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New Forum "Feature"
2004-12-25, 11:38 PM #1
I made the posted text into a link, so you can copy shortcut and link directly to posts more easily. I looked for such a link but couldnt find one, so I decided to make one. If VB already does this and I'm stupid please tell me.

Technical Details of the modification are as always in the forum admin forum.
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2004-12-25, 11:40 PM #2
<3 I've always wanted a pretty little feature like this. You should tell me how to do it so I can throw it on my own forum.

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2004-12-25, 11:56 PM #3
Some people don't understand what this is for so I'll try to explain more:

Right click on link, click "Copy Link Location" or "Copy Shortcut" (for you poor IE users), link is now in your clipboard. Now open, say, your favorite IRC client tuned to #massassi, and brag about how you just made the most hilarious post ever while in fact it is quite mediocre. Your friends click on this link and instead of bringing them to the thread and thus the top of the page, the magic of browserdry will bring them directly to where your post is on the page.
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2004-12-26, 4:45 AM #4
Quote:
Originally posted by oSiRiS
...Right click on link, click "Copy Link Location" or "Copy Shortcut" (for you poor IE users), link is now in your clipboard....


Enlightened folks will realize that you can simply click and drag the link to a chat window... ;)
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2004-12-26, 5:15 AM #5
And to a desktop, if you delight in a certain thread.

Nice osi.

Check out [url]www.ozoneasylum.com[/url]

They wrote their own board with "linkwords" that this reminds me of.
2004-12-26, 6:17 AM #6
Yes! I've been waiting for this for AGES!

Thank you!
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2004-12-26, 7:35 AM #7
Quote:
Originally posted by gbk
Enlightened folks will realize that you can simply click and drag the link to a chat window... ;)


What IRC client do you use? That sure doesn't work in mIRC..
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2004-12-26, 7:50 AM #8
Probably something like OpenLunixIRC
New! Fun removed by Vinny :[
2004-12-26, 9:02 AM #9
This is a very nice feature. Thanks, oS.
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2004-12-26, 9:59 AM #10
He could also be referring to an instant messaging client.
2004-12-26, 10:41 AM #11
Unless I'm missing something, the feature b]I[/b] was really hoping for was a clicky for each post, so you can click on ANY post and it'd give a link that you can do what you describe. At the moment, all I seem to be able to do is copy the link to the latest post in a thread (since "last" doesn't take you to the last page but the last post) or link to a post I just made.

Does that make sense?
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2004-12-26, 10:47 AM #12
Not really.
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2004-12-26, 11:22 AM #13
Quote:
New forum "feature"


So you've discovered a bug, do not want to fix it, and now going to call it a "feature?"
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2004-12-26, 11:57 AM #14
No, you're thinking of Microsoft.
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2004-12-26, 11:58 AM #15
no, the quotes are because it's not a very big addition and most people won't notice it.
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2004-12-26, 11:59 AM #16
Quote:
Originally posted by Gebohq
Unless I'm missing something, the feature b]I was really hoping for was a clicky for each post, so you can click on ANY post and it'd give a link that you can do what you describe. At the moment, all I seem to be able to do is copy the link to the latest post in a thread (since "last" doesn't take you to the last page but the last post) or link to a post I just made.

Does that make sense? [/B]


uhm i think that's what this is, otherwise no, i have no idea what you want
New! Fun removed by Vinny :[
2004-12-26, 2:05 PM #17
Quote:
Originally posted by oSiRiS
Probably something like OpenLunixIRC

Actully, its Kopete.
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2004-12-26, 2:36 PM #18
Gaim is better because Gnome is better.
2004-12-26, 4:55 PM #19
Quote:
Originally posted by Jon`C
Gaim is better because Gnome is better.


GBK's going to flay you for saying this.
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2004-12-26, 6:06 PM #20
Quote:
Originally posted by DogSRoOL
Not really.


OK, then I will show by example:

http://nice.purrsia.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=35;t=002671

This will link to the top of a page, just like we have now. Notice the little index card next to "Posted on December...." at the top of the post? Well, they have those on every post, and if you click it, it'll give you a link in your address bar SPECIFICALLY to that post. Like so:

http://nice.purrsia.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=35;t=002671;p=1#000002

Our forums seem to have this option, as it will direct you to your last post that you just made, but we appear to have no clicky option, so we are limited to WHICH post we can directly link. Unless I'm missing something, we do not have a clicky option enabled, which I would really like (it would be really useful for the ISB). Perhaps the terms "anchors" would make more sense?
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2004-12-26, 8:24 PM #21
Um.... that's exactly what he just implemented.

See right above this post that says posted:[/size].
Click that, then copy the url in the address bar (or copy it however you normally would copy a url, like right click -> copy link location, if you use firefox).
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2004-12-26, 10:38 PM #22
See, that wasn't very obvious.... 'sides most word-links appear in green....

<_<
>_>

*still feels stupid :( *

And I forgot to say: thank you very very much, oS :D
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2004-12-26, 11:41 PM #23
Awesome!
2004-12-27, 2:30 AM #24
Quote:
Originally posted by Gebohq
See, that wasn't very obvious.... 'sides most word-links appear in green....

<_<
>_>

*still feels stupid :( *

And I forgot to say: thank you very very much, oS :D


they were green but that was ugly so i changed them
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2004-12-27, 5:29 PM #25
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2004-12-27, 6:51 PM #26
You lie!

>.>


The real porn is here!
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2004-12-28, 1:42 AM #27
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2004-12-29, 12:19 AM #28
I think the underline on "Posted" should removed and change the color to that of the links.
2004-12-29, 2:19 AM #29
Very nice!
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2005-01-01, 10:52 PM #30
Where is my free porn?!?!?
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2005-01-02, 9:51 AM #31
EDITED FOR PORNOGRAPHIC CONTENT
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2005-01-02, 1:22 PM #32
Sounds good.. if you're an exhibitionist whore who absolutely must show off to people the hilarious and/or intelligent stuff you've been posting on Massassi....

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2005-01-02, 9:00 PM #33
Quote:
Edited by oSiRiS
EDITED FOR PORNOGRAPHIC CONTENT
Riiiight...
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