New Posting Features - 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:

<!-- message -->

After Add:

<font COLOR="$post[fieldX]" face="$post[fieldX]">

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



Find:

<!-- / message -->

Add Above:

</font>

You are done, hope you like it!

[TCE Killa]

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

[Theoldwiz]

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

[Magnumutz]

Theoldwiz, wouldn't it be better if it would be:

<font COLOR="$post[fieldX]" face="$post[fieldX]">
and at the end
</font>

Only one tag would decrease the code length by... 13 characters

[Theoldwiz]

Thank you Mag, very helpful

[TCE Killa]

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

[Theoldwiz]

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

[TCE Killa]

Originally Posted by Theoldwiz

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.

[Faltzer]

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;

[TCE Killa]

Originally Posted by Faltzer

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.