PW nomads?

ShiroKuro · 2024-05-06T00:56:07+00:00

Well, I joined here, I think it would be great if the same kind of vibe that’s at PW could be found here. Who else from PW is here?

ShiroKuro

twocats the message definitely needs to come from someone active in those respective forums. And someone not afraid of being banned over there!

I agree. I’m no where near as active in ABF as I used to be, so I’m not a good candidate I think. Hmmm

rsl12

Gombessa Are those sabers props for the next recital??

rsl12

ShiroKuro The Non-Classical forum is tiny, but I can post a message there. I want to craft a good summary of everything that's happened...maybe I will have time tonight.

MarieJ

I made it, ShiroKuro! (How do emojis work? I only get 'regional indicators A-G'.)

twocats

MarieJ How do emojis work? I only get 'regional indicators A-G'.

If you're on a phone it should be an option on the keyboard. If you click on the emojis button, try typing "face" and a bunch of options pop up. Let me know if it works for you, and I'll add it to the tips and tricks thread!

navindra

Welcome to everyone I missed!

MarieJ Welcome, MarieJ! I always listen to and enjoy your performances. 🙂

Yes, the emojis control is very silly. There used to be an awesome one for Flarum but it fell out of maintenance.

It sounds like you have a Mac, so if you have the Globe key, it should bring you straight to the native emojis.

HeartKeys

Gombessa Also, I've been informed that the dark side saber we made this weekend doesn't stay locked in the "closed" position, so now it's time to design print out some magnet holders...

Great start with the sabers. Now all you need is a bit of voicing, tuning and regulation and I’m sure it will operate like a charm!

MarieJ

twocats
Thanks, twocats. But I'm on my Mac ...

twocats

MarieJ Thanks, twocats. But I'm on my Mac ...

I just figured out that emojis are of format :emoji: so type :face and all sorts of options show up in a drop-down! Or ":" and then whatever other emojis you might search for 🙂

FrankCox

After a bit of experimentation I discovered that you can do emojis by clicking on the little happy face doodad, then type what you want and it does a search.

bird
🐦️
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🐱

MarieJ

Hmmm - been playing with the emoji button and the 'click then start to type' does seem to work - but it's rather counter-intuitive, bringing up only 4 or 5 odd options. Looks like more exploring needed to work out how to find and save the few I may want to use.

Rubens

Thanks 🐱🐱!

twocats

Rubens Thanks 🐱🐱

Excellent use of emojis!! 👏

ShiroKuro

Welcome MarieJ!!! 😃

Jane

In most forums (fora?) it seems that the emoji icon when you're writing is THE way to do an emoji.
The one here certainly is not intuitive to use.
As TwoCats has discovered, typing a colon and then something else mysteriously dredges up icons from the depths of the forum software. 😕 (confused!)
As others have also mentioned, there is Another Way -- icons directly from the computer or phone.
On a Windows computer, hold the Windows key and type the period.
Then from the popup window, select an emoji (type to search if what you want isn't visible).
So, this is an alternative emoji or two courtesy of our overlords in Redmond 🤦‍♀️😘🤣✨🎂👌👍
Double the possibilities....

twocats

Jane I'll add this to the tips & tricks about emojis!

twocats

Jane As TwoCats has discovered, typing a colon and then something else mysteriously dredges up icons from the depths of the forum software.

There's another modern forum that I'm on that uses the same :emoji: format (but accessing them is a little different). I wonder if there's some kind of standardized forum syntax? But as long as we can figure it out and have options...

rsl12

ShiroKuro So we’ve succeeded in inviting people who post in PW’s Piano Forum here, but what bouts the ABF and Pianist Corner? Can we somehow spread the word in these sub-forums?

OK, I made a post explaining all the drama in the Non-Classical Forum. If there are any inaccuracies, please let me know!

twocats

rsl12 wow, this is great, so many citations and a very thorough summary of the situation. I think it would be an excellent post to share on the other subforums even if you're not active in those. I'm not sure if you would want to wait and see how an admin responds first.

twocats

rsl12 OK, I made a post explaining all the drama in the Non-Classical Forum. If there are any inaccuracies, please let me know!

I re-read it and I believe there is one slight inaccuracy. This forum isn't community funded; Navindra is currently using a free forum platform, but if it scales up he will cover the few dollars a month of fees. He also promises that it will be ad-free forever. @navindra please correct me if I'm wrong!

TLH21

Stopping by to say hi!

MarieJ

Thanks Jane, twocats and navindra. I'd just finished tweaking my system settings as advised by Apple so that the 'globe' key brought up emojis - and your message came through, navindra! Yay!! 😊 👏

MarieJ

MarieJ (OOPS - learner-driver error here, I didn't mean to delete this! Can I undelete?)
Thanks Jane, twocats and navindra. I'd just finished tweaking my system settings as advised by Apple so that the 'globe' key brought up emojis - and your message came through, navindra! Yay!! 😊 👏

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