MINI-MOD: Using every HEX color in Forum Code

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MINI-MOD: Using every HEX color in Forum Code - Posted 19 Oct 2005 16:24 (907 Views)

SiSL

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This mini-mod actually helps you use any HEX color on your forum code.
Example: [color="#FF00FF"]Text here[/color="#FF00FF"]
Add this function somewhere in your inc_func_common.asp

Code:

Function doColorCode(fstring)
	set re = new RegExp
	re.pattern = "\[color=("")(\#)([a-f0-9]{6})+("")\]"
	re.ignorecase = true
	re.global = true
	set matches = re.execute(fstring) ' find matches
	if matches.count <> 0 then
		for each match in matches
			changetext = Replace(Replace(match.value,"[color=" &chr(34),"<span style=""color: "),chr(34) & "]",chr(34) & ">")
			fstring = Replace(fstring, match.value, changetext)
		next
	end if
	re.pattern = "\[\/color=("")(\#)([a-f0-9]{6})+("")\]"
	re.ignorecase = true
	re.global = true
	set matches = re.execute(fstring) ' find matches
	if matches.count <> 0 then
		for each match in matches
			changetext = Replace(Replace(match.value,"[/color=" & chr(34) ,"</span style=""color: "),chr(34) & "]",chr(34) & ">")
			fstring = Replace(fstring, match.value, changetext)
		next
	end if
	doColorCode = fstring
	set re = nothing
	set matches = nothing
end function

Find following line in inc_func_common.asp

Code:

		fString = extratags(fString)

Add following right above it:

Code:

		fString = doColorCode(fstring)

And that's it :)

I would love someone can actually write a "Prompt" mode addition to it, but I guess best way is to make an iframe visible on an icon and let users pick colors :)

You can see a working demo at with using [renk="#FF0000"]test[/renk] (because renk = color in my language :P)

http://www.amedia.org/forum/
User: demo Password: test

EDIT: Updated Font Tags with SPAN<

Last edited by SiSL on 20 October 2005, 05:15

Posted 20 Oct 2005 04:29

MarcelG

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Nifty mod you've got there SiSL!!!!! Impressive! Quick question though about using the font tag ; I've been told by many people already that the tag is 'deprecated'. In other words ; we shoulnd't use it anymore... So, you might want to use 
With that in mind you could also whipp up a nice 'magic marker' mod from this mod. For instance : ]blabla[/marker;"> which then is transformed into something like this: blabla.
(I see you know how to create a regular expression, so I alsmost do not dare to ask, but do you think you could remodel this mod to a regular expression ánd so that it uses the [tip=""][/tip] instead of [tip=**][/tip] syntax ? It would be very much appreciated if you could have a look at that mod, to see if it's possible! However, it's not easy to define a recurring pattern between the ""'s, as it's free format text....of any length...)<

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Last edited by MarcelG on 20 October 2005, 04:31

Posted 20 Oct 2005 04:33

SiSL

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I will take a look quickly :)

PS: Same can be applied to [quote="nick"]message[/quote] I guess too :) Hmm I may go further with [quote nick="post" time="this" replyid="this"] stuff :P (btw I added stuff for people picking colors on my website)

But point there in your mod, there is no limiter like (6) characters top will be only A-F and 0-9 characters, there for need a task still removing unwanted stuff such as < > however, I guess it may work out well :)
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