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Brandon Rivera11 said:No. 🤦
Take a look at what I wrote above—the forum glitched and threw my post right over yours...
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Nicholas Williams7 said:text
Nicholas Williams7 said:I don't get how you're moving those big brackets used for the QUOTE tag. From what I can gather, you're supposed to shift them to the end of every single quote you want to reply to, otherwise you lose the actual text and just end up with a lonely "quote" label sitting there!
The little experiment I ran above is 🤦
| Brandon Rivera11 says: Dude! 🙂 What the hell are you doing? 🙂 A single quote block uses exactly one code. That code is what you see inside those brackets, and it’s split into two parts—one goes before your text, and the other goes after. When you want to quote someone, there are basically three ways to play it: 1. A plain quote without a name, where the code looks like this: |
- To make sure the code actually displays right, you have to kill that space I put between the first bracket and the word quote. If you do it right, you get this:
2. A quote with a username, but without linking back to a specific post. The code looks like this:Nicholas Williams7 said:. Again, to fix the display, just ditch the space I left between the opening bracket and the word quote. Then you get this:
And then there's the third option—the one you've been banging your head against: a quote that includes both the username and a link to the original post. The code isNicholas Williams7;postnumber said:. Just remember to wipe out that extra space between the first bracket and the word quote. Here’s how it would look using your last post as an example:
Yeah, the surgery was a success, but the patient didn't make it.
Bottom line: you need one set of codes for every segment you want to quote. One quote, one code.
Nicholas Williams7 said:breaking quotes one
breaking quotes two
breaking quotes three
Nicholas Williams7 41828474 said:quote breaking two
Nicholas Williams7 41828474 said:quote breaking three
Nicholas Williams7 said:if right now
I can't get it to work
is going to lose my mind
Nicholas Williams7 said:if right now
I can't get it to work
is going to lose my mind
Nicholas Williams7 said:if right now
I can't get it to work
is going to lose my mind
Brandon Rivera11;41834375 said: 🤣
So, what? You’re just gonna sit there and manually retype every single digit from scratch? Fine by me. Go ahead.😁 Look, if you ever find yourself hitting a wall and feeling completely burnt out, just use this copy/paste method I put together. It’ll make sure none of my hard work goes to waste. 😁
Alright, I'm going to put some actual effort into this now.Brandon Rivera11;41834375 said:
Look, there’s more than one way to grab a chunk of text. You can just highlight the section you want by dragging your mouse over it, or if you prefer being more precise, you can click once with the left button and then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll through and select exactly what you need. It’s basic stuff, really.Brandon Rivera11;41834375 said:
Look, in your case, you’re trying to copy that specific chunk inside the square brackets at the start of the post. You need to grab the brackets too, otherwise, it just won't work right.
I’ve got this nagging gut feeling that we’re about to watch another absolute circus unfold. It's going to be a total joke, just like last time. 🤣Brandon Rivera11;41834375 said:
Once you’ve highlighted that chunk of text, just reach for the "Ctrl" key on your keyboard. Hold that down, hit "C" at the same time, and you're done. It's a much faster way to copy stuff than fumbling around with a mouse.
Once you've actually set that up, you just pick the specific spot in the post where you want the copied text to land. Click right there until that blinking vertical cursor shows up, then hit Ctrl and V at the same time. It’s a much faster way to paste things than fumbling around with menus.
So far, this whole copying thing seems to be working out alright. 🙂Brandon Rivera11 said:🤣
Well, if you really want to, go ahead and retype every single number one by one... 😁 If that gets too exhausting for you—and it might—here’s a quick copy/paste workaround so I'm not just wasting my breath. 😁
Just highlight the section you need by clicking and dragging your cursor over the text you want to grab.
In your case, you'll want to grab that part inside the brackets at the start of the post. Include the brackets too, just to be safe.
Once that bit is highlighted, find the "ctrl" key on your keyboard, hold it down, and hit "c" at the same time. It's much faster than manual typing.
After that, go to where you actually want to put the text, click there so you see that blinking vertical line, then hold "ctrl" again and tap "v". That's the shortcut for pasting.
Once you've copied something once, you can keep pasting it as many times as you need.
P.S. Honestly, I kind of wish you were just trolling me... 😁
Look, I'm not trolling anyone. I’m just a guy who knows his way around a computer. That's really all there is to it. 😁
Nicholas Williams7 said:Look, I'm not trolling anyone. I’m just a guy who knows his way around a computer. That's really all there is to it. 😁
shadowpilot8;41836202 said:
You missed the closing quote tag on Lady Gaga's quotes,shadowpilot8;41836202 said:
It’s a total joke again. If I try to copy everything inside this first set of brackets along with the code, how am I supposed to ditch the extra stuff just so I can grab that last bracket? It feels like it just sticks in my clipboard memory. How do I clear the command so I can actually toggle between copying the first bracket and then the second one?shadowpilot8 said:
You forgot the closing quote tag on Lady Gaga's quotes; you only included the opening one. 🙂
I'm slowly getting the hang of it too, Naucic 😁
shadowpilot8 said:Do you see that icon for the Wrap Quote tags?
Select your text and click it. Delete the first part before the username you are quoting—specifically the [ / Quote ] bit—and leave the rest. It should work fine then.
shadowpilot8 said:Do you see that icon for the Wrap Quote tags?
Select your text and click it. Delete the first part before the username you are quoting—specifically the [ / Quote ] bit—and leave the rest. It should work fine then.
shadowpilot8 said:Do you see that icon for the Wrap Quote tags?
Select your text and click it. Delete the first part before the username you are quoting—specifically the [ / Quote ] bit—and leave the rest. It should work fine then.
Nicholas Williams7 said:I'm slowly getting the hang of it too, Naucic 😁
Brandon Rivera11 said:It stays in your clipboard until you highlight some other text and copy that instead. Basically, once you copy something new, the old stuff is gone... simple as that..
And regarding the quote above—you just need to add the closing tag at the end—
Brandon Rivera11;41837851 said:
Man, I see it now. I totally botched that one!
Thanks for the help 🙂
Nicholas Williams7 said:Now we’re finally getting somewhere. It's actually looking right for once.
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The system you just laid out for me? It’s actually brilliant.
Brandon Rivera11 said:It stays in your clipboard until you highlight some other text and copy that instead. Basically, once you copy something new, the old stuff is gone... simple as that..
And regarding the quote above—you just need to add the closing tag at the end—
Brandon Rivera11;41837851 said:you're just pasting some other text here.
Finewhile you were busy quoting me—all you actually had to do was tack on the second part at the end.
Fine
Nicholas Williams7 said:more and more
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Brandon Rivera11 said:Hey, you actually nailed that last one. Now, just hit edit in the bottom right corner and take a look at how you set it up—do it exactly like that for every post moving forward...
