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

[DelusionalMind]

Ummmmmm

I installed it and everything but it won't automatically collapse the read threads

Do you have to do this manually?

My test board is at http://www.splitviews.com/blindhope

Thanks

[bira]

it sounds like you either did not make the necessary changes in the member.php file.

Run the installer again selecting UPGRADE and move to the changes needed section. Check EACH AND EVERY CHANGE was made extremely accurately.

Every single person to so far complain of a problem of this nature, which I asked to send me his/her files, forgot one step or didn't follow instructions accurately.

If you follow them accurately it will work just fine.

[exodus]

very sweet.

why is this post so wide?

[DelusionalMind]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bira
it sounds like you either did not make the necessary changes in the member.php file.

Run the installer again selecting UPGRADE and move to the changes needed section. Check EACH AND EVERY CHANGE was made extremely accurately.

Every single person to so far complain of a problem of this nature, which I asked to send me his/her files, forgot one step or didn't follow instructions accurately.

If you follow them accurately it will work just fine.

[Chrysalis]

I am running 2.2.1

and I installed this hack unintalled then reinstalled and I got the same problem both times, The collapse/expand links are there but they dont do anything and also I can see what looks like 1 template on top of another each post has 2 titles. From what I can tell all extras are working like in register.php etc. but its just showthread template or showthread.php is wrong.

Bira are the installation instructions fine for 2.2.1 users?

[Lionel]

I installed on 2.21 no problem.

[bira]

This is most certainly not an *easy* hack to install - it demands a bit of time, concentration and following details in the instructions very accurately.

But I can guarantee that doing that will always result the same: the hack works.

It's one thing finding a bug in a hack and then fixing it. But what you are describing can ONLY come from an error in the installation.

If you want, send me all the necessary files and templates (placed in a templatename.txt file) and I will find your error. But do that only after you checked EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DOT IN THE INSTRUCTIONS WAS FOLLOWED BY YOU.

[Martin CX]

Yes the hacks work brilliantly. :up:

Nonetheless I've (temporarily) shut it down... I'm trying to figure out a way to make it work without the posts being contained in tables.

You see, I'm developing an extremely 'less is more'-ish board and I really am trying to avoid the tables inside tables inside tables syndrome. My 'showthread' template - including postbits, but excluding exterior control panels is one big table with no interior tables inside it... my goal is to make it render incrementally as it loads, but unfortunately none of the major browsers does this very well.

Nonetheless, if there is a way to make the display bit control whether a table ROW is displayed or not instead of controlling whether the TABLE is displayed or not, you would really make my day.

[Chrysalis]

ok ill give this another shot when i have more free time probably next weekend

[MalaK_3araby]

Nice .. Clean and Ez.

i luv it .. thanks for such an wsome idea and work.