Forum software messing up the % (percent) symbol

[dC0m]

I've made a user script to fix it.

Seems to fix the images, too.

How do you use it? I seemed to just copy & paste the user script into my post and it corrected my images.

 

[Ken g6]

It's a Greasemonkey user script; create a new script and copy/paste it in. Or copy/paste it to a new file with the extension ".user.js", and drag it into your browser. (Works on Chrome, too.)

It changes what you see, but not what other see.

 

[IntelUser2000]

So I noticed if I say one number, its messed up, for example: 20 percent(just imagine this with that messed up symbol).

If I say two numbers, 20 percent and 35 percent, the first one is messed up and second one isn't.

So I went and edited the first one to spell it out. Then the second one screws up.

 

[SparkyJJO]

10%
20%
50%
100%

Mine works fine still :hmm:

Web browser glitch with the site, maybe? Weird. If it is IE, then the users of IE should be smacked over the head with a % and told to use Firefox

I want my fusetalk back

You'd rather have time warps than the % not working for some people? :|

 

[eits]

%

test.

 

[sandorski]

10%
20%
50%
100%

Mine works fine still :hmm:

Web browser glitch with the site, maybe? Weird. If it is IE, then the users of IE should be smacked over the head with a % and told to use Firefox



You'd rather have time warps than the % not working for some people? :|

I use FF and &#37 happens occasionally.

 

[lupi]

glad it wasn't just happening to me, makes it crazy to try and read some threads.

 

[alkemyst]

I am pretty sure the guys that are 100% consistant in not having the issue are simply always using advanced edit. I use Quick Reply mostly and it happens almost every time.

Oddly I am willing to bet some of these people that never have the issue were also common time warpers.

I had mentioned moving from FuseTalk to just avoid time warps and some of the other user exploits was silly. All forum software is more or less 'hackable'...it's up to the staff to shut down those that abuse the holes.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Quick reply %

Hmm. I think you're onto something. Posting a quick reply caused it for me. If I put in a quick reply, but then go to advanced, it's OK. If I start out in advanced, it's OK.

 

[alkemyst]

Quick reply %

Hmm. I think you're onto something. Posting a quick reply caused it for me. If I put in a quick reply, but then go to advanced, it's OK. If I start out in advanced, it's OK.

we have been over that...advanced edit is not what most are using save maybe the grammar nazi's or those in FS/T.

 

[bryanW1995]

yeah, quick reply is one of the best things about the "new" forums imho.

%

edit: shit, still there! We will continue to riot in the streets until our demands are met! or at least until we get a couple of twinkies and a diet coke.

 

[sandorski]

yeah, quick reply is one of the best things about the "new" forums imho.

%

edit: shit, still there! We will continue to riot in the streets until our demands are met! or at least until we get a couple of twinkies and a diet coke.

I have memorized &#37 and type it out as &#37. Probably will continue to long after the &#37 is fixed.

 

[dighn]

just use the normal Reply page instead of quick reply if you want to use % <-- it's just like 1 more click.

 

[sandorski]

just use the normal Reply page instead of quick reply if you want to use % <-- it's just like 1 more click.

That's 100&#37 more clicks!!!

 

[StageLeft]

That's 100&#37 more clicks!!!

yep

 

[alkemyst]

yeah, quick reply is one of the best things about the "new" forums imho.

&#37;

edit: shit, still there! We will continue to riot in the streets until our demands are met! or at least until we get a couple of twinkies and a diet coke.

I could quick reply before

 

[herkulease]

haha. I thought there was something wrong on my end. good to know.

 

[rgallant]

-I have been firing off bug reports to FF 4.xx beta's hehehehe

 

[Modelworks]

Really annoying when you post a web link that includes a web link that contains a percent sign.

 

[veri745]

Really annoying when you post a web link that includes a web link that contains a percent sign.

This is the main problem for me. I could care less that posts are visibly messed up, but fixed broken links is a lot more annoying.

 

[FeuerFrei]

&deg; &asymp;
^^
Need HTML entities enabled as well. Fusetalk always rendered them.

 

[DivideBYZero]

This is the main problem for me. I could care less that posts are visibly messed up, but fixed broken links is a lot more annoying.

How much less could you care? 20%? 45%? 200%?

 

[DivideBYZero]

Or 123&#37;

 

[StageLeft]

How has this not been fixed already?

 

[ViRGE]

Ask the vB people that. We're still waiting on 3.8.7.