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

[Shenlong]

kick butt, it works, thanx so much bira and all who supported me (editing my functions.php). FWC u rule, btw i got ultraedit and it works great, better then using the non-ascii MS frontpage 2k2, anyway this is pretty coo, cya

[FWC]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 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... !!

[69-FLy-gUy]

This is a good hack! Thanks Bira
One problem though.,.

This is what my postbit looks like.. lol (like the colours )

When i click on expand/contract nothing happens.. same thign that you see here. can you help me? thanks

Ciao

69

[Sparkz]

you might want to include white images too, for ppl with dark styles.
I know it is something that is easily fixed by the user, but if you add it to the zip, it'd save some time.

Adding what group to find the templates that need editing to the installer would save a bit of time too, when you don't sleep with a Vb bible under your pillow (which I am convinced some of the hackers here do)

Other than that, the hack worked great

[StarBuG]

Hi! Maybe someone can help me! (FireFly??? )

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!
Do I have forgott something??
Is in the code something missing???

Any suggestions???

PLZ Help

StarBuG

[69-FLy-gUy]

What is firefly's add on?

Ciao

[StarBuG]

You can find FireFly?s "Add-On" it in Post #50 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...627#post206627)

Greetings

StarBuG

[69-FLy-gUy]

Thanks. but does anyone know the answer to my problem?

Thanks

69

[cyrus]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by StarBuG
Hi! Maybe someone can help me! (FireFly??? )

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!
Do I have forgott something??
Is in the code something missing???

Any suggestions???

PLZ Help

StarBuG

[StarBuG]

Hehe!

I?m so stupid!
I don?t forgot to put it in the postbit Template but by putting it in the right place i deleted: $post[title] Muahaha (Dooooh)

For anyone who wants to know:

In Template postbit find (around line 10):

PHP Code:

<td><smallfont>$post[icon] <b>$post[title]</b></smallfont></td> 


and replace it with:

PHP Code:

<td><smallfont>$post[icon] $post[shortmsg] <b>$post[title]</b></smallfont></td> 


Thx for that hack

Greetings

StarBuG