Insert text above post 'message' content.

[Kami]

What I need the plugin to do:

I need to be able to insert text, alphanumeric + open/close brackets ([ and ]), before the content of the actual post, but still appearing as part of the post.

If you are familiar with pokemon, this is supposed to emulate the party screen. Each pokemon's mini sprite will be indicated by seven characters, five for eggs, for a maximum total of 42 characters.


Things I need:

- Content to be styleable via the CSS Stylesheet in the admin panel

- textarea visible both in quick reply, reply, and start thread page, ideally above the post formatting options (reply / start thread) and above the text area (quick reply).

- can choose which boards to put it on

- does NOT appear in the 'modify post' page and therefore cannot be touched if the post is modified.


Ideal, but not required:

- If you are familiar with pokemon, this is to emulate the party screen in the game. If it could include a default image if a pokemon is missing from the maximum amount of six. I'm not sure how this would be possible, especially with the possibility of having an egg in the party (determined by [egg]). This isn't absolutely necessary, so if it's not possible or too complex don't worry about it.

---

If I need to add anything else let me know.

[Kami]

:c anyone?

[Kami]

boop

[Todge]

It could be done using a key, but it seems such a waste holding so small amount of data, but I guess that would be up to you.

[Kami]

Is there an alternative? I mean, the character amount limits aren't necessary, I was just saying that there wouldn't be a huge amount needed.

My primary concern is that particular section being hidden if the post is in modify mode.

[Todge]

The information could be hidden within the post itself, negating the need for a key, but you then have the problem of removing it from the edit screen, and then re-inserting it when submit the edited post.

Manipulation of the Visual side of the WYSIWYG editor can be a pain, especially trying to make it cross browser compatible.

[Wormopolis]

Inserting into the post itself would mean mobile viewers would see the unparsed data sitting in there

[Kami]

Todge - what kind of key are we talking about here? i mean... the purpose of this is to avoid cheating at player-versus-player battling. i could use the honour system if this is too complicated?

Wormopolis - honestly i am not too concerned w/ mobile views in the pvp threads, i'm already using a couple of plugins to determine attacks and such (primarily the dice rolling) so they should not be using mobile view to reply to pvp content anyway.

[Kami]

boop

[Kami]

boopboop

[Todge]

Feb 18, 2014 23:28:46 GMT -8 Kami said:

Todge - what kind of key are we talking about here? i mean... the purpose of this is to avoid cheating at player-versus-player battling. i could use the honour system if this is too complicated?

Wormopolis - honestly i am not too concerned w/ mobile views in the pvp threads, i'm already using a couple of plugins to determine attacks and such (primarily the dice rolling) so they should not be using mobile view to reply to pvp content anyway.

It would be either a post key, or a thread key, depending on if you want different post headers within the same threads.

[Kami]

I would only need them for the first two posts in a thread (the OP, and one responder).

[Todge]

Hmmm... Would this code be displayed in all the following posts? Or also only in the first 2?

Depending on which, we could use either, but a post key would be easier as we'd not need to work out which code applied to which post.

[Kami]

Depends on what you mean by 'code'. If it's referring to the input box on subsequent replies then no the input box does not need to be shown.

If you're talking about showing what was inputted in the first two posts in replies by their respective posters (is that even possible), that would be nice but not a requirement.

My main concern is the first two posts getting the input box, and that input box not showing on "modify post" so they can't change up the pokemon they're using and cheat. Anything in addition to that is gravy.

[Todge]

By code, I mean the [***] reference you are wanting to add.

And yes, if we use a thread key, either or both the [***] codes can be shown in all replies within that thread. Keeping the text area out of all following replies shouldn't be a problem.

You mentioned a default value, this can be done, but I'm unsure by what you mean concerning the [egg] value, why should that effect a default?