Download Forum Thread To Your Computer (vB 3.5.x)

Here is the vb 3.5.x version of my Download Forum Thread To Your Computer hack. This hacks allows you to download a forum thread into your computer (desktop etc.) as a text file with one click.

The hack adds a "DOWNLOAD THREAD" link inside Thread Tools pop-up and when clicked entire thread is downloaded to your computer. (See Screenshot)

It's useful when:
a) You want to archive and save the thread,
b) Want to read it offline,
c) It's a long thread and you want to browse it faster as a text file, use better searching features of your text editor.

The hack works with 3.5.x, 3.6.x, 3.7.x, 3.8.x (for vb 4.x, 3.0.x and 2.x versions see my profile.)

It is very easy to install. You can install it to your board without modifying any vb files.

If you install it, please click INSTALL, thank you.

Hacks of Hack:
* French Translation
* Version that works with Russian Alphabet
* Download it as RTF instead of TXT.

Enjoy the hack,
Logician

[XtremeOffroad]

Thank you

Clicks Install

[uae]

Thanks,

Installed

[Vindicare]

Very useful hack. Thanks (*install*)

PS: I replaced the standard DL-Pic with this one, and changed the phrase to "Download TXT Version" (In analogy to my "Download PDF Version"-Menu-Item).

[cclaerhout]

Originally Posted by Vindicare

Very useful hack. Thanks (*install*)


PS: I replaced the standard DL-Pic with this one, and changed the phrase to "Download TXT Version" (In analogy to my "Download PDF Version"-Menu-Item).

My members report me that they were characters problems (accent)
IE :

On n'arrête -> On n'arr?te
à s'afficher -> ? s'afficher
fonctionnalités -> fonctionnalit?s
(...)

How can i solve it please ?

[dieselpowered]

This may be something very trivial, however, when you pull down the menu you will notice that the Download Thread is not lined up with the others.

Can this be fixed?

[Logician]

Originally Posted by xtremeoff-road

This may be something very trivial, however, when you pull down the menu you will notice that the Download Thread is not lined up with the others.

Can this be fixed?

It happens because the icon of the it is slightly smaller than the other icons in the menu. Try adding "hspace="4" to the IMG like :

<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/sortasc.gif" alt="$vbphrase[DownloadThisThread]" hspace="4"/>

Or you can use a larger image there.

[cclaerhout]

Characters problem corrected.
-> solution : install the iconv module (or any one of iconv, GNU recode or mbstring) in php.

Thanks to Drupal

[mixylplik3]

This is a great hack, however, I want to limit its use to certain usergroups. Using the following, I have been unable to do so:

<if condition="$post[usergroupid]==6">
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/sortasc.gif" alt="$vbphrase[DownloadThisThread]" /> <a href="dt.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid">$vbphrase[DownloadThisThread]</a></td>
</tr> </if>

Anyone else doing something similar? If so, what did you do?

[Logician]

Originally Posted by mixylplik3

This is a great hack, however, I want to limit its use to certain usergroups. Using the following, I have been unable to do so:

<if condition="$post[usergroupid]==6">
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/sortasc.gif" alt="$vbphrase[DownloadThisThread]" /> <a href="dt.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid">$vbphrase[DownloadThisThread]</a></td>
</tr> </if>

Anyone else doing something similar? If so, what did you do?

What you do only makes its link visible or unvisible to the thread reader. For this use:
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6">

</if>

But if you like to restrict it more strongly, edit dt.php you uploaded find this line:

PHP Code:

//$unallowed_downloaders = array(1); 


after that (as a new line!),add this

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid']!=6) 
{
    print_no_permission();
} 


[mixylplik3]

Thank you.