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Hitch · 08-30-2010, 09:14 PM

Hi:

I use EpubReader as an adjunct to my ebook production for my author clients. I create the books in Sigil; export the epubs, and my clients review the epub in FF's EpubReader addon, which is the best thing since sliced bread. They review the "first draft" epubs, and send me changes or proofing fixes by using select, copy (in EPubReader) and paste (into an email), which makes s&r functions easy.

However: I have a client with a bizarre problem. She's used this process successfully on two books. On her third, suddenly, today, her cursor has "disappeared" inside EPubReader. The cursor arrow shows up in the active TOC side; it shows up in the reader whitespace--but when she tries to place her I-cursor in the actual text of the chapter itself, the cursor disappears. No I-cursor to be found. Zip, zein, zilch.

I had her try everything; she sent me the email she was working on; she closed FF; we re-opened FF & the EpubCatalog; we re-opened the file; nothing has worked.

Has anyone run into this? Does the developer have any ideas? She's very non-techie and a thousand miles away, so I can't just run over there and try a re-install in case it's something gone bonkers with FF. She's able to open other websites, etc., and have cursor in other tabs in the same browser window without any problem.

Thoughts, anyone?

Thx,

Hitch

08-30-2010, 09:14 PM	#1
Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,503 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	The Case of the Disappearing Cursor... Hi: I use EpubReader as an adjunct to my ebook production for my author clients. I create the books in Sigil; export the epubs, and my clients review the epub in FF's EpubReader addon, which is the best thing since sliced bread. They review the "first draft" epubs, and send me changes or proofing fixes by using select, copy (in EPubReader) and paste (into an email), which makes s&r functions easy. However: I have a client with a bizarre problem. She's used this process successfully on two books. On her third, suddenly, today, her cursor has "disappeared" inside EPubReader. The cursor arrow shows up in the active TOC side; it shows up in the reader whitespace--but when she tries to place her I-cursor in the actual text of the chapter itself, the cursor disappears. No I-cursor to be found. Zip, zein, zilch. I had her try everything; she sent me the email she was working on; she closed FF; we re-opened FF & the EpubCatalog; we re-opened the file; nothing has worked. Has anyone run into this? Does the developer have any ideas? She's very non-techie and a thousand miles away, so I can't just run over there and try a re-install in case it's something gone bonkers with FF. She's able to open other websites, etc., and have cursor in other tabs in the same browser window without any problem. Thoughts, anyone? Thx, Hitch