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Sean K - May 23, 2008 7:28:09 am PDT #6374 of 25501

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I tried to customize the formatting toolbar and when the customize window comes up, I can see the text box, but I can't select it in the window. DAMN!

In my experience, this usually means that you've accidentally repositioned one of the toolbars, and it's covering up part of another toolbar.

In this case, GC, there should be a down-pointing arrow that drops down a menu with the unseen toolbar items, on the right hand side of the toolbar in question.

Glamcookie - May 23, 2008 7:28:28 am PDT #6375 of 25501

I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

I got it back - it was hidden behind another toolbar (???!!!).

Sean K - May 23, 2008 7:30:15 am PDT #6376 of 25501

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I know Excel just TOO FUCKING WELL!

I can't do nifty formula and programming tricks, and a bunch of other advanced Excel tricks, but I have yet to meet a "WTF happened to (X)?" problem whose solution isn't burned into my brain.

tommyrot - May 23, 2008 7:30:36 am PDT #6377 of 25501

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I got it back - it was hidden behind another toolbar (???!!!).

Maybe it's just shy....

le nubian - May 23, 2008 7:30:54 am PDT #6378 of 25501

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I was a long-time Compuserve user. They got way too expensive, so I left them for earthlink.

Now I have no use for earthlink.

Sean K - May 23, 2008 7:31:17 am PDT #6379 of 25501

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Serial:

I recommend setting your toolbars just the way you want them, and then locking the toolbars. This will prevent accidental repositioning, which is ridiculously easy to do.

§ ita § - May 23, 2008 8:22:03 am PDT #6380 of 25501

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Sometimes I think the internet is too easy and I miss Compuserve and some of the archaic gyrations I'd have to go through to read newsgroups from my little stealth modem in my work PC. Ah, sweet fidonet and your brethren.

DCJensen - May 23, 2008 12:01:46 pm PDT #6381 of 25501

All is well that ends in pizza.

Ah, sweet fidonet and your brethren.

Ah yes, Fidonet. I remember thinking that WWIV message boarding was more user-friendly than others, and had a gate to Fidonet to boot. Also sending UUCP email with bang paths. Those were the days...

...of stone knives and bearskins.

Typo Boy - May 23, 2008 12:59:40 pm PDT #6382 of 25501

Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Ah if we are talking walking uphill both ways:

I once worked on a VAX with 1 meg of RAM...

shared with 250 other users...

... and accessed over 9.6Kbaud modem via a VT100 terminal (not an emulator, an actual VT100)...

I'm not saying that can't be beaten. I'm sure there are a substantial number of Buffista s who have used slide rules and abacuses.

§ ita § - May 23, 2008 1:22:40 pm PDT #6383 of 25501

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm not saying that can't be beaten. I'm sure there are a substantial number of Buffista s who have used slide rules and abacuses.

Dude. Chisenbop.

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