Updated Dec 9, 2008
The following is an ongoing list of the currently known issues and fixes.
- Browser, Text Size
Review your settings under "My Account" > "Edit" > "Site Settings". You can change the default text size to smaller, larger or very large. You can also specify the full screen width for displaying posts. If these options do not satisfy your needs try the options for font and text size as shown below, IE6, IE7 or FireFox.
- Browser IE6, Text Size
Can't change text font size.
Workaround: allow the IE6 browser to adjust text sizes. The default setting is to use the website fonts and sizes but you can change that. Go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "Accessibility" > check the box "Ignore font sizes specified on web pages", then save accept OK. This will allow you to change the text sizing under "Page button" open the "Text Size" menu and select.
You can also allow IE6 to use its own fonts, just check the option to ignore font styles specified for web pages, the fonts are specified under the "Fonts" button at the bottom of the "General" tab.
- Browser IE7, Page Zoom, Text Size
Page Zoom increases text size but also extends the page beyond my monitor, I have to scroll back and forth.
Workaround: This is a well known problem on many websites when viewed with IE7, they are working it and expect to have a fix out with the new version of IE8, at which point it should work much the same as FireFox3. The current fix is to allow the IE7 browser to adjust text sizes. The default setting is to use the website fonts and sizes but you can change that. Go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "Accessibility" > check the box "Ignore font sizes specified on web pages", then save accept OK. This will allow you to change the text sizing under "Page button" open the "Text Size" menu and select.
You can also allow IE7 to use its own fonts, just check the option to ignore font styles specified for web pages, the fonts are specified under the "Fonts" button at the bottom of the "General" tab.
- Browser FireFox, Page Zoom, Text Size / Fonts
In general FireFox handles the zoom, text size and fonts much better than IE. However if you wish to try different settings look under "Tools" > "Options" > "Content Tab" > "Fonts and Colors" > "Advanced". You can allow web pages to use their own fonts or you can specify your own fonts and sizes.
- Files and links open in the same window
Yes the default is to open the link in the same window.
Workaround: To open the link in a new window or tab in FireFox, just right click (instead of left) on the link and you will have those options. IE6 has the same option of "open in new window" and IE7 also gives you the "open in new Tab" option.
- Images, inline:xx
My images do not show up in my post, there is just a file link at the bottom.
Workaround: The "inline:xx" tag is currently disabled for the public chat areas and will be reviewed at a later date.
- Web Page Addresses, Automatic Links
The following special characters in web page URLs will cause the automatic link process to fail.
"|", "$", "!" ,"^", "(" , ")", "[" , " ]"
Workaround: use TinyURL
