Introducing:

Power Hide V1.1 Final (UK & NL & GE)

This mod allows power users to hide single messages within a thread (upto their own level).
This mod will not mask hidden messages in the totals but it will prevent users to see messages marked with a higher visibility level then their own.
So before anyone starts complaining the message index tells him 10  replies and he sees only 6..... this means there is stuff hidden in the thread not ment for your eyes.
Application could be to make hidden staff notes in a users thread if needed (like privacy sensitive data not ment for the public eye but useful to keep inside a thread.

Usage
In the message post area only power users will have an extra radiobutton set below the message field which allows them to set view level up to their own level.
This means a moderator can only restrict view up to moderator level (basically only hiding it from members and guests, while a Global Moderator can hide a message for moderators too, and an administrator can hide a message for everyone below the rank of Administrator.

Installation
Apply the mod, upload the changed YaBBC.pl, Display.pl, ModifyMessage.pl, Main.lng,Search.pl, Display.template and Post.pl.

IMPORTANT !!
This mod adds a specific tag to the first line of a message thread ([admin only], [gmod only], [mod only] and [member only]) which remains hidden throughout the boards usage, and which determines the visibility of the message it is in.
If you remove this mod ALL hidden messages will be revealed !!

THIS ALSO MEANS THAT IF YOU UPGRADE TO YABB2.2 YOU NEED TO HAVE THIS MOD INSTALLED IN ORDER TO REMAIN HIDDEN STUFF TO BE HIDDEN !!!

The mod will probably install in YaBB2.2 also, but a YaBB2.2 version will be available asap.

Version History
1.0
First release

1.0a
- Fixed mod closing tag
- Added Printpage and Recent Posts code

1.0b
- Made Recent.pl and Search.pl non confusing (thanks MF-B)
- Added German mod


1.0c
- Added check on User Recent post and Thread Summary (Thanks Larian)
- added extra text string 5a for our german friends
- fixed mods to look for the correct language dir

1.1
- Fixed ranking order if Global Moderators were also assigned Moderator on boards.
- Made mod final

Hi

Step 3 and 4 you have this 

	  <td class="windowbg" width="77%"><input type="checkbox" name="ns" value="NS"$nscheck /> <span class="small"> $post_txt{'277'}</span><br />
	<span class="small">$readable</span><br /><br /></td>
<replace>

<search for>
	# Permission checks for posting.
</search for>

<add before> 

I cannot find this in Step 20

	# Permission checks for posting. 

some steps are mixed with search and add or before tags 

download again, modfile ok. 

I save modfile in german. all steps copy?  ??? ???

Zoo wrote on Jan 19^th, 2007 at 4:32pm:

I know recent and print need work, that's why it is called beta guys..... but thanks for the quick test.
I will enhance it further to have it work there too

Quote:


Just post the language part of the modfile Jet Li and I'll add the German mods in the zip too

@Ron

Why you not use in Recent, Search the same code as in Printpage? Use this and not needed parse message and use $counter++;

MF-B wrote on Jan 19^th, 2007 at 6:05pm:


The reason for not reusing the same code in Recent, Search and Printpage is basically because the three scripts work different.

In Search we loop through the array $message using a for/next with $counter as a counter variable.

In Printpage we loop through the thread array called $threadpost with a foreach (so no counter)

In Recent we loop through $message again with a for/next loop but now with $i as counter variable.

The reason for increasing the counter even if I skip the message is to remain the correct message reference in all the links (if you do not increase the counter and click quote/edit in a thread where there are invisible messages as a non admin you'll grab the wrong message).

I will have to think about Last message pointing to a hidden message a little as this means adding extra info in the recent/last file (which could cause problems while upgrading to Y2.2 later)

For the same reasons I choose not to tamper with the message counter in the message index page.
I just show the total number of message even if a member will see less.

Keep in mind that I did not intend for this option to be completely stealth.... and I do not care that the observing user will see missing reply# numbers in the thread.

It's OK for users to be aware of the fact that certain messages are not for their eyes but present in the thread.