Introduction to BB-Tags

Due to the various forums on the internet, there can be many kinds of supported BBCode. If you don't know what it is, then let me explain. BBCode is used for two main reasons:

1. Formatting text when html is required to be restricted.
2. Making it easier for the user to remember the formatting techniques wit the use of [tags].

The [tags] are written in a very simple manner and perform funcitons like making text bold, adding url links and many others.

Here is an example on how simple BB-Tags are written:
[b]BOLD TEXT[/b] would look like this BOLD TEXT

Using the above technique combined with the features supported, you can create proffessional looking posts quite easily on DS-Scene.




List of supported tags

Many of the tags have assigned buttons except for a small few. There are a few that you must type them manually. If the code has an icon, it is clickable when you create your post. If it has "list" in the icon column, there is a drop down list when you create your post. If it has "none" in the icon column then you must type it manually

Here are the different types:


Simple Tags

Icon	Feature	Example
	Insert Image	[img]http://www.ds-scene.net[/img]
	Insert Image (no auto resize)	[img_nr]http://www.ds-scene.net[/img_nr]
	Insert Link	[url]http://www.ds-scene.net[/url]
	Email Link	[email]blah@ds-scene.net[/email]
	Bold Text	[b]Bold Text[/b]
	Italic Text	[i]Italic Text[/i]
	Underlined Text	[u]Underlined Text[/u]
	Strike-Through Text	[s]Strike-Through Text[/s]
	Left Align Text	[left]Left Align Text[/left]
	Right Align Text	[right]Right Align Text[/right]
	Center Align Text	[center]Center Align Text[/center]
	Text Indent	[indent]Text Indent[/indent]
	Quote Box	[quote]Quote Box[/quote]
	Code Box	[code]Code Box[/code]
none	NFO Box	[nfo]NFO Box[/nfo]
none	Spoiler Box	[spoiler]Spoiler Box[/spoiler]
none	Ignore BBCode	[notags:][b][/notags:] *remove the ":". The tag is notags.

Advanced Tags

Icon	Feature	Example
	Insert Image At Set Size	[img=100,100]http://www.ds-scene.net[/img] *width,height.
	Insert Image At Set Size (no auto resize)	[img_nr=100,100]http://www.ds-scene.net[/img_nr] *width,height.
	Link Text To URL	[url=http://www.ds-scene.net]Text To Link[/url]
	Link Text To Email	[email=blah@ds-scene.net]Text To Link[/email]
	Bulleted List - Bullets	[list][*]line1[*]line2[*]line3[/list] *use [*] for each line.
	Bulleted List - Numbers	[list=1][*]line 1[*]line 2[*]line 3[/list] *use [*] for each line.
none	Bulleted List - Letters	[list=a][*]line a[*]line b[*]line c[/list] *use [*] for each line.
	Insert Flash At Set Size	[flash=100,100]http://www.ds-scene.net[/flash] *width,height.
list	SET A SIZE FOR TEXT	[size=20]Set A Size For Text[/size] *sizes are 10 to 28 and are in pixels.
	Text Background Colour	[background=yellow]Text Background Colour[/background]
	Colour Of Text	[color=green]Colour Of Text[/color] *can be name or hex i.e. 'orange' or '#FF9900'.
list	Set A Font For Text	[font=Impact]Set A Font For Text[/font] *the font can be anything but will only be visible by people with that font installed.
none	Headed Quote Box	[quote=Header]Quote Box[/quote]
none	Headed Spoiler Box	[spoiler=Header]Spoiler Box[/spoiler]
	Embbed a YouTube Video	[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzPF4wR0Sr4[/youtube]
	Position an image on the right	[imgr]http://blah/image.gif[/imgr]
	Position an image on the right (no auto resize)	[imgr_nr]http://blah/image.gif[/imgr_nr]
	Position an image on the left	[imgl]http://blah/image.gif[/imgl]
	Position an image on the left (no auto resize)	[imgl_nr]http://blah/image.gif[/imgl_nr]
	Opens ds-scene image viewer	[imgv=Header Description,http://blah/image.gif]click for image[/imgv]
	Opens ds-scene FLV player	[flv=FLV Description,http://blah/movie.flv,320,260]click for movie[/flv]

SMILIES

       Many smilies are supported. A full list of supported smilies is available when you create a new post.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Why does DS-Scene enforce the use of BB-Tags.
A. HTML can cause problems with the layout of the page. Therefore it is necessary to force users to post using BB-Tags

Q. I've tried combining tags but they are not appearing correctly. What am I doing wrong?
A. Some tags do not like being overlapped or mixed with other tags. In general you should be able to combine the tags but some combinations can cause errors or the post not to display as intended

Q. Can I use PHP or similar tag from A.N.Other forum?
A. No you cannot. All compatable tags are detailed here though requests for new tags will be considered.

Q. Can I have more information on BBCode?
More information on tags and BBCode can be found on Wikipedia.

This post has been edited by retrohead, Fri, May 13th, 2011 at 00:31