Some posts showing as empty in app

[ArwensDaughter]

This is new since the forum change. I use the app (on an iPad running iOS 12) a lot, and some posts have been empty. I thought folks had just deleted the text until I ran across it in a play by post thread and checked the website. In that case, the empty post was in color in the thread. The post is question is: [IC] JM's A Bit of Trouble

 

[CapnZapp]

You'll have to tell him to not use certain color combinations.

See Dark Text on a Dark Background Tutorial

PS. I see you have already made him fix his post.

 

[jmucchiello]

I didn't fix the post at all. I had no idea the background was dark on some platforms.

And that link refers to a feature of the old site: themes.

 

[Morrus]

I’m not seeing any blank posts in the app there. Which post number is it that’s blank for you?

 

[jmucchiello]

They said the light blue post was blank. #948

 

[Morrus]

They said the light blue post was blank. #948

Ah, right. Found it.

 

[jmucchiello]

I guess that's an app bug. Doesn't make sense though. I assume the forum engine is basically surrounding the entire post in a DIV with color attributes. No reason not to display it. Unless the app receives the raw post data, in which case it is definitely an app bug.

I'm going to edit the post to put some text before the blue text. Tell us if that changes the display.

EDIT. I went to edit the text and found [color=rgb(41,97,171)]. That is not listed as valid on the xenforo bbcode help page. I've change that to use #2868A8 (close enough) instead.

 

[Morrus]

That’s showing OK for me now.

 

[ArwensDaughter]

Now I can see the note jmucchiello posted about edit reason, but the rest of the post is still invisible to me in the app. I can see it fine via a browser.

 

[jmucchiello]

Weird. Color might not be working on some app/platform combinations.

Are you two using the same app? Same platform?

 

[CapnZapp]

Not sure who the other person in "you two" refers to, but I can note at least two references to using the app in this thread.

The OP using an iPhone. And me, on Android.

If we're the ones you're talking about, my answer is "no".

Cheers

 

[Morrus]

Are you two using the same app? Same platform?

The thread was about using the EN World (Tapatalk) app if I’m not mistaken. That’s what I used to test @ArwensDaughter’s issue.

 

[jmucchiello]

I was referring to Morrus and ArwensDaughter.

 

[ArwensDaughter]

The thread was about using the EN World (Tapatalk) app if I’m not mistaken. That’s what I used to test @ArwensDaughter’s issue.

Yes, that’s the app I’m using. On both my iPadPro 10.5” running iOS 12 and my iPhone 5s running iOS 12, all I can see of the post I mentioned is ((Weird color issue text)) even with the color change that jmucchiello made. If I use safari—or, for that matter “web view” from the app I can see the blue text. Didn’t know web view feature was even there until now when I was looking for an “open in Safari” option. That’s a helpful workaround.