Popup Buddylist

[aw06]

And you have a nicely custom template that I'd never DARE attempt to try and manage in mod editing by the looks of things.

As for not upgrading, the list of features in 2.0 is sweet, not to mention the fact that way less mods have to be manually added

Once I finish up my current 2.0 only mod, this one will be next.

Will be next as another 2.0 only mod  ?

[Arantor]

The buddy list will be a 2.0 only mod as I can't see a good way to make this 1.1 compatible without forever having to provide theme edits.

[aw06]

Ok, fair enuff 

I'm trying to think of a mod that installs without custom edits on any theme I remember installing a few mods, can't remember now, they only make changes to sources and standard default files that 99% of custom themes use ...

I think the youtube embed mod is like that and pretty url, cant remember thou .. but that same principle i guess can be used, where it would somehow embed the buddy list link within post ..  I'm lost

[Arantor]

If you're being strict and saying *no* theme edits at all, very very very few will manage that. Not even the YouTube embed mod can claim that because of language strings which are by definition theme edits (since the theme directory is the home of language files)

Looking at my own mod list, mods without any theme edits at all:
Last Edit Link, Page Dropdown, 1 unapproved mod (2.0 only, I might add)

Mods with only language string edits:
Image Host Whitelist, Dice Roller, Auto Lock Old Topics, Linkback, Ignore Another User, 2 unapproved mods (1 for both, 1 2.0 only)

Oddities:
Left-To-Right and Right-To-Left BBcode Buttons, ROT13 BBcode, Aion Syndication, Moderator and Administrator Comment Tags
These have language strings, sure, but otherwise edit no template files in 2.0. In 1.1 they require editing of the Post.template.php file.


It is possible to do but not all mods suit that. There is NO way in 1.1 that you can make this happen consistently without having to support endless theme variations. I've been very careful to minimise the theme edits I do as far as possible but sometimes it's just not possible. I can tell you it's a LOT easier in 2.0 though.

[aw06]

Gotcha 

[Arantor]

Just as a headsup, since this is in its own page, not a popup (as that's easier and sits far better in SMF's structure, IMO), I have more room to manuever with what I can add.

Part of the original page: avatar, user name, last active time, online indicator, send PM button
Things I'm planning on adding: 'This user has you as a buddy' indicator, a 'remove from my buddy list' link, and as per a suggestion from Tyrsson, a "Buddies you have in common" list.

Anything else that would be awesome to add?

[Arantor]

Well, I'm just finishing up the above list, and I'll pop screenshots of it here before I release it to the mod site (for cust. team approval) in case there's any features anyone wants first.

[shadow82x]

Well, I'm just finishing up the above list, and I'll pop screenshots of it here before I release it to the mod site (for cust. team approval) in case there's any features anyone wants first.

Sounds good.

[Arantor]

I just have the 'Buddies you have in common' bit, which is just a case of displaying what it's already worked out. Screenshots shortly

[Arantor]

Attached is the main screenshot I just took of the Buddy Page. I'm no artist so it could probably use a touch-up or two, but it works

[Costa]

Arantor, I love you!

[aw06]

I think 'buddies in common' may not be so private, thing i like with smf buddy list, is that it's 100% confidential, people don't know who is buddies with who, which to me is a plus ... I guess you can add an option so people can decide if they want to remain anonymous or show their buddy status in the 'buddies in common' section.

My 2centz

[Arantor]

Hmm, I did wonder about that, actually.

The problem is there's not really any good way I can think of to get around it; it's pretty much an all or nothing deal.

But that's why I'm leaving it here for feedback before I pass it to the team.

[Arantor]

Any other feedback?

[aw06]

1.1.10 support lol .. juss messing

[Arantor]

I meant on the feature list. Should I strip some features regarding potential privacy issues (or add a warning to users about it?) or something else...

[aw06]

Yeah man, add a warning and it should be good to go...

If you can also somehow add a feature to send PM to multiple buddies by check-marking them, that would be killer

[Arantor]

Hmm, I already did something not so far from this today actually with a different mod (for which, yes, I did make a 1.1 version: allow user to send a PM to a whole membergroup)

I'll look into a multi-buddy-pm deal as a bolt on to this. Probably won't be in 1.0 though.

[aw06]

allow user to send a PM to a whole membergroup)

Any user ? wont that allow for spam ? where in a user can select a large group and send PM ??

[Arantor]

It's no different to the user typing in all the names of people in a group. The admins can pick and choose which groups can be PM'd, too.

The base use for it is the situation of wanting to send a PM to all the administrators of a site. Instead of the user just going through the member list and adding all the names to a list (which is entirely possible normally), this just allows them to send it to the group at once.

It's also useful if you want to contact all the admins at once but don't know who they all are.