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Coding Tutorial for Trade Threads?

riddleraven

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    I realize that the forum has a BBCode guide already (https://www.pokecommunity.com/misc.php?do=bbcode) but has anyone created more of a tutorial for use with trading threads?

    There are some really cool trade threads out there and the BBcode guide just does not explain how to do a lot of the cool things they've done. And honestly I can't find guides anywhere on the regular internet either that help.

    So, where can I find more information about this?

    If there is not currently a good guide I was thinking about creating one. But obviously I need a way to learn first. And could use some collaboration from people who already know a lot too. I was planning on contacting them. But there's no point if there's already a guide somewhere. So is there?
     
    I'm not entirely sure I understand what you're talking about. However, I assume you're talking about CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) there's plenty of tutorials for it if you google CSS. There's also a stickied help thread for it over in the Computers & Technology/Webmaster's Discussion section.
     
    Manipulation said:
    I'm not entirely sure I understand what you're talking about. However, I assume you're talking about CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) there's plenty of tutorials for it if you google CSS. There's also a stickied help thread for it over in the Computers & Technology/Webmaster's Discussion section.
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    And, if you're like me who's a bit lazy, then here's the link to the thread he's talking about.
     
    I already know a lot of CSS for coding websites. What I don't know is how to use it in my posts on this site. Because it's not like you can put a style sheet in your post. You have to use BBcode like "[css-div" and regular CSS guides on the internet do not teach you that.

    However, that link is helpful. I can learn a few more tricks from it at least. Thanks.
     
    Take a look at this code here:
    Code: 
    [PLAIN][div="background: url('image here'); background-repeat:no-repeat; width: 400px; height: 300px; cursor: wait;"][cd="position: relative; left: 405px; top: -3px;"]<blah signature content here>[/div][/PLAIN]

    Notice how I stack attributes on elements, and this code simply only forces browsers to display my signature how I want it to look! (It's sort of an IE friendly Two Column hack, except by using the CSS, I define what goes in each column by where I place my tags.)

    Of course there are other tags on PC which are CSS related, which I encourage you to try. They're not rocket science to figure out, you just have to look at how they work in CSS and try passing parameters to that tag in normal BBcode fashion. Some tags take params inside the opening tag like this: [tag="blah blah parameters"][/tag] and the ones which have one function only affect what they're wrapped around. Play around and see what things you can get to work and what things you can't. It may take time, but it's something that's not exactly easy to teach or write a tutorial on.
     
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