[CDB] Post Numbers

[Theriddler1]

Thanks for your feedback.

What purpose does the popup serve? If you need the post link, can't you use your browser's context menu to copy it? A popup for that feels inconvenient.

Yes true, but people are lazy these days

something like this

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<a href="post link" onclick="prompt("DIRECT LINK TO POST",this.href); return false;">

[kasimi]

Lazy? Copying the link from a popup takes longer than using the context menu.

There is a way to make it actually easier though: execCommand("copy") which I could add so that the post URL is copied with a simple left click on the post number. However, browser support could be an issue, see last row of the table there: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/doc ... patibility

I'll do some experiments.

[huddy]

A very welcome extension when ready

[Theriddler1]

There is a way to make it actually easier though: execCommand("copy") which I could add so that the post URL is copied with a simple left click on the post number. However, browser support could be an issue, see last row of the table there: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/doc ... patibility

I'll do some experiments.

Awesome! this sounds great and much easier indeed

[kasimi]

New version 1.0.3 in first post. I added copy to clipboard but it is an experimental feature. At the moment it falls back to showing a prompt if an older browser is used, still subject to change though. I haven't tested it across all browsers. Feedback on how this is working for you is always welcome.

[Theriddler1]

thanks kasimi will test it out

Edit:

Tested within firefox: not work
Within: Chrome: works
Within: Edge: not work

I'm too reading and searching for possible solution: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2258 ... ing-jquery

notice: When you click on the number the page reloads. Maybe much nicer if possible to show some message (ajax) that is has been copied with success ,such as you get when you click 'mark all forums read'

But really nice feature and much easier for members to copy their own post link.
Great work.

[kasimi]

Thanks for testing. I implemented it just like the second answer in your SO link suggests.

I did some testing myself, for me it works with:

• Firefox 43
• Chrome 47
• IE 9, 10, 11
  In all of those IE versions this confirmation is displayed when clicking on the post number for the first time:
  
  After accepting this once, I'm able to copy all day long. What's strange is that there doesn't seem to be a way to detect when the user clicked on No. There's no exception thrown and the execCommand('copy') call returns true regardless.

I'm wondering, which browser and version are you using?

Maybe much nicer if possible to show some message (ajax) that is has been copied with success

This should already be the case:

When you click on the number the page reloads.

At the moment this only happens if copying failed. I will try to get that fixed.

[kasimi]

Instead of using jQuery for creating and adding the temporary DOM element I'm now using pure JavaScript, as suggested on StackOverflow.

Also I found a sneaky way to detect if copying worked in IE: instead of simply copying, the post link is actually cut from the <input> element. Afterwards I just check if the <input> is empty.

Check out the latest version: https://github.com/kasimi/phpbb-ext-pos ... master.zip

[Theriddler1]

awesome will test it out and will let you know.

Great work!

Edit: Tested it out but still not working

for example this is the site: http://www.peppersrus-forum.nl/viewtopi ... 384#p39384

as you click, the page just reloads.

Using
Firefox 43.0.2
Google chrome 47.0.2526.106

[kasimi]

You need to enable the copy-on-click feature in the ACP extension config page.

[pantherfan]

Is it possible to add an option to view the post numbers in the subject header?

[kasimi]

So, for your post it would say this?

#41 Re: [BETA] Post Numbers

If that's what you mean, yes, that would be possible.

[pantherfan]

Yes, that's exactly what I had in mind.

[kasimi]

This has been added to latest v1.0.4, see first post.

There's a new <select> in the ACP config page where you can set the post numbers' location:

1. Between post image and post author name (default)
2. In post subject

Note that if you add the post numbers to the subject, the preferences Copy post link to clipboard when clicking on post number and Make post numbers/IDs bold are ignored.

[Theriddler1]

You need to enable the copy-on-click feature in the ACP extension config page.

aargh indeed that was it, it works now. Thank you really love this feature
Great work kasimi