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Resolved Why does cursor randomly disappear w/ Yahoo mail?

Discussion in 'Web Applications & Cloud' started by chas berlin, 2010/10/19.

  1. 2010/10/19
    chas berlin

    chas berlin Inactive Thread Starter

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    Win7 Pro 64, FF 3.6.10
     
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  2. 2010/10/19
    Steve R Jones

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    Could you be a whole lot more specific please.

    Tell us about when the cursor is there there and when it leaves you. What steps do you do to get it back.

    Control Panel->Mouse has an option to "Hide While Typing" but I'm guessing you've already looked there...
     
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  4. 2010/10/19
    chas berlin

    chas berlin Inactive Thread Starter

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    Was it Forrest Gump who said, "Clever is as clever does "?
    Sometimes I'm an idiot. :eek:
    You seem to have nailed it, Steve.
    Isn't it nice when problems are solved so easily?
    Thx Steve. :)
     
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    chas berlin

    chas berlin Inactive Thread Starter

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    I was wrong, that didn't solve it. The cursor's gone again. I go into Yahoo mail and sometimes the cursor is there and other times it's not. Not much else I can say.
    Hide pointer while typing is unticked.
     
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  6. 2010/10/20
    Steve R Jones

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    What happens if you click in the body of a new mail and start typing? Do the letters you type show up?
     
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    I believe it has to do with Yahoo code. There's probably a javascript to "hide cursor" that fires when composing or replying. On my Firefox, when composing, I can tab into the message box and the blinking cursor is visible. But as soon as I type it's gone and most of the time it never returns. Makes it hard to know where I will be typing next, esp when I want to edit what I've typed, I can't see where the focus is.

    It's also a problem with how some versions of Firefox handle scripted textareas. The F7 key will put back the cursor. We are not alone.
     
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  8. 2010/10/21
    chas berlin

    chas berlin Inactive Thread Starter

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    Steve, Yes, I get what I type, but like Tony is saying, I don't see a cursor. No way to know where I'll type next (when editing).


    Tony, It's just as you described.
    It never happens here, or anywhere else - only when in Yahoo email. And it never happened until I went to Win 7.
     
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  9. 2010/10/21
    TonyT

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    It happens on my Linux with FF version 3.6.9, XP & Win7 too.
    Does F7 bring it back?
     
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  10. 2010/10/21
    chas berlin

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    Yes, it does Tony.
    I'm so glad you mentioned this.
    Now I have to remember to do it ea time.
    What is this message about turning Caret Browsing on/off mean?
     
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    chas berlin

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    That didn't tell me much, but thx anyway Tony. I was expecting something more complicated. :)
     
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  13. 2010/10/24
    TonyT

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    Seems pretty clear and to the point to me. What exactly on that page don't you understand?

     
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  14. 2010/10/25
    chas berlin

    chas berlin Inactive Thread Starter

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    No, no. Not that I didn't understand it. Yes, it was clear. I was just expecting something more - that's all.
    I'm any event I've been using the F-7 key since you suggested it and it's done the trick.
    Thx Tony. :)
     
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  15. 2010/10/26
    chas berlin

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    All of a sudden the F-7 key has no effect on the cursor. The cursor is either there or not. Pressing F-7 does nothing.
    What's up w/ this?
     
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