New vbcode.js - vBcode and smilie user interface improvement

Hello vB Troopers,

With special permission from the Dev Team I am proud to release an improved version of vbcode.js. Any usage of this script other than in licensed vBulletin driven Boards is a direct violation of Jelsoft copyrights. Any violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law!

One MAJOR Improvement(note: only works with IE, NS users are out o luck! But who uses NS anyway?)

vBcode and smilies will be inserted wherever the cursor is instead of at the end of the text.

Installation
Copy the new vbcode.js file over your old one(see "Another small note" below). If you'd like to keep the old file just rename it before copying the new one.

You need to add the following text to the "message" textarea tag:

onChange=getActiveText(this) onclick=getActiveText(this)

It should basically look similiar to this:

<textarea name="message" rows="20" cols="$textareacols" wrap="virtual" tabindex="2" 
onChange=getActiveText(this) onclick=getActiveText(this) >$message</textarea>

Please note: The variable($message) may be different in some templates, editpost for example, so make sure to keep the original variable in the textarea attribute "name =". Otherwise the text may be missing in some instances.

This textarea can be found in the following templates:

Calendar Templates

calendar_enterevent

New Posting Templates

newreply

newthread

Private Messaging Templates

priv_forwardmultiple

priv_sendprivmsg

priv_sendtobuddies

and the editpost template

additional template changes

In the vbcode_popup_smilies template you must delete the following code:

<script language="JavaScript">
function smilie(smilietext) {
        opener.document.vbform.message.value += smilietext+" ";
        //opener.vbform.message.focus();
}
</script>

In the vbcode__popup_smiliebits template you must change:

<a href="javascript:smilie('$smilie[text]')">

to:

<a href="javascript:opener.smilie('$smilie[text]')">

small note:If you use the above code pleas omit the space between java and script.


If these changes aren't made the new script WILL NOT WORK!

I hope to hear from those who use it, and please let me know if you find a bug.


vB.org is using this hack. Try it out!

Scott

Latest release date: 20.04.2002
Any version older than this should be updated.

[Stretchr]

Erwin,
The js code is different size? Maybe I'll d/l and run Beyond Compare and see if I can find the difference.

[Stretchr]

Erwin,
The code is different and it works again on my site. I hadn't been able to get it to work recently so I'm using the new js. If yours works as is, maybe you don't need to change.

[Crazy Mofo]

u know when you click the Get More smiles what is that called? if i want too edit it? and what is the original txt for it?

[r.cakir]

Hello everybody

I know, most of you uses the Windows OS, but there are also some vB-Boards around the world, which are designed for Mac users. I've tested this very useful Hack on my Board with all actual available Mac-Browser's under the Classic OS and Mac-OS X 10.1.x. But it doesn't work!

So I think it's not a Browser problem, it's more OS related. Maybe somebody in this community who also works with Mac-OS can help me. :disappointed:

[TECK]

scott, i use images instead of regular buttons. for some reason, every time i click on the "image" button BOLD and submit the text, it's sending me to submit and posts for me??? :O

any idea why? what should i change in the java code?

[TECK]

for some reason, if i enter <input type="image"...> instead of button, it messes up the script.

[alexp]

maybe use:

<a href="javascript: doSomething()"><img....></a>

...instead?

[TECK]

alex.. that will never do it. due to the algorithm used by vbcode.js.
it must be a simple edit somewhere there.. i looked everywhere with no success. i really want to use the images buttons instead of the regular ones..

[Admin]

Actually that would also work...

[TECK]

unfortunatelly, is not. i tried both ways. with scott's file and the default vbcode.js. it will not work.