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The back button - more annoying problems...

13 years ago

...with this website. When I read a post, but don't post on it, I hit the back button to get back to the main page. Lately, when I've hit the back button, it sends me to the top of the thread instead of back one page, to the main page. Is that on purpose, or is it a glitch? Has anyone else had problems with the back button?

Sally

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beachlily z9a
13 years ago
Yes! I usually have to hit the back button twice to get back to the main page. I'm using Firefox.
dedtired
13 years ago
Sometimes I have to sign in multiple times before I can post. I've learned not to use the Back key, but use Return to the Cooking Forum instead. That sometimes requires an extra step.
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mtnester
13 years ago
Not to hijack your thread, but ...

Another annoying problem I've encountered recently is that the scroll bar on the right-hand side frequently "disappears" when I open a new page, so I can't scroll down to read the remainder of the post and comments (doesn't work with a cursor within the text of the post, either). I have to close the thread and re-enter it, often several times. Is anyone else having this problem? I suppose it could just be my computer, but it only happens on GardenWeb.

Sue
triciae
13 years ago
Yes to both of these problems. I'd been wondering if it was my computer or GW. Looks like it's GW. The sometimes lack of the scroll bar is soooo irritating!

/tricia
mustangs81
13 years ago
For 2 weeks I have had to sign-in 3-4 times before it would take.
ann_t
13 years ago
I haven't had the back button problem, but I was having the problem with having to sign in occasionally and the problem with the scroll bar disappearing.

Cathy, I couldn't sign in unless I rebooted.

Ann
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
13 years ago
If the scroll bar disappears, try pressing the F5 key.

F5 function key refreshes connection with internet and reestablishes the scroll bar also.

dcarch
annie1992
13 years ago
I've also had the problem with the scroll bar and hitting F5 didn't help, but the refresh button at the top brought it back.

However, the pages load so slowly that I have to wait again for the page to refresh to get the scroll bar back, which is maddening.

I've also had the log in repeatedly issue and sometimes have to hit the back button 3 or 4 times to return to the main page.

I also just hit the "preview message" box and waited 4 minutes and 11 seconds. Then I hit the back button and came back here, so I can try again. It'll sometimes take me 10 or 15 minutes to open a thread, type a message, hit preview and then post. Sometimes I just give up before my message ever posts.

Sigh. It gets worse and worse all the time.

Annie
seagrass_gw Cape Cod
13 years ago
I also have had problems with the scroll bar disappearance. I thought it was deliberate on the part of the website - to make you pay attention to their ads. Perhaps not. I learned to hit the "refresh" button to make it reappear.

seagrass
stuartwanda
13 years ago
And here I thought it was my computer. I've had the back and scroll problem also. So far, no problems with logging in.
beachlily z9a
13 years ago
Oh, I have log-in problems on the desktop but not on the laptop. Go figure!

Annie, at your speed, I'd never, ever get on the GardenWeb.
sally2_gw
Original Author
13 years ago
I've never had the scroll bar problem, but then, I rarely use the scrollbar, just the wheel on the mouse, so if it was missing I might not have noticed. I do have to log in frequently, in spite of saving it on my computer.

I don't visit other website's forums, so I don't know if they have problems like this, but it's getting very irritating. I do like everyone here, so I don't want to quit the forum, but when are they going to get their act together? Tamara, are you reading this?

Sally
teresa_nc7
13 years ago
I think I've had most of the problems listed above. But when the scroll bar is missing, even using the mouse doesn't help. Very annoying! But glad to know it's not just me.

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dgkritch
13 years ago
I'm glad it's not just me.......

Very frustrating. I agree, when the scroll bar doesn't load, the mouse scroll doesn't work either for me.

F5 works though.

Sometimes the back button never does work and I have to use my bookmarked link to return to the main page. If I'm more than 2 pages in, it's maddening because I have to start all over.

I'm on IE, so it seems to be site related and not specific to your browser.

Deanna
dedtired
13 years ago
Just took me five tries to log in. I find I can only do it from the list of threads, not once a post is open.

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