Automatic Message Icon

[Old Lynx]

Hi Guys

Can someone tell me How to disable normal memebers from using Message Icons. I want the Admin to be the only one who can use them.



Any help given would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Guys

[Old Lynx]

is this hard to do ? someone please help

[Old Lynx]

Hello !!

[Cccddd]

If you want to get rid of members' ability to use message icons, just edit the Post.template.php so if they aren't an admin then it doesnt show the option.

adding buttons... that's a lot more difficult.

[Old Lynx]

Hi Cheschire

OK can you tell me what code exactly I need to look for in the post.template.php and what do I change it to ? I'm a n00b so clear instructions would be greatly appreciated. Let's do this easy bit first and then get onto the buttons !

Thanks man

[Jade Elizabeth]

In my experience when I removed that, and the users edited the post, it would look for an icon called ".gif" instead of "xx.gif" and it caused a lot of trouble. There is a mod you can use however:

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1168

[Jade Elizabeth]

If you're in 1.1.x you can use this:

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'altlinks' => array('code' => 'altlinks', 'before' => '[center][b][size=14]ALTERNATE LINKS[/size][/b][/center]', 'description' => 'altlinks'),


Put that after the button you like in the post.template.php, for the end of the list search for this:

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'list' => array('code' => 'list', 'before' => '[list]\n[li]', 'after' => '[/li]\n[li][/li]\n[/list]', 'description' => $txt[261]),


Put an image in the theme folders > bbc > altlinks.gif

Karl has been teaching me to make BBC tags .

[Old Lynx]

Thanks Alundra You are a GREAT HELP

Thanks

[Bulakbol]

To hide message icon from the rest except admin, in the default/Post.template.php, look for

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// Now show the subject box for this post.
echo '
<tr>
<td align="right" style="font-weight: bold;', isset($context['post_error']['no_subject']) ? 'color: red;' : '', '" id="caption_subject">
', $txt[70], ':
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" name="subject"', $context['subject'] == '' ? '' : ' value="' . $context['subject'] . '"', ' tabindex="', $context['tabindex']++, '" size="80" maxlength="80" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right">
<b>', $txt[71], ':</b>
</td>
<td>
<select name="icon" id="icon" onchange="showimage()">';

// Loop through each message icon allowed, adding it to the drop down list.
foreach ($context['icons'] as $icon)
echo '
<option value="', $icon['value'], '"', $icon['value'] == $context['icon'] ? ' selected="selected"' : '', '>', $icon['name'], '</option>';

echo '
</select>
<img src="', $context['icon_url'], '" name="icons" hspace="15" alt="" />
</td>
</tr>';



and replace with

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// Now show the subject box for this post.
echo '
<tr>
<td align="right" style="font-weight: bold;', isset($context['post_error']['no_subject']) ? 'color: red;' : '', '" id="caption_subject">
', $txt[70], ':
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" name="subject"', $context['subject'] == '' ? '' : ' value="' . $context['subject'] . '"', ' tabindex="', $context['tabindex']++, '" size="80" maxlength="80" />
</td>
</tr>';
if ($context['user']['is_admin'])
{
echo '
<tr>
<td align="right">
<b>', $txt[71], ':</b>
</td>
<td>
<select name="icon" id="icon" onchange="showimage()">';

// Loop through each message icon allowed, adding it to the drop down list.
foreach ($context['icons'] as $icon)
echo '
<option value="', $icon['value'], '"', $icon['value'] == $context['icon'] ? ' selected="selected"' : '', '>', $icon['name'], '</option>';

echo '
</select>
<img src="', $context['icon_url'], '" name="icons" hspace="15" alt="" />
</td>
</tr>';
}

[Jade Elizabeth]

No problem at  all

JB, that caused troubles for me last time when non admin users inline (mostly) edited...

[Bulakbol]

oh really? I didn't test it. Thanks Alundra. I'll test it when I have a chance.

[Jade Elizabeth]

No problem, the topic is missing from my site, otherwise I would link you, but basically my users noticed it and I didnt (firefox doesnt display boxes for missing images) so they reported it.

They tested it out, and turns out inline and normal edit messed it up, made the post look for ".gif" instead of "xx.gif".

[Bulakbol]

I tested the codes I posted above and the error was undefined index "icon". If you would like to try the above codes, you have to edit Sources/Post.php too. Look for

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'icon' => preg_replace('~[\./\\\\*\':"<>]~', '', $_POST['icon']),

and replace with

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'icon' => !empty($_POST['icon']) ? preg_replace('~[\./\\\\*\':"<>]~', '', $_POST['icon']) : '',


edit: The snippet of code I posted will only hide the icons from regular members. Admin can change it, so there will be no missing icon error.

[Old Lynx]

OK let me go and backup them two files and edit them.

I'll let you guys know if it worked !

thanks

[Old Lynx]

OK I just did them code changes and it didn't work !!

All regular members can still see it !

[Jade Elizabeth]

Are you sure you copied the entire code? JB's code looks right to me.

[Old Lynx]

yeah I'm sure !!! 100% !

[Jade Elizabeth]

So you edited the post template inside all the themes, and then the post source file too?

[Old Lynx]

lol no not inside all theme !! only inside the default theme ! cause that is what he said !!

So I should go and do it for every single theme ?

[Old Lynx]

OMG it WORKED !!!

I did it for the default theme and the theme I was currently using and it worked !!!!!

Thanks VERY MUCH Alundra and JohnyB  You guys are GREAT

Thanks

[Old Lynx]

Problem !

maybe I should have said this before > I'm sorry guys !

The reason I want to disable the Message Icon for other members is was because they weren't using the Standard icon > they were going and choosing other like thumbs up > thumb down > smily face ...etc >> it all looked messy ! So I want all their posts to be the standard icon !

after doing the above mod > I just relised (not two minutes ago) that even the standard icon has now been removed !!!!

What do I do to disable their choice of message icons > but make their posts automatically appear with a standard icon !!

thanks guys

[Bulakbol]

You can try this then. Disregard my other codes. In the Sources/Post.php find

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// Collect all parameters for the creation or modification of a post.

add this line above it.

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$_POST['icon'] = !empty($_POST['icon']) ? $_POST['icon'] : 'xx';

Then in the Post.template.php find

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<b>', $txt[71], ':</b>
</td>
<td>
replace with

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<b>', $txt[71], ':</b>
</td>
<td>';
if (($modSettings['hide_message_icon'] == 0) || $context['user']['is_admin'])
{
echo '

find

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</select>
<img src="', $context['icon_url'], '" name="icons" hspace="15" alt="" />

and replace with

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</select>';
}
echo '
<img src="', $context['icon_url'], '" name="icons" hspace="15" alt="" />

[Old Lynx]

so do I undo the changes I did from your old instructions ?

[Bulakbol]

Yes, undo the first changes. Use the original files before the changes.

[Old Lynx]

Hi JohnyB

OK I un-did the previous changes then edit it again to the code above > but again the normal members can use whatever image icon they want to use !!

by the way I did the changes in the Default theme and in my current theme ! still doesn't work

[Bulakbol]

Woopppps sorry, I missed something. This line

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if (($modSettings['hide_message_icon'] == 0) || $context['user']['is_admin'])

should be like this.

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if ($context['user']['is_admin'])

sorry.

[Jade Elizabeth]

Or...

Admin > Smileys and Message Icons > Edit Message Icons (delete all but the one you want)

[Old Lynx]

Hi Alundra

but wouldn't that stop me from using them as well !! I want the admins to have access to all the message icons > but the members and Mods to have access to the Standard Message Icon only !!

JohnyB I tried your thing and I got this huge error

{{ Template Parse Error!
It seems something has gone sour on the forum with the template system. This problem should only be temporary, so please come back later and try again. If you continue to see this message, please contact the administrator.

You can also try refreshing this page. }}

Please help

[Bulakbol]

Attach your Post.template.php and I'll edit it for you. You do the Sources/Post.php.

[Old Lynx]

Hi Johnny

attached are the post.template.php and the post.php

thanks man

[Old Lynx]

by the way > that post.template.php is from my current theme !!

thanks

[Bulakbol]

Here are your edited files.

[Old Lynx]

OMG thanks JohnnyB that Worked perfectly !!!

you are a genius who is a GREAT HELP

Thanks again bro

[Bulakbol]

No worries bro. I'm glad I could help too.
Solved.

[Jade Elizabeth]

Just look at his picture, it SCREAMS genius

I'm glad you got it sorted

[Bulakbol]

  Don't get deceived by illusion.

[locjan]

are there no plugin to do it?

[Jade Elizabeth]

Not yet

[meemzo]

I would very much like this to work for me also.  I know it's been a long time since it was posted, but maybe it's become enough of a thing for someone to jump in and help me.  My problem would be that I don't want to download the edited post files as I may loose mods that have been installed.  Can anyone tell me what lines to edit?  As a precursor I have uploaded my files.