Do you ever get trapped in the quotation box?
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Interesting. I only get this using Chrome on Android. Thanks for the tip.
Or hit the browser return/back arrow, kill any saved drafts & then start again?
I have noticed if you have typed something below the quotation box that you tried to edit, if you delete past the first character, you end up stuck in the quotation box... :#
I have noticed if you have typed something below the quotation box that you tried to edit, if you delete past the first character, you end up stuck in the quotation box... :#
Kittyfrisk said:Or hit the browser return/back arrow, kill any saved drafts & then start again?
I have noticed if you have typed something below the quotation box that you tried to edit, if you delete past the first character, you end up stuck in the quotation box... :#
Yes. And it's bloody annoying when it happens.
LionAquaLooper said:Kittyfrisk said:Or hit the browser return/back arrow, kill any saved drafts & then start again?
I have noticed if you have typed something below the quotation box that you tried to edit, if you delete past the first character, you end up stuck in the quotation box... :#
Yes. And it's bloody annoying when it happens.It’s not like it’s hard to avoid though
Aha! Thanks :)
I wonder how many brave souls have become lost in the quotation box, falling prey to others trapped in there, unable to escape or go on. We should all bow our heads in a moments reflection of our fallen.
Good tip. Amazingly, I'd managed to figure that one out myself, I don't really understand what I'm doing in the world of "</>" but I keep trying until it works. I hate untidy posts. :) Forget about doing that on a phone, though...
Splendid thanks
fastonebaz said:Splendid thanks
Doh, doesn't work on mobile, there's no option to get to the html
Ohhhhh yes there is, you just need to rotate yr phone into landscape mode and the html button appears and can be clicked and so it works!fastonebaz said:fastonebaz said:Splendid thanks
Doh, doesn't work on mobile, there's no option to get to the html
Good tip. I'm too clumsy with my phone to do that, I think, but good to know it's possible.fastonebaz said:Ohhhhh yes there is, you just need to rotate yr phone into landscape mode and the html button appears and can be clicked and so it works!fastonebaz said:fastonebaz said:Splendid thanks
Doh, doesn't work on mobile, there's no option to get to the html
Thank you! I am cackhanded at typing on my phone so this happens to me a lot!
LET ME OUT!
Philly_Q said:Good tip. Amazingly, I'd managed to figure that one out myself, I don't really understand what I'm doing in the world of "</>" but I keep trying until it works. I hate untidy posts.Forget about doing that on a phone, though...
The <something> and </something> are "tags" of the HTML code that creates web pages. It's easier to follow if you treat these tags as opening and closing markers. The <div> tag creates a new paragraph, and to end the paragraph you need a closing </div> tag. The only tag in the example given that doesn't need to be closed with the / is <br> that creates a new line (break).
<blockquote class="Quote">
<div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Littlejonny</a>
said: By the way I'm trapped typing in this grey box and don't know how
to get out....!</div>
</blockquote>
<br>Within the opening < and > of a tag you can make the text or object display in a certain way by referring to an accompanying attribute that's found either elsewhere in the same page of code or an external "script" or "style" file that's fetched in when the page loads, for example <blockquote class="Quote"> Everything that happens from there until the "blockquote is closed with the </blockquote> is displayed in the specified manner, i.e. within the grey box as specified by the "Quote" class.
Within the <blockquote> and </blockquote> there is a <div> that creates the paragraph inside the grey box and the paragraph is closed off again at the end with a </div>
Within that you have the <a> and </a> that creates a clickable hyperlink that should open the specified "target".
It would normally have a web address / a URL as the target using "href=", like this:
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/profile/5377/Philly_Q"> Link To PhillyQ's Profile</a>
rel="nofollow" is used by Google, to specify that the Google search spider should not follow that link.
target="_blank" tells the browser to open the target of the link in a new window or tab.
The text between the > and </a> is the text that will be displayed as the clickable link like THIS
All the other text after the </a> and before the </div> is displayed as normal text in the grey blockquote box.
When Roland has suggested flipping over to the HTML code display and typing something after the <br>, it is creating new standard text outside and below the grey blockquote box. You could also type <div>.add some text here.</div> to place your new text in a new paragraph below the grey box and then flip back to the normal editing mode where you can then delete whatever ended up wrongly inside the grey box.
Doesn't work on my phone.fastonebaz said:Ohhhhh yes there is, you just need to rotate yr phone into landscape mode and the html button appears and can be clicked and so it works!fastonebaz said:fastonebaz said:Splendid thanks
Doh, doesn't work on mobile, there's no option to get to the html
Perhaps it depends on screen size?
Testingfastonebaz said:Ohhhhh yes there is, you just need to rotate yr phone into landscape mode and the html button appears and can be clicked and so it works!fastonebaz said:fastonebaz said:Splendid thanks
Doh, doesn't work on mobile, there's no option to get to the html
Rotating works on tablet.
There was no <br> at the end when I pressed the button though. Last line was </blockquote>. Didn't matter because I typed after the block quote line and it worked as well.
But then I escaped!LionAquaLooper said:There was no <br> at the end when I pressed the button though. Last line was </blockquote>. Didn't matter because I typed after the block quote line and it worked as well.
Oops I'm stuck
Never mind that.... what about deleting drafts ? It saves a draft every 2 microseconds and you need the accuracy of Robin Hood to hit that little 'x' to delete them.
Those of us with High IQ's worked this out on day one [smug mode]
Actually that should be <smugmode>Those of us with High IQ's worked this out on day one</smugmode>axisus said:Those of us with High IQ's worked this out on day one [smug mode]
Most of us think before we start typing, so we don't have the problem of abandoned drafts... ;)Emp_Fab said:Never mind that.... what about deleting drafts ? It saves a draft every 2 microseconds and you need the accuracy of Robin Hood to hit that little 'x' to delete them.
I would far rather have my drafts saved every couple of seconds than have my typed text disappear irrecoverably when I hit the submit button and something falters with the site or connectivity, as happens on some forums without the draft saving functionality. I do agree with Emp_Fab in that you have to be deadly accurate in clicking or touching the X to delete a draft. Of course the worse that happens is that the draft just reopens in the thread for editing, which isn't what you could really call a major inconvenience to most people.
I don't think such people would capitalise "high".BillDL said:Actually that should be <smugmode>Those of us with High IQ's worked this out on day one</smugmode>axisus said:Those of us with High IQ's worked this out on day one [smug mode]
I'm never sure about the use of the apostrophe for plurals of acronyms or initials either.
Having looked it up, plurals of acronyms and initials should not include an apostrophe.
I therefore believe that @axisus's use of smug mode was not merited.
I therefore believe that @axisus's use of smug mode was not merited.
FTFYSporky said:Having looked it up, plural of acronyms and initials should not include an apostrophe.
I therefore [smugly] believe that @axisus's use of smug mode was not merited.
Similarly I sometimes attempt to delete a quote in a draft and end up stuck with a blue font as per the person quoted username.
Press the </> icon, and you will see all the hidden characters.
Place your cursor at the end after “<br>” and continue typing