User talk:Hftf

photomoding

Greetings Hftf,

Any idea what "photomoding" means? mysteryroom (talk) 04:16, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, I am somewhat confident it means essentially "the use of photomode" (as well as perhaps being an -ing form of the verb "to photomode"). Actually it was the term I heard and looked up first, that led me to create the entry photomode, which is at least more attested from a brief search. This book contains some description and commentary of the practice, though doesn't use the exact term. Thanks for the message! Hftf (talk) 04:32, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you kindly for your prompt response. I will create the term now. mysteryroom (talk) 04:35, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

rtl and ltr

When I'm trying to make rtl text work with an inherently ltr thing like a template, I set up the template framework first with all the pipes and ltr text in place: {{af|||lit=from the face of}}, then I add the rtl text inside the appropriate spaces, like pouring something into a mold. Any time you switch between ltr and rtl while typing it's too easy to get turned around, so you don't know where you're really putting the characters. Chuck Entz (talk) 06:43, 10 February 2025 (UTC)

Understood. One thing to note is that the placeholders may still shift around between the first mold-pour and the second mold-pour, depending on the directionality of what's pasted inside, so it's not quite foolproof! I've been taking notice as best I can, using arrow keys and uniview. Thanks for fixing my other typos. Hftf (talk) 06:50, 10 February 2025 (UTC)