User Selected Default Posting Font and Color
 

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: After Add:

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



Find: Add Above:
You are done, hope you like it!

What's the difference between your one and this one?

Mine uses dropdown boxes, that one could most likely mess up your forum using boxes like that.

That one also uses color codes, thats too hard for members

Theoldwiz, wouldn't it be better if it would be:
Only one tag would decrease the code length by... 13 characters :p

Thank you Mag, very helpful :)

Ah right, this is a lot better. Can this be used for username font and color as well? Thanks.

No it cant be for usernames. But I can make that if alot of you are interested

Yeah I am definetely interested in the color and font for usernames. All I have is so they can put the hex code or font into a box for their usernames and like you said, it is alot easier if they can just scroll down and choose from a selection. Marked installed btw, thanks.

In my honest opinion, I think that you should just use <span> for this, regardless of them being the "same thing". I also prefer giving users a link to a site that provides HEX color codes. In addition, having in a drop-down the font weight (bold, italic). Basically, giving the user control while not giving him too much. Plus, he/she provides his/her own font.

Also, TCE_Killa, wouldn't colored usernames confuse people? o_o;

Nope, I already have colored usernames on my forum and the users love it, they can also bold and glow their usernames and choose a font. It would be good for a drop down list though of a selected list of fonts and colors that I decide.

example for color of usernames:

go to: usergroups -> usergroups manager -> choce a title -> Username HTML Markup, in text box1: <span style='color:red' font:'bold'> and text box2 </span>

and done

All that does is gives usergroups a colour. Doesn't let them choose their own color.

This is how you let them choose their own username color and font:

What I would like to know is, if it is possible like on the default selective font & color on posts, to have that for the username font and color. Instead of just a box, use a drop down list of fonts and colors.

Is there any way you can make this work in quotes?

Can I add a default size aswell, because all the posts are now showing up tiny.

Please dis-regard my last post I made my own code and it worked.

Judging by the lack of a reply, I'm guessing that the answer is NO.

thanks .. works Great waiting for font size update ;)

Would be nice if you could choose the default color too...especially if you havea lot of skins.

this is what i put in my postbit and postlegacy but still not working dont know why..can someone tell me what i am doing wrong
<!-- message -->
<font COLOR="$post[field16]" face="$post[field17]">

<div id="post_message_$post[postid]">$post[message]</div>

</font>

<!-- / message -->

Edit: I have this working now.

how did u make it work please share..as my not working at all...what am i doing wrong

it's not working for me either!

not working

Hmm, At least it's not just me! Not working here either!

Theoldwiz ur hack is supported...please kindly help us so many want to use ur hack but lot of us are having problems as its not working at alll...kindly help us out...or atleast acknowledge that u have read our post and coming up with some sort of solution...i thank u again for u share it is very kind of u...sorry for the inconience that i might have caused...and waiting anxiously for ur answer

yes, as said before the font tag wasnt closed. the net effect would be a multitude of unclosed fonts per page, small code, big effect. please fix this mod

Also, il add that HTML colors could be used as well and color strings in the font tag

can anyone get this to work for 4x? or point me to a similar mod? Thank you.