Is my sig too looong, and what can I do about it?

[saturnotaku]

To shorten it up some more, get rid of words like: storage, memory, vision, etc. 99.999% of people here will know that the IBM 60GXP is a hard drive, Viewsonic is the monitor and so forth. Separate your items with the | character instead.

[Hellfire.SWE]

Here is my profile done with my meta language

I used Homesites "extended search an replace" function

Search and replace
from "compact" to "vb code"

colours and size...
xxx.yy. with [_color=xxx][_size=1]

headline
blue.hl. with [_color=blue][_size=1]

product
blue.prod. with [_color=blue][_size=1]

port
blue.port. with [_color=blue][_size=1]

skyblue royalblue blue darkblue
orange orangered crimson
red firebrick darkred
green limegreen seagreen
deeppink tomato coral
purple indigo
burlywood sandybrown sienna chocolate
teal
silver


no wrap
_nwr with [_/size][_/color]

word wrap
_ with [_/size][_/color]


Here is my meta code

blue.hl.B.Hellfire.B_
indigo.prod.intel p3 @1ghz_
blue.hl. mb _
indigo.prod.Asus cusl2_

blue.hl. vision _
indigo.prod.128MB Winfast GF4 ultra 315/675_
blue.hl.|_
indigo.prod.Sony 21" cpd-g500_
blue.hl.|_
indigo.prod.Revelator 3D glasses IR_

blue.hl. sound _
royalblue.port.pci6: _
indigo.prod.creative SB Platinum 5.1 live drive IR _

blue.hl. memory _
royalblue.port.0:_
indigo.prod.256 _
royalblue.port.1-2:_
indigo.prod.128MB Mushkin 222-57_

blue.hl. storage _
royalblue.port.mb: _
indigo.prod.ata100 120gb ibm 120gxp_
royalblue.port. pci2: _
indigo.prod.Adaptec 2940uw _
royalblue.port.Scsi2-3 2:_
indigo.prod.Plextor 32X_
royalblue.port. 2:_
indigo.prod.PleXwriter 8/20X_
royalblue.port. 2:_
indigo.prod.Tape 4/8gb_
royalblue.port. pci3: _
indigo.prod.Promise Fasttrak-66 _
royalblue.port.ideRAID 0 _
indigo.prod.2x60gb ibm 60gxp backup_

blue.hl. software _
indigo.prod.Windows XP_
blue.hl.|_
indigo.prod.Detonator 44.03_nwr

blue.hl.B.Wellpower.B_
indigo.prod.Athlon XP 2000+_
blue.hl. mb _
indigo.prod.Asus A7V333_

blue.hl. vision _
indigo.prod.256MB Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Atlantis 378/351 no oc_
blue.hl.|_
indigo.prod.ViewSonic 22" P225f_

blue.hl. sound _
royalblue.port.mb: _
indigo.prod.cmedia 5.1_

blue.hl. memory _
indigo.prod.512MB Samsung 333_

blue.hl. storage _
royalblue.port.mb: _
indigo.prod.ata100 60gb ibm 120gxp_

blue.hl. software _
indigo.prod.Windows XP_
blue.hl.|_
indigo.prod.Catalyst 3.7_


Translated to vb

Hellfire intel p3 @1ghz mb Asus cusl2 vision 128MB Winfast GF4 ultra 315/675|Sony 21" cpd-g500|Revelator 3D glasses IR sound pci6: creative SB Platinum 5.1 live drive IR memory 0:256 1-2:128MB Mushkin 222-57 storage mb: ata100 120gb ibm 120gxp pci2: Adaptec 2940uw Scsi2-3 2:Plextor 32X 2:PleXwriter 8/20X 2:Tape 4/8gb pci3: Promise Fasttrak-66 ideRAID 0 2x60gb ibm 60gxp backup software Windows XP|Detonator 44.03
Wellpower Athlon XP 2000+ mb Asus A7V333 vision 256MB Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Atlantis 378/351 no oc|ViewSonic 22" P225f sound mb: cmedia 5.1 memory 512MB Samsung 333 storage mb: ata100 60gb ibm 120gxp software Windows XP|Catalyst 3.7

:D

[The Baron]

I do it all in Emacs. :D

And Dig, I meant the 166 and the P3.

[Hellfire.SWE]

Hi Baron

How does it work in emacs these days ?
I haven´t used it since the late 80:s , as I remember it was a very powerful script program. Maybe I should get a look at it again, with a fresher version.

[The Baron]

It works like it's worked since the 70s. :)

[Hellfire.SWE]

before

Hellfire intel p3 @1ghz mb Asus cusl2 vision 128MB Winfast GF4 ultra 315/675|Sony 21" cpd-g500|Revelator 3D glasses IR sound pci6: creative SB Platinum 5.1 live drive IR memory 0:256 1-2:128MB Mushkin 222-57 storage mb: ata100 120gb ibm 120gxp pci2: Adaptec 2940uw Scsi2-3 2:Plextor 32X 2:PleXwriter 8/20X 2:Tape 4/8gb pci3: Promise Fasttrak-66 ideRAID 0 2x60gb ibm 60gxp backup software Windows XP|Detonator 44.03
Wellpower Athlon XP 2000+ mb Asus A7V333 vision 256MB Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Atlantis 378/351 no oc|ViewSonic 22" P225f sound mb: cmedia 5.1 memory 512MB Samsung 333 storage mb: ata100 60gb ibm 120gxp software Windows XP|Catalyst 3.7


after

Hellfire intel p3 1015 mb Asus cusl2 vision 128MB Winfast GF4 ultra 315/675|Sony 21" cpd-g500| sound pci6: creative SB Platinum 5.1 live drive IR memory 0:256 1-2:128MB Mushkin 222-57 storage mb: ata100 120gb ibm 120gxp pci2: Adaptec 2940uw Scsi2-3 2:Plextor 32X 2:PleXwriter 8/20X 2:Tape 4/8gb pci3: Promise Fasttrak-66 ideRAID 0 2x60gb ibm 60gxp backup software Windows XP|Detonator 44.03
Wellpower Athlon XP 2000+ mb Asus A7V333 vision 256MB Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Atlantis 378/351 no oc|ViewSonic 22" P225f sound mb: cmedia 5.1 memory 512MB Samsung 333 storage mb: ata100 60gb ibm 120gxp software Windows XP|Catalyst 3.7

it´s much easier to change colours now and to find the bit that need changeing. :angel3:

[-=DVS=-]

Originally posted by The Baron
....................... Just because I have to read the boards at 800x600, and I want you to suffer with me.

Hehe Baron you mean :spank: :lol:

Hellfire how about this :D

Hellfire P3@1Ghz | Asus Cusl2 | GF4@315/675 | Sony 21" Cpd-G500 | Revelator 3D Glasess | SB Live Platinum 5.1 |
Mushkin 512 MB | IBM 120Gb ATA100 | Plexor 32x CDRW | Raid IBM 2x60Gb | Windows XP | Detonator 44.03|
Wellpower Athlon XP 2000+ | Asus A7V333 | Radeon 9800Pro @ 378/351 | ViewSonic "22 P225f | Cmedia 5.1 |
Samsung 512Mb | IMB 60Gb ATA100 | WindowsXP | Catalyst 3.7|

Baron would be so happy :angel: :p

[Hellfire.SWE]

Thanks DVS

Thats way shorter and yes... pretty:angel:, but doesn´t say much about of my complex systems. The scsi stuff together with ideraid. Then the passive cooled 256MB Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Atlantis 378/351 no oc.

So much info, so little space :rolleyes:

[Hellfire.SWE]

I looked through the help for using scripted "search and replace" with Homesite, and haven´t found out how to use it. It seams too complicated for me :surrender

I just don´t want to install Visual Basic right now, or Studio, just a simple "search and replace" program.

Thanks for helping me out