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BB Code: for those who prefer the previous style of "posting box"

post #1 of 8
11/13/10 at 1:10am
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Hi! We now have the ability to post in BB Code (Bulletin Board Code) which is similar what we used use to format posts with our previous vBulletin software. While BB Code is simpler and offers fewer options, the basics are still here: bold, italic, underline, image posting, quote boxes and hyperlinking abilities. There's also a list of smilies over to the right.

For those having problems with the current editor due to browser issues, BB Code might help. As an added benefit, those using BB Code editor can directly type smilie code into their posts using smilie code. You can simply type the : ) and smile.gif will appear.

To enable the BB Code, you can go to your My Profile link at the top of your page (next to Calendar) or click your username next to the logout link (and below the Mothering Magazine image) and then click Edit Account Details (which is at the top right near My Messages). Then scroll all the way down to Preferred Editor Type. Select BB Code. Make sure to Save your changes.
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post #2 of 8
11/13/10 at 8:34am

Ooooh this will help me!! Thank you for working with devs to get that tweaked. :)

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post #3 of 8
11/13/10 at 10:04am
Thanks, I think that finally fixed the issue of the disappearing/nonexistant cursor and inability to edit or create new paragraphs or type below a quote. thumb.gif
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post #4 of 8
11/13/10 at 3:43pm
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Wonderful! Thanks for the feedback and letting me know. Cursor issues are awful, so I really hope this helps. You can always switch back and forth when you want to post video links or do special formatting, but I really like BB Code's simplicity.

Thanks for your understanding and support!
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post #5 of 8
11/13/10 at 3:49pm
joy.gif I am liking this totally. (can anyone see the joy smilie in my reply to me it shows up as just code?
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post #6 of 8
11/13/10 at 7:17pm

Yes, I see the joy smilie. 

Will try this out at some point.  I think the only issue I've had is the Firefox right click for spelling edits not working and I don't know if this would fix that.  But then again, I haen't

been playing around much with the forum.  I have a broken mouse and a computer that beeps every 10 seconds to add to my computer craziness.

Jessica

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post #7 of 8
11/13/10 at 7:20pm
I run FireFox as well it did make it so I no longer need to press ctrl to fix a typo. I can also write a reply under a quote box and not on top of it but reading the quote is impossible due to all the code inside it.
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post #8 of 8
11/14/10 at 2:39am
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Originally Posted by jessjgh1 View Post

Yes, I see the joy smilie. 

Will try this out at some point.  I think the only issue I've had is the Firefox right click for spelling edits not working and I don't know if this would fix that.  But then again, I haen't

been playing around much with the forum.  I have a broken mouse and a computer that beeps every 10 seconds to add to my computer craziness.

Jessica


To get your firefox spell check to work you will need to hit "command" or "control" and then right click. :)
 

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