i have recently switched over to a mac for all my internet/blogging needs.
on my ibook, no matter what browser i use (Netscape, Safari, IE) the italics, url, etc buttons in moveable type are no longer available at the top of my Entry Body box.
Since I'm a busy guy with few html skills, i prefer using those "helper buttons."
how do i get them back?!!? :(
Posted by colrus at February 3, 2004 10:31 AM | TrackBackFirst of all, a hearty congratulations for making the switch to a Mac. You will not regret it a day in your life.
Secondly, and sometimes unfortunately, certain websites just look different on a Mac, and I think this may be one of them. I have been using a Mac since before I started my blog, and this is the first I've heard of these buttons on the moveable type menu. So, I guess I've been missing out. Anyway, have you tried the link at the bottom of the page that says "Customize the Display of this page"? I'm sure you have, but that's all I can think of. Don't worry. This is just a minor set back. You've got many more days of Mac glory ahead. Did I mention I'm a huge dork?
I have never seen the helper buttons either, weird. Maybe they are dependent on wondows to work? Anyway, those comands are a snap to learn, and pretty soon you will not even notice they were gone.
Posted by: Matthew at February 3, 2004 01:38 PMI've got no idea. I noticed that back when i used to blog off D-Mun-EEE's iCrack back in the day.
Posted by: JosiahQ at February 3, 2004 02:45 PMThey're not available under the MacOS on any browser.
oh and BTW, Pulse got a mention in the CFAX.
Posted by: Mike at February 4, 2004 10:36 AMI'm a Mac blogger, and I say, "To hell with the buttons!" Forget about them, Bill! You don't need them. A new, amazing world awaits — yea, it is even at your fingertips! Think about it: With the buttons, you don't get to experience the profound, meditative euphoria of repetitiously typing code like "a href" and "/b." As for myself, my life would seem a bit more dreary were I not forced by my buttonlessness to enter such code in my posts. That's why I joined the Guild of Buttonless Bloggers. Our creed is as follows:
We, the Guild of Buttonless Bloggers, stand willing at the threshold between buttonlessness and buttons, always ready to enter our blogs and type loudly when these forces become unbalanced. The Guild of Buttonless Bloggers is a brotherhood/sisterhood of like-minded bloggers, seeking to create a haven where buttonlessness triumphs over buttons.Posted by: ron at February 4, 2004 12:13 PMTo this end, no race/class shall be barred from entry so long as they embrace the creed of the Guild of Buttonless Bloggers.
Improve the good name of our guild, be nice to non-guild members (Buttonites), help those in need, defend those with weaker typing skills and lend a helping hand to new Buttonless Bloggers.
All Buttonless Bloggers will respect each other and their foes (Buttonites), whether or not they deserve it. Avoid senseless conflict and try to be a shining example of buttonlessness.
Contribute to the guild in comments, ideas, and in blog material when they are needed.
Always strive be humorous in blogging.