PM Preview 3.5 Edition

This is a 3.5 Rewrite of my old hack, now using the plugin system (woo hoo!)

install the attached plugin and then make the following modification to the pm_messagelistbit template.

find:

	<td class="alt1Active" id="m$pm[pmid]" width="100%">
		<div>
			<span style="float:$stylevar[right]" class="smallfont">$pm[senddate]</span>
			<a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=showpm&amp;pmid=$pm[pmid]"><if condition="$show['unread']"><strong>$pm[title]</strong><else />$pm[title]</if></a>
		</div>
		<div class="smallfont">
			<span style="float:$stylevar[right]" class="time">$pm[sendtime]</span>
			<if condition="$show['unread']"><strong>$userbit</strong><else />$userbit</if>
		</div>
	
	</td>

replace with:

	<td class="alt1Active" id="m$pm[pmid]" width="100%">
		<div>
			<span style="float:$stylevar[right]" class="time" style="font-size:9px;">$pm[senddate] @ $pm[sendtime]</span>
			<a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=showpm&amp;pmid=$pm[pmid]"><if condition="$show['unread']"><strong>$pm[title]</strong><else />$pm[title]</if></a> (<if condition="$show['unread']"><strong>$userbit</strong><else />$userbit</if> )
		</div>
		<div class="smallfont">
		<i>$pm[pmpreview]</i>	
		</div>
	
	</td>

Extras

To change the length of the preview
Goto the Plugin Manager and in Hook Location : private_messagelist_messagebit find PM Preview v1 click "Edit" and towards the end of it find 300 and increase/reduce the value to lengthen/shorten the preview.

ALTERNATIVE VERSION: Thanks to Erwin for the suggestion
If you would rather have the preview show in a tooltip rather than show it below the PM title then change the required code in pm_messagelistbit to:

alternative code:

	<td class="alt1Active" id="m$pm[pmid]" width="100%" title="$pm[pmpreview]">
		<div>
			<span style="float:$stylevar[right]" class="smallfont">$pm[senddate]</span>
			<a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=showpm&amp;pmid=$pm[pmid]"><if condition="$show['unread']"><strong>$pm[title]</strong><else />$pm[title]</if></a>
		</div>
		<div class="smallfont">
			<span style="float:$stylevar[right]" class="time">$pm[sendtime]</span>
			<if condition="$show['unread']"><strong>$userbit</strong><else />$userbit</if>
		</div>
	
	</td>

and that's all folks.. please remember to click the install and always tip your waitress.

[hotwheels]

300));

change that number to 75

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
- <plugins>
- <plugin active="1" product="vbulletin">
<title>PM Preview v1</title>
<hookname>private_messagelist_messagebit</hookname>
- <phpcode>
- <![CDATA[
$pm['pmpreview'] = strip_quotes($pm['message']);
$pm['pmpreview'] = htmlspecialchars_uni(fetch_trimmed_title(strip_bbc ode(fetch_censored_text($pm['pmpreview']), false, true), 300));

]]>
</phpcode>
</plugin>
</plugins>

which is where the hook is.........then be sure you made this change in your pm_messagelistbit template, in your templates (these are 2 different steps)

<td class="alt1Active" id="m$pm[pmid]" width="100%">
<div>
<span style="float:$stylevar[right]" class="time" style="font-size:9px;">$pm[senddate] @ $pm[sendtime]</span>
<a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=showpm&amp;pmid=$pm[pmid]"><if condition="$show['unread']"><strong>$pm[title]</strong><else />$pm[title]</if></a> (<if condition="$show['unread']"><strong>$userbit</strong><else />$userbit</if> )
</div>
<div class="smallfont">
<i>$pm[pmpreview]</i>
</div>

</td>

[drex]

did both. changed from 300 to 75. the template was changed as the layout is now the 'new layout'.

reducing the # of preview characters did not work either. below is my entire pm_messagelistbit template.

also, am running 3.53 with multiple hacks (including superpm), but that shouldn't affect the pm list....

help!

PHP Code:

<tr>
    <td class="alt1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/pm_$pm[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
    <if condition="$show['pmicons']"><td class="alt2"><if condition="$show['pmicon']"><img src="$pm[iconpath]" alt="$pm[icontitle]" /><else />&nbsp;</if></td></if>


<td class="alt1Active" id="m$pm[pmid]" width="100%">
        <div>
            <span style="float:$stylevar[right]" class="time" style="font-size:9px;">$pm[senddate] @ $pm[sendtime]</span>
            <a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=showpm&amp;pmid=$pm[pmid]"><if condition="$show['unread']"><strong>$pm[title]</strong><else />$pm[title]</if></a> (<if condition="$show['unread']"><strong>$userbit</strong><else />$userbit</if> )
        </div>
        <div class="smallfont">
        <i>$pm[pmpreview]</i>    
        </div>
    
    </td>
    
    
    <if condition="$show['pmcheckbox']"><td class="alt2" align="center" style="padding:0px"><input type="checkbox" name="pm[$pmid]" value="$groupid" /></td></if>
</tr> 


[Tralala]

/Installed.

Love it. Live by it. Thanks!

[hotwheels]

should of worked bro.........not sure what's up with your set up.

[drex]

thanks hotwheels..............

does anyone have any ideas???

thanks

(yes, the plug in is active.

no, i don't have the accelerator...)

[hotwheels]

That superpm mod may be affecting this........The code he wrote is really basic and should be working........really wierd that it's not.

[vampireus]

The tooltip not working with FF

[MissKalunji]

works perfectly!

[ARCANE_B0SS]

thanx

[Nathan2006]

Thank you BluPhoenix

This is going to be a lot easier

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