Random Carriage Return?

[Vaughn McMillan]

Has anyone else been getting random unintended carriage returns when typing a post? For the past few weeks or more, there have been a number of times that I've hit the <Space> key and gotten a <Return> instead. I've ruled out keyboard misfires, since I'm seeing it on two separate computers. I don't know if it's something that could be happening in the browser, or the forum software. I'm using Firefox 1.5.0.3 on both machines.

Anyone else getting similar stuff?

- Vaughn

[Bill Lewis]

Vaubhn,

I posted awhile back about about the delete key not working. Same sort of error, every once in awhile it would just stop working. Happens both at home and at work. My guess is that it is the forum software.

[Jim Becker]

This happens with FireFox when you type a bit in a vBulletin forum, click elsewhere for something and then return to your post. It's a browser quirk. I have it happen both here and in an adoption forum I participate in.

[Andy Hoyt]

I'm using FF 1.5.0.3 as well. For me, the thing is that every once in a while the cursor vanishes while writing a post and it takes some hefty carpet bombing with my index finger to get it to return.

[Jim Becker]

FireFox also stopped working with "ALT" characters in the last few releases in the vBulletin forums as well as with Blogger. I have to use IE for the latter when making posts in order to use proper quotes, etc. These are the only two situations where I've had this issue, however.

[Andy Hoyt]

Ah Ha! So that explains why suddenly I can no longer use Alt 248 to get the degree symbol.

[Jim Becker]

Yup...I find it frustrating, 'cause I naturally use a lot of ALT-characters for "correct" typography. What can I say? I'm anal... ;)

[Vaughn McMillan]

Thanks Jim...nice to know I'm not the only one seeing it. I do a lot of window hopping, so your explanation nailed it. Also good to know the reason for the ALT character disappearance I'd also noticed. I just thought I was going dain bread. ;)

- Vaughn

[Frank Chaffee]

Thanks Jim... I just thought I was going dain bread. ;)
Vaughn
And all this time Vaughn I’ve thot you were from the northern shores of that sea.

Your post brings up memories from my past tho, when I worked on a free paper in the sixties; Raisin’ Bread. 360+°

Frank

[Paul Turner]

FireFox also stopped working with "ALT" characters in the last few releases in the vBulletin forums as well as with Blogger. I have to use IE for the latter when making posts in order to use proper quotes, etc. These are the only two situations where I've had this issue, however.

Where can I get a list of characters available using ALT?

[Jim Becker]

Where can I get a list of characters available using ALT?

A Google search of "ALT characters for Windows" gives this lovely link, kindly supplied by my alma mater....

http://tlt.psu.edu/suggestions/international/accents/codealt.html

Hold down the ALT key and then type the four digit code of the character you want on the NUMERIC KEYPAD of your keyboard.

[glenn bradley]

Testing IE: ° degree, ± plus or minus, ÷ division, it scares me when Windows works.