Why text problem on this site

Why does the text extend beyond the edges of the screen somtimes and other times it's fits perfect? If there's a fix please let me know. I'm going crazy with the scrolling from side to side.
Thanks again,
Boo

..... ditto .....
t.

its because of the posted LINKS that are Toooo Long

Donny that's got to be a joke eh? I've read post that were 18 paragraphs long that were perfectly formated on the screen. But, sometimes they're a mile wide.

Boo,

There's a significant difference between paragraphs and links. Paragraphs have spaces between the words, therefore word wrap comes into place and everything is on a single page.

Internet site links can be 100 characters long with no spaces, therefore, they do not wrap, thus creating the scrolling problem. Links should be posted using the UBB code, which allows you to merely provide the name of the link, while the actual link address remains hidden within the code. You'll find the UBB code and definitions at the bottom of the reply page.

Cheers,

Gary

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Travlin' Easy

BTW does anyone know how to shorten a link?

http://tinyurl.com/

Jerry

Easiest is to use the UBB code, such as I described here . Second easiest is to use http://www.tinyurl.com.

Like Boo, it drives me nuts to have to scroll. I wish everyone knew how to post a link correctly cuz with this forum software, the super wide pages are a pain. (New software makes it somewhat better, in that it only screws up ONE post, not the entire thread.

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Bill
Yamaha PSR2000

The UBB codes are very easy to use. Just type [ url= the site address ] The Site Name [ /url ] and do not use any spaces within the squared brackets. That's all there is to it.

Cheers,

Gary

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Travlin' Easy

Thanx for the lesson!!

It is more comfortable if the script autodetects URLs and put them in UBB code automatically. It should take a programmer no more than 15 minutes to do it (and other 15 to test it

George

It already does that. Just type in a URL like http://www.synthzone.com and it automatically becomes a link. But the UBB code is good if you want to shorten the displayed link.

I'm not talking links. I'm talking plain old post that just go way beyond the edge of the screen. Some of the posts aren’t even long. It just happens every now and then. Today there isn't a problem. However, three or four days ago it was very annoying. It comes and goes and I don't think it's my computer if others are experiencing the same problem.

boo ... it usually happens when someone posts a long link in a post ...
t.

I'm with Boo on this one as well, I just can't prove it. I seem to notice a lot of these and didn't see any links or pictures.
Star

Let's see if this messes everything up....
http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/main_index/index.html

nope

To my knowledge, it should be that only a link will do that, although, anything's possible. Text wraps. I mean, you realize that if one post (such as way above current posts) has a super long link, it goofs up the entire page.

It could also be your screen resolution changing.

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Bill
Yamaha PSR2000

Fran ... I think it needs to be loooooooonger ......
t.

Here's the same Lyrics Link using UBB code.

Cheers,

Gary

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Travlin' Easy