[development] subscriptions

[Dan Ziemecki]

I'm at work right now, so I can't give you the exact column, but the trick
you're missing is that most site and user configurations are stored in a
serialized array, not a separate field.  Since the system tables have no
idea what modules you'll be running, they store all the module variables in
a single field.

The code on the particular field is the right place to make your
modification, but I may have given you the wrong way to do it.
Unfortunately, other people have worked on the module and I don't completely
understand all of what other people have done.  And I was sleepy when I
answered your email.  This, however, I do know:  the checkbox element has a
'checked' value you can set to any state you want.  If you set the checkbox
to 'checked', but only if the user has not set a value, you should be
golden.

Check this out:

http://drupaldocs.org/api/4.6/function/form_checkbox

That 'checked' variable needs something that operates like this:

if(isset(subscriptions_auto){$checked=subscriptions_auto;}else{$checked=strue;}
... or something like that.

--
Dan Ziemecki
Philosopher. Curmudgeon. Nerd.

On 4/5/06, VJ Rao <cmsconsultant at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> I have tried that option. Problem with changing it to 'true' or '1' is
> that the checkbox functionality gets messed up.
>
> If an user unchecks autosubscribe in his user settings and
> 'saves'..the next time he clicks on edit profile it shows as checked .
> this is bound to confuse users.
>
> The functionality Im looking for is , when a new user account is
> created ..auto subscribe is checked by default. But ofcourse, since we
> are giving him an option to uncheck it..it should remain unchecked
> once he unchecks it.
>
> This is why I wanted to know which database table column stores this
> information.
>
> I am also confused what $user->subscriptions_auto offers since there
> is no subscriptions_auto column anywhere .
>
> Regards,
>
> V
>
>
> On 4/4/06, Dan Ziemecki <dan at ziemecki.com> wrote:
> > I never made that a configurable option, but you can fix it in the code,
> if
> > you want to.  Find this line in subscriptions.module:
> >
> > return array(array('title' => t('Subscription settings'), 'data' =>
> > form_checkbox(t('Automatically subscribe to threads in which you
> post.'),
> > 'subscriptions_auto', 1, isset($edit->subscriptions_auto) ?
> > $edit->subscriptions_auto : $user->subscriptions_auto, t('Checking this
> box
> > allows you to be automatically subscribe to any thread you create or
> post a
> > comment to.'))));
> >
> > Look at this section:
> > isset($edit->subscriptions_auto) ?
> > $edit->subscriptions_auto : $user->subscriptions_auto
> >
> > I think you can change ...
> >
> > : $user->subscriptions_auto
> >
> > to
> >
> >  : true
> >
> > That's someone else's edit, so I'm not sure what
> "$user->subscriptions_auto"
> > is supposed to offer, thut that whole block is the "checked: value of
> the
> > checkbox.
> >
> > I should probably add this as an option - I've had people ask about it
> > before.
> >
> > --
> > Dan Ziemecki
> >
> >
> >
> > On 4/4/06, VJ Rao <cmsconsultant at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Im using subscriptions module for 4.6
> > >
> > > How do I make 'auto subscribe' feature default? I couldnt find a way
> > > through settings.
> > >
> > > If I have to do this in code, which table/column stores this
> information?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > V
> > >
> >
> >
>
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