change permission setting from number to dropdown with names, thanks some_random_guy

and some related css tweak and faq page update

gulp/res/css/style.css

@@ -1107,6 +1107,14 @@ input[type="button"], input[type="range"], input[type="number"], input[type="tex
 	border-radius: 0px;
 }
 
+.nogrow * {
+	flex-grow: 0;
+}
+
+.nogrow input[type="submit"] {
+	width: min-content;
+}
+
 textarea {
 	max-height: 100%;
 	max-width: 100%;

gulpfile.js

@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ async function custompages() {
 	])
 	.pipe(gulppug({
 		locals: {
+			authLevelNames: ['Admin', 'Global Staff', 'Global Board Owner', 'Global Board Mod', 'Regular User'],
 			early404Fraction: config.get.early404Fraction,
 			early404Replies: config.get.early404Replies,
 			meta: config.get.meta,

helpers/render.js

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const  updateLocals = () => {
 		lockWait, globalLimits, boardDefaults, cacheTemplates,
 		meta, enableWebring, captchaOptions, globalAnnouncement } = config.get);
 	renderLocals = {
+		authLevelNames: ['Admin', 'Global Staff', 'Global Board Owner', 'Global Board Mod', 'Regular User'],
 		cache: cacheTemplates,
 		meta,
 		commit,

server.js

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ const config = require(__dirname+'/config.js')
 		app.cache = {};
 		app[cacheTemplates === true ? 'enable' : 'disable']('view cache');
 		//default settings
+		app.locals.authLevelNames = ['Admin', 'Global Staff', 'Global Board Owner', 'Global Board Mod', 'Regular User'];
 		app.locals.enableUserAccountCreation = enableUserAccountCreation;
 		app.locals.enableUserBoardCreation = enableUserBoardCreation;
 		app.locals.defaultTheme = boardDefaults.theme;

views/custompages/faq.pug

@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ block content
 							li Board owner: Same as board moderator
 							li Board moderator: All below, move/merge, ban, delete-by-ip, sticky/sage/lock/cycle
 							li Regular user: Reports, and post spoiler/delete/unlink if the board has them enabled
-						| Administrators have the ability to assign a permission level directly to users through the global management page. Typically a user is level 4 (regular user), 1 (global staff) or 0 (administrator).
-						| Level 2 and 3 are usually only applicable to users when on a board they are owner or moderator. However, level 2 or 3 can be assigned manually to create global board owners or global board moderators
-						| who have board owner or moderation permissions on all boards, but without access to the global moderation interfaces. If assigning global board owners (level 2), they will have access to the board settings
+						| Administrators can set account types for users on the global management accounts page. Normally only Admin (level 0), Global Staff (level 1) and Regular User (level 4) are assigned here.
+						| Level 2 or 3 permission is handled internally for users on boards they own or moderate, while their account remains listed as "Regular User". However admins can manually assign Global Board Owner (level 2) and Global Board Mod (level 3)
+						| to grant an account board owner or moderation permissions on all boards, but without access to the global moderation interfaces. If assigning Global Board Owner (level 2), they will have access to the board settings
 						| and the ability to reassign board owners.
 	.table-container.flex-center.mv-5
 		.anchor#antispam

views/pages/account.pug

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ block head
 block content
 	.board-header
 		h1.board-title Welcome, #{user.username}
-		h4.board-description Auth level: #{user.authLevel}
+		h4.board-description Account type: #{authLevelNames[user.authLevel]}
 	br
 	hr(size=1)
 	h4.no-m-p General:

views/pages/globalmanageaccounts.pug

@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ block content
 			input(type='submit', value='Filter')
 		h4.no-m-p Accounts:
 		if accounts && accounts.length > 0
-			form.form-post(action=`/forms/global/editaccounts` method='POST' enctype='application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
+			form.form-post.nogrow(action=`/forms/global/editaccounts` method='POST' enctype='application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
 				input(type='hidden' name='_csrf' value=csrf)
 				.table-container.flex-left
-					table.fw
+					table
 						tr
 							th
 							th Username
-							th Auth Level
+							th Account Type
 							th Own Boards
 							th Mod Boards
 							th Last Active
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ block content
 							tr
 								td: input(type='checkbox', name='checkedaccounts' value=account._id)
 								td #{account._id}
-								td #{account.authLevel}
+								td #{authLevelNames[account.authLevel]}
 								td
 									if account.ownedBoards.length > 0
 										for b in account.ownedBoards
@@ -60,8 +60,14 @@ block content
 				.pages.mv-5
 					include ../includes/pages.pug
 				.row
-					.label Set Auth Level
-					input(type='number' name='auth_level')
+					.label Set Account Type
+					select(name='auth_level')
+						option(value='')
+						option(value='0') Admin
+						option(value='1') Global Staff
+						option(value='2') Global Board Owner
+						option(value='3') Global Mod
+						option(value='4') Regular User
 				.row
 					.label Delete Accounts
 					label.postform-style.ph-5