"In reply to" Hack (threaded info for linear users)

vB3.0/hack version "frozen"; vB3.5/plugin version released
You can get the plugin for vb3.5 here. There will be no more releases for the vB3.0 version.

Description
This hack allows the display of the title and author of the post that each post is in response to. (See screenshot if clarification is needed)

The purpose of this hack is to provide missing information to linear view mode users. I got the idea from a board I visit that used to be UBB Threads, though my choice of presentation is a bit different.

See the attached screenshot for an example of how this can look. The hack itself only provides the additional items in $post, so it is up to the templates exactly how it looks. (The changes I used are included as an example in the hack instructions)

Complexity
This hack changes one file, requires no queries, and requires changes to one template.

Technical
This hack has been tested on vB3.0.3,vB3.0.0RC4 and vB3.0.0RC2.
It adds 1 query to showthread in linear mode, and adds 1 additional query in linear mode for each consecutive layer of deleted parents of posts displayed on a page. (If a displayed post is a reply to a deleted reply to an undeleted reply to a deleted reply to an undeleted post, 2 total queries are added to showthread, but if a displayed post is a reply to a deleted reply to a deleted reply to a deleted reply to an undeleted post, 4 total queries are added to showthread. If both examples are displayed in the same page, only 4 total queries are added to showthread.)

Update (v1.10 2004-03-01)
Version 1.10 released, which uses the beginning of a post as a title if the post does not have a title, and also trims long titles down to a decent size. Minor optimizations. regardinghackupdate.txt added for existing users, regardinghack.txt updated for new users.

Support
Please click the install button above if you install this hack.

The hack version of this modification will have no further updates, but I will still answer questions in this thread.

[WetWired]

Um, blue is just his link color. Since those parts are links, they are blue.

[zurih]

It would be great to show this info in threaded/hybrid mode too
waiting for this
thanks!

is there any change of implementing this?

thanks

[kall]

Originally Posted by WetWired

Um, blue is just his link color. Since those parts are links, they are blue.

Still waiting on the stripping bbcode bit.

[yoyoyoyo]

Originally Posted by WetWired

Well, that looks right; maybe you accidentally pasted it in the middle of something. The where depends on preference and what you've already done to your postbit. In the case of my example image, you would search for

		<if condition="$show['postcount']">#<a href="showpost.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]&amp;postcount=$post[postcount]" target="new"><strong>$post[postcount]</strong></a></if>

in your postbit_legacy template and put it before it, except to left align it, I modified it slightly, so paste

<if condition="isset($post['re_postid'])">
<span class="smallfont" style="float:left;">
Posted in reply to <if condition="$post['re_userid']"><a href="member.php?userid=$post[re_userid]">$post[re_username]</a><else />$post[re_username]</if>'s <if condition="$post['re_tittype']!=0">post <if condition="$post['re_tittype']==2">starting</if></if> <a href="$post[re_url]" <if condition="!$post['re_isonpage']">target="_blank"</if>><if condition="$post['re_tittype']==0">untitled post<else />"$post[re_title]"</if></a>
</span>
</if>
		&nbsp;

before that part I said to search for.

when using the above code the "IN REPLY TO" is on the right hand side, directly below the "report message" button, etc.. Can anyone help? I want the "in reply to" to appear on the left hand side, below the day/date.

[WetWired]

Originally Posted by yoyoyoyo

when using the above code the "IN REPLY TO" is on the right hand side, directly below the "report message" button, etc.. Can anyone help? I want the "in reply to" to appear on the left hand side, below the day/date.

If that code doesn't work right, you must have a modified postbit. Post your postbit template (or postbit_legacy, whichever is enabled) and I will try to help you.

[zurih]

WetWired, is it possible to implement this in hybrid\threaded mode?

thanks

[Greebo]

Originally Posted by zurih

WetWired, is it possible to implement this in hybrid\threaded mode?

thanks

Why would you need to? Especially in threaded mode where you can see the thread reply chain right there...

[Greebo]

Great hack! Thanks!

[Renada]

Hi,

Does anyone have a fix for Firefox? I have this working in IE but it doesn't show up in Firefox unless the user is logged out.

Thanks,
Renada

[Logikos]

This should be working in firefox also. Works for me