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.

[JJR512]

Mutt, I edited in the new functions from your attached text file, and after that, it worked fine. Just to double-check myself, I tried editing the code from your earlier post over the code from your attached text file, and once again, it did not work fine. Finally, I reapplied the code from the attached text file, and all was well. That leads me to believe there is something wrong with the code you posted in the message, because that doesn't work while the code in the attachment does.

[FWC]

Originally posted by Hooper


I'm lost. A post above says great in the latest vb version and this says it doesn't work? or does it?

Thanks

The original hack by Scott works fine. Mutt enhanced the hack. Unfortunately, the enhancement doesn't work on my board. It does for Mutt and JJR. Simple.

[Hooper]

Ah,,,, Ok.

Thank you for the clarification. Much appreciated.

[admiralapril]

Thank you for this great hack! It's working fine over here.

[Parker Clack]

This hack is working great with IE 6.0 on 2.2.0 but it does put an extra space between the code and the body of the text that isn't needed. Any way to reduce this? Also, in Netscape the code and smilies are inserted in the right place in the text but then the cursor returns back to the beginning of the message.

Ideas?

BTW, Mutt. I loved the work you did with the UBB code buttons. I used them for years.

Parker

[Airwaves]

If it is that good, I darent install it yet, why dont the developers include it in future versions of vbulletin ?

And you can the devs can work together to perhaps fix the netscape and the more similies pop-up window box?

[LuBi]

Originally posted by Parker Clack
This hack is working great with IE 6.0 on 2.2.0 but it does put an extra space between the code and the body of the text that isn't needed. Any way to reduce this? Also, in Netscape the code and smilies are inserted in the right place in the text but then the cursor returns back to the beginning of the message.

Ideas?

BTW, Mutt. I loved the work you did with the UBB code buttons. I used them for years.

Parker

I think the smilies add a space before and after. So since this code puts them exactly where the cursor is since your used to putting a space then hitting the smilie. I dunno I guess thats why..

Anyhow this hack doesn't work for me, I installed it and cannot uninstall it. I don't really want to uninstall but my members cannot edit their posts when they try to the body of their post comes up blank...? Any ideas?

[LuBi]

Originally posted by JJR512
Did you correctly make the necessary changes to the editpost template?

Yes I did that, still comes up blank.. what other things might ih ave done wrong to cause this? Thanks!

[LuBi]

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who helped me out, I got it working it was the editpost thingy. The $postinfo[message] was what threw me off. Now my members can edit their posts!?!

[s.molinari]

Hello everyone,

I deleted my demo link since I have the best demo there is. vB.org.

Scott

It works perfect with IE6. I just upgraded to XP.