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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	NEW ADDITION Sep 11^th, 2005, 6:34pm OK - new mod. Ever typed a huge message, only to click send and be told you forgot to fill out the posts topic?? Click the back button, and the post is lost in cyber space!! Well, now it wont! Give it a try - you will be warned with a pop-up. As always, any errors, let us know by posting here!!
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supersparky Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 6097 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #1 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 7:34pm dosnt work in replys
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #2 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 8:19pm No need then - the topic is filled already
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supersparky Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 6097 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #3 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 8:21pm check your e-mail! dosnt work again
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #4 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 8:28pm Read your email - reply sent
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Reply #5 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 8:33pm

People rarely change the topic line in replys, and I bet most people didn't even now they could!!

Perhaps we should look more at stopping people from changing the topic line, rather than extending the current mod, as a thread could look messy with loads of changed topic lines.

I actually believe it to be a little bug in YaBB that allows people to alter the topic line of a thread!?!

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supersparky Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 6097 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #6 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 8:35pm possibly but sometimes i hit reply and start typing only to find im typing in the topic line!!! a reall pisser lol ss
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #7 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 8:54pm There is a way to stop the 'floating cursor' - it follows your mouse between boxes. Maybe would be better to stop the topic line from being altered - no way you could type in it by mistake then!!
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Reply #8 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 9:11pm

[quote author=Lectrician link=1126460069/0#5 date=1126467190]I actually believe it to be a little bug in YaBB that allows people to alter the topic line of a thread!?! [/quote]

There's quite a few different flavours of forum that do it. I assume it's just a follow on of the fact that in emails and on usenet you can change the topic title whenever you want.

I'm quite happy with it being editable as I have never once, in all of the thousands of messages on usenet, in emails and on web forums, ever accidentaly written anything in the topic line. Maybe you should look at your hand-eye co-ordination SS. Wink

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supersparky Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 6097 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #9 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 9:23pm does it automaticly btw, how are the addams family these days? ss
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Reply #10 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 9:31pm

[quote author=Lectrician link=1126460069/0#5 date=1126467190]
Perhaps we should look more at stopping people from changing the topic line, rather than extending the current mod, as a thread could look messy with loads of changed topic lines.

I actually believe it to be a little bug in YaBB that allows people to alter the topic line of a thread!?! [/quote]

that will be aimed at me for one then Roll Eyes

you can do it on screwfix as well or dosnt that count Grin

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billythekid Trade Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 3402 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Trade: Plumber	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #11 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 9:58pm there IS a mod to stop the cursor changing focus to whatever box the mouse floated to, that'd be top of my mod pick too Lec. btk
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big_all Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline heeelllooo Posts: 5596 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #12 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 10:16pm [quote author=billythekid link=1126460069/0#11 date=1126472299]there IS a mod to stop the cursor changing focus to whatever box the mouse floated to, that'd be top of my mod pick too Lec. btk [/quote] whats that in plain scottish then billy
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Reply #13 - Sep 11^th, 2005, 11:03pm

click reply to this alan, then move your mouse between the Subject box and the Message box, you'll see the cursor will automatically follow it even if you havent clicked the box.

This is a pain for those of us(me) who still look at the keys while typing as my optical mouse has been known to "move" on its own and half my rant goes in the subject box! lol

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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #14 - Sep 12^th, 2005, 7:54am OK, ability to change subject/topic line remains - seems odd to be able to though ??? Floating mouse cursor no longer floats - you need to physically click the topic or message box to type. BTK - optical mouse moving - my new one does - apparently you are not meant to use a mouse mat?!?
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billythekid Trade Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 3402 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Trade: Plumber	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #15 - Sep 12^th, 2005, 11:05pm yeah well screw not using one, mine goes bizarre without it! lol btk
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Reply #16 - Sep 12^th, 2005, 11:14pm

[quote author=billythekid link=1126460069/0#13 date=1126476183]click reply to this alan, then move your mouse between the Subject box and the Message box, you'll see the cursor will automatically follow it even if you havent clicked the box.

This is a pain for those of us(me) who still look at the keys while typing as my optical mouse has been known to "move" on its own and half my rant goes in the subject box! lol

btk [/quote]

ahhh thanks billy glad your blaming technoligy rather than my patetic two bwain cells Grin

still a weee bit confused thanks 8)

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Reply #17 - Sep 12^th, 2005, 11:17pm

[quote author=Lectrician link=1126460069/0#14 date=1126508064]OK, ability to change subject/topic line remains - seems odd to be able to though ???

Floating mouse cursor no longer floats - you need to physically click the topic or message box to type.

BTK - optical mouse moving - my new one does - apparently you are not meant to use a mouse mat?!? [/quote]

so can i continue to freak people out on screwfix then by changing the headings then pppplllleeeeaaaassssee Grin

do i have your permission then lec Grin

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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #18 - Sep 13^th, 2005, 12:02am The great thing about opticals is not having to use mouse mats, unless you have a cheap mouse or stripey melamine desk surfaces that confuse the mouse
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billythekid Trade Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 3402 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Trade: Plumber	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #19 - Sep 13^th, 2005, 12:03am * billythekid puts himself in the stripy melamine category... btk
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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NEW ADDITION Reply #20 - Sep 13^th, 2005, 11:32am It's not pink though
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