Xmax Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) Great website, but one thing I miss from the old site is the topic sub-titles or strap-lines or whatever they are supposed to be called. This feature enabled you to add new information to your thread title, such as "price drops" in the market place. Sadly this really useful feature is gone. In its place I notice posters using [b]Topic Tags[/b] as sub-titles, as opposed to the intended purpose of tags which is to help with searching. And why not? I don't have a problem with (ab?)using tags in this way, but it would be really useful for the thread starter to be able to update the tags [i]after[/i] the thread has been started. So the question is ... (see topic title). Possibly my issue is with a thread started on the old site. Can tags be changed after posting? Edited September 29, 2011 by Xmax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmax Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 Thanks BigRedX. I honestly did search but could not find out how to do this. For the benefit of newbies (like me) please tell me how to change the tags after a topic is started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Sorry I was going to post a full description but then realised I'd need to find a topic I'd started in order to explain it and couldn't do it before I had to leave for work this morning. So here goes: 1. Select "Edit" on the first post in the thread. 2. From the resulting page choose the button marked "Use Full Editor" 3. You can then edit the tags field Bear in mind that it appears only the first three tags show up in the forum view tags over a certain length seem to be ignored and you can only change the order that tags appear by deleting them and retyping in the order that you want. Devs - if you are reading this being able to change tag order by dragging would be a very useful feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmax Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 Great instructions - thanks. There is a snag though when I try to "use full editor". This button and the "cancel" button do not work. Only the "save changes" button does anything like it says on the tin. I'm not sure if this is a problem with the site or because I am using Firefox 6.0.2, or if its simply because I'm metamorphosing into a zombie. The full editor obviously works for you, BigRedX, so I fear the zombie theory is looking the most likely. Apart from acquiring a new brain, is there anything else I should do to solve the issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 No idea. It works for me with Firefox 3.6.12 and just upgraded to Firefox 7.0 and that works too. Is this a work computer or can you upgrade your browser or try a different one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmax Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Trying a different web browser (IE8) on the same PC works. It seems there is a compatibility issue between the site and some versions of Firefox, or at least with the current release version 6.0.2. Thanks for helping to find a work-around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Must be a Windows thing. Firefox 6.0.2 on the Mac lets me "Use Full Editor". Also the current version of Firefox is now 7.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1317287766' post='1388966']Also the current version of Firefox is now 7.0[/quote] But if you haven't been automatically updated yet, you'll find that checking for updates will show 6.0.2 as being the current version. Don't seek 7.0 out - there's an issue with 7.0 ([url="http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/880707?s=release+channel&r=0&as=s"]see here[/url]) which they will fix and then roll out through automatic updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Incidentally, I tried the "Use full editor" button and "Cancel" button too, and they didn't work for me either - Firefox 7.0 on Windows XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Must be a Firefox for Windows problem. Works fine on Firefox 7.0 on the Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmax Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Firefox 7.0.1 just installed itself automatically (with my permission) and the lack of "use full editor" problem is still there. [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1317299635' post='1389197']Must be a Firefox for Windows problem. [/quote] - sums it up. The work-around on my 6 year old XP PC is to use IE8, which is a little inconvenient for the extra time it takes. Musn't complain though as Basschat is still the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 [quote name='Xmax' timestamp='1317408679' post='1390536'] Basschat is still the best. [/quote] Ummmmmmmmmmm - I'm feelin' your lurve............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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