Formatting Signatures

[mr and mrs 187]

i would like my signature to be wide, rather than long. i have been trying to figure out how to incorporate columns, but have had no luck? Does the bbcode support columns or tables? if so, any hints about said code?

thanks much.

xx.

[rsn 135]

HTML is not supported in signatures. What you see if what you get. Your only other option is to create your signature as an image and use that as your signature.

[rsn 135]

Note that there is an HTML setting apparently, but it doesn't appear to handle any element tags, such as <table>

Edited July 28, 2011 by rsn

[mr and mrs 187]

Note that there is an HTML setting apparently, but it doesn't appear to handle any element tags, such as <table>

i guess its just limited html. too bad. but im sure there is only so much code the forums can support/maintain.

thanks for your post.

[rsn 135]

i guess its just limited html. too bad. but im sure there is only so much code the forums can support/maintain.

thanks for your post.

It's likely limited due to security concerns.

[mr and mrs 187]

i am wondering if this is something that can be changed.

long signatures are a given on this board where people are listing information as they move through the immigration processes. (this is a GREAT way to communicate this information quickly and easily without as many extraneous posts asking for the information.) it seems to take up a lot of vertical space. would be nice to be able to have columns to use some of the horizontal space and make posts more compact.

i would like to put each of the 'legs' of my visa journey into a separate column (K1 visa, AOS, ROC, etc).

just a thought.

Edited August 1, 2011 by mr and mrs

[rsn 135]

This is already handled by the timeline section. Signatures should be short in my opinion. The fact that they are already far too large is why some people, myself included, hide all signatures by default.

[mr and mrs 187]

This is already handled by the timeline section. Signatures should be short in my opinion. The fact that they are already far too large is why some people, myself included, hide all signatures by default.

i think you are in the minority. i find it helpful, when reading a thread of people in similar situations (or who had been in similar situations), to glance through the timelines all on one page. while i do reference the timelines section of VJ from time to time, the signatures can provide more detailed information (check cashed date, visa in hand date, how long you waited at biometrics). i know you can add information like this in the comments sections.

i update both for maximum information dissemination. i am grateful to the people who have come before me and let detailed descriptions of their experiences. it has provided much comfort over the years as my husband and i make this journey.

and also, if columns were enabled, signatures could be shorter, as i mentioned above, in that we could make use of the horizontal space.

just my opinion.

[nane1104 146]

I agree, having the ability to put our timelines in colums would be nice. I very much dislike those crazy long vertical signatures.

Like stated already, the option right now is to create an image with your timeline put in colums and post that as your signature. It has been done before but of course, requires a little work.

More than this, I wished people would stop adding huge pictures, or lots of pictures, videos,... to their signature. Blocking all signatures would not really help me as I really like looking and comparing peoples timelines without having to go to their "official" timeline....