# Is there some sorta SDMB 'Post Preview Clent' available?

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**Created:** [March 7, 2006, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-sorta-sdmb-post-preview-clent-available/347371 "2006-03-07T13:52:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-sorta-sdmb-post-preview-clent-available/347371/1 "2006-03-07T13:52:29Z")

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Given **meek** ’s Oscar-worthy delivery of [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=361756), I am utterly astounded that he could have hardcoded that without any sort of “help”. 😕

I picked up on the tip of composing posts in Word (or some word processor) and cutting and pasting the result into the reply window. Usually for most posts, the “hardcoding” of the tags ain’t that bad. . . but after _that_ performance, I’m wondering how he did it.

Is there some sort of client software that you can type and “preview” without actually having to preview it through the SDMB? Or, was he just that friggin’ industrious?

Tripler  
I previewed this post before I submitted. Really, I did.

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**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-sorta-sdmb-post-preview-clent-available/347371/2 "2006-03-07T14:20:46Z")

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[Don’t thank me, thank Mangetout.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=2887439&postcount=34)

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-sorta-sdmb-post-preview-clent-available/347371/3 "2006-03-07T14:33:38Z")

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> [@Roland Orzabal](#):
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> [Don’t thank me, thank Mangetout.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=2887439&postcount=34)

Hey, thanks! I figured there was some way . . . 😃 One more tool for the toolbox.

Tripler  
I’m sure this will provide hours of entertainment. . . for tonight. 😃