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

[Hooper]

I'm trying to determine why I have no problems with the registration? What exactly is fluppered with the registration? Can you even get to the main registration screen? I'm not encountering such problems and am curios myself.

Also for Bira,

I had no problems with the first integration between scripts but the second has me a bit confused. I'm not sure I understand if the whole code red and blue need to be applied to a template or what have you. I appreciate the detail you went into on how your hack works I do, but I just don't understand the reference you made to the second integration.

[SirSteve]

Very interesting hack but it looks like A LOT of work to do (I too have a lot of hacks already installed)...

[bira]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Hooper
I'm trying to determine why I have no problems with the registration? What exactly is fluppered with the registration? Can you even get to the main registration screen? I'm not encountering such problems and am curios myself.

[mp3playa]

Great Hack Bria. I have a question though, is it possible to not have attachments load that are in posts that are shrunk ? This would decrease bandwidth a lot I think. Thanks for the thoughts

[Admin]

Ok I installed this here due to popular demand.

Works very fine as far as I can see.
I had to play with the postbit template a bit though, since ours is difference.

Good one bira.

[James Cridland]

What would be nicer is a quick reminder of the message...

So, the real message is...

I think that Firefly has too much time on his hands because he seems to install every hack going

...and the shrunk message is...

I think Firefly has t...

This would make this hack quite cool, I think. Shouldn't be too difficult to do...

[Admin]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by James Cridland
I think that Firefly has too much time on his hands because he seems to install every hack going

[Frank]

Okay I still have an error in register.php, and I downloaded the zip yesterday and applied the patch for this:

Database error in vBulletin 2.2.1:

Invalid SQL: INSERT INTO userfield (userid,field1,field2,field3,field4) VALUES (,'','','','') mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near ''','','','')' at line 1

mysql error number: 1064

Date: Thursday 13th of December 2001 04:56:52 AM
Script: http://www.frankw.net/network/nthell...b/register.php
Referer: http://www.frankw.net/network/nthell...b/register.php

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Database error in vBulletin 2.2.1:

Invalid SQL: INSERT INTO userfield (userid,field1,field2,field3,field4) VALUES (,'nice','warks','singing','singer')
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near ''nice','warks','singing','singer')' at line 1

mysql error number: 1064

Date: Thursday 13th of December 2001 09:24:17 AM
Script: http://www.frankw.net/network/nthell...b/register.php
Referer: http://www.frankw.net/network/nthell...b/register.php
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etc etc

[Frank]

Okay a new user registers, fills in the reg form and then clicks submit. They get the screen:
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There seems to have been a slight problem with the nthellworld User Forum database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.
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The new username is shown on the front page of the forum as the most recently registered. Clicking on the link shows a profile of the user, and it is possible to request the password and receive it.

However, the user DOES NOT SHOW UP in the control panel, either by clicking show most recent registrations or searching for the username.

I am baffled, and I've had to disable registrations for the time being

Help please!

[Admin]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by James Cridland
What would be nicer is a quick reminder of the message...