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nmmi

(203 posts) Thu Dec 12, 2024, 06:12 PM Dec 12

New Edit button doesn't work right - I made a reply to an LBN article. Then I tried to edit my reply

by clicking "Options" (at the footer of my reply) and then "Edit this post", and what showed up is the same thing one gets in LBN when one clicks on "Start A Discussion".

My reply that I tried to edit:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143355420#post21

Thanks!

What is your device, operating system, and browser, and what Mode are you using (Default, Night Mode, or Skinner Mode)?

Windows 10 desktop computer, Edge browser, default mode

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New Edit button doesn't work right - I made a reply to an LBN article. Then I tried to edit my reply (Original Post) nmmi Dec 12 OP

Thanks for the report EarlG Dec 12 #1

edit button is now buried in a menu which will not open on my older version of firefox Blues Heron Dec 13 #8

Nothing happens when you click it? EarlG Dec 13 #9

Its version 48.0.2 - pretty old! Blues Heron Dec 13 #10

Oh my EarlG Dec 13 #11

FYI I can confirm that this is a bug -- I can replicate it EarlG Dec 12 #2

Thanks! nmmi Dec 12 #3

This should be fixed now EarlG Dec 12 #4

edit button is now buried in a menu which will not open on my older version of firefox Blues Heron Dec 13 #5

EarlG might not see your reply, as it's a reply to me. But like you I definitely would prefer an Edit button nmmi Dec 13 #6

oops! thanks Blues Heron Dec 13 #7

EarlG

(22,632 posts)

1. Thanks for the report

Reply to nmmi (Original post)

Thu Dec 12, 2024, 06:50 PM

Dec 12

We'll look into this -- hopefully it will be an easy fix.

Blues Heron

(6,228 posts)

8. edit button is now buried in a menu which will not open on my older version of firefox

Reply to EarlG (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 09:11 AM

Dec 13

cant edit my posts on my laptop now because the edit button is now buried in a menu which wont open in my older version of firefox. Is it really necessary to hide the edit button it behind a menu button? It was fine until this upgrade as a standalone button.

EarlG

(22,632 posts)

9. Nothing happens when you click it?

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #8)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 12:38 PM

Dec 13

How old is your older version of Firefox -- can you tell me the version? (In Firefox, you can find that in help > About Firefox). Do you have Javascript turned on?

Yes, it was necessary to move the link in order to incorporate the other changes I wanted to make.

Blues Heron

(6,228 posts)

10. Its version 48.0.2 - pretty old!

Reply to EarlG (Reply #9)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 02:00 PM

Dec 13

Nothing happens when I click the options button. Thanks for checking it out, I know its a lot to ask to have this old browser be accomodated; I am trying to forestall the inevitable laptop replacement as long as possible!

EarlG

(22,632 posts)

11. Oh my

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #10)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 02:35 PM

Dec 13

I believe the current version is 133.0.3. Unfortunately I’m not sure what I can do if changes aren’t backwards compatible with old versions of browsers, and yours is around eight years old, which as you say is pretty old.

Is the reason you haven’t upgraded Firefox because you want to get a new laptop first? If so, my recommendation would be to not wait any longer to update the software. DU aside, you may be creating a security issue for yourself. Updating your browser regularly means you get patches to protect against the latest security threats.

You probably cannot update the version you have to the latest version because it’s too old, but you can download the latest version from https://mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new

If you don’t want to do this, I understand. But unfortunately if the problem is specific to your current browser, I don’t know how to fix it…

EarlG

(22,632 posts)

2. FYI I can confirm that this is a bug -- I can replicate it

Reply to nmmi (Original post)

Thu Dec 12, 2024, 07:02 PM

Dec 12

I think it is specific to the LBN forum, because that forum has a different post form. We should be able to get this fixed today, but my apologies for the inconvenience.

nmmi

(203 posts)

3. Thanks!

Reply to EarlG (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 12, 2024, 09:37 PM

Dec 12

EarlG

(22,632 posts)

4. This should be fixed now

Reply to nmmi (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 12, 2024, 10:34 PM

Dec 12

Let me know if it still gives you any issues though.

Blues Heron

(6,228 posts)

5. edit button is now buried in a menu which will not open on my older version of firefox

Reply to nmmi (Original post)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 08:59 AM

Dec 13

nmmi

(203 posts)

6. EarlG might not see your reply, as it's a reply to me. But like you I definitely would prefer an Edit button

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 09:07 AM

Dec 13

rather than clicking Options and then Edit. I use the Edit functionality A LOT. At least (from my perspective) the Options button is green and stands out.

Blues Heron

(6,228 posts)

7. oops! thanks

Reply to nmmi (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 09:09 AM

Dec 13

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