Two quote suggestions
Can it be set up so images are removed from quotes? When someone posts a lot of images it's intense on screen, then someone quotes it to say "AWESOME" or something else, and it just doubles the mayhem.
Also, a link to the OP in a quote could be nice. So you can easily refer back to the original context of the quote with the click of a button.
Also, a link to the OP in a quote could be nice. So you can easily refer back to the original context of the quote with the click of a button.
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Originally posted by: bunnyboy
Instead of removing the image, how about automatically converting it to a link instead? Otherwise it would be hard to tell what the comment refers to.
I hate saying it this way since it's a custom forum, but other forums I visit substitute something like <
A link would work too, I was just thinking both at the same time could be useful. When I said link, though, I meant one that would cause you to jump back to the original post quoted.
Really?
People can remove that image when quoting, should they chose not to, why should we force it to be removed?
Originally posted by: Paul
err another request because another forum does such and such.
Really?
People can remove that image when quoting, should they chose not to, why should we force it to be removed?
Honestly, it's not because another forum does it, but because it's a good idea to keep the layout clean. Nested quotes filled with images can mess the layout up and make it difficult to read.
I'm aware that people can remove the images themselves, as I do pretty regularly, but it's a neat option to have it done automatically. I personally think it would be more usefull to have it remove them automatically.
Plus, as I said, I don't like saying "another forum I visit does this so yours should too" I was just using another forum as an example.
Heck, I have tons of other examples of stuff that works well too, but it's not like it's 100% necessary... just a suggestion, as the section is intended.
A link to the OP in a quote box seems like a good idea. I don't know what would be involved in making that happen, though.
Originally posted by: ookii_risu
I can understand not wanting the clutter, but if there is a really long thread and someone comments on an image, I don't want to have to go through a bunch of previous posts to see what the person was commenting on. Turning the image into a link seems like a good idea, if it can be done easily.
A link to the OP in a quote box seems like a good idea. I don't know what would be involved in making that happen, though.
Not sure how Dain has it set up, but typically each post has a unique posting ID in the database and you can reference it in the link that would allow you to jump straight to said post.
edit:
another way that could be cool to handle the images in a nested quote would be to hide them with a button that says something like "image hidden in quote, click here to show it" and it could easily be shown. Javascript could handle it pretty easily.
Originally posted by: bunnyboy
I don't think the paging is set up to jump to an individual post, so it would require significant work from Dain. Probably makes it less likely to happen!
Yeah, that was what I was thinking too.
I know you can start a query at a specific ID, so you could load a page and have that post be first on the page easily enough, but then it could be a bigger mess trying to manage where to go when hitting next/back, etc.
I have a very basic knowledge of ColdFusion, but haven't done enough with it to know the full capabilities.