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(...) (URL) Dan Boger dan@peeron.com (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish)
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Moved to .publishing... (...) You have to get a reasonably decent image-editing program. Plain 'ol paint doesn't cut it, and neither will most of the included microsoft 'imaging' software. You might be able to add simple text, but not much else. (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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It is summer time, not lego time (= winter time), so I haven't felt this before now. I haven't seen this in my newsreader, but I can imagine that it might look really funny/odd. But leaving that of, here is my first suggestion: I will only post (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish)
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Mo'betta pics of me, the Jamocklaquat, and the Little Bots Series. All New Photography! Please have a look. (URL) Brighter Jama Picture:> (URL) 7 Little Sort Bots:> (2 URLs) me:> More goodies soon. e <www.biomechanicalbricks.com> (21 years ago, 3-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) I see. With extensive modifications, I assume? I'm sure there's a way to link libperl.so to CNews but that could be unweildy to say the least. (...) Sorry I can't view the FTX results of that on my browser. But I assume that's right. (...) I (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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(...) Well, I assumed it was already 2 forms until I looked at the actual HTML. To me the horizontal rule between the 2 sections delineated the forms. If others assert they would be confused by 2 forms in this fashion what can I say? Perhaps there (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Maybe that's what they intend to do. They may start to edit the message and then change their mind. If you are doing JS or CRC to check for changes in the edit box then you also need a way to reset it if edits are started and then decided (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) CNews. (...) Doesn't that look a bit redundant? /italics/ and *boldface* What do underlined underlines look like? Like this?-- _N_ew _E_ngland _L_EGO _U_sers _G_roup Not sure how either any of those are an improvement. --Todd (21 years ago, 3-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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(...) Yes, you don't want to use the browser's Back button. But you can easily add an "Edit" button to the preview page, which takes you back to an edit page with the changes intact. (...) Yes, and Mozilla doesn't preserve the contents of each frame (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) I agree with Dan...especially in light of how it's always been (a single form). (...) I'm not sure. Can you point me to specific examples of "bad wrapping in the quoted text"? One thing that I am aware of, however, is a -lack- of wrapping long (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) What NNTP server do you use? I was under the impression that it was written in Perl itself. [...] (...) How about a different interpretation - // and ** (and don't forget __ for underlining) might not be interpreted the same as the {} and [] (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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(...) I think that might make more work for the user than is strictly necessary. If the server detects changes automatically (or if JS disabled the "Post" button automatically), then it eliminates a step. --Todd (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Todd, I was justing post a blog when i thought of something (well, saw how the blog did it) - one the page where you compose the text, it has one button that says "preview". when you hit it, you go to a page with the text, but you are unable (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish.html)
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Quoting "Brian H. Nielsen" <70401.2635@compuserve.com>: (...) The problem is, that if you have two buttons, one says "Post" and one says "Preview", people would assume they're in the same form. I know I will. You can put multiple forms on the same (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) People already deal with multiple forms on a page and are used to the fact that the button they click is relevant only for the data on that form. The current Message Preview page is layed out in a manner that clearly suggests it is 2 different (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) That part sounds great to me. (...) And this part also sounds great -- except for one thing: What if someone makes edits in the lower form, but then clicks the "Post" button in the top form? --Todd (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) I'll trust you on how other browsers work, you've got to maintain compatability. You can still accomplish forcing a preview before every post by removing the post button from the message edit form, leaving only the preview button. On the (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Do you have Lucida Typewriter? Try setting your fixed-width font to default to that...it's a bit easier on the eyes than Courier. (...) Well, the only consolation I can offer today is a promise that we're making movements towards CSS, which (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) I guess I don't see the advantage of this part, and I can't stand how when reading via the web it makes the listed posts look one way, and the posts themselves a completely different way. Plus, that fixed-width font is a killer on the eyes. (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) I like that idea. In fact I could even implement that immediately without any CRC or JS. That's a great idea, Brian, thanks! The top half would have only a "Post" button (and the "E-mail me a copy" checkbox) and the bottom half would have only (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.publish.html)
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