Make subject field read only in a specific category.

[nopresnik]

Hey guys.

I would like to simply know how I can set the subject box to be read only in just one category. The reason for this is because I have an external system set up that will automatically set a title for the topic by appending ;?subject=TEXT on the end of the new topic URL.  I would not like it for users to change the auto set topic title (don't ask why, please).

So is there a way to hide it, or make it read only in one specific category?

Thanks in advance!

[margarett]

It's actually very simple, making use of the "readonly" property of "input"

You should go to Post.template.php and find:

Koodi [Valitse] Laajenna


// Now show the subject box for this post.
echo '
<dt>
<span', isset($context['post_error']['no_subject']) ? ' class="error"' : '', ' id="caption_subject">', $txt['subject'], ':</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<input type="text" name="subject"', $context['subject'] == '' ? '' : ' value="' . $context['subject'] . '"', ' tabindex="', $context['tabindex']++, '" size="80" maxlength="80" class="input_text" />
</dd>
<dt class="clear_left">
', $txt['message_icon'], ':
</dt>
<dd>
<select name="icon" id="icon" onchange="showimage()">';

Replace with:

Koodi [Valitse] Laajenna


// Now show the subject box for this post.
echo '
<dt>
<span', isset($context['post_error']['no_subject']) ? ' class="error"' : '', ' id="caption_subject">', $txt['subject'], ':</span>
</dt>
<dd>';
if ($context['current_board']==1)
echo'
<input type="text" name="subject"', $context['subject'] == '' ? '' : ' value="' . $context['subject'] . '"', ' tabindex="', $context['tabindex']++, '" size="80" maxlength="80" class="input_text" readonly/>';
else
echo'
<input type="text" name="subject"', $context['subject'] == '' ? '' : ' value="' . $context['subject'] . '"', ' tabindex="', $context['tabindex']++, '" size="80" maxlength="80" class="input_text"/>';
echo '
</dd>
<dt class="clear_left">
', $txt['message_icon'], ':
</dt>
<dd>
<select name="icon" id="icon" onchange="showimage()">';


On the "if" statement you can adjust your board ID as you wish. You probably need to make it a series of "ORs" if it should affect several boards...

[emanuele]

And passing the subject by url makes actually pretty easy for your users to change it:
;subject=whatever