Control User Post Font via Profile Options
 

This will allow your member's to control their font options like: color, type, size, bold, italic, underline. They can access this by going to their UserCP and selection Edit Options.

Unfortunately without a product, I could not incorporate Usergroup permissions. I tried everything I know. Anyone is more then welcome to introduce some options that could make that work or make a product!

This idea was thought from this modification: here

Refer to the attached text file for instructions.

Wow! can I talk to u in private? ;)

Wow!, Thank you very much :)

Thanks! One of my members needed this

Can't get the color or size to work

Make sure that you've edited the fieldXX with the correct field numbers.

WOW, and this would set a default font, size, color in user posts?

This is a must! :D
Will test... thanks!

Thank you

Your welcome

I'm having some issue installing this. Where in the template? The postbit for all of the templates that are on the site?

Also, with regard to the fields. I have put them into the code as they are (font face, color, etc.) and still not working.

It says specifically in the instructions where to place the code. You should FIND and ADD BELOW.

Add the code in the right spot and you should be fine.

I added it into the legacy postbit as was referred to in shadow's post. The instructions with this mod state edit template but not where.

I put it in presumably where it is supposed to be, however, it is not working. Could you please be more specific for us code-tarded folks. Thanks.:D Also, can you clarify - the instructions say:

FIND:
<!-- message -->
<div id="post_message_$post[postid]">$post[message]</div>
<!-- / message -->

REPLACE WITH:

Yes, that would be handy!

Searching templates for the code
shows two templates that contain this code:
postbit and postbit_legacy

postbit works.

I only want members to be able to set font type, color and italic. The field number for this are:
font type: 23
color: 24
italic : 25

I have color and italic working, but not font type.

My current code is:
Please advise.

Does higher / lower case matter when defining fonts?

I've just downloaded the instructions and it says:

Yes the code shows up in two templates because it depends on which you use Postbit or postbit legacy, this option can be toggled in vBOptions.

As for your problem, the way the code works it HAS to have the the size code in there. my suggestion to is leave the code the way it is and change the font size PX to the desired size you want like so:

OR

You can also still make the profile field, but only make 1 option like 15 or whatever. Then set it to default first option and make it so the member can not edit. The first option might be easier.

Aah. That makes sense. Thanks.

Exatcly what I was looking for. I did the same thing as Alph1

So what exactly is the default font px size? I am pretty sure 15 is a tad too large.

One thing I have found--- when you choose a color--its lighter than the same color you choose in the editor

Here is an example. The dull pink is using the hack and the brighter is using the editor when you make a post

I have no idea why that would happen...

Edit: I've tested it on my forum and it did not happen. I replied to the test thread and edited the post and it stayed the same.

Also I don't know the exact size that would work for forum, so it's best to try a few numbers before go LIVE with it.

I added 8 - 15. 15 is somewhat large for most fonts, but for some fonts it is good.

BTW: the list of fonts is not complete. Here is the complete list:
arial
arial black
arial narrow
Book antiqua
century gothis
comic sans ms
courier new
fixedsys
franklin gothic medium
garamond
georgia
impact
helvetica
impact
lucida console
lucida sans unicode
microsoft sans serif
palatino linotype
system
tahoma
times new roman
trebuchet ms
verdana

Also--when a user has there font customly set--and somebody repliess to it--in the quote it reverts back to the standard font

Within the quote box? I could look into that. It shouldn't be too hard, maybe just another template edit.

All my posts have turned into the font and colours that I have set in my profile. Should this be?

yup--its a global setting so to speak..

this is driving me crazy , all went fine (font,color,bold,italic,..etc) except font size it is not changing can you tell me what's wrong ?

here is teh code

<if condition="$post['field9'] OR $post['field11'] OR $post['field10'] OR $post['field12'] OR $post['field13'] OR $post['field14']">

<span style="font face: $post[field9]; size: $post[field11]; color: $post[field10]; font-weight: $post[field12]; font-style: $post[field13]; text-decoration: $post[field14];">$post[message]</strong></span></font>

I did change px to size because this didn't work either :S

It looks like you've edited my original code and made something of your own. Try mine. The first field IS the font px size.

This is the original I did try this one , every thing worked except the Font Size, So what is wrong here ? my field for font size is 11

it did work :D man i thought the first field was for font type and the second is for size

now it works just perfect . what a great hack :cool: if you could please change it in Quote as well that would be great.

Thanks again

Glad you got it, I planning on working on that when I get the time! Thanks for your feedback.

I just added deeppink to my group and it works fine :D

I am having an issue with size.
Here is my code:

Can you please tell me what I have done wrong and why it won't work? I am on 3.7.0

Thanks!

Also, some of my members can't see the colored fonts. I thought maybe it was because they were on Firefox, but I use that a lot and could still see it. Any ideas?

Thanks!

What issue are you having? Is the size just not working at all? Is it when you leave it default or select a font?

The size doesn't work at all. It's the same size no matter what the user chooses in edit options.

For the second part, I have tested in both Firefox and IE, it works for me, just not them. I don't even know what to tell them. Could it be a cookie issue? Should they try to clear their cookies?

Thanks for any help you can offer!

Cori

Never mind....I figured it out on my own. Maybe you can elaborate more in the directions, looks like I wasn't the only one having trouble with size.

Either way, great hack! My members love it :D

Yes

How so? What could you have used that would have made it an easier install?

Thank you ;)