Smilie, color, etc code changes

For people who haven't noticed yet, some of the codes to get special text effects and stuff in their messages have changed with software upgrade.

For example, for a smile, you used to type "[ smile ]" but now a simple emoticon " : )" is used instead.

Of course it is easier just to click the "Graemlins" or code inserters below the post box, but for those in the habit of just typing in the codes, you'll have to get used to the new codes.

Also notibly the codes to get color text has changed, for red text for example, instead of [ red ] , [ /red ] you now use [ color:red ] , [ /color ]

People with color in their signature lines will have to make that change in their profile.

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One last thing: in the old software, you could use both the forum software codes (UBBCode) or true HTML in your posts. Now to use HTML you will have to change the item in the list right above the post box... where it says "Make post" and "using UBBCode" is entered... if you want to use html you will have to change that to "using HTML" or "using HTML or UBBCode". Otherwise HTML will be ignored and will post just as you typed it.

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He moves swiftly and silently... Doc changed the default here to allow both HTML and UBBCode, so you don't have to change anything unless you want to specifically exclude codes from your post.

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Don't anyone get confused by this... if you are used to just posting simply you don't have to change anything that you are doing, and in fact adding smilies and color and other things is even easier now with the buttons directly below the post box if you want to try them out...

They are in fact easier..
I love this new way Doc has put up..
Now where are all the dragons

They are a lot easier. A lot of people get really thrown off by change, though.

Because of the slightly different button positions, I keep hitting "browse" (to attach a file) instead of "ok, continue". D'OH!

And the color choices at the bottom... the last one makes me think: [i]Mystery Date.... Are you ready for your mystery date....????" Who's behind the door? (By Milton Bradley? You know what I mean...)

LOVED MYSTERY DATE!!! Wasn't there a garbage man or some "dud" date behind the door?

Here's one for you "The Barbie Game" board game. Huh, huh? It was handed down to my friend from her older brother's girlfriend in the early 70's, but I guess it came out in the early 60's judging from the style of clothing. The object was to go around the board and you had to get a dress, a date and 2 other things I think before you could go to the prom. Probably shoes and accessories. I think your date was the last thing you could try for. I think there names were Ken, Bill, Bob and Poindexter! When you first came here I used to think of his picture every time I read you name. He was the geek, he had red hair and freckles. Personally, I thought he was the cutest.

I don't have red hair or freckles but I am "the geek"

People think by username is from "dexter" of "dexter's lab" but it is really from "poindexter" , the professor's nephew from Felix the Cat. I was using the nickname "dexter" before the dexter's lab cartoon.

Felix the cat
The wonderful wonderful cat
You'll laugh so much your sides will ache
Your heart will go pitter-pat
Watching Felix....................
The wonderful cat!

Felix the cat
The wonderful wonderful cat
Whenever he gets in a fix,
He reaches into his bag of tricks.

That was a great theme song.

Pebbly, I think you and I are having a "moment"

Actually the obnoxious part of me was hoping you'd come back saying that now you've had that theme song in your head and can't stop singing it! I think you've posted about that before. I'll purposely sing the same song for weeks, even walk around singing it out loud if no one's here, but when it's a commercial jingle or say, I flipped on MTV and it's a Justin Timberlake song or something.................. that's when I pray to "stop the voices!!!!"

Actually what has been stuck in my head this week has been several songs from a band I've only recently "discovered"

Gomez

Anyone heard of them? I went to a concert a few weeks ago. Awesome.

http://www.gomez.co.uk/

Cool music! Nice and depressing just the way I like it! Cool name for a band too. By the way, "They're creepy and they're kooky............." AW, forget it! I'm stopping, g'night.

Poindexter, golly, that brings back some childhood cartoon memories, ha!ha!