Can't Quote Paragraphs Anymore...

Edward429451 · August 11, 2002, 07:44 PM

I used to be able to highlight a paragraph and copy paste into a quote, but lately it'll only paste the first line of the paragraph.

Did I click on the wrong thing and change something accidently? Or maybe the function was changed to save bandwidth?

Help me out here, computer illiterate.

**Mal H** · August 11, 2002, 07:48 PM

Copy and paste is strictly a function of your own operating system, i.e., Windows, Unix, etc. TFL can't affect those functions. Check to see if copy/paste works properly in a word processing programming.

Edward429451 · August 12, 2002, 12:06 AM

My System? D'oh!

BenW · August 12, 2002, 10:24 AM

Well, I have to jump to Edward's defense here. I have never been able to quote more than the first line of a paragraph on TFL using the quote window. Using the same function on 1911forum, I've never seen a limit. Text I highlight here always shows up completely pasted into any other program. Caveat: This only occurs in the quote window itself. If I hit paste in the composition window, no problemo.

Edward429451 · August 12, 2002, 10:41 AM

Same here, although I do admit not having tried it in any other windows but TFL lately...

**Mal H** · August 12, 2002, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Well, I have to jump to Edward's defense here. I have never been able to quote more than the first line of a paragraph on TFL using the quote window. Using the same function on 1911forum, I've never seen a limit. Text I highlight here always shows up completely pasted into any other program. Caveat: This only occurs in the quote window itself. If I hit paste in the composition window, no problemo.

I just used the quote window to copy and paste the above post. The entire post made it ok. So I'm not sure what is going wrong.

I have a theory which I will test in a second after posting this.

**Mal H** · August 12, 2002, 10:59 AM

Quote:

I just used the quote window to copy and paste the above post. The entire post made it ok. So I'm not sure what is going wrong.

Ah ha! My theory was correct. When a line break is encountered, the quote window stops quoting. That's a bug in vBulletin code and we can't fix it here on TFL.

The following is what I actually copied and will now paste it between the typed out {quote}{/quote} tags.

Quote:

I just used the quote window to copy and paste the above post. The entire post made it ok. So I'm not sure what is going wrong.

I have a theory which I will test in a second after posting this.

So the bottom line is to type in the quote /quote tags when quoting more than one paragraph.

**Rich Lucibella** · August 12, 2002, 11:38 AM

Quote:

quote:
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I just used the quote window to copy and paste the above post. The entire post made it ok. So I'm not sure what is going wrong.
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Ah ha! My theory was correct. When a line break is encountered, the quote window stops quoting. That's a bug in vBulletin code and we can't fix it here on TFL.

The following is what I actually copied and will now paste it between the typed out {quote}{/quote} tags.

quote:
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I just used the quote window to copy and paste the above post. The entire post made it ok. So I'm not sure what is going wrong.

I have a theory which I will test in a second after posting this.
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So the bottom line is to type in the quote /quote tags when quoting more than one paragraph.

**Rich Lucibella** · August 12, 2002, 11:38 AM

What am I missing?
Rich

Edward429451 · August 12, 2002, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Well, I have to jump to Edward's defense here. I have never been able to quote more than the first line of a paragraph on TFL using the quote window. Using the same function on 1911forum, I've never seen a limit. Text I highlight here always shows up completely pasted into any other program. Caveat: This only occurs in the quote window itself. If I hit paste in the composition window, no problemo.

Huh. No problem now. I can do 1 paragraph, but not 2. No biggie there.

This kind of, has a problem but can't find a problem type of stuff happens to the newer furnaces frequently. Customer calls with problem, I show up to find no problem. Problem starts again after I leave. Unless it has a problem and demonstrates it right in front of you, theres little you can do...

I call them problems electronic hiccups. TFL may have an intermittent electronic hiccup. (You can't trust anything more mechanical than a knife & fork.)

Thanks all.

[email protected] · August 12, 2002, 02:08 PM

Actually, typically where that "Staff Use" button is there is a "Quote" button as well. That is what you are suppossed to use to quote large blocks of text. The Quote button you see on top of the message window is only meant for one line of text - the button that has been commented out below is meant to quote the entire reply.

For some reason it's just been disabled here.

Kevin

**Mal H** · August 12, 2002, 02:20 PM

Rich - Did you paste my post contents between "quote" tags or did you use the quote button which is one of the tools directly above the reply text window and paste the text into that? I suspect the former.

Spark - Please don't suggest bringing back the "reply with quote" feechur.

Edward - Please read my explanation above again. The paragraph from BenW had no line breaks, so it works fine in the quote window.

**Rich Lucibella** · August 12, 2002, 02:38 PM

Mal-
I posted within quote tags like I always do.

I don't even have a Quote Button. No kidding.
Mac OS X
IE 5.2
Rich

**Rich Lucibella** · August 12, 2002, 02:40 PM

Doh!
Oh, THAT Quote button!

Youse guys need to stop micromanaging!

Rich

BenW · August 12, 2002, 02:40 PM

Quote:

So the bottom line is to type in the quote /quote tags when quoting more than one paragraph.

Yup, that's pretty much what I've been doing when I have the urge for a verbose reply.

No big deal and easy enough to do.

**Mal H** · August 12, 2002, 03:12 PM

That's ok Rich. I didn't know it was there either until the guys above pointed it out. Never used it until today.

[email protected] · August 13, 2002, 02:30 PM

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Spark - Please don't suggest bringing back the "reply with quote" feechur.

Why not? For those reallllllly long posts, it's a hell of a lot easier to use that than to try to copy and paste text. Not to mention it's formated a lot better. Trying to reply to Skor or Bahudar or others who post reams, while copying and pasting information out of the page itself, then editing out the line feeds, etc is a pain in the ass.

Look, if you don't trust the membership enough to use it right, that's ok. Past that, I don't see why it's not there.

Kevin

**Rich Lucibella** · August 13, 2002, 03:53 PM

Spark-
It's not a question of not "trusting" the Membership. It's an issue of the abuse factor that we've had with it. I don't like the feature and I removed it. That's why they call it "Open Source", no?
Rich

[email protected] · August 13, 2002, 06:46 PM

Abuse is one thing - heck I've had more than a fair share of people abusing Hotmail.com & Excite.com email addresses - it's just a matter of being on the ball and stopping it when it happens.
I can understand the reasons behind such a decision, I just don't agree with them. But, I've got my own board to run - and this is yours, so I respect your decision not to allow it.

As for open source - this is actually third party software under license, you are just allowed to change the interface. Just nitpicking bud!

Kevin

**Rich Lucibella** · August 13, 2002, 07:08 PM

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As for open source - this is actually third party software under license, you are just allowed to change the interface. Just nitpicking bud!

Shoulda known I'd loose that argument.

Rich

August 11, 2002, 07:44 PM	#1
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	Can't Quote Paragraphs Anymore... I used to be able to highlight a paragraph and copy paste into a quote, but lately it'll only paste the first line of the paragraph. Did I click on the wrong thing and change something accidently? Or maybe the function was changed to save bandwidth? Help me out here, computer illiterate.

August 12, 2002, 11:38 AM	#9
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	What am I missing? Rich __________________ S.W.A.T. Magazine Weapons, Training and Tactics for the Real World Join us at TFL or at AR15.com or on Facebook

August 12, 2002, 02:08 PM	#11
[email protected] Wise Guy Join Date: October 10, 1998 Posts: 665	Actually, typically where that "Staff Use" button is there is a "Quote" button as well. That is what you are suppossed to use to quote large blocks of text. The Quote button you see on top of the message window is only meant for one line of text - the button that has been commented out below is meant to quote the entire reply. For some reason it's just been disabled here. Kevin __________________ Kevin Jon Schlossberg Owner, BladeForums.com www.bladeforums.com

August 12, 2002, 02:38 PM	#13
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Mal- I posted within quote tags like I always do. I don't even *have* a Quote Button. No kidding. Mac OS X IE 5.2 Rich __________________ S.W.A.T. Magazine Weapons, Training and Tactics for the Real World Join us at TFL or at AR15.com or on Facebook

August 12, 2002, 02:40 PM	#14
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Doh! Oh, *THAT* Quote button! Youse guys need to stop micromanaging! Rich __________________ S.W.A.T. Magazine Weapons, Training and Tactics for the Real World Join us at TFL or at AR15.com or on Facebook

August 11, 2002, 07:48 PM	#2
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Copy and paste is strictly a function of your own operating system, i.e., Windows, Unix, etc. TFL can't affect those functions. Check to see if copy/paste works properly in a word processing programming.

August 12, 2002, 12:06 AM	#3
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	My System? D'oh!

August 12, 2002, 10:24 AM	#4
BenW Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2001 Location: CA Posts: 282	Well, I have to jump to Edward's defense here. I have never been able to quote more than the first line of a paragraph on TFL using the quote window. Using the same function on 1911forum, I've never seen a limit. Text I highlight here always shows up completely pasted into any other program. Caveat: This only occurs in the quote window itself. If I hit paste in the composition window, no problemo.

August 12, 2002, 10:41 AM	#5
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	Same here, although I do admit not having tried it in any other windows but TFL lately...

August 12, 2002, 02:20 PM	#12
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Rich - Did you paste my post contents between "quote" tags or did you use the quote button which is one of the tools directly above the reply text window and paste the text into that? I suspect the former. Spark - Please don't suggest bringing back the "reply with quote" feechur. Edward - Please read my explanation above again. The paragraph from BenW had no line breaks, so it works fine in the quote window.

August 12, 2002, 03:12 PM	#16
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	That's ok Rich. I didn't know it was there either until the guys above pointed it out. Never used it until today.

August 13, 2002, 03:53 PM	#18
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Spark- It's not a question of not "trusting" the Membership. It's an issue of the abuse factor that we've had with it. I don't like the feature and I removed it. That's why they call it "Open Source", no? Rich __________________ S.W.A.T. Magazine Weapons, Training and Tactics for the Real World Join us at TFL or at AR15.com or on Facebook

August 13, 2002, 06:46 PM	#19
[email protected] Wise Guy Join Date: October 10, 1998 Posts: 665	Abuse is one thing - heck I've had more than a fair share of people abusing Hotmail.com & Excite.com email addresses - it's just a matter of being on the ball and stopping it when it happens. I can understand the reasons behind such a decision, I just don't agree with them. But, I've got my own board to run - and this is yours, so I respect your decision not to allow it. As for open source - this is actually third party software under license, you are just allowed to change the interface. Just nitpicking bud! Kevin __________________ Kevin Jon Schlossberg Owner, BladeForums.com www.bladeforums.com