nrg_alpha Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I'm wondering if we could have some bbc tags like: [ot]Off Topic quote-style box here[/ot] or perhaps a [sn]Side Note quote-style box here[/sn]. I have seen this done over at sitepoint (they use [ot][/ot] for off topic). I have seen this SMF mod, but admittedly, seems cumbersome typing in [off-topic]...[/off-topic] as opposed to the ot abbreviation imo. Not sure what the parsed end result looks like.. but I do like how sitepoint presents theirs. Could come in handy for extra explanations in a post that help stand standout as opposed to just blending in with the rest of the topic's text. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 could do this as a cheap hack: blah blah blah Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-929880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg_alpha Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 Hmm.. yeah, but having a side note or off-topic panel that is presented differently (coloured differently perhaps) could help stand out more, or just to help differentiate itself would be cool (without needing to fuss with quotes from OFF-TOPIC lol). Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-929883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 admittedly, seems cumbersome typing in [off-topic]...[/off-topic] as opposed to the ot abbreviation imo. That should be fairly easy to change. Didn't we used to have an OT bbcode a while back, or am I thinking of somewhere else? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-929889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
salathe Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I think the purpose of an offtopic block would be to make it less visible than the regular post text. Sitepoint draws attention to their offtopic blocks by changing the background colour, but also makes the text smaller so it's easier just to gloss over the block. Offtopic: In the mean time, there's nothing stopping you from formatting posts in a similar style, albeit without a coloured background. An [ot] bbcode would make things easier though. P.S. Hi. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-929953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg_alpha Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 I suppose the reason why I feel the off-topic quote style boxes stand out is due to its border colour (redish, which stands out more than the typical quote box imo - I think I would have gave the entire ot body a faded redish colour (lighter than the background body) as well.. but that's just me). Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-929960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 oow custom tags per member, [ot] = [size=1][color=#666666] would be nice but I think its going to be more work than gain. but in all I like the idea Strange Fact!: There is a law on the books of Detroit, Michigan that states that "Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants." Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-929963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 [pre]OFF TOPIC___________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/pre]I like pie [pre]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/pre] Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-929984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 This should be a fairly straightforward change. I'll see what I can do. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-930026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 oow custom tags per member, [ot] = [size=1][color=#666666] would be nice but I think its going to be more work than gain. but in all I like the idea That would actually be really cool. Like an alias that is substituted to the real one during the preprocessing of the post. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-930027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
salathe Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Any update on something like this? I know I've been not making (useful but) off-topic additions to posts recently because the off-topic comments all-too-often get mistaken for something more relevant to the topic than it might perhaps be. If we could make OT comments visually separated from the main discussion, that would be awesome. E.g. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-962791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I'll have a look at doing that tomorrow. It should be a easy enough. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-962792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
salathe Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Awesome, thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-962796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 How is this? [ot]Foo bar[/ot] Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-963088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cags Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Looks good. [ot]I like beer.[/ot] Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-963131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
salathe Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Looks great, thanks Daniel. [ot] Now I can go off on long, rambling tangential discussions without fear of the OP thinking all of this stuff is directly relevant to their individual post! Yay. [/ot] Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-963156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mchl Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 [ot] This is so off topic [/ot] Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-963157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg_alpha Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Looks good Dan! [ot]I still think it looks good![/ot] Thanks for the implementation! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-963190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Now if we only had one for spam too. Just like editing in code tags for someone.. BAM SPAM! .span { color: white: background:url('spam.png'); } Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/176418-off-topic-side-note/#findComment-963298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.