What’s New In Social Fixer 7.105

This update is an attempt to clean up some of the mess that Facebook has recently made with its code changes. They broke several key features that users relied on, so this release strikes back and restores some of that broken functionality.

Install the 7.105 update by going to SocialFixer.com

Fixes In This Release

• Enter = Newline in comments. Many users have received Facebook’s new code, which broke this existing functionality. This release updates the Social Fixer code to handle their new format, but unfortunately it changes the functionality a little. Instead of a clickable “Comment” button, you can now trigger the comment to submit by pressing Tab then Enter. Without the fix, pressing Enter anywhere in the comment would submit it. I realize that this is not an ideal fix, but their code is extremely complex and I haven’t found a better way to do it yet and still retain the functionality of Enter creating a Newline.
  • The “Reply” link in comments has been restored after their changes broke it. Sometimes it’s a bit quirky now with inserting a link to the original person’s name. I’m still working on it. Note: The option to float the comment text box while replying is currently not working, so it does nothing.
    • Font size settings for comments were not being applied everywhere. Fixed.
      • The “Select All” button stopped appearing when inviting friends to events, after Facebook changed their code. It now works again.
        • When a Facebook Application requested access in a popup window, clicking the “Audience” selector caused a new window to open to Facebook instead of the Audience selector dropdown. Fixed.
          • The options dialog rendered incorrectly so that the options fall below the left column for some users in Chrome. Fixed.</ul>

            Browser Compatibility Changes

          • Some users of older versions of Chrome were still seeing the setup wizard repeatedly, or found that their preferences would not stick. Although I don’t officially support Chrome < 19, I’ve packaged up a separate install package to support these older versions.
            • Added better support for Rockmelt, CoolNovo, and other browsers based on older versions of Chrome/Chromium.</ul>

              Known Issues

            There are a few new known issues that have popped up after Facebook’s big round of code changes. Some of them:

            • Automatically expand comments so the “see more” link goes away is broken.
              • Lightbox still appears sometimes when viewing photos.</ul>

                Looking Forward

              I will continue to try to fix Facebook’s poor UI decisions as they make them, but I will be honest – they are getting much better at obfuscating their code and isolating it in ways that make it very difficult to reverse-engineer and modify. It is sometimes nearly impossible to find a “hook” into their code to insert my modified functionality. The code that runs Facebook is unlike any other site on the web, from what I’ve seen.

              I won’t give up, but please be aware that I’m doing the best I can to keep up. Fixes may come a bit slower, and I may have to drop some features if I can’t figure out how to make them work after their code changes. Facebook is not making it easy!

              Matt Kruse, author of Social Fixer