[Demonhood]

so now there's no excuse for spoiling the twist ending for the entire board.

it's pretty simple to use. just put the word spoiler in brackets [ ] type all about Keyser Soze, then close the tag. simple eh.

 

even a caveman could do it.

i'm open to changing how this looks. white with grey looks much better than black would have for the new theme.

[Dakar²]

 

I'll have the roatht duck with the mango thaltha.

[cSurfr]

 

I don't have much of an appetite, thank you.

[starman]

AFT....err, I mean, THANKS

[BlueSky]

 

The new theme will feature black text/black background so spoilers are all you will see.

[Chuckit]

Snape kills

 

Dumbledore

[Dakar²]

 

It was earth all along

[Peter]

its really hard to read on new theme :/

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by Peter 

its really hard to read on new theme :/

 

Only if your highlight color sucks.

[cSurfr]

Originally Posted by Dakar² 

 

Only if your highlight color sucks.

What new theme ?

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by cSurfr 

What new theme ?

Exactly.

[cSurfr]

Originally Posted by Dakar² 

Exactly.

Glad I could help

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by cSurfr 

Glad I could help

Yeah, we appreciate being reminded its still not here.

[andi*pandi]

I like how they do it at television without pity (scroll down, almost bottom of page...)

[nonhuman]

Is there a way it could be set to reveal the text on a mouseover rather than having to highlight it?

[paul w]

 

macnn is made of people. PEOPLE!!!

I need a better highlight color...

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by nonhuman 

Is there a way it could be set to reveal the text on a mouseover rather than having to highlight it?

Also, it should lens flare for dramatic effect.

[analogika]

mouseover would suck - far to easy to do accidentally.

[cSurfr]

Originally Posted by Dakar² 

Also, it should lens flare for dramatic effect.

You know what, you're right! Fixed™

[xi_hyperon]

Me likes. Thanks for the spoiler tags.

[zro]

Cool.

I'd suggest a JS CSS element switch (display:block/hide) rather than mouseover.

[BRussell]

The fact that iPhone doesn't have this is a dealbreaker for me.

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by cSurfr 

You know what, you're right! Fixed™

My sig is not a spoiler.

[cSurfr]

Originally Posted by Dakar² 

My sig is not a spoiler.

I know, but it needed a little. . . oomph, behind it

No need to thank me.

[greenamp]

 

Adama is a cylon.

[cSurfr]

Originally Posted by greenamp 

 

Adama is a cylon.

A guy I used to work with had that name. . . odd eh?

[andi*pandi]

Originally Posted by zro 

Cool.

I'd suggest a JS CSS element switch (display:block/hide) rather than mouseover.

Still too easy to activate. No mouseover/hover events. click and drag is the only way to prevent spoilage accidents.

[Gossamer]

Originally Posted by BRussell 

The fact that iPhone doesn't have this is a dealbreaker for me.

 

This is not the appropriate place to discuss your opinion on the iPhone. You should have created a new thread to say that.

[::maroma::]

 

It was all a dream!

[cSurfr]

Originally Posted by Gossamer 

 

This is not the appropriate place to discuss your opinion on the iPhone. You should have created a new thread to say that.

 

He's right, none of the 35+ other iPhone threads would have sufficed.

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by ::maroma:: 

 

It was all a dream!

Nice.

[effgee]

how about something like this ... "link to example". no accidental revealing on mousing over the spoiler, no highlighting required, simply click anywhere inside the spoiler and hold down mouse button to read. no js, either ... just plain ole' css.

[analogika]

Now THAT is just ****ing brilliant.

Make it so!

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by effgee 

how about something like this ... "link to example". no accidental revealing on mousing over the spoiler, no highlighting required, simply click anywhere inside the spoiler and hold down mouse button to read. no js, either ... just plain ole' css.

I just crapped my pants.

[andi*pandi]

that looks fab! it's a little taxing on the carpal tunnel to hold the mouse down while reading large text, but I should hope that spoilers would be short anyhow. and you can still click and drag too.

[effgee]

Originally Posted by Dakar² 

I just crapped my pants.

Should we make it brown, then? On second thought, we should just hold up with the "nice" spoiler, since the new theme is going live on

 

you didn't really think I was going to spoil that one, did you?

anyway.

[cybergoober]

Originally Posted by effgee 

how about something like this ... "link to example". no accidental revealing on mousing over the spoiler, no highlighting required, simply click anywhere inside the spoiler and hold down mouse button to read. no js, either ... just plain ole' css.

Yes!

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by effgee 

Should we make it brown, then? On second thought, we should just hold up with the "nice" spoiler, since the new theme is going live on

 

you didn't really think I was going to spoil that one, did you?

anyway.

I think I'd pay money if you guys waited till April Fools, then just changed the color of the forums and said, "Voíla!"

[effgee]

Originally Posted by Dakar² 

I think I'd pay money if you guys waited till April Fools, then just changed the color of the forums and said, "Voíla!"

and then change it back to the old theme on april 2. (edit: never mind me babbling ... looks like I need some sleep. or reading comprehension classes. or both.)

example #2, spoiler on crack, still decidedly low-tech, no js & no highlighting for andi css does rock, loads.

[Dakar²]

They should use that trick for people on ignore.

[andi*pandi]

I didn't mind the high-lighting in the first one eff, it is multi-purpose for lazybones like me who can't hold a mouse button down for more than 3 seconds. But dakar is right, excellent trick for ignore!

also, the :hover and :active states don't work for non <a> links in IE6... so you'll need to leave the highlighting in for those poor souls!

[Rumor]

 

All your base are belong to us

[reader50]

Link spoiler. Read it in the status line.

mouseover

Limitation: only useful for a single line of text.

[Kerrigan]

 

I wonder if I can write "****" in the spoiler tags

[Rumor]

Originally Posted by Kerrigan 

 

I wonder if I can write "****" in the spoiler tags

 

That's a negative

[voodoo]

 

people are far less polite on teh intarweb than face to face. I find that disturbing

Most disturbing.

V

[effgee]

I am having way too much fun with this. will someone get me a life, please?

[shifuimam]

Originally Posted by effgee 

I am having way too much fun with this. will someone get me a life, please?

Very nice bit of code - HTML/CSS, I'm assuming?

[Rumor]

Originally Posted by effgee 

I am having way too much fun with this. will someone get me a life, please?

http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...52/buy-a-life/

[effgee]

Originally Posted by shifuimam 

Very nice bit of code - HTML/CSS, I'm assuming?

yep. just a custom class ".spoiler" with varying background-colors/-images on ".spolier:hover" and ".spoiler:active" and setting the text inside the the spoiler div to "visibility:hidden" unless you click it. no biggie, really ... but loads of fun, which I assume, earns me the "nerd of the day" award.

Originally Posted by Rumor 

http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...52/buy-a-life/

I think I'll pass on that particular life. keep me updated though, should you stumble across any others.