"Why Chromebook Pundits Are Out of Touch"

[forsooth]

Originally Posted by latepaul

Well since I didn't know there was another editing mode until this thread, this is what I "deal" with all the time. Really it's not that hard though I don't usually festoon my posts with so much formatting.

"You are not alone" - "Man of Steel."

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by latepaul

...though I don't usually festoon my posts with so much formatting.

Neither do I.

[Kumabjorn]

Originally Posted by latepaul

Well since I didn't know there was another editing mode until this thread, this is what I "deal" with all the time. Really it's not that hard though I don't usually festoon my posts with so much formatting.

But the Monkey has a thorough listing of color coded features in a regularly updated post that is very much appreciated by a large selection of MR members. That is how he earns his virtual bananas.

[ApK]

Tubemonkey (and others who like wysiwyg mode),
I did a little Googling, and discovered that the reason wysiwyg mode does not work in Chrome is that the forum software only enables it for certain browser user agents.

For the sake of Chromebook completeness, you might want to try a user-agent switcher from the Chrome store, like this one:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...jiklpkjnoahfmg

I'm trying it now on my Chromebook, with my user agent set to Firefox 15, and wysiwyg mode is working fine.
You can see the user agent switcher button to the right of the address bar:

[latepaul]

Originally Posted by ApK

Tubemonkey (and others who like wysiwyg mode),
I did a little Googling, and discovered that the reason wysiwyg mode does not work in Chrome is that the forum software only enables it for certain browser user agents.

For the sake of Chromebook completeness, you might want to try a user-agent switcher from the Chrome store, like this one:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...jiklpkjnoahfmg

I'm trying it now on my Chromebook, with my user agent set to Firefox 15, and wysiwyg mode is working fine.

You beat me to it by a couple of minutes! Just tested this extension myself.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by ApK

Tubemonkey (and others who like wysiwyg mode),
I did a little Googling, and discovered that the reason wysiwyg mode does not work in Chrome is that the forum software only enables it for certain browser user agents.

For the sake of Chromebook completeness, you might want to try a user-agent switcher from the Chrome store, like this one:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...jiklpkjnoahfmg

I'm trying it now on my Chromebook, with my user agent set to Firefox 15, and wysiwyg mode is working fine.
You can see the user agent switcher button to the right of the address bar:

Just went and grabbed my Chromebook; added the extension and it works like a charm.

Much thanks

Editing down, audiobooks to go

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

But the Monkey has a thorough listing of color coded features in a regularly updated post that is very much appreciated by a large selection of MR members. That is how he earns his virtual bananas.

Thank you

[ApK]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

audiobooks to go

You could keep the Chromebook in whatever room you want and remote in to your other machine to do the audiobook stuff, like my wife does....or would that be cheating?

What specific audiobooks tasks are you hoping to handle on the Chromebook, again?

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by ApK

Tubemonkey (and others who like wysiwyg mode),
I did a little Googling, and discovered that the reason wysiwyg mode does not work in Chrome is that the forum software only enables it for certain browser user agents.

Wow! Why on earth would they do that????

[ApK]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Wow! Why on earth would they do that????

I'd imagine that the software only enables it for browsers that are tested or supported, and either Chrome doesn't meet some criteria, or they didn't get around to adding it yet.

I'm just speculating. It could be the forum software creators just hate Google.

EDIT: here is an answer from the forum software support site:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=299254
Note the last post in that thread links to a purported solution, if the mods here might want to try it.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by ApK

You could keep the Chromebook in whatever room you want and remote in to your other machine to do the audiobook stuff, like my wife does....or would that be cheating?

It doesn't matter at this point. The idea was to have one, and only one, computer to handle all my needs. That's not possible with Chrome OS.

What specific audiobooks tasks are you hoping to handle on the Chromebook, again?

The big one is OverDrive WMA audiobooks, then all library books and book related programs in general. So I need support for the following:

• Adobe Digital Editions
• Apple iTunes
• AudibleManager
• Calibre
• OverDrive Media Console
• Windows Media

The thing is, none of the above are supported by Chrome OS. The OS is not very book friendly. More info can be found here - Chrome OS vs eBooks & Audiobooks.
.

[forsooth]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It doesn't matter at this point. The idea was to have one, and only one, computer to handle all my needs. That's not possible with Chrome OS.



The big one is OverDrive WMA audiobooks, then all library books and book related programs in general. So I need support for the following:

• Adobe Digital Editions
• Apple iTunes
• AudibleManager
• Calibre
• OverDrive Media Console
• Windows Media

The thing is, none of the above are supported by Chrome OS. The OS is not very book friendly. More info can be found here - Chrome OS vs eBooks & Audiobooks.
.

Patience. Patience.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by forsooth

Patience. Patience.

Not needed with Windows

[afv011]

Sales of Chromebooks exploded from basically nothing in 2012 to more than 20 percent of the U.S. commercial PC market, analyst firm NPD reported on Monday, while Windows PCs and Macs remained flat at best.

Source

[Kumabjorn]

Obviously they are tapping into some sort of hitherto unknown demand. I wonder what the main argument for the consumer is. Price or lack of maintenance?