Word counter in text capsules?

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   Cagsilposted 14 years ago

   Would it be better to have text capsules with letter/character counters?
   
   What's your thoughts?

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      Jeffrey Nealposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I like the idea, but I would like a word counter instead of letters or characters.
      
      sunforged, I've been using the add-on you recommended, but just found out today when I went to upgrade to Firefox 3.6 that it is not supported.  Hopefully they will update this useful little add-on.  I especially like being able to tally multiple text selections in sequence.

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   Cagsilposted 14 years ago

   I guess no one likes the idea?

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   sunforgedposted 14 years ago

   I posted a cool firefox add-on that does that to any highlighted text in the knowledge exchange.
   
   For now, although you dont have a running word count in a capsule, your hubmetric tab is only a click away

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      rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      but, doesn't the hub have to be published before hubmetrics starts calculating? I think I've tried to see word count before publishing and couldn't.

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         sunforgedposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         ive never noticed that (from unpublished)
         
         Metrics
         Word Count: 151
         Revenue Potential: $
         Incoming Links: ∗
         View Duration: -not measured yet-
         First Published: -

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         darksideposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         For a little while it was doing that. But before that stretch of time (I noticed it happening to me weeks ago) and now, you can see the word count.

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         Whitney05posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Not necessarily. If you leave the hub unpublished for long enough, it will start to grow stats, the word counter will work at that point even with the hub still unpublished

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   sunforgedposted 14 years ago

   http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/27313

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   Cagsilposted 14 years ago

   Thank you Sunforged
   
   
   
   Edit: Windows XP is what I use.

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   sunforgedposted 14 years ago

   WinXP?
   
   I guess your saying you still use the default IE as your browser, so you are not able to use a firefox plug in?
   
   If that is the case..tsk tsk...IE is absolutely worthless in comparison to firefox
   
   
   watch:
   
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dWg9fv7M8Y

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   Cagsilposted 14 years ago

   Thank you.

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   RedElfposted 14 years ago

   If you save your Hub unpublished, it will eventually have collected stats - not right away though. It can sometimes take even a day for hubmetrics to show up.
   
   sunforged, how does that highlighted text feature work? It sounds a lot easier than pasting them into a word doc, lol!

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   livewithrichardposted 14 years ago

   I don't see a need for it as I write in a word program first then copy paste it to the text module. It's much easier to get your spelling and grammar correct before putting it into a text module.
   
   But for those that are confident with their spelling and grammar, I don't have a problem with it.

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    rebekahELLEposted 14 years ago

    is that a view from a completed, unpublished hub?
    
    maybe I missed it when I was checking.
    thanks sf

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       sunforgedposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       well not completed...unpublished hub that happens to have some text written already
       
       the last listed metric
       First Published: -  <-------see no date

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          Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Metrics
          Word Count: 2884
          Revenue Potential: $$
          Incoming Links: ∗
          View Duration: -not measured yet-
          First Published: -
          
          That's unpublished.
          
          Sorry, I wasted everyone's time.

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             camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Not at all! A word counter, plus your idea, in the text capsule when you write or edit would be a great idea.

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             Jeffrey Nealposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Hey, Cags, you could also try Google Docs if you prefer to compose before putting into a hub.  I have a word processor, Open Office on my comp., but I find myself using GDocs more lately.  There is a word counter in the Tools menu, and you can use your normal Google login you use for adsense.

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                Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Thank you good to know.
                
                @sunforged - Thank you.

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             sunforgedposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Not a time waster ...your request would be more useful than the current set up.  I was just sharing options you could use right now.

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    Jayne Lancerposted 14 years ago

    A word counter wouldn't be a bad idea.
    Although I write on Word, I edited my two Hubs whilst creating them. Since my aim is to write tightly, I had to keep 'saving unpublished' and going to Hubmetrics. It was a bit of a pain, to tell the truth.

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       camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Yes, that's exactly what I mean.

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    readytoescapeposted 14 years ago

    I always completely compose the article before creating a hub using MSWORD, word counts can be gotten there, then I cut and paste into text capsules and headings.
    
    Usually I put all the capsule breaks in as well(on the MSdoc) and the photos I'm going to attach. Then I can put the hub together quickly since its already planned and prepped.

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       camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I use the word counter on OO when I draft the Hub. But once I've pasted onto the Hub, I start changing things. A word counter would be very hepful.

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    wordcounterposted 14 years ago

    I compose everything in advance - not only for HubPages, but for other social bookmarking sites. It's all cut-and-paste for me, too, but I use a wordcounterwiz template (PDF) to save my work while it's in progress.

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       Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I hope that doesn't mean you think HubPages is a social bookmarking site!
       
       Actually, looking at your extremely short Hub, maybe you do...

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    wyanjenposted 14 years ago

    grrr.
    
    I decided to put this hub together in pieces instead of writing it all off-line. I was going to use the word count from the hub stats.
    
    but stats are disabled tonight...
    
    grrr.
    
    
    

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    lovelypaperposted 14 years ago

    I think it would be a great idea to have word count capsules. Even while you're working on your hub, to have a running count after you do periodic saves.

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