Topic: Bitten by an old bug

I did a detailed reply to a review I received (i.e., commenting on comments), wrote a summary in the reply-to field at the bottom, switched to the x-line tab so I could review my reply in full, added a few more comments, then got to the bottom and found the reply-to field had not only been emptied, but had turned into a little 2" x 2" box. Clicking back in the browser didn't bring back the lost summary.

The above workflow seems like a reasonable way to want to use the system. I know I'm not the only one who's been burned by this. Can we raise the priority for a fix? It doesn't seem like it would be a difficult fix.

Thanks.
Dirk

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And, if you don't add the HTML code for para and /para, you added comment won't get into the reply at all either.

Bill

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Is the best way to do your inline and summary, then save it, then go back to the Xline to edit and amend if need be?

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Lynne Clark wrote:

Is the best way to do your inline and summary, then save it, then go back to Xline to edit and amend if need be?

You'll have to try it to see what it does with the summary box at the bottom when you switch to Xline after having saved it first. As Bill said, you may need to use html tags in the summary field if you're on the Xline tab. You can always go back to default tab and put the summary in there. Be sure you open it once more after you submit it to ensure the field remains populated after you submitted it. Always entering the summary from the default tab is probably the best way to do it.

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sounds very messy!

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Not really. It's just the summary field that's screwed up. You simply need to return to the default tab to enter it.

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Why don't you simply open the review in "x-line" to start with; that way you don't have to switch back and shouldn't have a problem. Take care. Vern

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You can't leave inline comments in xline view, at least not during the initial review. Also, as Bill said, the 2x2 summary field at the bottom requires html tags.

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9 Reply by vern (edited by vern 2018-03-01 03:29:15)

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Norm d'Plume wrote:

You can't leave inline comments in xline view, at least not during the initial review. Also, as Bill said, the 2x2 summary field at the bottom requires html tags.

Of course you can leave comments in the x-line review, I do it all the time; matter of fact just finished one. Just click on the highlighted area and you get another comment box. Take care. Vern

Edited for PS: Others can also leave comments within the review which is a benefit very few use or possibly even know about.

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You can add comments to existing comments. You can't start a review in xline, placing new comments.

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Norm d'Plume wrote:

You can add comments to existing comments. You can't start a review in xline, placing new comments.

I suppose I'm a bit confused by this. Why would you want to "start a review" in xline as opposed to inline. The xline is so that you can see all the comments at once and if you are just starting a review there obviously wouldn't be any more comments there to see. Vern scratches his head. Take care. Vern

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Ignore my previous two posts. I really must stop sniffing glue.

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