Okays,
This little bug or whatever it is has buggered me for so long that I've wondered if anyone else is having this:
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Now the attention on that picture goes to chatbox. Notice how the messages stop in the middle of the box...Well it seems that when I'm scrolling up the chat and then scroll down again to the bottom, sometimes it scrolls 'under the bottom line' so that new posts appears in the middle of the chatbox. And little by little the 'line of new posts' goes higher and higher that eventually you can't see any new posts on the chat because they appear outside the box area so high that you have to scroll up to see them.
It's really freaking me out! grr...
This is really annoying when you try to talk to someone or you are looking to buy something.
I didn't find earlier posts about this so hope I don't start new thread from old story.
Chat glitch?
jackie
Matsumi
I've had that happen before too, numerous times. Usually when I size up and down the chat window.
Silent Kitty
I really can't see why this is annoying. It doesn't even look like a glitch to me.
jackie
Well it isn't quite normal when chat box looks empty and all posts appear above the visible chatbox area and you have to scroll up to see them.
Aera
i have it now and then...it disappears automatically again tho :s
Jiao Yang
I have that quite a lot.. very annoying 
Sekkira
I have it too. I recall reporting it a while ago too, but to no avail.
Former Ruling
Just click the little arrow beside the chat box to remove the blackish background (so the words just appear on the screen, with no blackish background), and the chat returns to the spot on the screen it needs to be, and after a few minutes you can even put the background back.
Sekkira
That's not exactly a fix to a bug.
Former Ruling
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That's not exactly a fix to a bug.
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Sure it'd be easier if it just didn't happen, but you gotta do what you gotta do before its fixed.
Raif Bahlaan
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This little bug or whatever it is has buggered me for so long... |
Huntmaster
I get this a lot. It's especially annoying when it glitches completely out of the box..
Tarun
Yes, it happens a lot. You can also fix it by unchecking one of the choices and it will reset to the bottom. Like, unchecking Trade will sometimes fix it; sometimes Team or something else.
jackie
^_^ I hope we attracted some attention on the Devs side though this is kinda little thingy. Mini thingy. beep.
Phaern Majes
I had that happen to me last night when I resized my game window. Once I maximized it again, it fixed itself.
Konrow
hmm first time i'm seeing this. does seem as if would get annoying. hope you guys get some help soon
Diablo???
This kind of bug is quite small and harmless (besides the OP ripping out his hair over this.. 
), I doubt the devs will fix this anytime soon in the future.
Yichi
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I get this a lot. It's especially annoying when it glitches completely out of the box..
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Wrath Of Dragons
yep it is annoying. try having this happen while in LA lookin for somethin. 1/2 chat screen goes by fast
Kool Pajamas
I've had it too.
Green Boss of Tyria
I dont think it's been there since forever but a while now.
SnoopJeDi
I've had it before, I usually just tap logout and hit enter to log back in.
Arkantos
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I really can't see why this is annoying. It doesn't even look like a glitch to me.
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Yohasatanman
this happens to me all the time, usually when i'm trying to trade... very irritating >.<
Potu Exe
um.. this thread is about 8 months old.
And I've never even noticed this "glitch"
And I've never even noticed this "glitch"
Jas D
Im pretty sure the attachment isn't working, but I'll go ahead and say Iv had it. >_>
Gaile Gray
I will pass this along to QA, but I have to say that it could be related to personal settings. It happens so sporadically, and to people with different resses, so it may be difficult to discern why it's happening to some, sometimes, and not to more on a regular basis.
dansamy
It usually happens to me when I am in a busy city, like LA or KC, and turn local and trade off. It's as though the lines that would have been taken up by local and trade are "ghosted" in that they take up room, but I don't see the text. Usually changing towns fixes it.
Wrath Of Dragons
Im 99% sure that it isnt a personal setting. It happens most in busy areas. Just stand around talking and after a while, your base will start to creep up, narrowing the window more and more. Very annoying, but not game breaking. also, it is very common, but not enough people spend enough time on 1 charachter or in a busy enough area
now im off to try to repro. ill get back to you on this.
if anyone manages to get a consistant repro, please post it here
now im off to try to repro. ill get back to you on this.
if anyone manages to get a consistant repro, please post it here
JGaff
Holy Necro Post Batman!
I can't get the attachment to work, but it's good to see Gaile has spotted whatever it is and passed it on to the powers that be...
I can't get the attachment to work, but it's good to see Gaile has spotted whatever it is and passed it on to the powers that be...
Brianna
Yes, I've had this (bug?) along time ago, but it's been awhile since it's happend now. (on a side note) there is a bug with the Friends list, If you are typing in the friends list (adding a person to it) and someone logs in or out, it will take the focus off of the friends list and delete your text, Also, this goes for when u get disconnected from the flist (whats up with this anyways......?) if u try to ''log back in'' and someone on ur list logs in/out, then it will take focus away from ur flist and delete ur text, this is **!EXTREAMLY!** annoying, i really hope that anet will fix this issue, because sometimes i have to give up logging back into my flist since people log in and out constantly -.-''. this has been going on for... months.
Shaw Shank
yup this happens all the time to me, again in busy areas (LA d1), gets very annoying
onerabbit
i get it to lol
always happens in ToA dis1 or Droks dis1.. cant remember how i sorted it..i think i do `, scroll up then ` again
opens chat box, scroll up, close chat box, then it ussualy goes, not 100% not in game atmo, and last time i had it was about 4days ago
always happens in ToA dis1 or Droks dis1.. cant remember how i sorted it..i think i do `, scroll up then ` again
opens chat box, scroll up, close chat box, then it ussualy goes, not 100% not in game atmo, and last time i had it was about 4days ago
onerabbit
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Yes, I've had this (bug?) along time ago, but it's been awhile since it's happend now. (on a side note) there is a bug with the Friends list, If you are typing in the friends list (adding a person to it) and someone logs in or out, it will take the focus off of the friends list and delete your text, Also, this goes for when u get disconnected from the flist (whats up with this anyways......?) if u try to ''log back in'' and someone on ur list logs in/out, then it will take focus away from ur flist and delete ur text, this is **!EXTREAMLY!** annoying, i really hope that anet will fix this issue, because sometimes i have to give up logging back into my flist since people log in and out constantly -.-''. this has been going on for... months.
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Rampager
quite amazed you havnt seen this yourself Gaile since the town you are in is always full and people spamming more then LA D1 :P
Rakeris
I've had it happen to me as well, kinda annoying.
remmeh
This only happens to me in busy trade districts... I don't really notice it anywhere else.
Orinn
I see it happen when I spend a few minutes in a busy district. It seems that an extra LF/CR is send to the client, but the client doesn't add it to the end of the line it goes to:
The line is exactly long enough to fit in the chat window.<LF><CR>
<LF><CR>
Instead of merely taking up an empty space in the chat (leaving an empty line in the log,) it adds it to the bottom of the chat window, where the extra line never gets overwritten nor does it scroll up. For the most part, it is there until you restart the client, although I have ONCE seen it reset itself when I zoned out of the district, farmed some trolls, then came back into the city.
Also, as others have noted, the "extra" lines are tied to a specific chat channel. If you got it from a line in trade, and you turn off your trade channel, it disappears until you turn trade back on. Since most of the spam shows up in local chat, this bug happens most often to the "local" channel.
Edit: <CR> = carriage return. <LF> = Line feed. The characters don't render in the client, but they're at the end of every line, and I think the ones from the chat server are being put on a new line by themselves. Since the client can't output a blank line to the chat window, it just hangs at the bottom of the chat window.
The line is exactly long enough to fit in the chat window.<LF><CR>
<LF><CR>
Instead of merely taking up an empty space in the chat (leaving an empty line in the log,) it adds it to the bottom of the chat window, where the extra line never gets overwritten nor does it scroll up. For the most part, it is there until you restart the client, although I have ONCE seen it reset itself when I zoned out of the district, farmed some trolls, then came back into the city.
Also, as others have noted, the "extra" lines are tied to a specific chat channel. If you got it from a line in trade, and you turn off your trade channel, it disappears until you turn trade back on. Since most of the spam shows up in local chat, this bug happens most often to the "local" channel.
Edit: <CR> = carriage return. <LF> = Line feed. The characters don't render in the client, but they're at the end of every line, and I think the ones from the chat server are being put on a new line by themselves. Since the client can't output a blank line to the chat window, it just hangs at the bottom of the chat window.