Anybody have a problem with their browser going back a page after clicking on thread?

[Dauphin]

"The light, it hurts us!"- Poly PLUS members reaction to windows of another kind.

[DrSpike]

Idiot. We don't have windows.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Verto
This has happened to me, but I think the problem is you hit a key that sends you back; that is, you have clicked outside the post reply bo with your mouse cursor, and the key you hit is set up to send you back a page.

this is what I thought.

but at the time it went back a page, I was actually typing inside the text box. But I do think it is a certain key that does it. Or perhaps pushing the shift button and a certain key.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
If the focus is not inside the textbox, it's entirely possible that you hit a "hot key" that sends the browser back a page.

Solution: make sure the cursor is blinking inside the textbox.

I'm cetain I had the cursor in the box at the time.

Here's my theory.

It only seems to happen shortly after opening a thread. sometimes I'll open a thread, and immediately go to the quick reply window to make a post. I think it takes a few seconds for it to process that you are in the quick box window or something. Or perhaps if you are typing in the quick box window while the thread is still loading (avatars and such take longer to load) it could happen.

[vovan]

Originally posted by joncha
I thought it was only me!

My first thought when seeing this thread, exactly.

[Adagio]

Can't say i've noticed anything like that...


But I also always use ctrl+a then ctrl+c to make sure I've copied the text in case something goes wrong

[Illuminatus]

Sometimes (average 5-6 times per day). No pattern noticed.

[DrGerry]

I can't detect any pattern (as Illuminatus). I had the problem with IE, Firefox, MyIE2, Maxthon (MyIE2) and Opera, so...

[Alex]

Based on what Diss said, I'd say that when you click on a thread and immediately go to the quick reply box before the page finishes loading, then that's the source of the problem. You start typing in the quick reply box while the page is loading. When it finishes loading, the browser redraws the page and you momentarily lose focus on the reply box. It is just for a second or even less, but enough to trigger the "back" action when you press "backspace" while you are typing.

[Dauphin]

The answer then - don't mistype, you won't need to backspace, and you won't be sent back a page.

[Last Conformist]

Originally posted by Alex
Based on what Diss said, I'd say that when you click on a thread and immediately go to the quick reply box before the page finishes loading, then that's the source of the problem. You start typing in the quick reply box while the page is loading. When it finishes loading, the browser redraws the page and you momentarily lose focus on the reply box. It is just for a second or even less, but enough to trigger the "back" action when you press "backspace" while you are typing.

That's probably it.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Adagio
Can't say i've noticed anything like that...


But I also always use ctrl+a then ctrl+c to make sure I've copied the text in case something goes wrong

damn, I wish I knew about these shortcuts. let me try that.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Alex
Based on what Diss said, I'd say that when you click on a thread and immediately go to the quick reply box before the page finishes loading, then that's the source of the problem. You start typing in the quick reply box while the page is loading. When it finishes loading, the browser redraws the page and you momentarily lose focus on the reply box. It is just for a second or even less, but enough to trigger the "back" action when you press "backspace" while you are typing.

sounds good to me

And it explains why it happens mainly at Apolytyon. Because this is really the only forum I consistantly post at.