Default Posting Font

This is a very simple hack. In fact it's almost embarrassing to call it a hack.

In a nutshell, this gives your members the ability to select a font face in which all of their messages will appear. This includes not only new messages after they select the font, but also any of their old messages, too, because the font they select is applied to their messages in the postbit template at the time they are viewed.

Installing involves creating a new custom profile field and a modification to the postbit and/or postbit_legacy template(s).

NOTE: If anyone would like to show me how to auto-populate the font selection list with the currently installed fonts, I'd be glad for the tutorial. (As it is now, you have to copy the list of fonts from the style editor into the custom profile field, which works but is not elegant.)

[VaaKo]

I did change that
I had field5 and it's still not working for me
and how about you add a color too

[JJR512]

The only other reason I can think of for it to not work is if you select a font that you don't actually have on your computer. That's why I asked for a URL to a message post by a user that has a default font selected.

Adding color and size are easy enough, but I'd like to make sure it's actually working first before extending it.

Again, the only reasons why it wouldn't work can possibly be are: 1. The field number in the code inserted into the template doesn't match the actual field number for the profile field; 2. You don't have the font installed on your computer, so although it's actually working, you can't see any difference; 3. My instructions aren't clear enough and a mistake was made installing it.

It could be #3... But please give me a URL to a thread on your board where someone has posted and that someone has a default font set, tell me who it is (so I know where to look), and I'll see what's up.

[VaaKo]

I didn't install it yet on my boards, I tested it on my localhost
let's hear from the others, if it worked with others, i'll install it again!

[The Wise One]

this functions as intended on my test boards...3.5.0 final.

doesnt work in quotes though. i set my font to georgia (making sure i had that font in my fonts folder), made a post, the text came out as intended, then quoted that post. the quote did not retain the font choice i made.

other than that...works great. the color options would be great

[The Wise One]

i got the color option working based on the colors available in the editor.

if the mod creator doesnt mind...ill post it up here.

[Daniel]

If he doesn't allow you to, just make a new thread, because I could really use it.

[JJR512]

I'll have something with color and size posted here in this thread tomorrow.

[Snake]

Yeah that's cool. What about effects too like bold, italic, underline and stroke? This would be cool.

[Snake]

Well you said you're going to release it tomorrow and nothing is up so far.

[NuclioN]

I wonder if it is possible to post with fonts that are on the server and not on a member's computer, so it doesn't matter what they choose.