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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 08/27/2008 : 04:22:04 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Originally posted by Dude
The bookmark is an overlooked feature for me. I have used it... maybe once. But only because I never remember it is available. |
Well, I ask the question because it seems to me that the natural thing for people to do is use the bookmark/favorite feature built-in to their own browser, instead of the feature we have here.
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That's what I've always done -- didn't know about the other. But not to worry; this old dawg will stay with the trick he knows best.
Edit: I would like to see a larger Quote font. If I want to post a long quotation, I use [i]""[i], as do others, for easier readability.
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"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2008 : 07:38:09 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by @tomic
It would be interesting to see what the size difference is in KB once the changes are all done. I had reduced file sizes considerably before several forum members demanded I roll back the CSS.
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Not that we can't loose it, but after all of these years, I just now tried it. I can see its value if I actually use it, including not adding another bookmark to my crowded browser bookmark folders... Duh!
(Should I be admitting that I haven't used it before now?)
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
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Administrator
USA
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2008 : 08:27:51 [Permalink]
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| As I said, it's so underused that we could loose it. But I can see its value, which is none if we don't use it. Oh well... |
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bngbuck
SFN Addict
USA
2437 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2008 : 09:58:36 [Permalink]
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Kil.....
I know it's niggling nonsense, but please change "loose" (usually an adjective, rarely a verb) to "lose" (almost always a transitive verb)
Loose - not rigidly fastened or securely attached
Lose - to lose, get lost, perish, destroy,
I'm sorry, it's just the English-lover in me! |
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Dave W.
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2008 : 10:05:18 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by bngbuck
Kil.....
I know it's niggling nonsense, but please change "loose" (usually an adjective, rarely a verb) to "lose" (almost always a transitive verb)
Loose - not rigidly fastened or securely attached
Lose - to lose, get lost, perish, destroy,
I'm sorry, it's just the English-lover in me!
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Yeah, you're right. God do I need my editors. There are words that I spell phonetically (I call it kilbonics) that spell checkers sometimes don't catch because they are proper spellings in another context.
This seems to be a family trait, as in we are missing the spelling gene. My brother, a writer of books and a professor of writing at UCSF suffers from the same affliction. And it's the simple words that get us. (Well, really, it's all words for me.) But honest, I try...
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2008 : 13:31:36 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Kil
Yeah, you're right. God do I need my editors. There are words that I spell phonetically (I call it kilbonics) that spell checkers sometimes don't catch because they are proper spellings in another context.
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Start using speech-recognition software!
That way, you don't have to lie in bed struggling to type... |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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Posted - 08/27/2008 : 13:50:29 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
Originally posted by Kil
Yeah, you're right. God do I need my editors. There are words that I spell phonetically (I call it kilbonics) that spell checkers sometimes don't catch because they are proper spellings in another context.
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Start using speech-recognition software!
That way, you don't have to lie in bed struggling to type...
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I wonder if that would work in chat?
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mohammed3002
SPAMMER
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Posted - 08/29/2008 : 02:35:43 [Permalink]
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 08/30/2008 : 15:52:50 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Kil
Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
Originally posted by Kil
Yeah, you're right. God do I need my editors. There are words that I spell phonetically (I call it kilbonics) that spell checkers sometimes don't catch because they are proper spellings in another context.
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Start using speech-recognition software!
That way, you don't have to lie in bed struggling to type...
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I wonder if that would work in chat?
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It should, most voice recognition software can make use of regular input-fields for test input. It might require some tweaking though to include the smilies.
Edited to add: I ditched the last software I had myself, not because it wasn't working. But I had to leard to speak American and not English for it to recognise me correctly, so I guess it wasn't working... I couldn't find any "English" patch. Go figure.  |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
Collateralmurder. |
| Edited by - Dr. Mabuse on 08/30/2008 15:55:41 |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2008 : 16:01:44 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
Edit: I would like to see a larger Quote font. If I want to post a long quotation, I use [i]""[i], as do others, for easier readability. |
filthy, just so I can see what you're seeing, (A) what browser are you using, and (B) if you open the "view" menu and click on "text size," what is it set to? |
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