Automatic Post Coloring

This is a simple little hack taht allows users to specify a color by name or hex code in theor profile.

If they do (we'll use limegreen as the color they chose for examples) then all their posts from that point on will have
[color=limegreen ] and [/color ] surrounding them.

It does not retroactively affect previous posts. Only new ones.
If they post as limegreen for a day, then change to red, all their limegreen posts stay that way.

The hack involves adding 3 lines of code to 2 different files (same 3 lines for both files) and creating a Custom Profile field.

[Austin Dea]

Oh my god. You took out 6 characters.

Oh wow, that's still wrong. Should be

<p><normalfont><font color="$post[field5]">$post[message]</font></normalfont></p>

So I guess you took out 13 characters =P.

[KuraFire]

Austin Dea, what're you talking about??

<p><normalfont color="$post[field5]">$post[message]</normalfont></p>

works just fine, no need for 2 font tags (<normalfont> is a font tag, you can just add ` color="whatever"` to it...).

However, doing this through Template changes only, will mess things up if a user doesn't enter anything in the field. If the field is left blank, with some browsers the font color will be made BLACK. If you're running a black-bg board with white text, that's not a fun thing.

The idea of this hack is nice, but it can be improved easily. In showthread.php, find:

PHP Code:

while ($post=$DB_site->fetch_array($posts) and $counter++<$perpage) { 


add beneath that:

PHP Code:

if($post[fieldX]!=""){
 $color_on = "<font color=\"$post[fieldX]\">";
$color_off = "</font>";
}else{
$color_on = "";
$color_off = "";
} 


Now add
$color_on and $color_off around $post[message] and it'll work.

If a user doesn't enter anything, their posts will be default color. If they do, their posts (ALL their posts, including their former posts, made before you implemented this hack) will show up in the chosen color.

[Austin Dea]

I know it works just fine, I was just saying that the one I posted needed fixing =P.

And if you don't enter anything on my boards, it puts it as the default color...and on at least 3 other board I've seen using this method .

[MrBojangle1]

Well i like this hack i have it installed on my vB it is worth getting

[KuraFire]

AD: yes, but some (older) browsers might mess it up.

Anyhoo, the hack at the top, by Palmer, is just plain bad. Afterlab has it installed on FFR, and in my browser all users who use the hack, will have their posts show up in default color, TIMES NEW ROMAN. No colors, nothing, just an ugly TNR font. Quite annoying...

[ZiRu$]

seems like a good hack! I'll install it later! Good Work! I'd like the "Different Fonts" add-on too.......

[JackDawson]

Great Hack! Thx ..

Jacky

[Diva]

KuraFire, I was wondering about one section of your updated version. Where you say:

Now add
$color_on and $color_off around $post[message] and it'll work.

Where exactly am I to place this? I love this hack, but I would like all posts to change colors.

Thanks bunches in advance.

[[D]Vincent]

You're suppose to put it in Admin CP > Templates > Modify > Style that you want to modify > Postbit Templates > postbit and then find the $post[message] and do as he said.

[ZiRu$]

Originally posted by ZiRu$
seems like a good hack! I'll install it later! Good Work! I'd like the "Different Fonts" add-on too.......

I shall Re-Install it again