XF 1.3 Editor Toolbar, Spoiler BB Code and MultiQuote

Today, I'm going to show you a handful of changes in XenForo 1.3 that are all related to posting and editing messages.

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• Editor toolbar adjustments
• [SPOILER] BB Code
• MultiQuote

 

[RobinHood]

Requires scrolling...not user friendly.

I can appreciate the use case when on a touch device or a small screened device like a phone, particularly as some forums like to have more messages per page than others.

If you have 50 messages to scroll past and your swiping with your finger it can get a bit tedious.

Rather than add an additional reply type you could introduce a 'To the bottom' button that moves with the screen. A quick tap of that brings you down to the reply box.

Arty has a very nice implementation in his Elegance Style

Demo - scroll down a bit to activate the buttons, you may need to decrease your browser window size too as this example thread isn't very long

 

[Lukas W.]

Could we have an option to list Custom BB Code in the "insert..."-menu as alternative to an extra button in the editor?

 

[twhiting9275]

oh my , multi-quote!!! YAY

 

[Jaxel]

It looks like my custom SPOILER bbcode (which I like more than the built in one), has cleanly replaced the one included with XF1.3...

 

[radu81]

Wow, impressive the multiquote! Congrats

is there a way to hide the content of spoiler to guests?

 

[Jeremy]

Not without an add-on.

 

[Felomeno]

Is there a way I can change the tag for the spoiler?
Instead of
[SPOILER][/SPOILER]
use another word?

 

[Mike]

You would need to create a custom BB code.

 

[radu81]

Not without an add-on.

can you please indicate me that addon? thank you

 

[Martok]

can you please indicate me that addon? thank you

There isn't one. You'd have to create one yourself or request custom development in the custom service forum.

 

[rdn]

Wow, impressive the multiquote! Congrats

is there a way to hide the content of spoiler to guests?

Here: http://xenforo.com/community/resources/3001/

 

[radu81]

thank you very much RoldanLT

 

[TeflonDon]

Is there any way to stop the popup that shows what you quoted from popping up?

 

[Jeremy]

Not in the default software, no.

 

[TeflonDon]

Not in the default software, no.

Ok thanks, is there a way to remove this little popup?

 

[BobbyWibowo]

Spoiler and MultiQuite? Whoa, great work guys.

 

[gfc]

You would need to create a custom BB code.

And how would that look like? Currently in the 1.2.x Environment we use spoil as spoiler code.. I know i could do a search and replace, but the other way would be nicer..

 

[Newton]

really helpful

 

[Grover]

Concerning a forum and it's reply concept is what I am referring to.

Indeed.

That's what it should be. Actually- there should probably be three buttons.

• Reply ( opens an empty box- which means your replying to the actual thread.)

• Quote ( would do what reply button does now. It quotes the post or thread you want to quote via the quote bbcode.)

• Multi quote + (should do as it does now.)

This is actually how it works in vBulletin 3.x (3.8 where I am still on). Reply is called Quick Reply and brings you straight to the QR box (and it doesn't insert a quote) without having the need to scroll.

In Xenforo the (vB) Quote button has become the Reply button and that means that sometimes I find myself deleting the quotes that the Reply button inserts in the Quick Reply box, because I don't need it every-time.

On the other hand, the software inserting these quotes by default, comes in handy quite a lot, because it gives you the context of what you are commenting on. My short term memory is terrible, so these quotes help me to remember what I am actually commenting on.

 

[Purodia]

Great, thank you...your work is much appreciated