Forum Feedback - August 2011

[ram29jackson]

i'm to add an attachment to a post from my desktop but either i dont fully understand or the drag and drop part doesnt work ?

seriously, I dont know how to do it and would like some input , please.

[ram29jackson]

ok, ..it says I exceeded limit..is there a way to get around that ?

[JerzeyReign]

Is it possible if another thread is created explaining the new tables? Really frustrating trying to separate helpful things from just regular conversation.

Thanks

[gschwendt]

Is it possible if another thread is created explaining the new tables? Really frustrating trying to separate helpful things from just regular conversation.

Thanks

What kind of questions did you have? How to convert existing tables or just how to use the new tables?

[JerzeyReign]

How to use the new tables. What tags do I have to use to get them to work?

[gschwendt]

How to use the new tables. What tags do I have to use to get them to work?

Well, there are two ways. The easy way is to go into the full post editor (ie click Go Advanced at the bottom), then, ensure that the WYSIWYG editor is enabled (top left icon above the post). After that, just click the first icon in the third row labeled Table. It will ask you what properties you want for your table (size, etc.) and you can just fill in your table further from there.

As well, if you are copying the table from somewhere else (ie another web page, Word, etc.), you can turn on the WYSIWYG editor, and then just paste it straight into the post. It will do it's best to mimic it automatically.

If you would prefer to do it by code, if you're familiar with HTML tables, it uses the same code base, just obviously [s instead of <s... [table][tr][td].

[bdoughty]

So a quick issue. When a user is ignored there is an issue with quoting. You can still see the replies if they are quoted by someone else. Just a heads up, might not be something that can be fixed but would be great if it was.

[gschwendt]

So a quick issue. When a user is ignored there is an issue with quoting. You can still see the replies if they are quoted by someone else. Just a heads up, might not be something that can be fixed but would be great if it was.

You mean if you had me on ignore, then cdj came in and quoted one of my posts, you see it? Yeah, I don't think there's anyway to fix that, at least not without a hack or something. I know pretty much all other forums operate this same way, at least out of the box.

[bdoughty]

Yes, that is what I was referring to.

[gschwendt]

Yes, that is what I was referring to.

Looks like there was a hack just recently released for exactly that... though it's currently in beta stage. Once it gets out of beta stage then certainly something we can look at again. I'll keep an eye on it but remind me in a month or so if I haven't said anything more on it.

[JeffHCross]

So a quick issue. When a user is ignored there is an issue with quoting. You can still see the replies if they are quoted by someone else. Just a heads up, might not be something that can be fixed but would be great if it was.

Yes, that is what I was referring to.

That's something that has plagued message boards for years. Last I saw, pretty much everyone agreed it could never legitimately be done. I'm intrigued that there's a hack for it, because that takes a ton of database effort. Ignoring posts is a simple database query -- ignoring quotes in posts is much harder.

[JeffHCross]

Since there's a new "official" vB Mobile skin ... (updated link with correct skin)

For those of us on crappy phones with no browsing capability ... would it be possible to get a redirect from, say, m.thegamingtailgate.com to http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/for...php?styleid=23 (the forum index, with the Mobile skin)?

[gschwendt]

Since there's a new "official" vB Mobile skin ... (updated link with correct skin)

I'm not terribly familiar with cPanel so I don't see the option to do it with m.thegamingtailgate.com, however I did do it with thegamingtailgate.com/m

[ram29jackson]

is there a possible work around to adding a larger attachment in a post ? I was just thinking I might show how my friends do an excell sheet for a college fantasy pickem we do

[JeffHCross]

I'm not terribly familiar with cPanel so I don't see the option to do it with m.thegamingtailgate.com, however I did do it with thegamingtailgate.com/m

That works.

FYI for the future: Assuming my domain has the same cPanel you do (it may not), you would do Subdomains, then Manage Redirection after the subdomain is created.

[JeffHCross]

is there a possible work around to adding a larger attachment in a post ?

http://sendspace.com/

[gschwendt]

I've disabled the old BBcode Tables. They were causing a problem with viewing the new tables in WYSIWYG. As a result though, any old tables won't display, not even when you look at the source code. So, with that said, if you find some old tables that you need to convert, you'll need to let me know and I can re-enable the old tables temporarily.

[JBHuskers]

I've disabled the old BBcode Tables. They were causing a problem with viewing the new tables in WYSIWYG. As a result though, any old tables won't display, not even when you look at the source code. So, with that said, if you find some old tables that you need to convert, you'll need to let me know and I can re-enable the old tables temporarily.

So the code is just deleted? Only thing I have is in my two dynasty reports that I need to eventually fix.

[gschwendt]

So the code is just deleted? Only thing I have is in my two dynasty reports that I need to eventually fix.

It's not deleted... it's still there. It's just hidden. Not sure why it's also hidden from the Source Mode but we just have to re-enable the plugin for the old BBCode.

[gschwendt]

Just discovered that if you try to copy/paste from Excel, it won't paste properly when using Chrome. However, if you use IE, it does work. I haven't tested Firefox but I would assume it would work properly as well.