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June 5th, 2003, 11:33 AM
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Bruce,
Great improvement already. Thanks for these changes. We are getting there.
In addition to my earlier suggestions- I would suggest that "forum code" be removed from the sent email all together...
I also see an issue with quoting. Specifically- the forum code won't be used so quotes won't be obvious like on the web site.
I tell you what- I could even live with this hybrid- reading in email and if I want to reply clicking the link to reply... *IF* a spellchecker was added to the web interface.
Hal Levy
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June 5th, 2003, 11:45 AM
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Hal:
You comment about a spell checker is an interesting one. There is a MOD for the Snitz software that would hightlight misspelled words when you did a preview.
We didn't implement it because we felt that with all of the code in the postings it would highlight almost everything.
Since I am also a person who relies heavily on my spell checker, please let me know if the above Mod sounds like it might work for you and I will start working on getting it added.
Thank you,
James Sample
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June 5th, 2003, 11:48 AM
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Removing the forum code is a problem.
Simply stripping out the codes themselves is not so hard (and I already gave it a try). Unfortunately when someone uses forum code, it's usually wrapped around some meaningful text that was meant to be formatted in a particular way. Removing the forum code actually makes it harder to read since you can't tell, for example, that someone was quoting another member in a reply (it all gets jumbled together).
I realize this was not a problem before since there was no ability to format the look of your postings and replies. We have this capability now (which is a good thing), so we just need to figure out how to best use it.
As an alternative (stay with me here...):
I'm looking into the possibility of enabling HTML emails. In your profile you could select the option of text-only, or full HTML messages that would match the formatting and content of the web interface. We realize that not everyone wants HTML messages so you could choose your preference. We would probably default to multi-part MIME containing the text and HTML version to allow the member's email client to display as they desire.
No promises yet on how long (or how hard!) this will be... Just an idea.
Bruce Luckcuck
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June 5th, 2003, 12:22 PM
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James,
I see the problem your talking about with removing the forum codes.
Can the forum codes be used in conjuction with the spell checker? If you tell the spell checker to ignore any spelling mistakes between ]quote[ and ]code[ sections then your concern about the code being marked as wrong could be aleviated. Also, since it doens't automatically correct, we can always just ignore it- (Just as I always did with the email I sent)... and anyone who didn't care could just post the reply, rather than preview, and never see the spelling mistakes.
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June 5th, 2003, 12:24 PM
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Bruce,
Your solution sounds like a fair one- as long as the HTML messages don't get busy. Meaning, I don't want to see the wrox logo and other materials in the message- just the message with HTML formatting for the posts themselves. I am sure an XSLT could be made to do the transformation without too much difficulty (if it's not already supported).
Hal Levy
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June 5th, 2003, 12:25 PM
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Hal:
I will et on adding the MOD as soon as possible.
Tahnk you for the suggestion.
James Sample
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June 5th, 2003, 12:31 PM
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James,
I notice my own postings are not echoed back to me through email.
I prefer to see my own posts on "mailing lists". I think it would be great if each user could set their own preference in their profile.
Hal Levy
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June 5th, 2003, 12:39 PM
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Hal:
While I don't think that it would be too hard to implement this, I will have have to defer to Bruce as that kind of change falls into his area.
Thanks,
James Sample
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June 5th, 2003, 04:10 PM
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quote:Originally posted by Hal Levy
James,
I notice my own postings are not echoed back to me through email.
I prefer to see my own posts on "mailing lists". I think it would be great if each user could set their own preference in their profile.
Hal Levy
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Hal,
I've added this feature to the forums. In your profile there is now a section in the lower-right relating to Subscription Preferences. There is now a select item that enables you to control whether or not you receive your own postings sent via subscriptions email.
Bruce Luckcuck
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June 5th, 2003, 04:22 PM
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quote:Originally posted by bluckcuck
I've added this feature to the forums. In your profile there is now a section in the lower-right relating to Subscription Preferences. There is now a select item that enables you to control whether or not you receive your own postings sent via subscriptions email.
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I guess I am testing it right now! Thanks :)
Hal Levy
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