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.

[Leo[GR]]

Originally posted by Webmasta XT
i installed the shoutbox, than i install this hack, now the shoutbox smilies don't work, but the hack works for the rest of the forums......

I have exactly the same problem :cry:

[BigJohnson]

me too

[Leo[GR]]

Any solution to this probem ? Please ?

[o0stephane0o]

are you german? How come you speak such a good english?

[Leo[GR]]

Originally posted by o0stephane0o
are you german? How come you speak such a good english?

If you're talking to me, no. I am Greek

[WebMasterAJ]

As stated by a few others, the hack works great on everything except for the shoutbox

[Xyphen]

The solution is.

You upload the *Orignal* vbcode.js file as vbcodeshout.js, then edit the shoutbox template replace vbcode.js with vbcodeshout.js. Thats all. If it doesn't work, let me know, and I'll help.

Edit: There is a problem that I am looking a solution for, if someone can make this work on vB2.3.0 let me know please, thank you.

[Doubledoom]

installed and working on 2.3.0. The last bit "vbcode_popup_smiliesbits" could not be completed as that bit of code to change is not present. However, the hack is working without that change.

[Sun Boy]

so can any 1 give us the hack at the final updated ?

[catocom2]

I just installed this on 2.3.0 per instructions
in the first post, also added it in my quick reply code.
:banana: It Works!
Thanks for this great hack/fix!
I've been using it at JJRs for a while, and thought I'd give
it a try since I updated to 2.3.0

I haven't thouroughly tested, but the
New Thread
New Reply
and my
Quick replybox
all work fine so far.