# Can we have a WYSIWYG post window? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 17, 2009, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395 "2009-04-17T09:17:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/1 "2009-04-17T09:17:13Z")
Over at the Giraffe Board, the post form has a button that toggles the WYSIWYG mode and standard code mode. It is so convenient to have that feature for boding, and posting links and such. Is that a feature that could be turned on over here, or would it require a vB upgrade? ---
**Author:** ![Mame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@Mame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mame)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/2 "2009-04-17T10:45:38Z")
Is there a feature that doesn’t show up if you use the “Preview Post” button? ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/3 "2009-04-18T01:56:54Z")
This mode eliminates the need for “Preview Post” for most situations… Its a lot like power windows on a car… I can still roll down the windows without it, but its a nice feature to have. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/4 "2009-04-18T03:34:31Z")
I’ll look at it over the weekend, see what I can do here. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/5 "2009-04-18T04:43:37Z")
Go ahead and try it now. You should see it for full editing and quick reply, both. (For those of you who haven’t seen this window before, you should now see a small _A/A_ in the upper, right-hand corner of the reply box. Click that to toggle between standard and WYSIWYG mode.) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/6 "2009-04-18T04:49:20Z")
Is this blue? (a test, if it wasn’t obvious) ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/7 "2009-04-18T05:22:26Z")
You rock, **SkipMagic**! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/8 "2009-04-18T05:47:49Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > Go ahead and try it now. You should see it for full editing and quick reply, both. > > (For those of you who haven’t seen this window before, you should now see a small _A/A_ in the upper, right-hand corner of the reply box. Click that to toggle between standard and WYSIWYG mode.) What does WYSIWYG stand for? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/9 "2009-04-18T06:04:28Z")
> [@Zabali\_Clawbane](#): > > What does WYSIWYG stand for? 😕 What You See Is What You Get. In this case it refers to being able to see what your post will look like while it’s in the dialog box instead of seeing all the vB coding. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/10 "2009-04-18T13:07:13Z")
Well, done. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/11 "2009-04-18T15:23:50Z")
I am very **impressed**. _This is too cool!_ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/12 "2009-04-18T15:39:13Z")
Gotta take this puppy for a _ride_. Neat! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/13 "2009-04-18T15:50:22Z")
**hi** in bold yup! ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/14 "2009-04-19T03:42:51Z")
Thanks, Skip, for stepping in and taking care of business, it was going to be now before I got to it and now I don’t have to. I appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/15 "2009-04-19T07:51:28Z")
By the way, [del]delete doesn’t show up on the toggle[/del], though it still (obviously) shows up on preview. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/16 "2009-04-19T10:34:18Z")
I may be being stupid, but the up and down arrowheads next to the As just increase/decrease the size of the reply box, don’t they? ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/17 "2009-04-19T11:46:06Z")
Correct. (In response to the second part of your post. I make no comment about the first. :D) ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/18 "2009-04-19T15:15:26Z")
\*\*Testing \*\*out _the_ coolness. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/19 "2009-04-19T16:34:42Z")
Testerooni ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395/20 "2009-04-19T21:16:26Z")
Testing **Bold, _Italic, Underline, 🙂_** Fonts. This is Great! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-wysiwyg-post-window/493395.md?page=2)