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replace it with:

$forum_names[$forum_num]: $threadheader[8]

find:

$abstract $MoreText

replace it with

$abstract

$MoreText

optional: right after that, there is:

Click Here for more...

Mod to Active Topics Hack #42635 09/08/2000 4:06 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5 sc Junior Member
sc Junior Member Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5	.1 ----------What?------------------------------ a few tiny cosmetic changes to Dave's crispy Active Topics hack. wonderful hack, dave! just as my previous mod to another dave hack , this mod places a part of Active Topics in a more prominent spot (forumdisplay.cgi). the reason i wanted to do this is because i thought it'd be really useful for returning visitors to have the option of clicking on "new posts" which leads them to the most recent Active Topics, as opposed to having to search through and find which are new and which aren't. actually, that's what dave's hack does. on my bb, the users go straight to the main forum (there is only 1 forum) and so the option to go to the new topics is quickly accessible. of course, this is another overly simply mod and does nothing other than place it in another spot that i think can be of more use. however, i do also make a few edits in the way active.cgi displays the results. that is, i make the topic subject linkable to the thread as well as making the '..more..' linkable to the thread. in addition, i took out the "Click here for more" link. oh, and a spelling error was fixed. ------------------------------------------------ -(1)------Backup!-------------------------------- we'll be working with active.cgi and forumdisplay.cgi. back 'em up, jic! ------------------------------------------------ -(2)------Start!-------------------------------- open up active.cgi. find: $forum_names[$forum_num]: $threadheader[8]

I deleted the Click here for more... to make:

i did this out of the assumption that people would intuitively click on the '..more..' or the topic name to go to the posts before the 'click for more'. leave it in if you think it's fine.

finally, for a quick and barely noticeable (unless youre html-design obsessed like me) look for:

Back to $backto

Jump To: $Legend

right after that, add:

which will bring the legend/'back to' bit a little closer to the table. tighter design [Linked Image]

and to top the list of anality, search for

forum dusplay

and replace with

forum display

[Linked Image]

sorry dave. had to be done. hopefully it's just my version? [Linked Image]

save the file, close, upload.

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-(3)------Just a bit more!---------------------------

open up forumdisplay.cgi

look for what should be the third instance of:

$BorderTop

right after it, there should be:

right before the add this:

new topics

that's it!

save the file, close, upload.

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-(4)------Notes--------------------------------

now, Dave's great hack will take care of the rest by making it easy for returning visitors to get the latest topics without having to search through the others to find out what's new.

thanks to dave / ubbdev.com / allenayres

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