OT: Forum Preview Tool

Jonathan Neal wrote on 2/10/2009, 2:05 AM

Hello all,

Since I've been dropping in more often I thought I would update the forum preview tool I wrote.

http://madison.thewikies.com/sonyforumpreview/

Basically, the forum preview tool gives you a preview of your post while you write it, live, as well as provide a graphical interface for using and previewing the forum's tagging options, for things like bold, italics, underline, etc. All of the major tags, including links, images, and videos are supported.

One of the new features is the special live preview bookmark that you can add to your browser. When clicked, this will instantly deploy the live preview tool here on these forums for use while you're making a new post, editing an existing post, or writing a reply. In fact, I used the live preview bookmark when I wrote this, and then again when I edited it. Enjoy!

Jonathan

How to add and use the live preview bookmark
(as seen and tested in Firefox and Internet Explorer)

1. While on my Sony Forum Preview page, right-click the link that says: Add this link to your bookmarks to deploy on the forums.

(as seen in Firefox)

(as seen in Internet Explorer)

2. When prompted, give the bookmark a name. I've named mine Forum Preview Tool.

(as seen in Firefox)

(as seen in Internet Explorer)

3. While on the Sony Creative Software Forums making a new post, editing, or replying, select the preview tool from your bookmarked favorites.

(as seen in Firefox)

(as seen in Internet Explorer)

4. If everything worked right, you should now see the live preview tools.

(before)

(after)

Enjoy.

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Comments

Serena Steuart wrote on 10/8/2013, 1:10 AM

[bOK.[/b]]OK.[/link]

Gary James wrote on 10/8/2013, 8:42 AM

Johnathan, I don't understand why this is so difficult, but it took forever to get the old Bookmarklet working in my copy of Firefox and this is not working at all.

First off, none of the image links included in your post actually show images. All I see are the web links, no graphics; so I can't see what is supposed to be shown in each step image. If I try to enter the web address of each .png file in my browser, I get a server error.

Second, I'm not at all sure what the differences are that this new version is supposed to be providing. It sounds like you're saying the new Bookmarklet is not limited to working within a Reply. That it is always present even when I'm just browsing through the posts.

Do you have a link to a web page that actually shows the individual installation steps that were supposed to be shown in the links I see in this post?