An enhanced editor
Here are instructions for enhancing the editor we use in forums and feeds: How to: Enhance the editor
This was announced before, but I'm repeating it here because it came up again in connection with creating tables in forum posts.
At present this solution is experimental, and I know some things don't work. Please use this thread or PM me to report issues, even though I can't guarantee I'll be able to fix them all.
I've just upload version 0.10, and you can update here as usual. The documentation has also been updated.
In this version:
- The interface language is set to English as noted above.
- There are more animal emoji as noted above.
- In your My Settings page you can turn off the spelling checker so it uses your web browser's own spelling checker. But to see suggested corrections you then have to remember to hold down the Ctrl key while you right-click the word.
- For listeners only, on your My Settings page the signature setting has moved to beneath your screen name. (For members it's still where it was.)
- It now converts URLs to links automatically, but only complete URLs that begin with http, and 7 Cups e-mail addresses.
- It doesn't convert URLs or text smileys if you are editing someone else's post. (But it does if it's your own post.)
Charlie
Yay for animal emoji!!!
Thank you for all the awesome updates!
@RarelyCharlie
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
thanks! thats brilliant!
@RarelyCharlie
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@RarelyCharlie I'm not just sure if it this is only happening to me but I can't seem to fix my signature on my settings after the installation of the latest version. Also, 
(< 3) turns into a bird for me instead of heart
Era
Oh yes, it's a Parrot! I'll fix that right away.
But the signature still looks like it works for me, so I'm not sure what's going wrong there.
@Erato
Rarely
That's done, and version 0.11 is uploaded. I think the red heart was the only one affected.
I was able to change my signature to Rarely and back to Charlie, and I still can't think of what the problem could be. I only moved the setting below the screen name without changing anything else about it.
@RarelyCharlie
Charlie
Thank you!
I'm not sure why it doesn't show up for me. There's no option for me to have it On/Off as well as the signature box is missing.
@RarelyCharlie
Era
I can see Era at the bottom
And
@Erato
testing edit feature
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The signature was nowhere to be found in my settings but it's all good now c:
@MistyMagic
Inner peace is the new success.
@RarelyCharlie Hi, I'm running the latest version of the editor but today suddenly I can no longer see the "Save" button whilst editing posts to work. not sure if this is a new error or something that is being worked on.
Your wings already exist, all you've got to do is fly!
Oh-oh 
I can see the Save button but when I press it nothing happens. I'll look into it right now.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Charlie
It looks like there were two different problems. One may have been a local problem with the Internet connection, and it fixed itself.
The other problem is that when you edit a post but don't change anything, the Save button just does nothing. I could either disable the Save button until you make a change, or display an error message if you click Save without changing anything. Which would you prefer?
@RarelyCharlie
Charlie
You are such a hero doing all this for us, I was wondering why do you have the tagged persons name at the bottom not at the top?
@RarelyCharlie 
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Good question! I have no idea how it got to be that way 
I'll put it back.
@MistyMagic
Charlie
or 
and 
Brilliant thanks
@RarelyCharlie
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@MistyMagic Version 0.13, which as usual is available here, places the cursor after the tag (and a space) when you reply.
Charlie
I can? I just successfully editing my own post? I'm using the browser version
@SoulfullyAButterfly
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@MistyMagic oh maybe its a browser thing then...
@RarelyCharlie if it helps I am on Edge.
Your wings already exist, all you've got to do is fly!
Version 0.12, which as usual is here, has these changes:
- If you like all your posts to use the same text colour and size, you can capture the style you like and you'll automatically get that style in future. Write something in the style you like, right-click it and choose Capture style from the context menu. To undo it, right-click anything you've written and choose Release style. I'm hoping this will not encourage unreadable colour schemes
- B) and 8) no longer turn into emoji like they do in chats (but B-) and 8-) still become
) - If you edit a post, make no changes, and try to save it you now get a warning message to tell you why it won't save.
Charlie
@RarelyCharlie Thank you! And thank you for Dark Theme, it helps a lot with flashy colour schemes that are bad for my eyes...
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
Just saw this post now and finally figured out how everyone's forum posts are so beautiful! @RarelyCharlie
I can't wait to try it out!
PS @Anomalia I'm just as excited as you for Bullet Points!!!
Oooh posting to do this later
@RarelyCharlie
I noticed yesterday when trying to change a forum page just adding a space I am still getting an error message like the page doesn't know I really made a change. I had to remove letters and readd letters to make it save.
@DanaMH Ah, that's annoying 
I'll try to tweak it right now.
Charlie
@RarelyCharlie Version 0.14, which as usual is available here, is less picky about requiring a change to the text when you edit a post (I hope).
Also, when it thinks nothing changed the warning is now, "Nothing to save? Save again if you really mean this" and you can press Save a second time to make it save anyway.
Charlie
@RarelyCharlie
Awesome! Thanks so much for changing this for us.
Version 0.16, available here as usual, makes a couple of minor cosmetic changes to match some recent changes made by 7 Cups.
Charlie
@RarelyCharlie
thanks Charlie!
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Finally trying this out! I love it! 
Be Brave
@AnyaS welcome to the party.
Your wings already exist, all you need to do is fly!
@AnyaS
woohoo we have been testing it out for you! and Charlie has been working really hard to get this perfection.
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Haha I love it! Especially the fact that I can scroll in the thread!! 
@SoulfullyAButterfly @MistyMagic
Be Brave
@AnyaS @SoulfullyAButterfly @MistyMagic
That is so true and helps a ton when answering folks it is so much easier.
@RarelyCharlie as of today, the Enhanced Editor as well as Smart Links have not been working, TaperMonkey is installed but has no scripts... has something happened?
*Tampermonkey
@SoulfullyAButterfly I have not changed anything, and I haven't seen the scripts disappear myself. I'm wondering if it's possible your web browser updated itself and somehow lost the scripts. And I'm wondering if you can simply re-install the scripts.
Charlie
@RarelyCharlie alright I sure will try reinstalling them. It was a bummer to lose my Smart Links...
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Mine are still working great (thanks @RarelyCharlie) but there was an update to the monkey thing a couple of days ago?
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@MistyMagic oh I see i guess thats what caused something. Will try reinstall everything.