[RE-RELEASED vB2.0.1] Upgraded Signature-Editor w/ Preview

[VirtueTech]

Credit goes to AA and Fryzid for their original hack found here: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...threadid=12282

HACK UPDATE:
I have updated this hack a bit with my fix above and some other additions as you'll see below.

Additions

1. Adds new 'navbar' to header
2. Adds Control Panel navbar to header
3. Adds smilies window to signature editor
4. Centralized Signature Limit Variable at top of script as an option.
5. Ability to allow "Administrators" to have different siganture length.
6. Fixes Bad_Madman's vbcode additon
7. Cleans up HTML a bit

Screenshot


Directions
The attached file contains the following new items:
- '_editsignature' template
- sedit.php

Upgrading: Just replace the old template and php script with the new ones
First Time Install: Read the modified install.txt

07/29/01 6:19AM EST - First attachment had bad files. Please re-download.

[malc]

I think your attachement isn't good ... because the file is equal to the original hack

[VirtueTech]

DOH!

I updated the ZIP file please re-download.

[RobAC]

James,

Nice job!

[GB]

hrmmm...i cant get it to work. where exactly am i supposed to put that sedit.php file? first i had it in my public_html folder, then moved it to my forums folder, then my admin folder......???

[Fryzid]

Put it again in your forum folder.

[GB]

got it to work....but for some reason i had to put sedit.php in my public_html folder to get it to work....not my forums folder

[Stasik]

A small additional hack for all who want replace the signature box through a link to signature editor

NEWS
30.07.01 ATTENTION!!! ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE INSTALLED THE HACK HAVE TO UPDATE IT FROM THIS THREAD, OR THE SIGNATURE WILL BE BLANK, AFTER EDITING THE PROFILE

DEMO


HACK
edit modifyprofile template
Step 1
delete link - delete <a href="sedit.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=show">Signature-Editor</a>

Step 2
if you want to replace the signature box through a text link - read Step2-a
if you want to replace the signature box through a image link - read Step2-b (image called editor.gif should be located in your /images/ derictory)

substep a
replace:
<td bgcolor="#DFDFDF"><textarea name="signature" rows="6" cols="40">$bbuserinfo[signature]</textarea>

with:
<td bgcolor="#DFDFDF" align="center"><inout type=hidden name="signature" value="$bbuserinfo[signature]"><a href=sedit.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=show>Signature Editor</a>

substep b
<td bgcolor="#DFDFDF"><textarea name="signature" rows="6" cols="40">$bbuserinfo[signature]</textarea>

with
<td bgcolor="#DFDFDF" align="center"><inout type=hidden name="signature" value="$bbuserinfo[signature]"><a href="sedit.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=show"><img border=0 src="./images/editor.gif"></a>


ENYOJ

[VirtueTech]

Thanks RobAC

GB - I'm not sure why you would have to do that.

[The_Sisko]

@Stasik:
Don't forget to edit the update query to the database, otherwise your signatur will get blank, when you just edit the profile!!!

[EXCHANGE]

Really nice update

[Stasik]

Originally posted by The_Sisko
@Stasik:
Don't forget to edit the update query to the database, otherwise your signatur will get blank, when you just edit the profile!!!

ups... i`ll modify it

[VirtueTech]

New Addition - 08/01/01

After seeing what Stasik did with the button I wanted to it to my site, but I added
a little change to show the signature on the "modify profile" template along
with the button. This borrows code from the original sedit.php hack.

Check it out:


Here's how to do it:
In member.php find:

$signature=htmlspecialchars($bbuserinfo[signature]); 

And AFTER it add:

$signaturepreview=bbcodeparse($signature,0,$allowsmilies); // preview 

Next open your modifyprofile template

Replace::

<tr>
    <td bgcolor="#DFDFDF" valign="top"><b><normalfont>Signature:</normalfont></b><br>
    <smallfont>Optional signature you may use to appear at bottom of your posts.</smallfont>
        <p><smallfont>HTML code is $htmlonoff<br>
        <a href="misc.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=bbcode">vB Code</A> is $bbcodeonoff<br>
        [img] code is $imgcodeonoff<br>
        <a href="misc.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=showsmilies">Smilies</a> are $smiliesonoff
        </smallfont></p></td>
    <td bgcolor="#DFDFDF"><textarea name="signature" rows="6" cols="40">$bbuserinfo[signature]</textarea></td>
</tr> 

With:

<tr>
    <td bgcolor="#8080A6" colspan="2"><normalfont color="#EEEEFF" class="thtcolor"><b>Signature Preview</b> - </normalfont><smallfont color="white">Optional signature you may use to appear at bottom of your posts.</smallfont> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td bgcolor="#DFDFDF" valign="top"><blockquote>$signaturepreview</blockquote></td>
    <td bgcolor="#DFDFDF" align="center"><a href="sedit.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=show"><img src="images/edit_sig.gif" width="122" height="23" border="0"></a></td>
</tr> 

and copy the attached image for your "edit signature" button. If you want to change
the color all you need to do is "colorize" the image and change the HUE.


I hope you like it.

[Phil]

That is a nice hack VirtueTech...just adding the latest addition with the button, but I get a parse error in the member.php after I add your change. This may be because I am using vB2.0.3??


Also, your specified colours in the template would be better off replaced with the vB colour variables ({ tableheadbgcolor}, etc) to integrate with any style set.



Edit...I just noticed that the vB will swap those variables for the current colour values when called from a post.....how about adding this infor to your original .zip??

[VirtueTech]

I have not tried this hack with vb2.0.3 yet sorry. When I upgrade I will post here.

As for your idea...I will add that.