icons stopped working

[DF96]

The small icons in the Quick Reply box have stopped working. I don't think I have done anything, although MS or Firefox may have carried out an automatic update. Any ideas?

 

[DF96]

I have also noticed that when posting I now always get the extra page telling me what is happening, instead of simply refreshing the thread with my post added. Not sure if these are related.

Another forum I use which has the same underlying software still works OK, so something has changed at DIYaudio.

 

[DF96]

Another problem. If I try to edit a post then I can make changes but then not save the result because the Save icon doesn't work either.

Is this a Java problem? I updated my Java yesterday because Firefox told me it was out of date but this has not fixed the problem.

 

[Mooly]

You should be able to check Java here, it will tell you if the correct version is installed.
Verify Java Version

I haven't noticed anything different and I always see a page that says something like "thank you for posting". I always have done.

 

[Mooly]

I haven't noticed anything different and I always see a page that says something like "thank you for posting". I always have done.

Lol... and this time I didn't ! Taken straight to the post.

 

[Mooly]

Which now has done !

Funny how you notice things. The image attached went straight to the "main page" and didn't show as uploaded in the small pop up window which I normally then have to close...

Dunno... maybe some things are different.

 

[DF96]

Just checked Java at that link you gave. It says version 7 update 5, which is the current recommended version.

Maybe I will try logging out, or deleting DIYaudio cookies.

 

[Osvaldo de Banfield]

The forum is working properly for me (Win XP +Chrome). TNX.

 

[Mooly]

Just checked Java at that link you gave. It says version 7 update 5, which is the current recommended version.

Maybe I will try logging out, or deleting DIYaudio cookies.

Worth a try. Also maybe delete all temp Internet files that can be deleted. I only use IE so don't know how and where other browsers store the info.

 

[DF96]

Logging out doesn't fix it, neither does deleting cookies. Incidentally, when I log out it says that cookies have been cleared but Firefox told me they were still there so I deleted them manually.

 

[DF96]

Just cleared Firefox web cache and it seems to have solved the problem. Why is it that Microsoft operating systems seem to have the ability to corrupt disc files when you merely read them?

And I can now edit too.

 

[Cal Weldon]

Good news.

 

[Osvaldo de Banfield]

Good news.

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[DF96]

Just a thought (probably a question for Jason): I assume the problem I had was because some DIYaudio support file was cached on my machine, but then somehow corrupted so it no longer worked. Can these files have an expiry time set (like some web pages) so that browsers know to periodically renew them? Slight increase in web traffic, but significant reduction in use frustration?

Thanks to Mooly for suggesting the solution.

 

[Mooly]

Thanks DF96, pleased to hear it's working.

 

[Jason]

Just a thought (probably a question for Jason): I assume the problem I had was because some DIYaudio support file was cached on my machine, but then somehow corrupted so it no longer worked. Can these files have an expiry time set (like some web pages) so that browsers know to periodically renew them? Slight increase in web traffic, but significant reduction in use frustration?

Thanks to Mooly for suggesting the solution.

Some things, like graphics, have a long TTL (Time to Live). That makes the site load faster. Sometimes things go awry with your browser cache or ISP cache, etc, and that's just a part of internet life. Doing a HARD refresh usually solves the problem, and failing that, clearing your cache.

 

[DF96]

OK, I had forgotten about the hard refresh. I was thinking of a file life of a few days - compromise between traffic and speed of correction.