Firefox/Chrome Users: Get FR Tree View for Nested Threads on FR!

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[Dan Nunn]

Some of you may know about this gem, but I want to make sure every Firefox and Chrome user knows about the beauty of FR Tree View.

I'm not taking credit for it, I don't know which FReeper wrote the software. But it's amazing! It makes following long, nested threads much easier. See a screen shot here:

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[Dan Nunn]

list out the users in a format such that you could copy/paste them into a reply.

Not really quite so easy, but see my post 77 for step by step instructions on how to do this.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

You don’t have to use it ,....you know.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Running Linux,...not worried.

[Wyatt's Torch]

Cool! That did it. Thanks!

[Dan Nunn]

list out the users in a format such that you could copy/paste them into a reply.

Well, here's what I put together. You're running Linux so you should be able to handle this :)

Do the "Search For," and after each one, add a newline, then the "After, Add This:".

Search For: var postCount = 0;
After, Add This: var posterNames = [];

Search For: s = poster.makeRow(s, ++n);
After, Add This: posterNames.push(poster.name);

Search For: s += '<br>Average poster seniority: ' + formatAge(averageAge()) + '.';
After, Add This: s += '<br>Reply to all: '+posterNames.join(";");

Now, when you click the Poster Report, a new section at the bottom will list all of the posters on the thread, separated by semicolons. Copy to your clipboard and paste it into a new message!

[Dan Nunn]

Oops, meant to ping you two on post 85.

[zeugma]

Yup. Saw that post. I may write a vi macro to automagically reformat the output as required if I can’t figure anything else out.

[raybbr]

Thanks, but I am not running Linux. I have XP and FF 3.6.3.

[Dan Nunn]

You may do the same on XP & FF3.6.3 - I was referring to zeugma (who runs Linux) specifically.

I’m on Win7 and the same version of FF, and it works here.

[raybbr]

You may do the same on XP & FF3.6.3 - I was referring to zeugma (who runs Linux) specifically. I’m on Win7 and the same version of FF, and it works here.

Where do you do the script? In "about:config"?

[Dan Nunn]

Where do you do the script?

Open up this directory (the bold parts will change on your computer):

C:\Documents and Settings\Dan\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\5cnv17re.default\gm_scripts\fr_tree_viewer

Application Data is a hidden folder so you may have to manually type it in the address bar to open it.

From there, you will see the fr_tree_viewer.user.js file. This is the file you can open up and edit.

[raybbr]

Thanks. I will try it.

[Tarpon]

great addition to freeperville ... I applaud those who did the work.

It works great with the latest chrome beta, just install and run ...

[killermosquito]

Can you tell me what does the quote button do?

[Dan Nunn]

It doesn’t seem to do anything on Chrome. But on Firefox, it will “quote” (or display) the message that the comment was a reply to, without reloading the page. It’s kind of redundant on tree view, but if you prefer flat view, quote is handy.

[techworker]

bumping for later

[Museum Twenty]

Hi, Dan -
Thanks for posting a link to this script on the other thread.
I’m on here every day, and had no idea this existed!
I use Opera 11, and the Tree View/Poster View buttons seem just fine. Many times I’ve wanted this; both ways of viewing are good.
Many thanks!

[McGruff]

I've been reading these black and white threads for over 10 years sunny and I don't need no fancy smancy color formatting. It's sacrilegious I tell you. Blasphemy!

[The Comedian]

Excellent!! Thanks for posting!

Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.

[GreenAccord]

Bookmarking for my home PC...