A reference for Ant

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Re: A reference for Ant

Reply #15 – March 01, 2014, 04:48:54 pm

This is turning into an "Editor Tweaks" thread. Might as well add another one.

I cannot see the point of having the text blurb above the quick reply editor. It's a quick reply form. They're common these days. Anyone will know what it is. They may have required an explanation in 1990, but these days anyone will read the blurb and think "Well d'oh".

If it's removed that will save some space, and be less work for i18n.

Re: A reference for Ant

Reply #16 – March 01, 2014, 09:30:48 pm

Some good suggestions, and you know I love to remove BBC codes.

So the summary so far:
1) remove the "whats quick reply for" text,
2) shift the quote button ... where ... could move it to the front of that "block" and then shift that "block" to be the first in the second row?
3) nuke or combine pre/tt ... the only use for those that I know of is when posting tabulated data where you need the monospaced font.

Re: A reference for Ant

Reply #17 – March 01, 2014, 10:14:38 pm

Quote from: groundup – March 01, 2014, 12:52:29 pmDrop pre and tt. Code handles pre and tt can be done with fonts.

This is preformatted text in a pre tag. This is preformatted text in a pre tag. This is preformatted text in a pre tag. This is preformatted text in a pre tag. This is preformatted text in a pre tag.

Code: (Title) [Select]

This is preformatted text in a code tag. This is preformatted text in a code tag. This is preformatted text in a code tag. This is preformatted text in a code tag. This is preformatted text in a code tag. This is preformatted text in a code tag.

Eh, code handles pre marginally well. The Code: (Title) part of the header is a bit strange and unintuitive. The code highlighting is awful if you're trying to display blocks of text. The best is actually to combine quote and pre, like so:

Quote

This is preformatted text in a pre tag inside a quote box. This is preformatted text in a pre tag inside a quote box. This is preformatted text in a pre tag inside a quote box. This is preformatted text in a pre tag inside a quote box. This is preformatted text in a pre tag inside a quote box.

Re: A reference for Ant

Reply #18 – March 02, 2014, 02:03:38 am

Pre is meant to be used for pre-formatted text, not for monospace fonts, so the current use of it makes no sense anyway. Since the wysiwyg will accept pre-formatted text, I see no reason to keep the pre tag. It may have made sense in the old days.

Not sure about button order yet. If tables are the only realistic use for teletype, perhaps those two buttons should be together. Having quote, code, spoiler and footnote together probably makes sense, with image, url and email kept as they are.

And yeah, what is "Code: (Title) [Select]" supposed to mean? I know it's a code tag, and the select bit makes sense, but why text saying "(Title)"?

Re: A reference for Ant

Reply #19 – March 02, 2014, 03:55:21 am

Quote from: Antechinus – March 02, 2014, 02:03:38 amAnd yeah, what is "Code: (Title) [Select]" supposed to mean? I know it's a code tag, and the select bit makes sense, but why text saying "(Title)"?

To add a code description like it has been used for ages:

Code: (find) [Select]

something

Code: (replace with) [Select]

something else

or:

Code: (from Action.class.php) [Select]

class Action

No biggies if removed, but is nice to have.

Re: A reference for Ant

Reply #20 – March 02, 2014, 05:47:16 am

Oh ok. So it'd probably be clearer if it didn't say "Title" when there was nothing entered there. Coz then there aint no title.

Also doesn't really need brackets and a colon. One or the other would make more sense, in terms of punctuation.

Re: A reference for Ant

Reply #21 – March 02, 2014, 05:55:43 am

Well... it never says title...

Code: [Select]

without param

Re: A reference for Ant

Reply #22 – March 02, 2014, 02:29:53 pm

Quote from: emanuele – March 02, 2014, 05:55:43 amWell... it never says title...

Well unless you add it in

Code: (WTF) [Select]

Stuff

Hey why does that say WTF, it makes no sense to me !!! Now I'm outraged at seeing that even though I entered it there.

Re: A reference for Ant

Reply #23 – March 02, 2014, 03:32:31 pm

OK, so blame ET.

And it could still lose the brackets.

Re: A reference for Ant

Reply #24 – March 02, 2014, 03:39:53 pm

Quote from: Antechinus – March 02, 2014, 03:32:31 pmOK, so blame ET. And it could still lose the brackets.

Ignore him, Antechinus has gone senile on us.

Re: A reference for Ant

Reply #25 – March 02, 2014, 03:50:43 pm

Code: (Ignore her, she's stupid) [Select]

:P