Post by kingwja on Oct 3, 2017 23:01:18 GMT
Part 3: BBCode
The BBCode Language
BBCode stands for "Bulletin Board Code" and is used by many message boards for formatting posts. It takes the formatting and translates it into HTML, which is why it looks a lot like HTML. When replying to a post you can switch to the BBCode viewer at the bottom of the editor:
BBCode uses brackets surrounding code to format text using different words and attributes. These are called "tags." Each tag must also have a corresponding end tag at the end of the section of text you are formatting. There are many different tags, for many different uses such as underlining text, coloring it, or even making bulleted lists. On these boards this all can be done by simply clicking the various buttons on the posting bar, as explained in Part 1 of Using TBB. Here are some of the more common tags you might use, followed by their end tags:
Color:
Simply replace "color name goes here" with the name or color code of the color you want.
Bold:
Italics:
Underline:
Strikethrough:
Default BBCode
Default BBCode is an option found in a user’s profile settings. When enabled, the post editor will automatically show the BBCode Editor after replying, quoting, or creating a new post. You can also choose to automatically plug in a certain line of formatting code into each new post you make, letting you type your post without needing to format it first. To do this, you must first enter your settings tab after clicking the “Edit Profile” button on your profile page:
After entering the settings tab, find the option entitled “Posting Default.”
Click on “BBCode,” then type your code into the text box that appears below it:
This block of code does not apply when quoting posts, only to a new post.
When finished, click "Save Account Settings." Failure to do so will result in the loss of unsaved code.
To give an example, if you always like your posts to be light blue, bolded, and italicized, you would type this:
into the Default BBCode text box. End tags are automatically added after you click “Post.”
Now, when you create a new post, you will already have the formatting entered into your post that makes it light blue, bolded, and italicized.
BBCode in Signatures
BBCode can also be used to create signatures. While a nicer signature may take more advanced tags than the ones previously mentioned, it's still the same principle. To add a signature to the bottom of your posts, you must message the coding or image to any member of staff, as shown in this post.
Part 1: Posting
This post will teach you how to get the most out of posting:
thebrick.boards.net/thread/191/guide-using-tbb-1-posting
Part 2: Avatars and Signatures
This post will teach you how to upload an avatar or signature to LMBE:
thebrick.boards.net/thread/289/guide-using-tbb-avatars-signatures
The BBCode Language
BBCode stands for "Bulletin Board Code" and is used by many message boards for formatting posts. It takes the formatting and translates it into HTML, which is why it looks a lot like HTML. When replying to a post you can switch to the BBCode viewer at the bottom of the editor:
BBCode uses brackets surrounding code to format text using different words and attributes. These are called "tags." Each tag must also have a corresponding end tag at the end of the section of text you are formatting. There are many different tags, for many different uses such as underlining text, coloring it, or even making bulleted lists. On these boards this all can be done by simply clicking the various buttons on the posting bar, as explained in Part 1 of Using TBB. Here are some of the more common tags you might use, followed by their end tags:
Color:
[font color="color name goes here"] and the end tag [/font]Simply replace "color name goes here" with the name or color code of the color you want.
Bold:
[b] and [/b]Italics:
[i] and [/i]Underline:
[u] and [/u][s] and [/s]Default BBCode
Default BBCode is an option found in a user’s profile settings. When enabled, the post editor will automatically show the BBCode Editor after replying, quoting, or creating a new post. You can also choose to automatically plug in a certain line of formatting code into each new post you make, letting you type your post without needing to format it first. To do this, you must first enter your settings tab after clicking the “Edit Profile” button on your profile page:
After entering the settings tab, find the option entitled “Posting Default.”
Click on “BBCode,” then type your code into the text box that appears below it:
This block of code does not apply when quoting posts, only to a new post.
When finished, click "Save Account Settings." Failure to do so will result in the loss of unsaved code.
To give an example, if you always like your posts to be light blue, bolded, and italicized, you would type this:
[font color="light blue"][b][i]into the Default BBCode text box. End tags are automatically added after you click “Post.”
Now, when you create a new post, you will already have the formatting entered into your post that makes it light blue, bolded, and italicized.
BBCode in Signatures
BBCode can also be used to create signatures. While a nicer signature may take more advanced tags than the ones previously mentioned, it's still the same principle. To add a signature to the bottom of your posts, you must message the coding or image to any member of staff, as shown in this post.
Part 1: Posting
This post will teach you how to get the most out of posting:
thebrick.boards.net/thread/191/guide-using-tbb-1-posting
Part 2: Avatars and Signatures
This post will teach you how to upload an avatar or signature to LMBE:
thebrick.boards.net/thread/289/guide-using-tbb-avatars-signatures