Post by Espurr on May 21, 2022 2:08:27 GMT
So, uhhh...haha. I thought I'd provide these somewhere easy to access in case anybody finds anything here useful and also so I have an easy access place for some color codes I like to use.
> Wanna get better at code? Here's my biggest tip- tear other people's code apart.
> > I'm not kidding, by the way. In addition to trying to have references and resources pulled up (Shula uses bbcode, but the plugins we use implement a lot of HTML-type code), find templates you like and rip them apart to try and see what makes them tick. In mangling/editing someone else's code, you'll be bound to figure at least some things out!
> ALWAYS CREDIT YOUR BASE CODE.
> > Yes, even if you've edited it beyond recognition. ALWAYS CREDIT THE TEMPLATE YOU STARTED WITH. Also, this goes without saying, but...never sell codes that you made using someone else's template as a base. That's scummy.
> MAKE SURE YOUR CODE IS LEGIBLE!
> > That means make sure every text element of your posting template or post code is big enough to read, an easy-to-read font, and has good contrast with the background behind the text. Sure, it might look pretty, but there's no point to a pretty template if nobody knows what the hell you're saying!
> > > You can use the table testing thread to make sure your code is up to snuff!
> Practice good image etiquette.
> > If your image is so big it takes up half the page, use your common sense and shrink that bad boy down. This is, of course, excepting fringe circumstances where you need clear text (see the image below here haha). Also, only use images that you have permission to use or that are free to use.
> Don't use the preview editor.
> > Now, this isn't a be all end all tip, and you can definitely get by just with using the preview editor (I know many of the people in this forum do haha). If you're getting into the nitty gritty of your code, however, and want to keep things looking clean as possible...you're gonna have to fly blind and stick to the bbcode editor.
> > If you end up doing this, you may want to switch your posting default to the bbcode editor just to avoid editing mishaps! To do this, you're going to want to go into your profile, hit 'edit profile', then navigate to the settings tab.
The setting should be there under 'enable drafts' (which you should also change to 'yes', by the way).
(I also have this in the form of a txt file- if you want that instead for your desktop, hit me up in the Discord!)
These are just color codes that I think are helpful, haha.
If there's anything you think should be included here or if there are any tips you'd like to include yourself, feel free to post a reply here! This is an open thread, haha.
CODING TIPS
> Wanna get better at code? Here's my biggest tip- tear other people's code apart.
> > I'm not kidding, by the way. In addition to trying to have references and resources pulled up (Shula uses bbcode, but the plugins we use implement a lot of HTML-type code), find templates you like and rip them apart to try and see what makes them tick. In mangling/editing someone else's code, you'll be bound to figure at least some things out!
> ALWAYS CREDIT YOUR BASE CODE.
> > Yes, even if you've edited it beyond recognition. ALWAYS CREDIT THE TEMPLATE YOU STARTED WITH. Also, this goes without saying, but...never sell codes that you made using someone else's template as a base. That's scummy.
> MAKE SURE YOUR CODE IS LEGIBLE!
> > That means make sure every text element of your posting template or post code is big enough to read, an easy-to-read font, and has good contrast with the background behind the text. Sure, it might look pretty, but there's no point to a pretty template if nobody knows what the hell you're saying!
> > > You can use the table testing thread to make sure your code is up to snuff!
> Practice good image etiquette.
> > If your image is so big it takes up half the page, use your common sense and shrink that bad boy down. This is, of course, excepting fringe circumstances where you need clear text (see the image below here haha). Also, only use images that you have permission to use or that are free to use.
> Don't use the preview editor.
> > Now, this isn't a be all end all tip, and you can definitely get by just with using the preview editor (I know many of the people in this forum do haha). If you're getting into the nitty gritty of your code, however, and want to keep things looking clean as possible...you're gonna have to fly blind and stick to the bbcode editor.
> > If you end up doing this, you may want to switch your posting default to the bbcode editor just to avoid editing mishaps! To do this, you're going to want to go into your profile, hit 'edit profile', then navigate to the settings tab.
The setting should be there under 'enable drafts' (which you should also change to 'yes', by the way).
CODING TIPS
(I also have this in the form of a txt file- if you want that instead for your desktop, hit me up in the Discord!)
Written for (hopefully) easy referencing.
BASIC FORMATTING:
[b]bold text here[/b]
[i]italics here[/i]
[u]underlined text here[/u]
[s]strikethrough text here[/s]
---
LINKS/IMAGES:
[a href="link url"]text over link[/a]
[img src="image url"]
[a href="link url"][img src="image url"][/a]
---
FONT SIZES:
[size=textsize]big/small text here[/size]
1 - 8pt font
2 - 10pt font (the default)
3 - 12pt font
4 - 14pt font
5 - 18pt font
6 - 24pt font
7 - 36pt font
For a more specific text size, see below.
MORE COMPLICATED STUFF:
[font face="font"]text[/font]
[font color="color"]text[/font]
[font color="hexcode"]text[/font]
[.code]any code that you want to display in plaintext- aka, how the code in this text file looks. remove the periods in the tags, though. :P[./code]
You can also add 'styles' to those basic formatting tags, for example like the below:
[b style="text-align:right;font-size:25px;"]text[/b]
^^^ this bit of code aligns the text to the right and makes the font size 25 pixels.
With styles, you can get WAY more specific with your BBcode.
Of course, most of this is stuff you can just do with the post editor buttons! For signatures and more in-depth templates, though, hopefully this will be useful. :)COLOR CODES
These are just color codes that I think are helpful, haha.
POKEMON TYPES
Normal #A8A878
Fighting #C03028
Flying #A890F0
Poison #A040A0
Ground #E0C068
Rock #B8A038
Bug #A8B820
Ghost #705898
Steel #B8B8D0
Fire #F08030
Water #6890F0
Grass #78C850
Electric #F8D030
Psychic #F85888
Ice #98D8D8
Dragon #7038F8
Dark #705848
Fairy #EE99AC
Normal #A8A878
Fighting #C03028
Flying #A890F0
Poison #A040A0
Ground #E0C068
Rock #B8A038
Bug #A8B820
Ghost #705898
Steel #B8B8D0
Fire #F08030
Water #6890F0
Grass #78C850
Electric #F8D030
Psychic #F85888
Ice #98D8D8
Dragon #7038F8
Dark #705848
Fairy #EE99AC
If there's anything you think should be included here or if there are any tips you'd like to include yourself, feel free to post a reply here! This is an open thread, haha.
