Brandi, USE the freaking QUOTE BUTTON! That's what it's FOR!

Post #27,385 by CRConrad 2/5/02 11:54:28 AM Reply	Brandi, USE the freaking QUOTE BUTTON! That's what it's FOR!
Post #27,392 by Another Scott 2/5/02 12:13:41 PM Reply	Hey, cut him some slack. I've never noticed it either. Neato. I hadn't noticed the Quote button with the drop-down list before either. Is that a recent upgrade or has it been there for months? Usage?: To use it for a blockquote, hit the "Symbol" drop down list, select Block, then hit the Quote button. Put your cut-and-paste in between the sets of brackets. Hey Scott! How about adding an option to do the "open link in another window" HTML madness that imric is so fond of. It's very nice for links outside the world of IWeThey. Thanks, CRC. Cheers, Scott.
Post #27,393 by CRConrad 2/5/02 12:20:40 PM Reply	Use "Split Block" to save on cut-and-pasting. :-)
Post #27,394 by Another Scott 2/5/02 12:25:31 PM Reply	Eh? I don't understand the usage I guess. Split Block just seems to generate 2 pairs of [blockquote type="cite"] [/blockquote]. It seems that the same cut-and-paste actions are required. What am I missing? Thanks. Cheers, Scott.
Post #27,433 by CRConrad 2/5/02 6:19:11 PM Reply	How "Split Block" helps cut down on cut/paste: Scott II writes: Split Block just seems to generate 2 pairs of [blockquote type="cite"] [/blockquote]. It seems that the same cut-and-paste actions are required. Naah; you get one set of blockquote tags around each paragraph with "Split Block". (I've always assumed that's what it means: The post you're replying to is split up into paragraph-size blocks.) [X] Unfortunately, because most of us separate our paragraphs with an extra pair of newlines, you also usually get an empty pair of blockquote tags (I've put in a "[X]" to illustrate it above) between each real paragraph. What am I missing? The fact that an empty post like my previous one gives the same result in "Block" and "Split Block", probably... :-) [X] Oh, and these empty blockquote tag pairs are still: A) Easier to delete than it is to copy a single pair around and split up a post manually, and B) Useful if you want to further split up a paragraph to reply to two separate points in it: Just cut one bit out and paste it into one of these! :-) Thanks. You're welcome; HTH! Christian R. Conrad The Man Who Knows Fucking Everything (But is still rather amazed that someone could miss that select box and button for months on end.)
Post #27,434 by Another Scott 2/5/02 6:25:52 PM Reply	Thanks. Thanks. You're welcome; HTH! It does indeed. (But is still rather amazed that someone could miss that select box and button for months on end.) Hey, it just seemed to be extraneous stuff. I had no need to post "Symbols" nor make things "Wider" so I didn't investigate the other options. I managed to pick up enough HTML to do italics, bold, and blockquotes, so I was happy. And it never occurred to me to highlight a block of text and then mess around with the Quote and Change buttons to see what would happen.... Until you bestowed your wisdom upon me. :-) Thanks again. Cheers, Scott.
Post #27,438 by CRConrad 2/5/02 7:12:56 PM Reply	You're welcome! (And so is Brandhisim, dammit...)
Post #27,614 by Ashton 2/7/02 2:24:27 AM Reply	Reassuring that I'm not the only one who doesn't reexplore such things as 'Symbol' after I thought I had, and didn't expect NEW STUFF to be snuck in and.. such. (Maybe it's a M$-ingrained habit, an aversion to all Their menus of All that bloat - after initially finding the Few useful things.) Hmmm how's that for rationalization of terminal feature sloth ? Ashton Luddite

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