A Suggestion on Style in regards to Replies from me
CapnMac
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We have all noted that this is how the this thing drives right now; it is what it is. If you want to reply to the OP, which will head every page of the topic, you use “Add new Comment” right after the OP. Mote, this will be a pain, you have to scroll, PageUp, or use CTRL+Home to do that. If you want to reply to a specific post, you use the “Reply” button in that post. Not, a tiny indent will occur, and in sequential order, leaving no clue as to, “to what” you are replying.
Replies
So, let me make this suggestion.
Go to where you want the reply "from" either the OP or a specific post and copy out what is needed.
Viz,
Submitted by CapnMac on Sun, 12/13/2009 - 22:45
in General Discussion
I find it best to just highlight the original and use CTRL+C to Copy it; then use CTRL+P to Paste it in the reply.
So, if I do that, it looks like this:
Submitted by CapnMac on Sun, 12/13/2009 - 22:49.
So, let me make this suggestion.
Now, we all have noted how little visual seperation there is vertically here right now.
So, let me further suggest this, add a teeny bit of html to make our lives (and eyes) easier.
So, to:
Submitted by CapnMac on Sun, 12/13/2009 - 22:49.
So, let me make this suggestion.
Add
[em][b]Submitted by CapnMac on Sun, 12/13/2009 - 22:49.[/b]
[em]So, let me make this suggestion.[/em]
(Replace the "[" with "" Note that if you 'start' something, you have to 'close' it, too, which is the same pair of brackets, just with a slash "/" leading off.)
Which will look like this:
Submitted by CapnMac on Sun, 12/13/2009 - 22:49.
So, let me make this suggestion.
This, at least work for a bit, until we get some stability around here.
Edit, looks like it's good habit to have another [em] before the quoted text (see above in red).
I sure hope that you can figure out which of your posts I'm responding to here.......
Control-P won't paste anything. Should I use another key combination, or just some other forum?
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Submitted by YesMaam27577 on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 06:30.
I sure hope that you can figure out which of your posts I'm responding to here.......
Control-P won't paste anything. Should I use another key combination
How odd. Try highlighting what you want to copy, then right mouse click, Copy ought to be there. After that, another right click ought to have Paste as an option.
That's what has been working
That's what has been working for me.
I'm an idiot.
Control-P won't
I'm an idiot.
Control-P won't paste anything
That should read CTRL+V
I have no idea if you'll ever
I have no idea if you'll ever see this, or if you do, whether or not you'll be able to figure out what I am responding to.........
But I just gotta say........
That was a Control-G (Gotcha) !!!!
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Submitted by YesMaam27577 on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 09:55.
That was a Control-G (Gotcha) !!!!
BWahahahahahaha!
hey, CTRL+G is a repeat last Search command in Firefox, and "Goto first Notebook" in Excell, will wonders never cease?
This whole thing really stinks.