll, which is a problem designers have. Side-scroll means you would need to scroll to the left and right, so to combat this on here they have a fixed width of 1,000 pixels, that would be fine, but they have coded those Social Icons to be static on the left, and only switch to the right of Message area, if you lower your browser resolution.

I guess you could ask for donations for Georgia's computer so you can have a 1080p HDMI monitor, and 24" display! lol  That's what I use and it cost me about £80.. but my computer is a mix 'n' match, it works and I service it myself...lol  Mind you a few weeks ago, I nearly broke it cleaning a fan on a main chip.. They cost way over £100 to replace!

Regards,

Les.

Yes brilliant donations for Georgia!!!

Although I've just finished up an OU assignment and I'm extremely tired and hungry I actually understood your explanation of screen resolution. Amazing!

lol... Well, I hope that OU assignment goes well for you.

I had many chances in the past whereby I was offered jobs as a tutor, providing I completed a 6 week course. But for me, that would of meant a lot of standing around all day, that I cannot do! But that was years ago, and now I'm just too bad to do virtually anything quickly.

Hey, I must be explaining things better if you understood my explanation of a monitor screen in pixels! And one pixel is so small, yet if you had a 'dead' pixel (which is known as broken TFT Screen) it shows up as a red dot, I can only see one if I don't wear my glasses. My old age, lol.

Are you saying that because I'm the thickest person on the planet you're pleased I understood? Good job I'm not in your vicinity right now!

I think I might just have enough energy left to slap your face with a wet duster. Although that's pushing it.

The assignment went well, I'm confident about it, and I always find someone to check them over for me before final editing. George did it this time!

LOL... No, not at all - people can easily get losft with technical jargon, and that's even monitors or screens. Pixels can throw many people, but in web terms its used many times, for placing things on a page. Take those Social Icons, they in theory could be fixed in the bottom left corner and they would stay there. If it was me I would have made them smaller, I have never even used them anyway. But thats me, I am not a Social Media fan, like my daughter!!! My Phone is set to notify me of Breaking News, not what my friends are having for dinner!! LOL

The things that people get lost with, are not really that well explained to them in the first place. If I said to someone what is the difference between a computer and a webserver, both sound very much different, but in principle are actually the same.

If you wanted to run a website from your computer you can, but its not recommended because you turn it off everyday, hence people visiting would get a "No Server Found" error.

But with a proper server, it's on 24/7, or should be - unless the hosting provider is updating or applying added security.

Good 'ol George to the rescue.. I showed him to recognise scams or hoaxes on Facebook, which he did not know. You can guarantee there's always something you don't know and someone else does, even on here.

Regards,

Les.

 

Yeah he's a great ol' boy isn't he! It was alright anyway but he spotted a few things that helped me improve it a bit so he's probably helped me to get a few more marks, and more importantly I'm happier with it.

He'd make a great proof reader/copy editor because he has an eye for detail.

I'll pass the info about web servers onto Mary, thanks!