Goodbye [b]! WYSIWYG composing is here!
Yes, well, I finally got fed up with the creaky old composing window, and it’s “web 1.0″ way of doing things… so I added some pretty cool features, I think.
Now when you compose new messages (replies, new topics), you get a snazzy new WYSIWYG editor, which lets you do bold, italics, lists, etc. all quite easily and in a more foolproof way. Less previewing, more concentrating on what you really want to say!
As with any changes, there will likely be bugs. Let me know any you find, probably the easiest way is via the forum posting (but responding here is OK too.)
p.s. I also added an autosave draft feature… every minute, whatever you’re composing will get saved. If you accidentally close your browser window before submitting, or your browser crashes, or whatever, you can come back later and pick up where you left off as of the last autosave. You’ll get notices on the forum overview and thread-reading pages if there’s a draft for that area, waiting for you. I hope this helps everyone write long(er) / more thoughtful messages with peace of mind!
May 30th, 2010 at 5:35 am
Have you also fixed the quoting bug?
Example: reply to a post quoting the previous post, but instead of typing one reply beneath the quoted text, split up the quoted text yourself into smaller chunks so you can reply to each individual point. This works OK (though it’s a bit of a hassle copy-pasting the quote-start/quote-end tags).
But if someone else wants to reply to my reply, most of the time the quoted text is a mess, often skipping parts of the post and occasionally messing up the quote-tags.
May 30th, 2010 at 5:59 am
Uh… Did you even TEST this?
Here’s how it looks in editing mode: http://imgur.com/1liTb.png
Here’s how the result looks: http://imgur.com/xPUCi.png
May 30th, 2010 at 6:14 am
I know it’s busted in Opera Mini, badly (arrgh).
THANKS for the screenshot Bart!! That helps me track down the issue… I think I know what might be happening.
May 30th, 2010 at 10:53 am
Thank you Ben
I keep an eye out for
May 30th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Hey Ben,
Does this mean if I want to leave a long winded reply to a thread I won’t have a time limit?
You must be a saint.
Thanks,
Sandra (Elle85n09)
May 30th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
I can’t seem to post anything any more as of 29MAY10. not sure if this is even going to work UGH
May 30th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
ok I have a mac and can post here but not in the composing area.
May 31st, 2010 at 5:06 am
Can not automatically insert emoticons.
June 1st, 2010 at 3:24 am
can we please have a “how to” thread for dummies like me who dont know this new stuff
June 1st, 2010 at 7:21 pm
I get the “You can’t start a topic without a message!” error whenever I try to post something in a thread without quoting some other poster.
Why is that? What am I doing wrong?
HELP ME.
June 7th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
everytime i try to post a pic……cant paste? whats up with that….?help please
June 7th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Thanks but no thanks.
It’s slow. How can I turn it off?
June 10th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
It’s hard to use it during a hand job
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:13 pm
This is a shit system… mixing old scripts with modern scripts does not work! Back to the drawing board or quit while you are ahead
August 12th, 2010 at 6:44 am
I have not been on Prince.org in a long time, and I wanted to leave a reply on a thread about fake Prince songs. I was signed in, but I did not see a “Leave a Reply” window like the one here, or any other way to post a reply/comment. I saw icons for Twitter, etc., but nothing to let me add a comment. I feel kind of stupid asking, but what am I doing wrong?
January 1st, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Can or will someone please e mail the poem that is on the back of the purple rain album please…. to, perales.s@hotmail.com