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This is what the hack does: It let's you preview a message when you're editing it, you can only preview when you're posting or replying the way it is now:

It works on my testserver, but I've not tested on a 'live' forum, but it seems to be working allright...

Instructions

1 Backup your editpost.php file!!! and open the original one...

Then:

after:

PHP Code:


			
if (!isset($action) or $action=="") {

  $action="editpost";

}

insert:

PHP Code:


			
if($preview AND $action="updatepost")

    $action = "editpost";

after:

PHP Code:


			
if ($action=="editpost") {



  // draw nav bar

  $navbar=makenavbar($threadinfo[threadid],"thread",1);

insert:

PHP Code:


			
  if($preview)

  { $parseurl=iif($parseurl=="yes",1,0);

      $email=iif($email=="yes",1,0);

      $allowsmilie=iif($disablesmilies=="yes",0,1);

      $signature=iif($signature=="yes",1,0);

    

    $previewmessage=$message;

    

    if ($parseurl) {

      $previewmessage = $postinfo[message]=parseurl($previewmessage);

      }

    

    $previewpost=1;

    $previewmessage=bbcodeparse($previewmessage,$foruminfo[forumid],$allowsmilie);

    $postinfo[message]=$message;    



    if ($signature) {

      $previewmessage.=bbcodeparse("\n__________________\n$bbuserinfo[signature]",0,$allowsmilies);

    }



    eval("\$postpreview=\"".gettemplate("editpost_postpreview")."\";");



    $parseurlchecked=iif($parseurl,"checked","");

    $postinfo[allowsmilie] = $allowsmilie;

    $postinfo[showsignature] = $signature;

    $postinfo[iconid] = $iconid;

    $postinfo[title] = $title;

    $previewchecked=0;

  }

  else{

       $postinfo[message]=htmlspecialchars($postinfo[pagetext]);

    $parseurlchecked="CHECKED";

  }

Replace:

PHP Code:


			
 $postinfo[message]=htmlspecialchars($postinfo[pagetext]);

with:

PHP Code:


			
//$postinfo[message]=htmlspecialchars($postinfo[pagetext]);

replace:

PHP Code:


			
   if ($checkid=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT subscribethreadid FROM subscribethread WHERE userid='$userinfo[userid]' AND threadid=$threadinfo[threadid]")) {

    $emailchecked="CHECKED";

  } else {

    $emailchecked="";

  }

with:

PHP Code:


			
   if(!$preview)

      $email=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT subscribethreadid FROM subscribethread WHERE userid=$userinfo[userid] AND threadid=$threadinfo[threadid]");

  $emailchecked=iif($email,"CHECKED","");

Make a new template called 'editpost_postpreview' with the following content:

Code:

 <table width=100% border=0 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=4>
<TR bgcolor="#6c6081">
<TD valign=middle><smallfont color="#afa3c5"><B>Post Preview:</B></smallfont></TD>
</TR>

<tr bgcolor="#DEDEDE">
<td><normalfont>$previewmessage</normalfont></td>
</tr>
</table>

<br>

then edit your 'editpost' template:

insert the '$postpreview' variable at the appropiate place (look into the 'newthread' template for an example)

and replace:

Code:

<INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME="SUBMIT" ACCESSKEY="S" VALUE="Submit Now">

with:

Code:

<INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME="preview" ACCESSKEY="P" VALUE="Preview">
<INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME="SUBMIT" ACCESSKEY="S" VALUE="Submit Now">

All done! Enjoy

webForum · #22 06-13-2002, 03:26 PM

I'm using Mystics version on my forum and it stopped working after upgrading to v2.2.6. It seems to execute template 'standardredirect' in some way beacuse it's redirect to the post again after 1sec.

Please, can someone verify if this is working with v2.2.6.

Mystics · #23 06-13-2002, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by webForum
Please, can someone verify if this is working with v2.2.6.

It's working perfect with 2.2.6

I think, you have forgotten this step:

Code:

Search for
-----------------------------------------------------------
if ($HTTP_POST_VARS['action']=="updatepost") {
-----------------------------------------------------------

REPLACE it with
-----------------------------------------------------------
if ($action=="updatepost") {
-----------------------------------------------------------

Mystics

webForum · #24 06-13-2002, 04:03 PM

Yes, you're correct. I actually leaved it out since I thought both more or less did the same thing.

Many thanks Mystics

xamu · #25 06-19-2002, 06:39 PM

So really,

Code:

<input type="submit" class="bginput" name="submit" accesskey="s" value="Save Changes" tabindex="3">

Should be replaced with

Code:

<input type="submit" class="bginput" name="submit" accesskey="s" value="Save Changes" tabindex="3">
<INPUT TYPE="Submit" class="bginput" NAME="preview" ACCESSKEY="P" VALUE="Preview">

Otherwise the Preview button will not be the same size.

Probably wouldn't hurt to change the tabindex= numbers for Preview, Save Changes & Reset Message.

Boofo · #26 03-31-2003, 02:19 AM

For anyone still using this hack, I have fixed the problem with the signature showing for the original poster instead of the person editing the post.

Change:

PHP Code:


			
    if ($signature && $bbuserinfo[signature]) {

      $previewmessage.=bbcodeparse("\n__________________\n$bbuserinfo[signature]",0,$allowsmilies);

    }

To:

PHP Code:


			
    if ($signature) {

    $userinfo=$DB_site->query_first("

    SELECT signature

      FROM user

     WHERE userid='$postinfo[userid]'");

      $post[username]=$postinfo[username];

      $post['signature'] = bbcodeparse($userinfo['signature'],0,$allowsmilie);

      eval("\$post[signature] = \"".gettemplate("postbit_signature")."\";");

      $previewmessage.=$post['signature'];

    }

It does add one query, but this is the only way to fix it AFAIK.

msimplay · #27 05-11-2003, 01:11 AM

works great on vbulletin 2.3 its a wonder why it isnt there as standard

padblaz · #28 05-23-2003, 06:45 AM

very useful hack
thanks for it

Kriek · #29 08-10-2003, 12:05 PM

Flawless via 2.3.0

/me clicks install

Aaron1 · #30 02-01-2004, 09:24 AM

Very cool, i installed it, the only problem what i have is that the preview of the changes of the post looks good, but in the form the changes aren't there anymore. So i need to edit it again whenever i preview the edit post.

Anyone knows what could have caused that? Very ackward! :ermm:

Ps: I am still running my faitfulll vb 2.2.7

ngx · #31 01-28-2005, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mystics

It's working perfect with 2.2.6

I think, you have forgotten this step:

Code:

Search for
-----------------------------------------------------------
if ($HTTP_POST_VARS['action']=="updatepost") {
-----------------------------------------------------------

REPLACE it with
-----------------------------------------------------------
if ($action=="updatepost") {
-----------------------------------------------------------

Mystics

Installed nicely into 2.3.5 Thanks.

Just posting here to point out that that part of code isnt actually in the first post instructions

So I missed it twice until I came further into the thread. just an FYI

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