Geek Article System 3.5 RC2

Woohoo.

This is the RC for the next release of the Geek Article System.
I have decided to take it out of private beta as results from the private beta are taking yonks to come back in. I have fixed all known issues so we should be cooking on gas (hohohahaha).

Special thanks to gltdn for help with beta testing

Install instructions:
Read the readme in the package. Should be straight forward stuff.
It is important to note that THIS IS FOR A CLEAN INSTALL. I will devise an upgrade script when the package is final.

New features:

• Crap loads.
• New Article header image functions (global gallery, forum gallery and uploadable images)
• New forumdisplay/threadbit look and feel
• Synopsis box
• Post as user
• Autolink into the Geek Autolink system
• Turn on/off synopsis/byline
• Auto synopsis (if synopsis is off or left blank, it uses first x amount of posts from article)
• Synopsis uses BB code
• etc...etc...etc

A word about the installer.
This has taken me ages to do. The installer does everything for you (including all file changes). It will make backup copies of all files changed, make the file changes, and leave them in a folder for you to copy over when you are done. This may not work with PHP in safe mode. If you are using PHP in safe mode, you may have to do the changes manually (which you have the option to do anyway).

Click the install button if you install. Otherwise you may miss very important updates.

Demo: http://www.thenailgeek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17

Missing phrases after install? Just search for a GAS phrase name... edit it, then click save. This will rebuild your phrases.

nJoy

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by gldtn

2) root dir of the forum or the server?

Sorry man - forum root

[gldtn]

Ok, thanks!

Remaining Issues;


// Showthread/Article

.Tweaks needed

>> bottom COMMENT button needs a space from article body(perhaps another <br />?(I use FIREFOX/Have not checked under IE))

To fix this edit GAS_showthread and find:

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
	<tr valign="top">
	    <if condition="$show['largereplybutton']">
	        <td class="smallfont"><a href="newreply.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newreply&amp;noquote=1&amp;p=$LASTPOSTID"><if condition="$show['closethread']"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/comment.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply]" border="0" /><else /><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/threadclosed.gif" alt="$vbphrase[geek_articles_closed_article]" border="0" /></if></a></td>
	    <else />
	        <td class="smallfont">&nbsp;</td>
	    </if>
	</tr>
</table>

Replace with:

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="margin-top:3px">
	<tr valign="top">
	    <if condition="$show['largereplybutton']">
	        <td class="smallfont"><a href="newreply.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newreply&amp;noquote=1&amp;p=$LASTPOSTID"><if condition="$show['closethread']"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/comment.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply]" border="0" /><else /><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/threadclosed.gif" alt="$vbphrase[geek_articles_closed_article]" border="0" /></if></a></td>
	    <else />
	        <td class="smallfont">&nbsp;</td>
	    </if>
	</tr>
</table>

// Editing Article


.Article Image

>> is showing to be edited/changed
>> is NOT getting edited/changed

[The Geek]

Thanks... make sure you installed the latest package and reverted your templates from the private beta test. The comment placement was fixed.

Once again, make sure you have reverted your templates. There was a typo in that was causing the article header image not to display but this was fixed.

Let me know if that sorts it as both issues seem fine on my system.

[Magic Spark]

Originally Posted by The Geek

Updated package but....

1) Didnt address this as of yet. The only downside to the article header row not being deleted is that its a spare row floating about. Ill address this eventually but since I dont see it as ever being a problem - Ill make it low priority
2) The file was in the root of the folder... It goes in your root directory.
3) Done... thanks!
4) Done... thanks!
5) Cant reproduce. Maybe it was the missing GAS_image_upload file?

Let me know if that sorts it. Thanks again!

Hi Geek,

1) I think we misunderstood: I talked about the db table geek_articles.
When I delete an article, the article-row stays in the db-table 'geek_articles'.
2) Sorry, i've overlooked it.

One new little bug:
Tested with TABLE_PREFIX: Do a fresh Install - the installer creates the the table 'geek_articles' without the prefix.

Thanks for address the reported bugs so fast.
Testing the new Version asap.

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by Magic Spark

Hi Geek,

1) I think we misunderstood: I talked about the db table geek_articles.
When I delete an article, the article-row stays in the db-table 'geek_articles'.
2) Sorry, i've overlooked it.

One new little bug:
Tested with TABLE_PREFIX: Do a fresh Install - the installer creates the the table 'geek_articles' without the prefix.

Thanks for address the reported bugs so fast.
Testing the new Version asap.

Hey Magic - Na, I know what you meant. It doesnt remove the entry from the geek_articles table. But like I said - I cant foresee that as causing any problems.

THanks for the heads up about the table_prefix. However thats a trip as it is in there! I am wondering if the scoping of table_prefix has been changed. I dont use them so ill have to look into that a bit more. Can anyone else verify?

Thanks again Magic - your points are helping me get this thing live

[gldtn]

Originally Posted by The Geek

Thanks... make sure you installed the latest package and reverted your templates from the private beta test. The comment placement was fixed.

Once again, make sure you have reverted your templates. There was a typo in that was causing the article header image not to display but this was fixed.

Let me know if that sorts it as both issues seem fine on my system.

If you do an install shouldn't this overwrite your existing templates? Because all templates are shown to be last edited by the install script;

Last edited March 13 2005 at 13:10 by Geek

Also note; The header image is showing, what I tried to say is that it cannot be changed to something else if we wish to.

[Magic Spark]

Hi Geek,

5) When I edit an article, the article-image disappear.

This happens only when I set in the gas-options 'Use first attachment thumbnail as avatar' to yes.

By the way, in the gas-options, under 'Header images' there is a input row without title and description. The name of the text-input is 'ugs_allow_header_upload'.
Maybe it helps to find it.

I'll try the help to find bugs as fast as possible, to help to get this superb addon live.

[The Geek]

Cool guys.

I have:

• Sorted out the bugs where regarding 'show first thumbnail as avatar'. Now you can get the same forum home effect as when using header images - but with thumbs! However I STRONGLY advise having users upload or choose from the gallery instead - it is MUCH faster.
• I found the TABLE_PREFIX bug so that now works.
• The Image header option in editthread and newpost only appear if you are not using the 'show thumbnail as header image' option. THis was the source of earlier confusion.
• I found the missing phrase in the admincp
• I fixed the comment button spacing (sorry gldtn - I hadnt updated the install package with the latest template).
• Bunch of other minor fixes too.

Package is updated

[eva01_]

question The_Geek are some of the intros on http://www.thenailgeek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17 supposed to be blank?

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by eva01_

question The_Geek are some of the intros on http://www.thenailgeek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17 supposed to be blank?

Yea - havent filled in all of the synopsis's yet.