How to make online/offline buttons

[HeerBommel]

I think this is be asked hundreds of times before but I can't find it :shrug:

I want to make some online/offline buttons for racers on our forum, I know how this works, I know spaces must be filled with %20, but I have a problem with one name, he has "[ ]"characters in his name and his button doesn't work.

1st question: How do I handlle with these characters ?
Johan........http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.Mad%20dog.gif
Henk.........http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.Nukie.gif
Jack...........http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.Jackman.gif
Ronald.......http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.Meanman.gif
Sjoerd........http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.Yisc[NL].gif <== this one doesn't work
Raymond....http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.heerbommel.gif

2nd qustion: I want the same kind of button for our server
server.........http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.Revolution%20Racing%20Team.gif
This doesn't work to make a server visible but I don't know any other solution..

[DANDAMAN05]

Sjoerd........http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.Yisc[NL].gif <== this one doesn't work

i think that you will find that it does :thumb:

EDIT: Doh didnt look at the attachments! Sorry.

[the_angry_angel]

Convert the characters to their relevant ASCII representation.

For example:http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.Yisc%5BNL%5D.gif

[Victor]

http://www.lfsworld.net/urlencode.html if that helps

edit - and that button doesn't work for hosts. You'd need to do that another way. Like with pubstats for example, though that'll require a little scripting on your end.

[HeerBommel]

Hmm, that's a very handy link, I only knew the %20 for spaces :)

Thank you Victor.

And for the host: I'll have to find another solution

[Dygear]

What would be be looking for in that button for the server?

Simply is Online / Offline?

[HeerBommel]

What would be be looking for in that button for the server?

Simply is Online / Offline?
Yes, that's all I want, an Online/Offline button :shrug:

[HeerBommel]

It's finally working now :)
http://www.dhost.info/rayman/



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[DU-racer]

Can i put buttons on site if i have a free host and if i can please tell me how.

[mcgas001]

Can i put buttons on site if i have a free host and if i can please tell me how.

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_button.asp

=)

[DU-racer]

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_button.asp

=)


I want put buttons online,offline for racers

[mcgas001]

I want put buttons online,offline for racers


In that case, Ignore my previos post :p

[the_angry_angel]

Can i put buttons on site if i have a free host and if i can please tell me how.Yes.

<img src="http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.USERNAME.gif" alt="online / offline icon for USERNAME" />

Replace USERNAME with the user's LFS licenced username.

[DU-racer]

Yes.

<img src="http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.USERNAME.gif" alt="online / offline icon for USERNAME" />Replace USERNAME with the user's LFS licenced username.


I m doing what you said but i only see <img src="http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.USERNAME.gif" alt="online / offline icon for USERNAME" />Replace USERNAME with the user's LFS licenced username.[/quote]

[niall09]

Lets see your website, and then we can see whats wrong :)

[DU-racer]

Lets see your website, and then we can see whats wrong :)


see

[niall09]

can you not tell us a link to the website?

[the_angry_angel]

seeSeeing a picture of the webpage is irrelevant. It sounds like whatever you're using to edit the page has treated the code as text, not actual HTML. The only way we could confirm that would be to actually see the code that makes up the page.

[Dygear]

Try this.

http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.DU-racer.gif

[DU-racer]

Try this.

http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.DU-racer.gif


No my site is http://nitrousteam-lfs.page.tl

[niall09]

Try this.

http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.DU-racer.gif

Thats for a forum.

Try this:
<img src="http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.DU-racer.gif">

[DU-racer]

Thats for a forum.

Try this:
<img src="http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.DU-racer.gif">

i have for forum i need for site

[JamesF1]

Thats for a forum.

Try this:
<img src="http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.DU-racer.gif">

If you're going to paste him code, make sure it's right. Either end it with /> if you want XHTML 1.0 or ></img> for HTML 4.0 :thumbsup:

[the_angry_angel]

No my site is http://nitrousteam-lfs.page.tlWhat are you using to create/edit the page?

[niall09]

If you're going to paste him code, make sure it's right. Either end it with /> if you want XHTML 1.0 or ></img> for HTML 4.0 :thumbsup:

I knew something looked wrong :shy:

[DU-racer]

What are you using to create/edit the page?


nothing i only put what i want on page,music,pictures..... it is a free host and it is making like a blog

[DU-racer]

nothing i only put what i want on page,music,pictures..... it is a free host and it is making like a blog

hello

[Dygear]

How do you edit pages on this host? FTP?

[Dygear]

If your uploading the files by hand, then It might be the editor your using. Try just plain old notepad and upload it that way. (I really don't think that's the case, with a free host even allowing FTP access, but that's just me.)

Also, I see you have embedded an image on the front page now, it's basically the same setup, but with a smaller image.

[Victor]

i'm thinking he edits his 'blog-like-site' via an online edit form where no html tags are allowed.

[Dygear]

i'm thinking he edits his 'blog-like-site' via an online edit form where no html tags are allowed.

But looking at the front page, it would seem that the interface does allow images to be placed in the 'user area'. So yeah. Wish I knew more about the interface for sure. Don't know how much hand holding we can do tho.

[DU-racer]

it is like blog-like-site

[HeerBommel]

I made my site with MS-Frontpage.
http://www.dhost.info/rayman/

http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.heerbommel.gif

[Dygear]

I made my site with MS-Frontpage.

I am sorry to hear that. Tho points to you sir, the site does look really good, the style of it is very nice. Very pleasing to my eye.

[three_jump]

well, kind of similar problem


<a href="http://www.lfsworld.net/?win=stats&amp;racer=g.i.joe@bsr"><img class="isize" src="http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.bbo&amp;#64;bsr.gif" alt=" " border="0"></a>



Using the code above displays me the image itself, but its always showing offline, even when the person is online...
I guess the problem is the "@" which I can only display that way, but as I get the image it shouldn't be working, right?

[Victor]

you're htmlspecialchar'ing the name while you should be urlencoding the name.

but in your case, @ doesn't have to be converted afaik. It works here when i view http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.bbo@bsr.gif
it shows spectating atm

if you need to know how to enter a name for the isonline purpose, you can use this page to convert names : www.lfsworld.net/urlencode.html

[three_jump]

Due some limitation I can't use the "@" as it gets detected as email then (joomla)... :( (Probably I'll have to find a way to disable that email thingy :shrug:)

[Victor]

in that case, use this http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.bbo%40bsr.gif

[three_jump]

in that case, use this http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.bbo%40bsr.gif

:lovies3d: I owe you a beer or a cigarete when we meet next time

[bknec]

2nd qustion: I want the same kind of button for our server
server.........http://www.lfsworld.net/isonline.Revolution%20Racing%20Team.gif
This doesn't work to make a server visible but I don't know any other solution..

Don't know if this issue of yours has been solved but I find Krammeh's server status icon (http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=40175) working great. :nod: Cheers