Yes. Just type your review in Word, using REAL bolds and italics. (Not html tags). Then when you paste it into the new editor (using the "Word" button), it will (should) look perfect. Mine did.
Yeah, this is exactly what didn't work. I bolded it on Word, copied it in and I'm still getting an error. Although I think there's some hidden coding in this. I'll start with a completely fresh review tomorrow and try again.

I had major issues and am still not sure how I got the system to accept the review after having SIX ERRORS that I had no idea how to fix.

I will say that I've been using whatever the newest version of Microsoft Word (2007?) is plus Windows Vista. I can't say for sure, but I don't think that the Eps Engineers were working with those formats when they constructed the new WXYZ format.

I have tried everything that I can think of, but it doesn't work for me. It shows the < i > code and not tialics, and it shows the < b > code and not bold.

I have tried the old way, and pasting from word, and so forth. I tried all the new buttons, too.

WYSIWYG is not working for me.

I have Netscape (sorry, but it's the best browser for me), and I have an older version of Word.

I guess I'll just have to wait for the kinks to get worked out.

[sigh]

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The new editor goes nuts when there are paragraph tags, inserting line breaks in between them. I took out my p tags and put double line breaks at the end of each paragraph, plus one--only one, this is important!--CR/LF.

A little less interesting than figuring out how to get around Epinions' URL filter (easy enough once you see the trick), but this helps me get reviews posted, whereas that will merely get me kicked off the site :-)

While I'm not sure it's a good solution for some who like their reviews formatted as they are (I know I do), for the time being one way to solve all the HTML issues is to simply not use HTML in your review. Don't bold anything, don't italicize anything and then there won't be HTML code nesting errors.

Plus on a more positive note, I'm sure that there's some work going on trying to fix these issues since Eps isn't going to shoot themselves in the foot and make it impossible for people to post reviews, which are the lifeblood of the site.

Jeff

I get to enjoy working with Windows Vista. Yesterday I posted two reviews, the second because of wanting to check out the new form. My first was the typical posting with html codes and boy did it become a nightmare. I did use the html button to edit that review and it was a mess, similar to what everyone has been describing. Then someone here suggested not using my codes, but using bold and italics in word and then pasting directly by way of the word button.

It went without a problem--easy as pie. My lesson, when in doubt, visit the boards 'cause somebody else has already been there, done that.

Patsy

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I noticed today, as I struggled to post a review, that as I left the first page, went to the 'bottom line' page, and then the final page ...I noticed that if I chose to edit my review and return to that page ...it was adding extra spaces (extra <br /> tags) where ever I already had some. At every location.

I was able to do this over and over and watch my review 'spread out' like a gelatinous glob. Kinda like my reviews normally look.


I finally realized I had one chance to get everything right: spelling, spacing, bolding, italicizing before I continued on.


I considered adding a link . . .but by then I was exhausted from fighting to publish it as I envisioned it looking. And no, I was not going to settle for no bolding or italicizing. It is a step back when we are asked to accept less.


Anyway, just a pointer. If you see a review with tons of white space between paragraphs, remember this post and possible cause.



...tom...
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I was going to start a thread, but since there's one about it now...

EPINIONS! GIVE US AN OPTION TO USE THE OLD WAY!

That is all.


I had a hell of a time posting my last review!