Is there a way to make spoiler tags its own button on posts like quotes are?

[Inner Stickler]

Originally Posted by Sir T-Cups

Well you are a stickler...

Surprisingly enough, the username a 15 year old picks does not always accurately capture the attitude of the user 8 years later. I'd change it but I have no idea what I want to change it to. Plus, I like when people abbreviate it as IS and then I feel all existential.

[Sir T-Cups]

Does the silence from the Mods mean that they're debating the topic? Or just said no right away and leaving us in silence?

[jackdavinci]

I too would find this button much more useful than some of the others. I often use the quote button and then replace quote with spoiler too, just because I can never feel confident about which slash to use. Do any other sites with the same bulletin software have this button?

[srzss05]

Originally Posted by Sir T-Cups

Does the silence from the Mods mean that they're debating the topic? Or just said no right away and leaving us in silence?

I know which choice my money is bet on.

[MrDibble]

Originally Posted by jackdavinci

I too would find this button much more useful than some of the others. I often use the quote button and then replace quote with spoiler too, just because I can never feel confident about which slash to use. Do any other sites with the same bulletin software have this button?

Giraffe has indicated his board uses it.

[Yookeroo]

Originally Posted by srzss05

I really don't care, as it doesn't hurt or help me, but I fail to see how it is "easier". The only time I ever use the buttons is to send an attachement.

Some of us are sucky typists. I find a button easier.

[srzss05]

Originally Posted by Yookeroo

Some of us are sucky typists. I find a button easier.

Fair enough. At least you gave an honest answer, rather than some convoluted "reason".

[elmwood]

Originally Posted by jackdavinci

I too would find this button much more useful than some of the others. I often use the quote button and then replace quote with spoiler too, just because I can never feel confident about which slash to use. Do any other sites with the same bulletin software have this button?

I use vBulletin 4, so the editor window looks a bit different.

http://i.imgur.com/e3PiQ.png

There's a bunch of custom BB codes, but only a few have buttons. From left to right in the bottom right cluster, they include [ot] (off-topic), [spoiler], [pre] (preformatted text), and [user] (bolds user name and adds a link to their profile).

My site uses inline Reddit/Something Awful-style spoilers - black text on a black background integrated into the rest of the paragraph, with text revealed with hovering. The board's culture isn't as fanatic about spoilers as here.

[Astral Rejection]

I think it would be great, as I often post from my phone. Doing spoilers is somewhat convoluted.

Here are the button presses to close a spoiler, separated by >, for iPhone users:

".?123" > "#+=" > [ > "123" > / > "ABC" > spoiler > ".?123" > "#+=" > ]

As you can see, it's really not always easier to type in the code manually.

[elmwood]

Originally Posted by Astral Rejection

As you can see, it's really not always easier to type in the code manually.

It's tradition. We prefer not to use custom settings in vBulletin if at all possible. If it isn't broken, there's no reason to fix it. It will attract the wrong element to the site.