VSpoiler - Alternative Spoiler Tags

[Virgil Sovereign]

VSpoiler v1.0.0

RELEASE

Author: Virgil Sovereign
Plugin: VSpoiler v1.0.0 Release - VSpoiler.pbp (3.54 KB)
Permissions: Editable
Keys Used: None

Description:

VSpoiler is an alternative to Todge's Spoiler Tags, providing a different set of features and circumventing certain plugin compatibility issues. It is open-source and fully editable. Styles associated with the plugin are contained in its 'Build' interface and hence some familiarity with CSS and Proboards' plugin builder is required for full configurability. Some users may find 'Spoiler Tags' to be a more user-friendly option. The plugin adds a button to the WYSIWYG editor (and if present, the augmented Quick Reply) that inserts a [spoìler] block in BBCode mode and spoiler container in Visual mode. When posted, the contents of a spoiler block are hidden until a user expressly chooses to show them (see screenshots). The plugin supports two configurable options in its configuration section: editor button image editor button tooltip Additionally, the editor style (for the Visual mode of the WYSIWYG editor) and display style (for spoilers as displayed in posts, etc.) are configurable using the style components in the 'Build' interface for the plugin.

Screenshots:

Fig. 1 - An editor button allows for simple insertion of spoilers in both editor modes. Visual mode is shown here, with the default 'insert' resource (packaged with the plugin) used as a button graphic. The simplest way to insert a spoiler is to select the desired content and click the button. This will wrap the content in a spoiler block without need of a dialog.

Incidentally, don't be alarmed by the lack of a smiley button. We have a custom smiley system on my home board.

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Fig. 2 - Spoiler blocks appear in their 'opened' state in the editor, with a look and feel defined by the editor stylesheet in the 'Build' section of the plugin. The default L&F is shown here.

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Fig. 3 - The editor is shown in BBCode mode, where spoiler blocks are represented by [spoìler] tags. If nothing is selected when the 'Insert Spoiler' button is clicked, a standard modeless dialog is opened to obtain the spoiler contents. The spoiler is inserted at the caret (cursor) location.

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Fig. 4 - In display modes, spoiler blocks appear closed by default but can opened by clicking on them. Opened spoiler blocks can be closed with a second click. The opened and closed spoiler blocks (including labels, etc.) have a look and feel defined by the display stylesheet in the 'Build' section of the plugin. The default L&F is shown here.

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Fig. 5 - The plugin settings (all two of them ) are fully documented.

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Fig. 6 - The editor stylesheet and display stylesheet are defined inline in the global header component of the plugin. Developers with knowledge of CSS can tweak the look and feel to their heart's content.


Bugs and Feedback:

This plugin is marked 'release' since it is relatively simple and has been tested in several configurations. Nevertheless, if problems do occur, please notify me in this thread and I will do my best to resolve any issues promptly. I may also consider certain feature requests if they are reasonable and won't bulk up the code too much. Aside from that, happy spoiling!

[Former Member]

FYI this plug in does not affect the IP look up button plug in. YAY, thanks so much!

[mrkek]

This has a massive hole in it.

It doesn't work in the proboards app, and the spoiler can be seen clear as day.

[Chris]

Last I heard, NO plugin work in the Proboards App, it bypasses quite a bit in order to streamline

[mrkek]

That's a problem then. Makes the spoiler plugin absolutely useless. The nature of this is to stop people reading something unless they want to. They don't have the choice via the app, so in essence, the plugin is just useless.

[Chris]

Sounds to me like you have some kind of axe to grind here but disparaging the plugin because it doesn't work in a venue it was never meant to is like complaining that your brand new car sucks because you can't use it to follow migrating whales

[mrkek]

Please explain how your comment is valid. Cars and whales ??

Not complaing, just explaining that the idea of a spoiler is not to spoil people, and this doesn't actually cover all bases.

No axes to grind, just explaining it how it is, for others that need to know this valuable piece of info. If you are good with it not working in the app, the go for it, it works perfectly on the web site, but we have users who like to use the app, so in that regards if fails for our use, and it might not work for others if they knew this from the get go.
Yes, someone found out the hard way, which is why I'm reporting the issue.
I thought this was the place where you talk about bugs etc. with the plugin.

Perhaps the app needs an update to support some plugins. Either way, it would be great if this was told to others in the first post.

No big deal, carry on mate, or in your case, keep your head in the sand, and look for those whales and cars.

[Wormopolis]

Its still not an issue with the plugin. the plugin works fine, but running the app NO plugin runs. you cant fix something in a plugin when the plugin isnt running in the first place. same effect would be seen if someone disabled javascript. the money plugin doesnt accumulate or show money. dynamic tables and side tables dont show correctly. quarantine doesnt work. no karma or music players or custom background stylings.

if ANY plugin is important to you, then you have to advise your members to not view with the app if they want the full experience.

if you need more information of why the app doesnt run plugins, then the technical support section of this forum will be your target venue.

[Former Member]

Quick question:

Apparently this spoiler button shows up for most users, however one user says that the button's completely absent. Any suggestions, Worm (or anybody else)?

Also, he's not on mobile either.

[Seya]

So I really really like the style of this spoiler plugin, but I was wondering if there was a way for posters to replace the 'Click to show this spoiler.' with their own spoiler title? Often we'd be having multiple spoilers in posts, and being able to say what kind of info is in the spoiler would be very helpful before people click on it. (We use spoilers less for actual 'spoiling' material, but more for hiding large amounts of stats/images/etc.)