/me code Version 3

Updated version 2.00 thanks to buro9!

Updated version 3.00 thanks to Edgewize!

New in version 3.00:
Correct parsing in quotes, private messages etc.

Okay, this is the famous /me code first created by Chen. All credits go to him. I'm just putting up instructions on how to do this in vB3. It's very easy.

Typing "/me is great!" gives you this:

* Erwin is great!


You make changes to THREE php files only.

1. Copy this piece of code:

Change "red" to whatever color you want.

PHP Code:

// /me hack
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'newreply' && !isset($bbcode) && isset($pagetext))
        $pagetext = preg_replace('#^(([ \t]|\[[a-z]+[^\]]*\])*)/me[ \t](.*)$#Uim', '$1* '.$postinfo['username'].' $3', $pagetext);
elseif (THIS_SCRIPT == 'private' && !isset($bbcode) && isset($pagetext))
        $pagetext = preg_replace('#^(([ \t]|\[[a-z]+[^\]]*\])*)/me[ \t](.*)$#Uim', '$1* '.$pm['fromusername'].' $3', $pagetext);
elseif (isset($bbcode) && $dobbcode && is_array($GLOBALS['post']))
        $bbcode = preg_replace('#^(([ \t]|\[[a-z]+[^\]]*\])*)/me[ \t](.*)$#Uim', '$1* '.$GLOBALS['post']['username'].' $3', $bbcode);
elseif (isset($bbcode) && $dobbcode && $GLOBALS['previewpost'])
        $bbcode = preg_replace('#^(([ \t]|\[[a-z]+[^\]]*\])*)/me[ \t](.*)$#Uim', '$1* '.$GLOBALS['bbuserinfo']['username'].' $3', $bbcode);
elseif (isset($bbcode) && $dobbcode && isset($GLOBALS['fromuserinfo']))
        $bbcode = preg_replace('#^(([ \t]|\[[a-z]+[^\]]*\])*)/me[ \t](.*)$#Uim', '$1* '.$GLOBALS['fromuserinfo']['username'].' $3', $bbcode);
// /me hack 


2. Open functions_bbcodeparse.php:

Find:

PHP Code:

} // end smilies 


PASTE code copied BELOW.

3. Open newreply.php

Find:

In 3.0.6 or less:

PHP Code:

$pagetext = trim(strip_quotes($pagetext)); 


In 3.0.7:

PHP Code:

$pagetext = trim(htmlspecialchars_uni($pagetext)); 


PASTE code copied BELOW.

4. Lastly, open private.php

Find:

PHP Code:

$pagetext = trim($pagetext); 


PASTE code copied BELOW.

Done!

[Eagle Creek]

Is it full 3.0.7 compatible?

[MissKalunji]

Originally Posted by Eagle Creek

Is it full 3.0.7 compatible?

yeah it works fine with me

[MicroLinux?]

I dont have the time right now to read through this... But this is thehack where like.. you want to greet the user looking so you put "Hello/me," and /me will be their username? If it is... THANKS SO MUCH!

[fridayweb]

I have a problem with the /me code being used within the vB Journal, created by Antonbomb22.

When someone types /me in that, it displays the name of the user VIEWING the journal, not the person who originally posted in their own journal.

Any suggestions on how to change that?

[Deaths]

You should ask AN-net himself, as he coded the journal.

[kcadd]

/me installs the /me hack :P

[zetetic]

Originally Posted by tmhall

Good job!

I've been using this modification to make this hack work in PM's, message preview, etc. But it doesn't seem to work now with the latest version of this hack. Any idea how to incorporate these fixes? (For example right now if you use "/me" in a PM, when the person replies with quote it shows up as "/me" instead of with the name.)

I'm replying to myself because I figured out what was wrong. All this time I thought Edgewize's solution was a fix for this hack, but it's actually a completely different way of doing it that appears to do everything Erwin's does (even with Buro's mods) but works in quotes and previews too.

I know it's basically a thread hijack but there have been so many twists and turns on this thread it's really confusing. I'd love to know if Erwin or buro9 see anything wrong with doing it Edgewize's way, since it seems to work better...

[TwinsForMe]

I'm having a conflict with the Multiquote hack (not the quick-reply multi-quote).

If I quote someone with multi-quote who has used /me, my username will be inserted. If I quote myself when I had used /me, my username will be replaced with /me.

Here is a screenshot:

[TwinsForMe]

No one can help?

[Erwin]

The /me code hack upgraded to version 3.00 thanks to Edgewize's suggestions - this fixes the parsing problems in quotes and PMs.


Just remove the old hack and follow the instructions in the first post.