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Selectable server info text
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 11:19 am
by Honktown
When joining a server, the info on the right would be nice to be selectable. Then someone can copy/paste things like discord links, info pages, whatever.
e.g.:
- server-text.jpg (154.83 KiB) Viewed 914 times
Can't copy and paste any of it!
Re: Selectable server info text
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:10 pm
by Bilka
I wonder why they put the server description in the server tags instead of you know... the description.
Re: Selectable server info text
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:34 pm
by Koub
Bilka wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:10 pm
I wonder why they put the server description in the server tags instead of you know... the description.
I was wondering the same thing
. But upon double checking, there is no place in the server right pane that accepts any kind of selection : neither the tags, nor the server name, description, mod list, ...
Re: Selectable server info text
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:04 pm
by Hornwitser
Bilka wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:10 pm
I wonder why they put the server description in the server tags instead of you know... the description.
The description field used to have a prohibitively small 120 character (!) size limit which is why abusing tags as the description became the norm; it was the only way to do it. In
FFF #304 Sanqui announced in July 2019
Dear server owners: the server description field is being enlarged from 120 to 5000 characters, and it now loads immediately. As soon as the next release is out, you may stop abusing the "tags" field for your colorful descriptions
It appears that the server owners have yet to receive that memo.
Re: Selectable server info text
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:48 pm
by Koub
Hornwitser wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:04 pm
It appears that the server owners have yet to receive that memo.