[RELEASE vb2B2] NewsFader 2.0

Description:
This small hack will show a DHTML fader on your board. You may choose what to display during fading, customize colors, widths, heights, what to show with links, etc. A member can choose whether to display News Fader or not.

vBulletin versions supported:
2.0 Beta 2

Files to edit:
index.php, register.php, member.php

Templates to modify:
4 - forumhome, registeradult, registercoppa, modifyoptions

Number of new queries:
0

Number of new templates:
5

Size:
10,8KB

Demo:
N/A

Known bugs and issues:
Some versions of Netscape display fader incorrectly.

Future:
"Happy Birthday" or something similar will show when a member has birthday.

Instructions:
Included in the attached ZIP file.

I'll wait till final version. I'll try to make News Fader in Flash as well (of course, a source code will be available to download).

Well that is nice Pef. Work well done already.
Looking forward to your new work.

Thank You.

[adrianmak]

does it work on vb2 rc2 ?

[Steve Machol]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by adrianmak
does it work on vb2 rc2 ?

[kreker]

wow!

looks very well!

works perfectly in my board!

I got a little problem with installing the newsfader...

I followed the entire readme, but something is wrong with the manual (which I doubt) or something is different in my template...

I'm on step 6:

6. Edit modifyoptions template

************************************************
* Find:
************************************************

<tr bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}">
<TD><normalfont><b>Pop up a box when you receive a Private Message?</b></normalfont><br>
<smallfont>This will pop up a small warning box when you receive a Private Message asking whether you want to view the message.</smallfont></TD>
<TD valign=top><normalfont><INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="pmpopup" $pmpopupchecked VALUE="yes">
yes <INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="pmpopup" $pmpopupnotchecked VALUE="no"> no</normalfont></TD>
</tr>

************************************************
* Under it place:
************************************************

<tr bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}">
<TD valign=top><normalfont><B>Show News Fader?</b><br>
<smallfont>Clicking yes shows News Fader on the main page.</smallfont>
</normalfont></TD>
<TD valign=top><normalfont><INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="newsfader" VALUE="no" $newsfadernotchecked> yes <INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="newsfader" VALUE="yes" $newsfaderchecked>
no</normalfont></TD>
</TR>

But....

The only part I can find that looks like it is this part in the modifyoptions template:

<td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}"><normalfont><b>Pop up a box when you receive a Private Message?</b></normalfont><br>
<smallfont>This will pop up a small warning box when you receive a Private Message asking whether you want to view the message.</smallfont></td>
<td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}"><normalfont>
<input type="radio" name="pmpopup" $pmpopupchecked value="yes"> yes
<input type="radio" name="pmpopup" $pmpopupnotchecked value="no"> no
</normalfont></td></tr>

I found it under User Option Templates

Why can't I find it?!?
Or am I doning something wrong?!?

News Fader hack has been written for Beta 2 as mentioned in the first post. And as already said, I'll make a rewrite as soon as the final version hits the shelves.

[Funkie]

any idea why it wont display on v2 final I've had it running great on all the other versions?

might be an awfully stupid question, but I have to ask, I have now installed it on RC3...shows up and looks nice and all that, but heh...where can I add those nice news ??

[Hooper]

Pef said that he will be releasing a new version for the final. I'm quite sure that he is aware of the final being released. Patience is a virtue.

TwiZteR -

You add the news to the news template that you created.