Details
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Type:
Improvement
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Status:
Closed
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Priority:
Minor
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Resolution: Fixed
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Affects Version/s: 1.9.4
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Fix Version/s: 1.9.5
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Labels:None
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Difficulty:Easy
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Affected Branches:MOODLE_19_STABLE
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Fixed Branches:MOODLE_19_STABLE
Description
I think it makes sense to always show the forum description at the top of the social format ... obviously if the forum doesn't have a description nothing need be shown.
I've attached a patch I'm using on Moodle.org. Does anyone object to this in 1.9.5?
Index: format.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/course/format/social/format.php,v
retrieving revision 1.41.2.2
diff -r1.41.2.2 format.php
41c41,44
< print_heading_block(get_string('socialheadline'));
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> //print_heading_block(get_string('socialheadline'));
> $options = new stdclass; // Moodle.org
> $options->para = false; // Moodle.org
> print_box(format_text($forum->intro, FORMAT_MOODLE, $options), 'generalbox', 'intro'); // Moodle.org
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Martin, thanks for fixing this issue 
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Course_formats now includes a note about the forum introduction being displayed at the top of the course page.
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Course_formats now includes a note about the forum introduction being displayed at the top of the course page. 
This is now in 1.9.5 and HEAD.
Index: format.php =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/course/format/social/format.php,v retrieving revision 1.41.2.2 diff -r1.41.2.2 format.php 41c41,47 < print_heading_block(get_string('socialheadline')); --- > > /// Print forum intro above posts MDL-18483 > if (trim($forum->intro) != '') { > $options = new stdclass; > $options->para = false; > print_box(format_text($forum->intro, FORMAT_MOODLE, $options), 'generalbox', 'intro'); > }Index: format.php =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/course/format/social/format.php,v retrieving revision 1.41.2.2 diff -r1.41.2.2 format.php 41c41,47 < print_heading_block(get_string('socialheadline')); --- > > /// Print forum intro above posts MDL-18483 > if (trim($forum->intro) != '') { > $options = new stdclass; > $options->para = false; > print_box(format_text($forum->intro, FORMAT_MOODLE, $options), 'generalbox', 'intro'); > }