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Re: ">" line wrapping subtleties
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lugnet.admin.general
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Mon, 2 Jun 2003 23:51:41 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Mark Papenfuss wrote:
> I think the only thing that needs to be done is for posters to hit the 'enter'
> button to start a new line when they go in and mess with the quoted portion of
> the post.
Hey, y'know what? Maybe the server is taking enough responsibility here for the
mistake. True, it's not the server's fault if the user botches up quoting and
submits a line 500 characters long -- but it *is* the server's fault for
accepting a miscreant posting like that via the web interface.
> And if the preview screen shows a problem, that should be the first clue that
> there is a line wrapping problem, and those can easily be figured out how to fix
> (ie hitting enter).
Ya, and second clue should be a big red box of error text. :-)
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 | | Re: ">" line wrapping subtleties
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| (...) Doy, that should say "...isn't taking enough..." That's what I get for hurrying right before the train goes underground.* --Todd * but Wow, at Government Center on the Blue Line in Boston, two levels underground, I'm getting four bars of (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jun-03, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: ">" line wrapping subtleties
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| (...) nah, some people (like myself) do use the > and < every so often in posts. Having the server cut it off and start a new line will not give me the desired effect. I think the only thing that needs to be done is for posters to hit the 'enter' (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.admin.general)
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