Joe User Rank = Different Editors

Published on July 13, 2004 By greywar In Internet

For a long time people have been asking me how to put links like this in my articles. I would explain that all you have to do is highlight the text you wish to turn into a link and click the little "chainlink" icon where you would input your URL. Well I have finally figured out why this was not working for them. It turns out the JU has different editors for users who are ranked as "Power User" and higher. Level one folks don't get to use this "chainlink" button (the entire toolbar doesn't even appear on their editor) so their links don't work the same way.

A side effect of this is that this "new and improved" WYSIWYG editor has a non-functional "pure HTML" mode (as demonstrated here). This was how I posted everything as a level one user and now I can't which sucks because the "better" editor has no spell checker. Thusly I only use the JU editor for short articles (like this one).

This has been a Public Service Message/RFE to the Admins.

Comments (Page 2)

greywar

on Jul 14, 2004

Strong or Bold...

I always wondered why you did that!

pseudosoldier

on Jul 14, 2004

I don't think it's IE version specific, however, as grey would see the upper graphic with his log-in, and I would see the lower with mine, ON THE SAME MACHINE! (I feel like I just told a ghost story.) The only difference between our log-ins is the level (He is 3, I am 1) and perhaps some hidden preferences? Hmm...

Gene Nash

on Jul 15, 2004

I doubt that we tested in on 5 or below. Stripped that toolbar right off!

Interesting. I'm using IE 5.0 (for Mac) and my comment box looks like Kingbee's second graphic. I never knew there was more!

Oh well, I'm not worried about it.

(I feel like I just told a ghost story.)

LOL I like that.

bakerstreet

on Jul 16, 2004

To be honest, and no disrespect to JU, but I hate the more powerful editor. I mean REALLY hate it. I don't get along with much that is WYSIWYG, though. Whenever I use IE and have to use the editor here I get double line breaks and most everything I do has to be redone. Is probably me being inept, but I switched to Firefox so I wouldn't have to bother with it. I wish it was something you could opt-off.

Gene Nash

on Jul 16, 2004

Whenever I use IE and have to use the editor here I get double line breaks and most everything I do has to be redone.

I wondered why some people had perpetual double line breaks. This probably explains it.

Cool. Another mystery of JU solved for me.

kingbee

on Jul 16, 2004

IE 5.0 (for Mac)

i believe ie5 for mac was released about the same time as ie5.5 for windows

the 2nd graphic is identical to what i saw with ie 5, opera 7.52 and the most recent build of firefox. if its not browser-related (at least at the lower user levels), perhaps its some kind of javascript anomaly specific to ie? in ie5 id get a javascript error alert that i no longer see with 5.5.

i liked the ghost story thing too

psychx

on Jul 16, 2004

Really, I thought JU had just changed somewhat and added new features. Also how do you get rid of double line breaks on JU ?

KarmaGirl

on Jul 19, 2004

Gene, you are at a level 1, so you wouldn't see the extra toolbar. (Only level 2 and higher see it)

To get a single return instead of a double, press "shift" and "enter" together.

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