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Using the quote feature
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martincisneros:
How to use the quote feature
In a post there is a button Quote
This will bring up a reply box and insert the text like this
[ quote author=poster you are quoting]
Posters text will be here followed by
[/quote ]
The correct way to start you reply is to go to the [/quote ] and press enter then start typing.
This will give this result
--- Quote from: poster you are quoting ---Posters text will be here followed by
--- End quote ---
Your reply/comment text here
If you do this
[ quote author=poster you are quoting=topic=15.msg110#msg110 date=1186263004]
Posters text will be here followed by
Your reply/comments here
[/quote ]
you will get this
--- Quote from: poster you are quoting ---Posters text will be here followed by
Your reply/comments here
--- End quote ---
This make it difficult for others to differentiate your comments from the previous poster you are quoting.
Quoting a posts with posts already quoted
--- Quote from: 4th poster ---
--- Quote from: 3rd Poster ---
--- Quote from: 2nd Poster ---
--- Quote from: 1st Poster ---1st Posters text here
--- End quote ---
2nd Posters Quote
--- End quote ---
3rd Poster's Text
--- End quote ---
4th Poster's Text
--- End quote ---
This is what you will start with when you select the quote button
[ quote author=4th poster link=topic=3.msg437#msg437 date=1186568462]
[ quote author=3rd Poster link=topic=3.msg436#msg436 date=1186568431]
[ quote author=2nd Poster link=topic=3.msg37#msg37 date=1186118078]
[ quote author=1st Poster link=topic=3.msg28#msg28 date=1186114912]
1st Posters text here
[ /quote]
2nd Posters Quote
[ /quote]
3rd Poster's Text
[ /quote]
4th Poster's Text
[ /quote]
To reply specifically to the 4th poster and ignore the previous 3 posts quoted do this. Highlight the bits you do not want (blue text) and delete.
[ quote author=4th poster link=topic=3.msg437#msg437 date=1186568462]
[ quote author=3rd Poster link=topic=3.msg436#msg436 date=1186568431]
[ quote author=2nd Poster link=topic=3.msg37#msg37 date=1186118078]
[ quote author=1st Poster link=topic=3.msg28#msg28 date=1186114912]
1st Posters text here
[ /quote]
2nd Posters Quote
[ /quote]
3rd Poster's Text
[ /quote]
4th Poster's Text
[ /quote]
You will be left with this
[ quote author=4th poster link=topic=3.msg437#msg437 date=1186568462]
4th Poster's Text
[ /quote]
Your reply/comments here
and will look like this when posted
--- Quote from: 4th poster ---
4th Poster's Text
--- End quote ---
Your reply/comments here
Quoting and answering long texts
Lets say you have multiple items in a post you want to respond to.
[ quote author=poster you are quoting=topic=15.msg110#msg110 date=1186263004]
first statement
second statement
third statement
[/quote ]
will look like this
--- Quote from: poster you are quoting ---first statement
second statement
third statement
--- End quote ---
To differentiate your comments from the quoted post do this
[ quote author=poster you are quoting=topic=15.msg110#msg110 date=1186263004]
first statement [/quote ]<-- insert a end quote tag
response to first statement
[quote ]<-- insert a start quote tag
second statement[/quote ]<-- insert an end quote tag
response to second statement
[quote ]<-- insert a start quote tag
third statement[/quote ]<-- insert an end quote tag
response to third statement
This will then look like this when posted
--- Quote from: poster you are quoting=topic=15.msg110#msg110 date=1186263004 ---first statement
--- End quote ---
response to first statement
--- Quote ---second statement
--- End quote ---
response to second statement
--- Quote ---third statement
--- End quote ---
response to third statement
You can see how it will look with the preview button, the preview comes at the top of the screen. Scroll up to view it.
Looks complicated but once you have the knack, it is easy.
I personally prefer copying and pasting and the differentiating by color.
We are looking into a WYSIWYG editor add-on which will do this automatically for you. The new release will have this built in.
Just another tip using quotes
[ quote ]Something that Harry said.....[ /quote ]
Looks like this
--- Quote ---Something that Harry said.....
--- End quote ---
In the 1st quote, add an = and type in the name of who you are quoting
[ quote=Harry ]Something that Harry said.....[ /quote ]
Looks like this
--- Quote from: Harry ---Something that Harry said.....
--- End quote ---
This helps to identify who you are replying to when you choose multiple people to reply to in one post
Imbedded quotes
[ quote]Something Fred said...
[ quote]Something I said to Fred[ /quote][ /quote] <- notice double "close quote"
Now something more I want to say to Fred...
looks like this
--- Quote ---Something Fred said...
--- Quote ---Something I said to Fred
--- End quote ---
--- End quote ---
Now something more I want to say to Fred...
Remember no spaces in the quote brackets
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