Member help thread

[mystery-ak]

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

[Oceander]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

fixed

[Lando Lincoln]

You're a sweetheart myst!   

[mystery-ak]

You're a sweetheart myst!   

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

[Lando Lincoln]

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

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

[aligncare]

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]

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

[mystery-ak]

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

[Puss-N-Boots]

Welcome, JohnW and SE Mom! 

[mystery-ak]

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

[Rapunzel]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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!