Cool feature - resizing text box window

Redbelly98

I just noticed something. We can resize the textbox in which we type our posts. Just click on the little triangle in the lower right part of the screen, and drag to resize the window.

Has this feature always been here? This will be helpful with the tiny window we get in "Quick Reply" mode.

Greg Bernhardt

Are you using Chrome? I know it does this for every textbox.

Redbelly98

Firefox 4.0.1 (which I just upgraded to in the last week or two), Windows 7 Professional.

So it's the browser, and not vBulletin?

JaredJames

It's a Firefox 4 thing.

At least that's when I noticed it.

3.6 didn't have it.

AlephZero

Ths sounds like a great way for users to screw up the format of complcated web forms (on other sites, not PF) - but fixing an infinite sequence of unitended consequences is a widely practised software deveopment methodology, even if it's not taught in Comp Sci classes

Borek

Quick replay, or advanced editor?

In Opera advanced editor had the resizing (both up and down) for as long as I remember.

lisab

This response was typed using Chrome in a *large* text box. I never knew about that feature! But I can only expand it down and/or to the right, so it's off-center.

dlgoff

Yep. And Firefox 4 has "Zoom Controls". I'm loving it (version 4) so far.

Now if I can get it to automatically open a dial-up connection when it opens. However it probably doesn't mater since I'm finally getting DSL Friday (if all goes well). YAAAAAY

Redbelly98

Both (in Firefox 4).
Yes, same with FF 4. But our "quick reply" box is so annoyingly small, I find this to be a great improvement even if the enlarged box is offcenter.

DaveC426913

Those annoying users who keep screwing up your beautiful layout with their stupid ... usage. Websites belong behind glass where no one can muss them up.

Actually, what's a widely practised software methodology is to build software to make it a better experience for the user, rather than for the engineer.


( I've been fighting this battle in the user experience industry for decades. Can you tell?)