From b14a46d48b2d6dc8ed7a8ea09f668a91003d8a09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: BBaoVanC Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 20:11:56 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Rewrite edited-in-middle-of-message-discord post because it's outdated --- .../index.md | 42 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/blog/edited-in-middle-of-message-discord/index.md b/content/blog/edited-in-middle-of-message-discord/index.md index ac305a7..2eca077 100644 --- a/content/blog/edited-in-middle-of-message-discord/index.md +++ b/content/blog/edited-in-middle-of-message-discord/index.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Put `(edited)` in the middle of a message in Discord date: 2021-03-25T18:48:34-05:00 -toc: false +toc: true comments: true authors: @@ -31,15 +31,37 @@ message. ## Tutorial -1. Copy the "right-to-left embedding" character - ([U+202B](https://unicode-explorer.com/c/202B)) to your clipboard. -2. Open editing box of a message -3. Delete all text inside -4. Paste the character -5. Type the text you want on the right of `(edited)` -6. Press space and paste the character -7. Type the text you want on the left of `(edited)` +Before you start, copy the "right-to-left embedding" character +([U+202B](https://unicode-explorer.com/c/202B)) to your clipboard. -*This post was adapted from [gitea:bbaovanc/discord-tricks][1]* +### Method 1 + +This method allows you to create a placeholder message, and then replace it with +a new message with the `(edited)` text inside it all at once. + +1. Send a message with some random text since you have to edit an existing + message for the trick to work. +2. Start editing the message you just created and delete all the text inside +3. Type the text you want on the left of `(edited)`. +4. Type a space, then paste the character twice, and type another space. +5. Type the text you want on the right of `(edited)`. +6. Save the message. + +You can also start at step 3 instead, send the message, and then edit the +message afterwards to add the `(edited)` text. + +### Method 2 + +This method allows you to add `(edited)` to the end of an existing message, and +then add even more text to the right of that. + +1. Send a message containing the text you want on the left of `(edited)`. +2. Start editing the message you just created +3. At the end of the message, type a space, then paste the character twice, and + type another space. +4. Type the text you want on the right of `(edited)`. +5. Save the message. + +*This post was adapted from [bbaovanc/discord-tricks][1]* [1]: https://git.bbaovanc.com/bbaovanc/discord-tricks