Geek Article System 3.5 RC2

Woohoo.

This is the RC for the next release of the Geek Article System.
I have decided to take it out of private beta as results from the private beta are taking yonks to come back in. I have fixed all known issues so we should be cooking on gas (hohohahaha).

Special thanks to gltdn for help with beta testing

Install instructions:
Read the readme in the package. Should be straight forward stuff.
It is important to note that THIS IS FOR A CLEAN INSTALL. I will devise an upgrade script when the package is final.

New features:

• Crap loads.
• New Article header image functions (global gallery, forum gallery and uploadable images)
• New forumdisplay/threadbit look and feel
• Synopsis box
• Post as user
• Autolink into the Geek Autolink system
• Turn on/off synopsis/byline
• Auto synopsis (if synopsis is off or left blank, it uses first x amount of posts from article)
• Synopsis uses BB code
• etc...etc...etc

A word about the installer.
This has taken me ages to do. The installer does everything for you (including all file changes). It will make backup copies of all files changed, make the file changes, and leave them in a folder for you to copy over when you are done. This may not work with PHP in safe mode. If you are using PHP in safe mode, you may have to do the changes manually (which you have the option to do anyway).

Click the install button if you install. Otherwise you may miss very important updates.

Demo: http://www.thenailgeek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17

Missing phrases after install? Just search for a GAS phrase name... edit it, then click save. This will rebuild your phrases.

nJoy

[Magic Spark]

Hehehe, no, no - they're right.

One more point:
I have problems with attachments when your hack is installed.
Tested it with clean install of vb 3.0.7 - no problems.
If hack is installed the following problems occured:

I have an apache 2 webserver with gd2 running. In vb-Options configured to create thumbnails of images.

- I wrote an article, choose a header image and save.
- All is well so far.
- I edit my article and add an attachment to it (the normal vb attachments).
- Then sometimes it displays the right thumbnail, sometimes it displays nothing and sometimes the wrong thumbnail (or better wrong image) shows up.

It looks like the previous uploaded images are cached in some way and get mixed up, with this hack installed.

Can you please check this...

[The Geek]

Can you verify with the latest build? I havent had this problem. There have been thumbnail issues in earlier beta builds.

PS... am updating package as we speak to fix your legacy GAS_forumdisplay issue. Also found a hard coded phrase in the same line so I took that out.
I have also put the article and comment button images in.

To upgrade, replace all files and then run the Phrase and template install portion ONLY (or you can always pass... it really only fixes the display if using legacy forumdisplay)

Here it comes

[Magic Spark]

Hmm,

now I get the following error:

Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or `T_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING' in C:\...greyedout...\forumdisplay.php(851) : eval()'d code on line 66

After upgraded the templates and phrases, I did once again a fresh install - same error...

[Magic Spark]

I install your GAL-System to test it with the GAS.
Maybe I can find there some bugs too!
Only to push some work over to The Geek. [now - I am amused.]

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by Magic Spark

Hmm,

now I get the following error:

Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or `T_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING' in C:\...greyedout...\forumdisplay.php(851) : eval()'d code on line 66

After upgraded the templates and phrases, I did once again a fresh install - same error...

Be amused all you want - I wont rest until you cant find any

Just updated package to fix typo in inc_template.
To update from rc1.01, just replace old gas/install/inc_templates.php with new one and run the installer - just install the templates though.
Or, you can just edit your GAS_forumdisplay template, and on line 66 replace $vbphrase['GAS_order_by'] with $vbphrase[GAS_order_by]

Thanks

[Magic Spark]

Man (or maybe woman), you're fast.

Test the thumbnail issue with attachments once again with actual release, to be sure there's no problem.

Then I check the implementation of GAL.

Come back then...

[The Geek]

Im like greased lightening

However - I can not reproduce the error your talking about. The only annoying thing for me is that my article header image popup isnt wide enough (going off to sort it now)

As far as Im concerned - this things about ready to go live (unless you can find any other reason not to).

BTW: I still havent gotten any feedback on upgrading from Gas3. Maybe ill pop over to that thread and find out.

[Magic Spark]

Geek,

the following bugs were found:

1) One more colspan needed if using legacy display

In Template "GAS_forumdisplay" (row 66) search for:

colspan="4"

Replace with:

colspan="5"

2) Article Image broken when edit article. It seems, this only occurs, if not explicity set an image by yourself when create an article.

3) GAL-Implementation Error (tested with actual GAL-Release "gal_206.zip"):

Following error occurs only after submit new article and keywords for GAL are inserted:

Warning: gas_add_article(functions_gal.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in \includes\functions_geekarticles.php on line 264
Fatal error: gas_add_article(): Failed opening required 'functions_gal.php' (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in C:\Apache2\htdocs\test\includes\functions_geekarti cles.php on line 264

By the way: Is the attachment-table edit (description) for later updates or new releases?

[The Geek]

Hey Magic - squashed them and updated package.

1) Done
2) Done
3) Done

The attachment description is for later implimentation and to support those coming over from vb3articles (man you really are combing through the code arent you?!?)

To upgrade, replace all files and reinstall templates and phrases (found another hardcoded phrase that I quickly fixed).
The GAL error was because I forgot to include the include in the package. Its there now.

To be honest, you guys most likely dont need to upgrade, but I would download the latest package and replace files so you fix issue #2 (though its rare to occur).

Next?

[Magic Spark]

Hey Geek,

thanks for fixing.

I try to find out where my problems with the attachments (thumbnails) come from. Without luck for now.

I think you should release it.

If you need an beta-tester for further project, just call me.
You're an outstanding coder... thanks again.