The new format and quoting

by Reaperfan Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:57 am

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The new format and quoting

Post by Reaperfan Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:57 am

With the new format, quoting someone makes it so you can't actually post something outside of the quote, since it has no empty typing lines below the yellow quote box. I've seen alot of kind of awkward posts with lines being put in as improvised "page breakers" and some where they just type their post entirely still within the quote box below the actual quote. I realize format changes come with these kinds of things, and you can press the "Turn off Editor Mode" option to post outside the quote like you used to, but that kind of defeats the point of a reformatting, no? How soon can we expect empty space to appear below quotes?

EDIT:

Visual representation of what I mean:

by Sentiel Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:08 am

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Re: The new format and quoting

Post by Sentiel Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:08 am

Reaperfan wrote:With the new format, quoting someone makes it so you can't actually post something outside of the quote, since it has no empty typing lines below the yellow quote box. I've seen alot of kind of awkward posts with lines being put in as improvised "page breakers" and some where they just type their post entirely still within the quote box below the actual quote. I realize format changes come with these kinds of things, and you can press the "Turn off Editor Mode" option to post outside the quote like you used to, but that kind of defeats the point of a reformatting, no? How soon can we expect empty space to appear below quotes?

EDIT:
Visual representation of what I mean:

There is an icon, looking like a paper sheet. It's the very last icon.
If you click it, the text editor will show you the BBC code used in the post, just we had before.
That will allow you to do anything you want and you can afterwards press the same button again, to see how will the post look with BBC code made visible.

E already explained this in one of the threads in here.

EDIT:
Dibs already explained this as well, in much more detail.

Dibsville wrote:

WhatDoesThePendantDo? wrote:...but I honestly can't seem to quote posts anymore.

Well, I can, but I can't write my piece outside the quote box.

Foolproof.

by **Emergence** Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:16 am

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Re: The new format and quoting

Post by Emergence Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:16 am

The changes to the text editor were a forumotion change, not something Fex and myself initiated. For the time present it is the only editor option, so we are noting all the issues to provide feedback.

by Reaperfan Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:54 am

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Re: The new format and quoting

Post by Reaperfan Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:54 am

Sentiel wrote:-snipped for space-

Not to be snarky, but I did say this in my opening post... pony02

Reaperfan wrote:I realize format changes come with these kinds of things, and you can press the "Turn off Editor Mode" option to post outside the quote like you used to, but that kind of defeats the point of a reformatting, no?

Thanks for the input though, as they say, it's the thought that counts pony03

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Emergence wrote:The changes to the text editor were a forumotion change, not something Fex and myself initiated. For the time present it is the only editor option, so we are noting all the issues to provide feedback.

Out of your hands then, huh? Guess we'll just have to live with it for now then pony02

PS: Thanks for the new MLP emotes, by the way. They're expressive enough that I can almost use them exclusively in place of normal smilies pony13

by **Carphil** Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:06 pm

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Re: The new format and quoting

Post by Carphil Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:06 pm

Emergence wrote:The changes to the text editor were a forumotion change, not something Fex and myself initiated. For the time present it is the only editor option, so we are noting all the issues to provide feedback.

testing.

Edit: yay worked!

by twigsterxd Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:17 pm

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Re: The new format and quoting

Post by twigsterxd Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:17 pm

CarphilEmergenceThe changes to the text editor were a forumotion change, not something Fex and myself initiated. For the time present it is the only editor option, so we are noting all the issues to provide feedback. wrote:testing.Edit: yay worked!

HA HA I did the same on another thread carp lol

by PlasticandRage Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:55 pm

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Re: The new format and quoting

Post by PlasticandRage Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:55 pm

Emergence wrote:The changes to the text editor were a forumotion change, not something Fex and myself initiated. For the time present it is the only editor option, so we are noting all the issues to provide feedback.

Good. I'm sure you guys will be thorough. It's driving me nuts.