Oh, I always typed _the_ as ==_the_==. The double-equal is short-hand for temporarily disabling the markup language.
I didn’t realize the @ inline code block short-hand would prevent URL detection.
Putting an @ on both sides of something often gives me problems though, like if I want to list numbers. The following list should have three items, each with an @ in the middle:
1000 lm @ 3000mA
500 lm @ 1500mA
250 lm @ 750mA
To make it work, I need to escape the @ symbols:
1000 lm @ 3000mA
500 lm @ 1500mA
250 lm @ 750mA
Basically, the @ symbol does special things even when it’s surrounded by spaces and there are newlines between. It’s a good idea to write ==@== any time you want an actual @ symbol, or it might interfere with other formatting.
I think I’m noting these things mostly for other people’s benefit, in case they’re not used to the simple post editor.
Gotcha. Yes I do see that now. Maybe a better example is a couple posts up. Look at all the blank space below Bort’s posts #239 and #241. That’s more like what I’m trying to point out.
I hadn’t noticed, but I don’t miss it. It was just another way of saying how many posts someone had.
Heh, I like plain text ones :) , but I never much cared for the graphical ones.
This set in particular seems to have some extra white pixels around them though, which looks weird when the background isn’t white. IIRC the old set was more background-agnostic.
I tried to reduce empty space somewhat on the dark theme. There still seems to be a minimum height for posts though, and some other extra space I haven’t figured out how to collapse.
I could get behind having a way to ‘like’ posts and maybe a karma point system based on how many likes a person has received… To avoid drama though, a ‘dislike’ option might not be a good idea.
Until/unless the base forum software supports that, I doubt it. That would be quite a pain to implement… and for now we can do it manually when needed.
I’m not sure how hard it would be to change the post template structure, but one thing which might help is to put the div for top/edit/delete/quote/reply/spam buttons inside the message body div instead of on a row of its own.
It might also be nice, if it’s not a lot of trouble, to make the simple post interpreter ignore newlines after a closing quote tag. Like, if there is a newline (or two) immediately after
[/quote]
, don’t convert it into a <br /> break tag like it normally would. Just as a minor cleanup kind of thing, since otherwise it has a blank line between quoted text and the reply. It already appears to eat a newline or two before a quote, but not after.
That’s not a forum issue. That’s because Bort has this in his signature: <table border="0" style="width: 837px; height: 179px;"><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Not sure why it’s there, but it can be hidden with a small bit of (possibly-overzealous) CSS: div.clear table { display: none; }
Or you can hide signatures entirely: div.clear { display: none; }
As a default site-wide style, it might be nice to make signature text a little smaller: div.clear { font-size: 70%; }
Yeah you have quite a resource there. ToyKeeper rocks!
I have to agree with TK on this:
“I could get behind having a way to ‘like’ posts and maybe a karma point system based on how many likes a person has received… To avoid drama though, a ‘dislike’ option might not be a good idea.”
A simple “helpful” button would suffice. I also agree that having a “like” and “dislike” button sounds like trouble. There’s no reason to make it easier for people to complain. A chance to give a nod to helpful members is something I can get behind.
Take that SB! Who’s busted now! Bort took you to Bort school!
Ok that was fun. Obviously some glitches to work out. SB, I truly appreciate this thread where we can discuss and work out the bugs… and have a bit of fun in the mean time. Just another reason BLF is so great.
New bug, i tried to edit this thread, i hit edit, switched to advanced post editor, then hit preview, most hard returns disappear along with some formatting
Hasn’t it always done that when you convert a post from simple to the advanced editor?
I’ve noticed lots of my posts (pre-upgrade) where someone with the advanced editor would quote me and reply, and all my linebreaks were gone along with some formatting. It’s because the simple posts don’t use the markup the advanced editor uses internally, and it includes the content as-is instead of trying to translate it.
Not sure about if it always did that while editing one of your own posts though. So that might be new.
Yep, I agree this isn’t ideal, but it’s not new. It’s not really ideal to have two markup languages used interchangeably on a site, but it’s basically necessary for our needs
What you can do Bort is view the thread normally and before you hit EDIT copy the whole thing. Then, hit EDIT, switch from Simple to Advanced Post Editor, delete all the text, and then paste. This preserves the formatting (HTML) and lets you edit it visually.
I don don’t think anyone saw it as a jab. I certainly didn’t. Just having a bit of fun Bort.
There are plenty of unintended consequences involved in a project of this size. Some more frustrating than others. I’m sure all will be resolved given time.
