Shrink Old Posts in Thread

Hi all,

This is a brand new addition to my own BB, so I don't even know how my own users will react to it, let alone how you guys would

Hack Description:

• Posts you have already read in a thread, will show up with their header only (a row that includes the username, post subject and date only). New posts only will appear in full.
• This is user selectable via the 'Edit Options' page: each user can decide if he wants this option on or not. (By default all existing and new users will have this turned Off).
• A link at the top of the thread offers to "expand all" posts or "contact all" posts.
• by clicking on the + sign on a shruk post, it will expand without the page reloading. By clicking on the - sign on an expanded post, it will shrink without the page reloading.
• [high]this option is available for your IE users only! Netscape users will see no difference and will not be affected anyway at all by the change[/high]

How to install:

• Please download the attached zipfile.
• Upload plus.gif and minus.gif to your images directory
• Upload install_contractposts.php to your admin directory and run that script.

Note: there are quite a few changes to make (primarily additions, not replacements) to the vb scripts and templates. The process should take you several minutes, so I recommend you close your Bulletin Board while installing the hack.

Demo:

You are welcome to visit my Bulletin Board, at http://www.atlasf1.com , to see what the additions look like. To test it in full (ie, the option of old posts being shrunk by default), you will have to register and modify your options after you have received your password.

Cheers,

Bira

[StarBuG]

First of all the Hack works great for me!

And after finding FireFlys add-on I was so happy cause that is what I´m looking for BUT:

For all the replys it works perfekt but for the first post of the thread the topic titel is gone!
It´s just empty!

Any suggestions???

Plz Help!

Greetings

StarBuG

[WebMasterAJ]

I have a quick question...

I may of done something wrong, but for some reason, my boards aren't displaying the "Expand All" and "Collapse All" feature.

As of right now, where those words are supposed to be, it simply shows "hideposts" .

I don't even know where to begin, can someone point me in the right direction as to where I can find out why this is happening and how to solve it?

Thanks, any help is appreciated!
Andrew

[Shenlong]

can someone do the functions.php part for me cause for somereason my file ALWAYS ****s up, attached is my functions.php file THANX.

[Shenlong]

plz guys, for some reason when I edit functions.php all these space signs appear, I just need some help because I want this hack to work

[StarBuG]

I would suggest use a good TextEditor (like UltraEdit) Hehe!

Here is your edited fuctions.php

Greetings

StarBuG

[WebMasterAJ]

Does anyone know where I can look so I can fix the script to display the Expand/Collapse All Feature?

[StarBuG]

Maybe you forgot to make the template:

showthread_hideposts

??

Check that

Greetings

StarBuG

[WebMasterAJ]

Thanks for the reply, but I do have that template.


It reads:
[QUOTE]
&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="showthread.php?threadid=$thread[threadid]&s=$session[sessionhash]&perpage=$perpage&pagenumber=$pagenumber&display=s how"><smallfont color="#EEEEFF" class="thtcolor"><b>Expand all</b></smallfont></a> <smallfont color="#EEEEFF" class="thtcolor"><b>|</b></font> <a href="showthread.php?threadid=$thread[threadid]&s=$session[sessionhash]&perpage=$perpage&pagenumber=$pagenumber&display=n one"><smallfont color="#EEEEFF" class="thtcolor"><b>Contract all</b></smallfont></a>

[FWC]

Did you add $hideposts to your showthread template in the right place?

[WebMasterAJ]

You know, its always the simple things... LMAO... when I looked in showthread template, it said hideposts instead of $hideposts... duh!

Thanks for the help... !!