Answerbank

[whiskeryron]

I used to think there were a lot of people on AB who were illiterate & unable to spell until I discovered that in fact it is mainly a fault of AB itself which it would appear cannot be corrected. I am constantly getting typing errors when communicating with AB which do not happen anywhere else on my computer, I always have to go over everything I type & correct & put in missing letters before I click Submit. It realy dosen't matter which browser I use ( I've tried them all). I have mentioned this before both in Technology & Editor's Blog to no avail.

WR.

[Ann]

I have noticed that too Ron, I thought it was just my clumsy typing but thinking about it - I contribute to loads of articles and prepare newsletters and it never often happens on those.

[Mamyalynne]

Aber named methyl has given some very technical reasons for this on other threads, I don't understand the half of it, hope it is sorted for you soon.

All my typos are either intentional or not looking up before submitting.

[McMouse]

It's nevver hapened to me.

[Lie-in King]

Blame flaffy...

[TOWIE]

yep, I have noticed it Whiskeyron - I type and then a few seconds later the letters are printed but not always what I have typed.

[Dee Sa]

ditto Towie- thought it was me.

[Hopkirk]

Here's proof that spelling doesn't really matter.

if yuo can raed tihs, you hvae a sgtrane mnid, too.
Can you raed tihs? i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.
The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are,
the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

[HowardKennitby]

I have never noticed this.

[boxtops]

Yes, I have noticed this, particularly in the last couple of weeks. The letters stick, I have to go back and fill them in. It doesn't happen with any other applications.

[DTCwordfan]

The Answerbank server has probably been re-sited - to the Louisiana swamp.....a combination of heat and moisture making everything sticky.

[boxtops]

OH even tipped the crumbs out of the keyboard the other day, he was blaming me :-(

[rockyracoon]

And here's me blaming my iPad ;)

[DTCwordfan]

Have you seen the price of those pressurised air cans for cleaning keyboards in say a Staples or Curry's - over £7 for a can. A blast from the air-nozzle at a petrol station should be able to do the same thing. Anybody done this?