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+
+
+
+#editplain-enable-label {
+	float: left;
+	width: 200px;
+	margin-bottom: 25px;
+}
+
+#editplain-checkbox {
+	float: left;
+}
+
+
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Name: Editplain
+ * Description: Disable richtext (TinyMCE) editor for status posting
+ * Version: 1.0
+ * Author: Mike Macgirvin <http://macgirvin.com/profile/mike>
+ * 
+ *
+ */
+
+
+function editplain_install() {
+
+	register_hook('plugin_settings', 'addon/editplain/editplain.php', 'editplain_settings');
+	register_hook('plugin_settings_post', 'addon/editplain/editplain.php', 'editplain_settings_post');
+
+	logger("installed editplain");
+}
+
+
+function editplain_uninstall() {
+
+	unregister_hook('post_local',    'addon/editplain/editplain.php', 'editplain_post_hook');
+	unregister_hook('plugin_settings', 'addon/editplain/editplain.php', 'editplain_settings');
+	unregister_hook('plugin_settings_post', 'addon/editplain/editplain.php', 'editplain_settings_post');
+
+
+	logger("removed editplain");
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Callback from the settings post function.
+ * $post contains the $_POST array.
+ * We will make sure we've got a valid user account
+ * and if so set our configuration setting for this person.
+ *
+ */
+
+function editplain_settings_post($a,$post) {
+	if(! local_user() || (! x($_POST,'editplain-submit')))
+		return;
+	set_pconfig(local_user(),'system','plaintext',intval($_POST['editplain']));
+
+	info( t('Editplain settings updated.') . EOL);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Called from the Plugin Setting form. 
+ * Add our own settings info to the page.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+
+function editplain_settings(&$a,&$s) {
+
+	if(! local_user())
+		return;
+
+	/* Add our stylesheet to the page so we can make our settings look nice */
+
+	$a->page['htmlhead'] .= '<link rel="stylesheet"  type="text/css" href="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/addon/editplain/editplain.css' . '" media="all" />' . "\r\n";
+
+	/* Get the current state of our config variable */
+
+	$enabled = get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','plaintext');
+	$checked = (($enabled) ? ' checked="checked" ' : '');
+
+	/* Add some HTML to the existing form */
+
+	$s .= '<div class="settings-block">';
+	$s .= '<h3>' . t('Editplain Settings') . '</h3>';
+	$s .= '<div id="editplain-enable-wrapper">';
+	$s .= '<label id="editplain-enable-label" for="editplain-checkbox">' . t('Disable richtext status editor') . '</label>';
+	$s .= '<input id="editplain-checkbox" type="checkbox" name="editplain" value="1" ' . $checked . '/>';
+	$s .= '</div><div class="clear"></div>';
+
+	/* provide a submit button */
+
+	$s .= '<div class="settings-submit-wrapper" ><input type="submit" name="editplain-submit" class="settings-submit" value="' . t('Submit') . '" /></div></div>';
+
+}