New Posting Features - Thread Stencil

Thread Stencil v. 1.3
First off I want to say this is my first vB hack ever, well actually the 2nd but the first one is not released. Please be kind, constructive criticism is welcome!

I hope this hack does not already exist, I searched but couldn't find anything similiar.

This hack was requested by rasun here https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=130137

Enough with the bs, what does this hack do?
This hack will let you predefine a Title and Message that will show up when a user creates a new thread. It will just fill the boxes so the users can edit them. In the Forum Manager you can edit each forums own stencil.
It can be used for making interviews, application forms etc. See screenshots for example of an interview.

Misc
Tested on vB 3.5.4 & vB 3.6.0

Version Updates
Version 1.2
* Set custom stencils in the forums of your choice.
* Enable / Disable stencils in each forum.
OBS! - This new version makes changes to the database, you might want to make a backup just to be safe.

Version 1.3
* New tags added for output of username & date, [username] & [date]. See screenshots for more info.

Installation instructions
Import the product .xml. Go into Forum Manager and choose "Edit Forum" where you want to apply a new stencil. Scroll to the bottom and you can find the settings there.

Upgrade instructions
Uninstall the old product from Product Manager. Install the new product .xml.

Please click install if you're using this hack!

[AMG021]

Reserved!

[sebbe]

Originally Posted by AMG021

Reserved!

Uhm, why exactly did you reserve that post?

[snakes1100]

Originally Posted by sebbe

Uhm, why exactly did you reserve that post?

For future use.

Thanx AMG, i like the concept, i think i will have a use for this.

[zappsan]

Originally Posted by snakes1100

For future use.

Thanx AMG, i like the concept, i think i will have a use for this.

AMG wasn't the one who released this hack, look above...

Anyway, I like the idea and will try it out when I have time

[Kirk Y]

Great idea. This'd definitely come in handy on forums that use threads to create order forms or requests. Excellent idea, very useful.

One suggestion for a future update: create a stencil for each forum using forum permissions.

[voteforbird]

Neat product. Suggestion: Have an option to make the stencil text gray and then clear onclick. This would work much better for my (and others'?) purposes.

[Ntfu2]

Originally Posted by voteforbird

Neat product. Suggestion: Have an option to make the stencil text gray and then clear onclick. This would work much better for my (and others'?) purposes.

Edit headinclude - at very end

<script language="Javascript">
 <!--

 function doClear(theText) 
{
     if (theText.value == theText.defaultValue)
 {
         theText.value = ""
     }
 }
 //-->
 </script>

Open newthread template find

<td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="40" maxlength="$vboptions[titlemaxchars]" tabindex="1" /></td>

And change to (if using this hack)

<td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$vboptions[stenciltitle]" size="40" maxlength="$vboptions[titlemaxchars]" tabindex="1" onFocus="doClear(this)"/></td>

demo http://top-vb.com

[voteforbird]

Thanks. How would I do this for the body as well as the title? Also, can it appear gray when the template is there only?

[Ntfu2]

Originally Posted by voteforbird

Thanks. How would I do this for the body as well as the title? Also, can it appear gray when the template is there only?

Replace the newthread with this instead edit the CCC and 000000

<td><input type="text" class="bginput" style="color: #ccc;" name="subject" value="$vboptions[stenciltitle]" size="40" maxlength="$vboptions[titlemaxchars]" tabindex="1" onclick="doClear(this)" element onFocus="this.style.color = '#000000';"/></td>

Cant help ya with the message area right now. But that will do it for the subject box