Thoughts on Group/Book Reads 2016

[Kim]

I am slowly learning things. One thing I do is type a request for how to do something into Google, & then write the instructions down so I can refer to them while doing the task. I've also found the actual website allows more scope than the phone app, but as my son killed my computer, I am making do. I use the app most of the time, but go to the website for certain actions. I know putting my "avatar" up was easy, think there was a choice for choosing/importing a pic when I set up my profile. I did it while I was on major painkillers in the hospital & do not remember much.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

The italics is easy - when you quote someone at the end of the quote put <*/i> without the asterisk. Your own text should then be in regular font.

I'll just look up & see if GR has instructions somewhere about how you add photos. Or someone who is good at this stuff is welcome to chime in! :)

[Kim]

When I pull up my profile, a rectangular box with edit photo comes up. I imagine clicking on that will lead to the steps required.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

& here are GR's instructions. :)

https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/3...

[HJ]

MaryC wrote: "☆ Ｃａｒｏｌ ☆ wrote: "& seeing the subject has come up - I would love it if everyone would give some thought to using a personal picture rather than the GR brown face."

I'm agreeable, but I don't know..."

You need to make sure that you click on "reply" and then type your comment on a new line and AFTER the html code < / i >

[HJ]

But that's if you're on a computer. I don't know what you have to do if you're using the app.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

HJ wrote: "But that's if you're on a computer. I don't know what you have to do if you're using the app."

I have considerable respect for anyone who manages to do anything on the android version of the app! Now that I'm home I just use the app to access my to read lists at work or the library.

[Susan in Perthshire]

I use the App on my iPad - no problems. Like HJ says, MaryC, I would make sure you have left a space before typing your own response.

[Teresa]

Andrea (Catsos Person) is a Compulsive eBook Hoarder wrote: "Janet, I like your idea of reading the bridesmaids in order of how the poll."

I too would like to read the Bridesmaid Poll this year. Think it's a great idea.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Teresa wrote: "
I too would like to read the Bridesmaid Poll this year. T..."

Already happening Teresa (although not in exact order) Also we are bringing out our virgins (nominations)

See message 31. :)

[Teresa]

I'll be quite happy to join in with reading Simon the Coldheart as well. Just say when. I was delighted last Christmas to be given three Heyer mysteries which are first editions by my brother for my birthday. They're very special to me.

[Teresa]

I'm only new to this site and group and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. When I reply to someone it doesn't seem to show up under the original message.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Teresa wrote: "I'll be quite happy to join in with reading Simon the Coldheart as well. Just say when. I was delighted last Christmas to be given three Heyer mysteries which are first editions by my brother for m..."

Thanks Teresa!

Which mysteries were you given?

I had decided not to collect the mysteries as my GH loving friend thought she had the complete collection (other than Penhallow) but she is missing a couple of the others. Of course once I decided to collect them they disappeared from all the op & the dump shop. I have got Penhallow though, which I thought might be hard to find.

[Teresa]

I have No Wind of Blame, They Found Him Dead and Merely Murder in the first editions. Then I have Behold Here's Poison,
Detection Unlimited and Footsteps In The Dark in ordinary editions. Only recently started reading the mysteries. I also have a couple of biographies.

[HJ]

Teresa wrote: "I'm only new to this site and group and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. When I reply to someone it doesn't seem to show up under the original message."

Teresa -- assuming you're using a computer (I think it's different on mobile devices but I don't know), click on the word "reply" at the bottom right of the post you want to respond to. A quotation of the beginning of the post will be at the top of the comment box, and you start typing underneath it. When you press "Post" the comment will appear as the last thing on the page i.e. not necessarily underneath the post you're replying to. I know that this one won't, for example, because I can see that there are two other posts already there.

[QNPoohBear]

MaryC wrote: "
I'm agreeable, but I don't know how! (You may have noticed that, when I reply the way I'm doing now, everything shows up in the same typeface. I don't know what everyone else is doing to italicize one part but not the other.)
."

You have to close the italics HTML mark at the end of your quote. Type a < then a / and then an i and then close it with another bracket >

[Howard]

&ltThis is an Italic&lt

Let's see if my "ampersand followed by gt or lt (greater than or less than) worked to display instead of make italic.

[Howard]

Nope. &lt<

'&' (ampersand) becomes &
'"' (double quote) becomes " when ENT_NOQUOTES is not set.
"'" (single quote) becomes ' only when ENT_QUOTES is set.
'<' (less than) becomes <
'>' (greater than) becomes >

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Hi Howard I'm not quite sure what you are trying to do here

If it's italics

<*i> your text <*/i> but without the asterisk
will get you your text

[Howard]

I was trying to show how to type what you did - the code without it converting to HTML commands.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

OK, you want to have a try?

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Closed thread as new thread for 2016 Group reads now up.