New Posting Features - vbPostCheck - Warn if someone posted while you were typing

Note: This product is now being supported at www.catnine.net

Keywords: Post, warning, check, new

Description:
Gives the user a warning if someone has posted in the same thread while they where typing their reply. The user can than choose to review their post, and continue.

Version 1.1.0:

1. Uses the same warning method as other vBulletin post warnings (see screenshots)
2. Works with quickreply
3. Shows new post in Topic Review section (for non quickreply)
4. Added option to do an auto template replace
5. Added option to enable or disable the product

Special thanks to Dismounted for his contributions, and welcome as a co-author/supporter.

Version 1.0.0:

1. Warns on new posts in same thread while you where typing your reply
2. Fully phrased
3. No file edits or uploads

Install

1. Download the product-postcheck.xml file
2. Import using the product manager

[gutterboy]

Great mod - thanks!

[gutterboy]

Yeah... I have now installed & tested this & was a bit miffed it didn't work with quick reply seeing as forums that use it I assume 90% of users posting use it; any news on when that will be released?

It also just gives you screen telling you that someone has posted & then gives you the choice to continue or go back & edit your post; however, when you go back to edit your post it doesn't show the new post(s) in the topic preview??

Thanks!

[hambil]

Originally Posted by gutterboy

Yeah... I have now installed & tested this & was a bit miffed it didn't work with quick reply

Miffed at my free hack? You might want to lower your vb.org expectations a tad

It also just gives you screen telling you that someone has posted & then gives you the choice to continue or go back & edit your post; however, when you go back to edit your post it doesn't show the new post(s) in the topic preview??

Yes, that is a problem. I've fixed it, and also added quick reply, but it's a tricky and I haven't worked out the bugs enough to post yet - mostly due to some other things eating up my time. It is a planned and promised release, so hang in there if you can

Thanks!

You're welcome

[hambil]

Originally Posted by Dismounted

Use the $error[] array.

It's not that simple. The $error array works fine (thank you) but detecting if a new post has been added while quick reply was being used is very tricky. At the moment the method I've developed ignores quick replies from pages other than the last. My assumption being that if you are quick replying on page 2 of 10 you don't care about the most recent post anyway. Plus, the data just isn't available to test against.

[Dismounted]

You could always add an extra field (w/ timestamp) to quick reply to check against.

[hambil]

Originally Posted by Dismounted

You could always add an extra field (w/ timestamp) to quick reply to check against.

In the database? Add a query or two? I don't want to do that, and nothing else is going to survive a page load.

[Dismounted]

No, a form field, then on submit, check the timestamp.

[Braders]

Thanks Hambil.

I put it to our users and a majority of 87% to 13% ruled that they want it installed.

Much obliged.

Lee

[BBI-Ross]

Originally Posted by tandy

Everything fine with IE but warning appear for all reply in firefox.

Has a fix been found for this problem?

[hambil]

Originally Posted by BBI-Ross

Has a fix been found for this problem?

Given that I haven't used EI other than to run tests in ages, this has to be a setup/setting issue of some sort on your end. I run this day in and day out with Firefox.