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

[Dalius]

Is their a vbhacker version of this?

[GuruXL]

In showthread.php i cannot find

PHP Code:

$pagenav = getpagenav($totalposts,"showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$threadid&perpage=$perpage"); 


I'm running v2.2.4, and my showthread.php has been modified before for other hacks. Someone help?

[Hwulex]

Great hack, installed fine.

1 question
On your board (and here infact), when you collapse a post, you get:
"blah blah blah..."

When I collapse a post on mine, unless the post has a subject, nothing is displayed. Why is this?

I've added FireFly's hack from post #50 and still no joy.
My forum can be found here: http://www.hwulex.co.uk/vB/

Cheers.

[Apok2002]

I was going to ask the same thing Hwulex.

[opus]

since adding this hack i've been getting this error

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: unindexpost() in /home/virtual/site11/fst/var/www/html/thebored/editpost.php on line 258

[sub]

Love the hack! Works great with 2.2.5 :cheeky:

[PeterNRG]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by GuruXL
In showthread.php i cannot find

PHP Code:

$pagenav = getpagenav($totalposts,"showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$threadid&perpage=$perpage"); 


I'm running v2.2.4, and my showthread.php has been modified before for other hacks. Someone help?

[Soma]

exact same thing over here, I'm just going to go for it. I'll tell ya how it goes.
Actually, when You look at the changes that the hack does.
it adds the variable display w/ &display=$display
I'm just going to add that in the nessacary place. Wish me luck

[Soma]

ok, it works.

[Soma]

Ok, Now I just need to find out how to that thing they have set-up here.
Where it substrings the post if a topic was not given on the post. Anyone know how?