View Post Icons As Drop-Down

Requested At : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...&postid=335209

This hack allows the administrator to change the display of message icons in the post new thread and reply screens so that you select one from a drop-down box as opposed to using radio buttons. A preview image to the right displays the currently selected icon.

This can be toggled via the admin control panel and I will post screenshots in a minute.

This is designed for vBulletin Version 2.2.9, although that's not a choice on the version field, the script will not run on an older version, although you can override the saftey feature if you really want to install it on a different version.

Be sure to run the install script in your admin directory.

Edit :
Revision 2 is now avilable. This adds the new display for the edit screen and the private message screen.

[damicatz]

If you are referring to the listing of threads, that doesn't update when you edit a post. With vBulletin you have to go into the admin cp and use the update counters selection to update the threadindex.

[Taco John]

Hmmm...

Just to be clear...

When someone submits a thread, they usually forget to give it an icon... So I have a default icon that their thread is posted under...

When either I, or my mod staff edit that post, to change the icon... The icon doesn't stay... The original, default icon stays... and if I go to edit the post again, it is still on that default icon...

It works like this with all the icons... It seems once an icon is set, it cannot be re-set... Maybe it works like this as a standard... I guess I'm not certain.

I do know that I'd like to be able to re-set those icons.

[damicatz]

Taco John, check your private messages.

[mbforum]

Hi thanks for this great hacks but i have this problem
when all is done and then start to open new thread appear this error message

Parse error: parse error in /home/vhost/mbsh020602/forum010/newthread.php on line 446

the line 446 is the last line of php code and there is this simbol:

?>

this error appear also in other file like this:

Parse error: parse error in /home/vhost/mbsh020602/forum010/newreply.php on line 557

this line have the same symbol

?>

what can i do?

thanks

p.s.

vbull 2.2.9

[SpeedStreet]

Damicatz,

It appears that my hack idea is a little tougher than I thought. Do you think this is something that can be done (doing the same to smilies)?

[N9ne]

The same for smilies would be extremely awesome...

Just got done installing this hack, a great job I should say .

[LilTara]

I'm having the same problem Taco John was having in Post 32... can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance...
Tara

[Areku]

Working flawlesly on vb2.2.0

Thanks!

[Taco John]

Originally posted by LilTara
I'm having the same problem Taco John was having in Post 32... can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance...
Tara

Go to your vBulleting options.

Find the option: "Time limit on editing of thread title"

Change that to something like 20000000000

You should have no problems editing the topic icons now...

[Taco John]

Ok... Now for my problem....


I really love this hack, but there is a slight problem that I have. I am ready to add new icons to it, however, there is no way to organize them. Is there anything that can be done to alphebetize the list? Otherwise, it'll just turn into a huge mess that nobody will use...

I appreciate any help.

Thanks,
TJ

[Taco John]

*bump*

[Prankster]

Originally posted by DrkFusion
Looking great, I will add this to my quick reply
Great Job

[high]* Prankster too[/high]

[FASherman]

01-25-03 at 10:34 PM N9ne said this in Post #36
The same for smilies would be extremely awesome...

Just got done installing this hack, a great job I should say .

Not exactly the same, but it achieves the same results for smilies here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=52952

[Ninth Dimension]

I want to install this hack on my vB2.30 board, but it won't let me, telling me it's for 2.2.9 - can someone update this for me please?

UPDATE: Using my utter skill and cunning i went into the install file and changed the verson number so I've now installed this hack

Great hack, just what I was looking for and (so far as I cna tell) working great in 2.3.0, my only comment would be that this could have been a lot easier to install (maybe nothing more than a template edit) if you didn't have the whole on/off switch.

The switch provides great flexability, but at the end of the day, i can't imagine any need to go switching between the two modes that often - regardless, great hack, thank you very much