Okay, I think I can confidently say that by Monday I will have the 3.5.x version released.

I should be able to finish coding it tomorrow (Friday), then I can put it on my own forum to have them test it out and fix any last minute bugs / typos. I've already got a full weekend of holiday festivities that I can not get out of, so mid-moday should be go-day.

I had to break the code out into a few different files, it was starting to become too much to try and manage within a single file. A lot more code than the vB 3.0.0 version.

Excellent news... I saved all the SQL from the old 3.0.x version instead of deleting it when I upgraded, we'll be able to upgrade and use the existing old data correct?

great news Jason, thank you for your hard work and time

Well I'm kind of stuck at the moment and I don't know what the heck is causing this problem.

When you enter a comment via the wysiwyg editor box, and there's an error, when the page is re-created it doesn't fill in the text like it should. If you use the enhanced editor or plain text box it works fine (fills in the text you submitted)... very frustrating. I swear I've peeled over all the code and I can not find out the cause. I know it has to be something simple I'm overlooking.

well, if that is the only thing holding it up, I think I can speak for the rest of us that we wouldn't mind having that feature disabled in order to get a release, then you can work on it and do an update.

what do you think?

D

There is still a lot more work that *just* that, however it is just one serious issue that is mystifying me....

At first I used the code for the quick reply box and it worked fine, however that template doesn't allow for passing back the text to re-edit, so I had to switch to the full size editor box which does have it. But something is wrong because any info you submit via the wysiwyg box does not actually get submitted, so it's got to be some missing javascript or something I would presume.

EDIT - Oh sweet jesus finally fixed it! Not 100% sure what the issue was, made several template changes at once and now it works... hehe... woohoo! Back to working on error validation....

EDIT AGAIN - Spoke too soon... it's not working again... *grumble*

EDIT AGAIN - Fixed, I hope.... I think it was related to having to run the word length check on submit. Otherwise the text which is sitting in some javascript variable doesn't get passed back to be submitted...

I know how frustrating that can be. Thanks for your hard work. Trader Ratings is a truly remarkable add-on, hack, or whatever you want to call it. :)

So shall we wait for a 3.5.0 update by Monday mate ?:)

Thnx for the hard work

We are waiting for 3.5 compatible version :o

Monday Morning Update

I decided to go ahead and implement dedicated iTrader "usergroup" permissions. Right now there are only 3: "can view", "can rate", and "can admin". It was getting to the point of just plain dumb trying to use generic usergroup permissions based on forum things, so I figured this would be the smarter route since a lot of people only have certain user groups they allow to rate with this system.

So here's what's left to do:

• finishing changing out all the permission code & make sure everything is correct
• finish up comment editing code and some display stuff on the comment page
• finish coding the "rating link" page and make sure all checks are correct.
• add in the last couple vB CP option checks (real quick)
• move some bits of text in templates to phrases
• double check all phrases / templates / everything else is listed under the "iTrader" product.
• compile all the files together, write some quick documentation, and get them posted online!

Editing comments would be a lot nicer with ajax, however that's definitly going to have to wait until the next release since I don't have a clue where to start for that and it's not *that* critical.

So, hopefully sometime this afternoon / evening I should be finished. (Finally!) It's all getting down to the "little things" and ironing out the little bugs.

thanks Jason! Looking forward for this hack to be released!

U mean released for 3.5.0 right?

Wow, it seems that a lot of work u have done mate, ultra thnx:)

great job Jason and thanks!

eoc_Jason - My board almost relies on a hack like this, in fact I haven't upgraded my live board to 3.5.x because of this hack. If you would please post your paypal address as I'd like to send a little something your way.

Thanks so much and I look forward to the release.

-Michael

I'd send something too but I don't have paypal (country not supported). Jason's paypal is in the first post.

I'd be happy to send something as well. :)

look at the top in his release post, there is a paypal donate button, thats what i used, i plan on sending a little more coin that way soon

Hey Guys,

Well, Monday's never go as expected. I had some errands to do and then take my dog to the vet and somehow that ate up most of my afternoon.

I'm diligently working away still, though in about 30min I'll be taking a break as the premiere of "The Triangle" will be coming on SciFi. ;) But I'll probably still work on it for a couple hours after that.

Permission related code is all done & corrected. I think I've just about gotten all the text moved properly into phrases, and everything is using the 'iTrader' product (otherwise it won't export / import properly). The "report rating" page / email *should* be working correctly (was about to test it when I saw some email notifications here). WOL now shows "viewing iTrader" for all the various pages, better than "unknown location".

Really the only thing left is the detail / comments page. I need to finish some layout stuff & editing for comments. Oh, and linking ratings still, but that's a quickie. After those two are done then everything should be good to go. *crosses fingers*


Yes - Everything for the past several pages has been in reference to the 3.5.x version. The 3.0.0 version is no longer supported. I just haven't made a new thread until the first version is released.

Jason once more, thnx for the hard work mate:)

(keep refreshing the thread, till see the release thread :)

I can volunteer to test a fresh install on vB 3.5.1, although I'm sure the fresh installs are much easier than the upgrades. :)

This is great news!

Thank you jason.

I think you should take over the ushop mod, kick there ass into gear :P

when its expected to release.my users are getting mad over me! :speechless:

Doesn't this seem like a really long day for everyone? :D

Sorry guys, forgot I had to take my mom down to the medical center today for some tests, which ended up being an all-day thing. By the time I finally got back home I just heated up some leftovers for dinner, kicked back and watched a little tv while eating, and now I'm back to working on this. Didn't mean to leave everyone hanging.

Its fine.. take your time.

Cant wait for this!

That's right, take your TIME JASON. This is NOT important compared to a mom! (ps, did you leave her a rating?) lol hope she is ok

I just paypal'd you $20 for your hard work. Thanks again!
I suggest others donate a little something as well:

Yes I got the paypal, if you would please remove that URL in your post above, I really don't want a spambot to pick up the email address. ;)

Anyhow... I can't believe it's already 5:00, how time flies when you are coding!

I was implementing some permission checks for all the various steps, and it was getting to be a real pain with the mile-long 'if' statements with lots of and, or, and not's to get the right checks. So I broke down and wrote a function that did the tests in a bitwise manner making things a LOT easier (if I coded it right, hehe... still have to test a little more thoroughly).

I thought I was almost done, until I realized that certain steps could bypass permission checks, so I was adding them in and things just got messy, which is why I did the above.

So once I finish implementing that, I can finish up the comment page (as I was originally planning on doing this morning... lol)...

What a day... what a day...

And to top it off, the 3rd episode of "The Triangle" comes on tonight, that eats up 2 hours right there... ;)

Didn't I say I was going to get this out on Monday? lol! Honestly guys I'm not slacking, I'm coding like the wind, I just always keep finding little things that need to be fixed.

You didn't say WHICH Monday ;) How about this coming Monday :)

i dont mind waiting another 30 minutes or so :D

keep up the good work Jason, better to have it right at release

Give him a break guys...

Mate take your time, is not the end of world if we will wait 2-5 days more....Thnx for your tries...

This is exactly what I need/have been looking for. I am excited for the new version release and patiently await it. Hope all is going well with you and the coding.

Been working all day long on this... Was having some trouble with the function that reports suspicious activity, but got it all working now.

Permission checks look to all be working properly, and some of the more common errors have their own phrases so the person knows what they are doing wrong.

The only thing left to do now pretty much is the comment detail page, (as I was planning on doing a couple days ago). Just have to add some HTML at the top to show both rating details, add ability to add / edit comments. Then I need to fix some of the logic structure for the Options images that link to adding/editing/reporting/etc. I know it doesn't sound like much, but I'm sure it is at least another full day's work.

In the interest of time I'm going to skip the "link rating" page with the initial release so people can get this implemented / upgraded and working on their forum.

I'm excited too. The timing is perfect -- I came here about a week ago looking to implement a feature like this for our site. I'll be donating a little once I get paid :)

Ryan

Okay, I can say with 100% certainty that I will be releasing the 3.5.1 version tomorrow (Saturday).

Only have a couple little details to finish on the detail / comment page and fix some phrases & permissions.

I'm planning on loading this on my forum later today so that I let my people give it a quick test to make sure I didn't miss anything. Then hopefully tomorrow I can package it all up with some documentation and make the first official release.

I'm guessing this will work okay with 3.5.2 as well? I just upgraded my forum to the new version yesterday and all the other mods I have installed worked.

Ryan

hahahaha

no

great job Jason, thank you for the hard work

dude thats just wrong :D

Suggestion for a future release (from a member):

"If it's possible, how 'add a column for the value of the deal.

$0-$25
$25-$50
$50-$100
$100-$500
Over $500

Or even "Low", "Mid", "High-End". That way people can see how many big transactions someone had before making a deal. Someone won't have 10 feedbacks of $1 trades and then screw someone out of a $500 trade."

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