I implemented a handy UBB code panel today. You'll see it whenever you make a new reply or post, or edit your own post. I think it'll be much easier than inserting the code by hand. If you have any comments about it, questions, bugs to report or so on, post here.

[This message has been edited by Taluntain (edited March 10, 2002).]

<FONT size="3">Testing</FONT s>Cant you make it both big and bold?Or some other combo?<u>But it is pretty cool</u>


[This message has been edited by joacqin (edited March 10, 2002).]

<FONT size="3">Testing,</FONT s><FONT size="1">Testing...</FONT s>
Kewl Tal!
Great!<u>Really great!</u>
Did it work?

[EDIT] WOW!It worked!

[This message has been edited by Eilonwy (edited March 10, 2002).]

Wow! How convenient! <u>Especially the popup windows!</u> I love this! ;)

<FONT size="3">What? Bigger font size?</FONT s> <FONT size="1">I missed it! I'm such a dork</FONT s> :p

[This message has been edited by Tiamat (edited March 10, 2002).]

<FONT size="3">YUKK!!!</FONT s>

Whatever.

I do see what Mode-off means.

However I haven't got a clue what does Help, Prompt and Inline do...

Tal?

[This message has been edited by Extremist (edited March 10, 2002).]

:borg::borg::cry:

Hmm.. (http://hmm.com)



blah


<FONT size="3">nice work, Tal.</FONT s>

Prompt is the default mode. Help will open a helping pop-up if you click on any of the buttons. As for inline, I don't know exactly. I suspect something to use with programming code. Not really of much use.

Found it!

Prompt opens a new window to fill the text inside, but Inline just drops the UBB code in the text without the question.

For example, try both modes with bold or quote to see it.

Ah, cool!

[This message has been edited by Taluntain (edited March 10, 2002).]

Hmmm.. I don't get what the is for, but the rest is pretty cool. :)

It's for programming code... it preserves original formatting of the text. (Usually meaning it breakes the board layout somewhat horribly.)

This is what the code is for - TABLES.





But the problem was with default too small letters.

Now we can finally do this:

What's a sticky?

<FONT size="3"><u>Sticky rambling</u></FONT s>


It is a thread that is always on the top until:
- mod removes it's "sticky" property
- the timer of it being sticky expires

Of course, such is on the other forums, details for SP should be provided by Tal.
I don't know if ordinary member can set the thread to be sticky, but the mods can.

There are currently three sticky threads in this forum - this one is one of those.
Spot the icon in front of them, it's yellow "paper" with a silver pin.

And don't miss the De-top on the bottom of this thread. Click on it to see what it gives.

The threads that are not sticky have Top at the bottom.

This doesn't apply to older threads unless someone posts something inside. We'll have to wait till Tal "recompiles" the boards or whatever to make it on each page.
Btw, "recompiling" would be nice Tal - older threads still have those nasty monkey pop-ups...lol


[EDIT]
Ok, I've checked it, ordinary member can use Top issue (to "bump" the thread), but not De-top one.
I tried it with the Nuns on the Run, if you watch on the date and time closely, you'll see it's "up" although it's older than some other threads below it.

It is the temporary sticky of course. That's why you won't see the sticky icon in front of it.
Ordinary member can't make thread as permanent sticky. Only mods.


[This message has been edited by Extremist (edited March 10, 2002).]

Sniper mumbles to himself...

<FONT size="1">All this high technology stuff is taboo! I must see its destruction! Way to complicated for our holy minds! The corrupt ones will destroy us all!</FONT s>

Man why does one have to so bold as to come up with such technology? But a forsee good times ahead!

<FONT size="1">Yes! the good times of primitive lifestyle where the almighty gawds and babes were worshipped! Come again those times!</FONT s>

:hippy:

Ahhh, the elusive sticky is explained. Thank you much, Extremist.

I see people abusing this option.

Did we really need all of this? :rolleyes:

Not really, but hey, it's like the debate on today's CPUs. We don't REALLY need that much power, but it's nice to have from time to time.

Hmm, I'm not too sure what to think about some of the new features ...


quoting ... (just look at the mess on the BIS boards ... :rolleyes: ), however, since this board is pretty well moderated and the quote button only genernates the UBB code needed, the risk for mayhem is lower :D :hahaerr:

The worst of all is: Now (almost) every idiot can use UBB code ... :mommy:

[This message has been edited by Blackthorne TA (edited March 11, 2002).]

i am an <FONT size="3">i</FONT s>d<u>i</u><FONT size="1">o</FONT s>t.

Big and bold is {size=3}{b}blabla{/b}{/size=3}

(offcourse {} = [] )

How do you exactly make tables, ex?

The buttons make it all some easier for people that aren't common with UBB. Now everybody can make a hyperlink instead of just quotting the whole url in the post...

Where is the "Mode-option" for?

Ah.. even a translation-mode for in case we get another portguese on the BG-boards :p

I still use my old fashioned way and put:
{code}{/code} in front and at the end of the table.

But of course, you can insert these in the post you're making, then you copy/paste the ASCII table in between the codes.

Mode-options are below the box you write the post inside.

And IIRC on each posting interface it's displayed:
{IMG} UBB Code Not Allowed!
Tal, are you sure you will allow this option?


[This message has been edited by Extremist (edited March 11, 2002).]

Well, posting tables here was always a huge problem.... so this is a good change...

IMG should still remain disabled, for when everybody starts posting images, the users with good old modem-internet get problems with loading such topics...

Now how do I implement my giant Pokeman signiture at the end of each post????

Extremist, the IMG code is still disabled and will remain so. It's only listed in that HTML because all features are, even the disabled ones.

Tal, my point was to point on the one of the posts above. However, BTA edited that one out.

[This message has been edited by Extremist (edited March 12, 2002).]

And that was my point too, glad that the insert pic is not in, as I said the opportunities would have been infinite :) <FONT size="3">G</FONT s>o<u>o<FONT size="3">d</FONT s></u> work on the panel :)
I'm not sure about fontsizes though ... not really useful, just for tying around.

EDIT: Adding UBB code by hand is still faster :p

[This message has been edited by Ragusa (edited March 12, 2002).]

Another thing that would be very nice, since you're updating things, is a "Preview" button, that lets you proofread and see your post before it actually gets posted. I know it sounds redundant, but sometimes (actually often, for me) it's easier to catch spelling errors when the message is in it's completed form. Plus it's nice to look it over, to make sure all the smilies and paragraphs are in place. It would save from having to go back and edit two or three times, like I almost always do.

I must have missed the preview button, can anyone tell me were it is? It sounds like a usefull tool.

[Uh, that was Damona Silvercloud's "would be nice to have" feature - BTA]

[This message has been edited by Blackthorne TA (edited March 13, 2002).]

Sorry BTA, must have read over that line. (How could I have missed that? It was the first line) It would be nice to have though.

[This message has been edited by Silverblade (edited March 13, 2002).]

Well it's certainly feasible, but it seemed like total redundance to me. Haven't heard of anyone requesting it thus far.

Does anyone else think this would be something useful?

[This message has been edited by Taluntain (edited March 15, 2002).]

I think the preview button would help to avoid editing since it is a little difficult to notice UBB coding mistakes on the post reply screen.
On the other hand, editing the post is implemented to correct mistakes, so it would be indeed a redundant feature.

Like Damona, I usually pick out my spelling mistakes after I pressed the submit reply button and actually reading the message again on the board. I too edit my posts sometimes a few times to take out all the spelling errors. I don't know if this will be different with a preview option, but it might help. And it is also usefull to see if you put all the UBB coding in the right place, like Ragusa said.

I don't suppose there is anyway to toggle the Mode for the panel so that it is always in 'Off' mode or 'Inline' mode?

It defaults to "Prompt" for everyone. It could be set to any other option, but again, for everyone. And since Prompt is what people use in 99.9% of cases, we'll stick with it. I don't see why you'd use Off, it's not like the buttons are distrubing or something, and they would load in any case. And I have no idea what you'd do with Inline since it's for posting code only.

:love:HEHEHEHE:love:
:love:I love this so much,:love:
:love:<u>It isn't even funny.</u>:love: