It wasn't IE's fault, if you want to get specific about the blame it was a code problem because my Add Blog window shared a name with whatever the target of the link I clicked on was. Regardless, I think the retyped one ended up having more info so all is good in the end :)
Tim
I'll buy a Powerbook if Apple can beat my X505's 1.7lbs :)
I don't know what you people are talking about - IE still works great and had nothing to do with the issue Anand had. Firefox works great too and more power to you if you chose that browser, but it has nothing to do with this issue and there is certainly nothing "wrong" with IE.
Mozilla/Firefox doesn't solve the issue. Like the others have mentioned, only writing in a seperate text editor does. I learned that a long, long time ago ;)
Another vote for using real text editor. the few times it happened to me frustrated me to no end.
as for spell checking: one of the nice things about the frameworks used in native os x development is that all the editable text field objects have spell checking built in. in safari web forms have the check as you type selected by default. you can also turn it on in safari's google search box among other places.
spell checking is one of the services available in any cocoa (native mac os x) application. services are great and while there aren't nearly enough 3rd party services you can find some nice ones. one nice 3rd party service is offered by omniDictionary and has a keyboard shortcut that you hit when you have a word selected and it launches omniDictionary to show the word's definition.
My IE Window ate my blog entry. And it was a good blog entry!
Then I switched, and started to use an Apple Powerbook to blog in class. It's a lot nicer to work on that my PC was, it hasn't let me down once, and my grades have all been really bad cos I'm not getting any work done in class anymore.
Eep! Whenever writing something longer than short do it in something else! This happens all too often no matter what browser you use... could be the fault of the browser or the server, doesn't matter. (Especially in WinIE, where if you go forward a page and then try to go back to re-edit, everything is gone.) Another perk is that if you use even a basic thing like WordPad.exe you get spell checking too :)
Sounds like the premise for a new Apple switcher ad.
MY PC ATE MY BLOG ENTRY
"I was in class writing a long, highly anticipated blog entry when all of a sudden a new link opened in my web browser window. IE doesn't support tabbed browsing, so it took over my blog entry window and before I knew it, I had accidentally closed the window resulting in my entire blog entry being lost forever. Thankfully, Safari supports tabbed browsing and is less prone to this sort of problem. I am now rewriting the blog entry in Safari on my Mac. Thanks, Apple.
I usually edit any lengthy posts in TextEdit to prevent stuff like this from happening. It's also much better for editing than a web browser (go figure!). I can also save a local copy, so nothing goes down the memory hole. It's win-win.
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Erik K. Veland - Thursday, March 4, 2004 - link
And that's why one should use ecto: http://www.kung-foo.tv/ectoOoTLInk - Friday, February 27, 2004 - link
select all, copy.I do that every time I'm starting to get long on posts... if the browser happens to mess up I can just paste it back in :)
Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
It wasn't IE's fault, if you want to get specific about the blame it was a code problem because my Add Blog window shared a name with whatever the target of the link I clicked on was. Regardless, I think the retyped one ended up having more info so all is good in the end :)Tim
I'll buy a Powerbook if Apple can beat my X505's 1.7lbs :)
Tim - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
IE is way behind the times. You can get it up to the level that Firefox is using third party junk, but why even bother?Anand - I think this is God's way of telling you that you need a new Powerbook when Apple brings out the new rev in 2 or 3 months. :D
Anonymous - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
Omniweb has a great inline text editor tool thats the best of both worlds...colin - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
how can anyone say there is nothing wrong with IE (for either mac or windows) and keep a straight face?this app is the posterchild for bug ridden security holes.
Anonymous - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
I don't know what you people are talking about - IE still works great and had nothing to do with the issue Anand had. Firefox works great too and more power to you if you chose that browser, but it has nothing to do with this issue and there is certainly nothing "wrong" with IE.Damien Sorresso - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
Shame on you for using IE on Windows. You should be using Firefox.Anonymous - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
Mozilla/Firefox doesn't solve the issue. Like the others have mentioned, only writing in a seperate text editor does. I learned that a long, long time ago ;)Anonymous - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
Another vote for using real text editor. the few times it happened to me frustrated me to no end.as for spell checking: one of the nice things about the frameworks used in native os x development is that all the editable text field objects have spell checking built in. in safari web forms have the check as you type selected by default. you can also turn it on in safari's google search box among other places.
spell checking is one of the services available in any cocoa (native mac os x) application. services are great and while there aren't nearly enough 3rd party services you can find some nice ones. one nice 3rd party service is offered by omniDictionary and has a keyboard shortcut that you hit when you have a word selected and it launches omniDictionary to show the word's definition.
Steve - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
Serves you right for using IE, use Firefox or be doomed!!!http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Ellen F - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
I'm writing to share a tragic little story.My IE Window ate my blog entry. And it was a good blog entry!
Then I switched, and started to use an Apple Powerbook to blog in class. It's a lot nicer to work on that my PC was, it hasn't let me down once, and my grades have all been really bad cos I'm not getting any work done in class anymore.
Thanks, Apple.
Ellen F
Anonymous - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
Eep! Whenever writing something longer than short do it in something else! This happens all too often no matter what browser you use... could be the fault of the browser or the server, doesn't matter. (Especially in WinIE, where if you go forward a page and then try to go back to re-edit, everything is gone.) Another perk is that if you use even a basic thing like WordPad.exe you get spell checking too :)Anonymous - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
Sounds like the premise for a new Apple switcher ad.MY PC ATE MY BLOG ENTRY
"I was in class writing a long, highly anticipated blog entry when all of a sudden a new link opened in my web browser window. IE doesn't support tabbed browsing, so it took over my blog entry window and before I knew it, I had accidentally closed the window resulting in my entire blog entry being lost forever. Thankfully, Safari supports tabbed browsing and is less prone to this sort of problem. I am now rewriting the blog entry in Safari on my Mac. Thanks, Apple.
Anand Lal Shimpi"
:-)
Scott - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
Hmmmmmmmm...Maybe payback for blogging in class?
Ramius - Thursday, February 26, 2004 - link
I usually edit any lengthy posts in TextEdit to prevent stuff like this from happening. It's also much better for editing than a web browser (go figure!). I can also save a local copy, so nothing goes down the memory hole. It's win-win.