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BBCode is a special implementation of HTML. Whether you can actually use BBCode in your posts on the forum is determined by the administrator. In addition you can disable BBCode on a per post basis via the posting form. BBCode itself is similar in style to HTML, tags are enclosed in square brackets [ and ] rather than < and > and it offers greater control over what and how something is displayed. Depending on the template you are using you may find adding BBCode to your posts is made much easier through a clickable interface above the message area on the posting form. Even with this you may find the following guide useful.
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BBCode includes tags to allow you to quickly change the basic style of your text. This is achieved in the following ways:
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To alter the colour or size of your text the following tags can be used. Keep in mind that how the output appears will depend on the viewers browser and system:
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Yes, of course you can, for example to get someones attention you may write:
[size=200][color=red][b]LOOK AT ME![/b][/color][/size] this would output LOOK AT ME! We don’t recommend you output lots of text that looks like this though! Remember it is up to you, the poster, to ensure tags are closed correctly. For example the following is incorrect: [b][u]This is wrong[/b][/u] |
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There are two ways you can quote text, with a reference or without.
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If you want to output a piece of code or in fact anything that requires a fixed width, e.g. Courier type font you should enclose the text in [code][/code] tags, e.g.
[code]echo "This is some code";[/code] All formatting used within [code][/code] tags is retained when you later view it. PHP syntax highlighting can be enabled using [code=php][/code] and is recommended when posting PHP code samples as it improves readability. |
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BBCode supports two types of lists, unordered and ordered. They are essentially the same as their HTML equivalents. An unordered list outputs each item in your list sequentially one after the other indenting each with a bullet character. To create an unordered list you use [list][/list] and define each item within the list using [*]. For example to list your favourite colours you could use:
[list] [*]Red [*]Blue [*]Yellow [/list] This would generate the following list:
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The second type of list, an ordered list, gives you control over what is output before each item. To create an ordered list you use [list=1][/list] to create a numbered list or alternatively [list=a][/list] for an alphabetical list. As with the unordered list, items are specified using [*]. For example:
[list=1] [*]Go to the shops [*]Buy a new computer [*]Swear at computer when it crashes [/list] will generate the following:
[list=a] [*]The first possible answer [*]The second possible answer [*]The third possible answer [/list] giving
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phpBB BBCode supports a number of ways of creating URIs (Uniform Resource Indicators) better known as URLs.
[url=//www.google.com/][img]//www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/images/logo.gif[/url][/img] is not correct which may lead to your post being deleted so take care. |
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The [album] tag can be used to display images from the gallery on BookTalk.org or from your personal gallery accessible through your profile. Place just the image ID between the tags.
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You can use the [scroll] tag around text that you would like to display in a box with scroll bars. It is useful for long passages that you don't want to clutter a topic with, but still want to display for reference.
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The [spoiler] tag can be used around text you want to hide, which will be accessible when clicked on. This can be used for anything from the punchline of jokes, to movie or book spoilers, to something graphic that you think other forum members might like a warning about before they view it. Please abide by all forum rules when using this tag for that. Optionally, you can use the [spoiler=] tag to give the block of hidden text a title. Just place the title text after the = sign.
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Using the [youtube] tag you can display video from Youtube.com right in a forum post. Simply wrap the entire url of the video you want to display within the tag.
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You can use the [hr] code to add a simple horizontal line in your post, to separate sections.
Additionally, the [hrc=] tag lets you specify two parameters for it. After the = sign, add a color, either a hex code like #ff0000 or a word like "red", and inside the tag type a number for the height in pixels of the hr. |
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Use the [center] tag to center align the text inside the tag. Similarly, you can use the [alignright] tag to align text to the right. To left align text, you don't need to use a tag.
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The [float] tag can be used to float content, text or images, to the left or right. This differs from aligning text in that other content will wrap around the object inside the [float] tag. Specify whether to [float=left] or [float=right] when using the tag.
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You can use the new [pdfview] tag to display the contents of a remotely hosted pdf file. Simply place the full url of the file inside the tag, just like you would for displaying an image inside an [img] tag. Please show restraint in displaying extremely large pdf files, as it slows down the page load time considerably.
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