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

[Mike11212]

there USER CP

[groovesalad]

One minor problem with this. When I view a thread and leave, then come back, the messages aren't collapsed. It doesn't recognize that I've already viewed that thread. I know this because I have a hack that tells me how many new posts vs. old posts are in the thread and the new posts number never changes. Any ideas?

[groovesalad]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mike11212
there USER CP

[Mike11212]

yeah i beleive so

[groovesalad]

I've been to boards where this setting is already set to Yes.

[spazeman]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mike11212


But people on this forum did not write subjects and when collapsed you see some text. How can i force there to be a subject

[Natch]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by LuBi


Thanks so much!

Now does anyone know how to make the [...] work like the plus sign and de-compress the post?

[Natch]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by dabean


As you requested in the thread for my forumhome hack I've attatched how I did "collapsed posts" hack that works across range of browsers, included are detailed changes to go from this hack to how I did it.
Browsers supported currently are Netscape 6/7, IE5+ windows and mac, Konq 2, Moz1.0+ and possibly Opera 7. :bunny:

Doing Netscape 4 support is simply painful when trying to support W3C semi compliant/compliant browsers. The problem is DIV's as generic block level containers are not allowed with Tables which are block level elements and NS4 doesn't allow direct visiblity manipulation of tables. :knockedout:

Also this modification means that browsers with no known DOM support won't see the collapsed table, this makes results in pre 4th generation browsers look better.

No support is provided for this alteration.

[a43079]

nice hack

[Bison]

Anyone got this working on v2.2.9?

If so, could you explain the changes you made to get this to work?