Whither goest thou, formatting tools?

Question

Is it just me or have all the formatting tools disappeared? Suddenly I no longer have the toolbar that allows bold, italics, etc., or the insertion of images, links, quotes, etc.

How interesting. I was having trouble accessing the internet for a while as well, not just here. But yes, I don't have those tools at the moment either. I'm on Chrome, Windows 7 currently. If it persists I will check on other devices. - bosquederoble, Sep 22, 2015

Ann, it is not just you, I have tried from IE, WaterFox, Chrome on Windows 7 , 8.1, and 10. Same trouble here. - jrschenk, Sep 22, 2015

No preview either. I've tried Safari and Firefox. - AnnRon, Sep 22, 2015

I'm on chrome in the UK they have disappeared for me. I was on a different system earlier and they were visible then - Mardle, Sep 22, 2015

I don't think they work for anyone. - ian-hill, Sep 22, 2015

I find that they come and go , i thought it was my internet . - ray76, Sep 22, 2015

Tout a fait disparus !!! - Faldaesque, Sep 23, 2015

Mine have now gone to great internet grave in the skye. - ray76, Sep 23, 2015

Got use to doing without - then out of the blue hey have returned a couple hours ago :-) ... - Esteban_317, Sep 24, 2015

I know, I've been away for awhile. Thanks everyone for your help and your patience. ♥♥♥♥♥ - rac1, Sep 24, 2015

♪ ♫Where has all the formatting gone, long time forming ? - ray76, Sep 25, 2015

yes, I've not had time for SD in the last few days, now I find: No tools! - annierats, Sep 25, 2015

Answer 1

Thanks Ann,

I have been working and am just now checking in. I don't have them either. I have sent a message to the technicians. When I hear something, I'll let everyone know. I'm very sorry for the inconvenience.

In the meantime, please use the formatting tips and tricks on these threads.

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/152876/line-breaks-pictures-links-and-other-formatting-tricks-#Double

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/110440/how-to-make-your-posts-more-colorful

The first link is actually the one you will most want to use.

Sorry I couldn't make the link clickable.

Thanks Bosque for helping me with this.

:) - ian-hill, Sep 22, 2015

The trick I used, is go into an old post, copy the format, and replace the unique parts. It worked for me to get a picture up anyway. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 22, 2015

It worked, I made your links clickable. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 22, 2015

Yes, that too...I plan on doing that for La palabra del dia. :) - rac1, Sep 22, 2015

Thanks Bosque....now how did you do that? - rac1, Sep 22, 2015

No need to answer that, B T W. lol - rac1, Sep 22, 2015

I simply took the formatting bits from one of my posts that had them. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 22, 2015

Muchas, muchas gracias. ♥♥ - rac1, Sep 22, 2015

Thanks so much for the work-arounds and for communicating with the technicians in our behalf, rac and bosque. - AnnRon, Sep 22, 2015

You're most welcome, Ann. :) - rac1, Sep 22, 2015

Answer 2

Hmmm. Looks like I won't be posting for a while. I need all the cool stuff and I'm not a techie brain like Bosque. (Big sigh!) I don't even understand what he said.

Yo también, Dani, sigh - sanlee, Sep 23, 2015

Look at this post, Dani. It's really simple. http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/152876/line-breaks-pictures-links-and-other-formatting-tricks-#Double - rac1, Sep 23, 2015

Answer 3

This should take about 10 minutes of a programmer's time to fix.

Mind you it took Microsoft a lot longer to "fix" Skype the other day.

Answer 4

Nope, not here either. I guess I won't be able to put up the picture of the day. (:

Answer 5

And now they're gone again. :>(

Wonderful...Back to sending another message to SD techs. Thanks, Ann. - rac1, Sep 24, 2015

Answer 6

Hi everyone

I have just sent another message to the techs. Hopefully, it won't be long before it's fixed again. Sorry about that. I'll keep you posted.

Thank you so much for letting me know, Ann.

Thanks! - AnnRon, Sep 24, 2015

:) - ian-hill, Sep 24, 2015

Most welcome. :) - rac1, Sep 24, 2015

Answer 7

They're back!

Yes they are. Yippy!! Thanks Ann. - rac1, Sep 24, 2015

Answer 8

I don't have them either ..

Answer 9

Gee...what do I lose? Posting another entry for few votes?

Answer 10

Should this be 'whither goest' or 'wither ghost' ? Either would seem apt...

Rofl - rac1, Sep 25, 2015

Answer 11

Hello everyone.

I have not posted a thread for a while now.

The reason being that the formatting tools are still missing.

I will not be posting the Word of the Day or any of my other threads until the formatting tools are available again.

An explanation from the Administration would be nice.

Answer 12

9.00 a.m. UK time, 25 Sep & they're still A.W.O.L. here. They did return briefly then vanished again like a gasp in the wind...

También aquí en la tierra de OZ , han desaparecido - ray76, Sep 25, 2015