Preview Private Message Before Sending

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:

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

Until (but not including):

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

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

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

2) Now we need to insert the following code:

a) Find:

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

Right under it insert:

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

b) Find:

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

Right above it insert:

    // 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:

    } #end dosend

Right above it insert:

    } // preview hack
    

d) Find:

    //show new message form

Right under it insert:

    // 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:

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

Right under it insert:

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

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

f) Find:

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

Right above it insert:

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

g) Find:

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

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

    // 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:

    <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:

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

And replace it with (change marked in red):

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

c) Find:

    <input type="checkbox" name="parseurl" value="yes" checked>

And replace it with (change marked in red):

    <input type="checkbox" name="parseurl" value="yes" $parseurlchecked>

d) Find:

    <input type="checkbox" name="savecopy" value="yes" checked>

And replace it with (change marked in red):

    <input type="checkbox" name="savecopy" value="yes" $savecopychecked>

e) Find:

    <input type="submit" class="bginput" name="submit" value="Send Message" accesskey="s" tabindex="4">

And replace it with (change marked in red):

    <input type="submit" class="bginput" name="submit" value="Send Message" accesskey="s" tabindex="4">
    <input type="submit" class="bginput" name="preview" value="Preview Message" accesskey="p" tabindex="4">

3) Open template priv_requestreceipt

Find:

    <input type="checkbox" name="pmreceipt" value="yes" checked>

And replace it with (change marked in red):

    <input type="checkbox" name="pmreceipt" value="yes" $pmreceiptchecked>

That's it!

Comments and additions welcome.

Cheers,

Bira

[bira]

Sorry, forgot to attack the instructions in a txt file as well (the same instructions as posted above).

[JJR512]

bira, in the attached text file, you left a [/code] in.

It's in this part:

PHP Code:

Right under it insert:

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

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


[bira]

fixed, thanks

[bira]

Not that I think anyone managed to install this hack so fast, but just in case - I made the following change to the above hack installation instructions:


In the private.php:

f) Find:

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

Right above it insert:

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

And, in editing template priv_sendprivmsg please remove $message[message] from the textarea code.

[JJR512]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bira
Not that I think anyone managed to install this hack so fast, but just in case...

[bira]

Thanks

[bira]

If you haven't installed the hack, ignore this message -- the installation instructions in the first thread and the downloadable attachment txt file have been modified.


I've had a bug on my BB after installing this hack, so if anyone who installed this hack experiences the same problem, here's the fix:

Problem: even if you select the option to "request read receipt", the PM doesn't appear in the message tracking page.

Fix: in private.php find:

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

And replace with:

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

(the part removed is coloured in red in the original code).

[JJR512]

After reading your message, I tested, and found I had the same problem. Your fix works fine. But I have to wonder, since it looks like this isn't part of your hack code, but rather part of the original code...does this fix have any other side effects?

[bira]

JJR512 it shouldn't.

There is no difference as far as the private.php script goes between $pmreceipt=="yes" and just $pmreceipt not NULL.

For some reason, the preview hack alters the "yes". But it's still either NULL (empty) or not (has value).

So, the original code does:

if ($pmreceipt=="yes") { 
   return 1;
} else {
   return 0;
}

My fix does:

if ($pmrecepit) { //does $pmreceipt have a value?
   return 1;
} else {
   return 0;
}

Hope I;m clear

Cheers,

Bira