Glow Hack Resurrected

[StrykerContact]

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Glow Dammit
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Title: Glow Hack Resurrected
Author: StrykerContact
Email: Stryker@eha2.com (Please don't flood)

Time to install: 5 min
Files to edit: 1
- vbcode_language.js

Templates to edit: 1
- vbcode_buttons

Database tables to edit: 1
- bbcode
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This is my first hack, I am not the biggest hacker I cannot create hacks from scratch like most vB hackers. I will try my best to provide support ON THIS THREAD ONLY. This isn't a very complicated hack I am sure the other members of this forum can provide you with better support then I can anyways.

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Description: This will place a Glow drop down menu with a color list on your post vB Code. It creates a new BBCode called Glow wich creates a glowing effect of your choice of color to your text (the strength is 3).

Credits:
SmEdD - GlowHack

I give credits to all the people that made similar hacks.

This hack was specifically modified from SmEdD's GlowHack, but for only 1 type of glow that is eaiser you just put [glow=color] for the tag not [glowlight=red] [glowstrong=color] etc. I don't believe people need 3 types of glow.

If you use this hack please click the install button at the top of the thread. Thanks for using it.

-Stryker

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Screen shot of glow dropdown barb and outcome:

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Screenshot of posf effect:

[MaDCaT75]

good hack but I prefer using manual glow tags ;)

[StrykerContact]

You can use manual glow tags, the bar is optional. Just type GLOW HERE

[MaDCaT75]

So this just adds a bar then? What if we already have the glow filter in our custom vB codes? Do we have to remove it then replace it with yours?

[StrykerContact]

No I don't believe you do, if you want just the bar then only do the vbcode_buttons template step, thats it. Just make sure in your bbcode everything is only named Glow not like Glowstrong etc.

[SmEdD]

@Madcat If you want that bars but you have multiple strenghts for glow take alook at the mine https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52789

@StrykerContact Also thos alot of people prefer multiple strengths and this may not get many installs I know what it is like to release your first hack cause this was mine to, just a bit more complex ;). But give yourself a few months and you should be making way more complex stuff :)

Also thanks for putting me in the credits or I would of asked for the hack to be removed, just some future advice when useing alot of someones code ask them before releaseing. I don't mind about prior notice or permissions as long as I get credit but you will run into a few who do get a bit +++++y about it.

By the looks of it your new here so I hope to see you around :)

[StrykerContact]

I am not really new I have been registered since Feb. I would have given you some notice but I don't feel this hack is origional in the first place I have seen tons of variations, plus it is an old hack, if I had to ask your permission I would have to ask like 100 others too, the reason I gave you specific credit is because I got the idea from your hack and your code, and I did get the outline of the readme from yours too. I doubt I will ever be making complex stuff since the only reason I could make that is because part of it was already made and all I needed to do was edit it. I can catch on quickly but I can't make things from scratch, so I might have a future in variating hacks. I am fluent in html I love designing websites in notepad, that I am good at.

Btw SmEdD I do feel that your glow hack wasn't detailed enough about the mysql instructions, many people including myself don't know much about phpmyadmin, I had to ask around for help, now I understand it. Also parts of your hack wasn't working for me your replacement code is off I think, it might just be me though, you can contact me on AIM if you would like to talk just pm me for my screen name.

[MaDCaT75]

Works good..... exactly what I wanted :)

BTW is there any way I can add an extra drop down selection for strength of glow?

[Dean C]

Remeber glow tags don't work in some browsers... and will cause a blank page in extreme cases... :)

[SmEdD]

Today at 01:38 AM MaDCaT75 said this in Post #10 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=428924#post428924)
BTW is there any way I can add an extra drop down selection for strength of glow?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52789


@Mist this only works in IE like most stuff. Maybe MSN Explorer too cause there both made by MS.

[MaDCaT75]

Yesterday at 07:01 PM SmEdD said this in Post #12 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=429052#post429052)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52789


@Mist this only works in IE like most stuff. Maybe MSN Explorer too cause there both made by MS.

No I didnt mean strength=light medium or heavy. The way my filter is setup on my forum is like this:

[glow=blue strength=#]

where # is anywhere from 1 to 100.

[SmEdD]

oh. Well thew light is 1 med is 2 and strong is 3 anything more is way to much. Thats why I didn't bother with anything else.

[MaDCaT75]

But sometimes my members like to have really strong glow..... oh well I'll just have them do the manual way :)

[StrykerContact]

I am sure it is possible but I think strength 3 is the perfect one even though it is strong, I think light glows suck and ruins the point of glowing. Thanks for installing it, getting one person to use it made my hack worth making :).

[StrykerContact]

This hack has been tested on 5 other forums and it works, so I shouldn't be getting any support questions regarding why it isn't working anymore.

UPDATE: You can now view this hack live at my beta forums:

Http://www.diablo-world.net/forums/

[Stryker[X]]

This hack rules! My first and only hack ever, on a really old account heh.