In this edition of Thingys & Doodads we'll look at an expanding / collapsing comment script from the Scripty Goddess.

This particular script is an "in-line" script for php sites. It will produce this:

Permalink | Show Comments(3) | Add Comment | Trackback(2) Installation instructions:

Cut and paste the following code between the tags in every page that you want to utilize the script:

<!-- Begin Scripty Goddess Show/Hide Comments -->
<script type="text/javascript">
function showMoreComments(entryID, entryLink, htmlObj)
extTextDivID = ('extText' + (entryID));
extLinkDivID = ('extLink' + (entryID));
if( document.getElementById ) {
if( document.getElementById(extTextDivID).style.display ) {
if( entryLink != 0 ) {
document.getElementById(extTextDivID).style.display = "block";
document.getElementById(extLinkDivID).style.display = "none";
htmlObj.blur();
else
document.getElementById(extTextDivID).style.display = "none";
document.getElementById(extLinkDivID).style.display = "block";

} else
location.href = entryLink;
return true;

} else
location.href = entryLink;
return true;

}
</script>
<!-- Begin Show/Hide Comments -->

Next, in the section of the Main Index Template, cut the code for the "posted by" section and paste the following code in:

<!-- Begin Scripty Goddess Show/Hide Comments -->
<div id="extLink<$MTEntryID$>">
<a href="<$MTEntryPermalink$>">Permalink</a>
<MTEntryIfAllowComments>
<?php if (<$MTEntryCommentCount$> > 0) ?>
| <a href="<$MTEntryPermalink$>" name="ext<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>" onclick="showMoreComments(<$MTEntryID$>,'<$MTEntryPermalink$>', this);return false;">Show Comments (<$MTEntryCommentCount$>)</a>
<?php ?>
| <a href="<$MTEntryPermalink$>#comments">Add your comment</a>
</MTEntryIfAllowComments>
<MTEntryIfAllowPings>
| <a href="<$MTCGIPath$><$MTTrackbackScript$>?__mode=view&entry_id=<$MTEntryID$>" onclick="OpenTrackback(this.href); return false">TrackBack (<$MTEntryTrackbackCount$>)</a>
</MTEntryIfAllowPings>
</div>
<div id="extText<$MTEntryID$>" style="display: none">
<a href="<$MTEntryPermalink$>">Permalink</a>
<MTEntryIfAllowComments>
| <a href="#ext<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>" onclick="showMoreComments(<$MTEntryID$>,0, this);return true;">Hide Comments</a>
| <a href="<$MTEntryPermalink$>#comments">Add your comment</a>
</MTEntryIfAllowComments>
<MTEntryIfAllowPings>
| <a href="<$MTCGIPath$><$MTTrackbackScript$>?__mode=view&entry_id=<$MTEntryID$>" onclick="OpenTrackback(this.href); return false">
TrackBack (<$MTEntryTrackbackCount$>)
</a>
</MTEntryIfAllowPings>
<MTEntryIfAllowComments>
<MTComments>
<$MTCommentBody$>
<p>Posted by <$MTCommentAuthorLink show_email="0"$> at <$MTCommentDate$></p><br>
</MTComments>
</MTEntryIfAllowComments>
<a href="<$MTEntryPermalink$>">Permalink</a>
<MTEntryIfAllowComments>
| <a href="#ext<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>" onclick="showMoreComments(<$MTEntryID$>,0, this);return true;">Hide Comments</a>
| <a href="<$MTEntryPermalink$>#comments">Add your comment</a>
</MTEntryIfAllowComments>
<MTEntryIfAllowPings>
| <a href="<$MTCGIPath$><$MTTrackbackScript$>?__mode=view&entry_id=<$MTEntryID$>" onclick="OpenTrackback(this.href); return false">TrackBack (<$MTEntryTrackbackCount$>)</a>
</MTEntryIfAllowPings>
</div>

As usual, you can edit any of the text labels to personalise the site with your own peculiar wit.

I have not tried this particular script so, if you have any problems installing it, go to the Scripty Goddess post and read the post and the following discussion thread.

Posted by: Madfish Willie at 10:22 PM | Comments (47) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)

1 Ooh, me likes.

Thanks!

BTW...does anyone know why the time on my blog is not reflective of the EST I programmed it to be in my blog config?

Posted by: Linda @ at April 30, 2004 02:17 AM

2 Me wonders exactly what the purpose of it is, as it seems to do what MT already does as far as I can tell, or maybe the example did not post correctly or is not displaying correctly for me.

Posted by: Kang A. Roo @ at April 30, 2004 03:35 PM

3 Put your glasses on and read it again.

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4 Mr Madfish - how do we know if our site is php (ie that this will work on our site)?

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