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Same Colour Twice on iPad.

Posted by Lucid
Lucid
member, 60 posts
Wed 6 Aug 2014
at 10:42
  • msg #1

Same Colour Twice on iPad

I know iPad isn't directly supported through an App, but I figured I'd mention this problem since it's a browser issue.  I don't know if it only happens in Safari or if it would happen in other iPad browsers as well.

When I'm composing a post on my iPad and I choose a Styled Text to change the colour, the drop down menu stays in that colour.  So, if I want that colour again elsewhere in the post, I can't pick it.  I can pick a different colour instead, and then that new colour stays in the menu and makes it unselectable.

I skimmed through the problems and didn't see this one mentioned yet, but I may have missed it.
LoreGuard
member, 552 posts
Wed 6 Aug 2014
at 13:41
  • msg #2

Re: Same Colour Twice on iPad

In reply to Lucid (msg # 1):

If my memory serves me correct, you can choose the Styled Text: option, and then I'm thinking you can immediately choose the color you want again, but my memory may be faulty.

There is also behavior where you select a new private line to person (with no initial selection), and it pops up a dialog box, asking for some starting text, and I think it used to have a bug where you couldn't click the OK button to end it, you had to use the virtual keyboard.  But recently it seems like even that got hung up and I had to kill safari to get out of it.
cruinne
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Wed 6 Aug 2014
at 14:59

Re: Same Colour Twice on iPad

Are you both using mobile Safari?
Evil Empryss
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Wed 6 Aug 2014
at 15:26
  • msg #4

Re: Same Colour Twice on iPad

You cannot choose the same color twice in a row with any of the Apple mobile devices.  I've tried using both Safari and Chrome on my iPhone 5 and my iPod 4 and Safari, Chrome, and Firefox on my iPad and it won't work.  The color you chose remains in the style box and clicking it again won't do anything.  It has been brought up in the past, but if I recall correctly it seems to be an iOS-related issue, not an RPOL one.

However, since this is only an issue with using the same color twice in a row, there are a couple of workarounds.  I use my mobile devices A LOT, so I've got a few tricks.  Most are variations on a theme, but one or two may work better for your typing style than the others.  YMMV.  :)

1 -- Type out the color tags each time.  This is cumbersome since on the iOS keyboards the < and > require going to the third keyboard formation.  To type the closing tag you have to go from the standard to the number board (123), then to the special characters board (#+=) to get to where the < is, then back one to get the slash, then back again to get the text, only to have to go all the way back to the special keyboard to get the >.

2 -- Before typing anything else, type two quotation marks, select all with a double-tap, apply your color tags, then select all and copy the result.  It will look like this:  <red>""</red>  This way you can paste the properly styled quotes as many times as you need them without having to go back to the style box.  Just set your cursor between the quotes and type your dialogue.  This seems to be the easiest way to go about it if you have a lot of dialogue separated by other text and works well for small screens like the phones and pods.

3 -- Type your post without worrying about color tags.  Go back and select the first bit of text and apply your style.  Go to the next bit of dialogue, highlight it and select a random color to apply.  Then you go back and double-tap on the color; it will select only the word of the color, which is easy to change.  I actually do this in conjunction with Option 2: I paste the color tagged quotes and if I need to change the color I just change the color in the pasted setup.  It's easier than typing the entire tag from scratch every time.

4 -- As with Option 3, only select the color similar to it in the color choices.  If your desired color is Green, you can choose DarkGreen next, then go in and delete the "dark" from the tags.  Alternately, your color could be DarkGreen and you choose Green and add "dark" to each tag.  Capitalization doesn't matter, which makes it a little easier to manage.  This is about as easy as Option 3, but sometimes saves time in changing the color names.

5 -- After you've typed your dialogue and applied a color, select the closing color tag (</color>) and copy it.  Then you can paste it front and back of each place you want to apply that color to.  Just remember to delete the slash from the opening tag!  (it should look like this: <color>"Text"</color>, not this: </color>"Text"</color>)

6 -- Type your post, apply the style to one piece of dialogue, make sure your character name is selected (if you play multiple characters), and then hit the Preview button.  This resets the style button to "styled text:" and you can then select another piece of dialogue to color the same color as the previous one.  Again, it's cumbersome, and if you have bandwidth problems can be a real pain, but it is an option.
This message was last edited by the user at 15:28, Wed 06 Aug 2014.
Lucid
member, 62 posts
Sat 9 Aug 2014
at 17:07
  • msg #5

Re: Same Colour Twice on iPad

@Evil Empryss I have a few workarounds too, but if it's a glitch, it would be nice to be fixed.  Especially since so many games use coloured dialogue, so repeating the same colour in a single post happens quite often.

@cruinne Yes.  Safari on my iPad

@LoreGuard  Doesn't work.  It gives a blank set of tags around the last thing hilighted which then need to be deleted.  Although yes, it does unselect the current colour, letting you pick a new colour.  But, the blank set shows up in the post, so no good.
Evil Empryss
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Sat 9 Aug 2014
at 20:55
  • msg #6

Re: Same Colour Twice on iPad

If I recall correctly, it's an iOS glitch, so nothing jase can do about it.
Lucid
member, 63 posts
Mon 11 Aug 2014
at 09:25
  • msg #7

Re: Same Colour Twice on iPad

@Loreguard

You're right about that bug.  If you select a Style Text without something selected, it also gives the box that can't click okay and the app locks up.
dakota91
member, 1 post
Mon 11 Aug 2014
at 18:05
  • msg #8

Re: Same Colour Twice on iPad

In reply to Lucid (msg # 1):

I have the same issue. The simple solution I've found is if fortunate to be able to, alternate between styled text choices, or use the preview option. It's a little slower, but helps me proof read my posts, which I sometimes need
Lucid
member, 66 posts
Fri 19 Sep 2014
at 18:53
  • msg #9

Re: Same Colour Twice on iPad

Welcome to IOS 8!

The double colour problem is now solved!!!! :)
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