Resolved Is there a way to overwrite black font to system default.

[Tubby23]

Hey so something I've noticed, because in the DnD threads we are using colour for spoken parts and returning to black for action parts, is that for some people this is resulting in posts being unreadable in Grey winners. See example below:


Is there anything that can be done in the system to override that back to system default? I'm guessing probably not but worth a try. At the moment my solution is to change to default mode (my eyes!!!) Or copy and paste the whole post to my notepad to read.

 

[Crystal]

Can't you all select a different colour than black to return to? A neutral colour, like a grey?

 

[Tubby23]

Can't you all select a different colour than black to return to? A neutral colour, like a grey?

I suppose we could start all posts in a grey or something and then return to it.

 

[Tubby23]

That said I don't know what that does for people not on GreyWinners

 

[TD]

It doesn't help for reading posts that have already used formatting, but when making posts you can use the bottom right option (eraser?) in the colour palette to make things the default colour which will match the current theme.

 

[Tubby23]

It doesn't help for reading posts that have already used formatting, but when making posts you can use the bottom right option (eraser?) in the colour palette to make things the default colour which will match the current theme.

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There we go, perhaps we need to make that a note for our DnD posts, or I can stop sooking haha

 

[Crystal]

Hmm. Give me some time to poke around a bit, I have an idea in my head that might be stupid, but it might not be.

Edit -- or yeah, what TD said.

 

[Tubby23]

@VashTheStampede and @Ben see above, do you mind adding it into the details for DnD somewhere you feel appropriate

 

[Ben]

It doesn't help for reading posts that have already used formatting, but when making posts you can use the bottom right option (eraser?) in the colour palette to make things the default colour which will match the current theme.

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Yeah, this. The eraser resets formatting to default.

@VashTheStampede and @Ben see above, do you mind adding it into the details for DnD somewhere you feel appropriate

I guess we could, for those who roll a 1 on their formatting perception checks.

 

[Tubby23]

Yeah, this. The eraser resets formatting to default.


I guess we could, for those who roll a 1 on their formatting perception checks.

 

[Jon]

 

[VashTheStampede]

testing how much I hate this

Control group

 

[TD]

testing how much I hate this

Control group

How well did your test work?

 

[Tubby23]

I think the clear formatting one should work across all as it resets to system default for whoever that person's chosen theme is.

 

[Crystal]

Wondering if I can throw a button on the editor that would let you turn on whatever the colour or colours are that you need without having to flip around with the colour selector. Just a button press and you're on, another and you're back to normal text again.

What actions would you need, and what colours should they be?

 

[Tubby23]

The speech colours are different for every person, but I suppose everyone would have the same action colours

 

[Crystal]

The speech colours are different for every person, but I suppose everyone would have the same action colours

Hmm. Could we have you set a colour in a profile field and then have the button conditionally use that colour when you click it. That's a tough one...need to think about that. The action one, though, I think we can make that happen easily.

 

[Ben]

Wondering if I can throw a button on the editor that would let you turn on whatever the colour or colours are that you need without having to flip around with the colour selector. Just a button press and you're on, another and you're back to normal text again.

What actions would you need, and what colours should they be?

That could be useful.

Though it is going to likely be a different requirement for each player, and perhaps even each campaign. In mine I'm using bold green for the action text, but as Tubbles said, each player has adopted their own color for their dialog.

I know there's that "default formatting" option in the profiles that I think only Avenger actually makes use of, but that applies to all text in the post. If there was a similar option to set a preferred format and then toggle it, that could solve for everyone. I could include a field for a hex code under the D&D character fields, perhaps.


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[Jon]

I CALL THIS COLOR!

 

[Crystal]

That could be useful.

Though it is going to likely be a different requirement for each player, and perhaps even each campaign. In mine I'm using bold green for the action text, but as Tubbles said, each player has adopted their own color for their dialog.

I know there's that "default formatting" option in the profiles that I think only Avenger actually makes use of, but that applies to all text in the post. If there was a similar option to set a preferred format and then toggle it, that could solve for everyone. I could include a field for a hex code under the D&D character fields, perhaps.

ATTENTION! CRAPTASTIC CRYSTAL HAS SOMETHING TO SAY!

Well, we could use these...that's true, but it would require people to flip back and forth between the rich text and plain text editors so they could fiddle with the bbcode and that could get tiresome during a roleplay game. I think if we setup a field for the character colour so everyone has their colour choice and we use a single colour for actions (which we can change per-campaign if needed) that could work. Just need to slap buttons on the editor and write a quick conditional...

THE CRAPTASTIC CRYSTAL HAS SPAKETH!

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[Tubby23]

Yeah that Blue is very hard to read on GreyWinners but I get your point.

 

[Crystal]

Testing action button

 

[Crystal]

We have an action button

 

[Ben]

Loving that you implemented that exactly how I thought of it when brainstorming in the DM forum, down to the same BBcode tag. Great minds (let you do all the work 'cause you're awesome).


Applauds Crystal's ingenuity.

 

[Crystal]

Loving that you implemented that exactly how I thought of it when brainstorming in the DM forum, down to the same BBcode tag. Great minds (let you do all the work 'cause you're awesome).


Applauds Crystal's ingenuity.

Now we just need the adventurers' colours in place. That one will be a little trickier, but I still think it's doable with just a custom field and a conditional. I might need a couple of days on that one...or @Lee's genius

 

[Crystal]

Does something heroic.

 

[Ben]

Now we just need the adventurers' colours in place. That one will be a little trickier, but I still think it's doable with just a custom field and a conditional. I might need a couple of days on that one...or @Lee's genius

No rush. You can only move so far on any given turn and I think GWF counts as difficult terrain.

While we're on the subject of D&D fixes and so I don't have to start a whole new thread, could I get the following added as smileys? Maybe as : and :?



Not sure if I'd resized this enough to work, but perhaps this one as a reaction?



I'm undecided if it'd work as a badge, and/or as a reward for what yet, though I guess I could play around with that one myself to see what works.

 

[Crystal]

No rush. You can only move so far on any given turn and I think GWF counts as difficult terrain.

While we're on the subject of D&D fixes and so I don't have to start a whole new thread, could I get the following added as smileys? Maybe as : and :?

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Not sure if I'd resized this enough to work, but perhaps this one as a reaction?

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I'm undecided if it'd work as a badge, and/or as a reward for what yet, though I guess I could play around with that one myself to see what works.

Certainly!

I can add the smilies and the reaction and if you want it added as a badge or a reward for something, we can definitely do that, too!

 

[Jon]

lol wut

 

[Crystal]

 

[Ben]

Certainly!

I can add the smilies and the reaction and if you want it added as a badge or a reward for something, we can definitely do that, too!

Thank you.

 

[Crystal]

Absolutely, it's fun seeing where all of this is going

 

[Lee]

Now we just need the adventurers' colours in place. That one will be a little trickier, but I still think it's doable with just a custom field and a conditional. I might need a couple of days on that one...or @Lee's genius

Send me a PM with what you want

 

[Lee]

Eagerly awaits a PM from Crystal, outlining his next quest.

 

[Crystal]

Send me a PM with what you want

 

[Mark]

Eagerly awaits a PM from Crystal, outlining his next quest.

 

[TD]

TD clicked the swords and tested the thing.

 

[Ben]

@Crystal @Lee If one of you can give me another formatting button that'll use the 'DnDDialogColor' Field ID in a span wrapper or however the BBcodes are configured, that'd be amazing.

It's returning an rgb(X,Y,Z) value, but I have it set up with the color picker under the D&D profile options. If for some reason the rgb value isn't compatible with the tags, I can change it to just ask for a 6-digit hex code input.

 

[Crystal]

We'll definitely see what we can do!

 

[Jon]

@Crystal - Can we get a button like the action and avenge ones that will use out D&D font color? That would be fucking cool.

 

[Crystal]

@Crystal - Can we get a button like the action and avenge ones that will use out D&D font color? That would be fucking cool.

@Lee has been working on that very thing. It's a bit more challenging that initially expected, but fingers crossed!

 

[Jon]

Cool, thankies. I figured the Lee the Great and Powerful would be working on it, but I thought I'd point it out just in case!

 

[Crystal]

Cool, thankies. I figured the Lee the Great and Powerful would be working on it, but I thought I'd point it out just in case!

Yep, our XF Wizard is trying his best

 

[Lee]

Very close to a solution I think. Hopefully this week some time.

 

[Crystal]

Very close to a solution I think. Hopefully this week some time.

No rush at all, Lee, the fact you're as close as you are is amazing! I didn't think it would be doable, but here you are again serving up wizardry!

 

[Crystal]

@Lee has saved the day again!! Note that this button will show the colour of YOUR character text when you quote someone else, but that's a minor hiccup and we can live with it all things considered


Clicking the wizards hat produces:

"Hello, random people"





Which then produces...

 

[Tubby23]

Shame it's not a wizard's sleeve

 

[Crystal]

Shame it's not a wizard's sleeve

 

[Tubby23]

Oh it goes a fancy pink colour in replies

 

[Crystal]

Oh it goes a fancy pink colour in replies

No, that's because my character colour is defined as pink, so that's one minor error that lingers on, but it's no big deal. So if you quote this snipped below, it'll be your orange/yellow colour:

Quote this