| I can't get a blinking cursor once I'm on the "new post" page -- even though I can edit earlier post | 80-8-8 | 6/20/12 2:03 PM | Please state the blog URL and any other details that you consider relevant, so we can address your issue quickly. |
| Re: I can't get a blinking cursor once I'm on the "new post" page -- even though I can edit earlier post | 80-8-8 | 6/20/12 5:04 PM | http://www.80-80-8.blogspot.com. I don't know what else to add. The problem started Monday when I tried to compose a new post. When I couldn't get a blinking cursor, I backed out and went to the blog itself and clicked on the little crayon to edit, and S |
| Re: I can't get a blinking cursor once I'm on the "new post" page -- even though I can edit earlier post | Krishna .M | 6/20/12 6:58 PM | Just give a try to this. Instead of searching the vertical blinking point, just click on the Post Editor area and start typing. When once you start typing, you shall automatically see the vertical blinking bar. |
| Re: I can't get a blinking cursor once I'm on the "new post" page -- even though I can edit earlier post | 80-8-8 | 6/21/12 9:24 AM | to Krishna: Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm afraid it doesn't work. When I click in the area where I normally post, I get no cursor, just the pointer arrow. So I start typing, but neither characters nor the blinking bar appear. Any other sugges |
| Re: I can't get a blinking cursor once I'm on the "new post" page -- even though I can edit earlier post | Krishna .M | 6/21/12 9:35 AM | Switch to HTML editor of the post and try typing in it. Type something. Switch to Compose mode and try continue typing. |
| Re: I can't get a blinking cursor once I'm on the "new post" page -- even though I can edit earlier post | 80-8-8 | 6/21/12 2:33 PM | I clicked on the HTML button, tried to type and got nothing. Clicked on the "Compose" button and I could type. (But only in the large space for text. I couldn't type anything in the small upper field where the heading goes.) Then I clicked on "HTM |
| Re: I can't get a blinking cursor once I'm on the "new post" page -- even though I can edit earlier post | Mishka - Blogger Top Contributor | 6/21/12 2:48 PM | I think I read of some other users having this issue with the Title Field and the HTML side of the post editor. They listed a work around...let me see if I can find the thread. In the meantime, can you tell us what browser and operating system you ar |
| Re: I can't get a blinking cursor once I'm on the "new post" page -- even though I can edit earlier post | Mishka - Blogger Top Contributor | 6/21/12 2:50 PM | Here is the text of the workaround that I found: Update: So when I click on the button to write a new blog it will not allow me to enter a blog title nor use the HTML function. However, I can post a blog without a title by hitting compose. I'v |
| Re: I can't get a blinking cursor once I'm on the "new post" page -- even though I can edit earlier post | 80-8-8 | 6/21/12 4:58 PM | I'm running Windows XP service pack 3, browser is Internet Explorer 8. Thanks. |
| Re: I can't get a blinking cursor once I'm on the "new post" page -- even though I can edit earlier post | 80-8-8 | 6/21/12 5:48 PM | Mishka, the workaround worked wonderfully. Thank you! I wrote a test blog with no title under "compose," and posted it. Then I went back and clicked on "new post" and this time the new post screen acted properly, accepting my keystrokes for both t |
| Re: I can't get a blinking cursor once I'm on the "new post" page -- even though I can edit earlier post | Mishka - Blogger Top Contributor | 6/21/12 9:25 PM | Hugh, Glad to help. As far as finding more of your own threads or this thread in particular, you can use the search options (although I think they are very limited), you can bookmark this particular thread, or you can go to your own profile/"recentl |