FireVortexHT: The FireFox Extension For Honda-Tech Forums

[rich!]

<FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT>Firefox 3.0 Warning...<FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">Firefox 3.0 is due June 17th. Please update FireVortexHT to the latest version. The latest version number is v0.8.1, you can confirm your version number by scrolling to the bottom of this page. FireVortexHT does not use an updateURL for the extension, once you upgrade to FF3, Firefox will be unable to find an updated extension. To keep your existing settings, please update FireVortexHT prior to Firefox 3.0</FONT> <FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT> Hello Honda-Tech members... Over a year ago, I created some Greasemonkey scripts for VWVortex forums, as I grew tired of the lack of updates, new features and javascript errors over the years. Since HT and the 'tex share the same forum software, I've decided to port over a simplified version for HT. Since I'm not a regular of these forums, I will try my best to answer whatever questions you may have. Also feel free to post up whatever suggestions. --- <FONT COLOR="red">FireVortexHT</FONT> – A FireFox Extension for Honda-Tech Forums running on ZeroForum 2.1.2 Over 4,000 members have downloaded FireVortex for VWVortex... Use VWVortex, MotiveMag, Fourtitude, The Car Lounge Forums? Try FireVortex Use NICOclub Forums? Try FireVortexHT, now in testing... <FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT><FONT COLOR="midnightblue">FireVortex Works On</FONT><FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT> http://honda-tech.com/* http://www.honda-tech.com/* http://hondamarketplace.com/* http://www.hondamarketplace.com/* FireVortex has been tested on the following systems: Windows XP, Vista, OSX, BSD, Linux: (Distros: Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora Core) FireFox 1.5, 2.0, 3.0 Flock 1.0 FireFox 2.0 Memory Issues? Too Slow? Read this guide on how to control the memory footprint <FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT><FONT COLOR="midnightblue">Known Major Bugs</FONT><FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT> <FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT><FONT COLOR="midnightblue">Demos</FONT><FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT> &lt;coming soon!&gt; <FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT><FONT COLOR="midnightblue">Features</FONT><FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT> - Toolbar -- Top toolbar to quickly access: Favorite forums, watchlist, im history, and buddy list - Thread Preview -- Hover over any thread link, and a window will pop-up with the first post of that thread. (includes reply to post page when hovering over thread title) - Resize large images -- Set a max-width pixel size so images do not over run the browser - Embed Media -- Embed a number of different media objects directly in the forum (youtube, etc...) - Kill-Quotes-In-Signatures -- Kill any quoted text placed in signatures - Kill-Quoted-Images -- Kill any image which was quoted in a post - Kill-A-Thread -- Select any thread to *hide* from a forum. FILO - up to 90. Easily knock out annoying threads in a cluttered forum. Downside, it won't pull in additional threads on the page. You can still toggle kill threads on and off. - Kill-All-Stickies -- Tired of seeing stickies? Get rid of them all but you can toggle the display on/off at anytime. Site wide, I'll work on making them forum specific. - Ignore User -- Either sync with your IM ban list or keep a separate list. Ignore User will *hide* any thread started on a forum page, and posts/replies on thread pages. Again, you can toggle on and off and those posts are highlighted red. Downside, I still have to address quoted posts. You can view the list of ignore users on the IM Ban page. IF Sync'd to IM Ban, takes up to an hour to cache data. - Forum Auto-Refresh Timer -- Setup a refresh rate on a forum page. The browser will refresh every XX minutes. - Favorite Forum -- Save your favorite forum for quick reference - Highlight Users -- Highlight Own Posts and Buddy Posts - Buddy List (send multiple IMs up to 25) -- Create a simple list of buddies and shown in a drop down on the top bar. Also, send an IM up to 25 buddies at one time. - view profile link on im history page -- If you are viewing the im history of a user, just threw in a link to their profile - Rich Edit -- Fixes javascript issues with Zeroforum, allow proper placement of cursor position for inserting emoticons and editing. - Quick Comments -- Store snippets of text for quick reference in new posts/replies - Custom Emoticons -- Store a link to your favorite emoticons for quick reference in making a post. (up to 10) - Emoticons Packs -- FV provides "free-of-charge" additional emoticons to use - Character Counter -- Displays remaining character limit for posts, sigs, and bio. - Change Post/Reply TextArea Size -- Increase the size of box for making new posts and replies - Bump-A-Thread -- Easily bump your threads, make a quick reply all from your watched topics page - And many more features... <FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT><FONT COLOR="midnightblue">How To Install</FONT><FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT> Current Version: 0.8.1 Enjoy! FireVortexHT is Licensed under Creative Commons. Stealing and not telling is a no no... <FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT><FONT COLOR="midnightblue">How to Upgrade</FONT><FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT> FireVortex will automatically check for a new version once a day. A prompt will be displayed on the top of the page indicating a new version is available. It is recommended to update soon as possible to address bug fixes and new features. <FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT><FONT COLOR="midnightblue">Privacy</FONT><FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT> FireVortexHT does not contain any spyware, malware, hijack links or insert any referral links. FireVortexHT does not report back user behavior and browsing habits. FireVortexHT stores data local inside the FireFox profile and various cookies: Search History - cookie (per domain) Favorite Forums - cookie (per domain) <FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT><FONT COLOR="midnightblue">Disclaimer</FONT><FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT> FireVortexHT is not associated with Honda-Tech (Internet Brands) and the forum entities which FireVortexHT runs on. Software downloaded from the firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) web site is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness for a purpose, or the warranty of non-infringement. Without limiting the foregoing, that firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) makes no warranty that: 1. the software will meet your requirements 2. the software will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free 3. the results that may be obtained from the use of the software will be effective, accurate or reliable 4. the quality of the software will meet your expectations 5. any errors in the software obtained from the firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) web site will be corrected. Software and its documentation made available on the firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) web site: 6. could include technical or other mistakes, inaccuracies or typographical errors. The firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) may make changes to the software or documentation made available on its web site. 7. may be out of date, and the firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) makes no commitment to update such materials. The firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) and rich! (CREATOR) assumes no responsibility for errors or ommissions in the software or documentation available from its web site. In no event shall the firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) and rich! (CREATOR) be liable to you or any third parties for any special, punitive, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether or not the firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) has been advised of the possibility of such damages, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use of this software. The use of the software downloaded through the firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) site is done at your own discretion and risk and with agreement that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from such activities. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from the firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) or from the firevortex.net (FIREVORTEX) web site shall create any warranty for the software. --- Please, never download FireVortexHT unless it originates from http://honda-tech.firevortex.net <FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT><FONT COLOR="midnightblue">Other Tools for Honda-Tech</FONT><FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT> tinyht.com Save space in your sigs. tinyht.com will redirect to honda-tech.com only. Easy, just plug in the thread id after the trailing slash like so: http://tinyht.com/2248954 Where 2248954 is the id of this thread, now you saved 20 or so characters. tinyht.com issues a 301 redirect. Modified by rich! at 10:41 PM 6/16/2008

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[rich!]

<FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT><FONT COLOR="midnightblue">FAQ</FONT><FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT>


Q. When I download the .xpi extension file, nothing happens
A.
Since FireVortexHT is not hosted on mozilla.org, FireFox will not auto-install the extension. FireVortexHT can be installed two ways: Download the .xpi to your desktop and drag-n-drop into the FireFox Browser OR click on the download link and "open with" FireFox. After which, you will see a prompt confirming the installation of the extension.

Q. How does Kill-A-Thread Work?
A.
- Kill-A-Thread allows you to hide unwanted topics from view. By clicking the red [+] link next to any given thread, that thread will disappear from view. Up to 90 at one time. To see what threads you have killed, at the top of a given forum, look for a link called "[+] Toggle Killed Threads" (this link only appears if a killed thread exists on the given page). Just click the [-] link next to a thread to "Unkill".

Q. My recent Watched Topics/IM History do not appear listed in the drop down box on the top header bar.
A.
- In order to play nice with the Honda-Tech servers, FireVortexHT will cache data. Currently, Watched Topics and IM History update on the hour.

Q. Can you remove Ads?
A.
- Currently no, FireVortexHT respects Honda-Tech business operations.

Q. How do I set a favorite forum?
A.
- There is a [+] link next to each forum breadcrumb, just click the link and refresh the page. Click [-] to remove.

Q. How can sync FireVortexHT settings across multiple computers?
A.
- The following FireFox extension works backing up the entire profile

Q. FireVortexHT is slow to initialize or takes awhile to load
A.
- FV runs on greasemonkey, which allows a webpage to be rewritten AFTER the page has completely loaded into the DOM (FireFox Browser). It has been noted that the ads servers like google ads can cause a slight delay before FV kicks in.
- FV caches data in order to place nice with Honda-Tech servers. Cache updates occur every hour behind the scenes, typically updates are fast but if the VMG servers are slow you will notice a delay before FV kicks in.
- FV may add up to 1-2 seconds of post-page-processing (depending on what options are enabled). Tested with YSlow!

Q. What Media/Videos Does FireVortexHT Embed?
A.[*].mp3[*].swf[*].mov[*].wmv[*].asx[*]Google Video[*]YouTube[*]College Humor[*]LiveLeak


Modified by rich! at 9:26 PM 3/12/2008

[rich!]

<FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT><FONT COLOR="midnightblue">Screen Shots</FONT><FONT COLOR="grey">=====</FONT>


&gt;&gt;Preview a thread


&gt;&gt;Image max-width (not to overrun the browser)


&gt;&gt;Add a favorite forum


&gt;&gt;Automatically embeds various media


&gt;&gt;Creating a new post (ZF Javascript fixes)


&gt;&gt;Creating a new post and using quick comments


&gt;&gt;Preferences control panel (and displaying custom emoticon links)


&gt;&gt;Search History (track up to last 25 searches, quickly re-search)


&gt;&gt;Kill-A-Thread


&gt;&gt;Kill-Stickies


&gt;&gt;Ignore Users




&gt;&gt;Buddy List




Modified by rich! at 9:32 PM 3/12/2008

[rich!]

test...

[George Knighton]

I do not see a lot wrong with this. The main thing I see wrong is that it has an unlicensed instance of Honda-Tech, which is a use that should be approved ahead of time by the owners of the name.

There seems to be nothing malicious in it, at least nothing that I can find using the analysis at my disposal.

The features to kill quoted images and kill unwanted threads would be of much use to heavy users of HT, I think. :-)

Honda-Tech does not have all that many stickies, so I wonder about the usefulness of that feature. Users should understand that they would not be exempted from any rules, directives or announcements in the stickies just because they have elected to hide them. My advice would be to use that feature sparingly and with discretion.

Moderators, of course, should not be hiding threads or stickies.

[White Smoke]

I will try this out at home for sure. Seems pretty cool

[rich!]

Originally Posted by George Knighton

I do not see a lot wrong with this. The main thing I see wrong is that it has an unlicensed instance of Honda-Tech, which is a use that should be approved ahead of time by the owners of the name.

Just let me know what the proper citation needs to be or whatever guidelines to follow. (I'll take it up on PM)

Originally Posted by George Knighton

There seems to be nothing malicious in it, at least nothing that I can find using the analysis at my disposal.

#1 concern as it can be easy to work around the zeroforum authentication token ring. No data logging, user habits, etc... happen. Only communication is a ping to my server once a day to check for a new version, which just verifies a version number.

Originally Posted by George Knighton

The features to kill quoted images and kill unwanted threads would be of much use to heavy users of HT, I think. :-)

Honda-Tech does not have all that many stickies, so I wonder about the usefulness of that feature. Users should understand that they would not be exempted from any rules, directives or announcements in the stickies just because they have elected to hide them. My advice would be to use that feature sparingly and with discretion.

Moderators, of course, should not be hiding threads or stickies.

Definitely, those more advance features I have disabled by default.

With a moderator version I have for vwvortex forums, majority of those features are removed as they need to see sigs, stickies, images, etc... Depending on where this goes and ease of use folks may find. I could port the moderator version over as well. (might be a month or so as I'm wrapping that one up)

[rich!]

Ok, one major bug discovered... I had the vwvortex override on the PM window. I quickly disabled those features for now until I can fix the issue.

[fluxion]

very nicely done if i postwhored any forum other than computing these days i'd definetely be putting this to use

[alexsracing]

look really good

[rich!]

Thanks! If you install and use, just post up any quirks you find. Seems HT has a better grasp on the templates than VWVortex does, so I may have missed a few things here and there.

*which seems I found another... on reply pages I need to apply the image max-width.

[rich!]

Made an update... some various errors was pointed out by toyomatt for the "blue theme" template. Also fix the IM window and resized the images on a reply screen.

[98vtec]

very nice. I'm very happy with the additions

finally something new to honda-tech that doesnt take away space from the forum itself.

[rich!]

thanks!

btw... looks like hondamarketplace is not cooperating with FV at the moment. I'll dive into that later today and post up a fix. Guess I should test my own stuff

[K.F14]

Very nicely done man

I am testing it out now as we speak. So far so good.

[rich!]

so far what has been reported to me

javascript error popups: (on marketplace)
location.search (which I'm unable to replicate but others can, seems to be related with the way you enter the marketplace)
uncaught exception (reported on FF1.5 but i'm unable to replicate)
thisThread.parentNode.... (resolved)

also I've noticed
watchlist dropdown on the top header does not parse out watched topics from the marketplace and if you are on the marketplace, it won't parse out watched topics which exist on honda-tech

[produca2]

YAY

[Bense]

[Honduh Chicken]

Thankyou for this!

[mcgee*]

great job! def downloading this when i get home.

edit...


this...is awesome..good job man! def came in useful


Modified by mcgee* at 12:25 AM 3/21/2008

[rich!]

Sorry for the delay, just a busy time right now for me. After Monday, I'll get some updates to address some more bugs and issues with the marketplace.

[98vtec]

"error: permission denied to get property location. search."

i get this error at just about every page i go to. Only for honda-tech.

[White Smoke]

Originally Posted by 98vtec

"error: permission denied to get property location. search."

i get this error at just about every page i go to. Only for honda-tech.

I am getting the same thing... It's driving me NUTS!

[rich!]

I believe I finally found all the root causes for the error. I had to get a blank machine (nothing appears for me) to check it out. I'm a bit at the moment but I'll roll out the updates this weekend. (when i push it up, you'll see a box appear under the top navigation bar indicating a new update is available)

sorry for the troubles... rewrite rules on HT for the thread id has been the majority of the issues.

[98vtec]

thanks for the quick response