User selected default posting font and color

[Theoldwiz]

Hello,

This mod allows users to select their default posting font and color. You will have to select this at registration and can update it whenever you want in profile.

First you must make two new single selection menu user profile fields. Options for them are below.

Profile field one:

Title: Default Post Color

Description: What color your posts show up as?

Options:

Black
Blue
Green
Red
Pink
Orange
Purple

Set Default: Yes, but no first blank option

Display Order: Doesnt Matter

Field Requiried: Yes, at registration and profile updating

Field Editable by User: Yes

Private Field: No

Field Searchable on Members List: No

Show on Members List: No


Profile field two:

Title: Default Post Font

Description: What do you want your default post font to be?

Options:

Arial
Arial Black
Arial Narrow
Book Antiqua
Century Gothic
Comic Sans MS
Courier New
Fixedsys
Franklin Gothic Medium
Garamond
Georgia
Impact
Lucida Console
Microsoft Sans Serif
Palatino Linotype
System
Tahoma
Times New Roman
Tribuchet MS
Verdana

Set Default: Yes, but no first blank option

Display Order: Doesnt Matter

Field Requiried: Yes, at registration and profile updating

Field Editable by User: Yes

Private Field: No

Field Searchable on Members List: No

Show on Members List: No

Now go to the user profile field manager, and jot down the two field numbers of the new fields listed on the right side of the two fields. Along with that, write down what number goes with what field. Please note this is not the display number, its the number next to it that says fieldX

Template Edits:

Go to your styles postbit/postbit legacy (whatever you use)

Find: <!-- message -->

After Add:
<font COLOR="$post[fieldX]"><font face="$post[fieldX]">


Replace: The first red X with your default text color field number
The second red X with your default font field number.



Find: <!-- / message -->

Add Above: </font></font>


You are done, hope you like it!

[Magnumutz]

Yeah, i find pretty useful.
Thanks a lot.

[Forum Lover]

<font COLOR="$post[fieldX]"><font face="$post[fieldX]">

I got connfused here. Can u show me a example please?

its not working for me. I put [field1] instead.

[Veer]

Nice, why note to include font size?

thanks.

[AWMGolfer]

When you create a profile field, just to the left of the order numbers it will say field(number here). Use the numbers for the font color and face and plug it in for X. Starting to sound like a math teacher..lol.

Anyway, love it and thank you, thank you, thank you!!

[Theoldwiz]

Glad you guys love it.

Dont forget to hit install

I will be trying to add usergroup permissions and size soon in 1.1 :)

[Magnumutz]

One question... what if an user wants to change colors when making a post... will that work?
Will it ever integrate within the quickreply or editor?

[Theoldwiz]

It switches instantly. Im only good with template edits so creating something that complex could get hard. If anyone ever wants to team up though I have great ideas, and that would surely be one of em

[xtrung]

i had try same way for same idea :) but all message also show with new selected color.

i think we should add default color BBcode when member is posting by add new plugin

[Forum Lover]

FL clicked INSTALL. :up:

[FENIX]

Used on 3.6, have been waiting for this :) Many thanks


Edit: Does not appear to work - the fields appear in the user control panel, but after making a selection the posts do not show the new default face/colour.

Edit2: Dug up the old code from here https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=167487&highlight=font+color which is working - so perhaps it is your coding?

[AWMGolfer]

Would it be some of the differences between 3.6 and 3.7? Not a coder here but it worked with no issues for me on 3.7.

[Theoldwiz]

Its working just fine for many people,

its been tested on 3.6 and works great. If you want I can come on and take a look

[avsunforum]

owww yea thanks:D

[Eywah]

Thanks man.

Im speak english too bad ım sorry.

User select text color okay
User select text font okay
User select text style (bold) ???

Help me please...

[Theoldwiz]

I didnt feel that was needed

[hozmay]

Nice, why note to include font size?

thanks.

hi,first you must make two new single selection menu user profile fields. Options for them are below.

Title: Default Post Font

Description: What font your posts show up as?

Options:
Default
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Set Default: Yes, but no first blank option

Display Order: Doesnt Matter

Field Requiried: Yes, at registration and profile updating

Field Editable by User: Yes

Private Field: No

Field Searchable on Members List: No

Show on Members List: No

Template Edits:

Go to your styles postbit or postbit legacy

Find ;

<!-- message -->After add ;

<font size="$post[fieldX]">

Find ;

<!-- / message -->Above add ;

</font>

[Theoldwiz]

Thats nice, but the title is misleading and it leads to bugs, thats why Im working on it for 1.01

[Weston]

i cnt get it to word dunno what i did wrong but yea its not workin

[Sothside40]

thanks nice hack,

[Kaleem]

i tried this it did not work no clue why though :s

[odonel]

did not work for me either on 3.7 RC1

[johnpmaster]

thanks , works great with 3.7.0 rc1

[Fırtına]

Thanks :)

[Bl4z3]

The font style works, but not the font 'color'.

Im on RC2, any help?

[mblb]

It's not working for me either. Also RC2

[tounet]

thanks good idea

but you can use this code: <font face="$post[fieldX]" size="$post[fieldx]" color="$post[fieldx]"> </font>

[Theoldwiz]

The people who are not getting it to work are most likely making the simple mistake of entering the wrong field. If you need help send me a pm and I will have a look

I didnt add size because I dont know why anyone would want every one of their posts to be the same size (except if its just the default size of 2)

[mblb]

I could only get mine to work on postbit legacy.

[fateL]

Works good, thanks man. How would I make an option for bold, italic font too?

[Breathex]

Works good, thanks man. How would I make an option for bold, italic font too?
Yes, this is important.

[Theoldwiz]

I could only get mine to work on postbit legacy.

Just edit the legacy template

[ShadowOne]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=167487&highlight=font+color" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...ght=font+color</a>

thats the one i posted for 3.6 which works for 3.7 as well with no bugs...

[Fırtına]

Teşekk?rler, Thanks :)

[SavvyPirates]

Thanks for the hack. I just installed this (on 3.7.0 Gold) and it works great.

I didnt add size because I dont know why anyone would want every one of their posts to be the same size (except if its just the default size of 2)

I found a reason...some of the fonts (such as Garamond) at their default size are much smaller that what we are ued to with the Verdana default. Increasing the size is necessary to help people be able to read your post without a magnifying glass.

It appears that we can allow a default size to be selected by using the same method as you used for the font and color. Just need a third new profile field and a third font tag in the postbit.

[FLMom]

Before I start messing around with this, it is possible for a user to use Bold, Italics or Underline if they want too? I would also like to see a size option. It would come in handy for those on my site with poorer vision ;)

Thanks!

[Hams]

Thanx..

[ahayat]

nice hack , thanks. clicked at install and nomiated.

here it is some spell mistake in font list please Edit it, i have seen over many places,they just copy the same.

it is "Trebuchet MS" instead Tribuchet MS :D

Finally, i want to see in Quoted box same font as well,because someone does Quote you it does not show the same font we selected :D.

Can you find it please?

Cheers

[nymyth]

cant get this to work....the font never changes....

Peace

[WDZaphod]

Simple and VERY useful!

Thanks!!

[JadedSouls]

Same as nymyth, I couldn't get the font part to work but I kept the color one as my members want that more..

I also added a ton more colors!

[nymyth]

I used another edit...the link is posted somewhere in this thread...it works great

Peace

[g0dfather1984]

Works great! Thanks!

[SessizDunya]

Nice Hack...

But I don't want the old post's font and color to be changed after I install this hack. For example; I posted some threads before I use this hack and I used some specific font and colors. After I install this hack, the old threads are also changing. Is there any way to adjust this hack for only new posts?

By the way I add the codes @ postbit template. When I added to postbit_legacy, the hack is not working.

Any Ideas?

[BigDog56]

Thanks for the hack. I just installed this (on 3.7.0 Gold) and it works great.



I found a reason...some of the fonts (such as Garamond) at their default size are much smaller that what we are ued to with the Verdana default. Increasing the size is necessary to help people be able to read your post without a magnifying glass.

It appears that we can allow a default size to be selected by using the same method as you used for the font and color. Just need a third new profile field and a third font tag in the postbit.

Agreed. Woluld love to see a size option too!

[blind-eddie]

Nice Hack...

But I don't want the old post's font and color to be changed after I install this hack. For example; I posted some threads before I use this hack and I used some specific font and colors. After I install this hack, the old threads are also changing. Is there any way to adjust this hack for only new posts?

Any Ideas?


WOW!!! It sure does. I have mini books written on my site.

[Yasser Mohammed]

thank you for this nice hack

but I don`t why the color and size don`t work :(

just font ok with me ?!

I`m use 3.7.2 Level 1

[apiasto]

nice hack thnx,would you be adding bold n italic options in future?

[AuroraStorm]

Question: What do you do when you want to revert back to the default color? For example, if a person uses the default color "black" and others are using a black skin, they won't be able to see the font color so if a person wants to use no color and make his account default to whatever font color, what do you select?

I hope I explained that right...

[teenhut]

I love you :D

[teenhut]

Question: What do you do when you want to revert back to the default color? For example, if a person uses the default color "black" and others are using a black skin, they won't be able to see the font color so if a person wants to use no color and make his account default to whatever font color, what do you select?

I hope I explained that right...

Keep a blank option on top. Like DEFAULT - no selection. Then the top one will be a blank. People can select the blank option and it reverts to default.

[AuroraStorm]

ah...I see...thank you...

[Greek76]

I did exactly the same thing for the font size which worked but the problem is everyone's size font changed with it. The style and color worked great.

[SnapOff Racing]

seen this asked many times with no answers...when's the bold feature going to be available

[Gosef]

thank you

[SPARKS MAN]

its very good i try it
but there is small side effect in it this when some one adding an URL
its applying style on it and make the URL big
specially when URL is very long and the font style chosen was big

regards
Eng. Ali Hashim

[Emmmmrz]

Is there any news about usergroup permissions? I would love to install this for my premium members...

[Lovinmysailor]

Nice hack!!




If you want font size you just make another profile field with the same options the OP posted.
after this
<font COLOR="$post[fieldX]"><font face="$post[fieldX]">

add this

<font size="$post[fieldX]"> be sure you write the correct field number in!!

[Manic Mechanic]

Nice hack!!




If you want font size you just make another profile field with the same options the OP posted.
after this
<font COLOR="$post[fieldX]"><font face="$post[fieldX]">

add this

<font size="$post[fieldX]"> be sure you write the correct field number in!!

Did the above modification and works great, thank you.

[Lovinmysailor]

No problem! I dont take credit for it! Just worked off the OP ideas!

[nascartr]

Installed and working on 3.8.0 RC2!

[bond010007]

<font color="DarkGreen">its really cool thanks so much
</font>

[Adeawan]

Thanks Alott

[s0lidgr0und]

I can't believe this hasn't been built into vb yet.

I added this mod, but it's sort of bugging me that it changes old posts' fonts and that when a user with default formatting is quoted that it doesn't carry over into the quote box in the new thread.

*installed, but not convinced it's exactly what I was looking for*

[Seshat Diva]

Perfect, installed, exactly what I wanted! Thank you!

Update~ Installed but not working. It's in the UserCP/Edit Details as it should be but when I direct what font and color I want to use and save, it doesn't work. I'm not sure what I did wrong.......sigh......

[Mellymonster]

Seshat Diva, its not working for me either.

[Mellymonster]

Never Mind I was putting in the wrong filedX hehe

[joe1989]

Why does this work for some of us and not for others???

Notice to new members: Don't waste your time installing this until support is offered. It is not working properly for most of us, and it took a decent amount of time to do, so DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH IT unless you are certain it will work!! (Most likely will not work!!)

[Lovinmysailor]

Worked fine for me. PM me and I would be happy to help.

[ascendan]

Worked for me as well, but the colors were really off. Haha.

Edit: Works perfectly now. Also added the font size as well.

[goxy63]

These template edits are not working if you are using this hack
Chief First Post - Every Page [Forum Based]
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...=194832&page=3
If you setup within mentioned hack "no comment type" or postbit flipped" option these templates will not work
Does anyone know way around this !?

[iBetc]

Awesome, thanks!

[jaredwilli]

its not working for me and I did everything correctly

[SnapOff Racing]

Anyone know how to make this work with vba CMPS?

[Lovinmysailor]

I am using VBA CMPS and it is working fine. PM me with your code or post it (whatever you want) and I will help you.

[TypeStaff]

how i can install this same hack in the profile messages? :s

[Seshat Diva]

Perfect, installed, exactly what I wanted! Thank you!

Update~ Installed but not working. It's in the UserCP/Edit Details as it should be but when I direct what font and color I want to use and save, it doesn't work. I'm not sure what I did wrong.......sigh......

I had the same problem, had to hire someone to get it working for me. It worked great :) until my site was upgraded to the 4.0 version. :(

Seshat Diva, its not working for me either.

Sorry Mellymonster, I hope by now you have it working :)

Why does this work for some of us and not for others???

Notice to new members: Don't waste your time installing this until support is offered. It is not working properly for most of us, and it took a decent amount of time to do, so DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH IT unless you are certain it will work!! (Most likely will not work!!)

I really liked having this hack/product when it finally worked. Now since my upgrade to the 4.0 version, it doesn't work anymore.

Is there a new 4.0 version update for the "User Font and Post Color"? Please and thank you! :)

[K!nG]

Hi,
I don't think its gonna work on 4.1.4 but i am gonna try this cux my forum users are asking for it (majority of them) i tried to look around for this mod for 4.x.x version but can't find nowhere. i will update this post to let ya all know if it worked or not :(