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Title: format changes?
Post by: sillyking14 on December 15, 2009, 10:10:29 pm: so how many people type in format changes instead of clicking the buttons?
like i will actually type in [ b] and [ /b] when i want to bold something. i do this cuz it helps me maintain flow, and ultimately make me type faster. i also do the same with quotes when i am trying to excerpt someones paragraph.
Title: format changes?
Post by: Demagog on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: Actually, I've never done anything but type the html code on this forum, so I kinda lied. But on other forums, I'm guilty :-p
Title: format changes?
Post by: Demagog on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: Coding > buttons

That being said, I do buttons for the complicated things.
Title: format changes?
Post by: Demagog on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: Ya, because I previously stated that coding > buttons.
Title: format changes?
Post by: Demagog on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: Yep sir.
Title: format changes?
Post by: Evil Hamster on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: I use both. Sometimes I type, sometimes I use the buttons. I'm on a laptop also, but when at home I plug in a regular mouse/keyboard/monitor so it functions like a regular PC- only I can unplug it and take it with me if I want!

How I got that way- I bought a laptop, then 2 weeks later my desktop died (bad motherboard). I pulled the hard drive and put it in a USB case and have all my files, and just plugged in my laptop. I'm happy with the way everything works so I never bothered to repair my other PC.
Title: format changes?
Post by: Scaredgirl on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: I use both. I would imagine most people use buttons because typing those tags need practice unless you have experience in coding. I use buttons with titles and such when I use 3 or more effects like bold + size + color.
Title: format changes?
Post by: sillyking14 on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: guilty? of what? clicking buttons instead of typing the command?
Title: format changes?
Post by: sillyking14 on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: interesting choice of words. although i do get that guilty simply means you did it it still tends to carry the connotation that you did something wrong. meh no matter.
Title: format changes?
Post by: sillyking14 on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: oohhhh got it. ya that makes sense then.
Title: format changes?
Post by: sillyking14 on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: yeah a laptop definately is a net advantage over a desktop because its portable. i just prefer to use a regular mouse instead of a touchpad.
Title: format changes?
Post by: sillyking14 on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: yeah i imagine thats kinda what most of the people that are active on the forum do.
Title: format changes?
Post by: sillyking14 on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: yeah i understand that, i rally don't like the laptop touchpad, at least compared to a mouse.

@scaredgirl
yeah thats probably true, although i have no experience in coding but i type out that stuff anyway, but as i explained it helps me with flow to not break my concentration to click the buttons.
Title: format changes?
Post by: Tomsense76 on December 15, 2009, 10:10:30 pm: I type everything in due to the fact that I'm on a laptop/notebook and highlighting and clicking isn't as easy as just typing things out...