I Give Up...

Yeah, it's getting frustrating. I've found some success in using refresh constantly, and in posting just one line, then going back to edit it to add the rest. Less than ideal, to be sure, but...

 

Donee,

Why the new thread for this? Is your frustration level so high that you intend to leave?

The recent change has brought some frustrations -- I don't understand why we need to refresh just to see the newest postings in a thread -- and it is taking some time to get used to. Still, I think PC is a great place to be. I have learned more about my Prius in the past few months than I had in the four years before I joined when I'd been looking (and not buying) the Prius. IF ONLY I'd come here first.

Now a question: Do you (does anyone) know if some of these issues are bugs that will be worked out or are just changes we'll need to live with?

 

The posts are not necessarily getting eaten. They are just not showing up on the thread. On my system (IE 6 XP Pro) I have to click on refresh to see new posts in a thread, including mine.

 

Try clicking the box on the log-in that says remember me on this computer. It worked for me.

 

Try one or more of these things:
.
Log in with "remember me" set, and then kill your browser completely
without deleting cookies. Edit your cookies file to set the
timeout for the priuschat stuff WAY up, like a value of 1999999999,
and then fire up the browser and reconnect to PC. See if you
don't stay logged in for the next 30 years.
.
Turn off javascript/activeX/whatever.
.
_H*

 

I'm still having issues. I have to reset Safari before I can sign in, every time, and long PMs vanish when I try to send them. I've snarfed all the cookies I can find, reset, rebooted - same results. Short PMs and posts are fine, but anything longer than a few minutes typing, or even short notes with any kind of interruption, are gone. I'm going back to email, and will keep the posts short and sweet. Which is too bad, because I'd like to contribute more than smart retorts to two words.

 

I'm sick and tired of having posts disappear on me. I just spent 15 minutes carefully selecting quotes, responding thoughtfully, and providing some reasonable solutions. Hit the post button, and it's gone. That's it, I'm done with the attempts at eloquence.

 

I've found doing the post in Word and then pasting them to the Reply easier sometimes. AND THERE'S A SPELL CHECKER

 

Are you still using Safari? It's not much of a browser. Have you considered Firefox?

Tom

 

So, what you're telling me, Tom - and nicely, I might add - is that it's the nut behind the wheel that's the problem. You'll be happy to know firefox is now installed on one out of three, and we'll see how it goes. Thanks.

 

We call those PEBCAK errors.

Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard :typing:

 

In Safari's defense, it's a lot more compliant with W3 standards. I have and use Firefox because a lot of sites are poorly made and you need a "sloppy" browser to parse them. I have few problems with PriusChat using Safari.

 

Actually, I've had very few problems using safari from the computer at home. It's the one at work running explorer that gives me the most trouble. Maybe I'll try firefox there while nobody's looking. :ranger:

 

I feel your pain! Last week I felt compelled to compose my best post to date and it was promptly lost because I lost network connectivity.

TIP: Now I hit CTR+C to copy long posts before I hit "submit" just in case...