Quote feature

[Neoma]

I notice that the top of each post has an arrow -->. Some people have been cross-referencing other people's posts. I see the same arrow in the quote, and if you roll over it, it will tell you where the original post was.

I can't figure out how to do this myself. Can someone direct me?

Just to be clear, I don't mean just selecting the quote bubble and cutting a quote from someone else's post. I know how to do that...

[dancingbarefoot]

I think it just happens automatically now whenever you quote someone.

[Neoma]

I think it just happens automatically now whenever you quote someone.Let's see. I'm quoting you now...

:flower:

[Neoma]

Nope. If you roll over the little arrow, it just says Default.

[Dianyla]

The arrow is the default thread icon. See, I just changed my reply to be a smile.

[dancingbarefoot]

Hm, well I just noticed that it happened automatically when I quoted someone in another thread, and the code looks like this:

[.quote=username;3651]blah blah[/quote]

I got it by just hitting the quote button. The number is the post number within the thread, which you can get from the thread's URL if it's not happening automatically.

[dancingbarefoot]

Nope. If you roll over the little arrow, it just says Default.

And like Diane said, you can change the icon but still use the cross-referencing.

[Neoma]

Hmmmm...I'm wondering if this is a mod-thing. I'm not getting the little arrow in the quotes that I'm making. See?

And like Diane said, you can change the icon but still use the cross-referencing.

[dancingbarefoot]

No, it can't be, because I've seen it in posts from non-mods (like Euphony and snowbear). Probably just some setting that needs tweaking.

[Neoma]

OK, now I feel like a total idiot...

I have always used the Quote icon button that looks like a cartoon bubble. I just realized that there is a Quote button on each post. Duh. I used that, and I see the reference to the other person's post.

Problem solved.

Thank you, everyone, for trying to help me. I'm sure that's what you were trying to explain to me, but I didn't get it. Now I do.

[dancingbarefoot]

Hey, look at it this way: now we know there are multiple ways to quote and they're not identical. :flower:

[ladiosaRosa]

OK, now I feel like a total idiot...

I have always used the Quote icon button that looks like a cartoon bubble. I just realized that there is a Quote button on each post. Duh. I used that, and I see the reference to the other person's post.

Problem solved.

Thank you, everyone, for trying to help me. I'm sure that's what you were trying to explain to me, but I didn't get it. Now I do.

OK, idiot here....can't figure out what you mean when you say there's a Quote icon button and a Quote button.

Sorry for the hijack.

[aisling]

ladiosaRosa, the Quote icon button you find above the Quick reply and Reply window, this http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/images/editor/quote.gif. If you click on this you get the Quote tags in between which you can paste some text you want to quote. The result looks like this:

quoted text here

The quote button is what you've used in your post when you wanted to quote Neoma.

[ladiosaRosa]

ladiosaRosa, the Quote icon button you find above the Quick reply and Reply window, this http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/images/editor/quote.gif. If you click on this you get the Quote tags in between which you can paste some text you want to quote. The result looks like this:


The quote button is what you've used in your post when you wanted to quote Neoma.

Thank you, aisling. :flower: