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driver100

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/comment/5726173#Comment_5726173

1) I see what you mean now...not much use in looking for more emojis, there are so many duplicates anyway.

2)I have tried many ways trying to do a partial quote, even tried standing on my head, I can't do it. I used to do it manually, but, you can't mess with what is in the box.

ab348

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/comment/5726159#Comment_5726159

The speed is apparently not due to the connection but to how the code seems to be written. When you are typing a comment the editor seems to have some considerable lag on a PC but interestingly enough not a problem on my iPad. But trying to quote your post to make this reply on the iPad, the quote button was totally unresponsive for me until I refreshed the page, at which point it started to work again. Flaky.

henryn

@ab348

2)I have tried many ways trying to do a partial quote, even tried standing on my head, I can't do it. I used to do it manually, but, you can't mess with what is in the box.

Let me try this partial quote.

On page 3106 (about 5 pages back) in this forum, almost at the bottom of the page, @PF_Flyer gave a good explanation of how to do a partial quote. It looks harder than it is, after you do it once you will have it down.

stickguy

On page 3106 (about 5 pages back) in this forum, almost at the bottom of the page, @PF_Flyer gave a good explanation of how to do a partial quote.

Good to know!

ab348

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/comment/5726187#Comment_5726187

Doesn't work so good if you are reading posts from anywhere other than the bottom of a board page as he left out the part of having to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page in order to start what amounts to a new post. Using the quote button eliminates that step.

driver100

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/comment/5726187#Comment_5726187

Thanks for the info!

How about copying it and pasting it so I don't have to go back and find it? 🙃

PF_Flyer

The partial quote is not really tricky, but it does NOT use the Quote link ( I think that's what you're calling a button) at the bottom of every post. The partial quote does NOT put the quote in a box, and a number of the "failed" partial quote attempts I've seen have quoted posts in a box, so the Quote link was what was used. I didn't leave anything out, EVERY post, whether it uses a quote or not, is a new post.

Yes, if you are partial quoting a post that is not the last post, you copy the text, and then go to the comment box at the bottom to paste it in. Once it's pasted, you click the Paragraph menu to "start" the quote

Click on that quote menu and choose Quote

Hit Enter, which ends the quote, then click on the quote symbol on the left side to change back to paragraph and continue typing, click Post Comment, and you're done

OK, we've spent enough time interrupting this thread with this, let's get this thread back to our regular Cars & Conversations activity. If you have more questions or concerns, please use the Forums Feedback and Suggestions discussion and we can address them there. Thanks

stickguy

Can also quote the whole post (button into box) then delete what you don’t want. Just a thought.

ok, I’m done.

kyfdx

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/comment/5726264#Comment_5726264

I don't think you can get into the quote box to delete, once you've used the quote button, though. I'm still learning.

stickguy

Drove briefly a 2015 Silverado yesterday. Quite the barge. I spent a lot of time driving U-Haul and Ryder trucks. Some large (diesel freighliners) and they never bother me. I figured out why. Low hoods. That’s what I hate about PUs now. Long, high hoods. I’m just used to ones that slope down and you can see what’s out front. The Chevy was like piloting an aircraft carrier from the back!

PF_Flyer

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/comment/5726264#Comment_5726264

MISINFORMATION. That will NOT work.

Forums Feedback and Suggestions for forums tech issues/discussion please, thanks!

ab348

Yes, if you are partial quoting a post that is not the last post, you copy the text, and then go to the comment box at the bottom to paste it in. Once it's pasted, you click the Paragraph menu to "start" the quote

👆️ This is the part earlier explanations left out. For all the extra keystrokes and scrolling it requires I can't see many people using it unless there is a key piece of info in the midst of a long post that is required as is the case here. It's just much simpler and more intuitive to click the quote button link at the bottom of a post you're replying to.

Also, pro tip I just learned typing the above: don't try to apply text effects while you're typing because you can't turn them off until you highlight subsequent text. So you would have to type "button link" in this example then go back to highlight "button" and apply the strikeout to it, rather than just typing button as I did, highlighting it and attempting to apply the formatting then, as there seems to be no way to turn it off. Everything I typed after also had the strikeout applied.

stickguy

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/comment/5726267#Comment_5726267

Oh. Guess they turned that off from the old days. Guess I should have tried it first!

imidazol97

@abs348

"I dunno why all new Toyotas look so angry. 😫"

I think the Blazer has a reasonable balance of strong notes in its design.

I picked a color that doesn't hide any deficiencies.

cdnpinhead

"I spent a lot of time driving U-Haul and Ryder trucks. Some large (diesel freighliners) and they never bother me. I figured out why. Low hoods."

The only thing better is no hood at all. Cabovers are no longer necessary, with the standardization of 65' overall length allowances, but I did enjoy the spaciousness of my K100 cab.

stickguy

I drove a few of the smaller city van type trucks (Isuzu I think). Took some getting used to (your legs being the crumple zone) but dang, you really knew where the front of that was!

I really like the Frieghtliner. hood sloped down nicely and you could easily determine where the front corners were. Could put that baby 2" from the car in front if I wanted to.

abacomike

Interesting text from my daughter up in the Chicago area. They listed her townhouse Friday for $167,000 and her realtor has already received 3 offers at listing price - one of them is all cash with a 14 day close. Her realtor sent the offers back to the 3 bidders and asked them for a final offer. The realtor said the townhouse should sell for over listing price.

Miraculous news!😁😀

driver100

Hit Enter, which ends the quote, then click on the quote symbol on the left side to change back to paragraph and continue typing, click Post Comment, and you're done

I did a partial quote....yay team driver! But, one big problem is it doesn't show who you are quoting.

A friend saw this parked in the driveway of the next door neighbor....one of my favorites!

I can't get the image from my files...I will try again, next post, maybe the quote messed it up.

driver100

Can't get an image from my files, but I can put it in quotes

driver100

A townhouse in a major city for $167000. You can't buy a garage around here or anywhere in the country for $167000.....the property alone would be worth that! No wonder they are bidding.

driver100

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/comment/5726302#Comment_5726302

That Blazer looks good but it needs a color. It doesn't look as good in white - which isn't as forgiving, or in black which doesn't have any hilights.

Side view of rear quarter panel is a bit odd too. It is distinctive, but not, necessarily in a good way.

PF_Flyer

Just to keep you folks in the loop... there have been some page loading speed issues that we're trying to track down. For the moment, we've switched back to the old comment editor to see what, if anything changes. (See? I told you it was just a setting )

In any event, keep reporting anything you notice in the Feedback & Suggestions discussion as that is a big help!

As you were!

PF_Flyer

One other heads up, since we are on the html editor again, if you happen to quote a post that has a quote in it from the new editor, you will see a LOT of html in the comment box. Normal, and if you type below the quoted part and post, it DOES come out fine.

Just wanted you to NOT be surprised

PF_Flyer

One more... if you were in a discussion like this one and had seen/used the rich editor, it will be in your cache and you may still see the rich editor. It will work for you if you happen to post using it, but simply refreshing the page will change your view back to the old html editor. Not an "issue" just a computer quirk

ruking1

So far everything’s pretty seamless. I guess it gets down to if you want to use more features.

ab348

Can't quote anything right now - I get an error message saying it had to be converted from Rich to HTML (or vice versa, not sure) but eventually the entire message box disappears and you can't post anything despite multiple refreshes. I found several blank drafts in the My Drafts section and am trying to use one for this.

kyfdx

@ab348 I would suggest you clear your cache

PF_Flyer

Refresh the page. Your computer/device remembers the Rich editor was there last time you visited. And it remembers every discussion you went in while we had the rich editor in place, so just refresh any time you still see the rich editor. *I* am still retracing my steps, but I figure I'll refresh them as I run across them

ruking1 said:

So far everything’s pretty seamless I guess it gets down to you if you want to use more features.

Yes, it was pretty seamless, just this pesky ad problem that may or may not be related to the switch that was causing page loading issues. We'll get it figured out. Pass me the BIG hammer!

ab348

I did multiple refreshes with no effect. But now I am on my office computer which I also use for this site from time to time and now it is the old editor here. Nice and snappy when entering text too.

But it still won't let me post a picture using Firefox.

imidazol97

@abs34

A little humor to soften the learning curve for the new editor.

Since we've been talking about knob and tube wiring, that outlet does NOT have a ground wire. IT does not meet code.

And a dog should never be encouraged to chew on electric wires. Since there's no ground wire, this certainly isn't a ground fault circuit to protect the dog... from getting a bite from the electricity when his tooth goes through the wires.

Technical info about the post: I did not copy the picture with a quote. I learn quick. I saved it to my computer and then uploaded it from my computer. I manually entered the text.

jmonroe1

C'mon man, that's a cartoon dog with rubber teeth.

FWIW, the quote button won't work for me now...even after a few refreshes.

jmonroe

PF_Flyer

We've done enough real software changes in my time here (since early 2001) that I tend to go with the flow and adapt pretty quickly. I had done so (working out a few new moves...LOL) but then the speed issue cropped up so we needed to switch back to see if anything might have been the reason for the lags. Just SO many variables. The forums were completely down for me this morning for about 15 minutes, but so were several other sites, and people were posting on here just fine while "the site was DOWN", so that had to be something external to the forums and my computer. as a simple description, there was a break in the specific connection for me somewhere, probably never know exactly where

@imidazol97 I'm good at using the wrong tool to figure out how to get the job done as well

imidazol97

@PF_Flyer says, "@imidazol97 I'm good at using the wrong tool to figure out how to get the job done as well."

Amen. I remember Windows 95 and even Windows 3 or 3.1. DOS anyone? I laugh when I do things now that use DOS commands in Windows 10. If it works, I can use it that way.

(I capture Windows lockscreen images and convert them to jpg to use as my background screens that slideshow every 30 seconds--there are many beautiful images there, and I have about 300 that I share with a couple of folks for whom I try to keep their PC working. How to save Windows Spotlight lockscreen images so you can use them as wallpapers | Windows Central)

We have come a long way, but Murphy's Law still prevails. LOL

It'll all work out in the end.

imidazol97

Veering back into the traffic lanes and talking cars..., I thought I'd get a comment about the Blazer's front end. Amidst all the bantering about the appearance, I think it's well done.

ab348

imidazol97 said:

Technical info about the post: I did not copy the picture with a quote. I learn quick. I saved it to my computer and then uploaded it from my computer. I manually entered the text.

Wow, a real chewing-gum-and-baling-wire fix! Well done, congratulations. Perhaps you should seek employment with Vanilla Forums, it sounds like you're their kind of user interface tech guy.

PS: I love it that our Emotorcons are back, even if just temporarily.

PF_Flyer

imidazol97 said:

Veering back into the traffic lanes and talking cars..., I thought I'd get a comment about the Blazer's front end. Amidst all the bantering about the appearance, I think it's well done.

That red is a little fire engine-y, and wouldn't be my first choice, but appearance, yea, it works

imidazol97

PF_Flyer said:

imidazol97 said:

Veering back into the traffic lanes and talking cars..., I thought I'd get a comment about the Blazer's front end. Amidst all the bantering about the appearance, I think it's well done.

That red is a little fire engine-y, and wouldn't be my first choice, but appearance, yea, it works

Had one of these come up behind me last week. Beautiful color in sunshine. It's my kind of red.
Demonico Red Pearl

imidazol97

I hate to say it, but the previous post occurred with the old system and it was _heaven_. I just pasted in the URL of the picture after clicking on the quote below the OP's work.

stickguy

That’s a nice looking truck.

driver100

Finally, the car parked in my friends neighbors driveway showed up.

driver100

They did a pretty good job on the Blazer, but this Santa Fe is very similar, and I think it looks a little better.

I see they are using narrow headlights these days, guess they now allow anything...at one time they had to be a certain size.

henryn

stickguy said:

Drove briefly a 2015 Silverado yesterday. Quite the barge. I spent a lot of time driving U-Haul and Ryder trucks. Some large (diesel freighliners) and they never bother me. I figured out why. Low hoods. That’s what I hate about PUs now. Long, high hoods. I’m just used to ones that slope down and you can see what’s out front. The Chevy was like piloting an aircraft carrier from the back!

This is something that I and many others have noticed. You get used to it, kinda, but it remains a pain.

My father (back in the day) owned two Dodge A100 pickups, and those were really easy to maneuver.

Okay, you have now managed to make a real mess of things. I have a picture of a Dodge A100, and I cannot get it to post.

stickguy

I like the looks of that Santa Fe. Will be on my wife’s shopping list in 2 years.

driver100

henryn said:

stickguy said:

Drove briefly a 2015 Silverado yesterday. Quite the barge. I spent a lot of time driving U-Haul and Ryder trucks. Some large (diesel freighliners) and they never bother me. I figured out why. Low hoods. That’s what I hate about PUs now. Long, high hoods. I’m just used to ones that slope down and you can see what’s out front. The Chevy was like piloting an aircraft carrier from the back!

This is something that I and many others have noticed. You get used to it, kinda, but it remains a pain.

My father (back in the day) owned two Dodge A100 pickups, and those were really easy to maneuver.

Okay, you have now managed to make a real mess of things. I have a picture of a Dodge A100, and I cannot get it to post.

When I read the first sentence I thought you were talking about the new Edmunds site enhancement.
When I read the 2nd sentence I realized we were talking trucks.
3rd sentence comes back to the site enhancement.

explorerx4

The Blazer front end looks better in pictures than in real life. The plastic finish seems off.
I walk by a bright blue one every day on one of my walks.

Was going to wait until after vaca next week to try to post due the change, but since we are back to the old editor, temporarily, I decided to get a few in.

jmonroe1

About that Santa Fe; @abacomike should consider it. I know he'll smirk when he reads this but when reality sets in he'll know he will need it to haul stuff for his daughter that is moving just a few miles up the road from him. Can't wait to hear those tales. With or without the Santa Fe.

jmonroe

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

About that Santa Fe; @abacomike should consider it. I know he'll smirk when he reads this but when reality sets in he'll know he will need it to haul stuff for his daughter that is moving just a few miles up the road from him. Can't wait to hear those tales. With or without the Santa Fe.

jmonroe

You just want a fellow "wannabe"

driver100

....and, another thing, why aren't you watching the kids on the beach?

jmonroe1

I can do that between beers but Grandma watches me watching them. It was warm today but very windy.

Edmunds is strange. I can't do the quote thingy here but on another Edmunds forum, I can. What's with that?

jmonroe

explorerx4

@jmonroe1,
Did you get the beer at Brew Thru?