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MySpace - Comments on Homepage

Displays and automatically updates your last few comments on your MySpace homepage.

Preview Image

A few comments displayed with "Stealth Nick" theme using both Insane Ninja's Auto Home-Update and Home Skin Switchup.

Notes

  • Compatible with Insane Ninja's Auto Home-Update and Home Skin Switchup scripts, but can be used independently.
  • Clicking on the "View all" link will display your latest fifty comments.
  • This script has a user-set variable, defCmtNum, which is the number of comments to display by default. The normal value is set at three, but you can use any number from one to fifty.
  • The second user-set variable is 'position,' which controls the placement of the new comment div. The commented list describes possible values.
  • The comments automatically refresh themselves if you get a new comment.
  • As of now, you will not be alerted of any new comments when using this script, either in conjunction with Insane Ninja's scripts or independently.

Changelog

  • 05/12/08 (v0.7.5) - Adds option to disable videos.
  • 04/24/08 (v0.7.4) - Adjusted to MySpace changes. Doesn't crash.
  • 04/10/08 (v0.7.3) - Disabled relative times for language settings that do not use Mmm dd, yyyy hh:mm AM/PM for date formatting.
  • 04/07/08 (v0.7.2) - Added "MyToken" param to the request url, hopefully getting rid of hanging 'loading comments' with the preloading circle.
  • 04/05/08 (v0.7.1) - Altered View More functions for speed.
  • 04/05/08 (v0.7) -
    • Added option for reply links to open in a new tab (false by default)
    • Added before or after choice for positioning
    • Changed dates to relative times (x minutes ago, x hours ago, etc.)
  • 04/04/08 (v0.6) - Resolved conflict between embedded media in comments and Firefox extensions similar to Ad Block Plus that add custom HTML.
  • 04/03/08 (v0.5.1) - Switched out comment icon for a better looking one. Adjusted to MySpace changes.
  • 03/30/08 (v0.5) - Unabbreviated and enlarged names.
  • 03/29/08 (v0.4) -
    • Presentational changes:
      • Theme recognition and corresponding color changes.
      • Borders around images.
      • Separators between comments.
      • Consistent text margin.
      • Maximum image width change.
    • Got rid of three-second delay when loading comments.
    • Changed default position.
  • 03/28/08 (v0.3) - Fixed stylesheet errors.
  • 03/27/08 (v0.2) -
    • Add positioning option. Place the comments mostly anywhere on the page.
    • Add link to the script if you're running Auto-Home Update by Insane Ninja
  • 03/26/08 (v0.1) - Initial Release




May 13, 2008
RunningBlind Script's author

@lawrence
I still don't have a capitable version for Customize It; I think Customize It would have to change to allow my script.

@Chris
I'm not sure how the script would change anything on comment.myspace.com; I don't think the blinking cursor appears even with greasemonkey disabled. Thanks for the compliments, though.

@question
I'm going to guess you've already figured that the control panels duplication is caused by Auto-Update.

@Chris
The latest version now allows to disable videos with the showVideos variable at the beginning of the script. Thanks, let me know if it helps with your problem.
 
May 10, 2008
Chris Bennet... User

Hey I noticed this script is sucking up my CPU so I had to disable it. I think it might have something to do with flash player comments being loaded on the homepage. Maybe you can add an option in your script to disable flash objects from loading? I dunno, just an idea.
 
May 6, 2008
question.com User

i think myspace is changing things. i have two control panels and one is all jacked up
 
May 5, 2008
Chris Bennet... User

Hey, dig the script. Just wanted to let you know that while at comment.myspace.com it disables the blinking cursor in the comment box. Thanks for taking the time and keep em coming man, you've made myspace that much cleaner and bearable.
 
May 3, 2008
lawrence User

yes i agree it will be awesome and thanks for all your hard work
 
Apr 26, 2008
RunningBlind Script's author

@lawrence

A Customize It compatibility would be awesome. thanks for the suggestion. I'll work on it when i can, though -- I'm a bit busy right now.
 
Apr 25, 2008
question.com User

everything is all good again
 
Apr 25, 2008
RunningBlind Script's author

@victor sanchez

yeah i just got that same problem.

working on it.
 
Apr 24, 2008
lawrence User

you should make it Compatible with http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/12646
so it can be rearrange and such
 
Apr 24, 2008
question.com User

it keeps making firefox crash. It just the started this morning. maybe myspace is doing something to the comments?
 
Apr 18, 2008
RunningBlind Script's author

Thanks

:D
 
Apr 18, 2008
RunningBlind Script's author

Thanks

:D
 
Apr 17, 2008
^tyrant^ User

damn fine script!
 
Apr 11, 2008
zilch42 User

yes i'm in australia. its showing comments again now thanks. and i realized the reason the module wasn't appearing had to do with the order of the scripts in greasemonkey. if its above Customize it, it shows, if its below it doesn't :S

now i'm just having a bit of trouble with the positioning. i cant get it to sit in the full bottom row like it used to. i have friendspace in the bottom using Customize it and if i put comments either above or below it just goes to the top of the middle column instead.

so there may be some incompatibilities there. i'm not sure.
 
Apr 11, 2008
RunningBlind Script's author

Would you happen to be using another language or country setting for MySpace?

I designed the relative dates part around the default U.S. time format, which I think is the only setting with that format.

I updated to fix that, if it were your case.
 
Apr 8, 2008
zilch42 User

ok i just installed the latest version and now the module doesnt even appear. if i disable all of Insane Ninja's scripts then the title of the module appears but again, it has nothing to show.

also when i was having this problem earlier (and still now) my normal comments page was loading fine.
 
Apr 8, 2008
RunningBlind Script's author

The other scripts shouldn't have any effect on retrieving the comments. If you're still have this problem go ahead and go to your comments page (where the script looks) at http://comment.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction...

I've found that this doesn't always load completely, which would explain why the comments don't show up on the homepage.

Interestingly, I've also found that if you're linked to the comments page with a MyToken parameter in the url, it usually loads when thelink without the MyToken doesn't.

I'll go ahead and update with the MyToken in there.
 
Apr 7, 2008
question.com User

i just updated the auto update script, and i think that killed the comments on the home screen script. now it just sits there "loading comments"
 
Apr 7, 2008
RunningBlind Script's author

@Bloody_Angel & zilch42

I've had that problem before a few times, but every time it did, I also couldn't view comments from the regular page. Oddly, though, if you add the myoken parameter to the url it works. I could use that in the next release.

@Bloody_Angel

I don't believe there's any well to tell if a comment has been read, unless the user specifically marks it so. It probably wouldn't be too difficult to implement, but I honestly like the last three system better. I might put it in a future release, though, but an option set to false by default.
 
Apr 7, 2008
Bloody_Angel Scriptwright

Me again :) Now it works. I don't know how. I did nothing, but it loaded comments...
 
Apr 7, 2008
Bloody_Angel Scriptwright

I installed new version now, and it won't work. The same problem as zilch42. I tried uninstalling it, and than installing it again, but nothing...
 
Apr 7, 2008
Bloody_Angel Scriptwright

One question. Is it possible to show only unread comments?? And if there is no any new comment, then to show only last one, or to write "No new comments" ? I think that would be great, if it is possible
 
Apr 7, 2008
zilch42 User

i just installed the updated version and it doesnt seem to be working for me. it shows "loading comments" for a while and then has nothing to show.

i'm also using Home Skin Switchup, Home Auto-Update, and Customize it!

dont know what i'm doing wrong
 
Apr 7, 2008
question.com User

working great now
 
Apr 5, 2008
RunningBlind Script's author

Fixed. Works with videos now.

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