Color codes should not count for the character limit when setting a nickname

[DarkKingKaan]

There's an option in the config that allows us to set a maximum number of symbols/characters when creating a nickname with the command "/nick". I think that in case someone uses a colour code, the code part should not be counted as a character in the nickname.

Now it looks like this:
/nick &a&lMyNickname --> 14 characters

The new system would make it count only 10 characters since the "&a&l" part wouldn't be counted, as it's only a colour code that is not visible in the chat.

People on my server are sometimes using the new colour codes that use the HEX system, therefore I had to set the limit much higher, exposing myself to some people "abusing" this by setting very, very long names. I think this would solve this issue for many people.

If you have a comment to make, feel free to do it. If you have any more suggestions/additions to my idea, please let me know.

Thanks!

[tevzselcan]

Yes, I agree with this, as I have had the same problem with this before. Good sugestion :)

[triagonal]

This is already a config option: ignore-colors-in-max-nick-length

Essentials/Essentials/src/main/resources/config.yml

Lines 41 to 43 in 780aade

	# When this option is enabled, nickname length checking will exclude color codes in player names.
	# ie: "&6Notch" has 7 characters (2 are part of a color code), a length of 5 is used when this option is set to true
	ignore-colors-in-max-nick-length: false

[DarkKingKaan]

Didn't notice this, thanks!