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From: "Claire Quortrup" <>
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Descriptions-Projects-Not Sticking (fixed)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 22:49:49 -0500
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Bill you are fast becoming my Hero - Clark Kent with an Alias. Thanks.

Claire

----- Original Message -----
From: "William T. Flight" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Descriptions-Projects-Not Sticking (fixed)


> Hi Claire and Cheri,
>
> I haven't been able to duplicate the "not sticking" problem, but I did
find
> the probable source of this problem.
>
> The description field on projects was supposed to be a rich text field,
but
> that capability was only partially implemented. As a result, it functions
in
> 3.0.20 and earlier as a regular text field, although the on-screen control
> supports rich text. My guess is that there is some interaction with the
> system for some users under which this configuration leads to the problem
> described.
>
> In 3.0.21, the description field on projects has been changed to fully
> support rich text. That should make it very sticky.
>
> -- Bill
>
> William T. Flight
> http://www.thoughtfulcreations.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cheri Casper" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 11:22 PM
> Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Descriptions-Projects-Not Sticking
>
>
> > Claire - That is most puzzling as to why with them turned off, you are
> still
> > having trouble with descriptions sticking. Guess this is one for Bill.
> > CheriC
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Claire Quortrup [mailto:]
> > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 7:53 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Descriptions-Projects-Not Sticking
> >
> >
> > Cheri,
> >
> > The only thing I have is Norton Virus and Firewall active. Have turned
> them
> > both off. No help. Have 2 Test databases I use to try things. Have tried
> > both. Have done repairs, scans and etc. Nothing seems to work. Guess I
> need
> > Bill or Wim to tell me what I am doing wrong. At this point I have tried
> > everything I know to try.
> >
> > The reason I am behind using Projects, Correspondence Logs and etc is
the
> > initial database I transfered to GB is virtually a finished project and
I
> > have been doing mostly clean up. But I am trying to catch up because the
> > next database I will transfer is very much a work in progress and I
would
> > like to use all these features.
> >
> > Happy to hear any ideas you might have. Thanks for the reply.
> >
> > Claire
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cheri Casper" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 8:20 PM
> > Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Descriptions-Projects-Not Sticking
> >
> >
> > > Claire - Mine was totally due to have Pop-up Stopper enabled. If you
> > don't
> > > have that turned on, I would suggest that you start looking at other
> > > problems that might be causing the problem. Close them all down
except
> > > GenBox and see if your Project descriptions will stick. CheriC
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Claire Quortrup [mailto:]
> > > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 12:51 PM
> > > To:
> > > Subject: [GENBOX] Descriptions-Projects-Not Sticking
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheri,
> > >
> > > I seem to remember sometime back you had a problem with the
Description
> > > field in Projects & Objectives not sticking. You mentioned
> Pop-Up-Blocker
> > > might be the cause. I don't have Pop-up-blocker but the description
> field
> > > will not stick. Have done the usual repairs. How did you solve this
> > problem?
> > >
> > > Claire
> > >
> > >
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