gonna try my hand at coding a plugin

[DarkPikachu]

it's my preview plugin I've been complaining OH SO MUCH about

I have the main code for the auto-updating previewer here: tcll5850.hostoi.com/preview.htm
now I just need to know how to put this into a plugin to display it above the BBC text area

I'd also like to place a checkbox for the visual editor to display the preview, just in case you want it

note:
I intend to mimick the behavior of the kc-mm preview where it shoves the editor downward instead if displaying in a fixed area.
(I don't want a border like in the example)

so what I need to know is a decent activation code to activate the plugin on the posting page,
as well as the call to convert BBC to HTML, and how to detect which editor you're currently using.

much appreciated

[DarkPikachu]

bump

[DarkPikachu]

so... nobody knows how to code a plugin initializer at the post editor page huh??

[Todge]

Oct 27, 2013 20:18:18 GMT -8 DarkPikachu said:

so... nobody knows how to code a plugin initializer at the post editor page huh??

There are a few ways to call a function on the post editor page.

Do a location check and and call the function if it finds the correct string.

Check the document.title.

Take a peek at proboards.data('route').name and call the function if it finds 'new_', 'quote_' or 'edit_'.

Use liveQuery and watch for the WYSIWYG editor to call the function when it appears.

Same again, but watch for any of the buttons within the editor.

Take your pick and use the one most suited to your code.

[DarkPikachu]

I guess what I should've asked was...

how do I make an initializer that looks for '<div class="container new-area wysiwyg-area">'??

$(document).ready(function() {
    what goes here?
});

[DarkPikachu]

I'm getting tired of making edits that don't work :/

some help would be nice :/
(as in more members than Todge)

thanx for your current help, but I can't simply get a test string to show above the editor :/

even went as far as:

$(document).ready(function() {
    $(document).getElementById( 'content' ).prepend("<p>test</p>");
});

doesn't work...

[DarkPikachu]

uugh... I really need to stop being cocky -.-*

sorry guys...

[Former Member]

Just try waiting more between posts, you can't expect responses that fast, most people with plugin knowledge are also extremely busy in real life and with their own huge to-do list for plugins. =) It doesn't mean you're being ignored, it means they're busy is all ^^

[DarkPikachu]

yeh, and I'm in that position myself, I just didn't realize what I was doing until my last post...
thanx

it's not exactly entirely my fault I'm acting like this...
my G-ma died, and it's still hitting me hard.
I'm not asking for pity, I'm just letting you know what's up. :/
sorry again for my actions.

to top things off, I'm autistic, which makes "being patient" extremely difficult for me... heh
I'm not saying I won't deal with it.
it's just another thing to know about me is all.

[Pebble]

If you want to write a plugin using Jquery then I would suggest having a read of the Jquery API.

Have a read of this : api.jquery.com/category/selectors/basic-css-selectors/  & this : api.jquery.com/class-selector/

You really need to get the basics right before moving on to more complicated stuff. You wont learn if someone just gives you the answers.

Hope this helps.

[DarkPikachu]

Oct 31, 2013 10:48:41 GMT -8 Pebble said:

If you want to write a plugin using Jquery then I would suggest having a read of the Jquery API.

Have a read of this : api.jquery.com/category/selectors/basic-css-selectors/  & this : api.jquery.com/class-selector/

You really need to get the basics right before moving on to more complicated stuff.

well... thanx I guess >.>

eh... I just used jquery because it's there, and used by 2 other plugins I have... (not by me)

and this basically is simple...
I already have the code I need... I just need to build an initializer to inject the code into the DIV.

once I get this initializer down, I should have no problems building future initializers.

You wont learn if someone just gives you the answers.

that my friend is where you're wrong.
I use the answers people give as reference for other projects.

to put things simply, that's how I learned OpenGL for my program.
(though I was lead through the old FFP rather than modern GL due to bad examples)

yes, I learn through other's examples by using them in my projects and making mods to them.

the documentation for something never gets me anywhere I need in a split second
because people would rather explain something off-topic rather than get right to the point about a class or function and what it does.

[Pebble]

Oct 30, 2013 17:32:56 GMT -8 DarkPikachu said:

I'm getting tired of making edits that don't work :/

some help would be nice :/
(as in more members than Todge)

thanx for your current help, but I can't simply get a test string to show above the editor :/

even went as far as:

$(document).ready(function() {
    $(document).getElementById( 'content' ).prepend("<p>test</p>");
});

doesn't work...

I thought I'd given you links to explain what you needed to answer this question about why it wasn't working 

I'll step out of this one.

[DarkPikachu]

Oct 31, 2013 12:05:49 GMT -8 Pebble said:

I thought I'd given you links to explain what you needed to answer this question about why it wasn't working 

I'll step out of this one.

yea... that didn't really help out by much...
it only verified what I already knew...

here's one of those tests I did that didn't work:
(one that follows the JQuery style)


$(document).ready(function() {
       $(".content.cap-bottom").prepend("<p>testing</p>");
});

[Shorty]

$(document).ready(function() {
$(".content.cap-bottom").prepend("<p>testing</p>");
});

should work just fine. I ran it in the console and it worked. If you have a link to where you have that code and its not working, I'll look at it.

[DarkPikachu]

ok... now it's randomly working >.>
that's weird...

is there a delay of time it takes for the server to update the plugin??