Rob Seegel wrote on 07.05.2012 at 00:46:12:


Yeah, sure - I was logged in - I always keep my log-in status on "eternal" or whatever it's called - so the forum always immediately recognizes me when I drop by.


Though I haven't shown one of my posts in the attached screenshot I can't see the MODIFY there neither - after all that's how I discovered that it was gone (for me) - while I was trying to edit a post I had written earlier.   Of course I wouldn't want to MODIFY other people's posts....  

Rose, actually I doubt that it has anything to do with the forum display colors - as Rob has said he's using the same look and also - as I said - I have been using that for several years now I think, and I am pretty sure that I already had this look when I still could MODIFY my older posts. (Probably a year ago or so.)
It was just the only thing I first could imagine to maybe be responsible for this odd behaviour.

There are other things too, BTW.
Whereas a few days ago, the size of the font displayed in THIS window (where you type your posts in before they're 'published'), was as it always was - large enough for me to read....I now suddenly have problems (even with my reading glasses on).
As usual the font size setting field right above this window has no real influence on the font size used while you type, it only influences the size which is later displayed once the post is published.

But this is only a minor problem compared to the MODIFY-issue. That one really puzzles me.....
        

Sorry, aquamat. I thought is was about the colour . I sometimes don't read the text as I should.  I have the option to modify my post at least!

Still looking into it.  I'll check the code to see if that can yield any clues as to what the problem might be. Have you tried different browsers (the font issue). I was just looking at the cookies the site saves in my browser, and one or two of those looked like potential suspects.

Which browser and version are you using? I think it's unlikely that it's the browser, but you never know... Also, have you tried logging out of the forum and then logging in again?

Rob Seegel wrote on 09.05.2012 at 22:26:04:




I am (still) using the same browser, Safari, although now in version 5.1.2 (since Dec 2011, after I got the MacBook). I should go to the studio and switch on the G5, running the older Safari, and check if there the MOFIFY button is still visible !!?

As for the text-size-issue:
In the meantime I found out that on the right corner right BELOW this field (in which I type the text before it is published) there is a field saying "Text size:  __ pt"  and  + / - buttons to modify the size.

So I was able to make it bigger again - but that still doesn't explain how it suddenly got to being so small, without me knowing about this feature, let alone having set it to small.
And also - it seems to switch back to small. I had set that Text Size field on 9 pt last night and now it was back to 6 pt......  whereas before it was always at least 9 pt for years and years.

However, that issue is not that problematic  - so you should not waste your valuable time on finding out anything about it !

Here's something that might be of interest - just now I logged on to a different machine, and noticed that I was also not seeing the Modify button though I was logged in (according to the top of the page).

Here's why:  I was last logged in under a differet IP address, and the forum detects that, in case it's not really you I guess, and it disables your session. Odd that it still allows you to post, and shows you as being logged in. Possibly a glitch in the software...

Anyway, near the top of the page, there's a list of tabs (Home, Help, Search, etc ). One of them is "Update Session". When I click on Update Session and fill in the requested information, the forum recreates the session, and I see the Modify button again. Perhaps, that's what happened to you, especially if you access the forum from multiple machines often.