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Re: CODE vs QUOTE [message #12146 is a reply to message #12136] |
Tue, 29 July 2003 23:00   |
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esm2002
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prottoss wrote on Tue, 29 July 2003 18:01 | The whole idea behind the code tag is to format the text in such a way that it is shown as is. This is very important when showing code of various programs.
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hmmmm...I did say in my last postesm2002 wrote on Tue, 29 July 2003 11:54 |
nothing wrong with Quote: | "displaying text as is, without any formatting so that the data is shown without any modifications."
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As you can see from my post, if you want to not format it, I have no problem with that. But it would seem that it would be appropriate to identify that section as a separate section
Maybe if I am persistent like the guy who wanted to "Deleting Old Members"
prottoss wrote on Thu, 24 July 2003 18:29 | FYI:
Deleting Old Members
I've just added the edit, delete, ban/unban links to the member list allowing the administrator to quickly perform these actions on the listed users. This feature will be avaliable in the 2.5.1 release.
Thanks for being persistent and coming up with this idea.
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But this is still great software!
I still continue to promote it....
http://www.sentraweb.com/community/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1397
http://www.cgi-central.net/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=9&t=1701&s= 65ef6fbcf39420b3d5a528c19e4b90c2
usually, I recommend it sooner or later at any message board I sign into...
Gene
"The older I get, the more I admire competence, just simple competence in any field from adultery to zoology."
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Re: CODE vs QUOTE [message #12197 is a reply to message #12192] |
Thu, 31 July 2003 00:33   |
Ilia
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One way to do this would be to make [code] tag be converted to a special type of quote. Which as far as displaying of the data is concerned would do: [quote title=Code][code]some code...[./code][/title].
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Re: CODE vs QUOTE [message #12205 is a reply to message #12202] |
Thu, 31 July 2003 02:38   |
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esm2002
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prottoss wrote on Wed, 30 July 2003 21:23 | But you could apply the same sort of formatting inside the quote, no?
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ahhh, not exactly...
Quote: | Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused
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well, at least I have figured out how to use the code feature inside the quote feature to do what I want. and other users will almost never figure it out...
not exactly the solution I think is best but maybe you will have change of heart.
take a look at how the G-T folks handle it...
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/perl/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=247964;#247964
even that would be acceptable!
Gene
"The older I get, the more I admire competence, just simple competence in any field from adultery to zoology."
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Re: CODE vs QUOTE [message #12310 is a reply to message #12288] |
Mon, 04 August 2003 05:40   |
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esm2002
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prottoss wrote on Sat, 02 August 2003 18:36 | I think the argument is not the 'how will it look' but whether or not special code is needed or not.
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aaahhh, but the 'how will it look' was my argument from the beginning while your argument has been whether any 'special code is needed or not.'
remember the post above where I stated you could not even tell that the code feature had been used...1?:
esm2002 wrote on Tue, 29 July 2003 11:54 | One of the two following paragraphs uses the code feature. can you tell which one?
<th><b>Encrypt Admin Password?</b><br>encrypt password in config file to hide it?</th>
<td><input type=checkbox name=@ADMIN_PASS_ENCRYPTED@ value=1 checked></td>[/font]
<th><b>Encrypt Admin Password?</b><br>encrypt password in config file to hide it?</th>
<td><input type=checkbox name=@ADMIN_PASS_ENCRYPTED@ value=1 checked></td>
Can you even tell that the code feature has been used...!
Wouldn't it look so much better like this
Code: | <th><b>Encrypt Admin Password?</b><br>encrypt password in config file to hide it?</th>
<td><input type=checkbox name=@ADMIN_PASS_ENCRYPTED@ value=1 checked></td>
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prottoss wrote on Sat, 02 August 2003 18:36 | Ultimately doing [.quote][.code][./code][./quote] is hardly something complex, just perphaps not obvious.
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Yes, it is not complex. Yes, it is not obvious. Yes, almost no one will figure it out. Yes, there will those who ues it and like it. Yes, there will those who don't use because it don't "set apart" the text. Yes, IMHO, those is the latter group will far exceed the former group, making the code feature irrelevent.
It is code and not some free form text. Generally, it will be used in post that lots of paragraph of text interspersed with snippets of "code." Wouldn't it look better to set off the code form the other paragraphs?
Maybe we could have a code_two feature...
Sleep tight...don't let the bed bugs bite!
Gene
"The older I get, the more I admire competence, just simple competence in any field from adultery to zoology."
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Re: CODE vs QUOTE [message #12406 is a reply to message #12395] |
Wed, 06 August 2003 23:56   |
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esm2002
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in other words, you have no real reason other than that is just the other way you want it. You don't cite ease of use, code efficiency, speed, it looks better or anything of substance. you want it that way because you want it that way.
I have said it before: if you can build a better mousetrap than what is on the market, I am all for it even if no other one does it that way. But the crowd is not always wrong. Most times, something is done the way it is done because it really is the "best" way. If you deviate, then your reasons needs to be sound.
So far, all you have provided is form over substance. you want it a certain way because you want it a certin way without any substantive reason: form over substance.
Gene
"The older I get, the more I admire competence, just simple competence in any field from adultery to zoology."
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