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dekaybrown
03-14-2009, 11:56 PM
Is there a way to open a PM in a new window, so as to not lose your work while typing?

Thanks.

nexialys
03-15-2009, 12:37 AM
actually you can not receive any PM while you are filling an existing form, so you have no trouble loosing your work...

dekaybrown
03-18-2009, 11:09 PM
Not so.

I am lead admin, I compose really long posts sometimes, and my users PM me all the time.

I'd like to open the PM, reply and then return to what I was doing.

Nothing like having 2/3 of a paragraph written when I notice I have an unread message.

So far I am forced to copy my work to notepad, then re-paste it back to my editor.

Thanks.

GTAce
03-18-2009, 11:18 PM
It seems to me like that would be incredibly annoying 95% of the time - If I understand correctly, you want the "__ unread private messages" link to open up in a new window. If this is the case, every time you click that link in the forums, a new window opens up. So if you're just browsing around the forums and need to read a PM, it opens in a separate window, regardless of whether or not you're writing a post.

Seems to me like you should just....not click on any links while you are working on a post ;)

If you absolutely must read a PM while you're typing something, then hold down your shift key and click on the PM link...or just open a new window manually and navigate to the PM.

RLShare
03-18-2009, 11:53 PM
Right click on the private messages link and choose 'Open in New tab' or 'Open in new window'. You really need a special mod to do that for you.

dekaybrown
04-01-2009, 02:31 AM
Cool, Thanks and yes it's annoying!

Finally promoted 2 members to moderator status to handle a lot of the small stuff, so I can actually enjoy my forum more.