authorselection.js

// part of my admin.js. requires jquery. to use it, just call the function.
// got the idea from: http://www.mahner.org/weblog/spass-mit-newforms-admin-automatische-felder/

function authorselection() {
    /* If there is an author field, and it is set to a user, hide the selection
     * and let the user have to click on "change" to change it. This takes one
     * decision to make form the user, but keeps functionality.
     */
    if (!($("div#content-main select[name='author'] option[@selected]").text() == "---------")) {
        // $("div#content-main select[name='author']").hide();
        $("div#content-main select[name='author'], div#content-main select[name='author'] + a#add_id_author").hide().parent().append(
            '<p class="authorchangereplace"><strong>'
             + $("div#content-main select[name='author'] option[@selected]").text()
             + '</strong> <a href="#changeauthor" class="changeauthor">(Change)</a></p>'
        );
    }
    
    $("div#content-main a.changeauthor").click(function(ev){
        ev.preventDefault();
        $(this).parent().remove();
        $("div#content-main select[name='author'], div#content-main select[name='author'] + a#add_id_author").fadeIn(300);
    });
}