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We added some new features to the forum:
When posting messages 5 additional options are available and all are accessible in the posting window (second line down, underneath B, I, U)

1. [strike]Strikethrough[/strike] - speaks for itself


2. Warning:

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This is a Warning sample - would be useful for Moderators and Important posts like this one


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Etiam cursus tortor nec neque. Etiam est turpis, porttitor non, pellentesque vel, tempus vel, velit. Integer mattis. Curabitur purus. Donec consectetuer risus eget lacus. Aenean metus metus, eleifend vitae, ullamcorper et, egestas nec, sem.

4. Legend:
[legend=Legend]Not sure exactly how to use this one yet :)[/legend]


5. Stopwatch Mode for question solving - not sure how popular this will be but it was easy to add, so what the hell
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BB, I see you do a lot to improve the forum. What do you think about math shortcuts? For example, "\(\sqrt{x}\)", "\(\frac{x}{y}\)", and "\(C^{n}_{k}\)" ?
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By the way, I have one suggestion that seems to be essential for me.
There are two ways for embedding images into a post: 1) attachment 2) [img] - tag.
I've added my avatar image and smile icon using these two ways:

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attachment:

Attachment:
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43422.png [ 53.62 KiB | Viewed 2631 times ]
Attachment:
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icon_smile.gif [ 174 Bytes | Viewed 2776 times ]

For me, [img] looks much better than attachment, because "Attachment", "name of file", "size", "how many times users saw a image" do not contain any important information and just waste space. Especially, it is obvious for small images. So, I propose to show attached images using [img]-style.
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BB, I see you do a lot to improve the forum. What do you think about math shortcuts? For example, "\(\sqrt{x}\)", "\(\frac{x}{y}\)", and "\(C^{n}_{k}\)" ?
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Walker - thank you for continuous support!

What do you mean by shortcuts? Making it simpler to post math symbols?


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Sure. There are a few ways to do this and most are not complicated.

I see what you mean below - do you have a specific use case for pasting/attacing many small images?

Perhaps a post somewhere that has been esp painful?

This will help identify the best path/solution


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By the way, I have one suggestion that seems to be essential for me.
There are two ways for embedding images into a post: 1) attachment 2) [img] - tag.
I've added my avatar image and smile icon using these two ways:

[img]




attachment:

Attachment:
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Attachment:
icon_smile.gif

For me, [img] looks much better than attachment, because "Attachment", "name of file", "size", "how many times users saw a image" do not contain any important information and just waste space. Especially, it is obvious for small images. So, I propose to show attached images using [img]-style.
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What do you mean by shortcuts? Making it simpler to post math symbols?
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I mean buttons like smilies or "B", "i" and so on. Just one click and you have something like that: /frac{}{}

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I always thought about images that table view along with unnecessary info could look better. Recently, I was thinking about writing the guide on how make a good presentation but imagined how it would look with many small/average images and decided to post the suggestion. By the way, [img] style let us post a few images in one line and even insert text between them....
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What do you mean by shortcuts? Making it simpler to post math symbols?

I mean buttons like smilies or "B", "i" and so on. Just one click and you have something like that: /frac{}{}
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Thank you. Got it! Will get cracking on this.

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do you have a specific use case for pasting/attacing many small images?
I always thought about images that table view along with unnecessary info could look better. Recently, I was thinking about writing the guide on how make a good presentation but imagined how it would look with many small/average images and decided to post the suggestion. By the way, [img] style let us post a few images in one line and even insert text between them....
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OK. got it. Would this be a better fit for your needs then?
(it still displays the "useless" information but does not get in the way.

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In quam mi, volutpat ut, semper sed, ullamcorper in, ante. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Integer quis tellus. Suspendisse accumsan, metus eget elementum gravida, sapien ante sagittis dui, et mattis tortor justo ac tortor. Ut ligula. Cras et risus. Sed libero nunc, sodales sed, pharetra ut, commodo eu, ipsum. Cras pretium orci a massa. Donec id lectus tristique massa feugiat facilisis. Integer imperdiet est quis eros. Etiam cursus tortor nec neque. Etiam est turpis, porttitor non, pellentesque vel, tempus vel, velit. Integer mattis. Curabitur purus. Donec consectetuer risus eget lacus. Aenean metus metus, eleifend vitae, ullamcorper et, egestas nec, sem. Etiam cursus tortor nec neque. Etiam est turpis, porttitor non, pellentesque vel, tempus vel, velit. Integer mattis. Curabitur purus. Donec consectetuer risus eget lacus. Aenean metus metus, eleifend vitae, ullamcorper et, egestas nec, sem.

We are using it for the book posts to embed images into the posts: top-gmat-prep-books-guides-reviews-comments-77703.html


Here is the formatting:

Code:
[aligntable=left,100,0,0,0,#ECECEC,#ECECEC][attachment=0]compas.jpg[/attachment][/aligntable]
Here are the parameters: align,width,marginleft,marginright,border,brdcolor,bkgrdcolor]{TEXT}[/aligntable]

Second parameter is the width of the table, and #ECECEC is the background color for the table as some browsers (Chrome show the post funky otherwise)
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Thanks, bb! It looks definitely better!
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The Fractions and Square Root now have a simplified way of writing them - it was not possible to easily add a pure shortcut but a different simplification is possible.

Check it out:

Code:
[fraction]3/4[/fraction]

[square_root]5[/square_root]

You still need to enclose both sides with the M-Tags