Uploading PDF file with mod package file

[GL700Wing]

I've just submitted a new mod for approval and one of the files I wanted to upload in addition to the mod package file was a PDF file containing some additional information but whenever I clicked on 'Save' all I got was a WSOD.

Edit: Attached the PDF I was trying to upload with the new mod.

[SleePy]

You are trying to upload a PDF?
Odd I've never tested that, what mod are you updating?

[GL700Wing]

You are trying to upload a PDF?
Odd I've never tested that, what mod are you updating?

It's a new mod I've submitted for approval (see Always Modify Own Posts) and I want to include some information about how to use the mod in the description in a table with borders because not having borders can make tables difficult to read in forum posts/readme files.

However, and because I cannot create tables with borders using BBCode, I would like to be able to include this information in a PDF.  I know I can add it to the package file but I'd like to be able to make its existence obvious by adding it as a separate file to the mod in the same way image files can be added.

I guess PDFs aren't a supported/allowed file format for mods but I would have thought I would get an error message rather than a WSOD.

Finally, and given it's only a two page PDF, I could save each page as an image and then add the images to the package ...

[Antechinus]

Why not just save them as HTML? It should only need a few headings and some paragraphs, and a few lines break or hr's or whatever. A basic boilerplate should make it quick and easy.

[GL700Wing]

Why not just save them as HTML? It should only need a few headings and some paragraphs, and a few lines break or hr's or whatever. A basic boilerplate should make it quick and easy.

Is HTML supported/allowed in readme files for mods?  I've only ever seen/used BBCodes for formatting ...

[Antechinus]

Dunno. Never tried it. HTML files are pretty basic stuff though. Or even .txt in a pinch. TBH I've always found PDF's to be a bit of a nuisance anyway, especially on a phone, so personally I'd go for something else.

[GL700Wing]

Dunno. Never tried it. HTML files are pretty basic stuff though. Or even .txt in a pinch.

I've had a look at using HTML but even if the BBCode setting 'Enable basic HTML in posts' is enabled this will only allow the posting of some basic HTML tags:

• <b>, <u>, <i>, <s>, <em>, <strong>, <ins>, <del>
• <a href="">
• <img src="" alt="" />
• <br>, <hr>
• <pre>, <blockquote>

No table stuff or styles ...

TBH I've always found PDF's to be a bit of a nuisance anyway, especially on a phone, so personally I'd go for something else.

Wasn't really figuring that forum admins would be doing serious admin stuff like installing mods from their phones - figured they would be more likely to use tablets/PCs for that sort of stuff.

[SleePy]

HTML is not supported.  But if you submit it via GitHub, you can use markdown, as its pulled from the repos README.md.  I can't recall if the markdown parser BBC has borders on the table.

[GL700Wing]

HTML is not supported.  But if you submit it via GitHub, you can use markdown, as its pulled from the repos README.md.  I can't recall if the markdown parser BBC has borders on the table.

Not an insurmountable problem really - I can always add the PDF as an attachment to the first post in the mod topic - mainly wanted to let folks know about the WSOD issue.

[Diego Andrés]

It also detects markdown without GitHub, simply include a README.md in the package and it will be parsed, I think it has the highest priority.

https://www.markdownguide.org/getting-started/