iPhone4 Can't Type in Forum Description Field

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- November 26, 2010 at 5:37 pm #107403
  ctc
  iPhone4 Can't Type in Forum Description Field
  
  This is a test to see if it can type in the HTML editor.
  
  Apparently it can.
  
  But it can't type directly into the description field.
- December 2, 2010 at 12:39 pm #121073
  badmelonfarmer
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  Same on the iPad, I can't use the forum on my mobile devices.
- December 4, 2010 at 4:30 pm #121110
  hywelg
  This is more likely to be a browser issue than something specific to the site don't you think?
- December 4, 2010 at 5:08 pm #132245
  badmelonfarmer
  Participant
  Well yeah, but given that more and more people are using these types of devices to view the web I would have thought it would be in the interest of the companies to ensure their sites are compatible.
  
  Look at youtube, for example, they recoded all their content with compatible codecs an then HTML5.
  
  I guess Eventide will be more concerned about fixing the issue than apple would be.
- December 4, 2010 at 5:20 pm #132246
  ctc
  Your post gave me an idea. I am replying using Apple's Safari browser on my PC. I believe the Apple iPhone uses the Safari browser. Apparently there is no problem with the Safari browser.
  
  Remember all of that hype about the iPhone not supporting flash? I wonder if this is some other device limitation?
- December 4, 2010 at 8:49 pm #132253
  quintessence
  Same scenario with my Droid X. I can view the forum just fine… but can't type in the reply field.
- December 4, 2010 at 10:33 pm #132256
  hywelg
  But Safari on an iPhone and Safari on a Mac will not be the same code base. Just like IE on a Windows phone is not the same as IE on Win7.
  
  Have you tried pressing the <tab> (I presume there is one on the iPhone keypad) key to go from the Title to the Description field?
- December 5, 2010 at 12:47 pm #132262
  hywelg
  One other thing, I believe Eventide are using a proprietory forum software (I think its by IBM but not sure) so it won't simply be a matter of a minor tweak, if indeed it is anything to do with the forum rather than your browser.
- December 5, 2010 at 2:48 pm #132265
  hywelg
  The forum software is Tiny MCE an open source CMS add on. However it has problems with mobile browsers see here
  
  http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=22209
- December 5, 2010 at 3:32 pm #132267
  ctc
  Unfortunately I don't know how to open the iphone keypad without tapping into an editable field like Description.
  
  I tried to type into the iPhone's notepad, copy the text, and then paste it into the Description field, however the tap paste function of the iPhone doesn't present itself in this instance either.
  
  Something peculiar to note, the tap copy feature of the iphone will select the entire Description field for copying, however it is of course empty.
- December 5, 2010 at 8:53 pm #132271
  badmelonfarmer
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  hywelg:
  
  The forum software is Tiny MCE an open source CMS add on. However it has problems with mobile browsers see here
  
  http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=22209
  
  Good find!
  
  I would imagine there might be more luck with google fixing it than Apple.
  
  Apple are more than a bit arrogant on these types of thing, unfortunately
  
  Hopefully TinyMCE and or Apple will sort it out sooner rather than later.
  
  I would have thought TinyMCE will be under pressure to add mobile support as others have.
- December 6, 2010 at 2:45 pm #132274
  ctc
  Yes, unfortunately the link, on the page that you posted, to report a bug to Apple reports that it has been limited to developers only.
- December 6, 2010 at 3:11 pm #132275
  hywelg
  I don't think its a case of tinyMCE being under pressure to add mobile support, its that those browsers don't fully support the whole javascript codebase properly. Its Google and Apple that will have to move to fix this. It seems Google have acknowledged the fault and think they have fixed it for Android 2.2 but infact its still broken. Apple, as always, are on a different planet
- April 8, 2011 at 8:04 am #133092
  badmelonfarmer
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  it is still not fixed in android 2.3… just tried… same results.
  
  I miss my eventide forum fix when out and about.
- April 16, 2011 at 9:17 pm #133184
  badmelonfarmer
  Participant
  Test, does this work?
  
  Test from iPad
- April 16, 2011 at 10:25 pm #133186
  badmelonfarmer
  Participant
  Ok, if you change the editor to plain text in the forum options rather than the default it seems to work!
  
  Yay, can now use the forums on the move!
  
  Tested on iPad 1, this is from the iPhone 4… Will try android tomorrow.
- April 16, 2011 at 10:36 pm #133187
  ctc
  Show off! 😉
- April 17, 2011 at 7:47 am #133190
  badmelonfarmer
  Participant
  LOL
  
  Just stumbled on the option and thought, "hmmm… I wonder"
  
  To set it up…
  
  Click on "Edit" next to your forum name on the top right of this screen.(NOT Edit Profile)
  
  select "Site Options"
  then change "Content Editor" to "Plain Text"
  
  that's it.
- April 18, 2011 at 1:48 pm #133191
  ctc
  You are right! Nice find! From my iPhone.
- April 18, 2011 at 4:50 pm #133194
  badmelonfarmer
  Participant
  Glad we have a way to use the forums on the move, the formatting seems to get lost….but seems ok for quick replies etc
- April 19, 2011 at 7:39 pm #133213
  badmelonfarmer
  Participant
  Reply from an Android phone….test
- June 7, 2011 at 11:20 am #133486
  badmelonfarmer
  Participant
  Test with IOS5 beta, seems to work with enhanced and standard editing modes too…..nice!
- June 7, 2011 at 3:41 pm #133487
  badmelonfarmer
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  iPad with IOS5 works too, yay! Let's hope apple keep the bits that support this.
- June 7, 2011 at 10:58 pm #133488
  sjoplin
  Participant
  Great work. Typing this on iPad.
  Thanks
  Sean
- June 7, 2011 at 11:00 pm #133489
  sjoplin
  Participant
  Working here.
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