New Posting Features - Move smilies to below text area (and optionally add to Quick Reply)

NOTE: This will break your 4.1.4 Quick Reply if you have smilies enabled there unless you do the edit below.

This moves the smilie box to below the text area when posting within threads, blogs, groups, PMs, and cms when using the Advanced Editor (new item or advanced reply). This is done using just CSS. The plugin simply appends the new CSS file to the editor.css file link in the page. It can also make the smiliebox show on the showthread page below the text box in Quick Reply if you do the Optional Edit below.

lynne_smilies_below.png

This mod is supported for the default style only as trying to debug other's site CSS issues is not easy.

This has been tested in firefox, Safari and IE7.


Version History:
1.0 2009-12-06: initial release by Lynne at vbulletin.org (pre 4.0.1)
1.1 2010-01-13: fixed issues with 4.0.1; made it move the smilies to the bottom for sending a new PM ('blog'), and for posting a New Discussion ('group') (4.0.1)
1.2 2010-01-23: fixed it to work if you store your css in the filesystem (4.0.1)
1.3 2010-05-05: added fields so it will work with vbcms and editpost (4.0.1)
1.4 2010-10-23: Modified CSS to use new stylevars - you do NOT need to upgrade to this version if your CSS is working just fine for you! (4.0.8 - see note below for 4.1PL1)


To install:

1. Import product-lynne_smilies_below.xml

2. Go to Settings > Options > Message Posting Interface Options > Put smilie box below textarea > Yes

3. Go to Settings > Options > Message Posting Interface Options and make sure you set these two settings:
Smiliebox Total Smilies - this is the total number of smilies you want to show
Smiliebox Rows (smilies below textarea) - this is the number of rows of smilies you would like

NOTE: The Total Smilies must be evenly divisible by the Rows, ie. you can't set the Total to 17 and have 2 Rows as that won't work.

4. OPTIONAL - If you also want the smiliebox to show on the showthread page under the Quick Reply, then you must do the following:
a. Go to Settings > Options > Message Posting Interface Options > Add smiliebox below Quick Reply on showthread page > Yes (Note that the above options, Put smilie box below textarea must also be set to Yes)
b. Make the following template edit in the template "showthread_quickreply".
Find the following:

        <div class="editor_textbox quickreply">
            <vb:if condition="$show['qr_require_click']">
                <textarea name="message" id="{vb:raw editorid}_textarea" rows="10" cols="80" dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}" disabled="disabled">{vb:raw click_quick_reply_icon}</textarea>
            <vb:else />
                <textarea name="message" id="{vb:raw editorid}_textarea" rows="10" cols="80" dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}"></textarea>
            </vb:if>
        </div>    
        
    </div>
</div>

Add in the following line among the bottom divs (for 4.0.8):

        </div>    
        <vb:if condition="($vbulletin->options['lynne_sb_below'] AND $vbulletin->options['lynne_sb_below_2']) AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'"><div class="editor_smiliebox">{vb:raw smiliebox}</div></vb:if>
    </div>
</div>

OR Add in the following line among the bottom divs (for 4.1.0 PL1):

        </div>    
        <vb:if  condition="($vboptions['lynne_sb_below'] AND  $vboptions['lynne_sb_below_2']) AND THIS_SCRIPT ==  'showthread'"><div class="editor_smiliebox">{vb:raw  smiliebox}</div></vb:if>
    </div>
</div>

OR in 4.1.10 forward, find this code in the SHOWTHREAD template:

		<div class="blockrow">
			{vb:raw messagearea}
		</div>

Add directly below there:

        <vb:if  condition="($vboptions['lynne_sb_below'] AND  $vboptions['lynne_sb_below_2']) AND THIS_SCRIPT ==  'showthread'"><div class="editor_smiliebox">{vb:raw  smiliebox}</div></vb:if>

To get this to work with 4.1.4 (and later) Quick Reply:
Edit the plugin "Add smilies to Quick Reply also" and remove, or comment out, the line:

PHP Code:

    $editor_template_name = 'showthread_quickreply'; 


To uninstall:

1. Uninstall "Move smilies below textarea"
2. If you added the smiliebox to the showthread.php page in the Quick Reply, then remove the template edit done above.

This will not work for pre-beta 5 vB4.

[.Tim]

Same here.

[gyaronn]

same here

[Lynne]

Guys, read the thread, I already addressed that here:

Originally Posted by Lynne

Just a heads up to everyone, when 4.0.1 comes out, this will get 'broken', but I will update it as soon as possible. If you want to fix it yourself, you need to modify the plugin "Add editor2.css to pages" and change both instances of "$vbulletin->templatecache['SHOWTHREAD']" to $vbulletin->templatecache['headinclude'] and the same for both instances of $vbulletin->templatecache['newreply'] . As I said, I'll update is after the official 4.0.1 gets released.

When I get both my test sites upgraded, then I will update this mod. Until then, I had already posted the fix in the quote above.

[Lynne]

I've updated the mod to work with 4.0.1. I also changed it to move the smilies to the bottom for sending a new PM and for posting a New Discussion. Only install 1.1 if you are using 4.0.1. If you are still using 4.0, you should not upgrade the mod or it will not work for you.

[Vaupell]

Thank you for the update!

[OcR Envy]

Hmmn couldn't get this to work. The quick reply worked fine but the full reply the smilies remained to the right.

Ideas?

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by OcR Envy

Hmmn couldn't get this to work. The quick reply worked fine but the full reply the smilies remained to the right.

Ideas?

Did you install the latest version if you are running 4.0.1? Are you checking this on a totally default style?

[coberr]

Same here; the quick reply still shows the smilies to the right, after I upgrade the plugin from the old one. Iam using the default skin, 4.0.1

[Lynne]

You guys are both talking about different pages. I have tested this on showthread, newreply, groups (go advanced), and blogs (go advanced), and PMs (send new message) all on a brand new *default* vB4.0.1 installation and it shows on all those pages in the correct place. It also shows on all those pages in an old upgraded to 4.0.1 installation using the *default* style. I did have some problems with this on my custom style due to some changes I had made in my own css, but like I said, it worked fine on the default style. So, please test this on your default style. If you continue to have problems with it, post a test login to your site, tell me exactly what page you have the problems on and make sure I can select the default style to view the page in.

[OcR Envy]

Originally Posted by Lynne

Did you install the latest version if you are running 4.0.1? Are you checking this on a totally default style?

It's not a default style. Suggestions as to what to look for though?