AJAX Fast Open/Close Threads (vB 3.5 Replication)
 

Update: To fix the known 2 bugs (red x for new threads & in-functional on search pages), re-download, do the edit for the 'search_results' template, and re-upload clientscript/ajax_openclosethread.js

Well as i wrote a tutorial on how to use AJAX, i thought i might aswell release an addon which uses AJAX Technology.

I'm sure you've all seen the video of AJAX in action in the vBulletin v3.5 development announcement, and if you havn't, better go look at it for a preview.

This addon will do exactly what that video shows, opening and closing topics with no page reload what-so-ever (no, it does not include the fast edit topic title).

Very easy installation, upload 1 file, 1 file to edit and 2 templates to edit, should take you 5-10 minutes max :)

Enjoy,

- Zero Tolerance

Love ya. :D

**installs**

Wooh! Great Modification, Zero Tolerance!

Did it work for you Aura? I get the alt tag, but when I click IE displays error on page bottom right, and firefox just ignores. (no closing takes place)

Just click on the image and it should change to the locked image.Also it may be because you don't have vBulletin v3.0.7

Did you upload the javacript file specified in the upload folder and make the edit for the FORUMDISPLAY template? If you mised either of those out then the JS file won't load.

- Zero Tolerance

Ill check to see where I messed up, the JS file is in forumdir/clientscript.

Nevermind, reuploaded the file and it works.. :) nice job

Glad to hear it is working :)

- Zero Tolerance

We're on a roll, aren't we :D
Good job, love that tutorial too.

Great Job Zero Tolerance...

Nice work!! Keep them coming ;)


(btw. vB 3.5 is delaying.. Kier is trying to get more AJAX into it since now he knows AJAY isn't not that special ;))

Sounds good, AJAX really opens up a lot of oppertunities to improve systems and more access to do things we couldn't in the past.

- Zero Tolerance

Amazing. Where can we read that tutorial?

The tutorial can be found right here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=81626

:)

- Zero Tolerance

Nifty :) Very nice add.

I have checked up the installation guide twice... but when i click on the status icon i get a error message in internet explorer's status bar:

Object Expected.

I have not missed any steps. Please guide.

Regards

Ensure you have made all edits, then make sure you have uploaded the js file into its proper location (forumdir/clientscript), make sure its uploaded in ASCII mode :)

- Zero Tolerance

ZT, you are very good at what you do. Take a look at that . Got the Java from yahoo to examine. Food for thought! ;)

Yeah, google are also using AJAX technology, for GMail and Google Suggest (which is still in beta i believe).

Though i won't need any reference, all i needed reference to was the ajax core functions itself, i already know JS so really it's just a question of using what i know with ajax, like this modification for example :)

- Zero Tolerance

ZT, this AJAX is really amazing...

Way to go dude :)

clicked install...

Aye, it surely is a great developers tool, and will probably widen IPB's eyes a little bit ;)

- Zero Tolerance

Works on 3.0.6 .. thanks ZT

Glad to hear it, i wasn't sure about compatability with older versions of vB3 installations. :)

- Zero Tolerance

Working here

Installed without a problem :)

Man I love you!

*clicks on Install*

Ok found maybe a bug or an error.....

If the thread is a new topic (the env with the letters sticking out) if i click it i get the ALT tag, and the red X

If the thred is old (env is closed) it works perfect

I don't have any IE errors or anything like that, either i'm missing the image, or its linking to the wrong area to grab the image.

Right click on the red x, go to properties, and check what the image URL is, paste it here.

If it is a bug, ill fix it, only a minor issue, the topic would still change state.

- Zero Tolerance

great tool :up:

here's the Double Click Edit code if you are interested:
http://scyth.info/2005/05/03/double-click-edit

url not correct, can't reach... if it's a hack we can release, would be good to have it here, not on an external url... (you know, licenses etc...)

Regardless of the functionality (which is very handy) this is the coolest "bells and whistles" mod yet.

!!!

Geek Auto Linker here I come with this.

Get that sorted out yet? The same thing happened to be, reuploading postings.php fixed it.

ZT here is the URL i have for the new folder lock image

http://www.URL.com/forums/images/sta...d_new_lock.gif

Also, just saw that on the search page, the images say click to open/close thread, well it gives an error in IE when this is done, i assume its only because you didn't implament the hack to work in the search option, can you do that?

nexialys, the link works for me....http://scyth.info/2005/05/03/double-click-edit its not for VB in general it just gives you code on how to make double-click-edit work

so someone would have to convert all the code to VB for us.

nice one, just installed. :D

thread_new_lock.gif not there...I think must be thread_lock_new.gif because Vb not include thread_new_lock.gif icon.

Thanks

Great one ZT i love how you are starting to make all these lovely hacks?

And also ranger2kxlt is right,search page error in IE.

Thanks

ranger @ - I have thread_new_lock.gif - Are you using vb 3.0.7? I can't garentee it's a default image however i see no reason why it shouldn't be. So, once the red x appears, refresh the page and see what image your system uses for that locked icon, then i know which to use :)

Ill make it compliant with the search page once i've comfirmed + fixed the above bug.

- Zero Tolerance