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Introducing Editor v2: Enhance your Message Editing & Posting experience

alan@ebay
eBay Staff (Alumni)

Editor v2 takes a big step forward in providing community users with a modern message editing experience. Read on to learn about all the message editor improvements.

 

Drag and drop images, videos, and attachments

With Editor v2, you can drag and drop images, videos, and file attachments directly to the message editing pane or as attachments to the post. 

 

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In-line image editing

To reposition, re-size (small, medium, large) and insert a hyperlink for an image, you need only click on the image and choose the appropriate option inline.

 

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Improved emoji support

Emojis are a powerful medium for expressing one’s thoughts and emotions. An emoji such as “👍” can be used to replace the text - “All the Best!” or “Best of Luck!” or “Well Done!”.

 

Editor v2 brings you the Unicode standard set of 2500+ emojis divided across 8 categories. Emojis are supported across both Apple and Windows devices.

 

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Inline link editing

When you click on a link or use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a link in your post, the inline link pop-up menu displays:clipboard_image_0.jpeg

 

From the inline link pop-up menu, you can click:

  • Edit Link: Opens the link editing window where you can change the existing link.
  • Unlink: Removes the link associated with this text.
  • Bare URL: Displays the actual URL of the link instead of the website title. (If the Bare URL is active, this button is disabled and greyed out.)
  • Auto Title: Displays the title of the linked webpage for the link text. (If the Auto Title is active, this button is disabled and greyed out.)
  • Open Link: Opens the linked URL in a new browser tab.

 

Toolbar button optimization and consistency

We made several improvements to the message editing toolbar to optimize it and make it more consistent:

Toolbars across all discussion styles are now consistent and have the same controls. Moreover, the toolbars include many more options that cater to all messaging scenarios.

 

We hope you enjoy using these new features!

Alan - eBay Community Manager


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I can’t quote you. iPhone 

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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Everyone has options. Just be sure the best option is right for you.
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Authentication failed for the action you are trying to do. This failure could be due to your browser not supporting JavaScript, JavaScript not being enabled, or trying to use the action URL directly in the browser address bar instead of clicking the link on the page.
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Everyone has options. Just be sure the best option is right for you.
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@loveyourimagination49 wrote:

Authentication failed for the action you are trying to do. This failure could be due to your browser not supporting JavaScript, JavaScript not being enabled, or trying to use the action URL directly in the browser address bar instead of clicking the link on the page.
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😏

How about now?


Everyone has options. Just be sure the best option is right for you.
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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

@golfingaddict wrote:

Here is an example of emojis

Smile and an apple.  Can you see them?

 

😀

🍎

 


I do not see them when I view the post, but here they are when I quote.

 

Well, I see them when I am doing the reply, but then they do not appear for me to view when I post   ??????????????????


I get the same thing - I see them when I create the post, but not after clicking 'post'. (Desktop, Win7pro, Firefox)

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I can't see most emoticons, including @golfingaddict and @buyselljack2016 and many others upthread. Haven't tried the quote yet. I'm on a PC, Win10, Chrome browser. All up to date. 

Déjà Moo: The strange feeling that I've heard this bull before...
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I don't see them on my computer with Chrome.

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@patd3283 

alan@ebay 

 

i dont see anything here either. using laptop with chrome.

I ain't got the brains to make this up (Fantastic Beasts)
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alan@ebay wrote:

@golfingaddict wrote:

Here is an example of emojis

Smile and an apple.  Can you see them?

 

😀

🍎

 


Yup, I see them. 


Well I don't.

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alan@ebay 

   It appears to be a browser  and or computer issue. On my windows 10 /edge Microsoft computer, nothing seems to work and I can't see the apple and the smiley. 

 

On my iPhone I can see the emojis but I cannot see the quote (and other buttons)

 

On my laptop I cannot use the quote button  (and please everyone do not send me another screenshot of the quote button, I SEE IT, IT DOES NOT WORK)

 

 It's very common and typical that websites improve their functions and  views to use certain browsers or whatever.

 

(here is where I get the big red bar across the top of the page that will kick me out and log me out.)

first Sorry, unable to complete the action you requested.

 

Then

Authentication Failed.

  • Authentication Ticket Mismatched, failed authentication.

And then

Authentication failed for the action you are trying to do. This failure could be due to your browser not supporting JavaScript, JavaScript not being enabled, or trying to use the action URL directly in the browser address bar instead of clicking the link on the page.

I will now copy my post, log in again and paste the info into the box again.  SIGH

 

I just find It ironic that the title of the thread has "enhance posting experience.

 

alan@ebay  what browser does the forum work best in?

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@golfingaddict wrote:

alan@ebay 

   It appears to be a browser  and or computer issue. On my windows 10 /edge Microsoft computer, nothing seems to work and I can't see the apple and the smiley. 

 

On my iPhone I can see the emojis but I cannot see the quote (and other buttons)

 

On my laptop I cannot use the quote button  (and please everyone do not send me another screenshot of the quote button, I SEE IT, IT DOES NOT WORK)

 

 It's very common and typical that websites improve their functions and  views to use certain browsers or whatever.

 

(here is where I get the big red bar across the top of the page that will kick me out and log me out.)

first Sorry, unable to complete the action you requested.

 

Then

Authentication Failed.

  • Authentication Ticket Mismatched, failed authentication.

And then

Authentication failed for the action you are trying to do. This failure could be due to your browser not supporting JavaScript, JavaScript not being enabled, or trying to use the action URL directly in the browser address bar instead of clicking the link on the page.

I will now copy my post, log in again and paste the info into the box again.  SIGH

 

I just find It ironic that the title of the thread has "enhance posting experience.

 

alan@ebay  what browser does the forum work best in?


Good post ... I am getting those pesky red banner errors messages every time I am on The Community ... sometimes I am just typing a reply and it gives me several different ones ...

Regards,
Mr. Lincoln - Community Mentor
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@golfingaddict wrote:

Here is an example of emojis

Smile and an apple.  Can you see them?

 

😀

🍎

 


Just like other posters said, I don't see them in your post but I do see them if I reply to your post. 

I also just posted on another thread and used an emoji but it didn't show. It's broken. 

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Hmmmm, Khoros must get their programmers from the same service that eBay uses... hehehehe.

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Thanks everyone for the continued reports. I've asked Khoros to look into why emojis might not be displaying for some users. I'll let you know what we hear back. 

Alan - eBay Community Manager


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A new issue for me today was the inability to leave a thumbs up unless you try several times.

 

There was also a new error message when I tagged a thread for one of the guys to pop in.  When I had it tagged for Brian, Tyler and Trinton, it absolutely would not let me post the response at all.  No matter how many times I tried.  But when I dropped it down to just one of the guys it let me post it.


mam98031  •  Volunteer Community Member  •  Buyer/Seller since 1999
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@mam98031 wrote:

A new issue for me today was the inability to leave a thumbs up unless you try several times.

 

There was also a new error message when I tagged a thread for one of the guys to pop in.  When I had it tagged for Brian, Tyler and Trinton, it absolutely would not let me post the response at all.  No matter how many times I tried.  But when I dropped it down to just one of the guys it let me post it.


 

Hi @mam98031

If you're experiencing new bugs, the best way of letting us know is to report here: https://community.ebay.com/t5/Community-Platform-Feedback/bd-p/CommunityNews

 

Please create a thread for each issue. That helps to keep things clear. 

 

Thank you. 

Alan - eBay Community Manager


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