So I was reading about the search changes. Anyone know if spoilers will be hidden when you search for a word?

Also, if IPB 3 has a hover over topic preview when browsing, would it still be hidden?

if you search the word, it will still come up, searching only lists the threads, not the text so no it does not.

 

Also, if IPB 3 has a hover over topic preview when browsing, would it still be hidden?

I don't think so.

 

if you search the word, it will still come up, searching only lists the threads, not the text so no it does not.

You're incorrect.

Searching brings up a segment of the post matching your search term. The spoiler content is removed from the post before storing it in the search index, if you use the search index method. It is stripped if you use the basic search index method.

All in all, this is one of those things you should wait for 3.0 and test to see it yourself. ;)

Hopefully the new IPB will protect users from getting a story spoiled. : |

Uh...I just said they're stripped in the search. Perhaps that wasn't clear?

I sued the search feature and it just lists threads that have those key words.

We're talking about IPB3 here. Not IPB 2.3 ;)

 

Uh...I just said they're stripped in the search. Perhaps that wasn't clear?

You sadly weren't. = (

 

You're incorrect.

Searching brings up a segment of the post matching your search term. The spoiler content is removed from the post before storing it in the search index, if you use the search index method. It is stripped if you use the basic search index method.

All in all, this is one of those things you should wait for 3.0 and test to see it yourself. ;)

I assume altering the spoiler BBcode doesn't change this.

PS. PLEASE tell me the spoiler BBcode has gotten a makeover in 3.0 :lol:

I hope the spoiler requires you to click to show/hide instead of highlighting the text to view...

Wow I didn't realize spoilers were so important...Cheezy imo. Seriously, wouldn't hidden text feature per group permission be more functional? I mean some text that people can simply highlight with their mouse to view is I don't know, kinda dumb and kiddie? I used it once just to see what it does and I would have to say that was in a test forum when ipbmods.net existed.

Do away with the bbcode method and improve upon it with a per group per forum method with some fancy hide/show method.

 

Wow I didn't realize spoilers were so important...Cheezy imo. Seriously, wouldn't hidden text feature per group permission be more functional? I mean some text that people can simply highlight with their mouse to view is I don't know, kinda dumb and kiddie? I used it once just to see what it does and I would have to say that was in a test forum when ipbmods.net existed.

Do away with the bbcode method and improve upon it with a per group per forum method with some fancy hide/show method.

It's more designed so you don't ruin someone's life spoiling something. For instance: "I just went and saw [insert any movie]. I must say, the ending was awesome. Especially when xyz character killed abc character completely unexpectedly, and then [insert something you didn't know happened here]". This isn't an uncommon topic on a forum, after all, but if you use a spoiler around it you can prevent people who haven't seen the movie from ruining it for them while still being able to discuss it. ;)

I can't remember a single time I've used it tbh. But it does have a purpose.

also useful when you have a huge block of text and you don't want it to make the page too long for those that are not interested in reading all of it...