small problem with firefox and bot checks (in General)


AdminShade January 6 2005 6:50 PM EST

i am using firefox and have a bit of a small problem when wanting to enter a bot check (but this could be an extention i am using that i don't know how to disable, though it would be the same problem in cb1 which isn't having this problem)

but here is the problem:

when receiving a bot check i type in the word but i am instead typing on a link (explanation when i type in the name of a link i.e. Home and press enter then i go home, people using it will know what it is called)

but when normally entering a bot check i should always be in that frame and in the text box. but apparently i only get there the first time every once in a while without having to click on the bot check text box first.

is this a bug or my inability to use/disable a feature of my browser?

Timberwolf January 6 2005 6:54 PM EST

Tools>Options>Advanced>Uncheck 'Begin finding when you begin typing'

If this is a feature that you like, from now on hitting the / key will start the search as you type feature.

AdminShade January 7 2005 5:00 AM EST

now the function won't work at all anymore but i'll try it out.

MoeDrippins January 7 2005 8:37 AM EST

Shade I've been using firefox and haven't been having this issue. Something I HAVE noticed though is that if something in a different tab refreshes on its own (like gmail), if I'm typing in a bot check or in my separate chat tab, it'll lose focus and start searching instead.

Might that be the issue?

Timberwolf January 7 2005 8:39 AM EST

Sorry Shade, that's the way it is set for me here and all works as it should.

Todd January 7 2005 10:10 AM EST

I have the same problem Shade.

When a bot check comes up, the focus appears to be on the response text box, but it's not. IF I start typing, it is doing a search for that text I am typing, but in the left hand frame.

It only happens on Firefox (at home). I'm ok with IE (at work)

[CB1]moniker January 7 2005 11:00 AM EST

I have the same problem, but only if I start typing before the page is fully loaded. If I type before it's done loading, it flies to the search toolbar, if I wait until it's done loading, it enters in the botcheck box.
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