Looking for a hack to modify the search...

What I'd like is for the Search function to work similar to the way UBB is. What I mean is that in UBB, if you start the search from within a forum, the search is auto preset to search within that forum. It looks like vB always is preset to search all forums. Can someone help me with this?

hmm can't get it to work
(feels weird, talking to myself :P)

Anyone else up for a shot on this?

This is my theory. I don't have the skills to do this myself, but I think I know enough to at least conceptualize it in my head.

The Search button needs to be modified so that instead of just going to the Search page, it also passes along a variable. The variable would get the forumid of whatever forum you were in when you clicked the button, and pass it to the Search page, possibly through the URL.

The Search page would be modified so that instead of a drop-down selection box, it is a list of check-boxes, one for each forum, with each forum name.

Inside the Search page, with each check-box, there should be a way to check if the variable passed from when you clicked the Search button matches the forumid of the forum associated with the check-box, and if it does, set it to pre-checked.

I hope that makes sense and helps you!

You should be making these requests in the vb 2.0 request forum if you would like them to be considered for v2.0.

Originally posted by freddie
You should be making these requests in the vb 2.0 request forum if you would like them to be considered for v2.0.

Don't want them in 2.0, want them now
I'll make another attempt.. Just gotta know how i can get the list dynamically filled with all forumnames..
Dunno if i can get it to worh though..
If i can, i'll post the code, otherwise, sorry