can't enter certain symbols in posts - $#%, etc.

[DC2.2GSR]

I hate to start an entire thread for it, but I see no other area for minor problems. In one particular post I was trying to write '95 percent' and when I would hit submit, it would change the percentage symbol to look like this - 95% - . I also tried in other posts to enter other symbols, like # $ & @ and it did almost the same thing.

I have tried this from 3 separate computers here at work, and also my home computer last night. Maybe my account just has GonoSyphiHerpAIDS or something... I have no idea. Here's the most recent attempt (post #2):

http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1797651#post1797651

Again, I hate to start a whole thread, this is kind of lame, but maybe it's a small problem that would lead to larger ones?

[twastheglow]

^ I saw that. I just figured it was your first time using a keyboard.

[TROLL]

95% does it work for me...?

[TROLL]

oh weird... are there other combos that show up strangely? please write out anything else you've found as well.

testing...

22%

5%

234%

34%

ab%

22#

[DaveSTi]

noticed this the other day on two different computers as well

[Protege v2.5]

Could it be browser related?

[DC2.2GSR]

i was thinking that, since i use Firefox and it has been finicky lately, but the other computers here at work only have Internet Explorer installed. I also tried opening IE here on my main computer and editing my post and it still does the " 95% "

[420sx]

Im getting the same thing. Vbulletin has the chylmidaghonocyphaherpilaids.

[DaveSTi]

yeah, it does it on firefox, IE and google chrome.

[TROLL]

And on safari too.

Iphone test: 95%

%

234%

[TROLL]

Oh man if you try to google it it's a tarp! If you put in the string % it says no results found for (the symbol for percent).

[Turbo_CitrusEs]

so is their a fix for this yet?? It keeps changing my percentage into %

[morla]

This is annoying 100% of the time. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!





by the way Safari is a negatory on working

[ASIAN JUL]

So it's just displaying the HTML number instead of the actual symbol... hrm

[OverBoostedEvo]

I see the % 'percent' sign fine on my iphone

[Turbo_CitrusEs]

So not to be pushy or anything, but is this gonna get fixed anytime soon??

[TROLL]

A way around it is instead of posting using 'quick reply' instead click 'go advanced' and post from there... thats all the new info I have.

This issue has been brought up to vBulletin and they have not found a fix for it, so nope, unfortunately I can't tell you when this will be resolved.

[TROLL]

I just wanted to update to let everyone know that we finally fixed this issue. Feels great to take care of one of the 'annoying little rattles' of the site :)

[jesse096]

So now it'll work 100% of the time?

-Jesse

EDIT: YES IT WORKED!

[05GT]

So now it'll work 100% of the time?

-Jesse

EDIT: YES IT WORKED!

lol. I was waiting for someone to post this haha. :wiggle:

[Scapegoat]

for future reference to the laymen, browser has nothing to do with it. it's the bulletin board software escaping certain entities (symbols) and replacing them with their html counter part. It's a security measure to keep people from adding in scripts and **** to the database which could end up getting ran. it should display the symbol though... however... it is escaping the ampersand it is outputting as well...

so 100% is actually 100%

[DPancoast]

glad to see this is working again!