Author Topic: Member help thread (Read 26263 times)

aligncare · « **Reply #200 on:** February 14, 2011, 03:25:58 pm »

Yay!! THANKS ... GOT IT! You da man!

(I find computers to be terribly stressful when they don't behave as expected or when sudden change is encountered. But, I meditated and now I feel better.)

Oceander · « **Reply #201 on:** February 14, 2011, 03:44:46 pm »

Quote from: aligncare on February 14, 2011, 03:25:58 pm

Yay!! THANKS ... GOT IT! You da man!

(I find computers to be terribly stressful when they don't behave as expected or when sudden change is encountered. But, I meditated and now I feel better.)

Whew!

Puss-N-Boots · « **Reply #202 on:** April 25, 2012, 10:12:17 pm »

Oceander, my avatar is uploaded but Puss is squished. Can you help him?

Thanks!

Chieftain · « **Reply #203 on:** April 25, 2012, 10:26:10 pm »

Quote from: Puss-N-Boots on April 25, 2012, 10:12:17 pm

Oceander, my avatar is uploaded but Puss is squished. Can you help him?

Thanks!

I used to have a great avatar of a set of big ol' tear filled weepy Stimpy eyes....

Oceander · « **Reply #204 on:** April 26, 2012, 07:06:52 am »

Quote from: Puss-N-Boots on April 25, 2012, 10:12:17 pm

Oceander, my avatar is uploaded but Puss is squished. Can you help him?

Thanks!

All fixed:

Oceander · « **Reply #205 on:** April 26, 2012, 07:11:40 am »

Quote from: Chieftain on April 25, 2012, 10:26:10 pm

I used to have a great avatar of a set of big ol' tear filled weepy Stimpy eyes....

Sort of like these?

aligncare · « **Reply #206 on:** April 30, 2012, 06:03:49 pm »

Wow! Did you guys know you can resize the box where you write-in your post? Just drag the lower right corner. Amazing. I hadn't noticed that till now. I joined May 15, 2009. Observant? Me? Not!

DCPatriot · « **Reply #207 on:** April 30, 2012, 06:13:36 pm »

Thanks, AC! Didn't know that either.

Puss-N-Boots · « **Reply #208 on:** April 30, 2012, 09:48:11 pm »

I got Blue Ice and I'm loving it. To whoever put in the "modify" and "delete" features, BLESS YOU! Nothing worse than hitting "send" and then saying, "Doh!" I've modified a few of my posts already, thankfully before anybody caught my spelling errors... whistle

Oceander · « **Reply #209 on:** April 30, 2012, 09:49:44 pm »

Quote from: Puss-N-Boots on April 30, 2012, 09:48:11 pm

I got Blue Ice and I'm loving it. To whoever put in the "modify" and "delete" features, BLESS YOU! Nothing worse than hitting "send" and then saying, "Doh!" I've modified a few of my posts already, thankfully before anybody caught my spelling errors... whistle

Those are great features.

aligncare · « **Reply #210 on:** April 30, 2012, 10:03:10 pm »

Quote from: Puss-N-Boots on April 30, 2012, 09:48:11 pm

I got Blue Ice and I'm loving it. To whoever put in the "modify" and "delete" features, BLESS YOU! Nothing worse than hitting "send" and then saying, "Doh!" I've modified a few of my posts already, thankfully before anybody caught my spelling errors... whistle

I have Blue Ice, too. It looks cool. The "Show unread posts since last visit" and "Show new replies to your posts" at the top is nice too.

Chieftain · « **Reply #211 on:** April 30, 2012, 10:37:06 pm »

Quote from: Puss-N-Boots on April 30, 2012, 09:48:11 pm

I got Blue Ice and I'm loving it. To whoever put in the "modify" and "delete" features, BLESS YOU! Nothing worse than hitting "send" and then saying, "Doh!" I've modified a few of my posts already, thankfully before anybody caught my spelling errors... whistle

I'm with ya! My keyboard never did spell all that well, and that "Modify" button gets about as much use as "Post" from me.....

famousdayandyear · « **Reply #212 on:** May 21, 2012, 01:35:50 pm »

Posted in wrong category. Is there a move?

mystery-ak · « **Reply #213 on:** May 21, 2012, 01:47:57 pm »

Quote from: famousdayandyear on May 21, 2012, 01:35:50 pm

Posted in wrong category. Is there a move?

Only I or a MOD can move threads once they are posted...just contact someone and they will be glad to do it for you....I do it all the time...hehehe

Puss-N-Boots · « **Reply #214 on:** May 29, 2012, 05:10:46 pm »

One of my new invitees lost her password... how can she get logged on again? Is there a "lost password" button?

mystery-ak · « **Reply #215 on:** May 29, 2012, 05:15:36 pm »

Quote from: Puss-N-Boots on May 29, 2012, 05:10:46 pm

One of my new invitees lost her password... how can she get logged on again? Is there a "lost password" button?

Yes there is...it should be where she logs in...tell her to put a pw in and it will be incorrect and it should say forget pw?

if that doesn't work I can make her a new one and email it to her..she can then change it when she logs in

Puss-N-Boots · « **Reply #216 on:** May 29, 2012, 05:30:48 pm »

Thanks, Myst! I PM'd her the info.

Luis Gonzalez · « **Reply #217 on:** July 15, 2012, 01:40:57 am »

How do I embed a youtube video?

aligncare · « **Reply #218 on:** July 15, 2012, 01:47:35 am »

Hey Luis. Just copy and paste the url in the reply box and you're good to go.

You could also use the insert hyperlink button after highlighting the link in the box, but I find it an unnecessary step.

Luis Gonzalez · « **Reply #219 on:** July 15, 2012, 01:51:02 am »

Thanks aligncare.

Let me try that.

aligncare · « **Reply #220 on:** July 27, 2012, 05:06:47 pm »

I notice a glitch now after the recent changes made. Maybe Ocean can look into it.

The 'font size' button doesn't work properly now. Normally, you could highlight something, hit the font size button and you'd get the command (size=10pt] in front of the highlighted word or sentence and the command (/size] after the highlighted part. (I obviously used a parenthesis instead of a bracket for the purpose of this post.)

But now, all that happens when you hit the button is it removes the highlight, and it places those commands where the cursor happens to be.

Try it, Ocean. What do you think?

Oceander · « **Reply #221 on:** July 28, 2012, 06:22:49 pm »

This is big text.

When I edit, it shows a drop-down menu that selects the font size. If I highlight a bit of text and then pick a different font size for the highlighted text, it puts the tags around the highlighted text, not just where the cursor happens to be.

Luis Gonzalez · « **Reply #222 on:** July 28, 2012, 06:37:09 pm »

Does anyone know how to wrap text around an image?

Oceander · « **Reply #223 on:** July 28, 2012, 06:39:50 pm »

Quote from: Luis Gonzalez on July 28, 2012, 06:37:09 pm

Does anyone know how to wrap text around an image?

You mean like on a printed page, where the text flows above, beside, and below an image?

Oceander · « **Reply #224 on:** July 28, 2012, 06:49:40 pm »

Something like this?

mystery-ak · « **Reply #225 on:** July 28, 2012, 06:52:25 pm »

Even I want to know how to do that.....but if you have to use html only admins can use that...

Oceander · « **Reply #226 on:** July 28, 2012, 07:11:40 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on July 28, 2012, 06:52:25 pm

Even I want to know how to do that.....but if you have to use html only admins can use that...

I did it by setting up an image with a background that has the same color as the post background to use as an example. It probably would require html to do it that way by hand.

Luis Gonzalez · « **Reply #227 on:** July 28, 2012, 07:40:07 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on July 28, 2012, 06:52:25 pm

Even I want to know how to do that.....but if you have to use html only admins can use that...

I seem to remember

that you need to install a mod to gain the ability to wrap text.

In particular, this mod.

Oceander · « **Reply #228 on:** July 28, 2012, 10:23:24 pm »

Quote from: Luis Gonzalez on July 28, 2012, 07:40:07 pm

I seem to remember that you need to install a mod to gain the ability to wrap text.

In particular, this mod.

Unfortunately, that mod doesn't work with version 2.0.2 of the SMF code, which is what GBR runs (the most current, of course!).

Luis Gonzalez · « **Reply #229 on:** July 29, 2012, 01:18:39 am »

Quote from: Oceander on July 28, 2012, 10:23:24 pm

Unfortunately, that mod doesn't work with version 2.0.2 of the SMF code, which is what GBR runs (the most current, of course!).

That was always the most annoying aspect of updating the SMF software to run the newest version...the mods then need to catch up.

Last time I used SMF, I kept the software one or two updates behind.

aligncare · « **Reply #230 on:** July 29, 2012, 09:37:39 am »

Quote from: Oceander on July 28, 2012, 06:22:49 pm

This is big text.

When I edit, it shows a drop-down menu that selects the font size. If I highlight a bit of text and then pick a different font size for the highlighted text, it puts the tags around the highlighted text, not just where the cursor happens to be.

The problem seems to have cleared up for me now. Did you make any adjustments to the program? Maybe it was just my computer. Anyway, it's fine now. Thanks, Ocean.

Oceander · « **Reply #231 on:** July 30, 2012, 09:27:26 pm »

Quote from: Luis Gonzalez on July 29, 2012, 01:18:39 am

That was always the most annoying aspect of updating the SMF software to run the newest version...the mods then need to catch up.

Last time I used SMF, I kept the software one or two updates behind.

The problem with the mod turns out to be the installer - whomever wrote it only set it for versions up to 2.0 - and not the actual modifications. I put them in manually (4 simple additions) and now we can float to our hearts' delight!

You "float" things - images, mainly, but anything you want - by either (1) highlighting it and using one of the two new green arrows on the main post editor or (2) surrounding what you want to float with an opening "float=left" or "float=right" in square brackets and a closing "/float" also in square brackets.

Here's me showing off with an example:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placerat facer possim assum.[float=right]

[/float] Typi non habent claritatem insitam; est usus legentis in iis qui facit eorum claritatem. Investigationes demonstraverunt lectores legere me lius quod ii legunt saepius. Claritas est etiam processus dynamicus, qui sequitur mutationem consuetudium lectorum. Mirum est notare quam littera gothica, quam nunc putamus parum claram, anteposuerit litterarum formas humanitatis per seacula quarta decima et quinta decima. Eodem modo typi, qui nunc nobis videntur parum clari, fiant sollemnes in futurum.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placerat facer possim assum. Typi non habent claritatem insitam; est usus legentis in iis qui facit eorum claritatem. Investigationes demonstraverunt lectores legere me lius quod ii legunt saepius. Claritas est etiam processus dynamicus, qui sequitur mutationem consuetudium lectorum. Mirum est notare quam littera gothica, quam nunc putamus parum claram, anteposuerit litterarum formas humanitatis per seacula quarta decima et quinta decima. Eodem modo typi, qui nunc nobis videntur parum clari, fiant sollemnes in futurum.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #232 on:** August 04, 2012, 11:25:43 am »

fixed

Lando Lincoln · « **Reply #233 on:** August 04, 2012, 11:28:57 am »

You're a sweetheart myst!

mystery-ak · « **Reply #234 on:** August 04, 2012, 11:33:15 am »

Quote from: Lando Lincoln on August 04, 2012, 11:28:57 am

You're a sweetheart myst!

Can I bum a smoke.......

Lando Lincoln · « **Reply #235 on:** August 06, 2012, 05:46:35 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on August 04, 2012, 11:33:15 am

Can I bum a smoke.......

The last lady I let bum a smoke from me took my hat!

aligncare · « **Reply #236 on:** August 07, 2012, 05:19:04 am »

LOL! Obviously another Cuba-American rising star wanting a hat to throw into the ring. (There's something seductive about a woman in a man's hat--or is it just the unbuttoned blouse?)

mystery-ak · « **Reply #237 on:** August 11, 2012, 09:04:45 pm »

Welcome JohnW...I am sure you will recognize a few of the FR refugees here..lol

mystery-ak · « **Reply #238 on:** August 11, 2012, 09:17:15 pm »

SE Mom...Welcome dear friend....what took you sooo long....make yourself at home I am sure you know everybody..lol

Puss-N-Boots · « **Reply #239 on:** August 11, 2012, 09:31:09 pm »

Welcome, JohnW and SE Mom!

mystery-ak · « **Reply #240 on:** August 11, 2012, 09:46:27 pm »

Please feel free to invite your like minded friends here....

Rapunzel · « **Reply #241 on:** August 14, 2012, 03:26:20 pm »

Any help from the old-time members of the site to help the newer members learn everything available to them here at The Briefing Room (from the shooting threads to the music videos to how the different categories breakdown) along with any posting hints for posters who are mainly comfortable with the old HTML posting methods at TOS would be a good thing to help the new members become more comfortable here at TBR.

Rapunzel · « **Reply #242 on:** August 14, 2012, 09:12:50 pm »

For all new members we have a Tutorial on how the site works here:

http://gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=79444.msg299718#msg299718

Lando Lincoln · « **Reply #243 on:** August 17, 2012, 06:07:59 pm »

I kind of jazzed up my avatar and I wonder if someone could help ol' Lando. Here is the url:

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s383/landolincoln1/b7685631.png

It looks crisper if it is shrunk down a bit. Thanks.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #244 on:** August 17, 2012, 06:12:22 pm »

Quote from: Lando Lincoln on August 17, 2012, 06:07:59 pm

I kind of jazzed up my avatar and I wonder if someone could help ol' Lando. Here is the url:

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s383/landolincoln1/b7685631.png

It looks crisper if it is shrunk down a bit. Thanks.

I sent your request to oceander

Oceander · « **Reply #245 on:** August 17, 2012, 10:19:26 pm »

Quote from: Lando Lincoln on August 17, 2012, 06:07:59 pm

I kind of jazzed up my avatar and I wonder if someone could help ol' Lando. Here is the url:

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s383/landolincoln1/b7685631.png

It looks crisper if it is shrunk down a bit. Thanks.

Here it is at the original resolution, with transparent margins on all four sides to make sure it won't get distorted by the forum software:

Oceander · « **Reply #246 on:** August 17, 2012, 10:34:25 pm »

Quote from: Oceander on August 17, 2012, 10:19:26 pm

Here it is at the original resolution, with transparent margins on all four sides to make sure it won't get distorted by the forum software:

I got an even better one! I finally managed to find a larger size version of your original. This one is now dimensioned properly so it won't get distorted and it's large enough that it'll look good.

Chieftain · « **Reply #247 on:** August 17, 2012, 10:37:09 pm »

OBTW Lando, did you see that Daniel Day Lewis is set to star in "Lincoln" that opens November 9th?? They released a press pic last week....

Lando Lincoln · « **Reply #248 on:** August 17, 2012, 10:45:42 pm »

Quote from: Chieftain on August 17, 2012, 10:37:09 pm

OBTW Lando, did you see that Daniel Day Lewis is set to star in "Lincoln" that opens November 9th?? They released a press pic last week....

Wow! Thanks!

Lando Lincoln · « **Reply #249 on:** August 17, 2012, 10:47:28 pm »

Quote from: Oceander on August 17, 2012, 10:34:25 pm

I got an even better one! I finally managed to find a larger size version of your original. This one is now dimensioned properly so it won't get distorted and it's large enough that it'll look good.

Thanks so much! You are a magician!