Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse

Subject: Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse
From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker
Date: 09 Feb 19 - 12:21 PM

I was typing a new post in the message box of a thread,
and must have accidentally pressed some keys
which opened a full page code pop-up overlay.
So I pressed back and or refresh.
Since then the message box has completely disappeared from every thread I open.
I've tried refreshing pages, logging out and back in again, and closing and reopening Chrome several times.
Flushed all cookies, even rebooted PC.
Nothing has worked to fix it so far ???

I suspect I probably need to perform some kind of code script,
which is beyond my expertise...???

Help would be very much appreciated, thanks...



Btw.. before anybody gets to overjoyed that I can't post anymore,
I've still got phones, tablets, and other computers.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 09 Feb 19 - 12:58 PM

Just remembered I have Firefox installed on this same PC.

The message box is right where it should be...

So is there something I can do here in Firefox
that might get it working again in Chrome...???

cheers mates...

Subject: RE: Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 09 Feb 19 - 01:44 PM

Drastic pfr but assuming Windows later than XP, you could try deleting (or safer renaming so you could restore)

C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences

I'd guess that would give you a clean start.

I've no idea as to what to try for a more specific fix.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 09 Feb 19 - 01:49 PM

Thanks...

I suppose I should try just uninstalling then reinstalling Chrome..

But at the moment I've got too many tabs open that need reading and saving...

Subject: RE: Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse
From: Mr Red
Date: 09 Feb 19 - 02:02 PM

Chrome is a law unto itself.

I write very swish pages to run on an Android Phone (local - no internet) and things I can do in Firefox just don't work in Chrome. Yet similar things over the internet (like IFRAMES) are faultless.

Chrome (PC) only gets used for 2 things, BT TV (since they are in bed with Goggle) and Goggle translate.

It is a case of the oligopoly acting like a monopoly. Was it ever thus?

Subject: RE: Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 09 Feb 19 - 02:25 PM

Turn off the computer (yeah, I know about those open windows, it's a pain to do it). See how it looks. And examining the function keys might help.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse
From: DaveRo
Date: 09 Feb 19 - 03:19 PM

Clear the browser cache.

If you have an ad-blocking browser extension, turn it off.

If Chrome has a 'disable all extensions' mode, do that.

Use Firefox.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse
From: Mr Red
Date: 10 Feb 19 - 05:28 AM

FWIW
I still have a copy of FF 34, (and IE11 and Opera 28 and even Safari 5).
Because the debugger works in FF34.
In FF59 the debugger has some annoying and, at times, show stopping habits.

Now: you could look at your history and see the URLs of those important pages, copy and paste to Notepad (eg) and save.

Then switch off and on, and start again with the URLs you saved.

And use FireFox.

Chrome, along with Goggle generally, does not like FRAMES because GoGGle find it hard to interrogate inside them and they want to know everything about you (anonymised of course).


(yea yea FF34 is old, but webmeisters can't know what people are using out there, so we have to check as many options as we can, or loose a few audience)

Subject: RE: Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 27 Feb 19 - 10:44 AM

UPDATE:

just got round to saving and closing open tabs - errrrmmm.. all 80 of 'em..

Needed to uninstall and reinstall Chrome, and reboot PC 2 or 3 times before I could get it back to normal working order again...

Seems ok so far...

Subject: RE: Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse
From: DaveRo
Date: 27 Feb 19 - 02:17 PM

punkfolkrocker wrote: But at the moment I've got too many tabs open that need reading and saving...

If the reason you have so many tabs open is you intend to read them later, or go back to them, you could try Pocket.

Built into Firefox - but I think you can use it with Chrome if you must.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help - mudcat broken in PC Chrome browse
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 27 Feb 19 - 02:31 PM

Thanks, I read recently about such an extension to keep my PC more organized,
but forgot to keep note of it...