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[expanda]

Forgot to add one thing you could try to test as well is install Google Chrome web browser and request the full site.

Try that as well as google chrome has better support for the editor...

 

[Pace]

Hey expanda, since the site update, the predictive text function seems to be predicting waaaayyyy to much when typing. Especially if I misspell something and then back arrow and then retype. It wants to replace two words for one.
Other things like automatically defaulting in a capital letter fort the start of a new sentence no longer happens.

Do you have any settings that adjust how all of this works?
I am using the iPad.

expanda I'm getting default capitals too using andriod mobile (though i'm at computer now). Pace

 

[expanda]

When you say default caps which device did it happen on and can you provide the steps to reproduce it?

 

[Pace]

HTC device and no can't provide details as to why, have treid to see setting on mobile with no success, yet!! Oh, has occured since new site has been running.

 

[expanda]

Interesting....

So in mobile devices when typing text regardless of the editor it has an option to do the following -

1) Default first letter to caps

2) Predictive text

Having said that I am installing Apples Mountain Lion in a virtual machine and will run an IOS emulator to see how the site behaves with Apple in particular and will test android with a tablet i have here.

 

[expanda]

Just got lion installed in vmware on windows 7 so will commence some testing...

Just need to get ios now as well....

Brad if you can give some steps to replicate your issues it would be appreciated !

Also are you on ios 6 or 5 and are you using safari / chrome or something else?

 

[Xpandafan]

Phew I'm glad it's the iPad and not me! Apparently it's AUT, Apples unpredictable text.

 

[Lara]

Phew I'm glad it's the iPad and not me! Apparently it's AUT, Apples unpredictable text.

Same here

 

[Brad]

Oops... I posted my test case in the other thread expanda.
I see it most when you backspace over a word to restyle something else.
Use the following sentence for testing.

Peter piper picked a pack of peppers.

Type this:
Peter piper picked

Then backspace to pi in picked.
Then re type picked.
See attachment below for what it predicted.

 

[expanda]

Cheers @Brad and @Capt. Gadget

So couple of things, firstly I am not trying to discount the issue and have gone to subsequent lengths to replicate the issue and will continue to test against IOS and Lion as well....

But a coulpe of points -

1) Predicative text is built by Apple and the editor or forum software has any control over what it predicts and how / when it predicts something. This is however configurable by the browsers / os and you can disable predictive text completely

2) Chrome seems to be alot more manageble than the base safari browser provider by Apple I would suggest you try it out its a free app and much better than safari imo

All said and done there is a bit of work being done behind the scenes to correct the editor but it would seem that what is being fixed in terms of the editor will not change what you are experiencing here as this is an Apple issue.

Again not trying to discount it and I am still testing from my end but from what has been posted here and my initial insights to IOS this is what I can see is happening.

In fact I am typing this message from a Safari browser!!!!

@Brad have you tried to chrome with the same steps and seen how it handles it?

Cheers....

 

[Brad]

Thanks expanda. I will hunt around and see if I can get chrome on my mobile device.

 

[Brad]

Chrome is the same expanda. Bummer.

 

[Brad]

I tried typing the same string into an email On my iPad and seeing if I can replicate the same issue.
It works perfectly through email.
Same for the Facebook app on the iPad.
Tried incredimal, pages and a couple of other apps that have editors on the iPad and all work as expected.

You mention that the forum software has no control over it, but perhaps we have found a bug no one else has come across. Is there someone else in that community that could test on their end to confirm if they get the same issue?

Let me know if you want me to try some other combinations.

 

[expanda]

I tried typing the same string into an email On my iPad and seeing if I can replicate the same issue.
It works perfectly through email.
Same for the Facebook app on the iPad.
Tried incredimal, pages and a couple of other apps that have editors on the iPad and all work as expected.

You mention that the forum software has no control over it, but perhaps we have found a bug no one else has come across. Is there someone else in that community that could test on their end to confirm if they get the same issue?

Let me know if you want me to try some other combinations.

I have raised with the xenforo guys and some of the developers / mods there actually use Ipad and they all have no issues but have disabled predictive text....

 

[expanda]

Brad

If you remember how the buttons where not appearing for ipads?

I am going to remove something that added those buttons in later today and will let you know but once I have done this if you could re test it would be good.

Cheers....

 

[Xpandafan]

Turned off the predictive text function on my iPad. [Settings~General~Keyboard]
Typing nicely now. Only left "auto capitalisation" and "check spelling" on.
Using iCab Mobile as browser.

 

[expanda]

Turned off the predictive text function on my iPad. [Settings~General~Keyboard]
Typing nicely now. Only left "auto capitalisation" and "check spelling" on.
Using iCab Mobile as browser.

Yes apple predictive text !!!

Still investigating though to see if it is a bug on the editor causing it to be more aggressive!!

 

[Brad]

Brad

If you remember how the buttons where not appearing for ipads?

I am going to remove something that added those buttons in later today and will let you know but once I have done this if you could re test it would be good.

Cheers....

Sorry expanda I didn't see this till now.
let me know when ready.

 

[expanda]

No problem Brad I didn't get a chance yesterday to do it...

Just a question which version of ios are you using?

 

[Brad]

iOS 6