Add space in posts before Signature

[Joeychgo]

This is something that always irks me.

I like a little space after the post and before the signature. I just think things are a bit too crowded otherwise.

If you would like to do this also....

This is a simple template change. VERY simple.


In your postbit or bostbit_legacy (depending on which you use, vB FAQ uses Legacy)

The controlling piece of code is this:




<if condition="$post['signature']">
<!-- sig -->
<div>
__________________<br />
$post[signature]
</div>
<!-- / sig -->
</if>


Just add the <br /> in like this - add as many as you like.



<if condition="$post['signature']">
<!-- sig -->
<div>
<br /><br /><br />
__________________<br />
$post[signature]
</div>
<!-- / sig -->
</if>



Thats it! Just for those who dont know, <br /> = line break in HTML.

[Peggy]

Can you do that after the line as well so that the signature isn't smack up against the bottom of that line? THAT irks me

[Joeychgo]

Yes.... Just add as many as you like



<if condition="$post['signature']">
<!-- sig -->
<div>
<br /><br /><br />
__________________<br /><br /><br />
$post[signature]
</div>
<!-- / sig -->
</if>


Or - take the whole line out so there is no line....



<if condition="$post['signature']">
<!-- sig -->
<div>
<br /><br /><br />

$post[signature]
</div>
<!-- / sig -->
</if>


Or - Replace the line with something else



<if condition="$post['signature']">
<!-- sig -->
<div>
<br /><br /><br />
********************<br /><br /><br />
$post[signature]
</div>
<!-- / sig -->
</if>

[Peggy]

sweeeeeeeeet... thanks hun

[BamaStangGuy]

Never thought of doing this! Good idea

[Elsie]

i know i'm a bit behind the times, but thanks for this!! :)

can i center my dividing line too? and if so whereabouts does the <center> need to be?

[John]

... or even use <p> several times....

[Elsie]

what about centering? :)

[John]

what about centering? :)Try

<span class="center">_________________</span>

Here's an excellent resource: http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/fullindex/

[Elsie]

nope that didn't do it......

[Elsie]

aha

plain old <center>______________</center> did tho :)

[John]

Ah well... nearly there then. Glad you got it sorted.

[Peggy]

John thank you for that link! The section on CSS is going to be very helpful to me. Just about every other CSS resource I've googled was so confusing. THIS one I can understand. Strange that I didn't find it in a google search :(

[Elsie]

looks useful :) i'm just coming to the end of a short html course, so this will be handy for further development! thanks.

[John]

Might be a good idea to start some tests eh!!

[Peggy]

uugghhh I'm so BAD at tests :rolleyes:

[Norman]

Really nice idea! :D
Thanks!

[Peggy]

speaking of which.... Joey, would you put another <br /> beneath the line so the sig isn't right up against it? puleeeeeeaaaaaaase? :p

[Boofo]

... or even use <p> several times....

How would you do this with the paragraph tags and what would be the difference between that and the breaks?

[John]

Hi Boofo, it was my understanding that the <p> tage puts a space between it and the next line, so rather than just using two <br />'s could you not use just on <p>...?

[Elsie]

in my experience of coding (which is limited, i know) i've never used a <br />. it's always just been <br>. can anyone tell me what the difference is, if there is one?!

[Boofo]

Hi Boofo, it was my understanding that the <p> tage puts a space between it and the next line, so rather than just using two <br />'s could you not use just on <p>...?

True, I think. How would you do it with the paragraph tags then, as an example?

[Peggy]

True, I think. How would you do it with the paragraph tags then, as an example?
One <p> gives you the same result as 2 <br>'s or <br />'s

so rather than using <br /><br />, you'd use one <p> = same result

[Elsie]

is having the / inside the brackets the same as going without?

[Peggy]

<br> is html and <br /> is xhtml. Both codes produce the same results. But the latter is better used.
XHTML is a reformulation of html. You can read about it here (http://webdesign.about.com/od/html101classes/a/bl_xclass1_3a.htm). I'm just learning xhtml myself, as I've been writing webpages with html for years.

[Elsie]

oooooooooo-k!! lol. thanks!

i think i'll carry on with the basics of html for now!! one thing at a time!

[Peggy]

lol... I do the same most of the time. I'm learning the xhtml a little at a time.

[Elsie]

just glancing at those tips, i do a lot of them already, so that's handy!! :)

[Peggy]

back on topic....

I put a couple of <br />'s after the line as well. I hate for the signatures to be smack up underneath that divider line.

[Elsie]

yeah i've done that too :)

[Angels]

Thanks, it works great. Just a word though, I'm using the old Postbit thing, the vBulletin 2 one, but I still had to edit my Postbit_Legacy template. The normal postbit one didn't do anything, so either you can only edit one of those, or you made a typo :)

[Joeychgo]

You only need to edit one or the other - whichever your using.

[popowich]

Thank you. I added the extra br to break away under the line.

[Mf.RUb]

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