Center and Space buttons for vBcode

[Boofo]

Space Button to insert a space into messages
Center Button to center text in messages.
Version 1.1 (By Boofo)

A special thanks goes out to bad_madman for all of his help and advice in developing this small hack. It never would have been without him. Thank you, sir. :)

What this hack does:

This hack will add a "Space" and "Center" button to your vB Code in newreply, newthread and editpost templates. If you try to add a space with the spacebar in a message, it will be parsed out when you save the message. With this it actually inserts a hidden & nbsp; (space code) into the message. The "center" button will allow you to center text in your message.

Tested on vBulletin 2.2.5

NOTE: Updated for version 2.2.6
Due to the censorship parsing of the hard space which is being parsed to the underscore character, you will need to make an additional file edit for the SPACE button to work. The file attachment has been updated.

Install time: less than 2 minutes
Files to edit: 2 (root/vbcode_language.js and admin/functions.php)
Templates to edit: 1 (vbcode_buttons)

[DestyNova]

any example or screenshot?

[Boofo]

Here is a screenshot of the buttons installed. :)

[Floris]

Why have a space button? You can just press space on keyboard. In vB 2.2.6 0160 (hard space) will appear as _ (underscore)

[Boofo]

this is a test
This is a test.

xiphoid: You are wrong about the spaces in 2.2.6. I just tried it here. The first line above had 10 spaces with the spacebar added to the beginning of it and the second line had 5 spaces in between each word. As you can see, the spaces were parsed out when I used the spacebar and lined up on the left again. They didn't change that yet in 2.2.6. :) So you will need this if you want to add any spaces anywhere in your message. ;)

[Chris M]

Ah excellent:)

Nice hack!

Satan

[DestyNova]

:thumb up:

==install==

I realize that I put too many custom codes and buttons so space button cannot fit into that and result come out just ">" lol

I fix it by add more space for buttons :rolleyes:

[vdinh]

Originally posted by xiphoid
Why have a space button? You can just press space on keyboard. In vB 2.2.6 0160 (hard space) will appear as _ (underscore)

Same problem ... If I use this hack for version 2.2.6, it replace the space created by the hacked button with an underscore _ ...

[Boofo]

That is strange. I am using 2.2.5 and it works fine here. I will do some reasearch on it and see what I can do to fix it to work on 2.2.6, too. Thanks for letting me know that. :)

And xiphoid, I apologize for misunderstanding what you meant in your message above. I thought you were trying to say that 2.2.6 already does the spaces without parsing. Again, my apologies. :)

Originally posted by vdinh


Same problem ... If I use this hack for version 2.2.6, it replace the space created by the hacked button with an underscore _ ...

[DrkFusion]

Nice work boofo...sure install ;)

Drk

[DrkFusion]

Uhh...doesn't work for me on 2.2.6...I click the Button, and I enter the text I want, and when I submit, on show thread it shows up like this
Booofffaaaasssuuu

[Boofo]

Did you do this, too? Won't work without it. ;)

Add new custom vB Code for the "center" tag (in vB Admin CP):

vB Code tag: center
vB Code replacement: <div align="center">{param}</div> (or you can use: <p align="center">{param}</p>)
vB Code example: Centered Text
Use {option} ?: No

NOTE: Only use

<div align="center">{param}</div>

or

<p align="center">{param}</p>

I put them both in there so you could choose which one you want to use. I use <div align="center">{param}</div>.

Originally posted by DrkFusion
Uhh...doesn't work for me on 2.2.6...I click the Button, and I enter the text I want, and when I submit, on show thread it shows up like this

[DrkFusion]

Uhh..it wasn't in the txt....

Edit: nm...I see it, I was ina hurry :-D
Thanks

Drk

[Boofo]

Looks like remedial reading for you, Drk. Report to class! :)

Originally posted by DrkFusion
Uhh..it wasn't in the txt....

Edit: nm...I see it, I was ina hurry :-D
Thanks

Drk

[Boofo]

Ok, as far as I can tell, the underscore is new part of the censorship option in 2.2.6. (The file attachment in the first post has been updated.) Please test this and let me know if it fixes your problem.

If you want to be able to use the SPACE button in 2.2.6, you can go to your admin/functions.php and replace this line:

$text = str_replace(chr(160), '_', $text);

with this line:

// $text = str_replace(chr(160), '_', $text);

Originally posted by vdinh


Same problem ... If I use this hack for version 2.2.6, it replace the space created by the hacked button with an underscore _ ...

[vdinh]

Originally posted by Boofo
Ok, as far as I can tell, the underscore is new part of the censorship option in 2.2.6. (The file attachment in the first post has been updated.) Please test this and let me know if it fixes your problem.

If you want to be able to use the SPACE button in 2.2.6, you can go to your admin/functions.php and replace this line:

$text = str_replace(chr(160), '_', $text);

with this line:

// $text = str_replace(chr(160), '_', $text);



Boofo, it worked !!! :) Thanks a lot, I needed this :)

[Boofo]

vdinh,

Make sure you hit the install button. The wife says when it reaches 15, I can have supper (and I am getting hungry). :)

[vdinh]

Originally posted by Boofo
vdinh,

Make sure you hit the install button. The wife says when it reaches 15, I can have supper (and I am getting hungry). :)

Hehe ... I just hit it 1 min ago :D

There is a slight problem ... Wonder if it is my own problem or the script's ... When I try to edit a message, any time I hit the SPACE button, it gives a SPACE at the end of the message, not at the intended place ... Can you help clarify this? Thanks again :)

[Boofo]

That will happen with any button you use there. That is a feature in vb. There is a fix out for it. It has something to do with the textarea. I'll see if I can find it around here somewhere. Try a search for it, too. :)

Originally posted by vdinh


Hehe ... I just hit it 1 min ago :D

There is a slight problem ... Wonder if it is my own problem or the script's ... When I try to edit a message, any time I hit the SPACE button, it gives a SPACE at the end of the message, not at the intended place ... Can you help clarify this? Thanks again :)

[Boofo]

I found an answer fo you. :)

Change this:

<textarea name="message" rows="10" cols="$textareacols" wrap="virtual" tabindex="1"></textarea>

to this:


<textarea name="message" rows="10" cols="$textareacols" wrap="virtual" tabindex="1" onChange=getActiveText(this) onclick=getActiveText(this)></textarea>


Originally posted by vdinh
There is a slight problem ... Wonder if it is my own problem or the script's ... When I try to edit a message, any time I hit the SPACE button, it gives a SPACE at the end of the message, not at the intended place ... Can you help clarify this? Thanks again :)

[zootsuit]

Thanks, Boofo... :)

I've been looking for something like this!

Awesome!

[Boofo]

My pleasure. ;)

[vdinh]

Thanks a lot, Boofo :) ... That's what I have been looking for ... :laugh:

[Boofo]

You're welcome. Actually, I had that code all along and forgot about it until I was doing something in my code the other day. Sorry about that. :)

Originally posted by vdinh
Thanks a lot, Boofo :) ... That's what I have been looking for ... :laugh: