Suggestion Abbreviations Pop Out

[rob.mwpropane]

Good day all,

So I belong to a camping forum and they have a pretty cool feature where anything that they commonly abbreviate pops out with the meaning when you take your mouse over it and each abbreviated term is in a different color. So something like GF would be a different color and you can hover and "Gradient Factors" pops up.

I thought it was a pretty cool feature. For the bulk of the regulars it's not needed but it seems to really cut down on new people asking "what does that mean". I understand there is a section for all the abbreviations somewhere, but I've never honestly been to it.

I don't know how hard that would be to implement, I'm not sure if it's even something that makes sense for SB, but I kind of like it and just thought I would throw it out there.

 

[justadyver]

really like this idea. I know there is a list on scubaboard BUT I couldn't find it

 

[Akimbo]

So I belong to a camping forum and they have a pretty cool feature where anything that they commonly abbreviate pops out with the meaning when you take your mouse over it and each abbreviated term is in a different color.

Could you provide a link to a post on this camping site that shows this feature?

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ScubaBoard had a feature that automatically linked pre-programmed words years ago (before I was on staff). As I recall, it had a lot of unintended consequences.

Your can manually create a popup tooltip like the following — let your mouse pointer hover over DPV below:

The best tool for a survey like that is a DPV​

Here are the instructions:

FAQ - Tooltip BB-Code

Tooltips Have you ever been conflicted when writing in a more advanced forum because some readers might be lost by the jargon and acronyms? Example: The best tool for a survey like that is a DPV. Now imagine that sentence in a larger paragraph. You really don't want to distract your advanced...

scubaboard.com

Wikipedia has a great feature but it is manually coded. A mouseover on a linked word produces this:

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You can imbed links in your posts if you want to go through the trouble, but not for a popup, which would be so cool. Here is how to imbed links:

FAQ - Add Links in a Post

Add Links in a Post The first step is to find the Web page you want to include a link to in your post. This example is for a post on ScubaBoard, but you can also go to any Web page and copy the URL from the address bar on your Internet Browser. Move your mouse pointer over the "Share a post"...

scubaboard.com

We do have ScubaBoard's Dictionary for Divers and ScubaBoard's Computing & Internet Glossary. You can imbed a link to a specific entry in these, or any other references, Example:

The best tool for a survey like that is a DPV.​

Here is how to link to a specific point in another thread:

Info - New Option for Links

I there is a new option in Google's Chrome internet browser that allows linking to a specific point on a Web page. I don't know if they copied this feature from another browser or invented it, but I find it so useful that I can't imagine it will take long for it to be added to all browsers. It...

scubaboard.com

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Could you provide a link to a post on this camping site that shows this feature?

Related Comments​

ScubaBoard had a feature that automatically linked pre-programmed words years ago (before I was on staff). As I recall, it had a lot of unintended consequences.

Your can manually create a popup tooltip like the following — let your mouse pointer hover over DPV below:

The best tool for a survey like that is a DPV​

Here are the instructions:

FAQ - Tooltip BB-Code

Tooltips Have you ever been conflicted when writing in a more advanced forum because some readers might be lost by the jargon and acronyms? Example: The best tool for a survey like that is a DPV. Now imagine that sentence in a larger paragraph. You really don't want to distract your advanced...

scubaboard.com

Wikipedia has a great feature but it is manually coded. A mouseover on a linked word produces this:

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You can imbed links in your posts if you want to go through the trouble, but not for a popup, which would be so cool. Here is how to imbed links:

FAQ - Add Links in a Post

Add Links in a Post The first step is to find the Web page you want to include a link to in your post. This example is for a post on ScubaBoard, but you can also go to any Web page and copy the URL from the address bar on your Internet Browser. Move your mouse pointer over the "Share a post"...

scubaboard.com

We do have ScubaBoard's Dictionary for Divers and ScubaBoard's Computing & Internet Glossary. You can imbed a link to a specific entry in these, or any other references, Example:

The best tool for a survey like that is a DPV.​

Here is how to link to a specific point in another thread:

Info - New Option for Links

I there is a new option in Google's Chrome internet browser that allows linking to a specific point on a Web page. I don't know if they copied this feature from another browser or invented it, but I find it so useful that I can't imagine it will take long for it to be added to all browsers. It...

scubaboard.com

It's PopUpPortal

If it doesn't show the feature without an account just PM me and you can use mine. I think it will though.. all the threads have the feature in them.

 

[Akimbo]

It's PopUpPortal

Thanks. They do use xenForo so they are using an add-on. Here is a link to a specific post:

disposable or reusable?

I am the hippy of the family and like everything to be reusable. Do the majority of you use disposable dishes or do you prefer washing and reusing? Just trying to get all packed up so we can test our the PUP :) If you prefer washing, what do you use?

www.popupportal.com

I would like some of our more senior staff members to comment on why the feature was removed from ScubaBoard years ago.

Maybe it is more controllable now. Ping @The Chairman @TC @Wookie

Have you seen it add the tooltip to words when it should not? @Miyaru is our add-on guru. Maybe he could locate the add-on and check out reviews?

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Thanks. They do use xenForo so they are using an add-on. Here is a link to a specific post:

disposable or reusable?

I am the hippy of the family and like everything to be reusable. Do the majority of you use disposable dishes or do you prefer washing and reusing? Just trying to get all packed up so we can test our the PUP :) If you prefer washing, what do you use?

www.popupportal.com

I would like some of our more senior staff members to comment on why the feature was removed from ScubaBoard years ago.

Maybe it is more controllable now. Ping @The Chairman @TC @Wookie

Have you seen it add the tooltip to words when it should not? @Miyaru is our add-on guru. Maybe he could locate the add-on and check out reviews?

I spend 90% of my time on SB, very limited on PUP, but with the little bit that I have seen it works pretty well. I have seen instances where someone said TV meaning the appliance and it will pop up and say Tow Vehicle, but given the context it's pretty easy to tell which meaning they meant.

I could see someone here mentioning their gf (girlfriend) and Gradient Factors popping up, but again in the context I don't think it would confuse anyone.

 

[Akimbo]

I spend 90% of my time on SB, very limited on PUP, but with the little bit that I have seen it works pretty well.

I am sure that the system administrators define the acronyms and the "tooltip". There are so many acronyms in modern life that it is tricky to find something that won't cross-over into other social or technical use. Take DPV for example.

DPV Deutscher Petanque Verband (German: German Petanque Association)
DPV Diver Propulsion Vehicle
DPV Delivery Point Validation (USPS system)
DPV Directplay Voice
DPV Delivery Point Validation
DPV Delegated Path Validation
DPV Digital Photo Viewer
DPV Drill Press Vise
DPV Département de la Protection des Végétaux (French: Department of Plant Protection)
DPV Discounted Present Value (finance)
DPV Drug Profile Viewer (eHealth Ontario; Canada)
DPV Differential Pulse Voltammetry (AfterMath)
DPV Desert Patrol Vehicle
DPV Delivery Point Verification
DPV Dynamically Positioned Vessel
DPV Direct Payment Voucher
DPV Daily Production Volume (measurement; various countries)
DPV Direction de la Prospective et de la Veille Scientifique et Technique (Directorate of Forecasting and Scientific and Technical Intelligence)
DPV Dry Pipe Valve (fire sprinkler systems)
DPV Duty Paid Value (economics)
DPV Differential Pressure Valve
DPV Diesel Powered Vehicle
DPV Doppler Predict Voltage
DPV Doubs Paintball Village (Doubs, France)

 

[Akimbo]

The admins at PopupPortal.com were kind enough to tell me what add-on they are using. For other readers, here is what this add-on looks like in action:

Step 1​

It would be helpful if members would up or downvote this suggestion to help us gauge if it is worth the cost and effort to implement:

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Step 2​

What keywords would you like to see added to this feature if it were implemented? You can look at these threads for ideas:

• ScubaBoard's Dictionary for Divers
• ScubaBoard's Computing & Internet Glossary

 

[Akimbo]

Here is a discussion on this add-on that may be of interest:

New Feature

I finally found an add-on for the forum software which allows me to build a proper acronym database which will automatically display a definition when you place your cursor over the acronym. You don't need to do anything extra when entering your new thread or post. The system will automatically...

www.popupportal.com

Note that like many of xenForo's mouseover features, it don't work great, or at all, on touch screen interfaces. I suppose that could be fixed if the add-on supported clicking or tapping on the object in addition to a mouseover.

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Here is a discussion on this add-on that may be of interest:

New Feature

I finally found an add-on for the forum software which allows me to build a proper acronym database which will automatically display a definition when you place your cursor over the acronym. You don't need to do anything extra when entering your new thread or post. The system will automatically...

www.popupportal.com

Note that like many of xenForo's mouseover features, it don't work great, or at all, on touch screen interfaces. I suppose that could be fixed if the add-on supported clicking or tapping on the object in addition to a mouseover.

I have not found a way to get the feature to work on my phone. It just highlights the word without the pop out.