I usually just scim through the topic and quote on the fly.
People get notified for the quotes the same way they are when replying via Reply button and (even though it doesn't state it) the answers seem to get connected in the thread thing.
I think that is to post though, not to read. I could read the Off-Topic before and I had a padlock there until recently (I think even yesterday when I got Regular), but I have never tried to post there... so not sure.
/edit Also, I think this has been resolved but I already did this work of art before, so...:
If you know the post number, you can go directly to their post number with the scroll widget on the side >
You can search for the post with the search icon and limit it to the topic
You can search for the user
Or you can just tag them if you know the context @Vitalius
To quote a post btw, you can click reply on a specific post, or highlight certain text from the post and you will be given an optino to make a reply quoting that text.
It will quote the test in your reply and your quote will allow for expansion of the whole post or to jump to it (or expand previous replies).
Just tried that on Vivaldi and it works fine? Maybe how the browser handles the selection. I'm on Linux.
Then it seems to be OS dependent.
Thanks, although that was an example to mihawk of when you'd want to jump without reading a full thread.
That's what I usually do too. What I'm talking about isn't useful in threads you never intend to go back and read in. In long running threads it's more useful.
Oh, then yeah that's probably it.
Edit 1:
@Eden If you edit in a quote after posting, does the user receive the notification? I'd presume yes, but we'll see regarding mentions since I edited this line in.
Edit 2:
Also, these things:
The blue line. How do you get/set those? I've been through my profile, but can't find the setting?
Hm, possibly. Though it can be added manually to any user by a mod. There aren't many default pick-able options anyway, so its usually manually added if people ask.
I knew what the blue and white circles meant, but I didn't know I could click on them. What's this about the back button on the right?
I have always said: "The difference between a PC n00b and a PC Master is the n00b is afraid that a wrong click will break something. The Master clicks everything trying to see what breaks, so he can fix it."
It's about the joy of figuring it out for yourself.
Really? If one can install Arch, they can probably operate a forum. Though maybe not at a expert level.
Your point is valid though, everybody is different. I like to dive in to explore and experiment. Others may prefer to complete a comprehensive tutorial before they even start. An instruction manual might help those inexperienced members.
I totally agree with the Arch / forum notion. I rebuilt the engine on my mother's car, new cylinder head, timing set, all kinds of other serious internal engine stuff, and for the life of me I can't figure out what way the stupid plastic shield on the bottom goes on! Engine runs fine, shield still in the back of the car.
Thank you for posting this. I was going to start a similar thread a while back, then I figured out how to do what I needed and didn't care about the rest enough to start a new thread.
Now my question is how do people make those things that look like quotes, but they are links to sites and pull data from them? For instance Steam or Amazon, the title will be pulled from the page as well as the description. I'm sure I have more questions that I have already forgotten. The learning curve here is rather steep, luckily I can get by with very little.
might use it later.
