/me vB Code

Here's a another not-very-useful-yet-fun hack.

It's very simple, it just mimics IRC's /me action. So if you type this:
/me runs fast
(note: it must be on its own line!)
It will become:
[high]* FireFly runs fast
[/high]
It parses this code in showthread.php and private.php, only.

After you install the hack, find this line in functions.php:

	  $bbcode = preg_replace('#^/me (.*)$#im', "<font color=\"{timecolor}\">* $post[username] \\1</font>", $bbcode);

And change {timecolor} to whatever color you want the line to be.

Forgot to mention, you must install this fix by smachol:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=35894
For this hack to work! (thanks Kura for reminding me)

READ:
To fix the bug where users who quote other people get the /me tag messed up, replace this code in newreply.php:

    $pagetext = preg_replace("/(\[quote])(.*)(\[\/quote])/siU", "", $pagetext);

With this:

    $pagetext = preg_replace("/(\[quote])(.*)(\[\/quote])/siU", "", $pagetext);
    $pagetext = preg_replace('#^/me(.*)$#im', "* $originalposter\\1", $pagetext);

Attached is the vbHacker install file, and a plain text file is in the next post.

Enjoy!

[Logik]

/me loves fireflys brilliance

:bandit: FireFly. How long have you been involved with PHP?

[CookieGirl]

I had to change the call to bbcodeparse() in showthread.php too. I didn't see that edit in the .txt file, but hey, it works, and I love it!

For those who are not getting it to work: just add ',1' to the parameters of the function call.

[pugmy]

/me tests it.

[formerEVO?]

/me scratched head

it doesnt work for me...i'm using 2.3.0 and most of the edited parts of adminfunctions are gone...HELP!

[andyrose]

[high]* andyrose installed this hack on 2.2.9 at www.neomega.net/forum, and it works great.[/high]

[Kriek]

It's working on 2.2.6 for me (Administrator), but NOT for my users.

[Xyphen]

/me says it works perfectly fine on vB2.3.0 and Thanks Chen!

[Dan]

/me clicks installs and loves it.

Great hack!

[Seby]

I installed it on 2.3.0 RC1 and it doesnt work

http://www.cscentral.com/forums/show...750#post179750

[Boofo]

12-27-02 at 09:01 AM S@NL - Pascal said this in Post #170
Did anybody see that "/me" is not translated in any way if I look at the topic review when I do a post reply ?

I solved this by adding this code in newreply.php :
(I use the vBcode style [me=user] [/me] solution)

find in newreply.php :

PHP Code:

  $threadreviewbits = '';
  while ($post=$DB_site->fetch_array($posts)) {
    if ($postcounter++ < $maxposts) { 


after this add :

PHP Code:

$post[pagetext] = preg_replace('#^/me(.*)$#im', "[me=$post[username]]\\1[/me]", $post[pagetext]); 


One other thing : I have a user with a ' in his name : B'Ram. The vBcode parser failes when [me=B'Ram] is used. How can this be solved ?

You need to add this instead of what you have there.

PHP Code:

$reviewmessage = bbcodeparse($post[pagetext],$threadinfo[forumid],$post[allowsmilie],1); 


I have a member that has an apostrophe in their name and it works fine for me. The line you are using for the me code is all wrong. This is what it is supposed to be. There should be no me= in there.

PHP Code:

$bbcode = preg_replace('#^/me (.*)$#im', "<font color=\"#FF9C58\">* $post[username] \\1</font>", $bbcode);