/me vB Code

Here's a another not-very-useful-yet-fun hack.

It's very simple, it just mimics IRC's /me action. So if you type this:
/me runs fast
(note: it must be on its own line!)
It will become:
[high]* FireFly runs fast
[/high]
It parses this code in showthread.php and private.php, only.

After you install the hack, find this line in functions.php:

	  $bbcode = preg_replace('#^/me (.*)$#im', "<font color=\"{timecolor}\">* $post[username] \\1</font>", $bbcode);

And change {timecolor} to whatever color you want the line to be.

Forgot to mention, you must install this fix by smachol:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=35894
For this hack to work! (thanks Kura for reminding me)

READ:
To fix the bug where users who quote other people get the /me tag messed up, replace this code in newreply.php:

    $pagetext = preg_replace("/(\[quote])(.*)(\[\/quote])/siU", "", $pagetext);

With this:

    $pagetext = preg_replace("/(\[quote])(.*)(\[\/quote])/siU", "", $pagetext);
    $pagetext = preg_replace('#^/me(.*)$#im', "* $originalposter\\1", $pagetext);

Attached is the vbHacker install file, and a plain text file is in the next post.

Enjoy!

[Kars10]

This is so cool!
Thanx FireFly for another great hack!!
[high]* Minifreunde klicks the install-button![/high]

[PhoenixBB]

This is great. Thanks!

[Schorsch]

seems to work fine, thanks FireFly.

I still have a question, do I have to accomplish the following:

Forgot to mention, you must install this fix by smachol:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/show...&threadid=35894
For this hack to work! (thanks Kura for reminding me)

or can I skip this step meanwhile (I have vB 2.2.6) ?

cu
Schorsch

[Zoinks]

I'm using vb 2.2.6 and installed this hack.
When I use the /me thing in a post it works like a charm but when someone qoutes my post the original post says /me and not the original poster's name in color.
I added this php code as mentioned earlier in this thread:

PHP Code:

  if ($dome) {
  global $post,$originalposter;
  $bbcode = preg_replace('#^/me (.*)$#im', "<font color=\"red\">* $post[username] \\1</font>", $bbcode);
  if ($bbcodeid==6) {
    $bbcode = preg_replace('#^/me (.*)$#im', "<font color=\"red\">* $originalposter \\1</font>", $bbcode);
  }
} 


anyone seeing what I'm missing?

edit:
just read I should not use that php code...
replaced it with this:

PHP Code:

if ($dome) {
      global $post;
      $bbcode = preg_replace('#^/me (.*)$#im', "<font color=\"red\">* $post[username] \\1</font>", $bbcode);
  } 


and added the line to newreply.php
but now I'm getting:

[high]* Zoinks <br />
[/high]

edit2:
ok.. right now it's working fine. Only one question. When a /me tag is quoted the * username is not in color. Can that be fixed?

[Zoinks]

I changed the /me tag a bit

in /admin/functions.php
I use this code:

PHP Code:

 if ($dome) {
      global $post;
      $bbcode = preg_replace('#^/me (.*)$#im', "[me=$post[username]]\\1[/me]", $bbcode);
  } 


and in newreply.php
I use this code:

PHP Code:

$pagetext = preg_replace('#^/me(.*)$#im', "[me=$originalposter]\\1[/me]", $pagetext); 


When parsed it will result in this:
[me=user]say something silly[/me]

Then I use a custom vbcode to add the color and the *

<font color="#339933">* {option} {param}</font>

You know how it works

This way when you qoute a /me tag the text in the qoute will also be the right color.

Hope this might help some people

[Boofo]

Just use this in the functions.php and you won't have to make a new color vbcode.

PHP Code:

if ($dome) {
      global $post;
      $bbcode = preg_replace('#^/me (.*)$#im', "<font color=\"yellow\">* $post[username] \\1</font>", $bbcode);
  } 


[Zoinks]

I know.
That's the way I had it before. But that code does not make the * username text in a qoute the right color.

The way I did it is that the /me code in a post is [me=user]text[/me]
And together with the vbcode that adds the color and the * it will allways make a /me tag the right color. Even in a qoute.

[Boofo]

That always makes the right color in a quote for me.

[Zoinks]

strange.. that doesn't seem to work for me that's why I used this method.

[Googa]

/me installed.