Question

I use Firefox 5 with Win 7.

If I make a post in a thread, the post remains in the enter box and I have to reload the page in order to make another post.

Is this a known bug?

Answer 1

I don't think so. Could be that the computer server is busy and you need to wait just a little while for your post to go through. It could also be the speed of your internet whether its wireless, dial up, or ethernet cable.

Answer 2

The post goes through OK, but the text for that post remains in the entry box unless I reload, so I have to reload to make another post in the same thread.

It's been that way since I joined a couple weeks back.

Wireless 4MB symmetric.

Answer 3

It's not you then, it's the server. Facebook has had that same problem too.

Answer 4

So here is another post, I could not make it until I reloaded the page to get rid of the text from the previous post.

I can't just delete it either.

Answer 5

What kind of computer are you working from?

Answer 6

A portable.

Answer 7

4 MB is pretty slow. I would say your wireless connection is why you're having this problem. You're trying to post another comment, and the computer hasn't had time to process your previous one.

Answer 8

Most laptops with good wifi run anywhere from 50 to 60 MB

Answer 9

I don't think so, haven't got this problem anywhere else... and my connection is symmetric so upload/download the same, I use Skype with video all the time, no problem.

Answer 10

Have you tried opening this site with a different Internet server?

Answer 11

Internet Explorer? Google Crome?

Answer 12

Let's try it with IE..

Answer 13

That works fine so it's a javascript problem with Firefox.

Answer 14

That's right.

Answer 15

There are a lot of Firefox users in Europe (25% share and even higher here in Spain)

Answer 16

I would think they would want to fix that.

Answer 17

Firebug says reference to undefined property in modernizr....

Answer 18

Ah, Firefox. Because frequent major releases that break functionality is exactly what developers want to be dealing with.

Thanks for letting us know; we'll give Firefox 5 a once over in a day or two; sorry about that!

As a side note, performance issues on the server *can* cause the post to take a while to show up; however, if it's consistently not showing up and you aren't getting any `the server could not be contacted' dialogs after a couple of minutes, then it's probably a JS issue, as in this case.

Answer 19

There is a misunderstanding.

The post is made OK but the text of the post remains in the entry box; it should auto clear, I can't delete it either.

Meaning I can't then make another post in the same thread until I reload the page (then the text disappears).

Answer 20

Interesting. Ok. We're pushing out some goodness in the next few hours that may fix that.

Answer 21

Gracias! Fixed.

Answer 22

Ooops, no it's not...

Answer 23

Definitely not.

Answer 24

The site feel is a lot worse than before as well as the above continuing problem.

Screen jitters, online totals jumping around, posts repeating then disappearing and I don't know what else.

Answer 25

OK, text problem still there, changed slightly.

Now the live preview also remains on screen (after the post has gone through) and site claims I am typing a response even though I am not.

So still have to reload.

First impression, site is quicker, jitters and whatnot seem to have gone.

But that happened before, wait till there is a few on and see if it still holds.

Answer 26

Chat seems very responsive but could be because low numbers online.

Answer 27

Yes. Ok, thanks. This happens consistently for you, right? (The live preview and replying staying stuck.)

I'm pretty sure we checked it yesterday and didn't see it, so I'm hoping we can reproduce it and fix it today. That would make life easier :)

Answer 28

All the time, anything I can do on my end?

Answer 29

Let me unload my extensions, clear cache and see what happens...

Answer 30

Ok, test1..

Answer 31

Test 2

Answer 32

Ah ah!

Answer 33

Homing in on culprit...

Answer 34

Still

Answer 35

Again.

Answer 36

Flashblock or greasemonkey...

Answer 37

Sweetness hehe. Between the two, I'd guess greasemonkey, since our site has no Flash, on principle :p

Answer 38

Greasemonkey

Answer 39

But! I eagerly await your conclusion. In particular, if it's greasemonkey in general rather than a specific script, I would like to address that.

Answer 40

Yes, I will look at the scripts now.

Answer 41

Thanks so much! This is a huge help.

Answer 42

Test1GM

Answer 43

Test2GM

Answer 44

Test3GM

Answer 45

Test4GM

Answer 46

Links Checker Script is the culprit.

Answer 47

Reenable all except...

Answer 48

Confirmed.

Answer 49

Change execution order...

Answer 50

No difference..

Answer 51

New version of script...

Answer 52

Older version of script...

Answer 53

Disabled again...

Answer 54

Now a restart...

Answer 55

Disabled...

Answer 56

OK, the Links checker is trying to check links on the page and freezing up somewhere....

Answer 57

Interesting. I'll have to look into what it does. Maybe contribute a fix back to it. What's its purpose?

Answer 58

It tests hosting sites to see if a link is live or not and puts a tick or cross by the link on the page.

There are some alternatives, I might try one of them instead.

Answer 59

Or maybe just disable it when I am on here (trouble is, forget to reenable it).

Answer 60

Doesn't GreaseMonkey have white/blacklists where the script can be enabled or disabled for specific sites? I seem to recall that.

Answer 61

I vaguely recall that from before, I can't see it on the current version.

Answer 62

I only have 4 scripts.