Show Thread Enhancements - Close / Open Thread Via Quick Reply

I wanted to be able to close and open threads as I left my reply via the quick reply box, so I wrote this little template mod.




Features

• Checkbox at the bottom of the quick reply box to toggle the current status. Only shows up for people with proper permissions.
• Javascript is used to update the reply buttons (to change them from "Reply" to "Closed" and visa-versa).
• Javascript is used to change the text next to the checkbox saying what will happen when you reply.

Installation


It's a fairly easy install and only requires editing one template (SHOWTHREAD), and importing a product (for the language phrases). The following instructions are for the default theme, but custom themes will probably be really similiar.

Download and install the product. This will create the new language phrases so you can translate this hack to your liking.

Then open up "SHOWTHREAD" and find this code. It's for the top reply button.

	<if condition="$show['largereplybutton']">
		<td class="smallfont"><a href="newreply.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newreply&amp;noquote=1&amp;p=$FIRSTPOSTID" rel="nofollow"><if condition="$show['closethread']"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply]" border="0" /><else /><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/threadclosed.gif" alt="$vbphrase[closed_thread]" border="0" /></if></a></td>
	<else />

You will need to give both the open (reply.gif) and the closed (threadclosed.gif) <img> tags a new CSS class called "replybutton" so that the Javascript can update them.

So for the default theme, that would result in this:

	<if condition="$show['largereplybutton']">
		<td class="smallfont"><a href="newreply.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newreply&amp;noquote=1&amp;p=$FIRSTPOSTID" rel="nofollow"><if condition="$show['closethread']"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply]" border="0" class="replybutton" /><else /><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/threadclosed.gif" alt="$vbphrase[closed_thread]" border="0" class="replybutton" /></if></a></td>
	<else />

Now do the same thing for the bottom reply button (same HTML).


Now we need to add the new code to the bottom of the quick reply box (same template).

Find this code which is the HTML for the "quote message in post" checkbox:

							<label for="qr_quickreply"><input type="checkbox" name="quickreply" value="1" id="qr_quickreply" accesskey="w" tabindex="4" />$vbphrase[quote_message_in_reply]</label>
						</div>
					</fieldset>

After that (and before what is probably a </div>), add all of this:

<if condition="$show['openclose']">
					<fieldset class="fieldset" style="margin:$stylevar[formspacer]px 0px 0px 0px">
						<legend>$vbphrase[viper_opencloseqr_thread_management]</legend>
						<div style="padding:3px">
							<div>
								<label for="cb_openclose"><input type="checkbox" name="openclose" value="1" id="cb_openclose" tabindex="1" /><span id="qr_openclosestatus"><if condition="$show['closethread']">$vbphrase[viper_opencloseqr_close_thread]<else />$vbphrase[viper_opencloseqr_open_thread]</if></span></label>
							</div>
						</div>
					</fieldset>

					<script type="text/javascript">
					/* <![CDATA[ */

						// Current thread status recorder
						var viperThreadOpen = <if condition="$show['closethread']">true<else />false</if>;

						// Run the custom function when the quick reply form is submitted
						YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(document.getElementById("qrform"), "submit", viperQuikyReply);

						// Do some stuff when the form is submitted
						function viperQuikyReply() {

							var viperOpenCloseCheckbox = document.getElementById("cb_openclose");
							var viperQRTextareaChars = document.getElementById("vB_Editor_QR_textarea").value.length;
							var viperReplyButtonIMG;

							// If the checkbox wasn't checked or the message was too short (simple check), abort
							if ( viperOpenCloseCheckbox.checked == false || viperQRTextareaChars == 0 || viperQRTextareaChars < $vboptions[postminchars] ) return;

							// Uncheck the checkbox
							viperOpenCloseCheckbox.checked = false;

							// Change the text and set the reply button image filename
							if ( viperThreadOpen == true ) {
								document.getElementById("qr_openclosestatus").innerHTML = "$vbphrase[viper_opencloseqr_open_thread]";
								viperReplyButtonIMG = "threadclosed.gif";
								viperThreadOpen = false;
							} else {
								document.getElementById("qr_openclosestatus").innerHTML = "$vbphrase[viper_opencloseqr_close_thread]";
								viperReplyButtonIMG = "reply.gif";
								viperThreadOpen = true;
							}

							// Get all reply buttons via the new class
							var replybuttons = YAHOO.util.Dom.getElementsByClassName("replybutton", "img");

							// Loop through each reply button and change it's image URL
							var i;
							for (i in replybuttons) {
								replybuttons[i].src = "$stylevar[imgdir_button]/" + viperReplyButtonIMG;
							}
						}

					/* ]]> */
					</script>
</if>

Save and you're all done!


Oh, and don't forget to mark this as installed!

[Magnumutz]

Ok... so i installed this thing yesterday, when it only had template edits... now do i have to install the product as well?

[Ben E Lou]

How about the ability to stick and unstick in Quick Reply as well?

[Boofo]

How about a text file with the instructions in case it ever needs to be re-installed?

[Viper007Bond]

Originally Posted by Magnumutz

Ok... so i installed this thing yesterday, when it only had template edits... now do i have to install the product as well?

Make the template changes described in my above post (it's the differences between my original hack posting and the current hack posting) and then import the product to create the translation phrases. That's all the product is -- no plugins, hooks, or anything.

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

How about the ability to stick and unstick in Quick Reply as well?

Sure, why not.

Originally Posted by Boofo

How about a text file with the instructions in case it ever needs to be re-installed?

Can't just visit this page or copy/paste?

I'll make one anyway though.

[Magnumutz]

Unfortunately, it looks that your product is not letting me completely use the quick reply.

Instead of showing my message after i post something... it doesn't show.

[Viper007Bond]

Originally Posted by Magnumutz

Unfortunately, it looks that your product is not letting me completely use the quick reply.

Instead of showing my message after i post something... it doesn't show.

Odd. You sure you modified the template correctly?

[Magnumutz]

Yes, i'm positive... however, i've got the older version installed on another board and it works perfect.
Could i get the instructions to the older installation?

[Viper007Bond]

Originally Posted by Magnumutz

Yes, i'm positive... however, i've got the older version installed on another board and it works perfect.
Could i get the instructions to the older installation?

Older as in the one I originally posted here? It's the same thing as now, it just had hardcoded text in English.

Although if you're talking about the VERY original code from months ago, that can be found here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=142968

[Midnightfs]

Fantastic! THANKS!

[C138 Kaysone]

this is a bit difficult for me, need help