roddy Posted January 7, 2016 at 09:42 AM Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 at 09:42 AM Theoretically you can still use the raw BBCode, but I've had to file bug reports for cases where it doesn't work, and once you've submitted something you don't get access to the BBCode on later edits. There's a source HTML view, which is overkill. I may take a very deep breath and switch to Xenforo, which is what Pleco's forums run on now. But going to try to not think about it for the next three months anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted January 7, 2016 at 10:29 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 at 10:29 AM I wonder how many people use what imron described? I don't even know what it means and wonder if it is worth keeping or if it is really useful should we all learn it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted January 7, 2016 at 10:57 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 at 10:57 AM Isn't it when you type [ quote ] and [ / quote ] to make a quote, or [ i ] and [ / i ] to make italic script? I use it sometimes, and would miss it if it were gone altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 7, 2016 at 10:59 AM Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 at 10:59 AM It would still work. It might not work so well in certain situations though, and it would be harder to edit once submitted. It's all kind of academic though, as I'm not doing anything about this for three months at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted January 7, 2016 at 11:52 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 at 11:52 AM Gaah, I almost always use raw bbcode rather than the buttons on the toolbar. Sounds like a step backwards.Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 7, 2016 at 11:59 AM Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 at 11:59 AM "Location:London" Hang on Renzhe, when'd that happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted January 8, 2016 at 12:24 PM Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 at 12:24 PM A few months ago, I thought everyone knew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 8, 2016 at 12:44 PM Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 at 12:44 PM Passed me by. Or I must have forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted January 8, 2016 at 12:53 PM Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 at 12:53 PM Passed me byThat's the ninja way, innit? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted January 9, 2016 at 01:58 AM Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 at 01:58 AM I wonder how many people use what imron described? Probably everyone who finds it faster to quickly type a few characters, rather than: stop typing, move hand to the mouse, select text, search tool bar for the right button, click button, move hand back to keyboard. Every single formatting/style option available from the toolbars has a short code that can be used to achieve the same effect and will usually be a faster option for anyone who can touch type. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic_Duck Posted January 10, 2016 at 05:22 AM Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 at 05:22 AM Yeah, I tend to type the bbcode as well. One thing that kills that in the current setup (and would kill it even more if there were no "lights off" option) is when you paste text and the text editor decides to invisibly insert default formatting markup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 10, 2016 at 07:15 PM Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 at 07:15 PM On pasting formatted text - note the four icons at the right of the top toolbar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daofeishi Posted January 10, 2016 at 10:53 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 at 10:53 PM One thing that kills that in the current setup (and would kill it even more if there were no "lights off" option) is when you paste text and the text editor decides to invisibly insert default formatting markup. In most browsers, that is prevented by pasting with CTRL+SHIFT+V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 11, 2016 at 11:53 AM Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 at 11:53 AM There is, though, some handy new stuff coming. The ability to (subject to the target's notification settings), summon someone with an @mention. For example if I type @imron, imron gets an email or a notification or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted January 11, 2016 at 12:23 PM Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 at 12:23 PM No he doesn't because that's one of the first things he'd turn off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted February 1, 2016 at 12:32 PM Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 at 12:32 PM test test I can report that it works when first posting, but any editing tends to destroy any bbcode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 2, 2016 at 01:27 PM Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 at 01:27 PM You mean on this site now? I thought you meant over on the test site, or somewhere else that has upgraded. What exactly has changed, as there shouldn't be any changes on here, unless a minor upgrade has done something I wasn't aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted February 2, 2016 at 01:56 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 at 01:56 PM Sorry, I thought that the problem with the BBcode tags that was mentioned on this thread was causing my problems with BBcode because the planned upgrade went through. I am talking about this site. test second test First of all, the cursor seems to move to the top on its own (while I'm typing), and the editor sometimes spontaneously loses focus and I have to click on the edit field again. Secondly, quoting via BBcode sometimes does not work. I haven't figured out how, but the quotes do not seem to survive edits. EDIT: just now, this quote survived the edit, strange. EDIT2: Firefox 38.6 ESR, no problems until very recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boctulus Posted February 2, 2016 at 01:57 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 at 01:57 PM Xenforo, really ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted February 2, 2016 at 06:52 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 at 06:52 PM Very strange, it seems to work OK now. I'll keep my eye on it, to see if I can spot the glitch again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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