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Sal Collaziano
08-03-2002, 05:30 PM
Hey. Can anyone think of a good use for something like this? Let's say I'm in a thread and I want to tell somebody something in private without having to open a private topic. Say two people are having an argument. User1 is starting trouble with User2. Maybe I could do a:
Just leave it alone. Everybody knows he's wrong...
And nobody sees this message except for User2. Any thoughts?
Chris M
08-03-2002, 05:40 PM
Sounds like a great idea...:)
Satan
Sal Collaziano
08-03-2002, 05:54 PM
Thank you.. The user who actually sees the message would see that part in bold or something. It would have to stand out so that the user would know that only they're seeing it...
Admin
08-03-2002, 06:08 PM
A better use would be:
...
That way, if someone's name is font, it would work for him as well.
Anyhow, I will create and release this hack tomorrow.
Sal Collaziano
08-03-2002, 06:27 PM
Hey. I just replied through email.. Do I need to take out everything in the subject except for what's in the brackets? Or, does it just take awhile to get here? I've wanted this "reply by email" for years... Any chance this makes it into vB3?
Anyways.. Wow! Thanks! That was quick! I like your idea, too.. Cool. I can't wait to install this one.. One of my own - soughta speak. :p
Chris M
08-03-2002, 07:37 PM
Great Chen!:)
Thats brill:)
Satan
*gets in line to wait for this hack*
Chris M
08-03-2002, 08:55 PM
*Pushes through the line:p*
This would be a real great addon!:)
Satan
Xenon
08-03-2002, 10:49 PM
looking forward to see it too ;)
@Sal: No, your subject can have other text too, just the brackets and pw in it must be there
Sal Collaziano
08-04-2002, 12:02 AM
Hmm. I replied by email but it never posted... :confused:
Anyways.. I probably didn't explain myself well the first time around - with this hack - someone from one of my boards mentioned this to me. When I had the brackets surrounding someone's name, I actually meant for that to be a vB code type of thing. Not the actual user name. But a string+the name.. Just like FF responded with... I just didn't know which string to use... :p
Logician
08-04-2002, 04:21 PM
I'm perfectly sure Firefly will not need my suggestions but I am experienced in this hack (I coded it a few monts ago but found not good enough and quit the project all together although it's finised) so I want to mention that if you dont create a special table/field in db for these messages, things get complicated real bad.
It's really not a good idea to make some lines hidden/visible for some users in the post because there are many gaps to close in this approach: ie they get exposed in searching, quoting, print thread etc. So I believe the best method is to create a special table or field for these thread-in line pms which was not my strategy in the begining..
Also it's a good idea to make them visible to all Admins/Mods, otherwise they will go unmoderated.. My 2 cents and good luck..
Sal Collaziano
08-04-2002, 04:48 PM
Great suggestions, actually...
Well, I'm extremely interested in this modification. ;)
I really hope FireFly is still working on it / will find time to finish it. If not, maybe another hacker is interested in giving it a try?
Xenon
08-09-2002, 03:10 PM
You can't expect a hack is written in about one or two days when a hacker said he'd give it a try.
most of us had more things on the todo list....
I know, I didn't want to be intrusive. I'm sorry. Since I'm way to stupid to do it myself, I have all the respect for those who do it basically for free and share their work with us. I was merely looking for another rough estimate, but I guess I'm just gonna wait some more. :)
Boofo
08-09-2002, 06:15 PM
Come on, Stefan, you could do this one in your sleep. :) And I've seen your todo list. :)
Originally posted by Xenon
You can't expect a hack is written in about one or two days when a hacker said he'd give it a try.
most of us had more things on the todo list....
Xenon
08-09-2002, 11:45 PM
hehe, but chen said he'll work on it, so i'll take on another hack on my to do list ;)
and the lists isn't as short as i thought two weeks ago ;)
Boofo
08-10-2002, 12:30 AM
* Boofo mumbles under his breath.
You could always add the reason for no edit to the extra admin Edit options. :)
Hmhm ...
*looks around*
Hmm ...
*bump*
*ducks & runs away*
I know, it's getting lame. Last time, I promise. It's just ... I'm very, very interested in this hack, and since FireFly didn't react to my mail, I fear he currently doesn't have the time to do it. :(
Originally posted by Boofo
* Boofo mumbles under his breath.
You could always add the reason for no edit to the extra admin Edit options. :)
*hits him* I already released it :lick:
Well, I wrote an email to Firefly. I hope he's going to post an update here.
Boofo
08-16-2002, 03:35 PM
*cowers like the dog he is after being hit by Neo* Not for Xenon's Extra Edit Options if you are an Admin hack. :)
Originally posted by Neo
*hits him* I already released it :lick:
To cut it short, Firefly just answered my email; he currently does not have the time to finish the hack as he intended to do.
We need another hacker here. ;)
Come on! :)
g-force2k2
08-17-2002, 02:23 AM
well i'd be interested in doing the hack... that is if no one else is currently going to do it... Firefly supposedly stated he doesn't have the time... but i still want to be sure about it x_X
g-force2k2
I asked him to post here in my original email as well as in the reply to his answer. Hope he's gonna do it today. :(
He's pretty busy at the moment, it seems. :classic:
Boofo
08-17-2002, 02:47 AM
Go for it, my man! ;)
Originally posted by g-force2k2
well i'd be interested in doing the hack... that is if no one else is currently going to do it... Firefly supposedly stated he doesn't have the time... but i still want to be sure about it x_X
g-force2k2
Admin
08-17-2002, 08:28 AM
Not gonna do it, wanted to, don't have the time, sorry.
Happens - thanks for posting!
g-force2k2
08-17-2002, 08:09 PM
thank you Firefly for the confirmation... im currently now 33% finished... expect release soon just have to work laters so that will be a down set ;)
g-force2k2
Keep us posted. ;)
And thank you very much. :)
Xenon
08-17-2002, 11:34 PM
good luck :)
g-force2k2
08-18-2002, 11:44 AM
Originally posted by Xenon
good luck :)
thanks Xenon...
im currently probably 75% complete... but i want to add some good features so the first release is a good one :) but hopefully it'll be done later today ;)
g-force2k2
g-force2k2
08-18-2002, 01:04 PM
even though firefly had a neat idea bout using brackets... im actually doing it a different way... i know firefly is a lot more talented and that logician has experience from his news hack... but i just took a different approach ;) hopefully it'll be good :D
g-force2k2
As long as it is possible to place text freely inside a posting, I'm happy. ;)
g-force2k2
08-18-2002, 02:56 PM
To Do
// ++++++++++++++
Queries to Run (5)
File Modifications (27)
newreply.php (7)
showthread.php (6)
editpost.php (8)
admin/functions.php (2)
admin/usergroup.php (4)
Templates to Add (7)
Templats to Edit (3)
Hack Complete :)
Just have to take some screenshots and then release time... yes there's heavy modification... but it works... and from my understanding no problems on this side ;)
g-force2k2
g-force2k2
08-18-2002, 03:32 PM
well actually im adding a quick addition :P so just add another query... file mod and template :)
just getting screenshots now... this kind of hack requires heavy mods... :)
g-force2k2
Xenon
08-20-2002, 08:46 PM
no modifications to search.php?
so are you sure the search function isn't a security problem?
g-force2k2
08-21-2002, 02:33 AM
im not sure Xenon... but i could be wrong... any ideas on why there would be a security fix? thanks in advance... then i will make modifications if necessary... but it doesn't read off of the post.message would all tables be searched? because isn't it just mainly the post.message or am i mistaken regards...
g-force2k2
Xenon
08-21-2002, 03:45 PM
if it isn't saved in the pagetext column, then it wouldn't be a problem ;)
i'd say you should release it in beta section first, then it could be tested before the full release ;)
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