Just found a cool forum keyboard shortcut! [Archive]

Desmo

01-07-2009, 13:56

Was just typing a post elsewhere when I accidentally held down the CTRL button and hit B and it made the bold quotes when typing a post. It also works for italics. Not tired any others yet.

No idea if this is commonly known or not but thought I'd post it up anyway. Might just be a vB thing or may work on other forum software too. This is on a Mac although I'd assume it should be similar on a PC too.

Will

01-07-2009, 14:10

Works with control u and control I. Yes you're behind the times. :p :D

Greenlizard0

01-07-2009, 14:15

It works with almost anything where you can type some prose.. :)

Psymonkee

01-07-2009, 15:14

I think there's even a shortcut to close all open text modifiers :D

Dymetrie

01-07-2009, 17:19

n00b

:p

Nutcase

01-07-2009, 17:20

NOOB!!!

Even I knew that!!!

TinkerBell

01-07-2009, 18:05

Don't worry Jamie, I didn't have any idea about that :p That is very cool though :D

Pheebs

01-07-2009, 18:26

Aww Bless :D

*pats Desmo on the head*

semi-pro waster

01-07-2009, 18:35

Have you tried ctrl+w yet for wrapping code tags around the selected text?

Jonny69

01-07-2009, 18:59

There's a keystroke or shortcut that posts your reply as well. I've accidentally done it a few times and wondered what I actually hit to post.

semi-pro waster

01-07-2009, 19:05

There's a keystroke or shortcut that posts your reply as well. I've accidentally done it a few times and wondered what I actually hit to post.

alt+s saves your reply and therefore posts it. :)

Jonny69

01-07-2009, 19:22

Let me just try that...

No it doesn't... :( (probably different in Firefox)

Lomster

01-07-2009, 19:36

bless!!! :p

Burble

01-07-2009, 19:41

Let me just try that...

No it doesn't... :( (probably different in Firefox)

The shortcut is the same in Firefox but Firefox is interpreting it for something else. To get it working enter about:config in the address bar then search for ui.key.contentAccess. Change the value to 4, reload FF and Robert is your Mothers brother.

BBx

01-07-2009, 20:32

retretetr

Wow it works! :D

BB x

Kitten

01-07-2009, 20:55

*sniggers and points at Jamie* :p n000000b! ;D

Desmo

01-07-2009, 21:02

**** off you bunch of ballbags!!!

Mark

01-07-2009, 21:45

I didn't know either, besides Alt+S. That one is allowed because the alternative is to use the mouse, heaven forbid. Otherwise, all other shortcuts are for pansies. :p

/keyboard warrior

Davey_Pitch

01-07-2009, 21:52

I found it out a couple of years ago by accident, always a handy shortcut :)

Happy

01-07-2009, 22:59

Have you tried ctrl+w yet for wrapping code tags around the selected text?

:(......

semi-pro waster

02-07-2009, 07:22

:(......

I've made Happy sad. :shocked: Sorry, just couldn't resist on the offchance that someone would take it seriously. :)

Peige

02-07-2009, 08:17

I feel noob, I didn't know about it :(

Will use it in abundance now

Jonny69

02-07-2009, 17:33

So is there a shortcut to open the quick launch box? Another forum I use I have to click 'quick reply' before I can start typing in the box. Good forum but bad layout so it's a fiddle having to find the icon each time...

Blighter

02-07-2009, 19:36

Fayshun

02-07-2009, 20:15

I use ALT and F4.. works on Chrome... not sure about other browsers yet.
Nah, open the command prompt and "format C:", surely?

Lana

04-07-2009, 21:48

I once had to use a typewriter and tried to type in Ctrl + Z. Yeah, that didn't go the way I wanted it to.
Sometimes I wish there was a Cytl Z for life. :-)

Mark

04-07-2009, 22:47

Nah, open the command prompt and "format C:", surely?

Your wish is my command:

C:\>format c:
Access Denied as you do not have sufficient privileges.
You have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode.

Hah! :p

I'm not fit enough to be doing any running, especially not at 11PM. :p

Fayshun

07-07-2009, 00:45

Elevated mode?

High heels?

Naughty command prompt.

kaiowas

07-07-2009, 08:27

Your wish is my command:

Hah! :p

I'm not fit enough to be doing any running, especially not at 11PM. :p

There's a fix to that. There's a tiny little reset button inside your computer. You need to press it *really* hard with a big hammer. If it doesn't work first time try again as the button is small and you might have missed it.;D