Forum Display Enhancements - Change prefixes with AJAX

This hack allows you to change the prefix of a thread through AJAX. The prefix is shown in a separate column.

At the moment there is no product version of this hack, if someone has ideas or wants to build such a solution with this hack, just pm me.

Thanks to TiKu the original coder of this hack.


Release history:

Version 1.1 (12/30/08)
- template edits corrected
- prefix no more in a seperate column on searches
- workaround a newly introduced bug in Internet Explorer
- vbulletin_ajax_threadlist.zip deleted (Jelsoft terms and copyright)

Version 1.01 (10/02/08)

- first version on vb.org
- template edits corrected



How to install:


1. file edit and upload

edit /clientscript/vbulletin_ajax_threadlist.js according to change_vbulletin_ajax_threadslist.txt and upload vbulletin_ajax_threadlist.js to the directory clientscript.

2. creating plugin

create a plugin with this data:

Product: vBulletin

Hook: ajax_complete

Title: AJAX for Prefixes

Plugin PHP Code: the code in plugin_code.txt


3. change templates

change the templates as written in template_edits_english.txt


Q&A:

Can this be done without a separate column for the prefixes?

At the moment there is no solution for this

[TiKu]

In the drop-down menu (combobox) the text versions of the prefixes are displayed. Once a prefix has been selected, the image is displayed.

[soulface]

nice addon. this should be default in vbulletin.

[pipin]

I will later look into the problem with 3.7.3 cause 3.7.4 is almost around the corner.

[TiKu]

There seems to be a problem with the Internet Explorer 7. In the js file, we're doing this (line 180):

this.selectobj.innerHTML = this.availableprefixes;

"this.availableprefixes" contains the prefixes formatted like this:

<option value="f135_0" class="" >New -</option>
<option value="f135_1" class="" >Done -</option>
<option value="f135_2" class="" >Discuss -</option>
<option value="f135_3" class="" >Nothing -</option>

"this.selectobj" is an (empty) <select /> tag. So line 180 should add the available prefixes to the combo box, which later is inserted into the document (line 184).

This works fine if you're using Firefox. It works fine if you're using Internet Explorer 6. It used to work fine if you were using Internet Explorer 7. But some time ago, it stopped working and IE7 is showing a blank combo box now. The reason is, that the js code for some reason produces broken HTML code, which can be seen in the attachment. There's something missing before the first prefix: <OPTION class="" value="f135_0">
It isn't missing in Firefox. Does anybody have a clue what IE7 is doing here? I'm running out of ideas. I bet this is a new IE7 bug that has been introduced on one of the recent Microsoft patch days.

[pipin]

New Version:

Version 1.1 (12/30/08)
- template edits corrected
- prefix no more in a seperate column on searches
- workaround a newly introduced bug in Internet Explorer
- vbulletin_ajax_threadlist.zip deleted (Jelsoft terms and copyright)


Works with vB 3.7.4

Next version will be a product/plugin

[pipin]

Just updated the change_vbulletin_ajax_threadslist.txt there was an error in it.

[GaiLoan]

Originally Posted by pipin

New Version:




Works with vB 3.7.4

Next version will be a product/plugin
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thanks, so when the product/plugin version will release ?

[pipin]

Originally Posted by GaiLoan

thanks, so when the product/plugin version will release ?

Don't know too much work right now.

[robbiefritz]

interesting

[Elixar]

Any way to get this on vB 4.2?