Textbox more constricting than tighty-whiteys

January 8, 2003 9:31 PM

Could we make the Post a Link page's description field be a bit bigger? On my most recent FPP post, I found that I was using a lot of markup (really the first time I had done markup this extensive for a FPP) and having trouble making code changes/editing content because the textbox just seems a bit constricting. Also, this could be helpful for Metatalk as well.
posted by Hammerikaner to Feature Requests at 9:31 PM (12 comments total)

I worry that people might write longer posts in a larger description box, out of an unconscious desire to fill all that empty space. Why not just compose in an external editor?
posted by lbergstr at 9:45 PM on January 8, 2003

On my most recent FPP post

your front page post post? I think the external editor is really the way to go, otherwise folks with low rez will have to do a lot of scrolling. Nice chunky post though.
posted by jessamyn at 10:31 PM on January 8, 2003

There's always notepad.
posted by y2karl at 11:02 PM on January 8, 2003

LCD Display, PC Computer, PIN Number, SSN Number; these (and many more that I have forgotten) courtesy of #MeFi.
posted by jonson at 11:08 PM on January 8, 2003

jonson forgot a few, the ones I remember are ATM Machine, and NIC Card.
posted by riffola at 9:01 AM on January 9, 2003

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posted by rushmc at 10:13 AM on January 9, 2003

rushmc: Think "redundant." (M = machine, for instance.) Not that there's anything wrong with these phrases—except for "FPP post," since Matt doesn't like "FPP."
posted by languagehat at 10:22 AM on January 9, 2003

Matt doesn't like FPP as an acronym?
posted by jonson at 11:26 AM on January 9, 2003

No. Nor do many of the rest of us.
posted by gleuschk at 1:00 PM on January 9, 2003

Dynamically resizing textboxes as required.
posted by holloway at 5:32 PM on January 9, 2003

NDP Party, SIN Number for you Canadians,
posted by Fabulon7 at 6:31 PM on January 9, 2003

rushmc: Think "redundant."

Ah, thanks for the clarification. I've had the flu this week and my head's still fuzzy.
posted by rushmc at 7:02 PM on January 10, 2003