Having to scroll down after each letter typed...

[jimmijam]

Hi there,

I've been having a problem this weekend, when typing a long message that exceeds the "message box", that the visible part of the message sort of returns to the top of the message, and then bounces down again when I type another letter, before returning to the top of my message. It means that I can't actually follow what I'm typing. To check the message I have to pause and scroll back down after each letter typed...

Its a little frustrating, and I've deleted some parts of a message in error.

I hope that you can understand my problem and if anyone knows what I'm doing wrong or how I can fix it, please let me know!

Best wishes, Jimmijam

[Rena]

I've never had that automatic scrolling problem myself and it sounds to a non-techie that you could have pressed 2 keys  together by accident (maybe the scroll lock key and maybe an arrow key).
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I've had a surf to see if I could see anything remotely helpful but all I found was somebody having the opposite problem (automatically scrolling downward) and that was years ago - so wouldn't be much good now.

I should think a more qualified person will come upon this thread shortly but maybe you ought to include the make of computer you have.

Good luck
Rena

[Arranroots]

I suspect you're using Internet Explorer and you need to click on the little icon that looks like a sheet of paper torn in half.  This should fix the problem for you.

Kind regards, Arranroots

[PaulC120]

Hi JimmiJam

Further to Arranroots Reply

I also have the same problem ( & yes using IE8) and it is irritating, What I do as a work around is to type my reply in my Word processor  (or Notepad) and then when completed, copy it and paste it into the Roots chat reply box

Paul

[JenB]

Also discussed here http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,392330.0.html
including the solution that Arranroots gave above.

[jimmijam]

Hi JenB, PaulC120 and Arranroots and Rena,

Thanks very much for all the postings, and I'm glad to know I'm not alone!

I'll go off now with your suggestions!


Best wishes, Jimmijam

[CarolA3]

Sooooooo glad I looked here

That problem's been bugging me for ages but I'm too stubborn to ask for help.  Tonight was a 'last straw' moment - if you guys hadn't provided the answer, there'd have been a puter bobbing about in the North Sea as we speak.  (Except we wouldn't be speaking cos I wouldn't have a puter  )

Thank you!!!!!!
Carol

[Springbok]

Thank you ...another niggle which i was just "living with"

Spring