posting frustrations: formatting?

[cthomer5000]

Is there any way we will be able to replicate the types of posts would create on the old board?

The break lines the "code" function creates are very distracting, and really break up the flow of posts, which is a killer when reading a dynasty. tons of formatting text is generally used.


also, can we bring over the old smilies while the other board is still up?

[3ric]

In vBulletin, it's possible to add custom tags that enables a certain formatting. For the administrators, it's "Add new vB code", as per http://www.vbulletin.com/manual/bbcode.html

Could anyone with experience with vBulletin perhaps create a format that emulates the old <pre><font face=courier size=2> look, like [print] ?

[code] isn't good enough, unfortunately.

[Easy Mac]

I think you can do the pre and font tags I do them all the time.

[cthomer5000]

Originally posted by Easy Mac
I think you can do the pre and font tags I do them all the time.

they don't work correctly on this page. it double spaces everything, which makes a 70+ man roster look like ass.

[MylesKnight]

I tried out using the "pre" and "font" tags with this new forum..

Problem was, things such as Conference Standings would come out double and triple spaced for some reason, taking up a to of room. It lined up okay, but was way too much..

The "Code" tag is the best I've seen so far.. I'm sure there's got to be a better way though..

[Grid Iron]

After examining the source code of a thread containing {pre} tags, the problem appears to be that vBulletin inserts {br} tags into the html where the formatted text goes. Without those {br} tags, the formatting looks fine.

Now, the question is: how do we keep vBulletin from inserting the {br} tags?

Note: I'm using { and } in place of < and >

[bbor]

Originally posted by cthomer5000
.. which makes a 70+ man roster look like ass.

That is one BIG ass :D

[Ryan S]

Could someone post the html that you are using to format dynasty posts, using {} instead of the <> tags, and I will add a custom tag.

[Craptacular]

I always just used
{pre}{font face="courier" size=2}
table
{/font}{/pre}

[Grid Iron]

{pre}{font face="courier" size="2"}
Formatted Text Goes Here
{/pre}{/font}

I think if we add a new "[PRE]" tag similar to the (CODE) tag, but minus the "code:", blockquote, and horizontal lines, we'll be in business. The (CODE) tag doesn't appear to add the extra line breaks.

{ and } = < and >
( and ) = [ and ]

[cthomer5000]

Originally posted by Grid Iron
After examining the source code of a thread containing {pre} tags, the problem appears to be that vBulletin inserts {br} tags into the html where the formatted text goes. Without those {br} tags, the formatting looks fine.

Now, the question is: how do we keep vBulletin from inserting the {br} tags?

Note: I'm using { and } in place of < and >


Is this beacuse the html is "on" in the posts on this board? Maybe if it was off it woudldn't auto insert them?

[primelord]

Originally posted by cthomer5000
Is this beacuse the html is "on" in the posts on this board? Maybe if it was off it woudldn't auto insert them?

If it was off you wouldn't be able to use the {PRE} and {FONT} tags. Those are HTML tags.

[cthomer5000]

Originally posted by primelord
If it was off you wouldn't be able to use the {PRE} and {FONT} tags. Those are HTML tags.

ack. so what the hell is the problem here.... .

[primelord]

Originally posted by cthomer5000
ack. so what the hell is the problem here.... .

It's probably just the way vBulletin was coded. For whatever application they were using HTML tags for they probably thought they were adding something people would want.

[sabotai]

That's odd. I pretty much do the same thing I did on the other board, and everything comes out fine for me....

[sabotai]

dola -

Don't use pre. You have to do it kind of the long way. Use the font as before, but you have to use BR at th eend of each line. And then have the next line start right away.

If that makes sense at all...

[Bonegavel]

Originally posted by Grid Iron
After examining the source code of a thread containing {pre} tags, the problem appears to be that vBulletin inserts {br} tags into the html where the formatted text goes. Without those {br} tags, the formatting looks fine.

Now, the question is: how do we keep vBulletin from inserting the {br} tags?

Note: I'm using { and } in place of < and >

This isn't a besmirching, but you can use &ltBR&gt if you use the escape sequence using the ampersand. E.g., to show the greater than character, use &ampgt. This way, you can avoid using the curly braces.

Just a geeky FYI.