Comments on the site - Problems to Address?

[Figaro]

To quote another post supposedly the keyboard shortcut is "q", but I'm having trouble figuring out how to apply it. The only way I can see how to quote is to highlight the post and quote marks will appear which can then be clicked on.

Am I missing something?

[julio]

I haven't figured out the keyboard "q" shortcut, but here are two ways to quote another post.

1. If you select (highlight) the post - or just a part of the post - that you want to quote, you'll get the "quote reply" button. If you click on that, or on the "Reply" link under that post, it opens the reply text field with the highlighted material already quoted. I highly recommend using this feature to respond to one point in a long post - just quote the part you're responding to, rather than quoting a whole (sometimes really LONG) post.

2. If you just click on the "Reply" link, it opens the reply text field. If you then click on the little balloon icon in the tool bar, it pulls in and quotes the entire post you're replying to.

[julio]

I'm having trouble getting the latest post on a thread displaying on the top of the page. Is it possible to change this?

If you're talking about having the thread display in inverse order - newest post at the top, with progressively older posts as you scroll down - no, I don't think Discourse does that.

From the category listing (e.g., you're in Renegade Phan Phorum, looking at the list of threads), you can go immediately to the latest post in a thread by clicking on the time in the Activity column (the right-most column).

[scorcher]

Thanks for the info Julio

[Figaro]

If you just click on the "Reply" link, it opens the reply text field. If you then click on the little balloon icon in the tool bar, it pulls in and quotes the entire post you're replying to.

I'll be darned. Thanks.

[julio]

Phillies 2016-2017 offseason Discussion

Here is one of the articles I read while the board was down on Middleton being designated as the front of the organization. It did say he is 48% owner. The limited partnership prohibits any owner gaining majority ownership.

John Middleton officially assumes control of Philli...

The really cool thing about this post? LSP just dropped the link to the philly.com article into his post - the board created that llink, with image and starting text, all on its own. The board calls these things "oneboxes," but whatever they're called, they're bloody elegant!

[LoneStarPhan]

Yes, this is a great feature. I discovered it yesterday when trying to figure out how to embed a link into a description of what the link was about. I commented that I didn't know how to do that yet, so I'd just put the link in my post. Lo and behold, a beautiful result. Love this feature.

[LoneStarPhan]

I just checked out this thread on my iPhone using Safari. It is very easy to read and looks good. I haven't explored all the features, but I think this is going to be okay.

Usually, I post from my laptop or desktop computer. Just for fun, I'll try a reply to this from my iPhone.

[LoneStarPhan]

Tried using a quote from my iPhone but can't get it to work. So I'll do a regular reply.

[julio]

Oh, you'll just love keying in any kind of coherent message on the iPhone keyboard - not!

But seriously...yes, the mobile implementation is pretty well done. It will be an adjustment for those who got used to Tapatalk - but it's intrinsic to the board, as opposed to a third-party plug-in with periodic issues (and yes, Tapatalk had issues from time to time, which Chris had to deal with). One software package to maintain, update, etc., instead of two.

[LoneStarPhan]

Tried using a quote from my iPhone but can't get it to work. So I'll do a regular reply.

Back on my laptop and can get the quote to work fine.

I went back to the iPhone and checked again. The bubble and line of options doesn't appear there when I click on the reply arrow. I'm sure it's there somewhere. Learning a new system is fun.

[LoneStarPhan]

A note on editing your posts.

If it is your post, the line at the bottom right of the post will have a pencil icon between the link and ... icons just to the left of the arrow Reply.

If it's not your post, you see the heart, link, ... and then the Reply.
If it's your post, no like but rather it's link, edit, ..., and then Reply.

[VoteForKalas]

Thanks Julio. Yes, go ahead and compress the name. That will work best.

[julio]

VFK - I've made the change.

[csnyder]

@julio Has anyone discovered @-mentions yet?

[julio]

@csnyder I can make it work - but I'm not sure why I would want to? What is the point of it?

[Figaro]

@csnyder I can make it work - but I'm not sure why I would want to? What is the point of it?

Possibly if you are mentioned in a topic you are not following, you will get tweaked to go check it out?

[VoteForKalas]

Thanks Julio, appreciate it

[csnyder]

I find them useful for making sure that people are notified when I mention them. I was just surprised that no one had tried it out yet.

[julio]