Would it be possible to say "Laura said in Session Session 19 October 2024:"?
That's part of the quote system of the forum software. If you look at the BBCODE source of one of your posts with quotes, it does something like this:
Code:
[QUOTE="Chu, post: 1235346, member: 3021"]
So not easily changeable AFAIK.
Below are three possible work arounds, but all take a number of clicks.
First work around:
Copy the intended text and preface it with say: "Laura said: Session 1 March 2025" insert the hyperlink for the session below the text. Example:
Laura said: Session 1 March 2025
[...]
A: Reread past warnings. Things are going to get chaotic. Goodbye.
The code for the above example is:
Code:
[QUOTE]
[URL='https://cassiopaea.org/forum/threads/session-1-march-2025.55620/post-1236751']Laura said: Session 1 March 2025[/URL] (Alternatively it could be "Laura said in Session 1 March 2025")
[...]
A: Reread past warnings. Things are going to get chaotic. Goodbye.
[/QUOTE]
Second work around:
Quote the selected text as usual and preface it with Session Date: March 1st 2025 (copied from the beginning of the session post, so that it is authentic quoting). Since the hyper link is attached to "Laura said:" there is no need to create a hyperlink for "Session Date: March 1st 2025"
Session Date: March 1st 2025
[...]
A: Reread past warnings. Things are going to get chaotic. Goodbye.
One way the above might work, would be to make two quotes: as shown here:
Session Date: March 1st 2025
A: Reread past warnings. Things are going to get chaotic. Goodbye.
Next merge the two quotes, by inserting the cursor before the A: in the second quote, and then backspace to merge the two quotes like this:
Session Date: March 1st 2025
A: Reread past warnings. Things are going to get chaotic. Goodbye.
But there should be a space between the lines and an [...] to mark that the two are not immediately connected.
To do this keep the cursor in front of the A: and press "Shift + Enter" (PC shortcut). This should give a line, where it is then possible to type [...]
BTW:
be careful with "Shift + Enter" and avoid making a "Ctrl + Enter" (PC shortcut) because that is a shortcut for posting the message!
Anyway, if all goes well, there should be:
Session Date: March 1st 2025
[...]
A: Reread past warnings. Things are going to get chaotic. Goodbye.
Third work around, - what I have done so far, mostly
Open up the the session needed. I prefer the original when posting rather than
Cassiopaean Session Transcripts Search, as people then can check for comments and discussion easily.
Most of the time, if it a an older session buried somewhere among the pages of transcripts, I open up the overview
Cassiopaean Session Transcripts by date and locate the session, in this case
1 Mar and open it up in the same or more often a new tab.
Next copy the link in the address field and quote the passage.
Note: Since the message is quoted, it is a command to the forum software and does not interfere with using the copy function of the computer and thus allows for keeping two copy commands at the same time.
If posting to a thread, paste the link and insert the quote in a message field.
If the banner for the session is not needed, since it will show up if the link is left as is, it is necessary to write, in this case
Session 1 March 2025 and insert the link below the text.
The third work around in a message looks like:
Session 1 March 2025
A: Reread past warnings. Things are going to get chaotic. Goodbye.
If working via an external text editor, one would need to proceed as before, that is both insert the quote in a message field and paste the link.
Then click the Toggle BB code, if not already showing, next Ctrl+A/select all, and copy the quote with code and the link.
Next paste the copied text into the text editor.
Note: The reason for using BB code is that some formatting might otherwise be lost, in case some text is already bolded or coloured, but maybe that depends on the text editor.
For some reason when inserting the BB code in Word, there are extra line spacing between Q: and A:, so I need to go through the pasted text and click by click delete the extra empty lines.
