[SVTOA]

I wish I wasn't such a Starbucks Junkie!

I have a new code mod. Installing it to work like it does on my board will take a ***little*** work but it's kinda cool.

I have coded my mod so that a user can display a large image in the text area. Even if you do not enable the IMG tag.

At some point I will have to create a tutorial for my members to read so they know how to get the most from this hack. However in testing, this works perfectly.

Step one: Create a new custom field and call it "Vb Garage Feature photo"
When you fill in the instructions, you may wish to be descriptive. This is what I put:
(this displays above the field when the member sees it in the EDIT PROFILE or REGISTER options)
"If you would like to display a full-size image of your car in your VB Garage (in addition to the uploads) enter the URL in this box. Be sure to add the full URL including http://"

You may also wish to hide this field from searches and public profile view. Once created, make note of the field ID number. (simply view your custom fields in your cpanel manager to get the ID number)

Now go to your vbgarage_viewgarage template. Find:

<td class="alt2" width="60%">$data[text]

REPLACE with this:

<td class="alt2" width="60%" valign="top">
<!-- member feature photo BE SURE TO CHANGE THE FIELD ID TO MATCH YOUR FORUM -->
<if condition="$user[field79] !=''">
<img src="$user[field79]" width="550">
</if>
<!-- end featurephoto -->
$data[text]

If the member does not enter any URL in the "Vb Garage Feature Photo" field, then nothing will display in the text area but that which they type in the text editor. However, if they correctly place the URL to an image they wish to display in that profile field, then that image will display in their VB garage and it will be resized to 550 pixels. There are dangers here-

1. If they link to a gigantic file it will slow the page down for dialup users.
2. If they fubar the link/url then the dreaded red X will display.

I don't know if this is going to be practical for anyone to use, but it DOES work.