iPad 2 Browser not working with WordPress edits

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iPad 2 Browser not working with WordPress edits

Hi,

I couldn't help but notice that both my iPad 2 and iPhone 4 Safari Browser fail to show scroll bars within the "edit post" window. These are the scroll bars that normally appear on the right hand side of the window. Without them I can't edit a post that is more than a couple of paragraphs long. Just to be clear I mean the built-in browser, not any application.

I am seeing this behavior on blogs that are hosted on the wordpress.com site, which uses the latest version of WordPress.

Has anyone found a work-around for this problem?

iPad 2, iOS 4, Touch, iPod Clasic, iPod Nano, MacBook, Mini, iPhone3G

Posted on Mar 21, 2011 7:17 AM

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Rudegar

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Mar 21, 2011 7:19 AM in response to AlphaBobRI

not sure if it's a fix but seen wordpress dedicated apps in the app store maybe they can do the trick?

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Mar 21, 2011 8:00 AM in response to AlphaBobRI

To scroll within a text box on the mobile version of Safari, you use two fingers. It takes a bit of practice but it works just fine.

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AlphaBobRI Author

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Mar 21, 2011 8:18 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Ah, Meg, thank you SO much. You are absolutely right! I am a bit surprised that it eliminates the scroll bar, but maybe that always happens within a text box. (The scroll bar is still there on the full page, for example).

PS: Thanks for not boxing my ears for calling a "text box" a "window". Yech!

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AlphaBobRI Author

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Mar 21, 2011 8:21 AM in response to Rudegar

I did give that a try, thanks. It has a much different feel from the administration function you get under the browser, but it certainly gives you a full page view of the post and makes it a bit easier to edit because of that. Maybe the author will fix this in the future but things like in-line pictures don't show up (just the HTML script that does it).

I appreciate your suggestion. Thanks!

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Mar 21, 2011 8:37 AM in response to AlphaBobRI

AlphaBobRI wrote:
PS: Thanks for not boxing my ears for calling a "text box" a "window". Yech!

Glad it helped! I wish I could say I was being nice. I didn't actually notice the error in terminology. I like to think I would have let it slide, though. 😉

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