New User Tips
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:33 pm
I've been meaning to do this for a while, but I kept putting it off until I had time to do several. Instead, I'll just offer a few as I think of them, and I encourage other long-time users to include their own.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Bulldrek was originally written for a very high volume of posting, and as such was built with several features meant to support users' efforts in that regard. One of these was the use of keyboard shortcuts [or accelerators, depending on your background] which let you quickly visit any of the forums [or the front page] quickly and easily, from anywhere on the site.
Give this a shot. Press the Alt key on your keyboard, and then, say, the number 2 key. Oops. And now you're gone. Should have told you to be ready to press "back." Hopefully you'll find your way - ah, there you are. Sorry. Now, if you didn't go away just then, you're probably using one of the browsers that doesn't support the trick we're using. Let me know, and I'll see what I can do. But if it did work for you, then here's how it works:
This being the order they're on the front page, naturally, and the order they're in the [now-persistent] footer, as well. This should work from any page on the site, so use this power with caution! A simple "back" should get you back to a post you're writing without any problems, but I shouldn't like to chance it.
Fuck! I had another one, and now I can't think what it is. Back when I remember.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Bulldrek was originally written for a very high volume of posting, and as such was built with several features meant to support users' efforts in that regard. One of these was the use of keyboard shortcuts [or accelerators, depending on your background] which let you quickly visit any of the forums [or the front page] quickly and easily, from anywhere on the site.
Give this a shot. Press the Alt key on your keyboard, and then, say, the number 2 key. Oops. And now you're gone. Should have told you to be ready to press "back." Hopefully you'll find your way - ah, there you are. Sorry. Now, if you didn't go away just then, you're probably using one of the browsers that doesn't support the trick we're using. Let me know, and I'll see what I can do. But if it did work for you, then here's how it works:
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[Alt] + ` Front Page
[Alt] + 1 Bulldrek [which doesn't work, for some reason]
[Alt] + 2 Semi-Serious Topics
[Alt] + 3 Artistic License
[Alt] + 4 Gatherings
[Alt] + 5 The Game's the Thing
[Alt] + 6 Words Without End
[Alt] + 7 The Embassy
Fuck! I had another one, and now I can't think what it is. Back when I remember.