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Constant bold fail on app

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BitOutOfPractice · 18/10/2017 12:20

Hi lovely MN people.

I am constantly having bold fail when I try to use the * method. Usually when I’m quoting another MNer. It’s starting to make me look slightly unhinged Grin

I’m on iPhone 6s iOS 11.0.3

Not a massive problem but thought I’d raise it

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TimMumsnet · 18/10/2017 12:23

Hi there, is this when you're using the '*' in multiple places? Whenever the asterix is used, it will try to find a second to make the contents bold.

Could you show us an example post?

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TimMumsnet · 19/10/2017 11:56

Thanks for the screenshots @BitOutOfPractice - I'm still struggling to reproduce exactly how you did this on the app.

I'm assuming you're using asterix and not the 'make bold' button? If you have the chance, could you:

  1. Take a screenshot of the written post with asterix etc BEFORE posting
  2. Then take a screenshot of the post AFTER posting

Apologies for the inconvenience, text formatting can be a bit of a minefield...

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AaaaaaaarrghmyGMumsnet · 24/10/2017 12:40

Hello tygr - thanks for this. We'll get tech to look into it, if you're still having the issue?

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TimMumsnet · 25/10/2017 10:07

Hey guys, thanks so much for explaining the issue in detail. The root of the problem is pretty clear now.

I've developed a fix for the strikethrough bug, but the live-bold issue is more complex. Generally, it's really difficult to create a bug-free live preview, because there are so many edge-cases that need to be handled.

One way to resolve all of these bugs, is to remove the live editor, and just show the raw formatting like we do on the web, but I assume people prefer the live editor? Having to press preview every time could be frustrating.

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TimMumsnet · 30/10/2017 17:08

I'll continue to look into this, thanks for your patience!

I'm a little confused as to why it's an issue now, as I understand, we haven't made any changes to the formatting editor in a few years. Has it always been this way, or is there a recent bug?

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TimMumsnet · 03/11/2017 13:16

@BitOutOfPractice how did you embolden the op? Did you use:

  1. asterisks, or the
  2. The ‘T’ formatting button in the app
  3. Highlighting and selecting bold from the black selection menu

I’m currently struggling to reproduce the rogue asterisks on iOS 11.2, 11.1 and 10

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TimMumsnet · 06/11/2017 09:18

@BitOutOfPractice that's great, thanks! I'll keep looking into it.

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TimMumsnet · 15/11/2017 16:47

Hey guys, thanks for your patience with this one.

I think I’ve got a fix for the strike through that is going through approval now, but I’m not sure about the bold issue yet. It looks like iOS11 has made a number of changes that has required quite a bit of development time (iPhone X 😑).

Again, thanks for your patience, I’ll let you know when a fix is live!

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TimMumsnet · 19/11/2017 19:43

I've just released an update to the iOS Talk app on the App Store here - this should fix the dash bug, but there is at least one other remaining bug we're looking into.

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TimMumsnet · 20/11/2017 21:38

That's not surprising, Apple have changed the way navigation bars and tab bars work to accommodate the funky rounded corners and new status bar.

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LornaMumsnet · 21/11/2017 13:39

Hi folks,

Regarding the strikethrough issue, can we send you over to Tim's post here?

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