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  • A

    Can you plox add some sort of visual reference that the page I'm typing on isn't the page the post is being submitted to. 😆

    I've just typed out a post and it's gone to a completely different topic to the one I intended it to. (Fortunately it was the same persons topic).

    EDIT: For more info.

    I replied in the Security³ topic, but didn't type anything, so my composer just had the mention to the user I was replying to. My reply was better suited to a different topic, so I went to that one, and clicked reply to the same user. The same mention appeared, but it went to the Security³ topic, not the one I was in. I'm assuming the bar on the bottom tells you this information, but you can hardly see it as it's grey on grey, so it's not very easy to see.

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  • julianJ

    Mm, the top of the composer should show which topic you're replying to, no?

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  • A

    @julian hmmm, it does, however it's not something I read every time as I didn't think it would go into another topic. 😆 It's quite a rare occurrence, had I of replied to a different post, it probably wouldn't have happened.

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Suggested Topics

  • omegaO

    Composer - Layout Tweeks & More

    Feature Requests
    1 Votes
    1 Posts
    880 Views
    omegaO

    I love the composer.

    I know I've already said that but I do, so much it inspires me to see it shine shine shine!

    First I present some basic edits and additions to the composer, to refine even more the sleek minimalism - sleeker, not weaker.

    Spot the Difference

    Landscape.png

    Did you spot the changes?

    Red Changes.png

    A) Gone is the left aligned arrow/circle - meet the new (27px x 3px #E2E2E2) - RESIZER NOTCH! 🙂

    B) Huh? What is that ... read on

    C & D) - Doesn't this just look better, make more sense positionally, rather than words in those clashing with the input and preview areas!

    E) - I'm pitching to fully BOX in (top, left, right & bottom) the post editor - Also reducing the beautiful blue line down from 3px to 2px.

    Composer - Right beside you!

    B) What happens when you click it! 😉

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    Mans & Womans - I dunno if this exists, I searched, I didn't find it but why not! (now you know why the box in post editor box is needed further + it visually feedbacks better too) It's clearly the natural progression to enhance composer experience and I have NEVER seen this done in any forums I have used, ever! (happy to be corrected).

    For the sake of focus I have split by posting the full blown right side composer pitch here: "Composer - Right Beside you" dedicated dev topic so click here to continue the surge of comments 😋 - thanks!

    Please Upvote 👍 - If you want to see this as a core feature in standard nodeBB deployment.

  • omegaO

    Composer - Tools/Icons changes, re-order etc. etc.

    Feature Requests
    2 Votes
    1 Posts
    215 Views
    omegaO

    I love the composer in nodeBB. However, it's rare to find anything in life that can not be pushed toward greater perfection and since composer is pushing toward perfection already - let's push a little bit more to make the difference! 🙂

    On community.nodebb.org - I noticed a few extra buttons that seemed to related to the same function or kind of, then I noticed even more - why have 3 image related buttons when you can have one?

    Why?

    composer-tools-before.png

    Ok, first lets strip the overlapping icons and rearrange into more logical groups:

    Post Edit Tools | Link Tools | Image Tools | Custom Tool | Zen Mode

    Space

    composer-tools-after.png

    Super and look at all the new found space, minimal overload is not far off, time to look at the sequential order.

    Less is More in the New Order

    omposer-tools-after-final.png

    If there ever was a more graceful flow from left to right in perfect order I have yet to see it, with less buttons in a more logical, sequential and grouped order we are pitching for less visual cognitive load.

    Summary:

    Minimal without losing functionality Clear left to right flow and back again Grouping of icons by contextual function Establishes a logical sequence to icon groups Creates more space for other icons Sets logical order and positioning for future icon inclusion

    Naturally it flows that the 3 image button functions need to be folded into a pop-up menu.

    Why this is probably a better outcome is that it creates a clear focus and display of the image options to the user using one click, all on a single menu.

    Currently there are 3 buttons one of which is visually ambiguous as it presents as cloud up arrow icon, which could be construed as being actionable with any file for upload.

    If you wanted to push the logic of this approach further, then even the smilies icon could considered a valid target (hypothetically!) to also fold into the single image button - creating a hybrid single image button, a hybrid pop-up menu with all the visual/image elements in one place.

    Please note, I am not proposing it for now but I present it to tease out the natural evolution of where this route might go and is perhaps one reduction too far for broader nodeBB deployments.

    Please upvote 👍 - If you woudl like to see this in standard nodeBB.

  • TsaukpaetraT

    Ability to minimize composer on mobile

    Feature Requests
    0 Votes
    1 Posts
    916 Views
    TsaukpaetraT

    We can do it if the window isn't too slim, and if I'm in Landscape mode it also lets me hit the red circle, so why not enable it for mobile?

  • drewD

    Change Composer to Redactor

    Feature Requests
    0 Votes
    43 Posts
    22070 Views
    KalbaskinK

    @nhl.pl It works, but bad.

  • S

    Clickable emoji button on composer

    Feature Requests
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    1398 Views
    N

    yup,its not convenient as a chinese

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