HELP FOR THE NEW NING COMMENT EDITOR!

Dear Members,
Ning has decided to change the comment boxes on our page ....A lot of people are complaining that it's giving them trouble , so I copied the directions from Ning Site Creators on how it works. I'm pretty sure it will have glitches until they work them out.

Here's the letter....
A clean, consistent text editor Posted by Evan on December 9, 2010 at 3:38pm in Announcements from Ning We're excited to announce an upgrade to one of the heaviest-used features on every Ning Network: The text editor.
We're excited to announce an upgrade to one of the heaviest-used features on every Ning Network: The text editor.

Members and Network Creators use text editors when doing all sorts of activity on Ning Networks, from writing a blog post to sending a private messages to editing profile page text boxes. Previously on the Ning platform, each of those tasks would involve using a different text editor.

Starting today, members and Creators will have a clean, consistent user experience when adding content. We've been beta testing the new editor on dozens of Ning Networks and here on Creators, and your feedback has greatly influenced how this new text editor works.



With a few limited exceptions (like your Custom Code box or adding a status update), you'll find the new text editor used in just about every place that members and Network Creators type into. By default, members will be in WYSIWYG mode — but wherever you see a toolbar, you'll have the option to switch back to HTML mode if you prefer.



The widest spaces for editing text (like writing broadcast messages or writing a blog post) will have a toolbar loaded with the most useful options, like changing font color or embedding videos. In places where less space is available for the toolbar (like commenting on an event), fewer options will appear.



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Aside from a consistency and a clean design, the new text editor sports a slew of new features:



Out of space when writing something? With the new text editor, you and your members will be able to drag and expand the boundaries of the editor, minimizing the need for scroll bars
It's much easier to add embeds. Video embeds pasted in WYISWYG mode will be automatically visible, without the need to switch to HTML mode. On top of that, there's also a new "Embed" button that allows members to paste and see embed codes without leaving WYSIWYG mode
When adding links, members can customize the link and the linked text.
This editor should handle text pasted from Word much better than today's editor. In the case that it does not, there's a new "Paste as Plain Text" button, where you can paste in text and only basic formatting (bolding, etc.) is retained, ensuring the text appears cleanly when posted.
Links added into the text editor will, by default, open in a new window if they link off your Ning Network, and open in the same window if they link within your Ning Network. Not happy with the default? Just click on a link after you add it, hit "Edit" and change the setting.
When adding images, members will have the option to control the alignment, padding and size of the image. Images, when clicked, will open to the URL of the image file — but even that link can be easily changed to link to another page or image instead.
Members who need even more room to share their thoughts can hit the "Fullscreen" button to use the entire browser window to add their text.


We're confident that most Network Creators will be very happy with this upgrade, and we've chosen to make this new editor consistent and familiar across the platform. Of course, if you have any suggestions about how to improve it, we want to hear them.