A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Ask Mr. Gremelin Shout Box not working ???? :why:

does anyone know what the matter is & when it might be fixed ???

Wow, I just noticed..it was there a few minutes ago.

I tried posting in it too, I thought perhaps Bill just cleared it out, ya know??? but it would not post---ya wanna try too???

Oh GOod I'm not the only one I thought it was just my computer

Nope, not working for me either.

nope, Diane--not just your computer---
((I posted this thread because I thought it might be MY computer---))

It seems to be working now and then, but only sometimes.... when it wants to.
It will allow you to post sometimes too!

Working fine now

yea well I guess it happens, huh??

Seems fine now--goody goody

Well, the problem is that the shoutbox doesn't support Multibyte Characters, and when one is used it shuts down...

I added some code in the control panel to make it so it can be easily cleared next time it happens.

UBB.Threads v8 should make this a non issue.. when its out that is lol...

I had to look up multibyte characters. But it kept going on about Japanese and Chinese characters. Was someone using those languages? Or does that include something else? Like when people use weird shapes to make pictures that aren't on a normal keyboard?

Yes Tina,, I believe I messed it up by using my Character map code on my computer when I tried to post in it about the Bird singing all day,
It worked before ~ But this last time I believe it 'rejected' it, So yep it was my fault I do believe, I call my self out on that one so noone else had too

I learn so much every time I start researching computer questions I have. I just wish I could retain it all.

It's not just foreign languages, just characters that are non-latin based (some of which can be various punctuation or weird little art/smilies that people post)

I was wondering if my way of posting the smilies there had a hand in messing it up. I would post a wanted smilie in full reply somewhere on the forum and cut/paste it to the shout box. I cannot remember those smiley codes for anything.
I will behave.
I will behave.
I will behave.
I will be....
Oh shoot, I'm bored already.

That won't hurt anything, otherwise I would have been in big trouble a long time ago!

:P