This is almost entirely pulled from my NS-side Technical FAQ, but I tried to adjust things for Euro-specific coding as is appropriate. If I goofed something (or if you want to know how to code something I don't have included here), let me know, and I can try to edit it in.
CODING
How do I code X, Y, Z?
There is this BBCode guide. However, I'll run through some of the more common/frequently used codes here, as well. (If there are others you'd like to see added, please reply with what else you'd want added, and I will happily do so.)
BOLD
[nocode]BOLD[/nocode]
ITALICS
[nocode]ITALICS[/nocode]
UNDERLINE
[nocode]UNDERLINE[/nocode]
STRIKEOUT
[nocode]STRIKEOUT[/nocode]
RED BLUE GREEN (You can also use the Hexadecimal RGB color code, if you're familiar with those. A list of codes for those colors can be found here.)
[nocode]RED BLUE GREEN[/nocode]
LINK
[nocode]LINK[/nocode]
Mousebumples (Use the name of the nation in question where I have my nation name inserted.)
Europeia
Horizontal Line:
[nocode]
[/nocode]
How do I change the size of my text on the forums?
Font size is determined based on a numbering system. 1 is "normal" size. Smaller numbers shrink the font size. Larger numbers enlarge the font size.
[size=-5]This is size -5.[/size]
[size=-3]This is size -3[/size]
[size=-1]This is size -1.[/size]
This is size 1.
This is size 3
This is size 5.
This is size 7.
This is size 10.
Euro forums also lets you use Big and Small tags (and combine them) to change the size of your font.
Big
Bigger
Biggest
Small
Smaller
Smallest
How do I code images on the forums?
Place the url of an image in between the [/nocode]
How do I code to align my text in a certain way?
There are 2 alignment options (left is default and does not need to be coded) -
How do I code spoiler tags?
[nocode]
[/nocode]
[nocode]
[/nocode]
You can hide a spoiler tag within a spoiler tag. One needs to have the custom text, and the other cannot have the custom text.
[nocode]
[/nocode]
Euro forums also have "hide" tags that work about the same, but they look different:
[hide=Click to see!]Hidden text. Oooooh. Ahhhhh![/hide]
How do I quote another person's post?
The other obvious option is to click the "quote" button in the bottom-right hand corner of each post.
How do I create a list?
Alternate options include:
Numbered lists -
Lettered lists -
Roman Numerals -
You can also combine lists to make a multi-level list:
Just make sure to close out each of the sub-lists you create. Otherwise, it can cause some weird indentation for your text that follows the list.
Anything else you want a walkthrough on learning how to code?
Let me know!
CODING
How do I code X, Y, Z?
There is this BBCode guide. However, I'll run through some of the more common/frequently used codes here, as well. (If there are others you'd like to see added, please reply with what else you'd want added, and I will happily do so.)
BOLD
[nocode]BOLD[/nocode]
ITALICS
[nocode]ITALICS[/nocode]
UNDERLINE
[nocode]UNDERLINE[/nocode]
[nocode]
RED BLUE GREEN (You can also use the Hexadecimal RGB color code, if you're familiar with those. A list of codes for those colors can be found here.)
[nocode]RED BLUE GREEN[/nocode]
LINK
[nocode]LINK[/nocode]
Mousebumples (Use the name of the nation in question where I have my nation name inserted.)
Code:
[nation]Mousebumples[/nation]
Europeia
Code:
[region]Europeia[/region]
Horizontal Line:
[nocode]
[/nocode]
How do I change the size of my text on the forums?
Font size is determined based on a numbering system. 1 is "normal" size. Smaller numbers shrink the font size. Larger numbers enlarge the font size.
[size=-5]This is size -5.[/size]
[size=-3]This is size -3[/size]
[size=-1]This is size -1.[/size]
This is size 1.
This is size 3
This is size 5.
This is size 7.
This is size 10.
Code:
[size=-5]This is size -5.[/size]
[size=-3]This is size -3[/size]
[size=-1]This is size -1.[/size]
[size=1]This is size 1.[/size]
[size=3]This is size 3[/size]
[size=5]This is size 5.[/size]
[size=7]This is size 7.[/size]
[size=10]This is size 10.[/size]
Euro forums also lets you use Big and Small tags (and combine them) to change the size of your font.
Big
Bigger
Biggest
Small
Smaller
Smallest
Code:
[big]Big[/big]
[big][big]Bigger[/big][/big]
[big][big][big]Biggest[/big][/big][/big]
[small]Small[/small]
[small][small]Smaller[/small][/small]
[small][small][small]Smallest[/small][/small][/small]
How do I code images on the forums?
Place the url of an image in between the [/nocode]
How do I code to align my text in a certain way?
There are 2 alignment options (left is default and does not need to be coded) -
RIGHT
[nocode]RIGHT
[/nocode]CENTERED
[nocode]CENTERED
[/nocode]How do I code spoiler tags?
Hidden text
Hidden text
Hidden Text
Hidden Text
You can hide a spoiler tag within a spoiler tag. One needs to have the custom text, and the other cannot have the custom text.
Nested Spoiler Tag
More hidden text
Nested Spoiler Tag
More hidden text
Euro forums also have "hide" tags that work about the same, but they look different:
[hide=Click to see!]Hidden text. Oooooh. Ahhhhh![/hide]
Code:
[hide=Click to see!]Hidden text. Oooooh. Ahhhhh![/hide]
How do I quote another person's post?
[nocode]Quoted text
[/nocode]Quoted text
[nocode]Moderator said:Moderator quote
[/nocode]Moderator said:Moderator quote
The other obvious option is to click the "quote" button in the bottom-right hand corner of each post.
How do I create a list?
- List
- List
- List
- List
Alternate options include:
Numbered lists -
- One
- Two
- One
- Two
Lettered lists -
- A
- B
- A
- B
Roman Numerals -
- I
- II
- I
- II
You can also combine lists to make a multi-level list:
- I
- A
- 1
- a
- i
- b
- a
- 2
- 1
- B
- A
- II
- I
- A
- 1
- a
- i
- b
- a
- 2
- 1
- B
- A
- II
Just make sure to close out each of the sub-lists you create. Otherwise, it can cause some weird indentation for your text that follows the list.
Anything else you want a walkthrough on learning how to code?
Let me know!