[dw-free] warn if you are about to send a PM with no text

[kareila]

[commit: http://hg.dwscoalition.org/dw-free/rev/b19aa1d9e107]

http://bugs.dwscoalition.org/show_bug.cgi?id=813

Warn the user on the first attempt; allow on the second attempt.

Patch by meowth.

Files modified:

• htdocs/inbox/compose.bml
• htdocs/inbox/compose.bml.text

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diff -r 8669cb208a92 -r b19aa1d9e107 htdocs/inbox/compose.bml
--- a/htdocs/inbox/compose.bml	Sat Oct 17 00:24:32 2009 +0000
+++ b/htdocs/inbox/compose.bml	Fri Oct 16 23:48:00 2009 -0500
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ body<=
     my $msg_body = ''; # reply body
     my $msg_parent = ''; # Hidden msg field containing id of parent message
     my $msg_limit = LJ::get_cap($remote, "usermessage_length");
+    my $force = 0; # flag for if user wants to force an empty PM
 
     my @errors;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,13 @@ body<=
                   { msg_length => LJ::commafy( $msg_len_c ),
                   => msg_limit -> LJ::commafy( $msg_limit ) } )
                 unless ($msg_len_c <= $msg_limit);
+
+            # checks if the PM is empty (no text)
+            $force = $POST{'force'};
+            unless ( $msg_len_c > 0 || $force ) {
+               push @errors, $ML{'.warning.empty.message'};
+               $force = 1;
+            }
 
             # Get list of recipients
             my $to_field = $POST{'msg_to'};
@@ -225,6 +233,9 @@ body<=
                  });
     }
 
+    $body .= LJ::html_hidden( { name  => 'force',
+                                value => $force,
+                                id    => 'force' } );
     $body .= "</p>\n";
     # autocomplete To field with trusted and watched people
     my @flist = ();
diff -r 8669cb208a92 -r b19aa1d9e107 htdocs/inbox/compose.bml.text
--- a/htdocs/inbox/compose.bml.text	Sat Oct 17 00:24:32 2009 +0000
+++ b/htdocs/inbox/compose.bml.text	Fri Oct 16 23:48:00 2009 -0500
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@
 .messaging.disabled=User messaging is currently disabled
 
 .suspended.cannot.send=Suspended accounts are not allowed to send private messages
+
+.warning.empty.message=Warning: You are trying to send a message with no text. Please resubmit if this is correct.
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