What's Wrong With [quotes]

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07-02-2003, 01:40 AM
echidna

i was trying to use quotes here;
http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/index.php?sho...30&#entry346413
and the bb code doesn't get parsed into html by the board

i have had some weirdnesses using bb code before [mostly with lists]
but i can't figure out what is making these quotes break
is there a definitive document on bb code syntax anywhere?
http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/index.php?act...&CODE=bbcode&s= is helpful, but doesn't cover how to attribute quotes [which i have tyred to copy from what the board produces when you click http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif, which usually works]
thanx in advance for any help :huh: e
07-02-2003, 02:09 AM
lynx

I think the format is (QUOTE=quoted,2 July 2003 - 03:00) except with square brackets instead of round ones, so I'll try it

Quote:

Originally posted by echidna@2 July 2003 - 02:41

echidna didn't write this at all

Edit: that's it
07-02-2003, 02:49 AM
echidna

that is exactly as i had understood it should work
but if you check the post i linked to it doesn't work

so there is still a god ugly post here

anyone know any good bb code resources
07-02-2003, 05:33 AM
tite-wad
Quote:

Originally posted by echidna@1 July 2003 - 21:49
... so there is still a god ugly post here ...

echidna I'm seeing some extra words in those posts which are probably the case of your trouble:
- [QUOTE=hobbes, Posted on 2 July 2003 - 09:19]
You're adding "Posted on" which shouldn't be there for the code to produce the desired box around the text.

I think it's just easier to use the http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif. Then you're assured the code is correct.
07-02-2003, 08:59 AM
lynx

Quote:

Originally posted by tite-wad@2 July 2003 - 06:33
I think it's just easier to use the http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif. Then you're assured the code is correct.

I think he was trying to quote more than one person, in which you can only use the http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif button for one of them.

Been there, etc...
07-02-2003, 09:11 AM
[B][O][T]

Just write Their names and copy the part You want to quote

Example:

Name 1

Quote:

blah blah

Yes

Name 2

Quote:

blah blah

Yes

Name 3

Quote:

blah blah

Yes

BOT
07-02-2003, 01:53 PM
echidna

[QUOTE=tite-wad,2 July 2003 - 15:33]

Quote:

Originally Posted by echidna,1 July 2003 - 21:49

... so there is still a god ugly post here ...

echidna I'm seeing some extra words in those posts which are probably the case of your trouble:

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobbes, Posted on 2 July 2003 - 09:19

You're adding "Posted on" which shouldn't be there for the code to produce the desired box around the text.

I think it's just easier to use the http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif. Then you're assured the code is correct.

^^^LOOK^^^IT'S^^^DONE^^^IT^^^AGAIN^^^
it just failed in the same way in 'Preview Post', just from hitting the http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif button,
which is what i wanted to say had happened before

Note that there aren't any extra words used here it all came straight from the website after hitting http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif!
visually checking it it seems to hold structural syntax [apart from the list hack which tite wad cleaverly used to expose the bb code]

i've been making http internet objects since 1993, so i'm a n00b here but not everywhere else, so i've already :rtfaq:
thanx for all of the revision from everyone :beerchug: , but i really did try to nut it out every way i knew before starting a new thread :huh:
has this ever happened to any other members?
i'm really stumped now that it has recurred, ive previously made much more complicated posts successfully :: is there a bug reporting process for IPB?
07-02-2003, 02:20 PM
[B][O][T]
Quote:

Originally posted by echidna+2 July 2003 - 15:53--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (echidna @ 2 July 2003 - 15:53)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>[/b]

Quote:

Originally posted by tite-wad@2 July 2003 - 15:33

Quote:

Originally posted by echidna@1 July 2003 - 21:49
... so there is still a god ugly post here ...

echidna I'm seeing some extra words in those posts which are probably the case of your trouble:
<!--QuoteBegin-hobbes
- @ Posted on 2 July 2003 - 09:19
You're adding "Posted on" which shouldn't be there for the code to produce the desired box around the text.

I think it's just easier to use the http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif. Then you're assured the code is correct.[/quote]

^^^LOOK^^^IT'S^^^DONE^^^IT^^^AGAIN^^^
it just failed in the same way in 'Preview Post', just from hitting the http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif button,
which is what i wanted to say had happened before

Note that there aren't any extra words used here it all came straight from the website after hitting http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif!
visually checking it it seems to hold structural syntax [apart from the list hack which tite wad cleaverly used to expose the bb code]

Quote:

i've been making http internet objects since 1993, so i'm a n00b here but not everywhere else, so i've already :rtfaq:
thanx for all of the revision from everyone :beerchug: , but i really did try to nut it out every way i knew before starting a new thread :huh:
has this ever happened to any other members?
i'm really stumped now that it has recurred, ive previously made much more complicated posts successfully :: is there a bug reporting process for IPB?

I'll quote You and see....You can't have two of the same tags after each other, You need to close the first one first.

The wrong way:

Code:

[Quote]blah blah[Quote]blah blah[/Quote]

There was still some open tags in Your post echidna.

BOT
07-02-2003, 08:53 PM
tite-wad
Quote:
Originally posted by echidna+2 July 2003 - 08:53--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (echidna @ 2 July 2003 - 08:53)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Quote:

Originally posted by tite-wad@2 July 2003 - 15:33

Quote:

Originally posted by echidna@1 July 2003 - 21:49
... so there is still a god ugly post here ...

echidna I'm seeing some extra words in those posts which are probably the case of your trouble:
<!--QuoteBegin-hobbes

Quote:

@ Posted on 2 July 2003 - 09:19

You're adding "Posted on" which shouldn't be there for the code to produce the desired box around the text.

I think it's just easier to use the http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif.  Then you're assured the code is correct.

^^^LOOK^^^IT'S^^^DONE^^^IT^^^AGAIN^^^
it just failed in the same way in 'Preview Post', just from hitting the http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif button,
which is what i wanted to say had happened before

Note that there aren't any extra words used here it all came straight from the website after hitting http://www.klboard.ath.cx/bb/style_images/1/p_quote.gif!
visually checking it it seems to hold structural syntax [apart from the list hack which tite wad cleaverly used to expose the bb code]

i've been making http internet objects since 1993, so i'm a n00b here but not everywhere else, so i've already :rtfaq:
thanx for all of the revision from everyone :beerchug: , but i really did try to nut it out every way i knew before starting a new thread :huh:
has this ever happened to any other members?
i'm really stumped now that it has recurred, ive previously made much more complicated posts successfully :: is there a bug reporting process for IPB?
[/b][/quote]

[b][O][T] was right and wrong...

You can have quotes within a quote, but the problem was that you had left the first quote open.

All I did to get it to work properly was to add a "quote closure" at the end. ;)