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Old 09-20-2011 | 12:21 PM
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tomfiorentino
 
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Default Posting with an iPad

Hey guys,

I understand that the RCU forum and Apple Computer have a compatability issue associated with the Safari browser (depending on your point of view this is either an RCU issue or an Apple issue). Basically, you can <u>read</u> any forum post and look at all links etc. but can't <u>reply to</u>or post messages from an iPad. It has to do with the WYSWYG (sp) editor that causes the iPad not to recognize a text input field (thatis this laymans interpretation/understanding). Tap on a text input field and the keyboard never comes up...that's basically what happens.

Two things:

1. It seems to me with all the iPad users out there and with the market dominance that device has that RCU would adapt to be compatible with the Safari browser. I asked the question to RCU technical support folks who gave me the WYSWYG answer (which I already knew). I don't know what the RCU leadership's position though on making the site compatible. Are many of you using a mobile iPad device?

2. Apple and various forums describe using an aftermarket browser like Opera etc. that are compatible...but I have tried that and can't get them to work properly. Plus, all of my forum settings etc. disappear when I try to use it. Any users out there experiencing this problem and if so did you find an aftermarket browser that functions properly?

Please advise and thanks,

Tom