Announcing the NI Discussion Forums Upgrade

[smercurio_fc]

There seems to have been a change with the way indents are done in the message editor. When you use lists (bullets or numbered lists), there is no hanging indent. There used to be, if I recall.

1. This is some really long text. No, really, I have nothing to say, but I just want to make this really long. I guess I have to keep typing because I haven't reached the end of the line... oh wait, I just did. See? No hanging indent.

[smercurio_fc]

More editor annoyances/bugs/why did this change when it was perfectly fine:

1. Macros are being cut off/mangled. Is there a limit to the length of the macro? Didn't used to be one. For instance, I have this text in a macro:
   
   To learn more about LabVIEW it is recommended that you go through the tutorial(s) and look over the material in the NI Developer Zone's Learning Center which provides links to other materials and other tutorials. You can also take the online courses for free.
   
       When I use the macro drop down I get this:
   
   To learn more about LabVIEW it is recommended that you go through the tutorial(s) and look over the material in the NI Developer Zone's Learning Center which provides links to other materials and other tutorials. You can also take the _
   
2. Increase/decrease indent - what happened to these buttons? Why were they removed? Did Lithium think we needed a spoiler tag button so desparately? What exactly do we not want to spoil?

[JackDunaway]

Ditto for increase/decrease indent - missing that feature.

Also, I have a very difficult time trying to delete space around horizontal lines around quotes. Delete/backspace/enter have counterintuitive and unexpected actions when near those lines. And speaking of horizontal lines, didn't there used to be a button in the text editor that allowed you to place a horizontal line? I don't see it anymore.

[JackDunaway]

Another Idea Exchange issue:

I can no longer right click the "n Kudos" text on the Kudos button and select "Open in a New Tab" to see who Kudoed an Idea. On the other hand, I can right click the "Give Kudos" button and open that in a new tab. Backwards!

[elset191]

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@JackDunaway wrote:

Another Idea Exchange issue:

I can no longer right click the "n Kudos" text on the Kudos button and select "Open in a New Tab" to see who Kudoed an Idea. On the other hand, I can right click the "Give Kudos" button and open that in a new tab. Backwards!

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I tried that on a few posts.  One that was mine and one that wasn't.  I was able to right click on both of the "n Kudos" and open in a new tab ...

[JackDunaway]

@Tim: Yeah, I tried it on all eight clickables (the four types of Kudos buttons) and the only one of the eight that allows me to open in a new tab is the "Give Kudos" button. This ONLY happens on the Idea Exchange, not on the "real" forum boards.

[elset191]

For clarity, I was also on the Idea Exchange.  I clicked on ideas that weren't mine, one that I had kudoed, and one that I had not.  And on an idea of my own.

[JackDunaway]

I'm using IE8 right now, you?

[elset191]

Firefox 3.5.9 

Do you know what specific post you were getting this with?  Or all of them

[JackDunaway]

Chrome 5 works properly for opening Kudos in a new tab! It must be an IE8 problem (confirmed this problem on IE8 both at home and work). I'm certain it happens with all posts, not just one.

So, mark it as a bug: IE8 does not properly allow users to open the list of who Kudoed a post in a new tab, whereas Chrome and FF do not exhibit this behavior, and other boards do not exhibit this behavior.