Maximum number of characters per line.

Ledo2 - February 13, 2009 - 00:15
Project:Signatures for Forums
Version:6.x-1.x-dev
Component:Code
Category:feature request
Priority:normal
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:active
Description

Would it be possible Signature for Forums module would get a feature to set maximum number of characters per line?

#1

Liam McDermott - February 20, 2009 - 05:37

Are your users trying to get around the number of lines limit by posting really long lines?

I'm wondering if a maximum number of characters per signature might be a better solution, or would that not cover what you're trying to do?

#2

Liam McDermott - February 20, 2009 - 05:38
Status:active» postponed (maintainer needs more info)

#3

Ledo2 - February 21, 2009 - 14:07

Are your users trying to get around the number of lines limit by posting really long lines?

Yes this is the idea behind this feature request.

I have this enabled:
-custom signature filter just with "Line break converter" and "URL filter".
-The maximum number of lines allowed in a signature. I set this to 3.

But there really isn't nothing users not to copy/paste one as long as he/she want text in one line.

So yes:

I'm wondering if a maximum number of characters per signature might be a better solution,

This would be a solution that would get the job done. I could calculate aproximating number of charachters to fill 3 lines in my fix width forum. Or if i would have fluid width forum i could still calculate aproximating number of charachters so there would be some "reasonable" limit for users not to do "bad" or should i say "inconvenient" things.

I noticed something else abaut "Line break converter" and i opened feature request here to discuss the ideas.

http://drupal.org/node/379240

#4

Liam McDermott - February 21, 2009 - 18:30
Status:postponed (maintainer needs more info)» active

Thanks for clarifying. :)

This is a worthy feature request. I'll implement it when I have a moment (unless someone wants to supply a patch, of course!).

 
 

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