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General Category => Suggestions, Comments, Questions => Topic started by: polly_mer on May 18, 2019, 02:26:32 PM

Title: Play with Features Here
Post by: polly_mer on May 18, 2019, 02:26:32 PM
We can write in Comic Sans!

And make the text huge or tiny

What does the hash tag do for us? this do?

Ooh, a table

Label 1Value 1
Label 2Value 2
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: mamselle on May 18, 2019, 02:37:13 PM
I guess you DID mean to make the IHE article post in 90 point text, then!!

I guess Courier is Ok, too (not my favorite font).....like this?

M.
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: polly_mer on May 18, 2019, 02:40:11 PM
We are working on alpha testing to see what's annoying and should be turned off
Quoteor what needs to be listed explicitly as standard practice here.

import antigravity

(python joke https://xkcd.com/353/ because # appears to be a code typesetting convention.)
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: mamselle on May 18, 2019, 03:00:25 PM
GOT IT

M.
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: eigen on May 18, 2019, 03:57:19 PM
We turned off a bunch of the annoying stuff already (colors, image links, moving text, emojis) so we should be down to minimally annoying at the moment. Always good to test what someone can do if they really try, though!
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: mamselle on May 18, 2019, 04:22:41 PM
Maybe you could leave them up for the Posting While Plastered thread.

Those posters might have fun with the options...

M.
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: polly_mer on May 18, 2019, 04:50:48 PM
Quote from: eigen on May 18, 2019, 03:57:19 PM
We turned off a bunch of the annoying stuff already (colors, image links, moving text, emojis) so we should be down to minimally annoying at the moment. Always good to test what someone can do if they really try, though!

I knew you had shut off many of the very most annoying features.  I was intrigued by what's left that is new in this interface.  Most of it seems possibly useful, but the font size does seem weird to me.  The font face doesn't show up on every device as being different.
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: eigen on May 18, 2019, 06:19:56 PM
Quote from: polly_mer on May 18, 2019, 04:50:48 PM
Quote from: eigen on May 18, 2019, 03:57:19 PM
We turned off a bunch of the annoying stuff already (colors, image links, moving text, emojis) so we should be down to minimally annoying at the moment. Always good to test what someone can do if they really try, though!

I knew you had shut off many of the very most annoying features.  I was intrigued by what's left that is new in this interface.  Most of it seems possibly useful, but the font size does seem weird to me.  The font face doesn't show up on every device as being different.

It's really cool how granular it is- it's not a single on off, but you can individually activate each BBC code unit.
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: fast_and_bulbous on May 19, 2019, 05:51:47 AM
I wouldn't worry about 'font size abuse'. We are all adults here.... right? Ahahahah....

Seriously, I wouldn't worry about it. However, having Comic Sans as a font option is just begging for trouble...
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: polly_mer on May 19, 2019, 06:09:31 AM
You don't worry about font size abuse?

That's ok.  You don't have to worry about the trivial


After all, none of us have

  • ever.
seen any adults ever abuse any formatting options

even when clear formatting instructions were GIVEN

Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: polly_mer on May 19, 2019, 06:10:34 AM
Seriously, though, I just wanted to play with new features (I can see many uses of tables in my future) and thought others might like the same.
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: eigen on May 19, 2019, 06:33:30 AM
I think I might re-enable marquee text. Just for me. And use it for occasional fun.
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: polly_mer on May 19, 2019, 06:56:13 AM
You deserve something special, Eigen, for taking lead!
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: polly_mer on May 20, 2019, 06:05:13 AM
:)  Can I use smileys?  No, huh.

How about the hidden text?  Yep, just hover the mouse over the text!
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: Hibush on May 20, 2019, 06:41:32 AM
Where does the message icon show up?

Teletype
Second line
Third line

Andale mono
Second line
Third line
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: poiuy on May 20, 2019, 01:16:31 PM

Query: posters can play with font size.  But what about when we read the fora?  It's showing up as a very small font, and the quotes are eye-wateringly impossible to read. 
Can a reader adjust the font size without just magnifying the entire web page? 
Or, if that's a site design issue, can the admins make the font a little bigger?

Thanks ..... in anticipation

Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: polly_mer on May 20, 2019, 05:30:56 PM
Poiuy,

Thanks for the feedback.  I've put a copy of your post on http://thefora.org/index.php?topic=6.msg438#msg438 and we'll follow up.

If you can provide more information (What browser?  What device?  What do you see in particular posts?) on the Testing thread, then we can start adjusting.
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: darkstarrynight on May 20, 2019, 07:48:37 PM
Playing with fonts woohoo!
Gettinghigh
Going low
Forget everything I wrote
Title: Re: Play with Features Here
Post by: namazu on May 20, 2019, 09:48:08 PM
Nice to have subscripts and superscripts.