Currently, when you press the 'img' button to insert the image bbcode, a little popup appears. I liked it when you could highlight a link, press image and the tags would appear around it. Can we have this back? (If you don't know what I mean, highlight some text and press the bold text button.)

Currently, when you press the 'img' button to insert the image bbcode, a little popup appears. I liked it when you could highlight a link, press image and the tags would appear around it. Can we have this back? (If you don't know what I mean, highlight some text and press the bold text button.)

Yesh, I agree

Yesh, I agree

What are you supposed to input in that box? The location of the image in your computer?

What are you supposed to input in that box? The location of the image in your computer?

Thats the way IP likes his bbcode, personally I like lack of javascript popups. I personally hope to eventually have a "standard" and "expert" bbtag modes with my latova where the expert mode just prints out the bbtags and lets you fill in the information while the standard mode makes ajax popups guiding you through the information. Both modes however if you had text selected would just incase the content in question with the bbtags. Maybe IP would like to implement something similar some day, but I think it'd be a definite improvement. We could also look into a WYSIWYG editor but I've never personally liked those, it feels unnatural to me. I maybe just like looking at bbtags more.

Thats the way IP likes his bbcode, personally I like lack of javascript popups.

I personally hope to eventually have a "standard" and "expert" bbtag modes with my latova where the expert mode just prints out the bbtags and lets you fill in the information while the standard mode makes ajax popups guiding you through the information. Both modes however if you had text selected would just incase the content in question with the bbtags.

Maybe IP would like to implement something similar some day, but I think it'd be a definite improvement.

We could also look into a WYSIWYG editor but I've never personally liked those, it feels unnatural to me. I maybe just like looking at bbtags more.

Warboards uses a wysiwyg system, I really don't like it. It also works with standard tags though, so I just use those.

Warboards uses a wysiwyg system, I really don't like it. It also works with standard tags though, so I just use those.

While we're on post customisation, could you guys add MathML or LaTeX support? We often get into mathy debates, and I <3 having my posts look proper.

While we're on post customisation, could you guys add MathML or LaTeX support? We often get into mathy debates, and I <3 having my posts look proper.

[color=#b5b5ff]Haha, Syphon has a point, but I tend to get by with abusing charmap :P I agree though that WYSIWYG is pretty ugly. It feels too much like word processing :| [/color]

Haha, Syphon has a point, but I tend to get by with abusing charmap

I agree though that WYSIWYG is pretty ugly. It feels too much like word processing

[quote=name:DT_Battlekruser][color=#b5b5ff]Haha, Syphon has a point, but I tend to get by with abusing charmap :P I agree though that WYSIWYG is pretty ugly. It feels too much like word processing :| [/color][/quote] For the sake of me possibly brainstorming a better way of doing WYSIWYG, what exactly do you dislike about it and how do you think it can be improved?

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Haha, Syphon has a point, but I tend to get by with abusing charmap

I agree though that WYSIWYG is pretty ugly. It feels too much like word processing

For the sake of me possibly brainstorming a better way of doing WYSIWYG, what exactly do you dislike about it and how do you think it can be improved?

[color=#b5b5ff]I guess I just dislike having to click heavily around what essentially feels like an application within a browser. I tend to be able to get much better formatting results when I can insert tags manually than when I have to use things like the bold button. That and most WYSIWYG editors have the disturbing dichotomy of needed to click on formatting buttons but not supporting the standard control shortcuts (cntl+b, cntl+i, etc.). Gmail would definitely be my favorite of the WYSIWYG editors I've seen.[/color]

I guess I just dislike having to click heavily around what essentially feels like an application within a browser. I tend to be able to get much better formatting results when I can insert tags manually than when I have to use things like the bold button. That and most WYSIWYG editors have the disturbing dichotomy of needed to click on formatting buttons but not supporting the standard control shortcuts (cntl+b, cntl+i, etc.). Gmail would definitely be my favorite of the WYSIWYG editors I've seen.