WYSIWYG New thread/Reply

This is sorta neat... everything, instead of having the old-school type-in text box for replies and new threads, you have a Frontpage-like visual editor for your replies!

Supports colors, and everything! Here's how to install...

1. Back up your newreply and newthread templates, just in case. (I'm not responsible if you screw up and blow up your house.)

2. Instead of me giving you pieces of the templates to modify, since there are huge modifications, I'll just give you the templates themselves. You usually won't have to change anything, unless you installed some hacks that modify the newreply or newthread templates.

3. When people are posting/replying, be sure to let them know that before they can submit the form, they have to press the 'save' button that's on the toolbar.

4. Upload the images attached to forums/images/toolbar directory.

5. Enjoy!:bunny:

New version available here.

If I left out anything...let me know. ^_^

[eiSecure]

Well, I'm working on a non-HTML version, but the problem is with the <a href> and the <img src> tags. They both have an ending tag (">), which makes it so much harder to do a search and replace using javascript.

[Erwin]

Alright. Thanks. I will wait for the non-HTML version then. Keep up the great work, eiSecure. It's a great hack.

[Keyser S?ze]

ok, installed this hack as it says to, and i post something and it does this

<PRE><EM><FONT face="Arial Narrow">test boom boom shake it baby </FONT></EM></PRE>

also when i click the color button i get a Not Found error

[eiSecure]

Yes, those are known bugs, and they will be fixed in a patch that I will release tomorrow.

[BigJohnson]

IS there any way you can just tell us what to add in the templates because i really supped up my templates and i don't feel like back tracking to see what to add back. Thanks so much that would help tremendously.

[eiSecure]

I added in functions for the toolbar actions. I replaced the message box with the iframe and the toolbar. I added in a script to process submit events in the head.

You only have to change your newreply and newthread templates, not all the templates. Few people ever edit their newreply and newthread templates.

[filburt1]

So is this a template edit or a hack?

[eiSecure]

*sigh* Fine... if you wanna get technical, let me release the update so you can call it a hack...

[eiSecure]

Update

This update fixes the following bugs:
- Problems with user quoting
- Smilies don't work
- BBCodes don't work
- User is required to press 'save' before submitting

To Do:
- Extend this to newpm/replypm & edit templates
- Get BBCode to work in enhanced mode
- Make it output BBCode instead of HTML

Install Instruction:
1. Update your newthread and newreply templates with the attached copies.
2. Replace your existing vbcode.js file
3. Enjoy!:bunny:

[BigJohnson]

I think it would be really better if you could just tell us what to add instead of just telling us to replace everythng. Because that is what i look forward to noing that i don't no that much html so i look forward to instructions. and this hack looks nice. Please help osmeone out thanks.