Coloured text in log

[+DENelson83]

I've wanted to add coloured text to a log on a cache's webpage, but I don't know how to do that. I've tried '<font color=""></font>', but that's stripped out, and I've tried '', but the site ignores that. Does anybody here know how to put coloured text into a log?

[savant9]

Use bb code not html

[savant9]

like this...

 

[color=#FFCC33] [/color] 

 

*edit*...disregard that...i just tried it and it doesnt work

Edited October 19, 2009 by savant9

[+The Blorenges]

I use

 

[red]whatever text[/red]

 

[green]someothertext[/green]

 

etc

 

That works with quite a few colours.

 

MrsB

[Motorcycle_Mama]

Not a Getting Started issue. Moving to the Geocaching.com web site forum.

[GOF and Bacall]

I use

 

[red]whatever text[/red]

 

[green]someothertext[/green]

 

etc

 

That works with quite a few colours.

 

MrsB

 

Interesting. I don't recall seeing a log in color.

[+The Blorenges]

I use

 

[red]whatever text[/red]

 

[green]someothertext[/green]

 

etc

 

That works with quite a few colours.

 

MrsB

 

Interesting. I don't recall seeing a log in color.

 

Here's a log that uses a touch of colour. Just a touch of colour - we don't like to overdo such things

 

"Bringing a little colour to a log."

 

MrsB

[knowschad]

Adding color (or any other text formatting) to a log is done in exactly the same way that you would do it in the forums... by the use of "bbcode" tags, which are similar, but not the same as, HTML tags. The difference is that the forum has a toolbar for adding the codes with the click of a button, but there is nothing stopping you from typing them in manually.

 

 

Be aware, though, that the emailed version of the logs will show the literal tags, and not the formatting itself.

[+Prime Suspect]

Adding color (or any other text formatting) to a log is done in exactly the same way that you would do it in the forums... by the use of "bbcode" tags, which are similar, but not the same as, HTML tags. The difference is that the forum has a toolbar for adding the codes with the click of a button, but there is nothing stopping you from typing them in manually.

 

 

Be aware, though, that the emailed version of the logs will show the literal tags, and not the formatting itself.

Colored text in logs doesn't conform to BBCode standards. It uses its own format, which is simply the color name, no "font=" or "color=". Of course, you have to know which of the hundreds of html named colors are the magic 17 that are recognized by the GC log parser.

 

Easiest way to add styles and colors to logs is to just install this script.

[+two bison]

Could you share the "magic 17" with us? Thanks.