Forum:Firefox - is it supported for editing pages?

I initially posted this at my local wiki, but was informed this wasn't something the local wiki has control over, so I should post here.

Firefox is set as my default browser. When edit a wiki page, and I include an external link (URL), when I select SAVE, the system tells me I must type in the letters that appear in a graphic.

In Firefox that graphic does not appear. If I come in through Internet Explorer, and retrace my steps, the graphic DOES appear.

When will WIKIA support Firefox as a browser for editing wiki pages? Or is there something I need to change in Firefox in order for that graphic to appear?

I'd really rather not use IE.

Thanks.

Jillaine 01:35, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

I find this happens occasionaly, even on Wikipedia. I just copy all the text and refresh the page and it usually fixes it and then paste all the text. It doesn't stop it but it's a way around it.--Richard1990 (talk - edits) 01:44, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * It seems to be a bug in Mediawiki itself more then any particular Browser. That happened using Opera once.  Will SWC  03:08, 2 July 2007 (UTC)


 * This is one of our measures for fighting automated spambots, and it should appear no matter what browser you are using. I'll notify our tech team that it's sometimes not showing up in Firefox.  In the meantime, you can use Richard's suggested workaround -- CTRL-A to select All text in the text box, CTRL-C to copy it, then refresh the page and CTRL-V to paste all the text back into the text box and save.  — Catherine (talk) 02:00, 3 July 2007 (UTC)