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JamesU
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just a suggestion. something I've seen on other forums. where you highlight the text you want to quote, click the 'e-quote' button, and the text is automatically quoted in the quick reply box.
yomamma said:just a suggestion. something I've seen on other forums. where you highlight the text you want to quote, click the 'e-quote' button, and the text is automatically quoted in the quick reply box.
Moonbear said:Is that any faster or easier than just hitting the green "quote" button?
dduardo said:Quote:
Originally Posted by yomamma
just a suggestion. something I've seen on other forums. where you highlight the text you want to quote, click the 'e-quote' button, and the text is automatically quoted in the quick reply box.
Let me bring your attention to this firefox extension:
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensio...info.php?id=491
All you do is copy the text you want to quote, then with the right mouse button go to clipboard->quote under bbcode context menu.
Moonbear said:While we're on the subject of quotes, that reminds me of something I meant to ask about a long time ago. An earlier version used to include the quoted text within another person's post when you quoted them. Would it be possible to add that back here? Sometimes when they're quoting another source and you want to comment both on what they quoted and what they said about the quote, you need to include both. Right now it's kind of a pain to have to hit quote and than have to go back and copy and paste, especially if there's formatting in the original text that doesn't copy with a simple copy/paste.
Good point about people who never delete out the extraneous stuff. I wonder if there's a way to find a compromise.hypnagogue said:I know what you mean, but from my experience on other forums, we should be glad for the forced parsimony. When nested quotes are automatically included, the burden is on the poster to delete all the extraneous stuff-- all the old quotes within quotes that the post being replied to has accrued-- and oftentimes that extra step is never carried out. What results is posts where you have something like 10 nested quotes in one reply, with a lot of extraneous information that also looks ugly. Ultimately, I think the better burden to place on a poster is to create nested quotes where deemed appropriate, rather than to edit them out-- this way, you don't get an unnecessary mess of long and poorly formatted text to wade through, and nested quotes are only seen when they are really needed.
the 'quote' button does not quote specified text. nor does it do it in the quick-reply box. so yes, it is easier. (hence the name 'easyquote')Moonbear said:Is that any faster or easier than just hitting the green "quote" button?
The Easy Quote Button is a tool designed to make it easier and faster to highlight and reply to specific parts of a text or document.
The Easy Quote Button is a browser extension that can be installed on most web browsers. Once installed, it adds a button to the browser toolbar that can be clicked to activate the tool. Users can then highlight a portion of text and click the button to quickly generate a quote and reply to it.
Yes, the Easy Quote Button can be used on any website that is accessible through the user's web browser. However, some websites may have restrictions or limitations on the use of browser extensions.
Yes, the Easy Quote Button is free to download and use. There are no hidden fees or charges associated with the tool.
The Easy Quote Button does not collect any personal information from users. However, it may collect anonymous usage data to improve the functionality of the tool. Users can choose to opt-out of this data collection in the extension's settings.