"Attach Picture" add-on for quick reply box...

This template mod lets you attach images in the "quick reply box".

This one has been bugging me for a long time so I did it this morning. It doesn't qualify as a hack since it's only a template modification but it's a highly functional template mod and your users will love you for it.

You must have already installed Chen's Quicky Reply Box to utilize this template mod. Look here for his hack: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=34597

Below is the code that get's inserted into the "showthread_replybox" template that you add for the quick reply box...

this one is real simple...

look for this line:

PHP Code:

<td bgcolor="#DFDFDF"  valign="top" nowrap><normalfont><b>Your Reply:</b></normalfont></td> 


and replace it with this line:

PHP Code:

<td bgcolor="#DFDFDF"  valign="top" nowrap><normalfont><b>Your Reply:</b></normalfont><BR>
<smallfont>Attach file:&nbsp;<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="$maxattachsize_temp">
<input type="file" class="bginput" name="attachment"><br>
Max size: $maxattachsize bytes&nbsp | &nbsp;Valid types: $attachextensions</smallfont></td> 


ps: #DFDFDF should be replaced by 'secondaltcolor' in curly braces


viola! - you're done!

[Boofo]

Originally posted by jjj0923
I thought some of you might to look at the results of my efforts. I added code to showthread and I cycle through 10 different backgrounds in the quick reply box...

I have to know how you did the background cycling (love the backgrounds, by the way ). Also, how do you limit the dimensions of the uploads (600x400)?

[Dean C]

For the background in the replybox read the template faq in my sig

- miSt

[Boofo]

I already know how to do the background, I was doing that 6 months ago. I'm interested in the cycling of the backgrounds.

[jjj0923]

Originally posted by Boofo


I have to know how you did the background cycling (love the backgrounds, by the way ). Also, how do you limit the dimensions of the uploads (600x400)?

to limit the dimensions of the uploads is right on the vbulletin admin panel.

look in the section entitled "attachments".

next to see how I cycle through the attachments take a look at the attached text file that show's the code snippet from my showthread.php and some other stuff.

[Boofo]

Excellent, thank you. Now all I have to do is come up with some backgrounds.

You might want to change this:

PHP Code:

$imgnumber = rand(1,10); 


To this, though:

PHP Code:

$imgnumber = RAND(NOW(1,10)); 


It seems the new version of MySQL (.54) needs a seed to make it more randomized. Otherwise, it will return a string CLOSE to what the last one was.

[jeffj]

thanks for the idea, but in my own forum the images appear very randomly. you're still using V3 of mysql. I switched to Mysql 4 Gamma release last month - it's SMOKES and not a single problem to date.

[sslight]

dang i made one of these too, though imo mine looks better .

[jeffj]

Originally posted by sslight
dang i made one of these too, though imo mine looks better .

well - let's see it then

[sslight]

ok but ya have to register at my forums to view:

http://shine.beezm.net/kmf_forums/index.php

and its in the "Grey Maddness" style.

[jeffj]

nice looking forum....

[Vlad]

Awesome!

Here is mine, I am gonna tweak it a little, but I just added this a minute ago so here is it's look thus far on one of my color schemes...

Thanks!

[Vlad]

Question, how would I get it looking like the way this guy has his set:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...&postid=347295

I played around with mine a little bit, but can't figure that out

[Tony G]

Pretty much the same as the top of the newreply, without the options and smilie box. So lots of copying code from newreply with those necessery edits.

[sslight]

Look around in the post area find out where the smiles link is and add it in the quick reply template.

[chitown]

my attachments will not show up, only the post that goes with it. what am i doing wrong?