Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Technical advice required! Jul 2nd, 2010 at 7:24am Print Post Okay. I want to write SHADO and SID and other things in capitals but then I can't always post the message. So I have to put full stops in between. It doesn't matter so much with acronyms like S.H.A.D.O. ( although it slows my typing down, ) but with words like Redcon and Defcon it's not appropriate. How do I go about posting with some words in all capitals? This message posted okay with the words in capitals, but the chapter of Recovery that i just put up wouldn't.? Huh? So I am doing something wrong! I'm going to go back to the chapter and try to modify it.. then see what happens! Ah! It will take SHADO, and SID and UFO and SOL , but it wont take Redcon ( in capitals!) ! Rats! I'll have to remember that! Unless one of you knows how to make it accept Redcon - in capitals! I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Ex Member Re: Technical advice required! Reply #1 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 9:15am Print Post It gets squirrely when you use caps. It does it to everybody. Go figure! IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Technical advice required! Reply #2 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 12:08pm Print Post I've had the same problem, the only way I've been able to fix it is drop stuff to lowercase, until the board is happy! "Dag burnit" Sorry I have a crzy idea for a Bonanza/UFO crossover, can't get it out of my mind! What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: Technical advice required! Reply #3 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:01pm Print Post NO Anything but that Not a Bonanza crossover... I'll delete my membership!!!! I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Technical advice required! Reply #4 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:22pm Print Post But it's such a good idea! I thought about doing a quick drabble just to see how it would work! Be thankful I didn't pick Mr. Ed! What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
SHADO Librarian IAC Chair Offline UFO Rocks Posts: 222 Location: Washington (not DC) Re: Technical advice required! Reply #5 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:22pm Print Post The board was set to accept words of up to five letters as all caps. I've now set the limit to 9 letters. The Administrator. WWW Facebook IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Technical advice required! Reply #6 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:23pm Print Post Thanks, Deb! What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: Technical advice required! Reply #7 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:55pm Print Post Todays Challenge;; (sniggering here) How many words of nine letters would be appropriate fior use in a UFO story and would require capital letters! REDCON...not long enough FARSIGHT.... not long enough sod.. even MOONBASE is too short!!!! How about;;;;;; INTERCEPTor oooopppps ! I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Ex Member Re: Technical advice required! Reply #8 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:56pm Print Post Goose! IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: Technical advice required! Reply #9 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:57pm Print Post What does that have to do with UFO? Huh? I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Technical advice required! Reply #10 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:59pm Print Post Did she mean silly goose? What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Ex Member Re: Technical advice required! Reply #11 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 4:04pm Print Post Of course, I meant silly goose! : See how hampered we are by having no way to show inflection? Poor Louise! I can just imagine the look on your face when you read that post! *snicker* IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: Technical advice required! Reply #12 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 4:09pm Print Post Look. I teach kids. NOTHING shocks me! I was making a slightly sarcastic response to 'Goose'! Ah! A Challenge Idea... A UFO story with 'goose' in the title? Nah, didn't think so I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Ex Member Re: Technical advice required! Reply #13 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 4:28pm Print Post Ah! Sarcasm is surely the hardest thing to portray with just words. You really need the inflection so that it just drips off each word like a popsicle on a hot day. It's the goal of every serious writer to get to the place where they can show sarcasm clearly to their readers. And if it's not a goal, then it should be! IP Logged
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