Anchor and Jump BBCode!
 

This hack adds 2 BBCodes to your forum: [anchor] and [jump]
Demo: http://www.socomcity.net/forum/showthread.php?p=7353
Cross-Page Jump Demo: http://www.socomcity.net/forum/index.php (below the header, Latest Glitches Added)

[username:test][password:test] (thanks to acidburn0520 :D)



Functions
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• If you can't already tell from the example, you can set anchors in your posts via the [anchor] tag, and create a link that enables the user to jump to them via the [jump] tag. This comes very handy if you want to make a navigation for your forum rules, tutorials, or any other list-type post. Best of all, using cube root, the javascript function I made allows for a smooth/exponential jump.

Features
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• prioritization: if there are multiple anchors - it uses DOM nesting detection to choose the anchor which is within the post containing the jump tag being clicked
• optional cross-page jumping (hyper-link to anchors!)
• optional key-shortcuts (remembers last anchor and last jump)
• uses setInterval as oppose to a loop for best performance
• works on all internet browsers
• works on every version of vBulletin

Installation
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• Just download the zipped txt attached to this post with the 3 easy installation steps. Follow them and it's as easy as cake. Enjoy!

Hyperlinking Anchors
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• To hyperlink anchors, your link must contain a reference to the post the anchor is in and the anchor of which to jump to
• Heres the 2 possible ways (order of paramters doesn't matter - as long as the link contains the anchor parameter and a hash(#) to the post, or the p parameter to the post):
• nameofanchor is the name of the anchor
• 1337 is the number of the post which contains the anchor
• http://site.com/etcetcetc?anchor=nameofanchor&p=1337
• http://site.com/etcetcetc?anchor=nameofanchor#post1336

Key-Shortcuts
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• There are two keyshortcuts: Alt+A and Alt+J
• Alt+A (Anchor Shortcut) jumps you to the last anchor that you previously jumped to
• Alt+J (Jump Shortcut) jumps you to the last jump tag you previously clicked

Ahh - see you also posted the hack in the 3.5 forum. I guess after 3.5 becomes official, I'll install it again after upgrading to 3.5 :D

Ooooh, that scrolling is nice. Thanks for the hack!

Yeah I'm waiting for the supported release of 3.5.0 before I begin to install plugins and hacks. I don't want to lose all my work because of a bux fix.

Yeh, it's best to do that. Sirbutts looks like he's doing the same thing - from what he posted.

Good one :up: /installs

I know I posted the same thing in the other thread but incase you don't check there:
Ver nice feature! My members love it :D
Thanks for the update pimpery! :)

Updated = Infinite bottom surface scroll bug fixed.

Update..did some tests.
Haven't tested on Safari tho because I can't get to a mac.

Tested so far on:
Konqueror
Internet Explorer
Opera
Mozilla
Firefox
Camino

Supported on all the browsers above with no bugs/problems.

Camino? Didn't know what that was until I googled it. Turns out its a Mozilla browser for Macs. Niice :D

I must be blind. I can't see what this does. ;)

Look at the demo using test:test.
It basically lets you put bookmarks in your posts using the [anchor] BBcode.
then you can make a link which jumps to the bookmarks using the [jump] tag

I looked at it using the name and password you gave. I just didn't see where the places where you have there to click to show what it does. ;)

Look at the long list of red links, and click one of those.

Also a very nice method of scrolling, the decreation of speed as it gets closer is a very nice effect :)

- Zero Tolerance

Ooooohhhhh, I like that now that I see it work. ;)

You have to use thew jump to go where the anchor is right?

That is so cool, is there a way to return to the point of origin?

Is anybody else having hyperlinking anchor problems on RC1?

[jump=http://www.forums.530riders.net/showthread.php?anchor=test&p=31274]jump test[/jump]

[anchor=test]anchor test[/anchor] (post #31274)

Javascript error:
Jump Error: 'http://www.forums.530riders.net/showthread.php?anchor=test&p=31274' does not exist.

Also tried substituting showpost.php for showthread
Great hack pimpery, pretty too!

Heya Fat Dadday :p ,

The jump tag only takes an anchor name as a parameter, and is only used for single-page jumping.

To crossjump use :
http://www.forums.530riders.net/show...r=test&p=31274

as the url itself.

Like this:
http://www.forums.530riders.net/show...r=test&p=31274

Or like this:
Click here

Hope I helped ya :D

Sorry for the delayed response - I was taking the LIRR from Stonybrook University back to my home in Brooklyn.

Boofo: Yes - you use the jump tag to jump to an anchor with the specified name
JohnBee - If you'd like I could add a key shortcut (such as Alt+J) to jump back to the last place a jump was clicked. Tell me if you'd like this idea and I'll do it for you.

FD929 (or Fat Daddy as sirbutts called ya) :p,
I guess he answered your question - thanks sirbutts!

Oh I see, so the jump won't be used, only the anchor with a url linking to it. Thanks sirbutts! (and it's Fire Dawg, not fat dadday lol)

Thanks pimp, great hack. You rock. :) The alt+J is a good idea too.

BIG UPDATE!

Smoothness made better - no more of the little jerks!
KEY SHORTCUTS ADDED!



Key-Shortcuts
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• There are two keyshortcuts: Alt+A and Alt+J
• Alt+A (Anchor Shortcut) jumps you to the last anchor that you previously jumped to
• Alt+J (Jump Shortcut) jumps you to the last jump tag you previously clicked

Update now if you use this hack!

Sweeet. Thanks for the hard work pimpness.

The alt shortcuts aren't working for me on IE 6 - Windows 2000 pro.
Anybody else having issues?

Edit: I think it's just this computer. I'll try again when I get home. :)

Footer script causes javascript error when typing in posting box. Can I get the previous footer script? That one wasn't causing any errors for me and it works fine without the alt code. :)

Aye sorry. I mistakenly didn't make it cross-browser for IE. Fixed now.
Please redownload and install again. Thanks.

Nice update pimpery.
Works great for menus.
That way they can press Alt+J to go back to the menu of the tutorial they are viewing :D

very nice. been looking for something like this. works well with 3.5.0.

*installed

holy smoke
Installed!!!

How do you crossjump to, for example page 2? links in Sirbutts' post don't work.

Anyone got a demo of this?

in 3.6.4 this bbcode don't give problema but it doesn't work... Installed ok but at the end you are not able to use it while writing a post... any ideas?:confused:

ok it works but you must follow the step 1B if you have my version :up:

I have installed this mod and it works well. I am using it for footnote functionality, and have even used it within GARS integrated with multiple page content using the cross-page jumping technique. Thanks!

I do have a desire to either increase the scroll speed or eliminate the scroll effect in entirety. Could someone help me with either/both? Perhaps defaulting to scrolling at an accelerated rate with same-page anchors and eliminating the scroll within cross-page jumping would be a nice feature. Considering that different browsers and styles result in different scroll speeds, my end preference may be to eliminate scrolling entirely. As I am using this with large literature documents with extensive footnote references, the scrolling effect can become quite tedious.

I see that there hasn't been much activity on this for a couple of years. Does anyone use this with 3.7 or is there another way to do an "Anchor"?

After a little more research, looks like I can take care of it by using the thread over at vb.com

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=224630