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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
16655 Posts |
 Posted - 19 December 2000 : 05:44:29
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This mod is a little different than the one by Da_Stimulator.
I like his alot  But I took a different approach with this one.
This mod works with v3.1 sr3 Final.
It will also work with 3.1 Final - 3.1 sr2 but when you go to delete an announcement you will have to type in your Username/Password each time. This can also be fixed by editing the file pop_announce_delete.asp and replacing strUniqueID with strCookieURL (there are 2 instances of it).
Please read the readme.txt before installing
comments, questions, problems can be posted in this topic.
DEMO: None right now.
FILES:
http://www1.domaindlx.com/dssdbs/files/forum_announcements.zip
http://www11.ewebcity.com/dssdbs/files/forum_announcements.zip
(right-click on link and choose "Save Target As...") |
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Matthew
New Member
USA
91 Posts |
Posted - 19 December 2000 : 06:12:32
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I like it. Easy to install <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>
<center><font color=red>Matt</font id=red>
<font color=green>If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.</font id=green></center> |
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anotherwin95
Junior Member
USA
140 Posts |
Posted - 19 December 2000 : 06:43:16
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Richard (nice name by the way) :-)
I do not see any announcements - am I looking in the wrong places? Update - just found it - thought that link would take me to the cfm homepage :-)
Also I really like the entry under the login box to let folks know they need to register to post and then the thanks for registering. Also noticed the entry down in the stats part about how many users have made posts out of total users.
Do you mind sharing how you accomplish those things?
Thanks.
Richard Hay
Webmaster
http://AnotherWin95.com
Edited by - anotherwin95 on 19 December 2000 06:45:20 |
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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
16655 Posts |
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Hopper
Junior Member
192 Posts |
Posted - 19 December 2000 : 10:53:21
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Ok, I loaded it and it looks wonderful.. just a few suggestions.. the little letter graphic thats put on the main screen is nice but it should have a topic header like "Current announcements".. and you are only showing the last annoucement so when you click on that announcement it shoudl only show that one with another tag for "All announcements"... Other then that, its great.
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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
16655 Posts |
Posted - 19 December 2000 : 11:09:04
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Hopper,
On your first point... No, it shouldn't... Maybe a different Icon, but that's it.
On your second point... No, it shouldn't...
The way it looks and functions is the way I wanted it. I'm sorry, this isn't a work in progress. I plan no cosmetic or functional changes. I think that it fits in with the rest of the layout of the forum very nicely, and see no reason to change it.
You are free to modify it any way you like. <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle> |
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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
16655 Posts |
Posted - 19 December 2000 : 21:56:52
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Hopper,
I am considering this more as an addon than a change, as I still like the way it is now.
As per your first suggestion, here it is...
I'm not including it in the main .zip file but as a separate download for anyone who wants it.
Here is what it looks like:
Here is the file: http://www11.ewebcity.com/dssdbs/files/inc_announce.zip
Just overwrite the existing inc_announce.asp with the one in the .zip file. |
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Maxwell
Starting Member
USA
42 Posts |
Posted - 19 December 2000 : 22:30:15
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Richard,
Excellent mod <img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>. I would like to make one suggestion, however.
Suppose the admin needs to add several announcements at one time, Announcement A, Announcement B, and Announcement C. Since only the most recent one shows (Announcement C), a visitor may not be interested in that particular announcement and never click through to view_announcements.asp and see the others.
Perhaps a different icon could be used to signify the are new announcements since the user last visited, similar to the purple folder concept for forums. Maybe an empty mail slot for no new announcements and the full mail slot for new or edited ones.
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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
16655 Posts |
Posted - 19 December 2000 : 22:46:01
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Yes, I had thought of doing something like that where it would change the icon if it was new or old, I have been working on this off and on for about a month and decided not to add it. I was also going to have it where you could have specific Announcements for specific Forums, but decided not to do that either. I was trying to keep it as simple as possible.
For your problem with adding more than one announcement at a time.
You could add say three announcements with specific subjects and then a last one that says "New announcements added, please click here to read"
I kept it pretty modular, instead of trying to cram everything into a couple of files so it is very easy to modify it. Like the part that displays the announcement link is in the file inc_announce.asp and to modify the way it looks only involves modifying that one file. |
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wedont
Junior Member
Canada
344 Posts |
Posted - 19 December 2000 : 23:30:43
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Richard,
To add to my v3.1 sr2, the
<img src="http://www11.ewebcity.com/dssdbs/files/inc_announce.png" border=0>
What do I need to do ?
I have not yet installed any announcement mod.
Wedont
snitz ver3.1 sr2
Edited by - wedont on 19 December 2000 23:32:31
Edited by - wedont on 19 December 2000 23:34:24 |
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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
16655 Posts |
Posted - 19 December 2000 : 23:41:13
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Download the file that is in the first message in this topic. Follow the directions that are included to install it.
then just download the file that is in the message where that picture is and overwrite the inc_announce.asp that comes with the mod. |
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wedont
Junior Member
Canada
344 Posts |
Posted - 20 December 2000 : 00:04:12
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Thanks Richard
Wedont
snitz ver3.1 sr2 |
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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
16655 Posts |
Posted - 20 December 2000 : 00:16:56
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| You're welcome. <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle> |
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max
Starting Member
6 Posts |
Posted - 23 January 2001 : 08:53:03
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got a lil problem , the announcement only shows when i am logged as admin .
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RichardKinser
Snitz Forums Admin
USA
16655 Posts |
Posted - 23 January 2001 : 09:11:10
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| that happens when the announcement has expired. Can you check and see if it's expired? |
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max
Starting Member
6 Posts |
Posted - 23 January 2001 : 09:22:14
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i ve set it to be displayed between 18/01/2000 and some date in 2002 so it didnt expire . i am using snitz sr4
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