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Wulp. I did a major upgrade by (a) breaking a lot of stuff and (b) by
re-doing those things in a much better way. I redesigned the stories
and submissions SQL tables, the way they work and the way they co-
operate together.
In addition, I changed the way parameters are passed to
$theme->abstract() and $theme->article(). Instead of passing a
sh!tload of parameters that only cluttered the code and required too
much pre-processing on the engine-side, we now pass a singly object
$story. $story has more variables then the paramaters we used to pass,
so it allows for better theming (if you feel like it).
I'm not finished yet but I decided to upload my changes so you can
start patching and updating your themes: PLEASE update your themes
ASAP! I don't plan making heavy changes like this again, so don't
get intimiated. ;) You mainly have to update article() and abstract()
as well as a minor update of footer():
article(), abstract():
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- use the $story object - see my theme!
- the morelink can now be themed. Currently you can use the function
morelink_bytes() in function.inc to `render' the old morelink. The
idea is to make a morelink_words() or morelink_lines() sooner or
later because "188 bytes in body" is not half as clear as "52 words
in body". Clearly, "52 words" is much more informative. ;-)
footer():
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- in the article-part, you need to update the displayRelatedLinks():
instead of passing it $sid, you need to pass it $story (after you
globaled $story).
Everything should display correct on the following pages:
- main page
- article page (follow a `read more | xxx bytes in bdoy | x comments' link)
- submission queue
Check if they work with your theme: they should as they work fine for
me (theme `Dries') ... If you got stuck, just look at my theme or ask
for a hand on the list!
Hopefully you can update your themes asap. Thanks in advance.
fixed a lot of annoying bugs and boxed whatever there was left to be boxed.
* user.class.php: renamed $user->update() to $user->rehash().
* user.class.php: fixed a typical quote-bug in $user->rehash().
* functions.inc: fixed bug in displayOldHeadlines().
* functions.inc: improved several functions.
* account.php: fixed major bug in showUser().
* account.php: added some extra words to the human-readable
password-generator(tm).
* account.php: boxed ALL functions! Fieuw!
* submit.php: add some general information and guidlines on how to
post submissions.
* config.inc: re-thought the categories to be more generic.
* submission.php: minor changes
* search.pph: fixed minor bug with the author's names.
Woops. I have an exam within 4 hours: back to my books. ;-)
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* Anyone could check sumbit.php, sumbission.php and faq.php for
typoes?
* Anyone could adjust calendar.class.php to fit IE? *huh*huh*
* Don't be scared to hack along (see below)! I'll be working on
the submissions and comments.
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Status of drop v0.10:
(make the system erational' and release it.)
- submissions:
submission queue (75% complete)
submission moderation (75% complete)
- comments:
comment moderation ( 0% complete)
comment administration ( 0% complete)
fixup timestamp mess ( 0% complete)
- user system:
mail password ( 0% complete)
user administation (50% complete)
patch admin.php ( 0% complete)
account confirmation ( 0% complete)
e-mail confimation upon modification of e-mail address
( 0% complete)
- proper handling of forms: text2html, html2text
html2txt, txt2html (10% complete)
bad-word filter (80% complete)
automatic link detection ( 0% complete)
allowed HTML-tag checker ( 0% complete)
- FAQ:
cleanup, disclaimer (50% complete)
- theme:
box everything (100% complete)
running. This means people can submit stories, and moderators can
moderate stories. When a submission reaches a certain positive
threshold (currently set to 2) the submission becomes a story and up
it goes. If a submission reaches a certain negative threshold
(currently set to -2) the submission is dumped.
The fact this is all done by our visitors (without our intervention)
makes it truly spiffy imho. The website can live a life on it's own,
fed by the visitors.
Beware, a lot of work need to be done though ... it's just a first
basic implementation with the core functionality. There are quite
a lot of things that I'll need to change, extend and improve. But
comments, suggestions and ideas are - as always - welcomed.
Please read this log message carefully! It features quite a lot of
important information.
To test the moderation, log in, select theme 'Dries' (the other themes
need a small update) and head by clicking the one and only 'submission
moderation' link. Don't be afraid to submit lame/funny/useless
stories for testing purpose ... as soon we go public, we'll wipe out
the story database. ;-)
WHAT'S NEW?
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* Added 2 new operations to user.class.php to set and retrieve the
user's "history". Very evil but required to avoid people voting
twice.
* Moved dbsave() from account.php to functions.php. In addition, I
added a new function to user.class.php called `save()' that ...
well, saves the object back to the database. It's (IMHO) a better
approach compared to dbsave(): it keeps things organized. ;-)
BUGFIXES:
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* Fixed a (heavy) memory leak in the constructor of user.class.php:
mysql_fetch_array() returns an _associative_ array which made the
constructor `pollute' the object with a lot of useless variables.
* Fixed the slash-problem on the account pages. :-)
* Fixed UnConeD's theme glitch, alas the warning.
* Fixed the e-mail address not showing in the confirmation email
(upon registration).
* Fixed the typical quote and backslash problems in submit.php.
* submit.php now uses the database abstraction layer.
IMPORTANT:
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* You can check the new submission system at:
http://beta.drop.org/submission.php
or by following the `submission moderation' link from my theme.
* UnConeD, Jeroen: you'll need to update your themes to take
advantage of the new function: displayAccount(). This function
will display the `submission moderation' link when a user is
logged on.
* Natrak: you might want to apply the patches in user.class.php
on the other sites using the same user-system.
Dries Buytaert
natrak