[Release - Gamma] Psuedo-progress bar for uploading attachments

Firstly I would like to apologize to Kier for ripping the progress.gif file off his site...but I searched and searched and searched and could find NOTHING to use for it, so there it is. Make your own if you can.

Anyway this is a pseudo-progress bar for when you are uploading attachments, to show that something is happening.

Real easy, edit one template then upload the attached gif file and it works a treat.

In the newattachment template, right above </head>, place this code:

<script language="JavaScript">
function render(t) {
	document.getElementById(t).style.display="";
}
</script>

Next find

					<td align="$stylevar[right]"><input type="submit" class="button" name="upload" value="$vbphrase[upload]" style="width:70px" /></td>

and replace it with

					<td align="$stylevar[right]"><input type="submit" class="button" name="upload" value="$vbphrase[upload]" style="width:70px" onClick="render('progress')" /></td>

Finally, look down a few lines and find

				</table>
			</fieldset>

and replace it with

				</table>
				<div align="center" style="display:none;" id="progress"><img src="progress.gif" border="0"></div>
			</fieldset>

Save and you're done. This should work in IE5+, Mozilla, Firebird, Netscape 7, and most other modern browsers, though I have only tried it in IE and Firebird.

Edit: Instructions are now also in an attached text file, the progress.gif file you need is also attached.

[tubedogg]

Originally Posted by Dartigan

That isn't an animated gif?

Yes it is...?!?

It worked fine for me on IE6 SP1/WinXP Pro...? Does the image show at all, or is it just not animating?

[Dart1337]

Well, it isn't animating. I'm running IE6/ SP1/WinXP Home. I went through the trouble of making my own animated gif and uploaded it and now it isn't animating. I wonder if it's a setting with ZoneAlarm somewhere. *mumbles*

[sabret00the]

yep it is, turn animation on

[gmarik]

Like could somebody try to make not a pseudo, but a real upload bar, with real %?

[matthepepe]

The gif doesnt play it loads the first frame and stops..... kind of odd... this is w/ IE6

[PAINTBALLM]

gif loads first frame, and doesn't animate any after that. I am on XP PRO with IE6. I have tested in mozilla, still no luck.

[imported_chewy]

I have done a new progress graphic, its the same sort of colour scheme as the default gamma release. I did it with flash so I have added the .swf file as well as the gif ( the .swf is better quality).

[C.Birch]

Originally Posted by PGU5802

the gif doesnt animate for me when i upload something

same here again xp home and ie6

[Elmer]

Originally Posted by C.Birch2

same here again xp home and ie6

me too xp pro and ie6

[Cassidy]

Originally Posted by gmarik

Like could somebody try to make not a pseudo, but a real upload bar, with real %?

I agree, it is possible if you use some coding from dynamicdrive's progress bar.