BB Code Enhancements - Glow BB Code - Glowing Text

WARNING: There is a "Cosmetic Exploit" in this BBCode.
Someone who knows what they are doing can use it to add arbitrary CSS attributes to the text such as custom font sizes and background colors. It in no way affects site security but can be annoying if your users use it improperly. Use at your own risk.

This is a simple bbcode that if searched for you can find in various forms but in my search it appears never to have been written out as a bbcode mod for 4.x, so here it is... No 'programming' was needed for this, Aside from the button I don't consider it 'mine' anymore than the <font> tag is mine because I may use it from time to time. I am simply releasing this for those who may be searching for bb codes and not the general forum.

Shadow (the css behind this) is not supported by Internet Explorer 7 or 8, it will hopefully be part of 9 though. This works fine in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera.
Update: A work-around has been added for IE compatibility!

Demo: here.

Add a new BBCode

Title: Glow
BB Code Tag Name: glow
Replacement:

<!--[if IE]>
<div style="filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Glow(color={option}, strength=1);width:100%">{param}</div>
<![endif]-->
<![if !ie]>
<span style="text-shadow: {option} 0px 0px 5px;">{param}</span>
<![endif]>

Example: [glow="red"]test glow[/glow]
Description: This code makes text "Glow" (Actually a shadow attribute)
Use Option: Yes
Button Image: (optional)
Remove Tag If Empty: Yes
All Disable Options: No

You may get a warning that says:

The following BB Code replacement may not be properly formed. All HTML attributes should be enclosed within double quotes.

You can safely hit "Continue" this appears to be a bug in the VB4 series.

You can use standard color names in the option such as red, blue, green, yellow, etc...
You can also use hex color codes preceded by the # sign for exact colors, such as #0000FF
Click here for common hex color codes.

Please mark as installed if you use this.
View My Profile for more BB Code Enhancements- they work on all versions.

Screenshot- Note: for some reason in the screen capture the green glow is barely visible. The effect is much nicer in the live demo above.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...3&d=1278546342

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by sulasno

I changed the code and got the following;

The following BB Code replacement may not be properly formed. All HTML attributes should be enclosed within double quotes.

    * <!--[if IE]> <div style="filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Glow(color={option}, strength=1);width:100%">{param}</div> <![endif]--> <![if !ie]> <span style="text-shadow: {option} 0px 0px 5px;">{param}</span> <![endif]>

but the BBCode still works

That's fine... it appears to be a bug in VB4... I have updated the instructions to reflect this, thank you.

[COL NIL SATIS]

how do you get it to show multiple colours??

[COL NIL SATIS]

so if i wanted to see green red and blue for example ..what would i put in the brackets ??

[glow="red"]test glow[/glow]?????????

thanks

[BirdOPrey5]

You can't do that with this code... You can pick the color of the glow using this code. You can change the color of the text using the standard color bb code:
[glow="red"]This is Blue Text with Red Glow.[/glow]

BB Codes can only take 1 {param} and 1 {option} so there would never be a way to specify multiple colors via pure BB Code.

[COL NIL SATIS]

i got mixed up with the fade one lol ..all is now good ..thanks bud ..installed !!!!

[Dr.osamA]

thank you bro

installed + 5 stara

[rootsxrocks]

As I continue to Replace my Archive of Mods I found this not marked installed, I am scratching my head thinking I had installed this with a bunch of others, I have the 3.8 Borg version marked installed but none of yours BOP, I am going to have a look to see what I did and mark this installed for now. thank you for providing these.

[rootsxrocks]

A ha I found were I installed it from, Borgs' [BB Code] Pack For vB 4.0.2+

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=236950

[BirdOPrey5]

Borgs does good work too... I usually just search by titles though so I don't see codes included in packs... I'm sure whichever you choose will be fine.

[rootsxrocks]

Thanks, BOP, I already had them installed, back in June, I am still rebuilding my Back up files from the Flash drive I lost. It does apear that yours may be different slightly and he notes an issue with his I may review some of these once I get things tidied up on my site. thanks again.

Note: I've worked all day to make this work. It's not perfect, there's a slight difference between the IE view and the Firefox view, but you still have this one BB Code that will show in both. One draw back is that I had to use the [ H1] tag so this glowing text will end up on their own line.

The example is what it looks like in Firefox.

If someone wants to work out the kinks in this please do. I've run through the knowledge that I have to get this far.

PHP Code:

<!--[if IE]>
<H1 STYLE="filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Glow(Color={option}, Strength=5); width:100%"><font color=white>{param}</font></H1>
<![endif]-->
<![if !ie]>
<span style="text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px black, 0pt 0pt 1em {option}, 0pt 0pt 0.2em {option}; color: white; font: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter','URW Bookman L','Century Schoolbook L',serif;"><h1>{param}</h1></span>
<![endif]>