Phantom Tags at end of posts [Gedd!!!]

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:38 pm

I'm sure we've all seen them at the end of a text in a post: the phantom closing phpBB tag that exists without it's opening brother. I've found out how it happens and wanted to post a heads-up to Those With the Power to Fix It.

If one uses one of the html buttons to create their UBB tag (I've conveniently done so with the quote tag in this note), the closing tag for that function gets automagically appended to the end of the post -- OUTSIDE the content creation window. Despite the fact that I hit the quote button, above, and then manually erased the opening tag (which *does* appear in the text window used to create a post), that phantom closing tag does *not* appear, so I cannot manually erase it. However, I'm as sure as can be that a closing quote tag is going to appear in this post right after I sign my name.

Clear enough?

~Neal[/quote]

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:38 pm

I'm so smart.

~Neal

Asharak · Post by **Asharak** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:13 pm

The Meal wrote:I'm so smart.

Couldn't find anyone else willing to say it?

- Ash

Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:14 am

Meal, I'm feeling a little thick today. Can you give me a step-by-step walkthrough of what you're doing to create the error?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:29 am

1) he hits the quote button
2) he deletes the [ quote ] tag
3) he hits the post button
4) the close quote tag appears

I thought this was intentional and that is why that close tags button is there.

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Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:33 am

Test

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Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:33 am

Ok, that's weird.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:35 am

1. Hit "Post Reply" or "Post New Topic."
2. Underneath the subject line, push one of the buttons ("Quote" "Code" "List" "List=" "Img" "URL") creating tags within your message. These buttons only display the *opening* tags for your message. The closing UBB tag does not get placed in your message, but get appended to whatever you compose *after* you hit the "Submit" button.
3. Erase the opening UBB tags that get dumped into your white posting window.
4. Push the Submit button.

~Neal[/url][/list][/list][/code][/quote]

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:37 am

Thanks LordMortis. I never noticed that html/java link under the URL button. That, indeed, does allow folks to close their tags before hitting the post button.

~Neal

Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:37 am

Well, there's obviously some recordkeeping going on when you click the tag helpers. I'll take a look and see if anyone's fixed the JS for the relevant functions.

Until then, I'm reminded of a very old joke.

Guy: Doctor, it hurts when I move my arm like this. Is there anything I can do?

Doctor: Yeah, stop moving your arm like that.