New vbcode.js - vBcode and smilie user interface improvement

Hello vB Troopers,

With special permission from the Dev Team I am proud to release an improved version of vbcode.js. Any usage of this script other than in licensed vBulletin driven Boards is a direct violation of Jelsoft copyrights. Any violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law!

One MAJOR Improvement(note: only works with IE, NS users are out o luck! But who uses NS anyway?)

vBcode and smilies will be inserted wherever the cursor is instead of at the end of the text.

Installation
Copy the new vbcode.js file over your old one(see "Another small note" below). If you'd like to keep the old file just rename it before copying the new one.

You need to add the following text to the "message" textarea tag:

onChange=getActiveText(this) onclick=getActiveText(this)

It should basically look similiar to this:

<textarea name="message" rows="20" cols="$textareacols" wrap="virtual" tabindex="2" 
onChange=getActiveText(this) onclick=getActiveText(this) >$message</textarea>

Please note: The variable($message) may be different in some templates, editpost for example, so make sure to keep the original variable in the textarea attribute "name =". Otherwise the text may be missing in some instances.

This textarea can be found in the following templates:

Calendar Templates

calendar_enterevent

New Posting Templates

newreply

newthread

Private Messaging Templates

priv_forwardmultiple

priv_sendprivmsg

priv_sendtobuddies

and the editpost template

additional template changes

In the vbcode_popup_smilies template you must delete the following code:

<script language="JavaScript">
function smilie(smilietext) {
        opener.document.vbform.message.value += smilietext+" ";
        //opener.vbform.message.focus();
}
</script>

In the vbcode__popup_smiliebits template you must change:

<a href="javascript:smilie('$smilie[text]')">

to:

<a href="javascript:opener.smilie('$smilie[text]')">

small note:If you use the above code pleas omit the space between java and script.


If these changes aren't made the new script WILL NOT WORK!

I hope to hear from those who use it, and please let me know if you find a bug.


vB.org is using this hack. Try it out!

Scott

Latest release date: 20.04.2002
Any version older than this should be updated.

[plasir]

i get it ! works fine !

many thanks ! :rambo:

[Marc T Smith]

Originally posted by Mac Users Group
Doesn't seem to work for me...

Does it make a difference if it is used on a Mac or a PC?

Did you get it working?

Do you mean the script breaks when using Explorer and/or Netscape on a Mac? The hack doesn't work for me acccessing this board on my Mac. It breaks the script somehow on both Explorer and Netscape on my Mac.

[plasir]

ist installed it on two boards successfully. I know that it works also fine on an third board.

I use IE (+PC).

I don't know anything about MAC, but in my opinion it doesn't matter if IE runs on PC and/or MAC.
Important is only you browser.

[Marc T Smith]

Whatever it is with the Mac java interpreter or whatever (not my field), it doesn't work with system 9.0.1 using IE or Netscape (NON-AOL) or Mozilla. As soon as I put the cursor in the reply box it errors out. After that I can't even use a smiley by clicking on it. Of course, as long as I know the code...

This may not be the case with Mac OS X - don't have it to try.

[s.molinari]

Hello all,

This hack will work with 2.2.5. :classic:

Scott

p.s. If one of the mods could please update the title to read 2.2.5. Thanx.

[el3m3nt]

[german] scott das kannst du selber.. editiere einfach den ersten beitrag in diesem thread. dort kannst du das ausw?hlen .[/german]

[Chris M]

Lol...

Ich sprache ein bisschen Deutsch, aber bin ich 16 jahre alt.

Im learning it for GCSE...

Satan

[s.molinari]

Originally posted by el3m3nt
[german] scott das kannst du selber.. editiere einfach den ersten beitrag in diesem thread. dort kannst du das ausw?hlen .[/german]

Danke Habe ich glatt verpasst.

Scott

[Stretchr]

I got an email that this hack had been updated. Has it? Or was the email generated because the version compatibility was changed?

Thanks!

[Erwin]

What's the difference between the previous versions and the one mentioned in the update email? The previous version is working very well with 2.2.5 - do I need to update? I notice the new vbcode.js file is smaller than the previous one.