I don’t hear Bach, i hear Gould

Drew-r

My title here was something i found as an inserted graphic quoted in a video among the several videos in the “ you may also be interested in” list that popped up on the right side bar of my browser after i found a video on a totally unrelated topic (orgonite).

I am speculating that some of the underlying web protocols connected with browsing, videos, etc are allowed to search the cache of cookies on the computer of a person who clicked on a video link from the list of search results upon them searching for some topic. In other words, i used the search string “ don croft etheric warriors”, and among the results was a video by Don’s widow …. so, i watched about 15 seconds of the intro and then my focus was distracted by the various off topic other videos that appeared on the right side bar, including “this one “- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dgUnUd9oBSc

This brings up another off-topic. When the clack started a year ago and members were often embedding video links, pics, etc., but eventually some few members complained that they did not want to automatically see the embedded picture or video, after which the forum was altered so that those members would be spared from such insults. I seem to recall the new logic was, when typing up your post, you click the links icon in the editor and then you could insert a title / description, and when members read the post, they could click or “hover” near the embedded title / description if they wanted to view the pic or video, and if they did not want to see the pic/video, all they had to do was not click or hover near the embedded title / description.

Prior to today, its been a few weeks or so since i last embedded a video or pic. Since then ive cleared safari web cache a few times, so i still do not know how youtube decided to include the list of videos in the side bar that it did BUT i now also see that i once again do not understand why the Ckack’s video/pic-embedding logic has once again changed with my having missed this news.

In the above quoted text “this one” , i intended that to be the title/description that readers could either click on or bypass if they did or did not want to see the embedded pic or video, but today, when i click on the links icon in the editor, the only thing that happens is the editor inserts the text
“ (https://) “ into my post. I can imagine that for some members who regularly write code, they can figure out the new logic, but i am not one of those 🙁. Now it seems i must submit my post just so i can view what it looks like and if it doesn’t look the way i intended, i then have an invisible timer to race against in editing my post to get it to look like i intended before the edit timer expires…. i guess i am one of those old-schoolers who liked the “preview your post before you post it” feature such as the old PW forum supports.

Anyway, i really wanted to just embed the frickin title to a video that gave members the option to bypass the video or watch it since it contains the quote “ I don’t hear Bach, i hear Gould” since this seems to somewhat resonate with some of the sentiment within the who?/Bach? is the all tine best composer ….…… sigh.

CyberGene

Drew-r there's a preview button, it's right next to the Post Reply button. As to the YouTube links, you can either paste them and they will get a preview, or you can create a regular link where you provide a title and a URL and then you won't see a preview, like this: I don't hear Bach, I hear Gould

CyberGene

OK, I think I got what you mean, you have disabled the Rich Text editor and when you click on the link button, you see something like that inserted:

[](https://)

This is the raw-editor where Markdown is used. Well, if you prefer this one, then you need to put your link between the regular parentheses (it already suggests to you that it's an URL what you need to put inside) and you put the title between the square brackets, like this:

[I don't hear Bach, I hear Gould](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dgUnUd9oBSc)

The result will be:
I don't hear Bach, I hear Gould

Drew-r

CyberGene you see something like that inserted:

[](https://)

Yes, i see something like that, but its not due to me disabling anything, its due to me not seeing any graphic clues of options after tapping on the RTE icon …. I tap it and the only thing i see is “rich text editor toggled” message.

CyberGene The result will be:

Thank you. I prefer the look as indicated by “The results will be:”

FWIW, i have not disabled anything but at the same time i do not use Rich Text Editor. I think i would like to use it but it has never worked for me. As a result, i can only guess my problem is in part due to being on a computer without a mouse and in part maybe due to RTE being code-centric rather than visual/graphic centric like MS PCs with a mouse….. IMO , ipad logic truly sucks at emulating graphic-based mouse functions by way of “gestures” 🙁.

MacMacMac

Is it a major insult to see a linked image rather than just the link?

Is this a tempest in a teapot?

Drew-r

MacMacMac Is it a major insult to see a linked image rather than just the link?

This was basically my attitude a year ago, when videos and pics appeared in posts by default. Then the change was made so that texted descriptions as URLs appeared in the posts and readers could click, or not, the textUrl to visit/view videos and or pics at their discretion …. and not long after the option for hovering over so as to preview an otherwise hidden video/pic was discussed. I think this also put less workload on the Clack server by not serving up by default the files for images, vids, etc, and i’m all for that. Since then, ive grown to like that - the low-profile method - it only offers a link with no “preview & image”…. this is the teapot as i see it. Of course you & everyone’s YMMV is entitled to vary over this or any other little or big thing ….. and might as well throw in being YMMV-free to view as a tempest 💨 what anyone else may not….. this seems to be part of the new normal deal.

Drew-r

I don't hear Bach, I hear Gould

Okay, pretend this post is what i intended my original post to look like regarding I don’t hear Bach, i hear Gould.

MacMacMac

What did the collector say when his prized collection of American Gold Eagle coins was stolen?

"I want my Gould Bach!"

Theophilus Carter

MacMacMac BANNED!!!

Drew-r

Banned?
I think that is prima facie evidence of a sense of humor, one deserving of a raising - like a promotion - not a lowering.

But be careful, in the wrong hands, words can be dangerous …… like, sometimes raising means lowering too …. like to the ground.

This sort of brings me back to the topic of Mr. Gould … the crazy piano genius or just crazy? 🤔 Either way, it looks as though he went pretty low in his waning years at the piano.