[RELEASE] Save Threads Version 1.0

Hi There!

This thread (as the name implies) allows registered users to "save" threads that interest them, and go back and view them all on one page whenever they want. It's sort of like "bookmarking" their favorite threads.

Took awhile, but it works just fine. Did a clean install, followed my own readme instruction and it works! It's not amazing by any means, but I think it came out surprisingly well.

Here's all I need from you all:
- Please report any bugs to me ASAP.
- Please make suggestions for future editions.
- Please feel free to tell me what aspects of it you think I should lose.

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Download
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http://www.movieforums.com/hacks/


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Demo
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http://www.spunkyjunk.com/testboard/


Here are some things I have planned for future versions:
- Ability to create folders to sort the saved threads.
- Searching the saved threads.
- Having it slip over into multiple pages with larger totals.
- Having the saved threads page reflect topics with new posts, just as the forums do when you're logged in.


I also know that Ed or rangersfan could create a better hack that does the same things in about a day - but I hope they won't have to now Thanks to the programmers here to also answered some of my questions about the script.

Please let me know what you think, and list your boards here so I can see it in use!


[Edited by TWTCommish on 09-30-2000 at 09:47 PM]

Got the hack...looked through it, but I'm really not sure which code to use. My apologies...I'm good at what I'm used to, but new things like this always confuse me at first.

This is truly an awesome idea, I've had many users complaining they can't read all the new posts lately and wanted something like this to "save" their place so to speak....great idea!

Hope it works with the new release - If it's not in there already

Thanks.

I just want to say that it TOTALLY makes my day when someone tells me they like the hack/idea. I think this hack has a lot of potential...I can think of maybe 5 major features I can try to add in the next release.

In :

savethread.php
addsaved.php


the last line that says:

eval("echo savethread_footer(\"".gettemplate("savethread_footer")."\");")

is missing a ; at the end

I think it should be:

eval("echo savethread_footer(\"".gettemplate("savethread_footer")."\");");

also:

I deleted the redundant </td></tr></table> at the top of the footer template and in the deletesaved.php file. It seemed redundant the way I have my headers/footers set up and messed them up- it seems to work fine my way - go figure

also - If you alter your icon id's anything from standard 1- 14 id = icon1.gif and so on - they'll be screwed up since the $iconid replaces the id number instead of the path. How could I call the path instead??? Then I think I could make it work.

I really want to get the icon part of this working....please help anyone

[Edited by rjav8r on 10-02-2000 at 03:04 AM]

I don't know if the semicolon goes there or not...works fine without it!

As for the icon path...I can probably correct that if need be...

Are you sure some of the table tags are pointless? Could you elaborate a bit?

As far as the table tags, I used the original templates and got a corrupted table ( I use a border in my header and footer around my table) maybe that's why - nobiggie

the semicolon thingy was just a guess, I get an echo savethread footer blah blah message if I don't have it and it can't complete the table properly, again, don't know if this is due to may use of tables within tables on my vbulletin header and footers

The icon path would be nice instead of the icon id

Alright...give me a week or two...tons of offline work has been thrown on me.

no pressure - I'm not that way! I think it's great what you've already done, just some suggestions, that's all!

Lil' help rangersfan? I'd love to add multi-page support, but can't really determine which code to use, and how.

*BUMP* to get rangersfan's attention.