New Edit button doesn't work right - I made a reply to an LBN article. Then I tried to edit my reply

[nmmi]

by clicking "Options" (at the footer of my reply) and then "Edit this post", and what showed up is the same thing one gets in LBN when one clicks on "Start A Discussion".

My reply that I tried to edit:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143355420#post21

Thanks!

What is your device, operating system, and browser, and what Mode are you using (Default, Night Mode, or Skinner Mode)?

Windows 10 desktop computer, Edge browser, default mode

[EarlG]

1. Thanks for the report

We'll look into this -- hopefully it will be an easy fix.

[Blues Heron]

8. edit button is now buried in a menu which will not open on my older version of firefox

cant edit my posts on my laptop now because the edit button is now buried in a menu which wont open in my older version of firefox. Is it really necessary to hide the edit button it behind a menu button? It was fine until this upgrade as a standalone button.

[EarlG]

9. Nothing happens when you click it?

How old is your older version of Firefox -- can you tell me the version? (In Firefox, you can find that in help > About Firefox). Do you have Javascript turned on?

Yes, it was necessary to move the link in order to incorporate the other changes I wanted to make.

[Blues Heron]

10. Its version 48.0.2 - pretty old!

Nothing happens when I click the options button. Thanks for checking it out, I know its a lot to ask to have this old browser be accomodated; I am trying to forestall the inevitable laptop replacement as long as possible!

[EarlG]

11. Oh my

I believe the current version is 133.0.3. Unfortunately I’m not sure what I can do if changes aren’t backwards compatible with old versions of browsers, and yours is around eight years old, which as you say is pretty old.

Is the reason you haven’t upgraded Firefox because you want to get a new laptop first? If so, my recommendation would be to not wait any longer to update the software. DU aside, you may be creating a security issue for yourself. Updating your browser regularly means you get patches to protect against the latest security threats.

You probably cannot update the version you have to the latest version because it’s too old, but you can download the latest version from https://mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new

If you don’t want to do this, I understand. But unfortunately if the problem is specific to your current browser, I don’t know how to fix it…

[EarlG]

2. FYI I can confirm that this is a bug -- I can replicate it

I think it is specific to the LBN forum, because that forum has a different post form. We should be able to get this fixed today, but my apologies for the inconvenience.

[nmmi]

3. Thanks!

[EarlG]

4. This should be fixed now

Let me know if it still gives you any issues though.

[Blues Heron]

5. edit button is now buried in a menu which will not open on my older version of firefox

cant edit my posts on my laptop now because the edit button is now buried in a menu which wont open in my older version of firefox. Is it really necessary to hide the edit button it behind a menu button? It was fine until this upgrade as a standalone button.

[nmmi]

6. EarlG might not see your reply, as it's a reply to me. But like you I definitely would prefer an Edit button

rather than clicking Options and then Edit. I use the Edit functionality A LOT. At least (from my perspective) the Options button is green and stands out.

[Blues Heron]

7. oops! thanks