A mod this board could use...

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-01-19 07:59pm

Spoiler tags!

http://www.phpbbhacks.com/viewhack.php?id=424

Basically, you type Spoiler

and the spoiler is masked until your mouse is over the spoiler text. vBulletin already has this feature, and its used pretty extensively on other boards, so I don't see why it couldn't work here.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-01-19 08:07pm

Yes, much more useful than putting the text way down or shrinking it.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2004-01-19 08:14pm

Putting the text way down is a waste of space and the uber-small letters is a huge hassle. I like this mod.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-01-19 09:31pm

But does it mean that just moving the cursor over to the spoiled section makes it light up?

That'd be kinda bad if you accidentally moved it there. Highlight spoilers would be better I think.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2004-01-19 09:37pm

HemlockGrey wrote:Putting the text way down is a waste of space and the uber-small letters is a huge hassle. I like this mod.

Why? Just press quote, and you can read them.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-01-19 09:38pm

Shinova wrote:But does it mean that just moving the cursor over to the spoiled section makes it light up?

That'd be kinda bad if you accidentally moved it there. Highlight spoilers would be better I think.

If you did, its your own damn fault since the code makes it kinda obvious where the spoiler text is.

an example

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-01-19 10:10pm

Neat but I think Mike is trying to avoid installing too many mods.

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2004-01-19 10:17pm

I'd like it better if we had that thing where there's a line throught the text, as if it had been crossed out. I'd actually use that.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-01-20 12:04am

That's a really sweet mod. But if Mike wants to stay away, that is of course his prerogative.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2004-01-20 12:16am

Mike runs 2.0.6; that mod is only compatible with 2.0.4. One could theoretically edit the mod, but that's extremely tedious.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-01-20 12:21am

Starport33 (now down) had something like that, except it had a line of text saying, "Click for spoilers" and if you clicked on it, the text expands to reveal the spoiler (the page doesn't reload).

I really liked that one.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-01-20 12:25am

Vertigo1 wrote:If you did, its your own damn fault since the code makes it kinda obvious where the spoiler text is.

an example

Hey, that person has a nice avatar: one of the characters from Gunslinger Girl, I believe.

Anyway, while it's a great mod, the fact that it's incompatible with the current version of the board really kills the idea.

Am I correct in remembering that every time you update a phpBB board it wipes your mods?

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2004-01-20 12:56am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
Vertigo1 wrote:If you did, its your own damn fault since the code makes it kinda obvious where the spoiler text is.

an example
Hey, that person has a nice avatar: one of the characters from Gunslinger Girl, I believe.

Anyway, while it's a great mod, the fact that it's incompatible with the current version of the board really kills the idea.

Am I correct in remembering that every time you update a phpBB board it wipes your mods?

Depends on the update method used. It will always damage or completely wipe mods which are not compatible with the new version, however.

Shadowhawk · Post by **Shadowhawk** » 2004-01-20 02:20am

Wow, that even works in Opera 6.

But, why not go a step simpler? UBB and XMB both have spoiler tags that simply set the text and text background color to black. Just highlight the text to read it. No accidental mouseovers, no cut/paste required (like our current spoiler method, if you're using a browser that doesn't support quick & easy zooming), no annoying spoiler space, just a black box.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-01-20 12:11pm

JediNeophyte wrote:Depends on the update method used. It will always damage or completely wipe mods which are not compatible with the new version, however.

True, but this modification is a fairly trivial one, it seems.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-01-20 12:19pm

Shadowhawk wrote:Wow, that even works in Opera 6.

But, why not go a step simpler? UBB and XMB both have spoiler tags that simply set the text and text background color to black. Just highlight the text to read it. No accidental mouseovers, no cut/paste required (like our current spoiler method, if you're using a browser that doesn't support quick & easy zooming), no annoying spoiler space, just a black box.

That seems like a good idea. The other thing you could do is have a spoiler image with a TITLE tag containing the text of the spoiler that pops up upon mouse-over.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-01-20 03:39pm

JediNeophyte wrote:Mike runs 2.0.6; that mod is only compatible with 2.0.4. One could theoretically edit the mod, but that's extremely tedious.

Umm....look at the board its being run on dude. Its 2.0.6 too.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2004-01-20 03:44pm

Vertigo1 wrote:
JediNeophyte wrote:Mike runs 2.0.6; that mod is only compatible with 2.0.4. One could theoretically edit the mod, but that's extremely tedious.
Umm....look at the board its being run on dude. Its 2.0.6 too.

Yeah.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-20 04:14pm

Andrew J. wrote:I'd like it better if we had that thing where there's a line throught the text, as if it had been crossed out. I'd actually use that,

Ditto. Strikethrough rocks. Invision Board has it already predone, I think.

~ver

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-01-20 05:51pm

One problem with strikethrough. The text is still readable by everyone. The mod I'm recommending eliminates that problem by using a mouseover script which is rediculously simple to impliment.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-20 05:55pm

Vertigo1 wrote:One problem with strikethrough. The text is still readable by everyone. The mod I'm recommending eliminates that problem by using a mouseover script which is rediculously simple to impliment.

True, but it can be implemented for so many other uses..

~ver

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2004-01-20 08:26pm

verilon wrote:
Vertigo1 wrote:One problem with strikethrough. The text is still readable by everyone. The mod I'm recommending eliminates that problem by using a mouseover script which is rediculously simple to impliment.
True, but it can be implemented for so many other uses..

~ver

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