Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Apr 20, 2009 1:47:26 GMT -5
Colored text is used quite a lot around here during role play. You see it all the time and might not have even noticed, but it's rather handy when showing the difference between what a character SAYS and the main bulk of the post. I've had a few people ask me how it's done, so here it is:
That's about as basic as you can get.
If, for instance, you wanted to use green text to show your character talking you would just substitute the word "green" into your code...like this:
Add your character's speech in between and you're good to go with green text.
"But how do I get this code?!"
Well, you can either memorize it and type it out each time (I do simply because I find it to be faster), or you can NOT use the swift reply box at the bottom of the thread and instead use the actual reply button.
Inside there you'll find all manner of buttons to click, but the one you're looking for specifically is a little drop down menu on the right hand side above the text box that says "colors" in it. Click on the drop down and you'll find a list of colors available for you to use...it even enters the code for you!
"But Tal....what if I don't want to use those colors?!"
Yeah, I understand, I'm not a fan of those plain colors either...well, there's a few ways for you to get fancy with the colors....
1) use a color value from this link: www.w3schools.com/html/html_colornames.asp
(there are a few colors here that you can plug the names in and off you go!)
This is how the color would look.
2) use HEX. It's more complicated, but sometimes it's worth it if you can't quite get the color you want. HEX is a combination of six letters (A-F) and/or numbers (0-9)
Here's another handy link to better explain it to you: www.w3schools.com/html/html_colors.asp
This is how the color would look.
Well, hopefully that helps a bit with those pesky color changes that everyone seems so fond of.
[color=entercolorhere] [/color]
That's about as basic as you can get.
If, for instance, you wanted to use green text to show your character talking you would just substitute the word "green" into your code...like this:
[color=Green] [/color]
Add your character's speech in between and you're good to go with green text.
"But how do I get this code?!"
Well, you can either memorize it and type it out each time (I do simply because I find it to be faster), or you can NOT use the swift reply box at the bottom of the thread and instead use the actual reply button.
Inside there you'll find all manner of buttons to click, but the one you're looking for specifically is a little drop down menu on the right hand side above the text box that says "colors" in it. Click on the drop down and you'll find a list of colors available for you to use...it even enters the code for you!
"But Tal....what if I don't want to use those colors?!"
Yeah, I understand, I'm not a fan of those plain colors either...well, there's a few ways for you to get fancy with the colors....
1) use a color value from this link: www.w3schools.com/html/html_colornames.asp
(there are a few colors here that you can plug the names in and off you go!)
[color=slategray] [/color] This is how the color would look.
2) use HEX. It's more complicated, but sometimes it's worth it if you can't quite get the color you want. HEX is a combination of six letters (A-F) and/or numbers (0-9)
Here's another handy link to better explain it to you: www.w3schools.com/html/html_colors.asp
[color=0033ff] [/color] This is how the color would look.
Well, hopefully that helps a bit with those pesky color changes that everyone seems so fond of.