vb3 Font Color Hack v1.0

Well my second one is in now, and I'm happy with its results

What does this hack do?

It enables your users to set their posts to display as a certain color.
Also comes equipped with an override feature that you can turn on or off to not view other members' font colors.

Hack comes with installer, un-installer, uses bitwise permissions for the override, and comes fully vbphrased.

What to do?

Queries to Run: (7)
File Modifications: (4)
Template Modifications (1)

Update

A Modification for a selection of colors from which the user can choose from is located [ HERE ].

And don't forget to enjoy.

upload the install_fontcolor.php to admincp directory and run for complete installation and steps.

Any comments, feedback, suggestions, etc. are welcomed. Please remember to respect my work and I would appreciate if you clicked install.

Screenshots and zip attached below.

Cheers,
g-force2k2

[Oblivion Knight]

/* vb3 Color Hack -- Copyright g-force2k 2004 */
	'overridecolor' => 65536
/* vb3 Color Hack -- Copyright g-force2k 2004 */

Was the commar left off the end of this line for a reason.? The lines above it all have a commar at the end of the number.. I added it myself, but I'd like confirmation whether or not it was left off intentionally.

[g-force2k2]

Originally Posted by Oblivion Knight

Was the commar left off the end of this line for a reason.? The lines above it all have a commar at the end of the number.. I added it myself, but I'd like confirmation whether or not it was left off intentionally.

To be quite honest, according to my php knowledge the comma isn't required at the end value of an array. Commas are used to space each value of an array and will cause a php error if you do not add a comma to seperate the array values. But I do not believe it is required at the end of an array nor have I ever used one at the end value of an array. As to whether the vbulletin devs have different reasonings or as to specifically why they added the comma to the end value I do not know, you would have to confront or contact them regarding the issue. But having or not having the comma does not create a php error regardless so you can keep the comma there if you like. Hopefully that will give you some insight into the situation.

Regards,
g-force2k2

[Oblivion Knight]

Thanks for going in to detail there g-force2k2..
I'm still very much learning the ins and outs of PHP myself.


On a side note, I think this mod could do with a little updating for RC3. The code has changed somewhat in the modifyoptions template, for example each table is now collapsable.

Here's how I did it..

<!-- vb3 User Color Hack v1.0 - Copyright g-force2k2 2004 //-->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('uopt_fcolor')"><img id="collapseimg_uopt_fcolor" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_uopt_fcolor].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$vbphrase[font_color_options]
		</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_uopt_fcolor" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_uopt_fcolor]">
	<tr>
		<td class="panelsurround" align="center">
		<div class="panel" id="collapseobj_uopt_fcolor" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_uopt_fcolor]">
			<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth_usercp]" align="$stylevar[left]">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend><label for="sel_show_color">$vbphrase[use_font_color_title]</label></legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td>$vbphrase[use_font_color_desc]</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td><label for="sel_show_color"><input type="text" name="fontcolor" value="$bbuserinfo[fontcolor]" size="10" id="sel_show_color"  /></label></td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend><label for="sel_override_color">$vbphrase[font_color_override_title]</label></legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td>$vbphrase[font_color_override_desc]</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td><label for="sel_override_color"><input type="checkbox" name="options[overridecolor]" value="1" id="sel_override_color" $checked[overridecolor] /> $vbphrase[font_color_override_opt]</label></td>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
			</div>
		</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<br />
<!-- vb3 User Color Hack v1.0 - Copyright g-force2k2 2004 //-->

[g-force2k2]

Originally Posted by Oblivion Knight

Thanks for going in to detail there g-force2k2..
I'm still very much learning the ins and outs of PHP myself.


On a side note, I think this mod could do with a little updating for RC3. The code has changed somewhat in the modifyoptions template, for example each table is now collapsable.

Here's how I did it..

Thanks for the tip, but I haven't the chance to look at RC2 OR RC3 yet, but I will update when I get the chance.

Cheers,
g-force2k2

[NuclioN]

We use two styles..one dark and one light so there are colors set by users sometimes that are unreadable in 1 style. Is there a solution for this? Maybe a conditional or an addition to this hack so members can choose two colors according to the style(s)?

[Reeve of shinra]

/me installs

[The Quibbler]

/me clicks install

[gmarik]

Could it make a rainbow text?
I mean every letter with some color, like a=green p=bkack p=yellow l=blue e=purple with some algorythm?

[SmasherMaster]

[high]* SmasherMaster hits install
[/high]

Wonderful modification, easy to install and very fun.

[Diva]

I look forward to the update for VB3Gold.