User Default Font/Color/Size hack

First hack... please be gentle :

WHAT IT DOES:

It allows the user to specify in their profile what size, color and font that they wish to use in all their posts. This is esentially the same as surrounding stuff with SIZE, COLOR, FONT, but makes it easier.

It also uses the vbcode templates already in the system, so users can select from any of the fonts & colors you have already defined. This avoids users inputing colors that don't exist and fonts that no one else has on their systems.

INSTALLABLES

3 file mods
4 template adds
3 template mods

PROPS

Palmer ofShinra inspired the original version here, so massive props to him. I wanted to take his idea and make it more user friendly (and was tired of trying to explain to people why 'puke green' didn't work as a color).

Also, every other hacker out here (Lesane, Erwin, FireFly, Xenon, C.Birch, futureal, and a hundred others) for busting their butts and putting hacks out and for saying that if you want to do something, learn to do it. Inspiration at its finest.

BUGS

If you run TomBot, TomBot has a problem with the FONT/COLOR/SIZE tags. The fix is two posts below

Okay... let me know

FIXES

1) Fixed Spelling of 'Verdana' - Thanks Vivi!
2) Fixed for Multiple Styles - Thanks Zelda!
3) Added & fixed user ability to use default via ON/OFF - Again, Thanks Zelda!
4) Added ability to remember defaults.

[zootsuit]

I have no clue. We are still running 2.2.5.

[TalkHardRandy]

Should, unless they changed the way that messages are inserted into the DB. Just backup your DB & the three PHP files. And let us know if it works...

[geniuscrew]

Is there any way to use this hack with stylesheets?

[nnjj.net]

so still not working well !

[geniuscrew]

Working fine on 2.2.9 - need the style sheet option because the font size in pixels are better

[Zelda-King]

Originally posted by TalkHardRandy
Hmmm... what are their settings in the database?

Well, I dropped the tables and readded them from the updated textfile and so far I've had no further problems. As for the settings I had in the first place I copied and pasted them into the query window from the textfile. Weird, but I've managed nearly a week now with things being OK and I've had no complaints about people not seeing the custom fonts yet either (the ones I added).

[TalkHardRandy]

Originally posted by geniuscrew
need the style sheet option because the font size in pixels are better

Definately... I'll try to figure out CSS & how to pull the defaults from that into the hack...

I'm also going to put an option to disable the colors & fonts on certain posts (i.e. newthread & newreply templates). Sometimes, you don't want to post in a colour, but only in that thread.

[geniuscrew]

Originally posted by TalkHardRandy


I'll try to figure out CSS & how to pull the defaults from that into the hack...

I'll look forward to seeing that.

Cheers

[Zelda-King]

Right, I've still got some guy with that weird huge font, and I have the database tables exactly as they're meant to be in the hack. It looks like the others fixed it by updating their profiles.

[msimplay]

it works on 2.3
but theres a potential problem
what if u want to change ur font color in the post ie
not use the that u chose in user cp

for example if u picked ms sans serif and color green

but just for one post u want to change it or even for just one line
can u do that ?