New posting editor

Phil_H wrote:

Are we back to the old "plain vanilla" post editor? *tries to remember BBCode formatting instructions :-( Edit: Never mind - it appears to be a local thing. Editor seems to work on one 'puter but not another...

That would be the case with me....works on my wife's 'puter but not mine....no toolbar at all. In the meantime, I've refreshed my memory in regards to BBCode formatting, and I can get by with that.

Thank you, David.

As a loyal subscriber, I just wanted to know what was going on, nothing more. An update or two would have been most appreciated.

David Voss wrote:

I know it's been a grueling two weeks since the new posting editor was added w/o any support for emoticons (smilies), but they're finally back.  The image button has also been added.

David,

Thank you for your efforts, and obvious patience with the less than patient. I'm glad the smilies are back and prefer the popup window with the sample pictures as compared with the drop down list.

I confess I do not see the benefit of the image button, as it appears to just be an additional step to do before pasting the url. I think I shall just stick with pasting image tags as before.

I really like the ability of using strikethrough. I like it!

edit: well the preview shows that strikethrough works, guess not. Back to the drawing table David!! No rest for the wicked! /edit

I know it's been a grueling two weeks since the new posting editor was added w/o any support for emoticons (smilies), but they're finally back.  The image button has also been added.

mfsob wrote:

What I have noticed throughtout this transition to the "new and improved" website is the thunderous silence from FSM on certain issues, such as the lack of an Image button, to wit: E-mails are ignored. PMs are ignored. Letters are ignored. Is it just me, or is this part of a larger trend of declining attention to detail?

There have been several threads from David Voss explaining those things.  He's in the process of fixing the code for the smileys so that they work with the new Internet Explorer 7.  That was also part of the reason for the editor change.... so that it would work with IE7.

For the hyper link function.... type in your web link, hightlight it, the hyperlink button activates... then click on it.

What I have noticed throughtout this transition to the "new and improved" website is the thunderous silence from FSM on certain issues, such as the lack of an Image button, to wit:

• E-mails are ignored.
• PMs are ignored.
• Letters are ignored.

Is it just me, or is this part of a larger trend of declining attention to detail?  

 Still has some problems .

T_Terrific wrote:

I am OK with the new one, but I noticed that you also have the "link" insertion function disabled. Why? Tom T

Try selecting the text you want to link first- that will activate it.

 I am OK with the new one, but I noticed that you also have the "link" insertion function disabled.

Why?

Tom T

Anybody notice (Dave, Amanda, Matt???) that the sticky notes have lost their grip?  They are being pushed down progressively further with new posts. At the moment the 1^st sticky noted is at the bottom of page 1 and the next is on page 3.  Someone needs to call 3M!

lizardqing wrote:

Well it told me that I can't copy and paste with Firefox. Why's that? Other than that so far so good.

Use 'CTRL-C' and 'CTRL-P' on the keyboard to copy and paste.

I dislike this new editor, but have managed to get used to it... sorta...

Fade to Black... 

m60a3 wrote:

That's General Patton, Admiral Shellback.                                                      -60

Well well , ole sweet Patton is amongst us !

 That's General Patton, Admiral Shellback.

                                                     -60
 

m60a3 wrote:

Shellback wrote: This new format is for the birds ! What was wrong with the old system? Its getting more irritating . Can you pull the plug on this thing and go back to the old . I have a dial up service and know its slower than before the switch . AARRRGGHH!!!  So irritating in fact, that Smellquack has started talking in pirate.                                                                                     ;)   -60

Well hows things Patton ?

Shellback wrote:

This new format is for the birds ! What was wrong with the old system? Its getting more irritating . Can you pull the plug on this thing and go back to the old . I have a dial up service and know its slower than before the switch . AARRRGGHH!!!

 So irritating in fact, that Smellquack has started talking in pirate.

                                                                                    ;)   -60
 

mfsob wrote:

All well and good, but ... Are we going to get the IMAGE button back? If not, why not?

Oh yeah let me be the first to DITTO (close your eyes and imagine the smiley here) that one.

All well and good, but ...

Are we going to get the IMAGE button back? If not, why not? 

Dave... If I try to use the link buttopn it say a pop-up blocling id stoppingthe funtionality and to trun off the blocker for this site.  How in heck do I do that?

Bgrigg wrote:

Gee, when I saw this topic heading I thought you meant a new Editor like the new associate Editors, and thought "boy is he going to take a ribbing with a nickname like TinyMCE..."

On weekends he works as a DJ at local clubs.

"Ladies and gentleman, put your hands together for the styrene stylings of TinyMCE!!!!!!" ;-)

Go Tiny! Go Tiny! Go Tiny!

The editor works great David- thanks! I think I used it before in developing a website for a client- it looks like what we used.....

The client loved it. We showed them the editing interface and they said "Oh- it's Word!" LOL