Posted on 11/23/2023 2:08:23 AM PST by 4Runner
I can be typing a comment, and not watching the field (once I've activated the cursor within it), then when I'm done typing, the field remains completely blank.
I then have to retype the entire comment, which never reads the way you want (unless you have perfect recall, which I don't, at advanced age) so the gist of the initial comment you have mentally formulated has been lost.
At first, I thought this was a system delay or preview function of some sort, on the browser, but now I don't know what it is.
Then the frustration sets in, of needing to retype one's thoughts a second time, which is never as good as the original concept, so I end up saying just forget it.
The keyboard and mouse work perfectly everywhere else. This situation is maddening and has only begun occurring over the past two to three months. I don't use any social media whatsoever, never have, so I'm basically flying under the radar at all times, which makes this even stranger.
I believe my browser (Opera with Google) has become compromised in some way, and that the failure of typed commentary to appear in the field provided by FR has something to do with an attempt by an unknown third party agency--through the browser--to blatantly frustrate, censor, and block participation in Free Republic.
If anyone else has had similar experiences, please comment accordingly. Please limit sarcastic and disrespectful and insulting chatroom-style hit and runs which waste your and my time, as well as use up costly FR bandwidth. Thank you. And Happy Thanksgiving to all.
I entered a post. Looks fine to me.
Consider composing your comment in a text editor before copying and pasting it into the FR comment section.
SOunds like either a problem with your PC or with FR server.
In any event you have to eliminate the pssibility that you have spyware on your computer. DOwnload and run Anti Spyware
https://www.superantispyware.com/free-edition.html
If the problem persists, it may be that there is a surveillance program copying yourr text off the FR server and your cpmputer reacts to t by stripping off the text.
Try copying and then pasting a large volume of text such as a whole page of an online article, and see what happens.
It may crash the surveillance program or show symptoms proving that there is surveillance running on FR. I think there is, run by the FIB.(We have a vast right wing conspiracy in our country that needs to be watched.Also Catholics who are pro life need to be watched. Biden FIB is sick)
Are you signed in?
Try deleting your browsing history and cookies. That will produce a fresh FR login.
Happens to me, too. Not all the time, though. I’ve assumed it was just some glitch due to running XP and a thoroughly outdated Firefox. Keep meaning to change browsers, but never do.
Happened to me a few years ago - it turned out my mouse had a tiny piece of fuzz in the left button that caused an occasional glitch. You can hear the left button click when you’re going to type in a box but it really didn’t enter because one doesn’t usually look. Be sure to actually look in the typing box to see the cursor blinking then you are OK - at least in my case.
BTW, I love Opera and have using it for almost 20 years across all my devices. Also if you haven’t tried the ‘V7 Notes’ for an extension do so as is it fabulous. Haven’t tried the AI interface yet, we’ll see. Also in many cases for fellow HTML geeks I use that “inspect element” extension to often go around a paywall, ad blocker, cookie editor etc. are handy also.
On general principles you ought to download Brave and ditch Guugle anyway.
My age is also advancing - sometimes I move the cursor to the text field and forget to click the button on the mouse...
Lately I get a black square with yellow letters in it at the top of each page. The usual Free Republic symbol is not there .
Sounds like the focus is lost from the fr textbox before you type. Another running app on your system could do that, or perhaps another browser instance.
I’ve caused it by accidentally hitting a touchpad.
Could also be a hardware problem, like dirt in the mouse mentioned above.
Occasionally, when I’m posting a new thread, and going between the FR and source page, filling-out all those posting fields and copying text from the article, my text doesn’t appear on the FR page, also.
What’s happened — also using Opera (Version:95.0.4635.90) with Google — is that one of my fingers — “fat fingers” syndrome — has hit/also bumped a another/second key and the cursor is somehow blanked-out everywhere. Where it goes, I don’t know, except that it’s somehow in “cursor limbo”.
I use Norton 360 Premium, Norton Utilities Premium, CCleaner Pro, MalwareBytes Premium Plus, and have intentionally scanned the browser (leave it open during scan) to see if it was compromised in any way, and it seemingly wasn’t.
I just re-type my original thought and yes, it’s always different from the original typing, in some way.
Shouldn’t happen using Lotus Notes
Jyotishi makes a good suggestion. Use Notepad to compose your message.
Alternatively, use a different browser, such as Brave.
+1000!
That’s what I use.
Sometimes the Mods get bored.
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