timeformat

[jessicac]

Having problems finding the code for timeformat. Looking to change the timeformat in the shoutbox.

from Tportal.php
$shouts .='<div style="margin: 4px;"><div style="border: dotted 1px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;" class="windowbg2"><b>'.$row['value3'].'</b></div><div style="padding: 2px;"> '.timeformat($row['value2']).'</div><div style="padding: 4px;">';

[G6Cad]

TPortalBlocks.template.php

look for the ShoutBox code in there

[jacortina]

Please note that every user can specify their own time format (it's in their Profile under Look and Layout preferences). Most, I believe, simply leave it as the forum default.

But this is the date/time format used throughout the forum (unless specifically bypassed for a specific use) and reflects default that is set via Admin.

The timeformat function itself is in Sources/Subs.php (but I DO caution you about changing that code as it IS used throughout the forum and reflects user-personalized preferences; to present the date/time in a different way for a certain use, I suggest you generate the presentation at that point of use unstead).

[jessicac]

Hmmm. Ok. good call on that I think. What would be the best way to format just the shoutbox? I looked through subs.php and I see the timeformat function but yeah, I don't want to mess with that or it would screw up everything else. Re-write to just pull timestamp and re-format for shoutbox only?

[jacortina]

Probably the easiest thing to do would be to format that time entry on the spot.

At the line in TPortal.php you already identified, change:

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$shouts .='<div style="margin: 4px;"><div style="border: dotted 1px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;" class="windowbg2"><b>'.$row['value3'].'</b></div><div style="padding: 2px;"> '.timeformat($row['value2']).'</div><div style="padding: 4px;">';

To:

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$newtime = strftime("%D, %H:%M", ($row['value2'] + ($user_info['time_offset'] + $modSettings['time_offset']) * 3600))
$shouts .='<div style="margin: 4px;"><div style="border: dotted 1px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;" class="windowbg2"><b>'.$row['value3'].'</b></div><div style="padding: 2px;"> '.$newtime.'</div><div style="padding: 4px;">';

You can find info on the formatting string for the strftime() function here: http://us3.php.net/strftime

And the line given will adjust for forum and user time offsets.