UBB.Developers Forums UBB.classic V6 MultiHack Mods [6.0x] Preview Post [ Finished ]

From the installation instructions:

HACK NAME : Preview Post

DESCRIPTION : This hack allows users to preview their posts. The previews are displayed above the input box, and appear exactly as they would in an actual post, including all UBB Code™ formatting.

AUTHOR : Eddie Holman (Leshrac) - [email protected]
VERSION : 1.01

If you feel you have contributed but not been given credit please email me - [email protected]

REQUIREMENTS : A full version of the UBB, version 6.0 or later.

DOWNLOAD URL : http://www.magictraders.com/ubb/preview_post.txt


Note that this version does not use a JavaScript pop-up, as it's something I'm not a big fan of. I hear another version of this hack with that feature is in the works, however.

If you find any bugs that aren't a result of user error, please let me know. This has worked flawlessly for me so far.

[ March 19, 2001: Message edited by: Leshrac ]

I dont know why, but the new topic one works, but the reply one doesnt work. It posts the topic.

In ubb_new_reply page
if ($in{prev}) {
&reply_page;
exit;
}

not

if ($in{prev}) {
&new_topic_page;
exit;
}

Thanks. That's what I get for trying to condense the install docs.

I couldn't find:


in public_edit_post.pl

I take you meant:



anyway, installed it and tested it and it's great five star hack that everyone should go install

great work Leshrac

[ March 19, 2001: Message edited by: Mr. Spanky ]

A FEW THINGS:

1. I can preview NEW TOPICS but when I EDIT, it doesn't work.

2. When I add Smilies/Graemlins and preview, they show up as broken images (/cgi-bin/ubb6/biggrin.gif - should be /ubb6/biggrin.gif)

3. I have to turn flood check OFF in order to use preview or else I get the flood check warnings or I have to lower the flood check time which defats the purpose of using flood check.

ehhh, maybe this should head on over to the beta section.. but thats not for me to decide.. AA's job.

I Agree.

All above mentioned bugs have been fixed. Please refer to the installation instructions and reapply the code changes to ubb_new_topic.cgi, ubb_new_reply.cgi, ubb_edit_post.cgi, and public_edit_post.pl.

Jedi Thrawn and Compboy: your posts are incredibly unhelpful. In the future, please do not waste your time and that of others if you have nothing useful to contribute.

Leshrac,

Excellent work on the hack. One suggestion for the install documentation ...

When editing the vars_wordlets.cgi file, if I put the preview wordlet is added at the end as it is indicated in your documentation, it will cause an error error. If you suggest to people to check the line above ends in a comma (and if not add one at the end), this might eliminate some problems.

Nevertheless great hack and I *love* the no Javascript required part.

qasic

Well, to be fair, I just say to add it to your wordlets file, not put it at the end. I'm assuming people should at least be able to exercise a small degree of common sense and put it in the logical place. :rolleyes:

Leshrac - All bugs fixed, roger. Excellent hack dude! Thanks very much!!

Thank you, It looks awesome and works awesome. I hated the fact that I couldn't preview my posts.
Thank you...

works great, thx leshrac ... who needs a javascript popup?

Thank you for the hack. It's working without any problems on my board. A general question--how many places would I need to change the coding in order to make the add reply and now the preview gray boxes converted into gif's?

works good...one more thing........incorporate this with the pm form as well!

Again I Agree here !
Works 99%. But the hack doesn't incorporate the UBB codebuttons hack (yet) I would like to see this too (eg glow text).

Keep up the good work..

[ March 20, 2001: Message edited by: Compboy ]

well gee, screw my hack then, thnx....


les: nice hack

[ March 20, 2001: Message edited by: DPK ]

Very nice work!

Worked on first try on my offline test version here.

Great docs.

A Q Do you have UBB buttons installed?
if so does it work with it too?

It does work with ubb code buttons.

[ March 21, 2001: Message edited by: Caldazar ]

I haven't played with UBB Code Buttons yet, so I can't personally confirm it works.

Brilliant hack, works a treat, thanks

Awesome Job! Works like a charm! Thanks!

Andrus

Thanks again Leshrac! Nice Job!

Hi Leshrac:

Great hack. I love it. It's working fine, now that I've installed it correctly.

Thanks,

Kerry

It works perfectly for a New Topic but when I press Add Reply to that same post and enter some text and select Preview I get nothing. It hangs there showing no activity on the browser's progress bar.

Here's where I'm testing the Reply Preview.

Mail Box

Suggestions please.

[email protected]

This worked perfectly for me! Thanks!

This is a good one to put in the Database!

works fine with version 6.02.

HI have a question or two-you know how Newbe's are . I am using 6.02 & wonder if I upgrade in the future will I have to reapply the Hack to each upgrade? Where is the proper place for the code as I don't know sqaut about programing?

[ April 07, 2001: Message edited by: gene1938 ]

[ April 08, 2001: Message edited by: gene1938 ]

Yes - that's the nature of hacks.

edit 3:35pm looks like I found my screw upPlease disregard thanks
having troubles-hack seemed to work at 1st. but now when I reply & hit preview I get an empty mess with another post below from member #0(admin account? & date posted is 1920 TEST POST
with the member # in the body of the post. I set up a test post account user: reg test, pass: abc123. Could some one look at this?
The only step of the hack I am unsure about is the last step where you add "preview_post => "Preview" to the vars_wordlets.cgi. I added it in the middle as the directions did not specify a place & I am not a scripting wizard.
FYI 6.03 on unix server gradient hack is only other 1 installed

[ April 10, 2001: Message edited by: gene1938 ]

[ April 10, 2001: Message edited by: gene1938 ]

BTW, I installed this today, and it worked great - first time!

I installed it first, and then realized I did it on my test board, which was still at 6.02, and then I had to do it again for 6.03. Worked great both times!

Ah the link works again

Pls disregard

Installed and working 1st time. Excellent mod Leshrac

And love the no-javascript part

Thanks

Thanks! It's working great.

I'm having some problems Leshrac..

You see... I installed it twice and the same thing happens everytime... whenever I press preview it posts the post or topic or edits or whatever....

Any reasons for why this may be happening?
I have 6.02 with the following hacks:

Avatar
Last Reply By: In Forum
Mods in All Forums
The Dev Kit(var_wordlets_mods.cgi)
No Double Posts

The only one of those that I think can possibly conflict with your hack is the Double Post... but why would it? Please help as soon as possible...


EDIT: My board: http://ubbgp.hypermart.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=13

(thats the link to the Guest Posters forum where you can post without registering)

Please help ASAP!

[ April 17, 2001 07:17 AM: Message edited by: Tosha ]

PLEASE!! I BEG YOU!! HELP ME!!!!

*BUMP*

OK .... just to tell you.. this hack is incompatible with the

"No Double Posts" hack!