Reply Box options missing Blockquote?

[Barbie]

In checking out the Reply Box I noticed the option to use Blockquote is missing.  I loved that feature and used it constantly.  Any chance of that being added back as one of the options?

Also, the table option is now different.  I tried using it and it was confusing.  I had the posting method nailed perfectly with this table option framed in red:
 


Any chance of that being brought back?  Also, the Shadow and Marquee options?  I used those options daily in my replies.




While I'm here, what is the Remove Formatting option for?  And will we now have to use the Insert Video option, instead of the code that made the videos small with no advertisement?

Change is difficult when favorite things are gone.

[Patrick [ASE]]

I'll move this to suggestions, but to answer about glow and shadow, it only worked in IE, and i think that may be dropped by them sometime

As for tables, i think they are easier, just select rows and columns and you have a table, with or without borders, you can do much more with it, i'm starting to rebuild the Testboard FAQ where Peter has added some useful info, some of it can be applied to tables.
You can have background colours etc for each cell.
switch to bbcode to make the edits for cell attributes

Easy to edit	Background colour	Row 1 column 3	Row 1 column 4	Row 1 column 5
Row 2 column 1	Row 2 column 2	Row 2 column 3	Row 2 column 4	Row 2 column 5
Row 3 column 1	Row 3 column 2	Row 3 column 3	Row 3 column 4	Row 3 column 5
Row 4 column 1	Row 4 column 2	Row 4 column 3	Row 4 column 4	Row 4 column 5
Row 5 column 1	Row 5 column 2	Row 5 column 3	Row 5 column 4	Row 5 column 5
Row 6 column 1	Row 6 column 2	Row 6 column 3	Row 6 column 4	Row 6 column 5
Row 7 column 1	Row 7 column 2	Row 7 column 3	Row 7 column 4	Row 7 column 5
Row 8 column 1	Row 8 column 2	Row 8 column 3	Row 8 column 4	Row 8 column 5
Row 9 column 1	Row 9 column 2	Row 9 column 3	Row 9 column 4	Row 9 column 5
Row 10 column 1	Row 10 column 2	Row 10 column 3	Row 10 column 4	Row 10 column 5

[Barbie]

Thank you for your reply, Patrick ASE.

Good grief!  I quoted your post so I could look at the coding for the table, and it was mind boggling, to say the least!  You have to be a rocket scientist in hiding here to understand that!  LOL!  
I'll have to figure out another way to do my monthly top posters chart!
 
What about this: 
What is the Remove Formatting option for?  And will we now have to use the Insert Video option, instead of the code that made the videos small with no advertisement?

[Kami]

Nov 29, 2012 15:53:18 GMT -8 Barbie said:

Thank you for your reply, Patrick ASE.

Good grief!  I quoted your post so I could look at the coding for the table, and it was mind boggling, to say the least!  You have to be rocket scientist in hiding here to understand that!  LOL!   x_x
I'll have to figure out another way to do my monthly top posters chart!
 
What about this: 
What is the Remove Formatting option for?  And will we now have to use the Insert Video option, instead of the code that made the videos small with no advertisement?

Well, if you're fine with just a plain table, it's fairly easy. If you click the table button in the visual editor, "Columns" are how many up and down bits you want, and "Rows" are how many side to side bits you want. For instance, if you had four things to put into a table, you could do something like

1 row, 4 columns:

Row 1 column 1

Row 1 column 2

Row 1 column 3

Row 1 column 4

2 rows, 2 columns:

Row 1 column 1	Row 1 column 2
Row 2 column 1	Row 2 column 2

or 4 rows, 1 column:

Row 1 column 1

Row 2 column 1

Row 3 column 1

Row 4 column 1

That's it! Just press that button, select how many rows & columns you need, and be on your merry way. You don't NEED to do anything else, but you can if you ever decide to. If you want a border, just check the "Border" box.

For the blue text: "Remove formatting" is exactly that. If you've formatted your post (such as made something bold, or changed the colour), that button would remove those changes.

As far as the video -- I'm not sure what code you were using but (a) it's been obsolete for years to have a code for it, and (b) all youtube videos posted with ProBoards must have advertisements, and it's been like that for years as well. The only way you can legitimately have no adverts on your videos is if you have purchased adfree. If you haven't, and videos are showing without ads, it's a coding issue and isn't allowed.

[Barbie]

Thank you Kami for your quick reply.

I'm going to go try the table again on my test board.  Thank you for simplifying it a little more.

As to the thumbnail video code, I don't personally have that code on my board, but I had heard about it.  I have no videos posted on my board at all.  Glad you elaborated on that for me, though.  Good to know.

[Kami]

You're welcome! If you keep things in the visual editor, it should be fairly simple. :]
And you're welcome about the video thing, as well.

Good luck sorting it!

[Patrick [ASE]]

Nov 29, 2012 16:22:04 GMT -8 Barbie said:

Thank you Kami for your quick reply.

I'm going to go try the table again on my test board.  Thank you for simplifying it a little more.

As to the thumbnail video code, I don't personally have that code on my board, but I had heard about it.  I have no videos posted on my board at all.  Glad you elaborated on that for me, though.  Good to know.

I've just added a simple table with examples to the FAQ i linked to, hope that helps get you started

Kami I just tried the add video here, can't see any ads

[Barbie]

Thank you for the link to the Testboard FAQ. 

This is an example of what I use the table for:



If I can learn how to do just that with the new table option, I would be a happy camper!

[Kami]

Nov 29, 2012 17:05:35 GMT -8 Barbie said:

Thank you for the link to the Testboard FAQ.  :)

This is an example of what I use the table for:



If I can learn how to do just that with the new table option, I would be a happy camper!

that's fairly easy, actually! you'll need 4 columns and 2 rows.

Members Who Posted	August 30	September 30	Total Posts
01. Name 02. Name 03. Name 04. Name 05. Name 06. Name 07. Name 08. Name	x x x x x x x x	x x x x x x x x	x x x x x x x x

tada!

& Patrick [ASE] - I was speaking of the v4.5 forum, wasn't sure about v5. sorry for any confusion.

[Barbie]

You're absolutely an angel, Kami!  Thank you so much for the example!
I was able to do it very quickly after seeing your example:



Now, if I can just talk the "powers that be" into giving us back our Blockquote feature, I will be dancing with happiness! 

[Kami]

I believe blockquote is already there! 

this text is using the ubbc blockquote tag

It's just not got a button, for some reason!

[Barbie]

What!?!  V5 supports Blockquote, but you just have to type in the tags yourself?

This sentence is wrapped in blockquote tags

EDIT

Okay, I'm dancing!

[Kami]

:]] glad i could help!

[Nevada Mikado]

Personally, I would like the tag for the blockquotes back, but that's just the lazy in my talking. lol

[Barbie]

Nov 30, 2012 12:09:05 GMT -8 Nevada Mikado said:

Personally, I would like the tag for the blockquotes back, but that's just the lazy in my talking. lol

I agree with wanting the tag back!  (I would have thought that more tags would have been added in v5, rather than removing some!) 
It will take a bit of extra time having to type the tags first, but at least we can still use that feature! 
And, on the table grid issue,  I loved the border that was on the old table grid.  Made it "stand out" a little more.
Thought I would add, while I'm here, that the Marquee works as well by typing in the tags:


Marquee works