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About Developer · **Released**: 11-25-2001

OK, I wrote this hack seeing as my users were nagging about it and I could not find one here (if there is one, I apologise - please give me the URL).

This works exactly like post preview:

How to install:

Open private.php

1) First we need to move "newmessage" after "dosend". Highlight the entire section between:

Code:

    // ############################### start new message ###############################

Until (but not including):

Code:

    // ############################### start send message ###############################

Cut this entire section (a total of 83 lines in 2.2.1) and paste it right above:

Code:

    // ############################### start do stuff (move, etc) ###############################

2) Now we need to insert the following code:

a) Find:

Code:

    $savecopy=iif($savecopy=="yes",1,0);

Right under it insert:

Code:


    // preview hack
    $pmreceipt=iif($pmreceipt=="yes",1,0);
    // preview hack

b) Find:

Code:

    if ($pmquota>0 and $touserinfo[usergroupid] != 6 and $bbuserinfo[usergroupid] != 6) {

Right above it insert:

Code:


    // preview hack
    if ($preview) {
        $previewpost=1;
        $previewmessage=bbcodeparse($message,0,$allowsmilie);

        if ($signature) {
            $post['signature'] = bbcodeparse($bbuserinfo['signature'],0,$allowsmilie);
            eval("\$post[signature] = \"".gettemplate("postbit_signature")."\";");
            $previewmessage.=$post['signature'];
        }

        eval("\$postpreview=\"".gettemplate("priv_sendpreview")."\";");

        $parseurlchecked=iif($parseurl,"checked","");
        $pmreceiptchecked=iif($pmreceipt,"checked","");
        $savecopychecked=iif($savecopy,"checked","");
        $signaturechecked=iif($signature,"checked","");
        $previewchecked=0;
        
        $title = htmlspecialchars($title);
        
        $privatemessageid = $prevmessageid;
        $forward;		
        $subject = $title;
        $privmessage = $message;
        $action="newmessage";
    } else {
    // preview hack

c) Find:

Code:

    } #end dosend

Right above it insert:

Code:


    } // preview hack

d) Find:

Code:

    //show new message form

Right under it insert:

Code:


    // preview hack
    if (!$pagetext) {
        // parse message for html if previewing
        $message = htmlspecialchars($message); // Without this, a </textarea> in the message breaks the form on preview
    }
    // preview hack

e) Find:

Code:

    if ($bbuserinfo[userid]!=0 and !$previewpost and $bbuserinfo[signature]!="") {
        $signaturechecked="CHECKED";
    }

Right under it insert:

Code:


    // preview hack
    if (!isset($parseurl)) {
        $parseurlchecked="CHECKED";
    }

    if (!isset($savecopy)) {
        $savecopychecked="CHECKED";
    }
    
    if (!isset($pmreceipt)) {   
        $pmreceiptchecked="CHECKED";
    }
    // preview hack

f) Find:

Code:

    // /enhanced
    eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("priv_sendprivmsg")."\");");

Right above it insert:

Code:


    // preview hack
    if (!isset($privmessage)) {
        $privmessage = $message[message];
    }
    // preview hack

g) Find:

Code:

    // enhanced
   $receipt=iif($pmreceipt=="yes",1,0);
   // /enhanced

And replace it with (the code to remove is marked in red):

Code:

    // enhanced
   $receipt=iif($pmreceipt,1,0);
   // /enhanced

Save private.php and upload to server.

In the Administration control panel -> Templates

1) ADD template priv_sendpreview and insert to it:

Code:


    <br>

    <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#555576"  width="100%" align="center"><tr><td>
    <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0"  width="100%">
    <tr>
        <td bgcolor="#8080A6"><smallfont color="#EEEEFF"><b>Message Preview:</b></smallfont></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><normalfont>$previewmessage</normalfont></td>
    </tr>
    </table>
    </td></tr></table>

(you may edit this to your liking).

2) Open template priv_sendprivmsg

a) place $postpreview where you want the message preview to appear (normally would be under $cpnav).

b) Find:

Code:

    <textarea name="message" rows="20" cols="$textareacols" wrap="virtual" tabindex="3">$message[message]</textarea>