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User script to automatic insert invited text

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jvverde (away from flickr)  Pro User  says:

I have received some invitations to put here some of my photo (many thanks to all of you who have invited my photos) and I would like to invite others great photos from other users, but... to invite a photo I need to:
1- leave the photo page
2- goto to Spectacular Animals front page
3- scroll down a bit
5- found the right text to use in the invitation
6- copy it
7- try to remember where I was when I decided to invite the photo
8- go back to that page
9- scroll down until comments textarea
10- and finally paste the invitation text (if in a meanwhile I was not interrupted and forgot what I was doing)

Well I know 10 steps is a litle bit exaggeration of my justification, but I hope you agree with me that isn't easy to invite others photos. So I decided to write a small user script (my first user script) to facilitate the invitation (please don't think I pretend to massively invite photos, isn't the case I just want to use the technology to help me)

If you want to use the script this is what you need to do:

1 - Install Firefox browser
2- Open Firefox
3- Install the GreaseMonkey extension
4- Reboot Firefox

Now you are ready to intall the script


5 - Right-click on this link:
invite Script
and select option 'Install user script'
6 - Say ok

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Now you must test it

7- goto to a great quality photo and check if you see a special drop down box above the comments textarea.
8- click on that button and check if Spectacular Animals invite text appear on text area.

That’s all
Originally posted at 9:28AM, 2 August 2006 PDT ( permalink )
jvverde (away from flickr) edited this topic 34 months ago.

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Tut99 (Roger) is a group administrator Tut99 (Roger)  Pro User  says:

Thanks a lot! I got it working. it really is a time saver. I did have a problem with it. I was using the Refer comment script:

www.flickr.com/groups/groupannouncements/discuss/72157594...

The invite button didn't show up with the Refer script running.

If you are interested in making this a bigger job, I have an idea. How about including the major invite groups in a pop-up menu:

Animal Kingdom
Quality
Search the Best
Spectacular Animals
Spectacular landscape
Spectacular Nature
Spectacular Skyscapes
The Best: BRAVO

As it is, it will be a great help. Thanks!
Originally posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )
Tut99 (Roger) (a group admin) edited this topic 36 months ago.

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jvverde (away from flickr)  Pro User  says:

Yes it's a good ideia. Give-me some time to work on it.

Now about the problems with Refer Script. I use the same script and with my browser boths scripts (Refer and mine) works fine. Could you please give me the version of your browser?
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tut99 (Roger) is a group administrator Tut99 (Roger)  Pro User  says:

No, probem. Take your time. I do really appreciate and understand about free stuff.

I tried installing the script at home and it is working perfectly. I have the same scripts installed here. When I get to work tomorrow, I'll make sure I have the latest copy of Firefox and try removing both scripts and installing the latest copies. I thought I had auto-update turned on at work. I love how you can tinker with the scripts.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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jvverde (away from flickr)  Pro User  says:

Roger

It's done. I tested it only a little bit, so please let me know if you have any problems.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tut99 (Roger) is a group administrator Tut99 (Roger)  Pro User  says:

The new script worked perfectly at home. Tried all the invites and they worked well. A few minor points:.

1) Spec. Landscape is out of alphabetical order.
2) Spec. Landscape uses the tag specland
3) Quality must have Quality! on a separate line and usualy in bold.
4) Bravo probably should have Bravo! in bold on a line.

I figure I'll tell you about them now, instead of someone else complaining to you in the future.

I got it going at work too. I removed this script, Rcomment, and one that I think was Flickr Graphr. Installed yours, andthen Rcomment and it worked great.

This script is a great time saver. I'm been keep a web page up with the text on it so I could copy and paste it in. This is so much faster.

Thanks you much for an excellent job!
Originally posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )
Tut99 (Roger) (a group admin) edited this topic 36 months ago.

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jvverde (away from flickr)  Pro User  says:

Thanks Roger

I try to include your advises but I am not sure (I am not member of some those grousp) and some of them seems don't have a standard invite message.

If you want, you can send me a messsage template for those groups (or others you want to be include) and I will put that on the script.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tut99 (Roger) is a group administrator Tut99 (Roger)  Pro User  says:

I sent you 2 emails containing the info. Thanks!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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amberlion says:

I would love to try this script too. I am using Firefox 1.5.0.6 and have several Greasemonkey scripts for Flickr already. This would be extraordinarily helpful.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tut99 (Roger) is a group administrator Tut99 (Roger)  Pro User  says:

amberlion: You are all set up for it. All you have to do is install the script. The link is in step 5 in the beginning thread. It's a real nice script.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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jvverde (away from flickr)  Pro User  says:

Thanks to Roger I think I fixed some wrong invitions messages.
So please re-install the script and drop me a message if you got a problem.

Thanks Roger, I sent you a message but I think the script it's ok now.

As soon as possible I will to make a web page and change the script to allow any group administrator to define or replace the standard invite message in a automatic way.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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algo  Pro User  says:

It's such a useful script.

Any sign of the web page?
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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mischy_eva  Pro User  says:

Oh thats a great script thank you thank you and so on. Love it.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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thnkfst  Pro User  says:

This script is awesome. I love it.

The only problem I had on my first test was that it was below the other script I have running.. Not sure how to adjust that, but it makes my life easier already so I'm not complaining.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tut99 (Roger) is a group administrator Tut99 (Roger)  Pro User  says:

This and other great scripts can be found in the group Script.

I've been using the Locate script for Geocoding my pictures and it works great.
Originally posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )
Tut99 (Roger) (a group admin) edited this topic 34 months ago.

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ESOX LUCIUS  Pro User  says:

Cool script! I've added some other invites myself and it works like a charm! Thanks very much for this piece of auto-tasking!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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jvverde (away from flickr)  Pro User  says:

Thanks to Roger (Tut99) this script (version is now updated with more invite messages and some consistency has been done also by Roger.

@Algo yes it leaves a question mark as a hyperlink for this thread

@thnkfst, We dont have any control about the sequence of running userscripts. But if you prefer put the invite message before others messages appended by others scripts, chage this two lines:
this.textarea.value += val[node.value];
this.textarea.value += '[<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/spectacular_animals/discuss/72157594221655752/">?</a>]';

by these two lines

this.textarea.value = '[<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/spectacular_animals/discuss/72157594221655752/">?</a>]' + this.textarea.value;
this.textarea.value = val[node.value] + this.textarea.value;

I think it will solve it (???)
Originally posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )
Tut99 (Roger) (a group admin) edited this topic 33 months ago.

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jvverde (away from flickr)  Pro User  says:

This script is now called Comenta ( serprest.pt/cocoon/ws/comenta/wellcome ).
Comenta is a customized script that let you choose the messages you want instead of give us a static big list of messages.

On the link above you can find a web wizard that let you choose the messages from a predefined list and/or even define your own message. In the last step it give you a link for your customized script. Just right click on it and install.

Note: This script just work for Firefox with GreaseMonkey extension installed. Look to my original post to see how to install GM and Invite script
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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'Stephen' says:

This is a "life-saver" of a script Isidro - thanks for putting in the work to develop it.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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fotrristi  Pro User  says:

Love it and I use it all the time, it's fantastic!

Can you add an invite to P1F1 please!
Today we use this:

You're invited to join P1F1P1F1

Pygge
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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jvverde (away from flickr)  Pro User  says:

@forristi it's done!!!
Please ckeck it at serprest.pt/cocoon/ws/comenta/wellcome
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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Starlisa  Pro User  says:

I have been trying to use comenta, but I keep getting an error message when I click on the next button to begin the wizard.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

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K. W. Sanders  Pro User  says:

I get a blank page when I go to the Comenta page and click the Select button.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

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