Ｄｉｇｉｔａｌｌｙ Ｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔ: BBCoding Tutorial/Help Thread

[Vivika]

@vanish --- Hello love! Sent you a quick pm with the code! <3

[grey matter]

Hi thread!
My friend (melonpanna) made me a sig and the corners at the bottom... are a bit off. I'd prefer to PM the code so it doesn't get reused by someone else. We've tried resizing the borders but it hasn't seemed to work.

[Tsukỉ]

Hi thread!
My friend (melonpanna) made me a sig and the corners at the bottom... are a bit off. I'd prefer to PM the code so it doesn't get reused by someone else. We've tried resizing the borders but it hasn't seemed to work.

feel free to pm me! ^^

[Kabuski]

Mark!

[Mid-life]

Hello, does anyone know the dimensions for private message signatures? My signature keeps breaking when I PM someone, which is bothering me. I'm not sure if it's just my screen resolution or if it's an issue with my coding dimensions. This started after I included the gif in the middle, which is why I feel like it could be an issue with the difference of signature dimensions between PMs and forum signatures.

Here is my sig code, in case anyone would be able to help me out!:


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fixed !



Also! To contribute back, while I was coding my signature I found that I was hitting the character limit very early on due to long URLs. So, I was able to find a URL shortener that has worked for me. This is helpful to anyone who may have complex or long coding ideas with image addresses/links from sta.sh or any other website that is... unnecessarily long... or just in case you'd like to clean up your coding a bit! I'm sure many people may know about the site, but I hope this might reach someone who could use this information.
http://tny.im/ or http://tinyurl.com

[skyline]

@Mid-life
it would be the dimensions. larger signatures like this will break in pms, it's kind of just a sacrifice you have to make when you have a signature of that size. if it really bugs you, the only solution would be to scale down most of the signature or remove something. if you'd like, i could scale the whole thing down for you. feel free to pm me :]

[NE0N-UMBR30N]

mark

[grey matter]

Hi! My code shows up as I want it to in preview (two columns side by side, next to one another), but in actuality it is two columns with the right one sagging on the side of the left one. Can anyone help me figure out what I need to fix or how to fix it? Here is the code.

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[center][size=150][b]Note! Impressions from other characters may change as they interact more.[/size]
man, i'm gonna have to re-code this...[/b][/center]

[left][quote]Despina "The Hider" Speculand
is a half-blood with a knack for the
Disillusionment charm. She's got great
control over it and this has lead to her
occasionally using her time to appear
just slightly enough to make people
unnerved. That's not really a hobby
of hers, just the way she usually
ends up meeting people. She
makes a game of being stealthy
and quiet, and enjoys sneaking
up on people. This, luckily,
doesn't have many roots other
than her learning the charm.
She may feel unseen at times
in ways that might not be her
fault, but other times she goes
out of her way to scare others.
It's her way of shaking off the
initial awkwardness of interaction
that makes her more averse to
making friends. It also puts her
in control of the situation.[/quote]
Despina Speculand
[list][*]Gender: Female (transgender) (she/her)
[*]Sexuality/romanticism: WLW
[*]Age: 16
[*]House: Gryffindor. Her desires lie
in shaking off any fears and
awkwardness in order to get things
done, so that's obviously what she
valued most at the time of
her sorting.
[*] Patronus: Unknown (
[*]Physical description:
[*]Mannerisms:
[*]Pet:
[*]Wand:
[*]Impressions from Iago:
[*]Impressions from Chevre:
[*]Impressions from Korves[/list]
[quote]A pureblood in parentage and
grandparentage but not of a pureblood
family, Chevre has been interested in
the academic side of wizarding since
childhood. [/quote]
Chevre Laith
[list][*]Gender: Questioning until a
certain point in RP (agender)
(xi/xim/xir/xirs/xirself but that's later)
(Those who Chevre is not out to yet would
probably use he/him until further notice
but if having to misgender Chevre is
uncomfy even whenever xi isn't out in canon,
you can just not refer to xim by any pronoun,
I think. I might need to work this part out a
bit)
[*]Sexuality/romanticism: "Look, gender is
confusingenough, do you think I'm even
close to knowing what this one is? Isn't
everything not-straight now?" - Chevre,
having a realization post-realizing xir
gender.
[*]Age: 16
[*]House: Ravenclaw. Xi is very
interested in learning what
the past had to offer, particularly,
in ways of improving on it, but also
in the wisdom and knowledge it
had to grant, placing xir in
Ravenclaw.
[*] Patronus: Unknown (Goat)
[*]Physical description:
[*]Mannerisms: Has a tendency to bite xir
nails or the area around them, so xi wears
gloves to avoid this, and often rests
xir knuckles on xir
lips, especially when gloved.
[*]Pet: A long-eared owl named Lichen
for no particular reason, Chevre just
thought it sounded nice.
[*]Wand: Poplar wood with unicorn core.
The wand is on the longer side.
 Has withstood a few drops over time
due to lack of friction from gloves.
[*]Impressions from Iago: "Ah! Chevre,
cloven-hooves... Chevre is the only
rival I've ever made for myself, even on
accident? And by rival, I mean, I actually
want to interact with this person. Not an
enemy, but a rival. Chevre isn't the only
thing keeping me  moving forward, but...
Chevre's a good motivator. We both got
good grades on the OWLs last year, and
I think I have  to owe it to Chevre, because
I probably would've gotten sidetracked
with some mystery or idea instead of studying.
Chevre's made things I haven't thought of,
and solved mysteries I couldn't, and for
someone  who thinks inside the box more
than I do, well, when your box and
someone else's box are different,
the box can... can... this is hard to
explain... The inside of Chevre's box
is outside of my box. And I think that's
interesting."
[*]Impressions from Despina:
[*]Impressions from Korves:[/list][/left]
[right][quote]A half-blood,
Korves lives with _ muggle mother when not in school. _ father
passed away from illness during Koves's second year. In honor of
him, he started writing poetry. Combined with Korves's interest in
tabletop fantasy RPG games as provoked by _ mother, and reading
the works of Beedle the Bard to cope with the loss, Korves developed
an interest in tying magic to stories and the spoken words, not just
the short, single words spoken for spellcasting. _ occassionally
try to host game nights whenever possible. _ usually try to come off
as mysterious in _ conversation, but can't help but snicker it off and
speak in _ usual tone of voice. Has made a friend of Despina
Speculand by noticing her presence before she made
herself known, and laying down some short verse
about this.[/quote]
Korves Veitch
[list][*]Gender:
[*]Sexuality/romanticism:
[*]Age:
[*]House: Hufflepuff. Korves's valuess
don't particularly lie anywhere, and
_ isn't even particularly loyal. But
the lot is taken and taught all the same.
[*] Patronus: Unknown (Ankylosaurus)
[*]Physical description:
[*]Mannerisms:
[*]Pet:
[*]Wand:
[*]Impressions from Iago:
[*]Impressions from Chevre:
[*]Impressions from Despina:[/list][quote]A muggleborn with light experiences
with magic prior to attending Hogwarts due to his
great aunt. From the day he got his acceptance letter,
Iago knew he wanted to do one thing with his time at
Hogwarts if not learn - combine wizarding magic with
muggle technology and science. However, a new motive
blossomed when he realized how much he [i]didn't[/i]
know about magic and the magical world in general,
so he's also devoted his time not only to invention,
but research and exploration. This has lead to him
making a rival in Chevre Laith, but maybe the rivalry
pushes him to invent and solve in a good way...[/quote]
Iago Vandervilet
[list][*]Gender: Male (transgender) (he/him)
[*]Sexuality/romanticism: Questioning (mpsec-ace)
[*]Age: 16
[*]House: Slytherin
[*] Patronus: Unknown at the moment (clown nudibranch)
[*]Physical description: He has warm, medium-brown skin,
short black hair that has a difficult-to-manage natural
cowlick in the back. He tries to keep it neat with a
swarm of bobby pins he normally just uses for
picking a magic lock he keeps on him for when
he's bored. He's 5'5".
[*]Mannerisms: He has a tendency to tap
surfaces or rub his fingers over them,
particularly that of particularly cold,
warm, or uneven surfaces.
[*]Pet: Amphitrite "The Blind Pickpocket," a
toad that is approaching older age and is
mostly blind. She likes to sneak into
pockets and eat people's things out of them.
[*]Wand: Acacia with a dragon heartstring core.
It has a ton of grooves and crevices which do
gather dirt but Iago likes to trace them.
[*]Impressions from Chevre: "My opinions on Iago
are both of admiration, respect, and a burning
desire to one-up him. We [i]are[/i] rivals after all.
He's a good rival! We're on rather equal footing.
I'm obviously above him, but I will admit even that
shifts ever so slightly from time to time. I wouldn't
want to see harm come to him. We're amicable,
even if we volley some insults upon occasion. I'd
even call us friendly rivals... if Iago agrees we're that,
too. His presence makes me think differently than normal.
Because to outdo him, well, I have to do things better than him!
And he's already good at things! So, even if things are within
my abilities, I still have to do something novel with them to
usurp him. And that's why I just have to press on."
[*]Impressions from Despina:
[*]Impressions from Korves: "Another on the edge
of two worlds. Two branching paths, colliding
in a way that could drastically effect the future...
But maybe not, I'm rusty on my divination. I don't...
know him. I know his reputation. I've heard that he's
trying to... put wi-fi in the school? Or maybe he
already did? I... I haven't asked recently, that's a pretty
old rumor. He sounds interesting. Just not someone I know
at the moment."[/list]
[/right]

[Vivika]

@baikinman - Hello there! I hope your day is going well! <3 The coding preview in cs is actually a little wider than what it is in actuality (when you post it in the forums). This is why the code looks perfectly fine in preview, but breaks in the forums. c:

The easiest way to make it work is to shorten your lines in the [right] column! I'd tackle the longest lines in the code first and shorten those ones, testing it (by posting it to the forums) to see if it will fit. After that, I'd recommend only keeping your lines as long as the 'longest fitting line'.

I've attempted this for you below, but let me know if it works on your device (since it does vary across devices + browsers) and/or if you'd like further explanation!



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[center][size=150][b]Note! Impressions from other characters may change as they interact more.[/size]
man, i'm gonna have to re-code this...[/b][/center]

[left][quote]Despina "The Hider" Speculand
is a half-blood with a knack for the
Disillusionment charm. She's got great
control over it and this has lead to her
occasionally using her time to appear
just slightly enough to make people
unnerved. That's not really a hobby
of hers, just the way she usually
ends up meeting people. She
makes a game of being stealthy
and quiet, and enjoys sneaking
up on people. This, luckily,
doesn't have many roots other
than her learning the charm.
She may feel unseen at times
in ways that might not be her
fault, but other times she goes
out of her way to scare others.
It's her way of shaking off the
initial awkwardness of interaction
that makes her more averse to
making friends. It also puts her
in control of the situation.[/quote]
Despina Speculand
[list][*]Gender: Female (transgender) (she/her)
[*]Sexuality/romanticism: WLW
[*]Age: 16
[*]House: Gryffindor. Her desires lie
in shaking off any fears and
awkwardness in order to get things
done, so that's obviously what she
valued most at the time of
her sorting.
[*] Patronus: Unknown (
[*]Physical description:
[*]Mannerisms:
[*]Pet:
[*]Wand:
[*]Impressions from Iago:
[*]Impressions from Chevre:
[*]Impressions from Korves[/list]
[quote]A pureblood in parentage and
grandparentage but not of a pureblood
family, Chevre has been interested in
the academic side of wizarding since
childhood. [/quote]
Chevre Laith
[list][*]Gender: Questioning until a
certain point in RP (agender)
(xi/xim/xir/xirs/xirself but that's later)
(Those who Chevre is not out to yet would
probably use he/him until further notice
but if having to misgender Chevre is
uncomfy even whenever xi isn't out in canon,
you can just not refer to xim by any pronoun,
I think. I might need to work this part out a
bit)
[*]Sexuality/romanticism: "Look, gender is
confusingenough, do you think I'm even
close to knowing what this one is? Isn't
everything not-straight now?" - Chevre,
having a realization post-realizing xir
gender.
[*]Age: 16
[*]House: Ravenclaw. Xi is very
interested in learning what
the past had to offer, particularly,
in ways of improving on it, but also
in the wisdom and knowledge it
had to grant, placing xir in
Ravenclaw.
[*] Patronus: Unknown (Goat)
[*]Physical description:
[*]Mannerisms: Has a tendency to bite xir
nails or the area around them, so xi wears
gloves to avoid this, and often rests
xir knuckles on xir
lips, especially when gloved.
[*]Pet: A long-eared owl named Lichen
for no particular reason, Chevre just
thought it sounded nice.
[*]Wand: Poplar wood with unicorn core.
The wand is on the longer side.
 Has withstood a few drops over time
due to lack of friction from gloves.
[*]Impressions from Iago: "Ah! Chevre,
cloven-hooves... Chevre is the only
rival I've ever made for myself, even on
accident? And by rival, I mean, I actually
want to interact with this person. Not an
enemy, but a rival. Chevre isn't the only
thing keeping me  moving forward, but...
Chevre's a good motivator. We both got
good grades on the OWLs last year, and
I think I have  to owe it to Chevre, because
I probably would've gotten sidetracked
with some mystery or idea instead of studying.
Chevre's made things I haven't thought of,
and solved mysteries I couldn't, and for
someone  who thinks inside the box more
than I do, well, when your box and
someone else's box are different,
the box can... can... this is hard to
explain... The inside of Chevre's box
is outside of my box. And I think that's
interesting."
[*]Impressions from Despina:
[*]Impressions from Korves:[/list][/left][right][quote]
A half-blood,
Korves lives with _ muggle mother when not in school. _ father
passed away from illness during Koves's second year. In honor of
him, he started writing poetry. Combined with Korves's interest
in tabletop fantasy RPG games as provoked by _ mother, and
reading the works of Beedle the Bard to cope with the loss,
Korves developed an interest in tying magic to stories and the
spoken words, not just the short, single words spoken for spell
-casting. _ occassionally try to host game nights whenever
possible. _ usually try to come off as mysterious in _ conversation,
but can't help but snicker it off and speak in _ usual tone of voice.
Has made a friend of Despina Speculand by noticing her presence
before she made herself known, and laying down some short verse
about this.[/quote]

Korves Veitch
[list][*]Gender:
[*]Sexuality/romanticism:
[*]Age:
[*]House: Hufflepuff. Korves's valuess
don't particularly lie anywhere, and
_ isn't even particularly loyal. But
the lot is taken and taught all the same.
[*]Patronus: Unknown (Ankylosaurus)
[*]Physical description:
[*]Mannerisms:
[*]Pet:
[*]Wand:
[*]Impressions from Iago:
[*]Impressions from Chevre:
[*]Impressions from Despina:[/list]

[quote]
A muggleborn with light experiences
with magic prior to attending Hogwarts due to his
great aunt. From the day he got his acceptance letter,
Iago knew he wanted to do one thing with his time at
Hogwarts if not learn - combine wizarding magic with
muggle technology and science. However, a new motive
blossomed when he realized how much he didn't
know about magic and the magical world in general,
so he's also devoted his time not only to invention,
but research and exploration. This has lead to him
making a rival in Chevre Laith, but maybe the rivalry
pushes him to invent and solve in a good way...[/quote]


Iago Vandervilet
[list][*]Gender: Male (transgender) (he/him)
[*]Sexuality/romanticism: Questioning (mpsec-ace)
[*]Age: 16
[*]House: Slytherin
[*]Patronus: Unknown at the moment (clown nudibranch)
[*]Physical description: He has warm, medium-brown skin,
short black hair that has a difficult-to-manage natural
cowlick in the back. He tries to keep it neat with a
swarm of bobby pins he normally just uses for
picking a magic lock he keeps on him for when
he's bored. He's 5'5".
[*]Mannerisms: He has a tendency to tap
surfaces or rub his fingers over them,
particularly that of particularly cold,
warm, or uneven surfaces.
[*]Pet: Amphitrite "The Blind Pickpocket," a
toad that is approaching older age and is
mostly blind. She likes to sneak into
pockets and eat people's things out of them.
Wand: Acacia with a dragon heartstring core.
It has a ton of grooves and crevices which do
gather dirt but Iago likes to trace them.
[*]Impressions from Chevre: "My opinions on Iago
are both of admiration, respect, and a burning
desire to one-up him. We are rivals after all.
He's a good rival! We're on rather equal footing.
I'm obviously above him, but I will admit even that
shifts ever so slightly from time to time. I wouldn't
want to see harm come to him. We're amicable,
even if we volley some insults upon occasion. I'd
even call us friendly rivals... if Iago agrees we're that,
too. His presence makes me think differently than normal.
Because to outdo him, well, I have to do things better than
him! And he's already good at things! So, even if things are
within my abilities, I still have to do something novel with
them to usurp him. And that's why I just have to press on."
[*]Impressions from Despina:
[*]Impressions from Korves: "Another on the edge
of two worlds. Two branching paths, colliding
in a way that could drastically effect the future...
But maybe not, I'm rusty on my divination. I don't...
know him. I know his reputation. I've heard that he's
trying to... put wi-fi in the school? Or maybe he
already did? I... I haven't asked recently, that's a pretty
old rumor. He sounds interesting. Just not someone I know
at the moment."[/list][/right]

[chaoticbeing]

im having so many issues and im gonna cry lol. i was able to get the right [left coded] border to press against everything but suddenly its having issues. please help

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