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adamw


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#24-Dec-07 07:03

Frequently Asked Questions for Forum

Q: What questions should I ask in this forum area?

A: Anything related to the operation of this web site, including reports on bugs in existing features and requests for new features. For where to post other questions, see the FAQ for the General forum area.

Q: What is your schedule for adding new features?

A: We are planning to add small bits of functionality as they are requested. We are getting a couple of engineering slots for that every month.


Feel free to post whatever else you think should be in the list in this thread.

adamw


4,661 post(s)
#17-Jan-08 08:46

Some more:

Q: How do I use the post editor? What is the purpose of all these buttons?

A: The post editor consist of the text editing area, the toolbars and the statusbar with the tabs. Some of the toolbar buttons toggle various characteristics of the font of the selected text (Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough, Superscript, Subscript), some toggle the style of the current paragraph (Insert Bullet List, Insert Numbered List), and some insert new visual elements or new paragraphs of different styles (Insert Horizontal Rule, Insert Heading, Insert Subheading, Insert Text, Insert Quote, Insert Code, buttons with the smilies and the Insert Symbol button together with the symbol combo). The Insert Link button converts the selected text into a hyperlink taking the URL from the Link URL field. If the Link URL field does not contain a valid URL (eg, its text contains a space), the Insert Link button does nothing. TheRemove Link button converts the selected link into ordinary text, and the Remove Formatting button clears all formatting from the selected text. The tabs allow switching between the visual editing view and raw HTML view.

Q: How do I make my code snippets use syntax highlighting?

A: First off, make sure your code goes into the code section created by the Insert Code toolbar button. Then, hint the highlighter on the language in use by pre-pending one of the recognized sequences at the start of the snippet: //C, //C++, //C#, //Javascript, //JS, //JScript, //JScript.NET, 'VB, 'VB.NET, 'VBS, 'VBScript, --SQL, #.

Q: How do I attach files to a post? Is there a limit on the number of files I can attach?

A: You can attach files when composing the post or when editing it. There is no limit on the total number of files, but you can only attach up to 4 files at once (so if you want to attach 6 files, attach first 4 files when composing the post, then edit the post and attach the remaining 2 files). The size of a single file is limited to 4 MB.

Q: Why I can no longer edit my posts?

A: You can only edit your posts within 15 minutes after they have been submitted. This is a measure to protect against forum abuse.

adamw


4,661 post(s)
#26-Feb-08 23:15

Even more:

Q: I just voted on a poll but I made the wrong choice by accidentally clicking the wrong button. Can I revert my choice?

A: Yes. Just vote one more time and the system will override your previous choice.

Q: We are a company providing services related to Manifold. Would you include a link to our site on your Links page?

A: Send an email to forum@manifold.net or to adamw@manifold.net and we will consider this.

Q: We are a company / organization / group of Manifold users and we have a conference / meeting / birds of a feather session / another event related to Manifold. Would you list our event on your home page?

A: Start a thread in the General area describing the event and include precise dates and name of the event. That should normally be enough for us to automatically pick up the event information and incorporate it into the list of upcoming events on the home page. If you think we have missed your announcement, send an email to forum@manifold.net or to adamw@manifold.net.

adamw


4,661 post(s)
#10-Mar-08 10:26

Two more:

Q: What is the meaning of the stars shown under user avatars?

A: The stars indicate the number of posts made by a user. A large star is worth 1000 posts. A small star is worth 125 posts.

Q: Avatars are annoying. Can I turn them off?

A: Yes, by going to your profile and setting the value of the "Avatars in posts" option under "Display Options" to "none". You can also set the value of that option to "static", to replace animated avatars with their static equivalents.

murthage3 post(s)
#21-Apr-08 18:22

I live in Memphis, TN and am a consulting engineer working with a GIS expert who is using ESRI software ($10,000) to map our data, ie, water mains, fire hydrants, fire stations, shut off valves, electrical poles with transformers, etc.. She and I are considering changing to a more user friendly and less costly system. I would love to talk to someone about our projects to see if the Manifold software will meet our needs. my email address is glen.murtha@yahoo.com. Thanks for your consideration of this request.

JC
17 post(s)
#13-Jun-08 09:31

Is there a way to search past posts for keywords? I'm probably just missing something.

JC
17 post(s)
#17-Jun-08 13:31

Ignore me, I didn't sleep. The search would be at the bottom of the page...eeee.

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