Replying
You must be logged in to reply to a topic. You can reply to a topic using the Quick Reply tool which is located at the bottom of the topic itself:
OR you can reply using the add reply button, which will take you to the separate Add reply page which uses the WYSIWYG Post Editor.
Replying with Quick Reply
When replying using Quick Reply, remember to click the Quick reply button beneath the posting box, and not the add reply button from above it.
The quick reply box allows you to use bbcode or html. There are also shortcuts for using common bbcode tags.
Quick Reply Shortcuts
- bold: CTRL-b
- italic: CTRL-i
- underline: CTRL-u
- cut: CTRL-x
- copy: CTRL-c
- paste: CTRL-v
These work on both the Mac and PC systems.
Posting Options
Use Default Signature
Use your default signature when posting (unchecked will result in no signature)
Use Smilies
Check the Use Smilies box to have smilie shortcuts automatically converted to graphic smilies in your post.
Convert URLs
Check this box to change urls as text into clickable links
Stay in Topic
Check this box to return to the topic after posting, rather than returning to the forum.
Preview
Check this box to see a preview of your post before actually posting it.
Replying via Add Reply button
When using the 'Add Reply button to make a post, you will be taken to the add reply page, and most people will see the WYSIWYG Post Editor. If you do not see the posting tools, then your browser does not support the javascript and DOM necessary to use this tool. You should get an ordinary posting box (like the quick reply) in which you can use html and bbcode.
Browser's which do not see the WYSIWYG Post Editor include Safari. Browser's which are known to have problems with the add reply and new topic pages include Firefox 1.0 (upgrade to 1.5 or 2.0) and the deprecated Mozilla Suite and old Netscape (upgrade to 9.0). IE 5 for Mac is too deprecated to be supported.
Posting Options
Strip All Links
Check the Strip All Links box to remove links to other web pages in the post (e.g. "HTTP://siteurl.com"). This is a good security feature if you do not wish to have external links enabled in your post.
Use Smilies
Check the Use Smilies box to have smilie shortcuts automatically converted to graphic smilies in your post.
Stay in Topic
Check this box to return to the topic after posting, rather than returning to the forum.
Blog this
Check this box to have your reply posted to your blog as well as making a reply.
Choose a Signature
Select the Signature you wish to use in your post. Note: The default setting is "Don't Use a Signature".
