New custom BBCode tag

[DialecticSkeptic]

I wanted to create a new way of displaying quotes that is different from the usual [quote] tag, mostly because the font is too small for the eyes of this old man. So, I created a custom BB code tag for that purpose, and this is it:

• [quoter]Quoted text here.[/quoter]

And the quoted material displays like this:

 

[Josheb]

Is this intended to apply to quoting outside sources (as opposed to other posters)?

Such as Jacobus Arminius once wrote...

In this state, the free will of man towards the true good is not only wounded, maimed, infirm, bent, and weakened; but it is also imprisoned, destroyed, and lost. And its powers are not only debilitated and useless unless they be assisted by grace, but it has no powers whatever except such as are excited by Divine grace. For Christ has said, "Without me ye can do nothing." St. Augustine, after having diligently meditated upon each word in this passage, speaks thus: "Christ does not say, without me ye can do but Little; neither does He say, without me ye can do any Arduous Thing, nor without me ye can do it with difficulty. But he says, without me ye can do Nothing! Nor does he say, without me ye cannot complete any thing; but without me ye can do Nothing." That this may be made more manifestly to appear, we will separately consider the mind, the affections or will, and the capability, as contra-distinguished from them, as well as the life itself of an unregenerate man.

...thereby demonstrating his adherence to what we now call "total depravity."

Is that the intended and proper use of the new tag? That's neat.

 

[DialecticSkeptic]

Is this intended to apply to quoting outside sources (as opposed to other posters)?
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Is that the intended and proper use of the new tag? That's neat.

Yes! Precisely!

 

[DialecticSkeptic]

… the usual [quote] tag, mostly because the font is too small for the eyes of this old man. …

And now I changed the font size of the standard BB code quote tag, so that it is nearly the same font size as the post itself (0.9em).

 

[Hazelelponi]

And now I changed the font size of the standard BB code quote tag, so that it is nearly the same font size as the post itself (0.9em).

Is the quote always going to be white like that (what Josh did in post #2)

I can't see not even one word of that. It's a sheet of all white..

 

[DialecticSkeptic]

Is the quote always going to be white like that (what Josh did in post #2)

I can't see not even one word of that. It's a sheet of all white..

Show me a screenshot.

It displays intelligibly for myself and Josheb. I need to see what you're seeing.

And what are you using to access the site? A mobile device? If so, what make and model?

 

[Hazelelponi]

Show me a screenshot.

It displays intelligibly for myself and Josheb. I need to see what you're seeing.

And what are you using to access the site? A mobile device? If so, what make and model?

Can you see words in the screenshot?

 

[DialecticSkeptic]

Can you see words in the screenshot?

Yes, but barely. I need the other information I asked for, too.

 

[fastfredy0]

test

 

[makesends]

I have the same effect. Because of my bad eyes, I have this site set up with a black background, which inverts their black text to white on my page. But when they write with a dark color, it can be impossible to see. I have to highlight it, as if to copy it, in order to read it. That's what I had to do to read what Josh quoted, which has a very light color on a white background for me. It's inconvenient, and possible, on this site, to miss, because I didn't realize there was writing there.

 

[Hazelelponi]

I can't see it even highlighted but it does look like I can copy/paste and read it elsewhere then on the forum.

Thanks for the heads up @makesends

 

[DialecticSkeptic]

Because of my bad eyes, I have this site set up with a black background, which inverts their black text to white on my page. But when they write with a dark color, it can be impossible to see.

I will look into this tonight after work, to see if I can get it to accommodate dark screens—because that's a popular option.

It's inconvenient, and possible, on this site, to miss, because I didn't realize there was writing there.

Same with hyperlinked text, evidently. You've told me before that you had no idea something was hyperlinked until you went to reply. That's why I now use the word "link" within parentheses, so you can see it.

 

[DialecticSkeptic]

Attn.: @Hazelelponi, @makesends

How is that now? I think I fixed it, so you can now see it properly in dark mode.

Here:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer dictum egestas odio, quis rhoncus lorem cursus nec. Quisque quis viverra nisl, vel porttitor enim. Donec eu elit non sem bibendum facilisis vel sed justo. Nunc in imperdiet velit. Proin porta turpis ut pellentesque commodo. Pellentesque eget tincidunt nunc. Aenean sit amet mauris ullamcorper, vehicula neque ut, cursus turpis. Donec porta eu nunc non fermentum. Nunc a dolor tincidunt, scelerisque erat vel, ullamcorper dolor. In ante leo, placerat in erat non, dictum euismod justo. Donec finibus, justo at facilisis fringilla, tortor erat ullamcorper orci, ut placerat purus felis sed tortor. Phasellus.

 

[Hazelelponi]

Attn.: @Hazelelponi, @makesends

How is that now? I think I fixed it, so you can now see it properly in dark mode.

Here:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer dictum egestas odio, quis rhoncus lorem cursus nec. Quisque quis viverra nisl, vel porttitor enim. Donec eu elit non sem bibendum facilisis vel sed justo. Nunc in imperdiet velit. Proin porta turpis ut pellentesque commodo. Pellentesque eget tincidunt nunc. Aenean sit amet mauris ullamcorper, vehicula neque ut, cursus turpis. Donec porta eu nunc non fermentum. Nunc a dolor tincidunt, scelerisque erat vel, ullamcorper dolor. In ante leo, placerat in erat non, dictum euismod justo. Donec finibus, justo at facilisis fringilla, tortor erat ullamcorper orci, ut placerat purus felis sed tortor. Phasellus.

I can see this perfectly...it looks right and has the larger font ..

Cool @DialecticSkeptic , this is awesome! Thanks!

 

[DialecticSkeptic]

I had to break out the CSS coding for that one, creating a media query—@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)—to override the new style when dark mode is active.

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
    .custom-quote {
        background: #232A36;
        color: #F3F6FA;
        border-left: 4px solid #7CA5F7;
    }
}

 

[makesends]

I had to break out the CSS coding for that one, creating a media query—@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)—to override the new style when dark mode is active.

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
    .custom-quote {
        background: #232A36;
        color: #F3F6FA;
        border-left: 4px solid #7CA5F7;
    }
}

Hmmm.. ....I never did understand Fortran IV