27-07-2015, 09:23 AM
This is perhaps a good time to mention a post I made a while back, not long after we changed to this version of the forum software...
The post was primarily about quoting, but from about half way down, I go into how to put the editor into the default "BBCode" way of working - the same way that most forums work by default, and the same way that the "Quick Reply" facility works. Generally, I prefer to work in normal mode - the WYSIWYG editor is quite good, but can be problematic.
Please see: http://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/...p?tid=4638
If you do wish to use Word to compose first - and with the spelling and grammar checking, that's perfectly understandable - then pasting into the editor while in "BBCode" mode should give better results. If you paste into the editor when it is in WYSIWYG mode, then it'll pick up on the font and other formatting features, which might cause problems when the post is submitted.
If you prefer, you can set "BBCode" as your default editor mode - you can do that in your profile settings page.
Hope this helps,
Mark
The post was primarily about quoting, but from about half way down, I go into how to put the editor into the default "BBCode" way of working - the same way that most forums work by default, and the same way that the "Quick Reply" facility works. Generally, I prefer to work in normal mode - the WYSIWYG editor is quite good, but can be problematic.
Please see: http://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/...p?tid=4638
If you do wish to use Word to compose first - and with the spelling and grammar checking, that's perfectly understandable - then pasting into the editor while in "BBCode" mode should give better results. If you paste into the editor when it is in WYSIWYG mode, then it'll pick up on the font and other formatting features, which might cause problems when the post is submitted.
If you prefer, you can set "BBCode" as your default editor mode - you can do that in your profile settings page.
Hope this helps,
Mark
