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[Forum Login Bug]

DraygoDraygo Registered User regular
edited February 2012 in H.Q. Reception Desk
Seems to be isolated to IE8. But the forum login dialog box that normally appears when you press sign in is hidden by the main view of the forum. I was able to log in by finding the box for my username by moving my mouse over it. When I did that it changed its cursor indicating that there was a text box there. I tested this on two different installations of Internet Explorer on two different computers and had the same issue on both. I can provide screenshots later if you need more details.

The problem cropped up soon after your maint. period was done.

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  • FerquinFerquin Snorlax Renton, WA, USARegistered User regular
    This happens to me too. It's annoying because I can't find the check box that says to keep me logged in. Now I gotta find the invisible sign-in box and log in every time I come here.

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  • IcyLiquidIcyLiquid Two Steaks Montreal, QuebecAdministrator, Vanilla Staff vanilla
    Is this on the actual forum? Or on PAR?

  • DraygoDraygo Registered User regular
    actual forum, when you click 'sign in' at the top. Either the top bar or the sign in to the right of the search box.

  • IcyLiquidIcyLiquid Two Steaks Montreal, QuebecAdministrator, Vanilla Staff vanilla
    Alright. Well in the meantime, you can open the sign in link in a new tab or window and its a normal sign-in form. All our popups work like that. But I'll let the windows testers know about this. Damn slackers.

  • AssuranAssuran Is swinging on the Spiral Registered User regular
    edited February 2012
    Thanks for looking at this, was kinda annoying tonight figuring out what happened.

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  • DraygoDraygo Registered User regular
    IcyLiquid wrote: »
    Alright. Well in the meantime, you can open the sign in link in a new tab or window and its a normal sign-in form. All our popups work like that. But I'll let the windows testers know about this. Damn slackers.

    Ooh, I did not know this. Handy workaround!

  • FerquinFerquin Snorlax Renton, WA, USARegistered User regular
    Agreed, that helps. Thanks.

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  • AiouaAioua Ora Occidens Ora OptimaRegistered User regular
    This is also happening for me in IE9. It also happens with the Awesome and Report popups.

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  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    Aioua wrote: »
    This is also happening for me in IE9. It also happens with the Awesome and Report popups.

    Just confirming that it's happening for me as well in IE9.

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  • SightTDWSightTDW Registered User regular
    Thirding this for IE9, and a thanks to this thread for helping me get around it.

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  • FerquinFerquin Snorlax Renton, WA, USARegistered User regular
    Kind of related. I'm getting the same kind of invisible pop-up box when I try to delete conversations in my PM box. I have no idea what's in the pop-up box and no links are active in the browser, so I'm forced to click Back on my browser to get out of it.

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  • FCDFCD Registered User regular
    Yeah, I'm getting the invisible pop-up sign-in box in IE8 as well. The advice on this thread helped me find it, so I'm glad for that.

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  • _J__J_ Pedant Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Aioua wrote: »
    This is also happening for me in IE9. It also happens with the Awesome and Report popups.

    Same for me.

    The way I get around it is to right click the link, and select "open". That seems to always work when left clicking fails.

  • ArrynArryn Ask not the Innkeeper For destiny is thy name!Registered User regular
    Also happening to me. Have to use IE8 by Default at work, but Firefox at home works perfectly.

  • Gigazombie CybermageGigazombie Cybermage Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Happened to me too. I use IE8.

  • Mom2KatMom2Kat Registered User regular
    I am using IE 9 and this is still happening to me everytime.

  • Mom2KatMom2Kat Registered User regular
    Still happens to me still IE9

  • DraygoDraygo Registered User regular
    This is fixed in IE9

  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Seems to be working, though since I only use IE at work I'll have to wait to completely verify.

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  • Mom2KatMom2Kat Registered User regular
    Seems to be fixed since the most recent downtime. Thank you

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