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20-05-2020, 01:30 PM
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What's happened to my Caret?

You know, the flashing vertical line that shows where text will be inserted. It's only happening on this forum - the Caret does not appear when starting a new line but does appear as I start typing. Anyone else getting this?
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20-05-2020, 01:32 PM
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Re: What's happened to my Caret?

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
You know, the flashing vertical line that shows where text will be inserted. It's only happening on this forum - the Caret does not appear when starting a new line but does appear as I start typing. Anyone else getting this?
Ahem... cursor.

Have you checked your posting preferences in your profile?
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20-05-2020, 01:33 PM
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Re: What's happened to my Caret?

Originally Posted by Judd ->
Ahem... cursor.

Have you checked your posting preferences in your profile?
Of course not.
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20-05-2020, 01:54 PM
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Re: What's happened to my Caret?

In most command-line interfaces or text editors, the text cursor, also known as a caret, is an underscore, a solid rectangle, or a vertical line, which may be flashing or steady, indicating where text will be placed when entered (the insertion point).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caret_navigation

It's not a word that I've ever used but it's certainly valid .....
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20-05-2020, 02:25 PM
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Re: What's happened to my Caret?

Microsoft Edge (chrome-based) is a bit strange with showing the cursor. It sometimes appears and sometimes doesn't.

I've hit the keyboard's F7 in Firefox and Edge a few times and this brings up a box mentioning 'caret browsing'. I've always just turned the message off and never looked into the advantages of disadvantages of using it.

Try pressing F7 to see if it makes a difference.
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20-05-2020, 02:38 PM
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Re: What's happened to my Caret?

Originally Posted by Omah ->
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caret_navigation

It's not a word that I've ever used but it's certainly valid .....
If I'm honest, I had to look it up because I didn't have a clue what it was called... and that's the word Google came up with.

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20-05-2020, 02:41 PM
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Re: What's happened to my Caret?

Originally Posted by mart ->
Microsoft Edge (chrome-based) is a bit strange with showing the cursor. It sometimes appears and sometimes doesn't.

I've hit the keyboard's F7 in Firefox and Edge a few times and this brings up a box mentioning 'caret browsing'. I've always just turned the message off and never looked into the advantages of disadvantages of using it.

Try pressing F7 to see if it makes a difference.
Thanks mart but F7 doesn't do anything at all for me.
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20-05-2020, 02:47 PM
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Re: What's happened to my Caret?

It doesn't hurt to try emptying the cache. I don't think it should be anything to do with that but this is a bit like a browser version of 'have you tried turning it off and on again'. What browser are you using? Does different one behave in the same way?
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20-05-2020, 02:57 PM
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Re: What's happened to my Caret?

Originally Posted by mart ->
It doesn't hurt to try emptying the cache. I don't think it should be anything to do with that but this is a bit like a browser version of 'have you tried turning it off and on again'. What browser are you using? Does different one behave in the same way?
Thanks mart. I cleared the cache but no change. I'm not too bothered but though maybe others were seeing the same. It has only happened recently.
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20-05-2020, 03:01 PM
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Re: What's happened to my Caret?

If you are using Edge, it does behave like you say ..and only here. In which case it looks like it is a combination of the forum and the browser causing the anomilominily.
 
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