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[Karl Henning]

Are you sure? 

Hah!

[Karl Henning]

What am I not getting about the @George function (it's just plain text)
And how does one save the draught of a post?

[JBS]

Thank you for the various responses to my question.

[Madiel]

What am I not getting about the @George function (it's just plain text)
And how does one save the draught of a post?

When you start typing a name a pop-up should appear. George works fine. Your own name is awkward because of the spaces, but @ followed by k followed by space offers me @k a rl h e nn i ng

It has been marked as a member name but it hasn't appeared as bold. Did it actually count as a mention? I think so because it seems to be a hyperlink to your profile.

[Dungeon Master]

What am I not getting about the @George function (it's just plain text)

The plain text won't work. When you type "@" and then start a member's name, the forum should give you a popup showing members that match the letters you type. Click on one of those member names and the forum will create a hyperlink mention that alerts the other user.

[Dungeon Master]

And how does one save the draught of a post?

Simply click the "Save Draft" button. That I only just enabled. 

[absolutelybaching]

@Dun

The plain text won't work. When you type "@" and then start a member's name, the forum should give you a popup showing members that match the letters you type. Click on one of those member names and the forum will create a hyperlink mention that alerts the other user.

I get no pop-up when I type 'vande' or even 'Dungeon'.
What am I doing wrong?!

[Spotted Horses]

@absolutelybaching, it worked for me.

[absolutelybaching]

I'm sure it does. But that doesn't mean it works for me!

[Spotted Horses]

I'm sure it does. But that doesn't mean it works for me!

It made a link to your profile, did it "alert" you in some way?

[Pohjolas Daughter]

@DunI get no pop-up when I type 'vande' or even 'Dungeon'.
What am I doing wrong?!

Are you trying this on a cell phone or on a computer (that might be part of the reason why it's not working)?

I trust tried a couple of names (including yours here) @absolutelybaching and Rob's and Jeffrey's (vandermolen) and they all worked.  Good luck figuring it out!

PD

[absolutelybaching]

It made a link to your profile, did it "alert" you in some way?

Yes. It works in as much as I see a hyperlink and I was alerted. But I wasn't questioning the functionality for the person being referenced.  Rather, it is the fact that I cannot reference a username by use of the at symbol.

If I start typing @Spotted for example... nothing happens. No pop-ups. No hyperlinking. Nothing. I have tried doing so in Quick Reply and Reply. Same results in both cases. You will note that the "@Spotted" above is not a hyperlink and nothing was ever displayed to me to help it turn into one.

For reference, it's a PC running Firefox 107.0, no extensions.

And now I'm editing this in Chromium 107 and trying again: @Spotted ....nope. Same result. No pop-up, no hyperlinking, no prompt of any kind.

[Spotted Horses]

I was using safari, but FWIW, I tried it with Firefox 107.0 (MacOS) and it worked there as well. So apparently not a Firefox issue.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Yes. It works in as much as I see a hyperlink and I was alerted. But I wasn't questioning the functionality for the person being referenced.  Rather, it is the fact that I cannot reference a username by use of the at symbol.

If I start typing @Spotted for example... nothing happens. No pop-ups. No hyperlinking. Nothing. I have tried doing so in Quick Reply and Reply. Same results in both cases. You will note that the "@Spotted" above is not a hyperlink and nothing was ever displayed to me to help it turn into one.

For reference, it's a PC running Firefox 107.0, no extensions.

And now I'm editing this in Chromium 107 and trying again: @Spotted ....nope. Same result. No pop-up, no hyperlinking, no prompt of any kind.

Could it possibly have something to do with any of your security and/or privacy settings either on your PC itself or on Firefox or Chrome?

PD

[absolutelybaching]

Could it possibly have something to do with any of your security and/or privacy settings either on your PC itself or on Firefox or Chrome?

PD

I don't think so. First, I run Chromium rarely, but without strict security, to deal with sites that break when strict security is applied. So, if security/privacy settings were responsible, I'd expect different results in the two browsers. And secondly, I just downgraded Firefox's settings from 'Strict' to 'Standard' and that still doesn't work either.

Good thinking, though.

@Pohjolas nope, still nothing...

[George]

I was using safari, but FWIW, I tried it with Firefox 107.0 (MacOS) and it worked there as well. So apparently not a Firefox issue.

@Spotted Horses - works on Chrome on my Android too.

[absolutelybaching]

@Spotted Horses - works on Chrome on my Android too.

@spotted horses

Nope. Not working for me in Firefox on Android, either. (Where I'm now typing this reply)

I am assuming that if I type @ followed by "spot", something's supposed to happen by way of a pop-up selector? And that I don't have to be case-sensitive about it?

Is this another feature subscribers can't use?!

[Pohjolas Daughter]

@spotted horses

Nope. Not working for me in Firefox on Android, either. (Where I'm now typing this reply)

I am assuming that if I type @ followed by "spot", something's supposed to happen by way of a pop-up selector? And that I don't have to be case-sensitive about it?

Is this another feature subscribers can't use?!

One thing that I just noticed is that you can't type the @+name immediately after either an end quote (as in [/quote] ) or immediately next to another word (as in@abso).  There needs to be a space.  And yes, a dropdown menu appears with several choices when you start typing in the member's name.

PD

EDIT:  p.s. And, no, it doesn't appear to be case-sensitive.

[absolutelybaching]

One thing that I just noticed is that you can't type the @+name immediately after either an end quote (as in  ) or immediately next to another word (as in@abso).  There needs to be a space.  And yes, a dropdown menu appears with several choices when you start typing in the member's name.

PD

Thanks.
You can see, I hope, that all my examples consist of spaced words (or words on brand new lines), with nothing butting up against the '@' symbol (as I'd expect it to have to be).

As in:

@pohjolas .... nothing

So, right now: I suspect it's one of the "benefits" of being a subscriber.

[Karl Henning]

The plain text won't work. When you type "@" and then start a member's name, the forum should give you a popup showing members that match the letters you type. Click on one of those member names and the forum will create a hyperlink mention that alerts the other user.

That's what I thought. On my Windows 10 laptop in Chrome, there's no popup. Haven't tried either handheld device yet. However. I do see a Save Draft button. Thanks, Rob. Will report further.