"/me action" port for vB3.5.x

Update v1.20
"/me does whatever...." now gets propperly parsed to "* Username does whatever...." as well in the Archive and subscription notification e-mails!

Update v1.10
Quick-Reply didn't work, the raw "/me" was quoted.
Now works fine as well when quoting in Quick-Reply

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To update simply uninstall the older product and re-import the updated product XML.

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Hi everyone!

Here I present you my vBulletin 3.5.x port of the famous "/me" action :up:

This plugin is based on the original /me action done back in vB2 times
The code is mainly based on the contens of this thread:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=59698
so at least 50% percent of the credits have to go there.

However I've completely rewritten it to fit into vB3.5.x's plugin system and the hooks.


Features of this plugin:

• Adds the ability to use the "/me" action in posts and PMs.
  Just type "/me waves" to get something like "[high]* Hellcat waves[/high]"
• The formatting of the /me text can easiely be customized by editing the BB tag it uses for formatting purpose
• The color of the /me text can be customized seperately for every style you have installed, so you always have a color fitting into the currently used style!
• This version is actually QUOTE SAFE!
  If you quote someone who used the /me you get "* User waves" instead of the raw "/me waves" in your quoted text!
  So there will be no messing up when quoting /me's
  
  While editing posts however, you still have the original entered "/me" (except for PMs)

Installation

Painless and easy, no files need to be edited, no files need to be uploaded!

1)
Simply download the product XML from this post, go to your AdminCP -> Product Manager -> Upload/Import Product -> Point it to the XML and hit "GO"

2)
Add the following BB tag via the BB-Code-Manager:

BB tag name:

me

BB tag replacement:

<div style="color: {mecolor};"><strong><em>{param}</em></strong></div>

This BB tag is actually used for the /me output, so edit the replacement of this tag to fit your need of the formatting of the /me text.

3)
Optional:
For every style you have installed go to Style Manager -> Add Replacement Variable

Variable name:

mecolor

Variable value: enter any HTML color you like and that fits to the color theme of the style, "#AA0000" for example for a med red.

Using this you can set a different color for the /me for every style.


If you don't want or need to do step 3 you might also want to remove the DIV tag from the HTML makeup (if you don't you have an unparsed {mecolor} in there).


What else?
1) Click "INSTALL" if you use it
2) This can easiely be edited/copied to implement even more actions
3) Post comments and problems here and we try to solve them
4) This has been develloped and tested on vBulletin 3.5.2 but should work under 3.5.0 and 3.5.1 as well.

Have fun!

[da420]

Originally Posted by peterska2

When I tried it via QR the output I recieved was

[me]/me tests the me hack[/me]

I had to uninstall, because I couldnt figure out how to make it work. I got the same thing, and I read this thread and I still don't know how to do it right. :^/

[Hellcat]

Simply add a new BBCode in your AdminCP like described in the first post, and now the INSTALL.TXT as well

[davidw]

Actually, replacement variable in instructions should say:

3)
Optional:
For every style you have installed go to Style Manager -> Add Replacement Variable

Variable name:

{mecolor}

instead of

Variable name:

mecolor

or at least how that's the only way I could get it to work (by adding the {}s)

[da420]

I can't quite get it to show up in red. I tried a bunch of things but not getting it right.

[Ziki]

Anyway this already is in 3.5.4

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Ziki

Anyway this already is in 3.5.4

Only if you added it it is.

[da420]

Originally Posted by da420

I can't get it to show up in red. I tried a bunch of things but not getting it right.

Oh well, uninstalled.

[Hellcat]

Originally Posted by da420

I can't quite get it to show up in red. I tried a bunch of things but not getting it right.

Edit the replacement of the [me] BBCode to whatever suits you.
Something like

style="color: #FF0000"

in the <div ...> tag makes it red

Or simply use the replacement variable like stated in the readme and the release post.

[rgbivens]

If you are using the Advanced BBCode system and a user is in two groups, both groups must have permission to use the code before it will work.

Example:

User X is in Admin and Registered members groups.

Admin is set to use /me bbcode Registered members are not.

Admin cannot use /me script

Admin and Registered members are allowed to use /me script, Admin can now use it.

I hope that made sense. I think some people that were having problems in previos posts might be having this problem because when a user who doesn't have permission to use a bbcode uses one, it comes out unparsed like [ me]text[ /me]

-Grant

[rogersnm]

Is there any way to remove the bottom line space?