steve_h
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| Quote (Russell @ Nov. 27 2006,14:43) | A few technical questions I can't believe I haven't gotten around to figuring out:
Method 1.
(1) How do people get their quote-boxes to include the source in the heading, like this: | Quote | | Quote (Richardthughes @ Nov. 20 2006,01:22) |
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1a. Use the "quote" button, shown at the top-right of every comment, to quote an entire post.
1b. Enter some text in the first window, cut bits from the quote which you don't want in the second window.
1c. Preview - you see a preview of your post. The first window is now modified to include the quoted text in quote tags. You can now proceed exactly as if you'd entered the quote using method 2. Normally I preview again at this point.
Method 2.
2. and/or enter quoted text between
| Code Sample | | [quote=x,y] blah blah blah[/quote] |
where x is normally the poster name, and y the date. You can write anything in place of x and y but they must be seperated by a comma. (see page one of this thread for some convoluted examples).
| Quote (Russell @ Nov. 27 2006,14:43) |
(2) What does the iB Code Button marked "Code" at the top of the "Reply" box do?
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It does the same as the "permalink" link. It gives you a way to provide a link to an individual comment which you can, for example, post to interested others. To use it, click on the icon, and then copy the link from the address bar of your browser. That was completely wrong. It lets you write code segments which are pretty much taken exactly as you type them. The first time you press it, a code tag is added at the end of the input box. You then enter your code sample and then press the code button a second time to generate a closing tag. For example, I use a code segments below to show how to use EMAIL tags. | Quote (Russell @ Nov. 27 2006,14:43) |
(3) What does the _@ Code button do?
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It asks you for an email address. The email address will be displayed an an email link by dressing it up with bb stuff which eventually gets replaced by html stuff. The stuff gets written at the end of the input area, not at the current cursor position so you may have to cut and paste. Alternatively click not the button but enter | Code Sample | | [email]email@xxx.com[/email] |
instead. | Quote (Russell @ Nov. 27 2006,14:43) |
(4) How do you use fonts other than with the [b], [i], and [U] options?
(5) How do people get bullet-point lists to appear as bullet-point lists?
(6) How should I have learned all this stuff by myself, and, once I know the answer to that, will I find a wealth of other dazzling cyber-wizardry with which to win friends and influence my uncle?
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I don't know if 4 & 5 are possible. Answers to 1,2, and 3 have so far proved dissapointing in regards to improving wealth and influence
| Quote (Russell @ Nov. 27 2006,14:43) |
-Russell, an old fart for whom all this new-fangled technology just moves too fast. |
edit: the bit about CODE was completely wrong.
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