rccharles

Q: How are people splitting a long post to imbed multiple replies?

In the previous forum, it was easy to split a long post into segments and insert a reply to each segment.  How do people go about doing this with the current software. Inserting and editing the text multiple times isn't fun.  Editing the html is a little iffy for me.

 

You recall:

 

>part one of question

 

a brilliant response

 

>part two of question

 

another brilliant response

 

 

A possible solution would be to add a new icon to the advanced edit to make the quote on the fly.  Something like underlining, but with the reverse video.

 

Robert

iMac G3 600, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jun 3, 2011 10:08 AM

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  • by Frank Caggiano,Helpful

    Frank Caggiano Frank Caggiano Jun 3, 2011 10:19 AM in response to rccharles
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    Jun 3, 2011 10:19 AM in response to rccharles

    In the previous forum, it was easy to split a long post into segments and insert a reply to each segment.  How do people go about doing this with the current software.

    I use the advanced editor then select Quote in the insert pulldown:

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    That puts a gray box on the page then I cut and paste the text from the OP I want

     

     

    Inserting and editing the text multiple times isn't fun.

    You're right

     

     

    Editing the html is a little iffy for me.

    Me too

     

     

    A possible solution would be to add a new icon to the advanced edit to make the quote on the fly.  Something like underlining, but with the reverse video.

     

    Robert

     

    I would just like the old editor back.

     

    For me the worst thing with the new system is the total lack of good code insertion. And the lack of true wysiwyg or a way of proofing the post. The look of the post from the editor to the actual post is ridiculous

     

    regards

  • by Jolly Giant,

    Jolly Giant Jolly Giant Jun 3, 2011 10:33 AM in response to rccharles
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    Jun 3, 2011 10:33 AM in response to rccharles

    rccharles wrote:

     

    How do people go about doing this with the current software.

     

    you can also use the quote button in the simple editor, and delete the passages you don' want.

     

     

    (open image in new browser window)

     

    the advantage is that you have all the posts in the thread at your disposal, rather than only the one you're replying to in the advanced editor.

  • by Don Archibald,Solvedanswer

    Don Archibald Don Archibald Jun 3, 2011 10:52 AM in response to Jolly Giant
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    Jun 3, 2011 10:52 AM in response to Jolly Giant

    You can also copy-paste the entire message, then insert your replies in separate paragraphs under each section from the pasted message. Then select (highlight) each pasted-message section and click the Quote button.

     

    Behavior of the Quote button -

     

    • If nothing is selected in the reply window, then clicking that button will result in the entire replied-to message being entered as a quote.

     

    • If you select a line or paragraph in the reply window by highlighting it, then when you click the Quote button the highlighted portion will be set off in quote format. This is very handy to set off a block of text grabbed from another window, such as from a KBase article.

     

    *****

     

    >part one of question

     

    a brilliant response

     

    >part two of question

     

    another brilliant response

     

     

    Be cautious about 'brilliant' responses. All too often a mirror is involved in the process, which makes it hard to see where you're going.

  • by rccharles,

    rccharles rccharles Jun 5, 2011 10:13 AM in response to Frank Caggiano
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    Jun 5, 2011 10:13 AM in response to Frank Caggiano
    For me the worst thing with the new system is the total lack of good code insertion.

    The code will be not be highlighted.

     

    To post code or tabular data:

     

    -- click on Use advanced editor.  This is above the abc  and html text icon

     

    -- click on the >> that are in blue.

     

    -- click on syntax highlighting

     

    -- click on plain. Causes a one line input box to appear.

     

    -- paste you code into the input box.

     

     

    to:

    Don Archibald

     

    clicking n quote icon with highlighted text ... first decent function I've see in the new forum software.

  • by Frank Caggiano,

    Frank Caggiano Frank Caggiano Jun 5, 2011 10:55 AM in response to rccharles
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    Jun 5, 2011 10:55 AM in response to rccharles

    Thanks for the clarification but my problem isn't in knowing how to include and format code but that the results are poor at best.

     

    Most of the problem can be traced to the ridiculously small amount of screen real estate give to the actual post. Given this small window of useable space it's impossible to get good results (as compared to the former system).

     

    regards

  • by rccharles,

    rccharles rccharles Jun 5, 2011 9:02 PM in response to Frank Caggiano
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    Jun 5, 2011 9:02 PM in response to Frank Caggiano

    Most of the problem can be traced to the ridiculously small amount of screen real estate give to the actual post. Given this small window of useable space it's impossible to get good results (as compared to the former system).

     

    regards

    Oh, forgot about that. 

     

    You can adjust the font size.  It's a big pain to do.  It's my last post in this thread.  Of course, I don't know how to reference the post in the new & unimproved forum software.

     

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3067763?start=30&tstart=0

     

    -----------------  I'll post a copy here. -----------------------

     

    That's why I wrote an applescript for this.  It's online.

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2296

     

    mods:

    1. change to the pre format.

        property simpleFormatting : false -- when true use tt tag to enclose; when false use pre tab to enclose

    2. Adjust the width of the output

        property TheWidth : "width: 480px; " -- a width attribute

    3. Adjust the font size.  This is nearly to the end of the file in the variable SomeText

        font-size: 8px;

     

    You will need to insert the data in html mode. 

     

    To do manually, you need to copy the header & trailer -- see my post above. Paste you log between the header & trailer. There is no need to mess with the log date.

     

    Robert